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DoomRL => Requests For Features => Topic started by: Anonymous on April 02, 2006, 17:30

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: Anonymous on April 02, 2006, 17:30

I know it seems simple enough, but I personally think that the ability to play as a male or female marine might make the game a bit more interesting.

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: Kornel Kisielewicz on April 02, 2006, 17:33

I would need more people that would want that. Actually the marine is supposed to be genderless now :-). Also -- what would be the difference (we don't want to get sexist here) -- and if none, then it wouldn't add anything to gameplay.

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: Anticheese on April 02, 2006, 21:40

Yes, Its pretty much a useless arbitary choice which just further delays getting into the game.

As I have said extensively on the Galciv 2 forums - Use your frigging imagination! You do not have to have the game saying "Hi, Welcome to DoomRL! You are a female marine." for you to imagine who you are playing as, For all you know you could just be an 8 year old who heard what was on the marine intercom and wanted vengence.

Admittedly the game says you are a marine that got left behind by the task force, But thats beside the point.

You do not need to be fed everything with a spoon, Use your imagination!

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: jake250 on April 03, 2006, 02:22

Quoting: Anticheese

Use your imagination!

The game already ask that when playing, imagination make the game much better and is well guided with the game.

If you want to be a female then, thats it, its done : your one, its all in your head, now go and play :P

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: Rola on April 03, 2006, 07:40

<only teasing you>
You know what I just noticed? The @ representing player is displayed in white (when no armor is worn). That means the marine is a white guy. DoomRL is racist! It's because its creator is white! Ha!
We want a menu where you can select ethnicity!
I wanna be a big Afro-American mofo with da shotgun, yo!
I want be sneaky Japanese Spesial Naval Landing Folces maline ^_^

Also we may suspect that the current player character is heterosexual by default. Darn you, homophobes! We want gay marines, too! We're strong in numbers! (approx. 7% of the population acc. to some research). Make the @ pink, darnit!

etc. etc.

We hope you yeld to our demands and code those changes on first priority basis! So next time we enter the Phobos base we can see a message text like:
Welcome to Doom Roguelike. You're black female gay left-winged Buddhist marine with 20% disability. You feel a scent of death in the air. [more]
</only teasing you>

;)
I guess this would make DoomRL as much Political Correct as it's possible (did I missed any important social groups? if so, I apologize)

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: Anticheese on April 03, 2006, 08:59

Look. Even though it is not a joke I cannot stand political correctness past saying "Pass the NaCL, Mum!" once every 3 months. It is a sad reality that we live in a politically correct world.

And there is a reason for the @ symbol to be white, Against the black background that most Roguelikes share a white symbol shows up the best, It sticks out from the coloured NonPlayerCharacters (And no, This does not mean racist violence) so you allways know where you are.

Quoting: Rola

Also we may suspect that the current player character is heterosexual by default. Darn you, homophobes! We want gay marines, too! We're strong in numbers! (approx. 7% of the population acc. to some research). Make the @ pink, darnit!

I am fairly certain it is possible to turn white into pink in WinXP.

--

Quoting: Rola

We hope you yeld to our demands and code those changes on first priority basis! So next time we enter the Phobos base we can see a message text like:
Welcome to Doom Roguelike. You're black female gay left-winged Buddhist marine with 20% disability. You feel a scent of death in the air. [more]

Remember what young Luke Skywalker said? If not:

"NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

--

Congratulations, Your post has finally shown me the meaning of true evil.

Heck, The book of Vile Darkness seems like the diet coke of evil in comparison :-)

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: Aerton on April 03, 2006, 09:42

Quoting: Anonymous

the ability to play as a male or female marine might make the game a bit more interesting.

Just give your character a female name.

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: raina on April 03, 2006, 09:49

How about playing as a rogue demon? ;)

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: Rola on April 03, 2006, 14:02

Quoting: raina

How about playing as a rogue demon? ;)

<just teasing you>
Bingo!

Time to start D.R.I.D.: Demon Rights Initiative for DoomRL!

We're going to make a huge demonstration in Kornel's city to increase people's awareness!

* gives everybody leaflets "Hug a Demon"
</just teasing you>

;)

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: sn0rb on April 04, 2006, 02:42

(Imagine an official British-sounding voice speaking this as you read it.)

Hello. My name is Frederick Dipshit. I represent the Adopt-a-Demon Fund. For just 500 zorkmids a month, you can sponsor your very own Demon, Arachnotron, or Hell Knight. =p

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: Anticheese on April 04, 2006, 05:53

The main reason why the "Sponser a child" programs on TV work is because of the "Aw, I feel sorry for that kid" factor.

Now, How many people do you reckon would spend 500 zorkmids monthly just so that the Marine goes to hell?

I wonder if you get picitures...

--

*Photo of a tiny pinky demon eating something vaguely humanoid*

Thank you for sponsoring a Demon, Your sponsored one, K'Yzak!Mynolth (FYI: The ! is pronounced with a click of the tounge) is doing very well, Enclosed is a piciture of his first consumed soul, Its a Microsoft Programmer!

We hope you enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done.

Yours sincerly,

Lord Horribis.

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: Rola on April 04, 2006, 12:05

Just being curious: what is the current zorkmid to USD exchange ratio?

;)

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: Kornel Kisielewicz on April 04, 2006, 12:08

Quoting: Rola

Just being curious: what is the current zorkmid to USD exchange ratio?

Duh, I guess it's out of our league anyway :-P

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: Anticheese on April 04, 2006, 21:59

Ok lets see, It costs roughly 200zm or thereabouts to buy a set of chain mail..

A real suit of CM would go for about 6000USD.

So its a 1:30 (Zorkmid-USD) ratio.

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: sn0rb on April 05, 2006, 04:05

Ok, here's another one... what's the conversion ratio for $US:Gil?

Title: Ability to choose gender
Post by: Anticheese on April 05, 2006, 05:57

Most likely something along the lines of 300:2.5 (300 Gil for 2.5USD)

The Gil is a very weak currency.

Kind of like the Yen.