Ok, I have a new Idea for a cool, yet abit complex Competition:
Basicly each of us draws a smiley using a basic template that I will show later on and equips it with weapons etc... Then we will go to the "Smiley Championship - Battle Topic" and through words, will attempt to beat everyone else.

Ok, now firstly we need to make our Smileys:

1. Download the Smiley Template:

2. Design the Smiley, by adding a face to the smiley, editing the colour of it, giving it ears etc...

3. Equip the Smiley, Now this is the most complex bit, you see the boxes around the smiley, that is inventory space, you have a total of 8 Inventory spaces, following is a list of objects that you can equip to the Smiley:

{Name | Amount of space It takes up | Ammo amount | amount of ammo lost in 1 use | Total amount that you can equip | Hitpoints that it takes off per use or amount of hitpoints or ammo that it increases : Description}

Offensive:

Sword | 2 | Infinate | 1 | 2 | 10 : Just a normal, Sturdy Sword, Can only be used at a short distance.

Minigun | 2 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 30 : A big and powerful Machinegun, but not very accuarate.

Handgun | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 10 : A basic gun that you can buy at your local corner-shop.

Grenade | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 50 : A small explosive to lob at the enemy.

Sniper Rifel | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 40 : An accurate, and stelthy gun, but with a small ammo-clip.

Axe | 3 | Infinate | 1 | 1 | 20 : A bigger and more powerful sword, basicly.

Defensive:

Med-Pack | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 50 : A small Medical Pack for increasing hitpoints, on you or someone of your choice, can only be used once.

Ammo-Pack | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 : A small Ammunition Pack for increasing Ammo, on one or more of your weapons, can only be used once.

Healing-Bottle | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 50 : A bigger Medical Pack for increasing hitpoints, on you or someone of your choice, can be used twice.

Ammo-Box | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 : A bigger Ammunition Pack for increasing Ammo, on one or more of your weapons, can be used twice.

Shield | 2 | 3 | blocks upto 5 each time used | 1 | 0 : A strong Shield to block the big attacks from the enemy.

once you have picked your Items draw them onto the template, to fill the right amount of squares.

4. Name your Smiley, just write in the name in the name section, or mention it in your post, if there isn't enough room on the template.

Ok, once you have equiped and created your Smiley, then you post it here, and head off to the Battle topic, which can be found here:

Battle Topic

The instructions for battling are on the other topic.

The closing date for smiley entries, and the starting date of the battle is on:

28/01/2006

This is just for fun, there will be no voting involved, but you can comment on other people's Smileys if they don't mind.

Thanks, and Enjoy,

- Kiwee

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Cybob!

Stuff:

Med-Pack
Ammo-Pack
Grenade
Hand-Gun
Sniper Rifel
Sword

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Equipment:
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Sword
Shield
Healing Bottle

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[This message has been edited by crazyishone (edited January 23, 2006).]

This is the first time we are doing this, next time there might be a few changes in the way of items, and the battle system, etc... this is just a test to see how good my complex idea is, and how possible it is to do it on a forum.

Lava, I shall set a closing date for smiley entries and start of the battle.
how about next saterday, that gives you all five days to make your smileys.

28/01/2006

I am looking forward to how this will turn out.

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[This message has been edited by kiwee (edited January 23, 2006).]

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Originally posted by kiwee:
these are looking good people, once we have all the contestants we will start the battle.
Lava, yeah, you need to draw the items.

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I didn't ask that, Buddy did, lol.

quote:

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Originally posted by kiwee:

I shall set a closing date for smiley entries and start of the battle.
how about next saterday, that gives you all five days to make your smileys.

28/01/2006

I am looking forward to how this will turn out.

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Thank you for answering my question

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Anyway -- here's Mitey:

Equipment:
An axe (more like a polearm as I drew it)
A shield
A health pack
A sniper rifle

Looking forward to it!

--clint

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Thanks!

--clint

as I said, this is the first time we have done this, so if there are any problems, hopefully we will be able to change them for next time.

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<<when I use an ammo pack, do I lose ammo if the weapon holds less than the ammo the pack gives? like using an ammo pack on the sniper rifle.>>
then you can give the rest of the ammo to another weapon

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Other then that, great job, like the Knight.

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Items are the pack on left, (it's a health pack), an axe, shield, and a sword.

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[This message has been edited by lava (edited January 24, 2006).]

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once you have posted the fact that you have used the shield, then it effects thew attack

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for example.
man1: fires sniper
man2: uses shield
man1: fires sniper again

(does it block the first or second shot?

and also, for the ammo question, what if you only have one gun. then the ammo is wasted?

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Soterion Studios

Equipped with two healing bottles and four med-packs, she's
ready to come to the smiley ArcAngel's rescue at any moment =)

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Proverbs 22:1
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold.

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@lava: so you didn't go with "SirEal" then? could you perhaps make your health-pack look abit more like one. rather then a cardboard box (put a brown cross on the front or something like that)

@DedicatedRider: Nice Idea, but if you and G4C survive till the end, you won't have any chance in winning, because you don't have a weapon...

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1x sniper rifle
1x shield
2x med packs
2x ammo packs
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[This message has been edited by ArchAngel (edited January 25, 2006).]

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Originally posted by kiwee:
@DedicatedRider: Nice Idea, but if you and G4C survive till the end, you won't have any chance in winning, because you don't have a weapon...

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Well, then G4C will just end up winning, I've got no problem with that =)

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To become like the virtuous woman of Proverbs 31.

