ManaQuest - Beta Sign up now! (Manacraft)

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  1. Skarthi

    Skarthi Well-Known Member

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    Thanks, Guy with a hat

    I've played MC World explorer, Eden and watched video's about Mine craft. I would like to Play Minecraft, but I can't get it to work on my PC. That's partly why I looked for equivalents on the AppStore. I'm pleased I did now, else I would not of found this game! :)

    Anyway, here is my list. It's about everything I could possibly think if, some of them our not great but others you want to look into.

    -Volcanos. -Skarks and other sea animals. -Tide. -Fishing. -Ladders. -Rope ladders. -Transport system. -Tracks/Roads for transport to run on. -Fences. -Fire. -Electricity. -Parachutes. -Bows/Arrows. -Tsunamis. -Rain/Fog/Snow. -Flooding. -Teleporting. -Fire exstiquisher. -Earthqaukes. -Paper/Notices. -Hot air balloons. -Flowing water. -Gazers

    And my last suggestion is that on top of some of the mountains, there are springs, these then form into streams, rivers and on to lakes. This would then run down to the sea. These weather systems would realy help make the world feel naturual.

    I hope these may be some use. Thanks and keep up the work! :)
     
  2. 347jediknight

    347jediknight Well-Known Member

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    How about some animals you can fly, like a dragon. I know that you can fly but that seems like a cool idea too. And then you could make them attack mobs or other animals.
     
  3. Skarthi

    Skarthi Well-Known Member

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    That would be very cool. Bear in mind though that probably most of these suggestions will be in future updates, if they are included atall.

    This game could overtake Minecraft with these features!
     
  4. 347jediknight

    347jediknight Well-Known Member

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    Thanks. I was kind of hoping they would do that so we wouldn't be overwhelmed at one time with all these awesome features. And I do hope it beats Minecraft (for ios at least) because this is a very unique game and deserves recognition.
     
  5. altair77

    altair77 Well-Known Member

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    Instabuy Games Can you edit the first page with every that the will have and every question answered?

    Btw here are some ideas/questions.
    1)Will there be actually crafting and all that or it will be like eden and WE where you just break blocks and place unlimited blocks?
    2)Will there be TNT explosions?
    3)Will there be rain like here [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCYXl0fwyrs ]
    4)Will there be weapons and/or bows or/and guns?
    5)Another idea is to add a community page or something like that,where people will be able to make mods and themes that other users will be able to download them from the idevice through the app or from the pc browser and then add the package through itunes.(Well i dont know if the engine you made is easy to mod for devs)
    6)Will there be any physics blocks like sandblock is on minecraft
    7)Will we be able to restore health with fruits or other stuff?
    8)Will you make beds that when you sleep night passes fast?
    9)Will there be armor?
    10)Will there be boats or even cars!?
    11)Will there be rollercoasters???!
    12)Doors?
    13)Power?(Red stone and things like that)
    14)Multiplayer?
    15)When you die where you will respawn?
    16)Will we be able to save the game?

    I hope my ideas are good :D
     
  6. Shooks

    Shooks Well-Known Member

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    No offense but your first sentence doesn't make much sense. And to answer some of the questions you have:

    There will be crafting
    Multiplayer is a maybe
    You most likely will be able to save your game
    It'd be very hard to introduce mods, maybe even against apples guidelines.
    There may be weapons, especially since there is magic.
    TNT explosions would most likely be there if TNT is included.
     
  7. Guywithahat

    Guywithahat Well-Known Member

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    Wow :)

    Wow even more great ideas I think this game is going to turn out amazingly especially with all the help you guys arE giving :)
    Btw I do agree with you 347jedinight it would be absolutely amazing if you could fly something like a dragon but how would you mKe the controls for that I mean how would you fly it would there be touch controls or would you use the accelerometer this also aplies to different animals you could fly/ride as well
    IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS GAME TO COME OUT !!!!!!! :D
     
  8. 347jediknight

    347jediknight Well-Known Member

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    Don't really know. I was thinking of a joystick on the left and a button for attack, get off and fly higher and lower on the right.
    Can't wait!!!!!!!!
     
  9. altair77

    altair77 Well-Known Member

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    I mean to edit the first post so we dont have to search all the pages to see new features and all that
     
  10. Xoria

    Xoria Well-Known Member

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    WOW, population has blossomed here!!! i can't wait.


    instabuy, I think it'll be cool if you expand the potential depth and height of the blocks so people can dig and climb at the expense of the app having more data. (i.e, a 100MB download of Manacraft instead of 20MB). I don't know about iphone programing, but that'll be cool.



    P.S.(You could also increase the price of a 'bigger' app and more people still will buy it this way.)
     
  11. Xoria

    Xoria Well-Known Member

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    #231 Xoria, Mar 27, 2011
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    Oh!! This is important. If you've taken anything from me, please take this.


