Jenga

[Mr Nice Guy]

Hey hey, I see some complaints on boring or unoriginal MODs.... so I'll share an idea a member of a non-HL2 board I'm on suggested.... a huge version of the game "Jenga", where there is a huge stack of boxes (a tower) stacked up, and players take turns removing one box and placing it on top of the tower using the gravity gun.

The hard part about this one would be programming the physics engine to have the right amount of friction to not topple the tower every time something moves.

Any takers? I thought it would be simpler than these huge complicated mods i'm reading about.

-Jon

 

[Dekstar]

This could be done in a map, if you're thinking of including a gravity gun.

I'd suggest you do it, since it's your idea, and it sounds great.
Or, if you can't map, I'll be happy to try for you...

 

[The Dark Elf]

I can see this ending up with a 20 man team, 12 coders and 6 texture artists.

As dekstar says, it can be done in a map, like now, without anything fancy, easily enough, actually people could do it themselves in that garry mod thingybobwhatever mod. Or just regular hammer even.

 

[Synthos]

12 + 6 = 18...

 

[nbk]

He's still in grade school, no worries.

 

[switch]

Tried this a month ago or so as a test map when I first picked up Hammer, wasnt very fun but i did just go with a simple approach. Worked in HL2DM
Here is the only pic I have of it.
http://img154.exs.cx/img154/3939/physjenga00025fp.jpg

 

[Tr0n]

I can see this ending up with a 20 man team, 12 coders and 6 texture artists.

As dekstar says, it can be done in a map, like now, without anything fancy, easily enough, actually people could do it themselves in that garry mod thingybobwhatever mod. Or just regular hammer even.

12 + 6 = 18...

Sorry to say TDE, but...you was owned.

 

[MetalPiranha]

12 + 6 = 18...

Pwned!!!

Nice idea. I can really see that happening, but, how would you get to the top of the jenga tower? Stairs or a lift?

 

[The Dark Elf]

Sorry to say TDE, but...you was owned.

Not really.. considering I didn't mention the mappers that would be ultimately hired for no reason Oh and the modelers. I didn't feel the need, thought you'd all be able to work it out, guess I was wrong


*makes a note to explain things like he would to children next time*

 

[Mr Nice Guy]

Haha... well that's an interesting pic. That's another thing I was thinking of, how to get to the top? The ramp scenario looks to be good, I was thinking something along those lines. However I was picturing a high room about 20' x 20' or so with the ramps going up along the walls. A round room would work even better but would be a lot harder.

What is Hammer? is that an editing program? I do want to try this myself for the most part, because it did seem easy, but I'll need advice along the way I'm sure.

If anyone has any useful tools I could use please add me to MSN or something. my addy is darkjon64 at hotmail dot com.

 

[Synthos]

I didn't "pwn TDE", I was simply pointing something out... I didn't mean any offense.. Well, maybe a little humour but nothing malovent

 

[The Dark Elf]

I didn't "pwn TDE", I was simply pointing something out... I didn't mean any offense.. Well, maybe a little humour but nothing malovent

heh I'm not fussed, was kinda funny really I should have written it better. I had written it to originally mean 20 team members + coders, artists etc. being taken on just for the sake of it, had just been laughing at the other thread about hiring 50+ newbies and failed mod team members to make a mod), just didn't pay attention to grammar as usual lol

 

[MetalPiranha]

I didn't "pwn TDE", I was simply pointing something out... I didn't mean any offense.. Well, maybe a little humour but nothing malovent

PWNED!!!

 

[Tr0n]

PWNIZZLED TEH TDIZZLE!