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Sep 28 2014 Anchor | ||
For a while I've had an idea for a Star Trek Horror Game, in the vein of Amnesia and the upcoming Alien game. You're stuck on a ship with Species 8472 AND the Borg. Not only are both species hunting you, but they're also hunting each other. The whole ship is open to you at any time and you have to figure out how to dispose of both intruders. I don't really have any knowledge in modding or creating a game, but I do have the creativity. Who knows, maybe a team could be started and we could try something out. Feel free to share any ideas. |
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Sep 29 2014 Anchor | |
This is a good start and a promising setup for a game within the ST universe. I can think of a few questions that (when answered) would ground this setup a bit more: 1. Why are all three factions on the ship? Is there anything special about it? In terms of gameplay, I imagine this is a sneaky FPS, like the ones you mentioned. However, it will need detailed descriptions of each faction and what they can do and use, i.e. a design document of some kind. If you round it up and write the document, you might find it easier to get help with the project. I'm certain there are some people, who would love a decent Star Trek game and who also have the skills to help. --
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Sep 29 2014 Anchor | ||
I like the idea but can't think of an actual reason the player would win in a grudge match against those two. 8472 easily wipes out drones and just injuring a human causes them to mutate. 8472 can easily track all species with it's mental abilities and the drone would have no problem assimilating the ship/non-8472 species. What might make it more believable is if it's on a holo-station like 8472 had when preparing to invade the Federation and the Borg find it while some Humans from Voyager are investigating it. Heck, it could be a great mod for Elite force, all the art you need is there and all IP issues are covered. -- Go play some Quake 2: q2server.fuzzylogicinc.com |
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Sep 29 2014 Anchor | ||
1. It could be one of the 8472 training facilities, a Borg Cube or a Starship. I was thinking along the lines of a Sneaky FPS with a few hints of tactical shooters like the original Rainbow 6. A game where the player(s) and allies are easy to kill and the enemies are an extreme challenge; even a single enemy. Multiplayer could be interesting, but singleplayer would be the best.
The Starfleet personal have ingenuity (using environment to their advantage) while Borg have technological prowess and the ability to boost their numbers and Species 8472 has the power to blend in as a borg or Starfleet, as well as telepathy and enhanced strength and stamina. A member of Species 8472 disguised as a Borg wouldn't fool the collective, as they're not a part of it, but it would fool a starfleet officer. I don't think Elite Force would be a good place to start, not because it is dated, but the Quake 3 engine just can't offer the level of immersion I want. I was thinking either a mod of an Unreal game or a Crytek game, or just a completely new game in general. Obviously the game would have to be free and all credit would have to be given to whoever holds the rights to star trek. I still have a bit of work to do with coming up with some stuff, but it's a start! |
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Sep 29 2014 Anchor | ||
Modern Warfare 2 wasn't immersive enough for ya? Either way, the concept sounds interesting and I'm interested to see how this new Alien game pans out. One like that hasn't been done since Alien was released on the C64 way back when. I'm still not seeing how a human (or any Federation species) could win in this situation against either of those two races without some "major" plot holes. A single 8472 might be feasible (although the injured one wasn't to easily handled in Voyager), it's just both the Borg and 8472 at the same time. Maybe instead of the Borg it's the Hirogen(sp?) and 8472/holograms. The player could feasibly be safe from them but would have one hunting them at all times & the other pretending to be friendlies when not. -- Go play some Quake 2: q2server.fuzzylogicinc.com |
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Sep 30 2014 Anchor | ||
It could possibly be just one member of Species 8472, two max. While theres 3-10 borg starting. Of course you would have a phaser, but I was thinking your main tool would be the tricorder. It could help you set up traps, set up a short range dampening field and help you activate computer terminals while not directly at them. of course it would also help you scan for borg signatures and Species 8472. The Borg wouldn't attack you unless you do something in their territory or attack them directly. Of course there would need to be objectives placed in Borg territory. |
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