Week 4, E.R.A, Daniel Svensson
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This week has been intriguing to say the least, we are deep into the production and almost half the time has passed and what have we to show for ourselves, what have we accomplished? The short answer is: We have nothing This might sound confusing so let me elaborate on why that is, we have spent a lot of time just getting the basics of the game functional. We have the champions map, basic AI (and soon commander abilities) but the complexity of the game is extreme. It is probably one of the hardest games you could make (RTS, MOBA with network) in only nine weeks! What I noticed we had to do this week, was cut down the size of the project it was simply to large to complete in time, there are many features I want in the game, but it is important to know when you have to kill your darlings, and better yet what to kill. It has been hard for me to determine what to cut in the game until we had an actual pre-alpha finished but once I had it. It was quick for me to slice and dice. The game has been throughout several iteration already but the one I have devised today is probably with a few minor iterations the final version we will try to present at GGC. What I did after that was write a new schedule and basically put all the features left up on the board. Then I took the leads and told them to fit it into the schedule. This gives us a visual representation on what is left to do and when it needs to be done. As humans we require that visual confirmation, it is a strong driving force to complete our work, if it is to arbitrary we will not work with our highest efficiency and drive. There are so many presentations worth watching, and I am drawing inspiration from TED to shape my own presentation. I will need practice, a lot of practice but it will be worth it if I make half as good a presentation as those I have seen on TED. Until next time /Daniel Svensson |
