07-15-2015, 06:24 PM
Robbie. I was thinking about how bring her back to the GOLD project and how she would do her thing in EPSITEC style. As all of you know, in original Colobot game the developers cut her from the final product and left some already developed stuff alone in game's source code and files. Some ideas about her character, animations technique and even probably the voice was used later in another EPSITEC's game - BuzzingCars.
I reccomend firstly to familiarize with a little thing that her character's name probably links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby_the_Robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ptHtb7RPRw
So if there is such popculturar 50's sci-fi icon like "Robby the Robot", wouldn't we just introduce our own mascot in Colobot: Gold Edition as a "Robbie the Assistant"? Most of required stuff has been already developed and exist in the game, so we don't need to do so much, especially when we're still in alpha stage.
This is what we can do now to give her stable life in the game:
1. Give her official object category
I propose RobbieAssistant.
2. Rename her official tooltip object name
Now there's original "Robbie" but I think better will be to know, what exactly her role in this game is. "Robbie the Assistant" should be enough clearer, as she already links to SatCom when the player/user click on her.
3. Add her in all Exercises levels
I think this code should working and looking fine everywhere. At the beginnig of the level she will be animated to the camera due to the "Instructions from SatCom" message.
And... for now that's it. That's all, there's nothing more to do with her for now. The game is still in alpha stage, so some things about her will change in future development of the Colobot: Gold Edition and she will be naturally evolving like rest of the game.
Future development of the Robbie the Assistant
4. Model changes
Well, there's some changes that needs to be done. Especially with texture from the Radar Station that contains characteristic arrow.
5. More animations
When the models/animations refactoring will be done, there will be probably a lot of space for creativity. So we can try to develop some more funny animations for her.
6. Voice
She is probably "more alive" than even the astronaut in this game, especially because of her facial expressions. But something is missing. That's of course her voice. In the future we will add her some one-liners that depends of the messages or some situations in the Exercises. We can possibly use some open-source voice synthesizers or even record somehow all quotes when we will be able to do that kind of things.
So what do you think about adding her oficially into the game? What's your ideas?
I reccomend firstly to familiarize with a little thing that her character's name probably links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby_the_Robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ptHtb7RPRw
So if there is such popculturar 50's sci-fi icon like "Robby the Robot", wouldn't we just introduce our own mascot in Colobot: Gold Edition as a "Robbie the Assistant"? Most of required stuff has been already developed and exist in the game, so we don't need to do so much, especially when we're still in alpha stage.
This is what we can do now to give her stable life in the game:
1. Give her official object category
I propose RobbieAssistant.
2. Rename her official tooltip object name
Now there's original "Robbie" but I think better will be to know, what exactly her role in this game is. "Robbie the Assistant" should be enough clearer, as she already links to SatCom when the player/user click on her.
Quote:EN: Robbie the Assistant
PL: Asystentka Robbie
FR, DE, RU needs someone more
3. Add her in all Exercises levels
Code:
CreateObject pos=0.0;0.0 dir=0.0 type=RobbieAssistantI think this code should working and looking fine everywhere. At the beginnig of the level she will be animated to the camera due to the "Instructions from SatCom" message.
And... for now that's it. That's all, there's nothing more to do with her for now. The game is still in alpha stage, so some things about her will change in future development of the Colobot: Gold Edition and she will be naturally evolving like rest of the game.
Future development of the Robbie the Assistant
4. Model changes
Well, there's some changes that needs to be done. Especially with texture from the Radar Station that contains characteristic arrow.
5. More animations
When the models/animations refactoring will be done, there will be probably a lot of space for creativity. So we can try to develop some more funny animations for her.
6. Voice
She is probably "more alive" than even the astronaut in this game, especially because of her facial expressions. But something is missing. That's of course her voice. In the future we will add her some one-liners that depends of the messages or some situations in the Exercises. We can possibly use some open-source voice synthesizers or even record somehow all quotes when we will be able to do that kind of things.
So what do you think about adding her oficially into the game? What's your ideas?