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Need your help :) Designing ants for a video game.


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#21 Offline William. T - Posted September 11 2015 - 12:35 PM

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I meant after the mining game.


Species I keep:

 

1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers

1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers

20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers

1 T. Sessile 200 workers

 


#22 Offline William. T - Posted September 11 2015 - 12:37 PM

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Thanks to you all glad you like it  ! means a lot! But yep same mining idea for now as the game is almost done ahah

 

Will you be doing a colony idea?

He clearly stated he won't be

Alt+MAlt+N

 


Species I keep:

 

1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers

1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers

20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers

1 T. Sessile 200 workers

 


#23 Offline Mdrogun - Posted September 11 2015 - 12:43 PM

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Alt+MAlt+N?

For some reason my laptop puts that at the end of my sentences. I can't delete it either


Edited by Mdrogun, September 11 2015 - 12:43 PM.

Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega


#24 Offline Roachant - Posted September 12 2015 - 8:55 AM

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Alt+MAlt+N?

For some reason my laptop puts that at the end of my sentences. I can't delete it either

I think you may have a virus or trojan...

#25 Offline Mdrogun - Posted September 12 2015 - 10:35 AM

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Alt+MAlt+N?

For some reason my laptop puts that at the end of my sentences. I can't delete it either

I think you may have a virus or trojan...

 

No I don't think that's it. This laptop is my highschool's. They gave laptops to everyone at our school this year. I think it just has weird options set or something.

Alt+MAlt+N

Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega


#26 Offline PTAntFan - Posted September 12 2015 - 12:07 PM

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Well, I think your game is cute, kind of a Where's My Water game. I could see my daughter playing this a bit or me playing with her actually since I'm the ant nut in the family.  Visually though, i personally don't like the personification of the ants with the human eyes and such.  I'd like the game to be a bit more dangerous too.  One thing that is popular in games right now like crossy road is an impetus to make faster decisions, perhaps you could have the ants escaping freezing cold in the form of an freezing process moving slowly from the top of the screen to the bottom.  I also think you could choose what type of ant you want by species and that would define its fighting style, along the way your ant can encounter various enemies too that have to be vanquished with their species skills.  Might be too much of a diversion from your concept, but you could make those "special rounds" or something which would break up the monotony of solving puzzles through reshaping landscape and catching pupae.  Good luck!


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#27 Offline William. T - Posted September 12 2015 - 3:36 PM

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Good luck! Hope you earn enough to make an ant colony game in the future.


Species I keep:

 

1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers

1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers

20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers

1 T. Sessile 200 workers

 


#28 Offline Roachant - Posted September 13 2015 - 6:25 AM

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Doing an ant colony game is tough...so many variables keep popping up that I wasn't considering.

#29 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted September 13 2015 - 7:44 AM

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Well, I think your game is cute, kind of a Where's My Water game. I could see my daughter playing this a bit or me playing with her actually since I'm the ant nut in the family.  Visually though, i personally don't like the personification of the ants with the human eyes and such.  I'd like the game to be a bit more dangerous too.  One thing that is popular in games right now like crossy road is an impetus to make faster decisions, perhaps you could have the ants escaping freezing cold in the form of an freezing process moving slowly from the top of the screen to the bottom.  I also think you could choose what type of ant you want by species and that would define its fighting style, along the way your ant can encounter various enemies too that have to be vanquished with their species skills.  Might be too much of a diversion from your concept, but you could make those "special rounds" or something which would break up the monotony of solving puzzles through reshaping landscape and catching pupae.  Good luck!

 

I completely agree with this. Even cute puzzle-ish games should have some of the adventure genre mixed in, especially on mobile in my opinion.


Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

 

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

 

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica


#30 Offline William. T - Posted September 13 2015 - 6:32 PM

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Doing an ant colony game is tough...so many variables keep popping up that I wasn't considering.

I'm no expert programmer, but I imagine it will be tough. Keep trying!


Species I keep:

 

1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers

1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers

20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers

1 T. Sessile 200 workers

 


#31 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted September 13 2015 - 7:05 PM

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Doing an ant colony game is tough...so many variables keep popping up that I wasn't considering.

What language are you using? Maybe I could help you out?


Here's my leopard gecko/ant youtube: https://goo.gl/cRAFbK

 

My ant website.

It contains a lot of information about ants, guides, videos, links, and more!

If you have any feedback, please post here or PM me, don't be shy!

 

I currently keep:

Camponotus modoc

Formica podzolica





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