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Lhannan

Lhannan

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Hi all,

So my project is in the very early prototype stage but I just found this community and so I want to run the idea by you all.
I want to make a browser based full 3D pet sim game, because I haven't seen a lot of those out there and I think I can have a lot of fun with the idea.
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Here's an example of a pet, and you can try out the demo generator here: Umbra prototype
Cool stuff 3d pets can do:
-Endless poses?
-Your pet can actually run around in the minigames
-Stuff like being able to open their mouth and actually eat food
-Adding explorable 3D worlds later would be a stretch goal
Downsides of 3d pets:
-Several, but if you want 2d pets there are so many sites to choose from already! ^^

Nothing is done yet! I plan to improve pretty much everything you see, but is this a project anyone would be interested in? The gameplay would be inspired by classic pet sites ie collecting, minigames, socializing and the world lore would be solarpunk/hopepunk inspired.

Currently there is no discord or anything, it's just me making a prototype. I will be posting about development here: Umbra Tumbra (tumblr)

Please do reply if you have an interest in playing something like this, or if you have any questions about the current prototype! Or if you just wanna be friends 😀
 
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This looks like a really cool idea and I love the pet designs can't wait to see what else you have in store. I agree I haven't really seen anything like this on the market before and I think it'll be well received.
 
So a small update;
I am making this! I've got a site and domain up and a friend to help with the backend. Development is going pretty slowly but I'm keeping my spirits up 🙂

Thank you both for your positive responses!
 
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That's a really cool idea.. A 3D pet game in a web browser is different and fun, especially with the solarpunk style. The pets moving around and playing mini-games sounds awesome. Please keep making it and let us know how it's going..
 
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update on this! I've redesigned the pet display and hooked the pet generator up to the database so these are "real" pets not just visualization 😀 it's a lot of work but I'm having fun! The background, foreground, thingy the pet stands on, pose, colors and clothes are all customizeable!
 
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Lhannan said:
View attachment 2229View attachment 2230update on this! I've redesigned the pet display and hooked the pet generator up to the database so these are "real" pets not just visualization 😀 it's a lot of work but I'm having fun! The background, foreground, thingy the pet stands on, pose, colors and clothes are all customizeable!
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Well done! The pose looks really nice. Keep up the good work. 😀 How many pet species do you plan to have available? Do you have a set number in mind yet or not quite? How many different clothing items will the pets be able to have?
 
Lhannan said:
View attachment 2229View attachment 2230update on this! I've redesigned the pet display and hooked the pet generator up to the database so these are "real" pets not just visualization 😀 it's a lot of work but I'm having fun! The background, foreground, thingy the pet stands on, pose, colors and clothes are all customizeable!
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Good luck with the development of your site! I like the design/style for the pet in the preview.
 
cpvr said:
Well done! The pose looks really nice. Keep up the good work. 😀 How many pet species do you plan to have available? Do you have a set number in mind yet or not quite? How many different clothing items will the pets be able to have?
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Thank you! For launch i plan for two pet species the other one being a sable/ferret type animal, with additional species being released if I can get the site off the ground. Animal variants that share the main body (and such clothes) are also possible, like Pegasus/unicorn versions of the deer as an example.

As for clothes this is also something that I want to continuously add over time, and I have no set number of clothes for release. What I do have planned is a crafting system for clothes, so instead of buying every variant of an item you can craft the ones you want and dye them to your preference. This will hopefully take a bit of pressure off the need for fresh clothing content all the time.
 
I must confess, this is indeed an exciting project. I so much love the 3D pet look. They are so fantastic and I also think that having a crafting system for clothes would be a great idea. It's going to add a creative element and improve user experience too. It would be nice to consider it.
 
uptrendfinancialsignal said:
I must confess, this is indeed an exciting project. I so much love the 3D pet look. They are so fantastic and I also think that having a crafting system for clothes would be a great idea. It's going to add a creative element and improve user experience too. It would be nice to consider it.
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Thank you so much! So I replied to you once already but then the forums went down so I hope they just got rolled back and my post wasn't deleted due to rule breaking! I was linking to a tumblr post because it has a video of the wardrobe feature of the game. I'll append it again below!
 
Lhannan said:
Thank you so much! So I replied to you once already but then the forums went down so I hope they just got rolled back and my post wasn't deleted due to rule breaking! I was linking to a tumblr post because it has a video of the wardrobe feature of the game. I'll append it again below!
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I love 3D games and I also like the crafting system it has as well. This will add to the game’s excitement.
 
this is so beautiful!! i feel like i am often wary of 3d art styles, but you have so much personality in yours i love it! good luck with development, i'm excited to see the progress
 
I litterally just made an account on this site just to tell you how cool your prototype looks!
 
This looks pretty neat. Lots of potential - good luck!
 
With the 3D visuals in the game, I think we should expect more enhanced features like customization options, interactions and even a better virtual world. That's what I think though.
 
maddy said:
this is so beautiful!! i feel like i am often wary of 3d art styles, but you have so much personality in yours i love it! good luck with development, i'm excited to see the progress
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Thank you so much!! Encouraging words fuel me 😀

Tanuekey said:
I litterally just made an account on this site just to tell you how cool your prototype looks!
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That is such a compliment!! You're awesome

Voci said:
This looks pretty neat. Lots of potential - good luck!
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Thank you!

lens said:
With the 3D visuals in the game, I think we should expect more enhanced features like customization options, interactions and even a better virtual world. That's what I think though.
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Well, I'm just one person, and my friend is helping me for free. I hope you won't let your expectations ruin what might be a fun game even if it doesn't have all the features you want!
 
Lhannan said:
Thank you so much! So I replied to you once already but then the forums went down so I hope they just got rolled back and my post wasn't deleted due to rule breaking! I was linking to a tumblr post because it has a video of the wardrobe feature of the game. I'll append it again below!
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Very cool! Do you plan to add equipable battle gear to the wardrobe/pets too?
 
Baw$e said:
Very cool! Do you plan to add equipable battle gear to the wardrobe/pets too?
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Yes! BUT! The goal of umbra is to regrow the planet, and in order to do so more work is needed than just combat. So you will be able to train your pet in certain combat skills for defeating spirits of entropy but you can also choose to train your pet in botany to make it better at planting seeds and using magic to encourage plant growth. However, these skills will mostly be useful for the gameplay loop of sending your pet out to regrow/explore/fight, which will be an idle feature at least to start with, possibly with some strategy elements. This is the only idle feature I've planned, it replaces dailies with a lot of clicking. Additional battle features haven't been designed yet, it's a pretty huge job so it will probably happen later down the line, but I can say that battle does fit into the world of umbra (but so does botany 😀)
 
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