    You know that ability to fly ingame? Well, that ability should make it easier for us to make bridges with blocks!! It's incredibly annoying to make bridges in minecraft, will you allow users to build blocks in suspension, in the air when they aren't attached to anything?

    Edit: if yes, obviously this ability should be regulated, but it'll be a revolution in building for sure.

    Edit 2: i think I'll get everyone's ideas and paste it into a txt file. Just to make instabuy's life easier.

    Edit 3: I think we should have a varity of destructive items. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz4GKGx0X9I&feature=related )
     
  12. Skarthi

    Skarthi Well-Known Member

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    Hi Xoria

    What I mentioned earlier about being able to see the side of the the block you are standing on, is the same as what you are saying here. Like in mine craft, this makes building bridges and things in the air a lot easier. This may be a better option than the flying, although the flying may still be included in the game. Go back to my comment on page 22/23 for more detailed explanation.
     
  13. Instabuy Games

    Instabuy Games Well-Known Member

    To answer some of those questions. (and I will get around to editing the first page to unify answers because its a good idea)

    1)Will there be actually crafting and all that or it will be like eden and WE
    where you just break blocks and place unlimited blocks?
    There is crafting.

    2)Will there be TNT explosions?
    There will be explosions but TNT might not exist (undecided yet)

    3)Will there be rain like here [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCYXl0fwyrs ]

    Rain is a great idea :D

    4)Will there be weapons and/or bows or/and guns?
    Weapons will exists.

    5)Another idea is to add a community page or something like that,where people will be able to make mods and themes that other users will be able to download them from the idevice through the app or from the pc browser and then add the package through itunes.(Well i dont know if the engine you made is easy to mod for devs)
    Mods are not possible but themes should be. Mods are impossible because Apple does not allow the execution of arbitrary code.

    6)Will there be any physics blocks like sandblock is on minecraft
    Working on it :D

    7)Will we be able to restore health with fruits or other stuff?
    Yes

    8)Will you make beds that when you sleep night passes fast?
    No clue

    9)Will there be armor?
    Yes

    10)Will there be boats or even cars!?
    Boats maybe. Cars no.
    11)Will there be rollercoasters???!
    Minecarts? probably

    12)Doors?
    Of course

    13)Power?(Red stone and things like that)
    Maybe something similar

    14)Multiplayer?
    Probably (unless technical difficulties get in the way)

    15)When you die where you will respawn?
    Home. This will be a changeable location.

    16)Will we be able to save the game?
    Of course!

    In answer to Xoria about size of the game for more height. I am trying to increase the height of the world for more exploration but in the end it comes down to the amount of memory used on the phone. The download size doesn't change. Currently the size of the game is a 300kb download!

    Great suggestions everyone! Great Questions!

    Now back to code :D
     
  14. darth2499

    darth2499 Member

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    Looking really nice! Hope i see it soon. Will be taking beta test if you dont mind
     
  15. Xoria

    Xoria Well-Known Member

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    #235 Xoria, Mar 27, 2011
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    Wow, so great to see the developers showing fan involvement, & hard work in the lab. 300kb! Happy it's not too big already. ANd good I don't have to worry. It seems they got their algorithms all sorted out.


    Got ideas.
    Transparent water pipes. This could also help with mob-killer factories.

    Even with the magic blocks, fires would still be cool. For chimneys, forest fires, etc.

    Water/lava buckets?

    How about cameras. You could place cam 1 one place, cam 2 another, and have a television that sees all the cameras selectively? Cool, no?

    Scuba diving helm? So you could dive underwater and live?

    Flower/tree gardening? Seeds?

    How about a map so we know our world?

    Elevators.

    Wells.

    Ice spells to walk on water.

    Fatigue, and when your char gets too tired, he needs to sleep. If he doesn't sleep, get passes out for a few hours (later in the day). (Makes beds useful)

    Real life mode, where you character needs food? Farming needed?

    Instead of making a stupid ceiling like minecraft, when your character gets to altitudes too high, he runs out of oxygen, making him need to descend. (Oxygen mask to prevent this??)

    Planes? Or just magic flying?

    Stairs.

    Conveyor belt/treadmill/moving sidewalks.

    Diary/Library.

    Sign posts.

    Bill boards.

    Chairs
    Just for you to think about.

    Edit: Mirrors, Firewood, Bunkbeds, Smoke, "Elemental" stones for use, volcanic islands, brick paint.






    Good point. I don't remember bridge building in minecraft being easy (maybe I was a nub) but yes, probably enhanced block placement or even a mirror, or side view of some kind would sufffice.


    Wow, so great to see the developers showing fan involvement, & hard work in the lab. 300kb! Happy it's not too big already. ANd good I don't have to worry. It seems they got their algorithms all sorted out.





    Got ideas.


    Transparent water pipes. This could also help with mob-killer factories.

    Even with the magic blocks, fires would still be cool. For chimneys, forest fires, etc.

    Water/lava buckets?

    How about cameras. You could place cam 1 one place, cam 2 another, and have a television that sees all the cameras selectively? Cool, no?

