ToyOwlet Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Hello everyone! Hopefully it's okay for me to post this here. I wanted to share something I'm working on. It's not a browser based pet site, but is inspired from the basic idea of "finding eggs and raising them to adults". I've also taken inspiration from games like Stardew Valley, Terraria, Minecraft, ARK, etc! Basically Prehistorica will be a survival rpg game, with giant feathered lizards (dinosaurs) walking around. If you find abandoned eggs (or kill some parents for their eggs), the hatchling will imprint on the first thing it sees - you, the player. My idea at the moment is that each hatchling species will have specific needs met in order to successfully imprint and/or grow up, so even though you may get lucky and find a T. Rex egg right from the start, doesn't mean you have the capabilities to raise it to adult yet. You can use different species of dinos to help you with different tasks. They will be a lot more efficient at their tasks than a regular ole human, so it is very beneficial to steal some eggs even though the risk of injury or death is high! The game will start in a sandbox mode, but the main storyline quest can be activated after completing certain tasks. Here's a teaser video I have, showing most of the assets I've created so far and the basic movement and collision system. Note the game is in very early access. I am working on it religiously at the moment. No date in mind for release, it will definitely be quite a while. If you want to support the game or follow its progress, you can find me on deviantART, Patreon, Twitter, etc under the same username: ToyOwlet. I also have a discord, so if you'd like an invite let me know! I wanted to share this with you all as I got my start in making games and learned to make sprites because of egg adoptable sites. I've made 2-3 egg adoptable sites, but I always abandoned them as they just weren't what I had in mind. However I will never forget where I came from, and being part of and creating my own adoptable sites got me here today, coding and making art for my own game! Edited August 16, 2018 by ToyOwlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingofCrows Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Beautiful sprites, I love dinosaurs- especially when they have feathers- so this is pleasing to see. Good luck with it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyOwlet Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) @KingofCrows Thank you!! ❤️ I love dinosaurs with feathers too, and I haven't seen too many games design fully feathered dinos yet. Only one that comes to mind is Saurian, they're doing a pretty good job. T.Rex sure is gonna be fun (and a pain at the same time) to sprite! Edited August 3, 2018 by ToyOwlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aminirus Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Wonderful idea and looks like it'll be quite fun to play! Keep up the amazing work ❤️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyOwlet Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 Thanks so much @Aminirus! Been working on the game every day! Since I am the sole developer I've been a bit disorganized but getting better. Hard to decided any given day whether to do art or code, but since I have most of the basic assets finished I'll be focusing more on code. Hopefully I'll have more mechanics to share soon. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravefoot Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Ohhhhh, I wanna play *makes grabby hands* ??? This sounds and looks like an amazing game, I love sandbox designs, (and this really reminds me of Pokemon) so it’ll probably be something I’ll waste hours of my life playing! And most of all, dinosaurs! Yay! Can’t wait, good luck on making it and keep that good work coming ?? P.S: I personally don’t like how fast the human character can walk, I would like it to be a tad bit slower ? But that’s just personal preferences ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyOwlet Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) Thanks @Bravefoot ! ❤️ I really love the style Pokemon uses and I think throughout the years my art has been heavily influenced by it. So thanks for that compliment! And yea, I'm really excited to see how Prehistorica evolves (heh) as I work on it. I have a lot in mind. ? I also agree on the walk speed being a tad fast. I've since changed it. Here's another preview of a new area where the player will make their home. I'm not sure yet if this will be the only build-able area in the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao12dEIcss4 Edited August 4, 2018 by ToyOwlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltgreywing Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) When I saw the word prehistorica I thought you were meaning this old show. Old cartoon during the 90s Or this one that is an old kids cartoon. Old cartoon during the 80s Both are actually really good shows. The content looks quite good though. Edited August 4, 2018 by Boltgreywing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyOwlet Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 @Boltgreywing Thanks!! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bravefoot Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 It would be great if every area was buildable. In minecraft I often build landmarks to help me navigate around the habitats so I can find my way back home (I get lost so easily ?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltgreywing Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 17 hours ago, ToyOwlet said: @Boltgreywing Thanks!! ? @ToyOwlet: Your very welcome. 