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Play Testers For a Very VERY Early Beta - KikoKuruma - 06-26-2011
Hey guys, I've only been doing this for 2 days now, and I'm starting to build a simple linear map. What I'm asking from the community is a quick play through of my short map, and then some question answering.
Now that might be a lot to ask, but answering my question about the map will help me develop it to a common standard, and increase overall quality. if you don't want to answer the questions, fine, but please give me some kind of feedback. Remember, this is 2 days of learning, so don't be too harsh with me.
RE: Play Testers For a Very VERY Early Beta - HumiliatioN - 06-26-2011
(06-26-2011, 10:24 AM)KikoKuruma Wrote: Hey guys, I've only been doing this for 2 days now, and I'm starting to build a simple linear map. What I'm asking from the community is a quick play through of my short map, and then some question answering.
Now that might be a lot to ask, but answering my question about the map will help me develop it to a common standard, and increase overall quality. if you don't want to answer the questions, fine, but please give me some kind of feedback. Remember, this is 2 days of learning, so don't be too harsh with me.
Okay for beta too short but It was good at some point. I liked when place turned "Demon red" and new entitys become active.
Very nice. Good luck for full version!
RE: Play Testers For a Very VERY Early Beta - KikoKuruma - 06-26-2011
(06-26-2011, 12:45 PM)HumiliatioN Wrote:(06-26-2011, 10:24 AM)KikoKuruma Wrote: Hey guys, I've only been doing this for 2 days now, and I'm starting to build a simple linear map. What I'm asking from the community is a quick play through of my short map, and then some question answering.
Now that might be a lot to ask, but answering my question about the map will help me develop it to a common standard, and increase overall quality. if you don't want to answer the questions, fine, but please give me some kind of feedback. Remember, this is 2 days of learning, so don't be too harsh with me.
Okay for beta too short but It was good at some point. I liked when place turned "Demon red" and new entitys become active.
Very nice. Good luck for full version!
Thank you very much. its nice to know I'm doing something right. Perhaps i should have called this an alpha xD
RE: Play Testers For a Very VERY Early Beta - Rownbear - 06-26-2011
What was the first thing you did when the game started? It was really dark and I stuck to the right wall and walked after it and checked the doors.
What did you think of the first scripted event, where you look at the door, and the monster roars? it was good, but I expected him to bash down the door
What did you do after the scripted event? "I waited some seconds and walked inside the room, and hid behind the barrelwall so I had a retreat route.
What did you think of the second scripted event, where the door slams and closes behind you? It caught me off guard and jumped alittle, I like that part, but don't over use "find the key, open door" too many times as people tend to do, it gets old quickly. use more levers, valves, potion making and other things to keep the puzzles fun and interesting.
Was the key puzzle too obscure? hmm... it was obvious, but I don't like looking behind every stone and crate after keys so it was good.
Did the monsters come after you? No, I only heard a monster and after i went inside the room, got out and got the lantern I guessed it was over. Some notice to when you reach the end of the demo would be nice.
What were your thoughts on how the first room changed? It was okay, looked cool, but it didnt make sense to as why it should turn red, I suppose it was the shadows doings, but wouldnt they make it darker? i dunno :p but the room changing with having skulls and all that was neat, but for me the castle theme and torture equipment doesnt go along too well, dungeons and darker places fits more to torture.
Did it catch you off guard? the room changing? no, but you could see more in that hall though, you should put out maybe a boxlight over whole map with a very dark light, or use point lights in the places you want to lit up alittle.
How fast after you re-entered the first room did you find the lantern? I went into the second room before I found the lantern, as I wouldnt expect an iron maiden to really contain anything except a scare event, but took me maybe 5-10 min to be done.
Did anything scare you? the door slam, alittle. maybe if the monster would be inside the room it would be scarier
Did you find any bugs? No roof, too many barrels and crates, I jumped on the wall to see if there were anything behind the locked doors, because of lack of credits. The monster not spawning is a bug i guess.
What were your thoughts overall? Suggestions?: It was okay for being new and just for messing around two days, but makeing the maps so they look good and that you can immerse yourself into it is very important. the torture equipment spread in the big room didnt fit too well in. It was too many barrels and crates, too generous with tinderboxes and nothing to lit. The lantern was hidden in a strange place for me.
At the start, add a reason to why i start right there and I couldnt understand what kind of a room I was in. If it was an entrance put out a big door, maybe natural lightning and stuff until you advance onto the more wicked/magical places. The windows should have a spot light so it looks as if light comes in from it. decorate more,
The second room was too big and didnt make sense to what it was, try to use smaller rooms but connected by doors instead. more details, carpets, windows(if it would make sense), curtains, pictures. try to make different themes to the future maps, a castle entrance, a basement, workshop, torture chambers should look different from eachother. Well here's some tips that should give you a idea of what to improve, and all I said I didnt mean to be rude, it's advices, because if you want the maps to be really good you have to polish them really well, lighting, decoration, puzzles and scares. I might be too harsh, It was a good beginner map but you can make them much better
Also test that the scripts and all works before you post it, you get better feedback about the monster events then, So keep on making maps and I'd love to try them (Sorry for it being so long xD)
RE: Play Testers For a Very VERY Early Beta - skypeskype - 06-26-2011
What was the first thing you did when the game started?
I tried to open the door behind me... Strange... I always do that
What did you think of the first scripted event, where you look at the door, and the monster roars?
Preety good but it didnt catch me off-guard. Maybe if we had other tasks in that room? Then trying to complete them you hear the roar? I also liked how you mentioned the noises in that note.
What did you do after the scripted event?
I looked around the room a bit more, then I tried to open the door the noise came from.
What did you think of the second scripted event, where the door slams and closes behind you?
Nothing special.
Was the key puzzle too obscure?
No way. Mentioning hidden items in notes maked more sense than randomly putting them everywhere
Did the monsters come after you?
what monsters ? :O
What were your thoughts on how the first room changed?
I really liked that. But what was the point of it? Whi did it change?
Did it catch you off guard?
nope
How fast after you re-entered the first room did you find the lantern?
The first thing I did was opening the iron maiden
Did anything scare you?
Nope, not really, no
Did you find any bugs?
I could easily climb the boxes, then jump on the OPENED door and onto the map.
What were your thoughts overall?
A preety good start for a 2-days project. I think you can do great things with your scripting skills
Suggestions?
You should remove those boxes in the second room and fill it up with other stuff.
RE: Play Testers For a Very VERY Early Beta - KikoKuruma - 06-26-2011
Thank you both for the feedback, its now apparant to me that i really need to work on the immersion, and also i somehow over looked giving the players the ability to climb over the walls and such. it also just occured to me how i failed to put an "end" in so to speak, but thank you very much for the feedback, and pointing out some things i didn't even think of.