Re: [Supertuxkart-devel] Some ideas and requests.

[Josh D. <jpe...@cl...>]

> Just some random ideas for STK I had in Maths class. Some of them  
> would
> take several months of coding, but hey, I've included them anyway.
>
> Race modes:
>
> Knockout race:
> Basically, after each lap/checkpoint, the loser gets eliminated. Like
> Follow the Leader, but no leader to actually follow, thereby meaning
> everyone has a chance to win!
Might be fun
>
>
> Knockout championship:
> Basically, at the end of each race, someone is eliminated. In a
> multiplayer game, rather than them hanging around and doing nothing, I
> suggest that they are put on the back of another person's kart
> (Invisibly, of course) and fire weapons for the person. Towards the  
> end,
> that is, in the head to head and 3 on 3 races, you might have more
> people eliminated than there are karts. Well, how about more than one
> person on the back? It would make the final races a lot more hectic,
> being shot at by 3 bowling balls at the same time on a head-to-head. A
> bit of a crazy idea, but if you ever have a lot of spare time on your
> hands....
Sounds weird.  In MP, if a player gets eliminated; just make them an  
observer...
>
>
> Trailer Turmoil
> An even crazier idea. Basically, each kart has a trailer (yes, a
> trailer) behind them. The trailer should probably affected by the  
> game's
> physics (Much more fun XD), and basically the idea is, each trailer  
> has
> it's own cargo, be it herring for Tux or Ice cubes for Mr. Ice Block.
> Impact on the trailer (From a weapon, a kart, scenery, etc) will cause
> it to lose some of it's cargo. This is an advantage and a  
> disadvantage,
> depending on the situation. You see, the lost cargo acts as obstacles,
> but allows the kart in question to go a little faster. It's a dilemma:
> Do I drive badly and gain a speed boost, or drive well slowly? Also,  
> if
> you're a skilful driver, you might think you can avoid the obstacles,
> but you have to make your trailer impact on something, which would
> probably mean smashing into a wall. A definite no-no. If you're on the
> last lap, hey, it doesn't matter if your drop your cargo. Drive how  
> you
> want, as long as you stay in front.
> Of course, this is a rather improbable fantasy, but I think it would  
> be
> rather fun.
No comment
>
>
> Battle modes:
>
> Team battles
> Not as simple as it may sound; After all, you have to consider - Can
> teammates shoot each other? Do they share a 'cache' of strikes, or  
> their
> own private three? Do they get colored, or do they have a marker?
TM can shoot each other, if someone TK's they lose a life.  TM's  
should have individual scores.  See www.bzflag.org
>
>
> Golden Herring
> I've never played a 'King of the Hill' type game on a FPS, but I  
> think a
> battle mode befitting the description is possible. Basically, players
> fight over a 'Golden Herring' which has to be picked up at the start,
> and the player with it must be attacked to drop it. Whoever has it  
> when
> time runs out is the winner!
> Perhaps the herring carrier should have different abilities, like,  
> say,
> being able to drive and turn faster, but not use weapons? What do  
> you think?
>
> CTF?
> Capture the flag on SuperTuxKart? Hey, that might actually work! Eh?  
> Eh?
BZFlag!
>
>
> Track ideas:
>
> What about a sort of around-the-house type track? You know, start on  
> the
> coffee table in the living room, drive down a ramp of books, past the
> sofa, through the kitchen-chair slalom, out through the back garden
> (Around the pond - don't fall in! ;) ) and so on?
We need track moddelers!
>
>
> Ah...I'd like to see a suburbia track. Ramps on the back of pickup
> trucks, driving up and down kerbs, right angle turns into alleyways  
> and
> building sites? Mmmm... Reminds me of Re-volt
>
> Also, I liked the theme behind the Lava Fortress, or whatever it was,
> but the track itself is a bit dodgy. May I suggest a slightly more
> eventful castle section than just 7 or 8 right angle turns that the
> computer players get stuck on? Wooden bridges often solve problems  
> with
> lava based tracks.
IT, and a few others are origonal TuxKart tracks; and IMNSHO should be  
completely redone...
>
>
> The volcano in 5.0 was a bit uneventful. How about some chunks out of
> the road, or a lava waterfall to drive across a bridge next to?
> Wait..... What if, instead of driving around the inner crater, you  
> drive
> over it, on a wooden bridge. See? I told you they fix problems with
> lava-based tracks.
>
> A special unlockable track idea: SuperTuxKart museum. Not necesarrily
> anything different about this track, but you could see through some
> windows to look at gameplay videos of older versions or programs the
> characters come from. On the other hand, racing around a museum  
> could be
> quite fun... it could be a serious track...
Maybe...
>
>
> Finally a request:
> Pleaaaaaase make Konqui (The KDE mascot) a character. PLEAAAAASE!!
>
> Thank you.
> SuperGeek