Suggestion number 1:A decent intro to the game.This is really something that is essential for game presentation.A showing of Nabi's logo in a classy manner + maybe a cinematic showing of toribash whoop ass!
Suggestion number 2:Free play will always be free play.
But I guess maybe subdivide Multiplayer into Duels, tournies, official rooms, and normal ones.What would actually be more decent, is having multiplayer open up the server list, and having a series of options to check or uncheck that will smoothen your room searching!
So basically, you can choose between:
-unofficial rooms, tournies, duels, official rooms(would be nice to automatically filter out the rooms you can't join there)
-password: yes/no
-minimum belt/maximum belt
-pause function yes/no
Suggestion number 3: Duel rooms!Let's enhance the dueling experience for once.And I want interface!Fuck commands.
But when setting up a dueling server or servers at all, I'd like to have a better experience.
When you press the create a room button, you will have some options.
The first will be what kind of server you'd like to create.I guess we have three types of rooms.I'd like to suggest another one soon too.
So anyway, you choose the dueling server option.You will then be projected elegantly with a set of options.I have a few in mind other than the usual ones for normal rooms:
-pause function:yes/no
-duel tc(the default duel amount when the server starts)
-allowing item duels: yes/no
What would be neat as well in a dueling server is that you can offer items to duel for..for some tc or just other items.For this to happen though, both players have to agree on what to duel on.Once again, I emphasize and hope their would actually be an interface that is shown where you could pick out stuff from your deactivate inventory(and you could see what the other guy's picking simultaneously).To activate such a mode, I guess we can have a button that will switch duel mode from the normal one to the other one I just described.Let's call it "awdomwo"(will think about it later).
An introduction before the actual fight.Such as, "William is dueling snake for 1000toricredits" or anything else.Much more stuff will come here later.
Suggestion number 4: Full replay functionality!
The options that are available are:Sort replays by mod.For example, "nicecomeback-wushu.tbm".Or just have them auto organized in separate folders.
The ability to create folders(inclient!fuck having to go the game folder to create folders and arrange replays), add replays into folders, and delete them too.All would hopefully make the replay experience much more fun.
Now for actually watching the replay!
A smooth slow motion effect would be sweet.A fast forward function would be awesome as well.An interface for jumping to a certain frame.More cameras, ability to add backgrounds(non interacting objects for the looks).The ability to attach music with a certain replay(though that might be pushing it a bit :P).
What I'd like to have as well is a replay center.So, you get to the replay center, and what do you see.An innovative interface showing you "who uploaded replays recently"(of your friends of course).When you click on the replay, you get to see it directly.And, my suggestion here would be to sort those replays by each player's name(by folders).
Now, what I would like as well in this replay center is auto sync(if you've seen dropbox work, it directly syncs if someone added a file to the folder, that is kind of how I want the replay center to work).
I also want a whole level of presentation added to the replays.And, people need to work on it as well.After you make the replay, you can attach music.You can as well create the smooth camera work(which is kind of possible right now).I also want a user-friendly background creator!You would mainly have a set of pre-made objects that you could choose, you may change color etc..
That would make watching, and checking out replays so much better imo.
Suggestion number 5: A new room type!
Room type number 1:This room type works just like official server, but it is user created!So, a user will have the option of creating a room that awards x amount of tc for the winner.You will have options such as "cap amount of tc given", and "amount of tc per win".Autoop for the creator imo is a necessity always.(it can be checked or unchecked I guess).
Suggestion number 6: Room statistics!
Once again, I saw fuck commands.You press a button which is located conveniently somewhere, and you get a bunch of interesting statistics for the room, maybe some pie charts and graphs?Statistics such as "Top 10 players in this room"(according to wins) "Top 5mods" "Fastest win"(with corresponding mod) "Fastest Dq", "Most Decaps", "the person with most fracced joints"...you get the flow of this...Plenty of MORE INTERESTING STUFF.
