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<h3><a href="../../../index.html">Table of Contents</a></h3>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#">On Planning a Game</a><ul>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#the-steps">The steps</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#planning">Planning</a><ul>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#administration">Administration</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#building">Building</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#systems">Systems</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#rooms">Rooms</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#objects-items">Objects / items</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#characters">Characters</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#">2. On Planning a Game</a><ul>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#the-steps">2.1. The steps</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#planning">2.2. Planning</a><ul>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#administration">2.2.1. Administration</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#building">2.2.2. Building</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#systems">2.2.3. Systems</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#rooms">2.2.4. Rooms</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#objects-items">2.2.5. Objects / items</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#characters">2.2.6. Characters</a></li>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#coding-and-tech-demo">Coding and Tech demo</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#world-building">World Building</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#alpha-release">Alpha Release</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#beta-release-perpetual-beta">Beta Release/Perpetual Beta</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#congratulate-yourself">Congratulate yourself!</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#planning-our-tutorial-game">Planning our tutorial game</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#coding-and-tech-demo">2.3. Coding and Tech demo</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#world-building">2.4. World Building</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#alpha-release">2.5. Alpha Release</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#beta-release-perpetual-beta">2.6. Beta Release/Perpetual Beta</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#congratulate-yourself">2.7. Congratulate yourself!</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#planning-our-tutorial-game">2.8. Planning our tutorial game</a></li>
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title="previous chapter">Where do I begin?</a></p>
title="previous chapter"><span class="section-number">1. </span>Where do I begin?</a></p>
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<p class="topless"><a href="Beginner-Tutorial-Planning-The-Tutorial-Game.html"
title="next chapter">Planning our tutorial game</a></p>
title="next chapter"><span class="section-number">3. </span>Planning our tutorial game</a></p>
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<h1>On Planning a Game<a class="headerlink" href="#on-planning-a-game" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h1>
<h1><span class="section-number">2. </span>On Planning a Game<a class="headerlink" href="#on-planning-a-game" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h1>
<p>Last lesson we asked ourselves some questions about our motivation. In this one we’ll present
some more technical questions to consider. In the next lesson we’ll answer them for the sake of
our tutorial game.</p>
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<li><p>Keep having <em>fun</em>. You must keep your motivation up, whichever way works for <em>you</em>.</p></li>
</ul>
<section id="the-steps">
<h2>The steps<a class="headerlink" href="#the-steps" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<h2><span class="section-number">2.1. </span>The steps<a class="headerlink" href="#the-steps" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>Here are the rough steps towards your goal.</p>
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<li><p>Planning</p></li>
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<h2>Planning<a class="headerlink" href="#planning" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<h2><span class="section-number">2.2. </span>Planning<a class="headerlink" href="#planning" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>You need to have at least a rough idea about what you want to create. Some like a lot of planning, others
do it more seat-of-the-pants style. Regardless, while <em>some</em> planning is always good to do, it’s common
to have your plans change on you as you create your code prototypes. So don’t get <em>too</em> bogged down in
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<p>Below are some questions to get you going. In the next lesson we will try to answer them for our particular
tutorial game. There are of course many more questions you could be asking yourself.</p>
<section id="administration">
<h3>Administration<a class="headerlink" href="#administration" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h3>
<h3><span class="section-number">2.2.1. </span>Administration<a class="headerlink" href="#administration" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h3>
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<li><p>Should your game rules be enforced by coded systems or by human game masters?</p></li>
<li><p>What is the staff hierarchy in your game? Is vanilla Evennia roles enough or do you need something else?</p></li>
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<h3><span class="section-number">2.2.2. </span>Building<a class="headerlink" href="#building" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h3>
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<li><p>How will the world be built? Traditionally (from in-game with build-commands) or externally (by batchcmds/code
or directly with custom code)?</p></li>
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<h3><span class="section-number">2.2.3. </span>Systems<a class="headerlink" href="#systems" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h3>
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<li><p>Do you base your game off an existing RPG system or make up your own?</p></li>
<li><p>What are the game mechanics? How do you decide if an action succeeds or fails?</p></li>
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<h3><span class="section-number">2.2.4. </span>Rooms<a class="headerlink" href="#rooms" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h3>
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<li><p>Is a simple room description enough or should the description be able to change (such as with time, by
light conditions, weather or season)?</p></li>
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<li><p>How numerous are your objects? Do you want large loot-lists or are objects just role playing props
created on demand?</p></li>
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<h3>Characters<a class="headerlink" href="#characters" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h3>
<h3><span class="section-number">2.2.6. </span>Characters<a class="headerlink" href="#characters" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h3>
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<li><p>Can players have more than one Character active at a time or are they allowed to multi-play?</p></li>
<li><p>How does the character-generation work? Walk from room-to-room? A menu?</p></li>
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<h2><span class="section-number">2.3. </span>Coding and Tech demo<a class="headerlink" href="#coding-and-tech-demo" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>This is the actual work of creating the “game” part of your game. As you code and test systems you should
build a little “tech demo” along the way.</p>
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will help you to setting up a sane developer environment with proper version control.</p>
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<h2>World Building<a class="headerlink" href="#world-building" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<h2><span class="section-number">2.4. </span>World Building<a class="headerlink" href="#world-building" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>Up until this point we’ve only had a few tech-demo objects in the database. This step is the act of
populating the database with a larger, thematic world. Too many would-be developers jump to this
stage too soon (skipping the <strong>Coding</strong> or even <strong>Planning</strong> stages). What if the rooms you build
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to this feedback.</p>
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<h2>Alpha Release<a class="headerlink" href="#alpha-release" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<h2><span class="section-number">2.5. </span>Alpha Release<a class="headerlink" href="#alpha-release" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>As mentioned, don’t hold onto your world more than necessary. <em>Get it out there</em> with a huge <em>Alpha</em>
flag and let people try it!</p>
<p>Call upon your alpha-players to try everything - they <em>will</em> find ways to break your game in ways that
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pre-alpha games are allowed in the index so don’t be shy)!</p>
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<h2>Beta Release/Perpetual Beta<a class="headerlink" href="#beta-release-perpetual-beta" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<h2><span class="section-number">2.6. </span>Beta Release/Perpetual Beta<a class="headerlink" href="#beta-release-perpetual-beta" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>Once things stabilize in Alpha you can move to <em>Beta</em> and let more people in. Many MUDs are in
<a class="reference external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_beta">perpetual beta</a>, meaning they are never considered
“finished”, but just repeat the cycle of Planning, Coding, Testing and Building over and over as new
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to gradually perfect your vision.</p>
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<h2>Congratulate yourself!<a class="headerlink" href="#congratulate-yourself" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<h2><span class="section-number">2.7. </span>Congratulate yourself!<a class="headerlink" href="#congratulate-yourself" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>You are worthy of a celebration since at this point you have joined the small, exclusive crowd who
have made their dream game a reality!</p>
</section>
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<h2>Planning our tutorial game<a class="headerlink" href="#planning-our-tutorial-game" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<h2><span class="section-number">2.8. </span>Planning our tutorial game<a class="headerlink" href="#planning-our-tutorial-game" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>In the next lesson we’ll make use of these general points and try to plan out our tutorial game.</p>
</section>
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