Re: Too much Skyrim, not enough Glorantha

From: matthew.cole <matthew.cole_at_rSYZkKmNFJz-7HcRt-57HFEU7-v3Hzd9NfGZjOINvlnPRC3K9GwbKVKYAuHp3ON>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:31:37 +0000

One wouldn't have to do any graphics at the start and 100 people weren't all level designers. Also, game engine design is already done, so none of them would be needed. I expect 5-10 of us could manage something working occasionally on it over about the same time. The main thing would be to design the quests, side missions, get permission to use myths etc, use Gloranthan names for everything and re-shape the map. Colin has a contour map that could be used to generate the overview map. We'd definitely have to remove all the furries and make shadow cats available as sidekicks.

Then we could work changing the graphics bit-by-bit.

Perhaps this should become a separate thread in the Gloranthan Internet Gaming group?

On 28 December 2011 22:30, Todd Gardiner <todd.gardiner_at_blMDp-EicbsZh90jB29_79YzQuA7C2c_8qvDhzHFAriUomftYMjdduC3JWug0HBN3lPfno_352gy596W4e5uo0M.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

> Hypothetically one could use the upcoming Skyrim SDK and the fan-made
> policy for Glorantha to make and tell Glorantha stories with the engine for
> Skyrim. The game mechanics would be different, obviously, but then again
> they are different between Heroquest and Runequest, so not sure if that is
> a problem.
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> But it took two years for a team of 100 to make Skyrim, so doing a
> home-brew would be quite a large undertaking. (And would have to be passed
> by Jeff and Greg before releasing to the public).
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> On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 2:08 PM, chris jensen romer <
> chrisjensenromer_at_r583dz_ZxuQWVFkjn-_LN_uIYrIYhCkY4u9HAP4ugt-7eMwcAAVjFJsWsqodvUXxFPv3ekV_0ILZvXTpW1unDi4ZSMvr3g.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
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> > I never knew Ken Rolston was involved! :) Yes it has a very Orlanthi feel
> > in places. Still I'd much prefer an actual Gloranthan game, but my disc
> for
> > KoDP broke years ago (cat urinated on it :( ) and I don't have an IPhone.
> > Hope one day someone buys the license to develop a console game like
> Skyrim
> > set in Glorantha. Have any companies ever approached Greg?
> >
> >
> > CJ's uneventful life is now blogged: http://jerome23.wordpress.com/
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> > > To: WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com
> > > From: metcalph_at_jE8VzYc5SxDTWuy_v1ORFJ-CMOhgBKIS3ANf3W46GeHrb5EU2Ci274KG-WSq1DG0woEkHJmYFJriy3luaUmwir09MQ.yahoo.invalid
> > > Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:29:33 +1300
> > > Subject: Re: Too much Skyrim, not enough Glorantha
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> > > On 12/29/2011 6:36 AM, Todd Gardiner wrote:
> > > > Anyone else notice this?
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> > > Skyrim's similarity with Sartar isn't too surprisingly since that Ken
> > > Rolston used to work on Glorantha material and he was the lead for
> > > Morrowind and Oblivion (Skyrim's predecessors).
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> > > --Peter Metcalfe
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