Samurai Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Sairugoth and I had an idea. What if everyone did a project together, with no secrets? What about a project where everyone was invited and we all pitched in? What are YOUR thoughts? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librarian Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Erm, ok... Well, It'd have to be very well organized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanguinettiMods Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 This type of thing was done before. It never works out. Work isn't consistent among users and not everything is used, etc. etc. etc. In the end it causes a lot of Drama. Before Project Antiqua, there was this thing called Project Majesty which started out as a community project and that ended up in a drama fight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulofDeity Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 as much as I hate to say it, I agree with Sanguinetti. finding a plot that an entire community is comfortable with would be extremely difficult. Someone has to be the nay-sayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rcj8993 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 id say it could be possible, but we would have to micromanage things, ie one boss for the whole project (for Cohesiveness) , one for music and sounds, one for levels, one for texturing, one for story writing, one for modeling, one for scripting and one for piecing it all together. basically working in little groups for each individual part of the design process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 I mean, I'm not saying we're actually going to do this. I just wanted your opinions on the matter. Personally, I feel that any project must have a leader, so I actually agree with you guys. Just wanted your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omnai Blackwind Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Well, if the community decides to do something like this, I would support it as much as I can. It'd be interesting to say the least. But, as I stated on the shoutbox earlier; Just because URA is dead, doesn't mean there aren't any awesome projects out there. Project Venus and Project Anquita being a couple(also being the only two which names I actually remember off the top of my head =w=) But, that was a bit off topic. Still! I'm excited to see progress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librarian Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Someone could write a script, then when a model/map/etc. is needed, we could have multiple people make it, then choose the best one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sairugoth Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I say if we are going to do this, we lay down some ground rules first. That way there's no fights to be started. Agree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSkinnedKoopa Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Oooooo! I'd love to do this, I used to be apart of a community project, it was really fun, but two things we all gotta know: Don't fight and start drama or get lazy. That can break the project down to smithereens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rcj8993 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I say if we are going to do this, we lay down some ground rules first. That way there's no fights to be started. Agree? Oooooo! I'd love to do this, I used to be apart of a community project, it was really fun, but two things we all gotta know: Don't fight and start drama or get lazy. That can break the project down to smithereens. yeah, that may have been the downfall of the ura project, so lets take that as a lesson to imrove ourselves as modders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librarian Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Argh! I'd love to help but as I said in another post, I have no computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netsrac Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Hmm this would be a really hard to manage project, but if you actually were to do this, I'd be in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 If we were to do such a project, the first rule would be: I. Please do not mention URA. That stuff is bad for morale, and does not have a place in conversation about a completely unrelated project. Besides, ShadowFire asked nicely. Just a friendly reminder, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Make it Ultra Wario Nebula VI. In all seriousness, I am already involved with Project Antiqua as well as my own project(which, mind you, not too many people check out because this place is constantly confused with a Zelda modding website, and my project is not such a thing). So, honestly, I do not have time for such a thing, especially if there's a chance it will fall flat on its face and go absolutely nowhere. Maybe if you guys make a significant amount of progress, I will feel more inclined to contribute. Also, you'd be much better off keeping OoT or MM's(whichever you choose to do) story intact, and just adding content on top of it; no major story rewrite, just brand new sub stories/quests added in, as well as bunch of new content. The second you try to replace the story with a new one, on a community project, that will guarantee its downfall later on. That's just too much work for a type of project that will undoubtedly suffer of poor organization. Sent from my cell phone, because ancient satellites from across the cosmic web are lame. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 This type of thing was done before. It never works out. Work isn't consistent among users and not everything is used, etc. etc. etc. In the end it causes a lot of Drama. Before Project Antiqua, there was this thing called Project Majesty which started out as a community project and that ended up in a drama fight. Indeed. The last time we did this, Project Majesty went okay for a while, but it ended in a burning pile of wreckage. I just don't know how well a community project would work, but the best of luck to all of you, anyway. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librarian Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 As I said, someone could write a script that only has to include changes as big as redisigned caves/dungeons/houses, some changed speech, maybe something similar to Zelda's birthday. Then, when a resource is needed, be it, a map/character model or new music, the community would create submissions, then the best one could be included in the mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathBasket Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Why does it have to be Zelda? The game is just too complex to have a community mod going for it unless the organisation is ridiculously good. It would be better to hack a game like SM64 or SMW where people can build levels which are easily implemented and then others could set the objectives for the levels. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Why does it have to be Zelda? The game is just too complex to have a community mod going for it unless the organisation is ridiculously good. It would be better to hack a game like SM64 or SMW where people can build levels which are easily implemented and then others could set the objectives for the levels. I approve of this idea, actually. Also, then you guys can make Ultra Wario Nebula VI a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haddockd Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Backing up DB: even if everyone did get along and the project flows smoothly, it is still alot of work and a RIDICULOUS amount of testing has to be done with major commits. Also DB has been working on a mod for (what seems like) forever. I am derailing the topic, but how is that going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdaniel Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 If there is one thing where I am sorta confident in my abilities regarding ROM hacking/modding, it's 2D level design given a good editor is available, and I don't have to do graphics. So if someone does start up a community project in SMW I could contribute a few levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secant Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Also, just as an aside to people bringing up stringent rules, that will do basically nothing. As an example, we have a very clearly laid out Terms of Service page, and people very rarely seem to actually read it and we get instances of it being broken every now and then. Rules do not mean peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdaniel Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Btw, regarding SMW: Not meant as advertising or anything - not least because the thing is ~9 years old - but to back my claim about 2D level design, there's a demo for a SMW hack I once started, the incredibly named "Super Mario World - A Different Telling", on my old site: http://magicstone.de/dzd/old-site/?sec=t&pg=dead - I replayed it just now and am still a tiny bit proud of some of the stages, or at least a few tricks (or ruses) in them. Patch is for a headered US SMW ROM, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEMIKOOL Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 oh man, im so in on this idea! id definitely be willing to help with levels, models and/or textures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wareya Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Anybody remember Sacred Keys? That was pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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