Anyone want to help make a pirate ship game?

[Shedletsky]

I still don’t see the Shootyman name change option reflected in this most recent poll. Give the people a voice!

[Maelstronomer]

Crazy Captains
Crazy Cruisers

[Ninja_Deer (Kertopher)]

@Maelstronomer

Crazy Cruisers

I like that one, but Shooty Ships sound better. Maybe.

[ProfBeetle]

Shooty McShootShipFace

It is an awesome name. I like how you’ve captured the aesthetic too. I’d love to help but have absolutely no time.

Dead Man’s Chest (Special Delivery from TF2)
The Kraken (all against boss mob)
Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Grog! (collect random prizes that appear on the map in deathmatch, sinking a ship frees all it’s grog)

[sleitnick]

Here’s another video update demo with a battle in online mode

https://twitter.com/RBX_Crazyman32/status/730870521613684736

[buildthomas]

You should add that your ship has a stock of X explosive barrels that you can drop in the water and then when someone shoots/moves into it they explode with a large radius. (Maybe make them invisible to enemies even? :O)

Or have some kind of mortar attack that you can activate every once in a while for longer range attacks or for hitting stuff that isn’t on your sides.

[ProfBeetle]

Looking good!

I’m thinking the flags should stay pointed in one direction indicating the wind direction, though I don’t necessarily think you should implement wind effects since tacking against the wind can get old fast in an action game. Though it does add strategic elements. Maybe it could be another mode

Blow Me Down (deathmatch with a strong and changing wind)

The Long Nines (one ship in a deathmatch starts with more powerful guns, sink it and run over its burning hulk to gain The Long Nines for yourself)

EDIT: The Long Nines make you slower though, they’re heavy.

[sleitnick]

Here’s a video update of my progress so far:

Shooty Ships: Early Demo

[tyridge77]

This is obviously very new and I’m not sure what you have planned, but it seems like the game would be very bland without some neat game modes to go along with it.
Team based gamemodes would be pretty awesome. The combat seems pretty good so far but like I said if we’re just cruising around the map shooting people it doesn’t seem to appealing in my opinion.
One example of a team based gamemode that could work with your system is a mode in which there’s a royal fleet protecting a single ship in the center, and your fleet has to travel from PointA to PointB without losing that primary ship from outside attackers.