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Maze of Gravitite - looking for collaborations

A topic by Azumiij created 20 hours ago Views: 49 Replies: 2

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Hi guys,

I am a newby developer looking for advice, collaborations, and/or a casual mentor. Nothing big — just someone to point me in the right direction for now.

The idea - the Maze of Gravitite.

About the Game: Ultimately I am aiming to create an open world for exploration, where up and down is not permanent, but depends on where you stand. The core concept of this world is that gravity changes with the slope of the terrain. While exploring this land, the 'up and down' will change depending on where your stand. Gravity is pulling you always to the suface under your feet.

Development Challenge: The developement will require a interesting implementation of the 3-dimensional world, with gravity shifting, centered around the player.

As I am much more a creative person, and lacking in the skills of a developer and programmer I would love to invite interested people to explore the possibilities of this idea together, or to provide your expertise or advice. I would be happy to be able to build a small scale version, like a naked world with just the bent surface and a simple movement system following the rules of my world.

Main Questions:

Do you think this idea can even work?
Which game engine would you recommend to get started with this project?
Also, just plain advice - If you remember how you started: what’s the most important skill a hobby developer should pick up?

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TheMetalCarrotDev20 hours ago (4 edits)

Hi,

Sounds interesting. While I might not be able to contribute directly to development, I thought I’d share my thoughts at least:

First question: I think the idea could work. The overall implementation will likely depend on other variables (?). For example, someone approaching the game with a story focus will tend to end up with something different than someone approaching it as a physics game (apologies if this subject was already covered in the post).

Second question: Unity comes to mind, though there may be other good options too, like Unreal.

Third question: Starting small to learn the basics can be useful. Without that foundation… even large projects can sometimes struggle.

Edit: I kept my answer a little brief for the subject, but am willing to expand on the individual points if needed.

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Azumiij18 hours ago

Hey MetalCarrot,

thanks for your reply.

Yes I guess, setting a clear goal for what I wnat this game to be made for is important. (It doesn't have to focus too much on the mechanics, being super acurate with physics. For me it would be great, if the overall concept works as a basic foundation for the game.)

Also thanks a lot for recommending a game engine, I will check these out.^^

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