BeyondCloister
2007.03.11, 07:40 AM
Project
Expansion
What is it?
Expansion is an exploring / trading based game set in an intergalactic future.
The aim is to find new planets and build travel gateways between them. These gateways will allow the creation of trade routes for the trading element of the game. The money made via trading will allow the players to fund further Expansion to new worlds. There will be other ways to raise funds, such as building a gateway and charging others to use it or a bit of the underworld dealings.
Where can I find it?
Time will tell.
End User Environment
The game will be played via web pages. The initial version will be heavily text based with a more graphical version to follow.
Development Environment
PHP
MySQL
HTML
Why do it?
Why not? Why do any kind of game?
The answer though is that I'm looking for a distraction from more serious work. I'm also wanting to stretch the legs of my PHP/MySQL engine that was designed for something entirely different. It is also part of a little experiment of mine.
Roadmap
Kick off project - (done with this post)
Post initial design documentents
Bring skelton engine online for alpha players
Bring beta engine online
Graphical upgrades
Expansion
Notes
This is just an initial draft posting and will be expanded as development progresses.
In the good old days this would be one of those Developer Diaries which the site sorely misses. (That's the political bit out of the way.)
The Mystery Counters
Currently almost all the counters are at zero.
MITOL: 1
Secret Goals
There are several secret goals to this projects. As they are met I will list them.
Expansion
What is it?
Expansion is an exploring / trading based game set in an intergalactic future.
The aim is to find new planets and build travel gateways between them. These gateways will allow the creation of trade routes for the trading element of the game. The money made via trading will allow the players to fund further Expansion to new worlds. There will be other ways to raise funds, such as building a gateway and charging others to use it or a bit of the underworld dealings.
Where can I find it?
Time will tell.
End User Environment
The game will be played via web pages. The initial version will be heavily text based with a more graphical version to follow.
Development Environment
PHP
MySQL
HTML
Why do it?
Why not? Why do any kind of game?
The answer though is that I'm looking for a distraction from more serious work. I'm also wanting to stretch the legs of my PHP/MySQL engine that was designed for something entirely different. It is also part of a little experiment of mine.
Roadmap
Kick off project - (done with this post)
Post initial design documentents
Bring skelton engine online for alpha players
Bring beta engine online
Graphical upgrades
Expansion
Notes
This is just an initial draft posting and will be expanded as development progresses.
In the good old days this would be one of those Developer Diaries which the site sorely misses. (That's the political bit out of the way.)
The Mystery Counters
Currently almost all the counters are at zero.
MITOL: 1
Secret Goals
There are several secret goals to this projects. As they are met I will list them.