Small UI-based games!
Combining programming and games--inside a game! This way when you're bored in the game, you don't have to alt+tab out to do something else. Waiting for Auctioneer to scan? Battleground queue? Fishing? /Following another player for a ten minute run? Then WoWGames is for you!
So this thread is where I'm going to host the discussion. You can submit ideas on new modules/games, help me out with testing, call me funny names, etc.
Here's what I am currently hoping for (This is more of a thinkspace):
- [In Progress]One main addon ("WoWGames") that is the umbrella launcher, options, and score manager for game modules. Modulated so I don't have to update the whole thing to fix a bug in one game, or to add a game.
- The manager should have it's own options, as well as each game. They should be kept separate.
- Each game opens it's own little window. This window could be shrinkable like ReCount is... A sort-of "minimize." And hidden when in combat, so there's no excuses for wiping the raid.
- Should there be save features? Maybe just for each game... Maybe not at all. The games should be small and quick, and you shouldn't need to save 'em...
- [Done] Minesweeper ("WoWSweeper"). Uses game interface squares instead of bland boxes. I could find numbers or something that looked similar to the WoW buttons, and a mine/flag spell picture. I don't expect the code for this to be hard, but you never know until you do it.
- Solitaire ("WoWitaire"--sounds dumb). This I could see being really cool if I import pictures of a set of WoW cards. The code would be of low to average difficulty.
- Gridlock-like game. Hopefully with some sort of WoW theme to it.
- Jigsaw Puzzles. Maybe a couple different pictures of WoW locations or something, as well as a couple different difficulties (pieces get smaller and more numerous).
- Tetris. There was a tetris addon a while back (here), but it's way outdated and no longer works. I like the idea, but want to skip the crazy piece shapes and game sizes. The blocks being made of icons is a good way to go, though.
- The Tetris addon opens the way to a bunch of games using that same type of gameplay. Dr. Mario anyone?
- There was a game that was kinda' like the previous two but backwards: You'd start with a full grid of different colored squares, and when you clicked, you would remove that square and all squares of the same color touching it (and touching those...). You'd get more points for removing larger numbers of blocks at once (multipliers for combos?). I just can't remember what it was called... And I'm sure there's a bunch of different ones.
- Word Search with WoW-related search terms. I'm not sure how someone would actually find the items... Maybe just check them off as they find them, without actually interacting with the board. "Score" could be a timer that would wait until you checked all the words off and then record your best times. Each board would be randomly generated. I'm not sure how to fit in words, but I'm sure I can figure it out eventually.
- Crossword with WoW-related clues and such. Maybe even a "travel" puzzle, where the player actually has to go to a given location to figure out the hint (e.g. Color of the rug in Thrall's chambers; Number of trees on the island at (X,Y) in Dustwallow Marsh).
- Tic-Tac-Toe. Three difficulties: easy (fully random AI placement), medium (half random AI placement), and hard (you can't win). Scores would list wins/ties/losses for easy/medium, and ties/losses for hard.
- Chess. Using Pictures of famous WoW Characters as pieces! Played over the in-game addon channels so you can play your friends anywhere over the server (same faction).
- [In Progress]Dots. Play vs a computer (strong AI might take a while to code, but it's possible) or vs another player over addon channels.
- Anything else?...
Anyway those are my late-night rambling ideas. I'm really tired now so I'm not going to be quite starting on it now. I'd also like some feedback first.
