Re: [Hackerz-developer] Hello All!

[Pavan K. S. <pav...@gm...>]

I will be checking the demos of both the games and try to get a feel of what
you are saying.
Meanwhile did u try to implement some function when the user presses tab
because I can't .
The keyEvent is unable to detect tab.

Please check it.

On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:58 AM, Steffen Gates <gra...@ma...
> wrote:

> Yeah, since I am also a busy college student I might post 5 revisions in a
> day or not at all for 5 days, please be patient with me :D
>
> So, my vision. The best way I can explain it is this:
> Download and play the demos for Uplink and Hacker Evolution untold.
> My vision is a mix of some of the best features from both of these days,
> but with a deeper story and almost purely text based. Both of these games do
> things I like and dislike:
> Uplink is very arcade-y and uses almost all mouse commands. I like the look
> of it, but I don't care for so much mousing.
> Hacker Evolution is also somewhat arcade-y but makes extensive use of the
> command line. I like this!
>
> However, what I do not like is that it tries to be 'like' bash, but does
> not implement some of the most basic functions (command history, left/right
> cursor positioning for typo correction/modification/insertion, and the tab
> auto-complete is very broken).
>
> So my idea was this:
> Implement a game that has some of the fun game aspects of uplink (server
> lists, databases, security systems, etc...) but mix it with the command line
> style of hacker evolution, but with a full bash terminal simulation.
>
> When the terminal is complete, it should feel as if the user is actually
> using bash. The basic commands should all be there. Then, all of the
> additional tools will be implemented like programs that are run.  I want all
> of this to be simple enough that a user could figure it out rather fast
> without too much prior knowledge, but in effect, through a game they are
> actually learning bash. The primary difference of course will be the window
> layout which has a bit of flair, which is the point -- this is supposed to
> be a game and be a bit fun--.
>
> So to sum it up in a sentence, I want a Uplink/Hacker Evolution hybrid
> clone that has an 80's mainframe look and feel to it. The time period of the
> game is not important, originally I was thinking future tech with oldschool
> look (think retro futuristic), but then it occurred to me that this could
> just as easily take place in 1980 on arpanet with big mainframes. So, I
> don't as much about that as long as it fits.
>
> Most of this stuff will come across in the interface design (which is
> largely complete) and to a greater extent in the mission set (yet to be
> designed).
>
> Hope this clears it up! :D
>
> --Steffen
>