MLPO Dungeon Gameplay

[yukimew]

Ok people, Fluttershy being almost useless? I don't think so. What about taming manticores? Or making full grown dragons cry? I could see her physical strength being somewhat lower (she's not used to handling more than a bunny or two...), but why could'nt she have abilitys that lower enemy stats or charm them into loving her (i.e. not attacking/getting confused). She could also sing them to sleep, cause paralisis by giving baddies 'the stare', or cause extra critical hits in tight spots.

[d3m0nicpk]

Are there different attack animations? The buck is gonna get old, fast. Maybe not on the Apple family, but you should let people pick their pony's type in character creation, Pegasus ponies attack with gusts of wind, lightning from stormclouds, Unicorns cast magic, and are mages, Earth ponies have higher damage, and are more tanky. I'm not sure if you would be able to implement this, or even if you're already implementing it.

Oh i dunno.

[ViceroyOfVag]

Wait, i thought guys only liked MLP as a joke. You faggots actually like a show about pnies? Fuck off

[ryanclemons1]

@ViceroyOfVag O my what a nice comment here i have a video for you here.

/watch?v=thE-d0B0loA&feature=p­lcp&context=C3e93eebUDOEgsToPD­skJeMXSFxydUSuYSBuZgXM5i

[mgsfan002]

speed only, her being able to BREAK THE FRIGGIN SOUND BARRIER. She probably won't be dealing much damage, but be hella lot faster than her enemies, and getting the first hit on anything. For Fluttershy, I have absolutely no idea. I don't know if she's like Rena from Higurashi, being sweet and basically overall adorable, yet can completely hand your ass to you on a silver platter or what. Please, developers, don't make her useless T_T

(Also, if I'm wrong, correct me, I'm just guessing XD)

[aztecsword12]

@mgsfan002 I'm wondering if Fluttershy might be like the dancer/bard, not a good fighter but can cast buffs on allies without magic. They generally have low health as well. She could use song birds or her singing voice to give her friends courage or distract them from their weariness/pain. Other than that, I'm not sure what type of class her low HP/low damage would hint as to what she is.

[mgsfan002]

But, for now, I'm going to guess that abilities aren't character specific. Right now, I'm guessing that Twilight will be the main magic fighter, using offensive magic to deal damage, and Rarity will be a defensive mage, having buffs/debuffs and healing magic. Applejack will most likely be solely strength based, her physical attack being her only way to deal damage, while Pinkie might be more of a balanced character, being faster than Applejack, but dealing less damage. Dash will obviously be

[mgsfan002]

Ok. From what I've learned through watching the show, reading fanfictions, and guessing, the stats and abilities that the Mane 6 will learn is based whether they are a unicorn, pegasus, or earth pony. Obviously, unicorns will be magic based, earth ponies will be strength based, and pegasi will be speed based. So, Fluttershy cannot be a white mage, or any type of magic based fighter, because she is a pegasus. I don't know whether there are character-specific abilites, or abilities will be shared.

[WhereAreTheStairs1]

Add. Blanks. As. Strong. Enemies!!!!

[GrueRaaaaar]

Because of this game, Chain Algorithm is now my favorite band.

[typoded]

u should have a new attack sound effect other than the bloop, it gets annoying fast

[Dukstless]

Why the title reminds me of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon? xP

[HeWhoEnjoysTehVids]

so, any special abilities planned?

[mgsfan002]

> MetaLife A deals 11 points of damage to Fluttershy

Me:YOU BITCH :O!!!! BURN IN HELL FOR ALL ETERNITY YOU PIECE OF CHEESE RICE!! *ahem* eheh, sorry ^^;

[mgsfan002]

ELEMENTS OF HARMONICS!! UNF!!!

Didn't even look it up when i recalled the tune ^^

[aztecsword12]

What class if Fluttershy? He extremely low HP screams white mage, but she has no MP.

[luigirule1]

@aztecsword12 my guess would be some sort of buff / saboteur class. power up friends , weaken enemies

[Syeedthehedgehog]

What engine did you use?

[ZombieEckohawk]

Are you able to create your own pony, or no?

[MLPOnline]

@ZombieEckohawk eeeyup

[MsChocolatePanda]

Whom else screamed HOW DARE yOU AttACK My FRIENDS when the metalites attacked the ponys

[loldudeloldudet]

I'M THROWING MONEY AT THE COMPUTER BUT IT'S INEFFECTIVE.

[thedudethatdoestuff9]

Loving the earthbound sound effects.

[ElderUribe]

where did you play this game?

[MLPOnline]

@ElderUribe We're making it =) it isn't released yet

[thatdudefromafrica]

@MLPOnline this is going to be an actual game?!?!?!?!?! you sir/madame are my hero

[Flaminglog]

Haha, YES!!! MOther sound effects!!

[fatmanrocks13]

@Flaminglog I thought the same thing. What's better than ponies and the mother series?

[IssacUrsaga]

The battle theme. It's Element of Harmonics, by Chain Algorithm, your lead musical composer~

[MLPOnline]

@IssacUrsaga eeeyup

[McBawse]

Shouldn't the healer have a higher base HP?

[MLPOnline]

@McBawse Would make more sense to have lower hp but higher mp.

[Nycki1337]

Did Fluttershy just kick something?

What have you done...

[MLPOnline]

@Nycki1337 Fluttershy will be a healer, the game just isn't finished yet and not all the skills have been implemented.

