Welcome to the Creatures Wiki! Log in and join the community.

Difference between revisions of "Secret Adventure Mode"

From Creatures Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m
m (add info about prototype SAM)
Line 18: Line 18:
  
 
The adventure mode proved to be a very popular topic on the newsgroup, and it was subsequently reported to be present in both [[Creatures 2]] and [[Creatures 3]]. Rumours that [[Creature Labs]] intended to expand the adventure mode into a separate game were deemed to be confirmed when details of [[Project Loci]] leaked - unfortunately, the company was liquidated before the game could be completed.
 
The adventure mode proved to be a very popular topic on the newsgroup, and it was subsequently reported to be present in both [[Creatures 2]] and [[Creatures 3]]. Rumours that [[Creature Labs]] intended to expand the adventure mode into a separate game were deemed to be confirmed when details of [[Project Loci]] leaked - unfortunately, the company was liquidated before the game could be completed.
 +
 +
A prototype SAM is documented in [[Steve Grand]]'s programming diary, in the week of the 3rd-10th of May, 1994. [http://fp.cyberlifersrch.plus.com/creaturesarchive/progdiary.htm]  Thankfully, the concept evolved to the level of complexity that we see today in the [[Creatures series]]. 
  
 
A similar project for Creatures 2 was [[Dragon Nornior]] by [[jcarrcwalk]].
 
A similar project for Creatures 2 was [[Dragon Nornior]] by [[jcarrcwalk]].

Revision as of 10:48, 24 August 2005

The Creatures Secret Adventure Mode was discovered by David Wood and reported by him in response to a question posted to alt.games.creatures on 25 February 1998:

From: regen
Subject: drowned god
Newsgroups: alt.games.creatures
Date: 1998/02/25 

Help!  Does anyone know how to get back into
the sun pyramid, in the Chesed time period?
I went out before I finished my task and know
there is a large sphere blocking the entrance.
I don't want to have to start the game
all over from the beginning.

Thanks in advance.

David's reply can be found here.

The adventure mode proved to be a very popular topic on the newsgroup, and it was subsequently reported to be present in both Creatures 2 and Creatures 3. Rumours that Creature Labs intended to expand the adventure mode into a separate game were deemed to be confirmed when details of Project Loci leaked - unfortunately, the company was liquidated before the game could be completed.

A prototype SAM is documented in Steve Grand's programming diary, in the week of the 3rd-10th of May, 1994. [1] Thankfully, the concept evolved to the level of complexity that we see today in the Creatures series.

A similar project for Creatures 2 was Dragon Nornior by jcarrcwalk.

Melloweh could be considered to be an adventure mode for the Creatures Evolution Engine, albeit not involving norns.

See also