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Dream RPG



Story Line:



A “disease” has spread all over the world, causing people nightmares. The nightmares aren’t ordinary ones, they were sent by an evil demon named Golix. According to legend, 1000 years ago, in 2005 A.D., he was a hacker, but came back from the dead to take revenge on all the people because he’d spent his life in jail. Now it is you, Kogan, to stop him. You are they only one with the “gift” as they call it now because you never have nightmares. The League wants you to destroy this demon once and for all. They give you a mobile Dream Hacker (DH), a backpack, and a Krelix Gun (KG), which destroys nightmares. The nightmares eat up your soul slowly while you are sleeping. If you lose your soul, Golix will make you his slave, forever. Failure is not an option…



Objective:



• Find a way to kill Golix, without killing yourself.
• Earn money by doing tasks, to buy new equipment.



Features:



• You can pick up items on the ground.
• Treasure Chests.
• One player.
• Very detailed story line.
• Multiple paths and endings.
• Can hire people to help you
• FF arenas but in real time.
• Surprises.
• You can “dream” up creatures to help you, but requires Dream Points (DP).
• There are days, and certain events happen on certain days.
• You have to go to sleep every now and then.
• Different weapons.
• Secret Weapons.
• Spells
• Upgrades
• 256x256
• Potions
• Shields (Other units taking the hit for you)
• Melee invincibility (An observer to take hits, so not shooting cant hit you.)
• Shooting invincibility(Dark swarm)
• 2 Worlds, 1 real, 1 dream
• Where you are in the world, you are in the dream, vice versa.
• A laptop which contains the Dream Hacker Program.
• Wireless DSL


Plot:

• You help the king
• Half-way through, you realize things don’t seem to what they seem to be.

I'm not revealing anymore, it'd ruin the fun


I’ve though up this story in like 10 minutes. I’m going to take Keg’s advice and do most of the terrain first.



I need ideas, you guys got any? That’s around all I can think of right now.
i will use invisible bunkers to be like "ghosts" in certain areas.

This has been updated, so plz re-read.

My first thought was on the undead "hacker". But I like how youre going about this. Youre going with the tried-and-true, but concealed it under several pretenses and names. Hope to see more progress from this.

Story:

April 16, 3034

Hello, this is my first entry in my journal. My name is Kogan. I am fourteen years old and I am 5”9’, tall for my age. I have the blue eyes and the kind of hair that drives girls crazy. But there is also something else. When did this start? Why did this happen? Those questions burn through my mind, everyday, every night. Where do I begin this story? I suppose it started a few days ago, when everyone but me was struck with a disease, which they called “The Death Dream”. You can hear screams all night long, eventually it will turn you insane. Many people tried not to sleep, but in the end they always did. But there is some Mercifulness in this terrible world, I have the “Gift”. I am the only one that doesn’t have these dreams. Many people think I caused all this. But when the doctors examined my brain, they found out that it is because I am missing the part in my brain that causes nightmares.

April 17, 3034

People are being devoured, their souls stolen to work in the harsh would of hell, I pity them. I do not know what to do. Many people have already committed suicide. Those who haven’t are still screaming.

April 18, 3034

Today I am called to the king’s palace. His name is Hureas. He is very powerful, he manage to take control of the world back in the 10’s. I am off to take a ride on the Levy Rail.

April 19, 3034

Oh! How do I hate the ‘Rail! It makes me sick, going at 500 miles per hour. I force myself to hold down the bile that was threatening to spill out of my mouth. I go to a nearby restaurant and throw up. Then I realize that I am hungry. I go into the store and buy a Burger for $30. The inflation is very high, $30 is around $3 a few hundred years ago. (Or was it a thousand?). And even then, it is a rip-off for such a crummy burger!

April 20, 3034

I am in the palace, in one of the rooms. It is very splendid! Here is my conversation with the king, and I am afraid that I’ve forgotten a few parts.

