CindiPhone's Metroid Prime theme construction thread

Discussion in 'Theme Development' started by Cindicare Mint, Sep 21, 2012.

  1. Cindicare Mint

    Cindicare Mint The godsdamn CindiPhone!

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    First things first, I'm back. Boo, hiss, etc.. I still disagree with blah blah blah, and blah blah blah no one cares. Moving on, I'm making a new Metroid Prime theme. I'm not quite sure what to put in it, so I've jotted down some ideas. Comments are mandatory.

    Bold roles are currently coded.

    GFMC:
    - Samus: Scan (inspect and stalk), Day Kill (reveals self).
    - GF Marine: Protect (All GF Marines protect the same target), knows other GF Marines.
    - PED Marine: Kill (All PED Marines kill the same target, can only be used every two turns), knows other PED Marines.
    - Hunters?

    Space Pirates:
    - Ridley: kill, evade, day kill
    - Space Pirates: suicide, bomb
    - Elite Pirates: kill, distract

    Metroid:
    - Metroid: Drain (all Metroids drain the same target, distract and poison, kills on the second turn; can only be used every two turns), knows other Metroids.
    - Phazon Metroid?: distract+poison, self-protect
    - Fission Metroid?: distract+poison, evade?, conversion on death
    - Hunter Metroid?: distract+poison, evade?, day kill?
    - Metroid Prime?: kill

    Ing:
    - Inglets: Spy (25%, only on potential conversion targets), Inspect (50%), Possess (convert, only works on GF Marines, PED Marines, Space Pirates, Elite Pirates and Metroids; one use only); do not know their own team.
    - Warriors?: kill
    - Hunters?: distract
    - Dark Trooper: Kill (all Dark Troopers kill the same target).
    - Dark Pirate: Kill (all Dark Pirates kill the same target).
    - Dark Metroid: Drain (same as Metroid).
    - Dark Samus?: poison, convert Hunters

    Hunters:
    - Weavel: kill, convert self, day kill?, inspect?
    - Kanden: distract
    - Trace: kill, evade
    - Noxus?: distract, kill Metroids
    - Spire?: inspect
    - Sylux?: kill, day kill
    - Rundas?: distract
    - Ghor?: inspect
    - Gandrayda?: spy
     
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  2. Elliot

    Elliot New Member

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    I don't know much about Metriod, but here are my opinions.

    1. Lots of roles, really confusing if you ask me.
    2. 5 people that can evade? I don't know if I like the idea or not. It could be fine.
    3. Personally I don't like the whole "converting" thing that took over new themes. I like old school mafia.

    That's just what I think.

    But seriously, how can Space Pirates lose?
     
  3. Cindicare Mint

    Cindicare Mint The godsdamn CindiPhone!

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    1) There will be... 12 roles in the currently planned version (not counting conversions), which doesn't feel like nearly enough. Roles with question marks are not included yet.
    2) I'll probably make most of the evades evade chances in the end as a result of this comment. Thank you ^_^
    3) It works really well with the Ing thematically.

    Well, for a start, there will only be one Elite Pirate and one Ridley. Also Space Pirates who kill kill themselves, so they can't just murder everything. Kills for repeated roles will be grouped for that role, as well (this means a random Space Pirate will be killed if they choose to kill someone, by the way).
     
  4. Shiny Rayquaza

    Shiny Rayquaza Your nightmare!

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    I like this idea, but I think the hunters seems a bit OP.

    NK, DK, Insp, Dist, self conveter, evader and spy. Perhaps removing some of them OR giving a few of them initialRecharge could work.
     
  5. Cindicare Mint

    Cindicare Mint The godsdamn CindiPhone!

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    Updated with some of the more concrete role data.
     
  6. Zzyzx Road

    Zzyzx Road Member

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    I suggest you to post this on this forum. You'd get more feedback than you did.

    It's not like Cindi checks the forums nowadays :(
     
  7. Fegelein

    Fegelein The Mechanic

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    Would a mod be able to move this to Theme Critique and Improvement?
     
  8. SteelEdges

    SteelEdges The Poll Dancer

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    Hey, I moved this to Theme Critique and Improvement.
     
  9. Xinc

    Xinc Time for Oras?

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    In my opinion, Ridley should not be able to evade.

    ... and possibly convert to Meta Ridley, if you nerf him enough.