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[Mr.moo]

for the sexy hiker stage we could make glitch6y areas....

[William Broom]

Not a bad idea... as long as the glitches are consistent so people can learn how to avoid and/or exploit them. It could be something like in SHIT GAME where you could slide up through platforms.

Another idea: How about Sandbox of God? I don't know how popular it is but it's one of my favourite indie games. It could be a wide, flat stage resembling the planet from the game, and every so often you would have to avoid things like comets, plagues of flies, and nuclear strikes.

[Gainsworthy]

Rom Check Fail. We need a Rom Check Fail stage. In fact, this entire game needs more TIGER Compo Loving.

Oooh, and something from The Cleaner. Some wonderful, eerie stages there. Hmm, speaking of the Cleaner...

[William Broom]

I was kind of avoiding compo material a lot because it would bring the whole game closer to 'Tigsource Brawl' rather than 'Indie Brawl'. But some stages would be nice. Dyson could make a good one, though perhaps too similar to Aether. Gunlimb could make a good character, actually - he'd have the same movement style as Sexy Hiker but with projectiles instead of melee attacks. And his melee moves could be like, biting and stuff.

[Clemens]

I was kind of avoiding compo material a lot because it would bring the whole game closer to 'Tigsource Brawl' rather than 'Indie Brawl'. But some stages would be nice. Dyson could make a good one, though perhaps too similar to Aether. Gunlimb could make a good character, actually - he'd have the same movement style as Sexy Hiker but with projectiles instead of melee attacks. And his melee moves could be like, biting and stuff.

Haha, that would be totally insane! :D
Also I have to second that opinion to make it more and Indie Brawl, not a TIGSource Brawl. I think it would be could if there weren't too many 'Insider jokes' type of stages, but something also people outside of TIGSource can appreciate.

Also most important thing is to get the first couple of characters done and working as well as their corresponding stages. All else is really just brain jerking...

[Soulliard]

Rom Check Fail. We need a Rom Check Fail stage. In fact, this entire game needs more TIGER Compo Loving.

I want to avoid including Indie Games that are entirely based off of commercial games. Indie Brawl is supposed to be the indie equivalent of SSB, and including Mario doesn't mesh well with that concept.

After a quick look at TigDB, I think there are a few characters from compo games that could work: Gunlimb, the Bazooka Viking, the Space Barnacle, and the Fantastic Blood Boy. Space Barnacle, Cottage of Doom, Rescue the Beagles and Everyone Loves Active could make good stages.

[narasu]

Okay wait.


The number of stages is going a little tid bit out of hand if we keep going like this.  :D

[neon]

i would say cactus' precision, which would be a continuously scrolling stage - if you get left behind, you die.  ok, i'm done giving suggestions.  i'll see about doing a mockup.

[Clemens]

i would say cactus' precision, which would be a continuously scrolling stage - if you get left behind, you die.  ok, i'm done giving suggestions.  i'll see about doing a mockup.

Hah! This would be actually really cool! I would be great to see every stage haveing it's unique mechanisms that that resemble the original gameplay concepts.

Also I have to agree with Medieval - the probability of ever finishing a community project (or any project for that matter) decreases proportional to the amount of features added. Allthough I love the ideas circulating and can imagine them to be fitting really well, I'd be quite happy to see three choosable characters and their corresponding stages actually finished. Of course we can keep on adding stuff after that, but highest priority should be reaching this 'milestone'...

[neon]

he's right.  not to beat a dead horse but our very first priority is getting a build up that has all the core features.  after that we can continuously improve on it for a time.

[Renton]

Okay wait.


The number of stages is going a little tid bit out of hand if we keep going like this.  :D

I say let it. Make as many stages as you like, then take the core number of those stages, put the rest in a point store or something and have the players buy them with points they earned through playing. Would add some good replay value to the game.

[Clemens]

Okay wait.


The number of stages is going a little tid bit out of hand if we keep going like this.  :D

I say let it. Make as many stages as you like, then take the core number of those stages, put the rest in a point store or something and have the players buy them with points they earned through playing. Would add some good replay value to the game.

Well, it's not a matter of not wanting to have that many stages, it's more a matter of actually realizing them...

[Soulliard]

So far we're just throwing ideas around. We don't actually have to make all of them.

[Valter]

How about packing the game with just 5 or 6 stages, and including something like a level editor. That way everybody could more easily contribute to the stages. I think it would get all the stages being recommended done faster, and you could re release once a more suitable number of stages have been finished.

[Soulliard]

The stages are pretty small, so I don't think a level editor's necessary. Just an idea, graphics and music.