“Welcome Kogan to the palace of The League!” Said the king.
I did not speak, because I was very afraid that he would get mad at me.
“Well, I have heard of your “Gift” as some call it. Do you have it or not?”
“Yes, your majesty!” I replied, in a shaky voice.
He smiled and said,” There is nothing to worry about, you are not in trouble at all!”
“I’m not?” I squeaked.
“Of course not. We do have a mission for you. Brian!” He shouted suddenly, making me jump.
“Yes my majesty?”
“Would you lead this young man to the Briefing room? Me and the rest of the league will be there in a few minutes!”
“Yes, Sir! This way, young man,” he said.
I followed him without a word. Brian was a very fit man, and could crush me if he wanted to. We walked up at least six flights of stairs before he stopped and took out a key. He stuck the key in and turned it in a way I suppose is a code. The door clicked open. I followed behind him as he walked in. When I looked up, I was amazed. The room had all the state of the art technologies. Holo Screens, Auto Tables, Comfy seats, and free refreshments!
“Sit here, young man,” Brian said, pointing to a seat near the ‘screen. “The League will be here shortly.” He walked out of the room and closed the door behind him. I heard the sound lock. CLICK! It echoed through the room.
I looked around the room. The LED on the screen was blinking. (For people who don’t know, LED stands for Light Emitting Diode, and is very efficient.).
Suddenly, I heard the lock on the door spinning in that peculiar pattern. The door opened and I saw the League walk in. There are at least fifteen people, all of them trusted advisers to the King. They took their seats around the table.
“Well,” said the King. “Lets not make the young man wait any longer, Doyle!”
A short and chubby man stood up.
“A ‘disease’ has spread all over the world, causing people nightmares. The nightmares aren’t ordinary ones, they were sent by an evil demon named Golix. According to legend, 1000 years ago, in 2005 A.D., he was a hacker, but came back from the dead to take revenge on all the people because he’d spent his life in jail. Now it is up you, Kogan, to stop him. You are they only one with the “gift” as they call it now because you never have nightmares. The League wants you to destroy this demon once and for all. You will receive a mobile Dream Hacker (DH), a backpack, and a Krelix Gun (KG), which destroys nightmares. The nightmares eat up your soul slowly while you are sleeping. If you lose your soul, Golix will make you his slave, forever. Failure is not an option…”
“Thank you Doyle, so Kogan, are you nervous?”
“Kind of,” I said, still thinking about what Doyle had said.
“Well, you should get a good rest tonight, you are leaving tomorrow at 5 A.M. sharp!”
“Yes, sir!” I replied weakly.

April 21, 3034

Brian comes in an shakes me until it feels like my head is going to fall off. When he is sure that I am awake, he drops me down on the bed. I glare at him, but he only laughs. I get up as he walks out of my room. I take a quick shower and dress. Then I notice it is only 4 A.M. I grumble to myself, “Dang, he actually enjoys himself…”
I pack up my few belongings and walk out the door. Brian is waiting by the elevator. He presses the down button when he sees me. Soon the door opens and we step in. When we reach the ground floor, we walk out, where a hover craft is waiting for me.
“Get in,” Brian says.
I get in an Brian climbs in behind me.
I am surprised!
“You’re going with me?” I asked.
“Of course, we cant just let you die, since you are our only hope!”
“But you don’t have the gift, and with out it….”
“I know, but I’ve built an resistance to it, I don’t know how, but I still have nightmares once in a while.”
“Oh,” was all I said.
“You can go back to sleep now, he said.
“Yeah, I think I’ll do that,” I said as I drifted off into blackness.


This is like the introduction. It took me a while and it isnt finished yet. i want to know how it sounds!


I still need ideas

plus i expect this map to be very big, though i dont know yet if i want to make it over 256x256.(yes, it's that big!)

i expect to work a long time on this, and i want a few helpers.

And, slayer766, i hvent forgoten about you, so no worries! I'll just have to multitask

Hey ax it's cool. You take as much time as you want. I really don't need any help yet making my map, just the ideas. I want to just wish you good luck on your map and hope everything works out good, like it's supposed to. From what you have posted in the last few posts I think your map is gonna turn out pretty good. So Good Luck and keep up the good work. But just one tip for you, Take your time.

Sounds good if you can get everything implemented.

wireless DSL....

DSL = Digital Subscriber Line. By definition it can't be wireless.

2nd note: If your storyline ever gets into the map, don't put in sentences like this one:
(For people who don’t know, LED stands for Light Emitting Diode, and is very efficient.)

You could have come up with a more original name, I'm sure. I'm the type to judge books by their cover... but that's just me.

Keep us posted.

Not bad. The way it's written, it does sound like someone's journal. But, use past tense, most people don't walk around and write everything they see. The story premise has it's good parts, but you should cut out the demon hacker part. It's really... dull. How about... "In your attempts to cure people you only raise suspicion. The fingers are pointed at you, but there is still you are compelled to save them." I'd suggest that althought various nightmares could attack you and be destroyed, you could have sleeping humans whose minds you have to enter. Then... well, whatever.