Proverbs 22:1
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold.

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Isn't DedicatedRider so sweet! ;D LOL, and for y'all's record it was her genius idea! I take no credit for it, lol.

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buddboy: Please change your smiley...

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Bud: I will wait untill you have entered your new one before starting the battle if you want...

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Originally posted by buddboy:
will i not be able to be in if you don't?

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Buddboy, do you want me to make you one? lol.

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Items:
Sniper Rifle
Minigun
HandGun
Med-Pack
Ammo-Pack

P.S. my other one should update soon, if not I'll just edit it and it should show up as that pic!!
P.P.S. sorry about all the hassle with me copying and such!!
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-Sydney Carton, Tale of Two Cities
Soterion Studios

ok, start the battle!!!

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-Sydney Carton, Tale of Two Cities
Soterion Studios

How about next time we do a team battle?

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think we should start attacking the non-attackers? after like a day. it'd be no fair if they just waited till we all killed eachother.

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--clint

dead by dawn.

sry, just had to say it.

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oh, and I am making a text based RPG forum too (the main plot of the whole thing has been building up for about 5 years and so i desided to make a website for it. I am making the final draft now, draft 3.)

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ArchAngel
HanClinto
Lava
G4C
DR

and then if you didn't want to have it the same everytime you could go reverse order, or randomly mix it up... but I think the whole free for all is kind of unfair... Because I could post in the morning and not be able to get on for a day, and in that time I could get killed, with turn based I know that as long as not everyone attacked me I would be safe until I posted again...

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To become like the virtuous woman of Proverbs 31.

Proverbs 22:1
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold.

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"Be nice to the nerds because later on, you'll be working for them" - Bill Gates

Dialog:
"Welcome to the Custom Weapons Shop. Setup, loaded and ready for the next smiley war!"

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Lava, I will help you with that if you want (graphics and stuff).
and if you are going to have any AI's how about you make them our smileys.

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proverbs 25:7
open rebuke is better than secret love.

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Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

proverbs 25:7
open rebuke is better than secret love.

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www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs

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a fps made of smileys??? how would that work? i'm not saying it can't, i just can't picture it in my head, but the idea does intrigue me.

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Actually a friend and myself were working on a similar project "Smiley's Revenge" a couple of years ago in Blitz3D, if you want something to start with then this might be a good foundation (Smiles!)

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http://photobucket.com/albums/v337/Tirqin/Smiley.jpg

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it will, of course, have to have rpg elements.. because they just make games cool.

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Perhaps a couple of issues I need to get permission on, for at least the sake of common courtesy:
Kiwee - Would you support this type of project, seeing this whole concept was originated by you and it is technically your Intellectual Property? (Though I understand the old Novell users are very familiar with this concept.)
All contestants - Would you allow your Intellectual Property to be used for this project?

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Originally posted by nfektious:
My objective was to stay as true as possible to the intent of the Smilie Championship idea as first presented by Kiwee. The only real differences being the obvious change in presentation and control of the inventory system.
The challenge of refitting existing game/engine code with what needs to be done for this project is not really complex. The bulk of the work is art assets and level design, but that problem can be resolved by sorting through goods provided by the game community (plenty of free and non-commercial only resources out there).
Third person perspective can be accommodated, with the option to switch to first person view. I haven't entirely mapped out what needs to happen, but I know it can happen, having done it before. A basic demo can probably be assembled within a week, assuming I go to bed before a new day starts (always a challenge for me)

Perhaps a couple of issues I need to get permission on, for at least the sake of common courtesy:
Kiwee - Would you support this type of project, seeing this whole concept was originated by you and it is technically your Intellectual Property? (Though I understand the old Novell users are very familiar with this concept.)
All contestants - Would you allow your Intellectual Property to be used for this project?

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Agreed

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Originally posted by kiwee:
I like that Idea G4C, i think we should do it that way next time.

Lava, I will help you with that if you want (graphics and stuff).
and if you are going to have any AI's how about you make them our smileys.

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Actually I should be asking you that question, it's your original idea

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Firstly, i think the hitpoints should start off at 200 instead of 100, if it is real time, otherwise it will be over in no time. Also, i might slip in a few more weapons to make things interesting.

which would be easier, 3D or 2D? I am happy to do both, (but I prefer the 3D idea).

I will go and design a GUI now.

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at the moment he is vertex coloured but I will smooth him down and texture him later on:

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Equipment
3 health packs
a sheild
a sniper rifle
extra rounds

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BlueGill Flame Game Studios
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Can there be armor plates, each plate is one inventory space, and each one reduces damage by 5 or something? They wouldn't be a life-saver as often as a med-pack or a shield, but those run out after a bit. In a long battle where you're going to take a lot of hits, 3 armor plates (damage reduced by 15) would really help. Yes/No?

Maybe 5 plates as the max (-25 damage)? Only Miniguns/Snipers/Grenades would still be able to do anything. Sounds cheap, but someone with that much armor wouldn't have much weaponry to fight back with, so it's balanced. Minigun + Shield + 3 Armor Plates = Uber Setup?

Also I'm kinda confused about the Shields. Do they block 3 times or 5 times before breaking?

and yeah.. tis a good idea. and as with any good idea, somebody will rip off of it.

so, I'm gonna try my hand at a sci-fi LOTR version of this... interested? or no?

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pretty much if middle earth progressed into the future..

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Im looking down the road of life and.....all i can see is CRAP!!!!

but we're trying to capture the mmo experience on a forum; something anybody can come in and use, no need to download a game.

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