    Scuba diving helm? So you could dive underwater and live?

    Flower/tree gardening? Seeds?

    How about a map so we know our world?

    Elevators.

    Wells.

    Ice spells to walk on water.

    Fatigue, and when your char gets too tired, he needs to sleep. If he doesn't sleep, get passes out for a few hours (later in the day). (Makes beds useful)

    Real life mode, where you character needs food? Farming needed?

    Instead of making a stupid ceiling like minecraft, when your character gets to altitudes too high, he runs out of oxygen, making him need to descend. (Oxygen mask to prevent this??)

    Planes? Or just magic flying?

    Stairs.

    Conveyor belt/treadmill/moving sidewalks.

    Diary/Library.

    Sign posts.

    Bill boards.

    Chairs
    Just for you to think about.

    Edit: Mirrors, Firewood, Bunkbeds, Smoke, "Elemental" stones for use, volcanic islands, brick paint.

    Edit 2: "Regions". Name the known chunks! At game startup, the make of the chunks would show. You could name and choose up to x amount of regions, and name them. if someone enters a region, a little subtitle on the top would show, saying region name.

    Select map type! Desert, Tropical,Northern, rolling hills, valleys, canyons, beachy, etc. (Unlockable after. The 1st game is random.)

    Fruit trees.

    Weather.

    GIANT mobs. Like a boss. Rare.

    Golden mobs. VERY rare. Drop rare things.

    Generators.

    Diseases?

    (Magic?) Fireworks.

    Guns! >:D

    Uranium ore for nukes.

    Acid. Burns certain things. (Wood, etc)

    Church bells.

    Radios that play IN- IPOD MUSIC

    Light houses

    Trapdoors

    Telescope.

    Cannons

    Spike walls

    Teleports. Teleporting things. More than 2?

    Blast-proof armor (Vulnerable to water! Takes only a few hits!)

    Fire-proof?


    A swamp biome.

    Sea creatures.

    How about making a hunger and magic bar? Or making them the same thing?

    Phases of the moon.

    Closets.

    Backpack.

    Simple electricity.

    Door keys.

    Chest keys.

    Plant roots.

    Erosion.

    Adventure mode.

    Clothes.

    Arcade Machines (Minigames)

    Hybrid trees/creatures

    Game mode: WAR

    Parachute

    Simple electricity

    Ability to name species.

    Clouds with height and dimension?

    Stalactites?

    Spreading grass.

    Different grasses. Pullable weeds.

    Grass eating animals

    Thunder storms.

    Dust storms

    Oasis in deserts.

    Ambient nature sounds.

    Fridge

    Seasons?

    Wardrobe

    Crops

    Tinted glass

    Rare sink holes.

    Fishing

    C4 (Remote control bombs)

    Moods. Character moods.

    Some harvest moon-like ideas. (Like the above one)

    Disaster mode (You have 3 days (ingame cycles) to prepare for random disasters. (Acid rain, earthquakes that make sink holes, meteors, tornado, forest fire etc

    Oil

    Rainbows after rain

    Pictures from ipod photo gallery

    Scarecrows

    Tall trees/forest

    Realistic character

    Mailbox

    Item pipe (trans items)

    Keys can't go a certain radius away from lock.

    Multiple locks/keys per thing locked.

    Carpets

    Pickaxe for climbing mountains

    Jars for collecting insects

    Strobe lights

    Glowing writable signs

    Birds.

    Mountains above clouds?

    Floating islands (like avatar) in the magical world?

    Should magic only be available in the magic world and technology in the normal world?

    jETPACK that allows double jump

    Jungle/tropics

    Palm trees on beach

    Running a walking
     
  16. Guywithahat

    Guywithahat Well-Known Member

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    Good ideas :)

    Dear Xoria
    Ok I think some of these ideas such as the rare and super rare mods and the sea creatures are AWSOME but I think stuff such as the fridge and the wardrobe and the thing where you have to sleep every once and a while or you collapse are a bit to complicated also dont you think having a realistic looking character would take away some of the feeling of the game?
    I know these ideas are just suggestions but I think this game would be great if it's kept simple with lots of really AWSOME simple things :)
    But please keep putting ideas down because a lot of them are really AWSOME things that I would love to have in the game :D
     
  17. altair77

    altair77 Well-Known Member

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    I think a hardcore mode where you will need to sleep and eat would be awesome,and the disaster mode looks awesome too but it will be hard to archive maybe if you need to protect some special blocks from the disaster.
    Another idea is to choose a place and then a horde of monsters come and you must defend your house/castle
     
  18. Shooks

    Shooks Well-Known Member

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    Xoria, you have good ideas there, but some don't really fit the mood I imagine in the game. :|
    Also, your post is a bit messed up, you quoted yourself then edited the quote?
     
  19. Guywithahat

    Guywithahat Well-Known Member

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    Any one else agree that adding a fridge and a wardrobe and stuff would make the game to complicated ?
     

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