"Severus Snape"
Added 2014-04-27 14:58:26 +0000 UTCOne can NOT possibly aspire to create a good "Hermione Trainer" game without Severus Snape being a part of it. I'm finally (almost) done with the most tedious (for me) part of development: planning, mathematics and scripting. Now the fun part begins: visuals. After that the most time consuming part shall start: writing and testing. I hope I'm not giving away too much with this little sneak-peeks, but please worry not: I'm keeping the best parts to myself for now, you as usual ;)
Comments
Yes, the dice mini-game was relatively simple, but to write something like poker would take a long time (and I myself would never be able to do that). Also my problems with mathematics are usually rooted in figuring out how much gold should this or that event/job generate and how fast the relationships should progress and such. If I was a mathematician I would use some clever algorithm to figure out these things, but sadly I'm not, so I have to use all sorts of tricks to do such calculations... Sometimes they work, sometimes not so much. But I'm getting better at this little by little...
AKAMAN
2014-04-28 19:07:28 +0000 UTCOh well, that would be awesome. I already enjoyed the dices. However, implementing gambling games is often a little more complicated then one would think. My most lightweight roulette implementation has about 1000 lines, and thats the refined one.
artisticMink
2014-04-28 18:55:09 +0000 UTCWell, one thing math might be useful for is more advanced minigames than simple dice-rolling. Something like, say, blackjack or poker, if Akabur wanted to keep going with the gambling angle.
Bruce Gates
2014-04-28 18:22:36 +0000 UTCHe-he. Exactly! ^^
AKAMAN
2014-04-28 17:40:18 +0000 UTCYeah, probably better to stay focused. I'd rather have some more dialog options then fancy blending effects or transitions.
artisticMink
2014-04-28 17:01:15 +0000 UTCThanks for the offer. But I hope I will be able to restrain myself and keep from using too complicated scripts and math. Maybe in the future though. As for the books, you could download MP3 versions and listen during work or something, they are surprisingly good. Or you could watch the movies ^^
AKAMAN
2014-04-28 12:44:09 +0000 UTCI have to admit, i've never read it. I'm more the lovecraftian guy. Also, software engineer here. Feel free to poke me if ya hit the wall regarding math and programming.
artisticMink
2014-04-28 12:37:14 +0000 UTCHeh. Well that would be true for any magic school, for any regular school too. There is a girl who cares about good grades more then about anything else. So being the guy in charge and being able to affect those grades, naturally certain possibilities present themselves to you. In this particular universe it get's even easier because of the house points. Alright, I better stop before I reveal to much...
AKAMAN
2014-04-28 07:31:34 +0000 UTCI guess that's obvious, though it seemed insightful to me because I haven't touched anything Harry Potter related since I was a little kid.
Bruce Gates
2014-04-28 06:53:20 +0000 UTChe-he^^
AKAMAN
2014-04-28 04:08:21 +0000 UTCIs there any other way to do this? 0_0
AKAMAN
2014-04-28 04:08:15 +0000 UTCI'm guessing the game will involve Snake exploiting Hermione's obsession with getting good grades by rewarding her academically for doing slutty and humiliating things.
Bruce Gates
2014-04-28 00:34:36 +0000 UTCWaiting to see when you'll post: "Mischief Managed!"
twhite
2014-04-27 16:28:15 +0000 UTC