Suggestion number 7: A sleek ingame reporting system!You assign a button as the report button.Then, when you want to report someone, you click on that button, and you select the part of the chat which you want to report.What the Gm or any admin will receive is a report with the chat you selected, and the whole chat of that room(I guess that is taken from the server or something).Also, since we're making all duels automated, and we have something called safetrade. Stop dealing with duel scams, and just regular scams overall.
Suggestion number 8: Maybe as well a "create a tourney function..making it easier for anyone to create a tourney!Well you only have to moderate the channel for flaming etc...
So first, you assign the prize for first place,second place etc...You assign the number of people you want in the tourney..and what should be written on the global or maybe a sort feature so that people can only check the tourney servers!That would be immense as well.Maybe the auto global can be free which would encourage people to make more tournies. Minimum belt feature and a maximum one for sure.Just make it user-friendly since that's the whole point of it..instead of using a bunch of commands..and the advantage is that it's preset.
So, now we have the ability to create tournies. How about keeping a record of those tournies so that anyone can watch them at any given time!So, basically, you press on the Tournies replay.You are projected with the tourney bracket.You have the option to play the tourney, or just watch the finals etc...It kinda works similar to replay center.You get to see the tournies..your friends took part in.And, you also get to see all tournies overall.A seperate ranking for tournies would be sweet as well."Tournies won" blablabla
Suggestion number 9:The ability to upload sets ingame, and meddle with your forces/relaxes etc..Something neat can be done I guess.
Suggestion number 10:Adding a sort of timeline for single player.You know...so you can navigate easily through the frames(kinda like what frozen synapse has).
Suggestion number 11: 3D object texturing would be great of course.
8o4jn presentation ideas:
1. Game window and auxiliary windows
Idea is that the main game window is now cleaned from all those info texts and you have that in separated windows that can be attached to main game window or detached, just like in WinAmp.
These auxiliary windows are interactive and consist of: Server Chat window and Player List Window
Server chat enables you to chat across all serves, to people in any room, you can add favorites in the upper part of the screen, you open new chat tabs just by double-clicking on the server/room name, or you start whisper chat just by double-clicking on the players name.
Main Game screen still has an old chat, for those quick messages, but server chat system is the main thing for socialization used while you wait in the line for your match or just as some form of game IRC.
2. Pop-up banners in the main game screen
If you look at the right lower corner of the main screen you will see a pop-up banner with notice about the GM tourney that will start soon. These are, basically, globals, but now they serve as quick link to hosted tourneys.
There is also a VS pop-up banner that spawn in same place as that one, but it only shows during the replay after the finished match, showing icon of the next player in line VS the winner of the last game. It shows default tori and uke images unless you buy the icon texture in the shop, its 100x100 pix, png or gif image, and it's basically new potential item. But, about that, later...
Anyway, pop-up banners/globals minimize themselves after 30 sec, or you can minimize them or close if you wish by yourself.
3. Player List and further player info
Player list is now detached from main game window (or it can be attached, as you wish) and it shows some info about the room itself and players inside it. You have standard controls on the right mouse click like: mute, give admin, kick, etc.. But, now, it has some more option like: private chat, info (shown in the window under it), invite (for sending players clan invite directly from the game, reward (for giving that person an item or TC directly in-game. Some of these controls are available only for admins, mods and clan leaders...
Also, if you are room admin, to push someone up or down you just drag and drop his name up, or down, easy.
So, that would be a general idea. Also, little tori icons now graphically show which belt you have, there is info about your daily earnings, wins, etc...
The Server Chat window is also a room pick window that we have when we click on multiplayer, so you can chat and choose room's to play TB with it.
electricblue's presentation suggestion:
I believe that the game is a bit too simple. I think it needs different 3D environments and worlds to make viewing a match or playing a match more interesting and interactive. As of right now, the game looks very bland and I think that's what turns people away. Shaders are nice, but not very advanced looking. They need more detail. 3D worlds instead of shaders would look better.