Sorry for the double post/bump/whatever you may wish to call it, but I have a question, and some information.
Okay, here's the deal. The forced re-production of Level 2 is going much smoother than expected. I've even added a new breed of enemy that is very, very, very good. I won't tell you much about it, but I will say that although they are still zombies, they're harder, stronger, and quite possibly scarier. Having to redo level 2 could have been one of the greatest coincidences yet.
However, I'll tell you now that I "think" I'm striking a problem, so I wanted to question you about your opinions on the matter. I've always said that Project Luna will be free, and I stand by that opinion.
But.
After being reminded of CafePress, I came up with an idea. By the looks of it, PL is going to be a hefty download, right? And there is a possibility that it will have errors because of multiple cutscenes in multiple levels, right?
Well, that got me thinking. What if I
still gave away the "full" version of Project Luna over the internet, but also released a Director's Cut available through CafePress?
The idea is simple--because I have a much larger reasonable limit of the size, I can do more. Much more. The "Director's Cut" would be priced at either 4.99 or 8.99 USD--depending on whether it was paper sleeve or jewel case (they are the base prices, so I don't get any profit, but I don't lose money either
). It would be in a Jewel Case or Paper Sleeve with a full color printed CD, and it would include these things (remember this is a
plan, and if I do go ahead because you like the idea, it may not include all of this, but I'll do my best):
- The full Project Luna,
with Password System (because I'll be able to have split .exe's)--I'd be coding this myself (most likely, heh).
- Hi-res cutscenes at full 1024x768 as opposed to the current 640x480 (and sometimes even 352x288 due to filesize)
- An multiplayer deathmatch option that you can distribute freely among your friends to play (should you actually
want too
)
- The insert would be a small 2-page booklet with the default controls on one page and an area (with level names and dotted lines) to write down the level passwords after you find them. Neat idea, huh?
- And finally, a special 3-or-4-level "game" that follows the story of another survivor of the "incident".
As I said, this is all theory and I'm not sure if I'll even consider doing the thing (again, this relies on
feedback--if you all say "Meh, I'll just download the [hefty
] download", then that's fine. This is only to see what you guys think).
Again, I'm not doing this to make profit. If you guys like the idea and I go ahead with it, then the price would only be CafePress' base price. And remember, basically everything would be handled with CafePress--they would securly handle the transaction, send out the CD, and handle "refunds".
And one last time--this
isn't for profit! You'll still have the choice of downloading the main game off of the internet for free, and I'd probably also have the multiplayer maps up for download too.
Sorry to keep badgering on, but that's it. Remember that this is up
to you. If I get a ton of replies saying "No, NO! Don't do it!" then I won't. If I get a lot of them saying "Yes! YES! Do it!" then I probably will.
Evil has a new name. Demo out now!