What content should be included in next major update?

“Vote” by commenting on this Steam Announcement page. Select both a Character and Content Option from below! Feel free to comment further on your decision or leave other feedback. The final options chosen will be determined by a mix of the total votes and the content of any discussions created in the comments. Recommending ideas outside the scope of these options should be done in the Suggessions Forum, and may be used in future Community Vote events. The un-used options from each vote might be presented again in a future Community Vote, but no promises. Final decision will be made on June 1st. -------------------------------------------------------------

Character Option A:

Mom & Daughters Class A Vehicle Guts and Glory is lacking a strong, female lead. This option would fix that. Sure, she might be irresponsible, but damn is she determined to win at all costs! This mother of two was once on her way to being an Olympic Gold Medalist. She had everything going for her until the day she fell in love with a pole vaulter. One night of fun turned into a big surprise when she found out she was pregnant—with twins! The second her lover found out, he jumped the fence and disappeared… just like her Olympic dreams. With the announcement of The Guts and Glory Games, this tiger mom saw her opportunity to rise to greatness once again! But it’s up to you to decide if she will be entered in the competition…. This character rides a Dutch Cargo Bike. Popular in the Netherlands, these interesting vehicles have a box-like compartment on the front, typically used by children / cargo (and sometimes even adults). Obviously, these characters also need good names. Suggestions?

Character Option B:

Jack & Jill Class A Vehicle Jack and Jill are just two fun-loving kids! Brother and sister, actually. Unlike most siblings, they get along well together (most of the time) and love to go on adventures any chance they get. As long as they’re back home in time for dinner, their parents pretty much let them do anything they want. While getting slushies at their local convenience store, they saw a poster for The Guts and Glory Games and signed up the same day (there’s no age limits, after all). Now they could go on “the ultimate adventure” and win a ton of money! Great idea, right? Jack rides a child’s version of the popular Golden Goose brand of bicycles, and generally tows his sister around in a small wagon, connected by rope. They’ve gotten pretty good at doing jumps and stuff, so they're totally ready for this. -------------------------------------------------------------

Content Option A:

Fire / Lava Things like flamethrower turrets, “ground is lava” (but really), and oil. There are limits to what I can do here, given how the game is constructed. For example, I wouldn’t make trees burn down, or cause a whole forest fire, or other advanced propagation systems. However, I could do simpler systems, like one character catching another on fire, oil slicks catching fire, etc. If a character is covered in too much fire, they will lose health over time until they die. There is no water in the game yet, but I might be able to add fire extinguishers if there is time left.

Content Option B:

AI Traffic Simple AI vehicles that travel on a set path / from waypoint-to-waypoint. This could be used to create traffic patterns the player must drive with/against/across. For example, you could make a ClusterTruck or Frogger type level, or even a make-shift “race.” These could also be used to help bring more life to a level. I already have part of this built in very early prototyping stages, but would need to do a lot more work in order to make it ready for use in the Level Editor. CAST YOUR VOTE BY COMMENTING BELOW! -------------------------------------------------------------

Why the change?

Today marks a special occasion: it’s the first ever “Community Vote” for Guts and Glory. This means you get to help decide what content will be developed next! It’s kind of like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” for game development. Over the next few updates, all Official Track development is being put on hold so I can focus on cranking out more frequently requested content, finishing Kickstarter Rewards, and nurturing the G&G Community. This means you’ll get more Characters, more Hazards, and more Community Content faster than ever before!

If you’re a YouTuber, you’ll also want to take note of this.

The focus for the next couple months will be on Community Tracks, and new Community Content, including new Characters, Hazards, and more! With my old development plan, it was taking far too long to bring you new content—especially highly requested features, like new Characters or finishing Kickstarter rewards. With this new plan, I can bring players more of what they want sooner, and then re-work and finish the Official Tracks as the game gets closer to completion. New Official Tracks, plus the Halls of Glory, will get their “big reveal” during the Full Release of the game. This first Community Vote is an experiment. If lots of people participate, then I’ll continue with the process. Otherwise, I’ll revert to the traditional development system for the remainder of the project and update the Early Access description page accordingly. Spread the word! ------------------------------------------------------------- Guts and Glory also has a Discord server, if you're into that sort of thing. Here's a special little invite, just for you ːsteamhappyː
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[ 2017-05-23 19:13:03 CET ] [ Original post ]