Point and click type of custom story idea

[eliasfrost]

I'd script away all player momement, except mouse movement. Place 4 script areas around the player "North, South, West, East" --> Clicking either of those will teleport the player to the next position. Then I'd make it a full conversion and replace the interaction images with images of my own (hovering the mouse over the movement box would display a walking character for example). After that it's simply to add other script areas for "interaction" (hovering the mouse over these would produce a hand image for example).

Smart naming would save a lot of effort as well :>

This could be achieved using other engines that focuses on these kind of things. I personally love the idea and the gameplay in games like that but I don't think the Amnesia engine is the optimal choice because of it's limitations. Not saying it shouldn't be done, it's just that it seems like a waste of potential doing it with an engine that is obviously not tailored that way.

[SilentStriker]

I'd script away all player momement, except mouse movement. Place 4 script areas around the player "North, South, West, East" --> Clicking either of those will teleport the player to the next position. Then I'd make it a full conversion and replace the interaction images with images of my own (hovering the mouse over the movement box would display a walking character for example). After that it's simply to add other script areas for "interaction" (hovering the mouse over these would produce a hand image for example).

Smart naming would save a lot of effort as well :>

This could be achieved using other engines that focuses on these kind of things. I personally love the idea and the gameplay in games like that but I don't think the Amnesia engine is the optimal choice because of it's limitations. Not saying it shouldn't be done, it's just that it seems like a waste of potential doing it with an engine that is obviously not tailored that way.

Well it is possible to be able to look around without being able to walk, I requires alot of scripting etc but your still able to do it.

Using
SetPlayerMoveSpeedMul(float afMul); for example can make the player unable to walk and still able to look around

and MovePlayerForward(float afAmount) to walk

[Acies]

I'd script away all player momement, except mouse movement. Place 4 script areas around the player "North, South, West, East" --> Clicking either of those will teleport the player to the next position. Then I'd make it a full conversion and replace the interaction images with images of my own (hovering the mouse over the movement box would display a walking character for example). After that it's simply to add other script areas for "interaction" (hovering the mouse over these would produce a hand image for example).



Smart naming would save a lot of effort as well :>

This could be achieved using other engines that focuses on these kind of things. I personally love the idea and the gameplay in games like that but I don't think the Amnesia engine is the optimal choice because of it's limitations. Not saying it shouldn't be done, it's just that it seems like a waste of potential doing it with an engine that is obviously not tailored that way.

Yes, but sometimes things not optimal to the engine are done anyway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VfgFs1akRY

As to why I don't know.. Perhaps it can be taken as a fun challange or as a way to push new ground for amnesia modding :>

[Mine Turtle]

I'd script away all player momement, except mouse movement. Place 4 script areas around the player "North, South, West, East" --> Clicking either of those will teleport the player to the next position. Then I'd make it a full conversion and replace the interaction images with images of my own (hovering the mouse over the movement box would display a walking character for example). After that it's simply to add other script areas for "interaction" (hovering the mouse over these would produce a hand image for example).

Smart naming would save a lot of effort as well :>

the ability to move around would be good to have tho ^^

[eliasfrost]

SilentStriker: It is possible yes but the designer has to ask himself: Am I doing this for the challenge or for the sake of making a good game/mod? The answer is probably the latter and using the Amnesia engine to make a classic point and click game isn't even considerable if it is a serious project, because it would be very time consuming to alter how the game flows instead of focusing on gameplay programming/scripting and assets. If it's for the challenge (as shown on the video above posted by Acies) then it's all fine and dandy. I'm not against it, it's just a question of efficiency and choice of tool.

Acies: ^^^^^

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If someone is up to it then go ahead, it would be awesome to see such a thing evolve from this kind of engine, like the tetris mod, although a point-and-click mod is considerably less complex in terms of modifying and scripting.

[Traggey]

Why on earth couldn't it be used for a point'n click...? Sure there are other engines, but someone wants to make a point'n click Amnesia mod there's nothing stopping them, I'd like to see you trying to convince us it wasn't doable with Palistov around.

[eliasfrost]

Why on earth couldn't it be used for a point'n click...? Sure there are other engines, but someone wants to make a point'n click Amnesia mod there's nothing stopping them, I'd like to see you trying to convince us it wasn't doable with Palistov around.

I'm sorry if you misinterpreted my posts, I never said that it can't nor shouldn't be done, I merely pointed out (no pun intended) that the designer must undergo unnecessary changes to the engine in order to achieve point-and-click gameplay and that there are other engines that specify on point-and-click games. Please refer to me where I said that it should not be done, because as far as I'm concerned I never said that.