14 hours ago, ToyOwlet said: @ToyOwlet: This map feels a bit like pokemon but with a bit of a mix of Furcadia thrown in it. 6 hours ago, Bravefoot said: It would be great if every area was buildable. In minecraft I often build landmarks to help me navigate around the habitats so I can find my way back home (I get lost so easily ?) @Bravefoot: While minecraft is a level creator. Furcadia can also allow you to build landmarks as well. However Furcadia started in 1996 and its interface is quite good for an ancient game from the 90's. Having good landmasses is kind of important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyOwlet Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 (edited) @Bravefoot At the moment I have the game planned to have a static map and not really be generated procedurally, hence the one buildable area. I might allow all areas to be built upon, but some areas (like the swamp above for example) the player will have to get creative since space is scarce. Likewise building in a desert area or snow area will present their own problems with heat and cold. Hmmm, you got me thinking now lol. First preview of 3 different crop types. All from the fern family. They can be farmed for fern leaves, fiddleheads, and tubors that can be eaten or used to grow babies of whatever species that favors them. They will appear in the wild but not give much food back to the player. Fertilizing, watering, and perhaps ridding them of weeds will yield the max food. Edited August 6, 2018 by ToyOwlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingofCrows Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 So will all dinos eat one of the three crop types, or will there also be a way to get meats to feed to carnivores? (Artwork is all looking very lovely!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyOwlet Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 @KingofCrows I haven't completely worked out the mechanics yet on feeding/taming/raising babies, but yes the idea so far is that there will be many types of plants and meats that certain species favor. For example, an Ankylo might favor a flower that grows only in the beach/coastal biome. And a Rex baby favors Ankylo meat or perhaps favors just the eggs, which will be very hard to obtain. Every species will have its own plant/meat type it likes and no two dino species will like the same food. I may even make special "baby food" recipes (kinda like ARK kibble) but undecided yet. Speaking of flowers, I have plans to make a majority of the herbivores favor them. The Cretaceous period, which is what the game setting is based in, was when flowering plants first started evolving. That's what I'll be working on next, so if anyone has suggestions for flowers and their mother plants (that were present in the Cretaceous) feel free to shoot them my way! I thought research on Cretaceous dino species would consume a lot of my time but whenever I research Cretaceous plant life I find myself with 30 or so tabs open, yikes! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravefoot Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 All those game plans sound amazing ? I like the idea that you could be raising herbivores to feed the carnivores you’re also keeping ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyOwlet Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 @Bravefoot Hehe yup! I realize my art style kind of has a cheery vibe to it, but my intentions are to make a more mature game despite that. Hence the corpses and baby dino killing. ? I'm sure my art will improve and adapt to my vision as I work on the game too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyOwlet Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 >inputs new code What have I done? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliet Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Thats extremely cute. This looks fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyOwlet Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Haha thanks @juliet! I've since fixed the issue of those little guys (Aquilops) mauling the player. ? Working on a farming system and break/place objects mechanic next. Also none spawned in this video (I set the chances to like 1/1,000 or something), but the dinos shown here now have a mechanic that spawns them with random alternate skins. Right now I have green, melanistic, and albino mutations. This will be expanded upon more when a breeding system is implemented. Just a little flavor at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravefoot Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 That is hilarious! I wish food would fall on me like that everytime I enter a room ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyOwlet Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 Turns out I need to think of a new name for the game! I had researched the name before, but was doing research again and it seems there's about 2-3 other games and even an encyclopedia using the name. Not too much of a biggie though, as luckily I didn't have a logo made yet or really pushed the name out much! I'm not going to trouble myself on a name right now. Perhaps in the future, as the community grows, I'll do a name suggestion contest or something like that. ? Speaking of community, I've made some social media links! If these links aren't allowed here a mod can please just delete or edit this post. Anyways feel free to join or follow. I try to post updates to these sites often. Discord (very new, only me there atm lol) - https://discord.gg/JM6h4Qm Twitter - https://twitter.com/ToyOwlet Blog - http://blog.toyowlet.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyOwlet Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) Beginnings of planting system and added some footsie step sounds. ? Pictured are the fern, date, and musa crop types. Edited August 9, 2018 by ToyOwlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravefoot Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Those plants look amazing >.> I love gardening, so I can’t wait to get every type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltgreywing Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I am wondering what this site will look like once it is complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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