I don't like the idea that you are exempt from the nightmares. I think it would be neat if when you slept, you entered some other "dream area" where you had to do something and each would reveal a little clue you needed for the story.

hm...ok, il change that, since being the only personin thw world that is immune is kinda...un-common.

alright, il change the hacker person to a mad-scientist, i just couldnt figure out what to put before.

the journal is present tense because it is like you are writting it, in the game.

and Heimdal, i will take out those little snippets of info, i was jsut putting it here to help some people...

UPDATES:

- the map will have 2 sides, one is the real world, the other is the "dream" world. wherever yuo are in the real world, you are in the dream world! and vice versa. so you may have to go into the dream world to reach a place you couldnt in the real world! so that makes my map like 192x128 each side, since i will have the top as menues and to read the journal and use items, spells, etc.

-i will also make it to have multiple characters, so when you finish one character , then you go on to the next, and it will be like, 20 years later.(maybe that'ss be a sequel!)


-I will change the story, i admit the Krelix Gun does sound lame in the intro, maybe i will make it that you have to pick it up.

-I will make it that you wil fall asleep every few minutes, because it becomes nigth and day. Or you can take caffine to stay awake but the caffine has some penalties.

-When you fall asleep, you can be attacked, so you will be in a little room(your head) standing there. and if any enemies touch you while sleeping, you get atacked.

-Theoretical Human's idea is good, i like it. so everyone is against you, so you will have to steal(food, items, etc.) there are some towns where you can buy things peacfully because they dont know aobut you.

-I dont know if i should reveal the plot(look at the top). It migth ruin the fun.

more ideas, the merrier!

For RPGS, you should always use 256x256. You run out of space pretty fast. =/

i was going to make it 256x512, so it'd be 256 each side, but then the map file size would be huge, and it migth crash SC.


EDIT: looks like i need to...but i probably wont have a dream world now..not enogh space. i may do it in SF, cause you can copy terrain over.

Anything higher then 256x256 crashes SC if I remember, since everyone would be using 512x512 if it didn't.

Good story buddy.
It’s BOMB so when are you going to make this map?

Good luck with the "Where you are in the real world, you are in the dream world" bit.
I have some ideas about how to trigger something like that, but it doesn't sound easy.
But... When it comes to making maps, you are miles away from newbishness.

thx.

anyways, i plan to do one side only and use SF to copy the terrain then move the triggers i made over.(i have to make 2x the copies...grr lol).

Im starting today, i got the first cities kinda layed out(they are kinda plain, just a few buildings here and there, for now). and i will include the "levy rail".

im not sure how i will do it though. i can make it travel from city to city or just make it run dow nthe middle of the map(thats where i cut it in half, so i put the levy rail there). i think the second way is easier and more dependable, since if i use a computer, it might like trigger something i dont want.


also i plan "where you are i nthe real world, you are in the dream world" you will have an observer there, so every time you move, it moves, i wil have 9 locations on all times, 1 for each direction, and the middle is your current player. so when you move up, the i can order the observer to move up too. also when you teleprot in the real world, the observer should teleport as well, cause i will have a location there. so when you go to sleep, you go into a sleepnig cell(aka your head). then you can choose to go into the dream world or stay in your head and fend off enemies. if you go to the dream world, then it will teleprot Kogan to the dream world side. and when you are done it wil lteleprot you back, but the observer stays on the same side always, so when you finish dreaming, you will be bak where you wer in the real world.

then there will be powerups to make the nigth last longer, or the day shorter, so you can accoplish your tasks.

also there will be "zombies" in the real world, since their souls have ben stolen. in the dream world, they will attack you as "spirits". also in the dream world "good" spirits may help you randomly, because they want revenge.


EDIT:

the "where you are in the real world, you are in the dream world" idea is too complicated. it is because if i teleport and am missing a location there, i messes up, also it does not know the exact position anyways.

so i will put it that at night, you get another Kogan, but in the dream world. so there are basically 2 worlds in 1.

so you wont be in the same places. so if you are half way through on the real world, you will be at the start in the dream world, then at the end of the dream, it will save the location for next time.


EDIT:


i am very disapointed in xtra, the terraining sucks, it keeps removing my terrain if i put like a temple on dirt, so i cant really make the terrain blend, il have to use SCMD after...