EDIT - REPOSITORY: https://codeberg.org/MarshReaper/MegaLibreClash
Hello!
I am writing to ask for ideas from anyone of who you want to add and how they would be implemented.
There is a hobby I have of practicing my programming skills by creating open source versions of games I like to play.
For a while now, I have been really feeling the need for a GPL Super Smash Bros clone.
It would be so fun to have GNU and his family of characters (popular open source project mascots) to play as similar to how they have it in Tux Kart.
But, I am not very good with balancing and coming up with unique move sets. Could you help me out with fun ideas of what kind of fighting moves Tux and his friends might have.
If you have any special characters of your own design, then I can help after I add modding support.
The move set and control scheme will be exactly from the game this takes inspiration from (or latest version of it). This might change though, depending on what others may want.
Godot will be the game engine of course.
License will be AGPL-3.0 only! Unless there is a reason for another one.
Repository will be on codeberg.org as always
Name of Game: ??? Drop suggestions in the replies, thank you.
I am not the best developer and only really do quick prototypes, but with this information I can have a better direction of where to go. I can confidently tell you, this will not be too much of a challenge so you do not have to worry. So long as I have time to crunch, it can be made.
This posting is just for whoever may come across it so they can put their ideas out there. Development will not start immediately. I have not been able to work on anything at all recently, but will start again soon within the next few months.
I look forward to the thoughts of everyone. I very much prefer to work in Godot. Please ask as many questions as you need, I know this may not be so readable.
Wanted to come back to this to tell you I’m willing to assist in creating it. I was actually planning to have that be my next project after Fallout and Elder Scrolls open source RTS projects but would be up for brainstorming and collaboration to get your project made too
For storyline if you want one it could be a couple original proprietary villains use some kind of magic to buy the FOSS Mascots to make them do their bidding turning them evil. Very meta story if that was done but did you have a story in mind already?
Also, for art/animation/fighting/story direction what games are you gravitating to for those inspirations?
For fighting moves it can be things related to what their software/hardware does. Krita will have drawing attack moves, Konqi can fistfight and summon their siblings to assist in battle, Tux uses ice in some way since they are a penguin and because of the Linux origin story. GNU pulls out an old computer then starts going ham with it. As examples and spitballing.
I am not good at balancing yet either but we can definitely look for a dev good at balancing fighting games or learn to do it. Do you have a codeberg repository already setup?
What someone else recommended also was to make it enough to give people a rough idea of what they would get and if anyone is interested then they will join in. Then build it out more and more people will come your way eventually
Would you be up for collaborating?
I’m totally open to working together on this! Life keeps taking off and I’m trying to manage, but I was able to get some stuff off the ground in Spring.
The repository is available here: https://codeberg.org/MarshReaper/MegaLibreClash
I hope I didn’t leave anything a mess. I can also host an LFS server for large objects, images and textures.
Awesome glad to be on board of the team. To be upfront I will need to upskill in certain ways to be fully helpful for a fighting game project just so you know and so I don’t hold us back at all
No worries I fully get that I’m trying to get some kind of Software Engineer work currently, getting ready for next semester of college, integrate with my city to get things done, and trying to just manage with how nuts everything is
Repository looks good though overtime if you can point me where to learn I can do the same to help foot the bill for LFS server if more than one is needed later on for development
Oh I just thought of the most meta move. Tux can bite as an attack or maybe as the ultimate
Yeah, any questions at all I hope to answer!
Any for the LFS server, it’ll only be a problem if the assets get large enough for an upgrade. Easy $10-20 a year on Racknerd.