transformation MMORPGs?

Hmm, now that I've read this and what it's about, I think it's an awesome idea! Maybe do something a little different with MMORPG's, maybe also try different plots and settings as well.

Hi Darth,

A friend of mine is a member of ToonTown and he told me there is no inflation possibilities there. I always think it is a good idea to rp about inflation. Maybe we could start a pbm.

Try this link:

http://www.tfroleplay.us/

It is a text RPG site, but we can add new ends and possibilities. Maybe you find some inflation there.

Thanks.

I'd love to see something like that...I wouldn't make an inflation-based character first, though, when I could easily make one that becomes a giant and kicks ass.

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There are several Free MMO engines out there. Most are 2d I believe I've seen on that's 3d, just do some google searches.

Plan out your game in extreme detail. A comprehensive design doc is the most important step. Don't have that, and your team will fall apart in no time.

Just some quick pointers... :roll:

Actually I'm a 2nd quarter student in ITT Tech, and is actually helping others learn VB.net. Plus, I decent in 3d modeling and art. But I'm haven't touch language like C and C++ yet, and still a rookie at 3d modeling. ^_^;

I wonder, If we could gather together some artist for sprites, a few coders, and some good writers we could probably make a transformation based MMO that's not the usual text/furcadia knock-off adventure.

Something similar to what mod teams do now days. A 2d MMO would be very doable if the community lended it's collective support.

What do you guys think? I'm gonna start looking up some free MMO engines because there are a few out there that are easy to use. Heck this whole fantasy is about dreaming big so why not apply that philosophy to a game, assuming the interest is there of course.

I would love to help, but I dont know how!!!

Here's the deal, I'll start a Yahoo group to start looking for people interested and start collecting ideas. If a project gets going, then we get a proper webpage for it.

To do this right, a game needs to be thought out, battle system, art style, locations, ect. Anybody will be able to help at that point since anybody can give ideas. After a design doc has been made, then we get into the business of actually making the game.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mmorpgtf/

that first link messed up

the only one the MIGHT be helpful would be
http://www.vbgore.com

kinda hard to find a free mmorpg engine

I have some ideas on the background of the MMORPG story.

Let's say that we are in a kingdom/city called Fouscon (from the Greek φουσκώνω (fouskono), "to inflate"). As it is situated in the atmosphere, the people are all generally lightweight, and all their vital organs are substituted with a single "life gland" that secretes a fluid that keeps them living;the rest of their space is given to whatever the person would like to inflate with. The general hierarchy depends on the type of BI, namely:

Farmers/Structure Workers (Breast expansion)
Soldiers/Athletes (Belly inflation, some muscle inflation)
Merchants/Citizens (definite Leg Inflation)
Clergy/Teachers (Posterior Inflation)
Royalty/Government (Full Body Inflation)
etc.

And if we were to go beyond BI, we can also include:

Minstrels/Celebs (Shapeshifting)
Pariahs/Lesser People (Dwarfing)
Travelers/Commuters (Stretching)
and others to taste.

Some possible rules are:

Popping (needles and other sharp objects) would be considered along the lines of murder.
Each person is allowed a certain quantity of air to inflate with (as designated by some sort of tank or potion), which increases the more their reputation builds up. (Farmers have the least amount of air, Royalty the most, at the start)
When a person dies naturally (i.e. without incident of fatal injury), they simply deflate, whereupon they can be buried in superthin graves.

Goods & Services:

Hospital (for helping those who have trouble inflating, or deflate prematurely)
Police Dept.
Fire Dept. (The sun gets awfully hot up there)
Bank (Which holds the native currency, Bubbles (1000 Copper Bubbles = 100 Silver Bubbles = 10 Gold Bubbles = 1 ß1 Note = .1 ß10 Note = ....)
Clothing Store (mostly holds latex, though StretchFabrics are coming into fashion)
Supply Repair Shop (for tanks and other accessories)
and other places of interest.

A few enemies/monsters:

Swordfish
Clamps (giant flat-faced beasts with little intelligence who stomp anyone in its path flat.)
Dozers (like the ones used to clear away loose material...except possessed by demonic influences)
Zebans and Besians (anti-inflation barbarians)
and a motley few others.

If you want, I can even extend it to different belief systems, social events, and other things that make up an MMORPG. Let me know how you like it!

Well, since a bike pump would actually help inflation, I'd rather it be a bonus item to increase the amount of air you can have in your system. Only now it would act like a rabbit and run away at the first sight of any humans, meaning you have to catch it!

Also, full suit inflation sounds cool. We can utilize that for the handicapped-in-inflation.

I've had a similiar thought. i think there should be like a side cave quest in an mmorpg ad it would be an event/quest. What would happen is a randomly chosen group of people get chosen for one quest, in that randomly chosen group one on 2 females gets to hold the gum item in their inventory - if they so choose they may partake and eat starting a cutscene that would be televised across the mmo. The group members could choose to either quest to find the juicing cave/thing, juice her herself, or just flat out let her asplode, having her respawn with her skin stained blue. by the next event (which could be held every month or so) her skin will reset to normal allowing for the next group to have their turn. :)