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[Darkdemon111]

Hey everyone!

As you know, the Saurian is a randomly generated mob.

Why can't all of the mobs be randomly generated?

Like the Saurian, each mob will have a different look.
Note: There is NO different abilities. The looks are purely for aesthetics.

Take the Lizard Man for example, it looks the same each time. It can have a load of things added to it, so you aren't looking at the same Lizard Man time and time again.

An example:


This can add variation to mobs, it's not a re-skin of a mob, but a new look.

Tell me what you think.

[Specter]

Hmm... like the Idea of Guns from borderlands to make 87 Bazillion mob variation.

I like the concept.

[Zai☆liner]

I love what you did with the picture

[Zoomafou]

I agree with what specter said about the boarderlands thing

But it might be a lot harder on a computer to have to generate and store all the data for every single mob.

[~Nightmare~]

Great idea!

[Archangel Xaelse]

Nice idea but Wollay is already doing thing, kind of...

[Renatoboy]

Nice idea but Wollay is already doing thing, kind of...

Seriously? like what? in the videos all the mobs look the same!

[Iggy]

I would assume (not a coder at all) that this would take a rather large amount of time and effort for something that seems a tad trivial. I would rather that the development time required to do this be used to add more content to the game.

[RHRampage]

Great Idea But I Think Some Bosses Like The Lich Should Be Kept The Same But Dragons Would Look Epic With Different Athstetics

Its Just, For Example You Cant Change EVERY SINGLE Mob, Some Should Look Identical

[Antarus]

Seriously? like what? in the videos all the mobs look the same!

He has this, yes. Just look on his channel, there's a video with giant turtles, which have some randomly generated aspects to them.

[Renatoboy]

He has this, yes. Just look on his channel, there's a video with giant turtles, which have some randomly generated aspects to them.

Oh you mean the saurians...

[Antarus]

Oh you mean the saurians...

Yeah, I'd forgotten their names when I posted that.

[ProsaurusRex]

I don't think it was just the Saurians that got randomisation, I think he just used them because they were a good example. Although for sentient/humanoid species, something like the OP would be great.

[ShinxSphere]

If he randomly generates one he probably has them all randomly generated.

[ProsaurusRex]

If he randomly generates one he probably has them all randomly generated.

Yes, but the OP is more suggesting to increase that visually. At the moment, aside from the Saurians, we actually haven't seen randomisation beyond weapons (Therefore my last post was more than likely incorrect), and possibly stats.

[ShinxSphere]

Yes, but the OP is more suggesting to increase that visually. At the moment, aside from the Saurians, we actually haven't seen randomisation beyond weapons (Therefore my last post was more than likely incorrect), and possibly stats.

Hmmm change stats. That's a tasty idea.

[ProsaurusRex]

Hmmm change stats. That's a tasty idea.

I think it's implemented... Hang on.
Looking at the videos, the monsters seem to have pretty random numbers for HP, but that might just be a formula based on their level that does that.

[ShinxSphere]

I think it's implemented... Hang on.
Looking at the videos, the monsters seem to have pretty random numbers for HP, but that might just be a formula based on their level that does that.

hmmm you don't see that often in a game. (Or am i wrong?)

Edited by ShinxSphere, 24 April 2012 - 05:19 AM.

[ProsaurusRex]

hmmm you don't see that often in a game. (Or am i wrong?)

I don't think you do, no. But for some reason I get the idea that's it's normal, and people just choose not to do it. I, for one, wouldn't mind it at all.

[Antarus]

Neither you seem to have noticed that the 2 saurian(s? I think it can do without an s, like sheep.) that are shown in the video also use different attacks. Well, at least there's one attack variation.

[Crazywatermelon]

I think it's a good idea but I don't want all of them to have randomly generated parts but it would be
good if some of them did like lizardmen,horses,dogs the rest I think should say the same old cubewold way

[DragonBelow]

This is a very good idea, and you made a perfect example with what you could do by adding that picture to your suggestion!