Question Hello everyone

[sunasiesta]

I'd like to ask, what is the devs perspective on developing a game using VAM?

 

[DJ]

If you're talking about a user creating a scene or series of scenes that operate as a game, you are perfectly welcome to do so. I know Meshed (the main developer) loves it when people use his program in interesting ways he didn't foresee.

If your talking about Vam's development shifting away from an "open sandbox" model towards a more rigidly defined game that users progress through... that's not in the plans.

 

[sunasiesta]

Yes my interest was to create a full history and set of scenarios within VAM.

 

[sunasiesta]

The open sandbox is what would allow to create such game, I suppose it would go along what you said, a series of scenes. I want to create a game as I've had a brilliant idea, but to write it all and make it from scratch, not only will take a very long time with a very steep learning curve (was intending to use unity) I didn't even have VR in mind.. But I have tried VAM and it can achieve very good results in VR. That was part of the idea, to make it as real as possible. The game would consist mainly of an intro to the history in animation, develop two different histories so would have to create all scenes twice,i think it's a really good idea =)

 

[DJ]

You might want to check out the free VamStory plugin. It will probably make the job much easier.

 

[sunasiesta]

Thanks! It probably will, have to get a good look at it all, although I can say straight away that my idea is make this the most interactive experience possible.. So in terms of dialogue, choices will be very little compared to renpy choice based games.
The dialogue will only serve to enhance the experience, choices would have to be interactive. A certain movement for example, which is also most likely easily applied through the plugin. So in the introduction for the history a couple of dialogue choices would be made, after that it would mainly be through interactions. I know I'm getting way over my head with this, but even if I spend a lifetime on it I will do it.

 

[sunasiesta]

Another question I have is, knowing that there are a lot of resources on this over all the forum and I should probably search instead of asking but I'm kind of new here and thus going more for the interaction with all you folks..

How hard is it to develop stuff like this within VAM? The creator version.
Is there anything close to a map on developing within VAM?

 

[DJ]

Check out the tutorials and guides linked at the bottom of this page.

 

[TreyWilly]

There has been quite a bit of discussion on this forum regarding game-type ideas. Keep in mind that whatever you create, will mostly only be seen and played by the people who use the hub and this forum. I don't think you would be allowed to market it any other way legally. The real question is would this game be of interest to others (unless you are primarily creating this for yourself). You might want to create a small example scene and release it to gauge the reaction. I think most people use this program mostly as a sex-simulator, but there are definitely others who have shown interest in non-sex scenes, or erotic type games. Nobody to my knowledge has actually created anything like that yet. Personally, after using vam for some time, I would be interested in more VR experiences, with an adult theme. I had a few ideas, like a haunted house / escape room using the flashlight plugin, or maybe a house party-type of game using voice recognition to try to seduce a girl. I'm sure you don't want to spill the details of your idea, but can you tell us a little about it? Then we can tell you if its even possible or not.

 

[sunasiesta]

Basically it's like I said..

An intro mainly animated (which would be scene one) main menu, animation and after the choice of how the history in the game will develop. Being a Dominant or being a submissive.
Scene 2 and 3 would be the introductory play, rules, etc.. Sort of a tutorial. Each scene for one of the two choices I mentioned above.
Ending the tutorial then depending on how well it would go, with some triggers along the way, it would then choose what scene to come after. Basically a Dominatrix game. You can be the submissive, or you can be the Dominatrix ( in the menu you could choose both make and female characters so it wouldn't make any difference in the end)
I reckon it would have to be around 10 scenes? Thus me thinking creating a game for it will probably be easier as the sandbox environment would easily group all those scenes in one?

 

[sunasiesta]

This taking it to a complex level of client list, telephone work, outdoors, creating relationships with clients, etc..

 

[sunasiesta]

It's a lot of work I know.