[Nycki1337]

@MLPOnline Whew! I thought you would make her actually do damage :P

But serousily, if she could lapse into "Psycoshy Mode" or something, that would be so epic.

[MrDrGermany]

TAKE ALL MY MONEY

[TheMatrixRules]

Keep the earthbound sounds for the full game and I will play it all day for the rest of time.

[DawggyH]

All the ponies should have there own strength, they all should have a reason to play them, like apple jack has her kick maxed THE FUCK OUT, and rainbow dash has SPEED maxed the fuck out :D

[MLPOnline]

@DawggyH Yea, if you notice, Fluttershy hits next to nothing due to her strength. Each pony will have a different role in the party too. Fluttershy will most probably be the healer we just haven't implemented other attacks or defence skills yet.

[ElTioDelHarvestMoon]

earthbound sounds FTW

[Lumps27]

Grr, its so familiar... is it disgaea or something? RAAAAAAAAAAA WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER >.<

[TheNemps]

ITS EARTHBOUND!!

[BeatupMckillyoustein]

why

[Holydude]

the dungeon music reminds me of x com's music for when your monitoring the earth....

[MLPOnline]

@Holydude Yeah I believe that is where it is from, but it is only a placeholder, we have composers making a new track for the dungeons themselves

[dq1920]

Fluttershy

HURTING ANIMALS?

ARE YOU NUTS

[DarkEmberDrake]

Just curious why RainbowDash is the only one you don't use the full name of for the characters.

[juniordude2005]

!st off great attempt... might I add some stuff... Rarity would never touch that atrocious creatures not even to buck them (maybe make her a support style) Fluttershy maybe implement a 50-50 ratio of her actually attacking. Twilight more magical not bucking. But overall nice job

[MLPOnline]

@juniordude2005 Yes, we just haven't implemented the whole combat system yet :) This is just the early stages. Pegasus - ranged Unicorn - Magic Earth - Melee. Thanks for your comment and advice .

[ULTRADJ4EVER]

how come all the fanmade MLP FIM games are never done or close to being done? i want to play them all so bad, and now i got this to add to my list

[MLPOnline]

@ULTRADJ4EVER Yes, we can't wait for it to be finished either :) Thanks!

[ShiftySwift]

So, Online MLP MMO, you start out at level 1, create your own pony, get a particular race (pony/unicorn/pegasus), pick a cutie mark ('class'), jump online and quest with other ponies for fun and profit? :D

[MLPOnline]

@ShiftySwift Actually, the class is based on the race, unicorn - ranged focused, unicorn - magic focused, earth - melee focused. The cutie mark needs to be "earned" depending on the activity's you do. For example, if you apple buck a lot you will earn a cutie mark that focus's on apples :) You can quest, join in events, talk to other ponys, customize your pony with clothes and hair styles etc, buy a house and customize it...there are all sorts of fun things you can do.

[SkyruDragon]

@MLPOnline DUDE WOAH. If this becomes an MMO it will be amazing, especially if all the features you state truly become a part of the game! I wish you luck in this project and I hope you get many donations to keep this going. This is a near-perfect idea, and I love the idea of making my own character! I am so playing this when it comes out, and I would donate if I could.

[MLPOnline]

@SkyruDragon Haha, thanks so much for your support :D We might accept donations just to help keep servers up and running, but as of now, we pay for ourselves. We can't wait for this MMO to come out either :) -brohoof-

[KylerWyler]

I love how Fluttershy does what I call "Yuna Damage."

[AggeTGF]

The attack effects are from earthbound but the other themes I dunno. :S

[Moj1989]

New meme; Scootaloo's a chicken, Fluttershy's a tree, Spike is the new Rainbow Dash and Roseluck is a staircase.

[Linkzor24]

MUSIC SAUCE?? :O

(When in first battle)

[LateNightTableCo]

What software did you use to create the game? i am trying to make my own, but Bionicle themed.

[INEEDZALL]

WANT.

[DracoDei]

Comments from 1:32 to End

You may already be planning to do this at some point, but it might be a nice touch if instead of a standard walk/run/gallop Pinkie Pie was hopping/skipping on the overland map and/or for crossing from right to left before bucking, then from left to right afterwards. She DOES seem to use those modes almost as often as more normal gaits on the show.

Only unicorns have MP. Interesting. Nice that you DON'T seem to be fueling The Stare, etc off that.

[theoneOshen]

X-Com UFO background music. I approve.

[DracoDei]

Comments from 0:00 to 1:32

I like how the defeated enemies remain on the battle screen in a K.O. state.

Seeing Fluttershy buck an enemy was a bit jarring, but seeing as it is:

1.) Just a test (and FS may not be playable in the actual game).

2.) Sometimes you have to bend things a little to make a game work.

I think I can live with it.

[therealdoomboy536]

Thumbs up for Roseluck being a program debugger in canon.

[11Itachirox]

IM THROWING MY MONEY AT THE SCREEN BUT NOTHINGS HAPPENING

[WookhieManJoe]

im subbing please god make this available on psp pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease , this is sooo awesome and this would beat the shit out of every game if it was on the psp, so i can bring the brony within me

[kriss554]

fluttershy needs to be a healer type of pony. attacking isnt her thing.twilight needs to be a a spellcaster and attack the enemys with hexes and spells. AJ, Pinky Pie, And Rarity are perfect

[MLPOnline]

@kriss554 Yes Fluttershy will be a healer :) We just haven't finished the combat system yet. It's still in development. Thank you for your advice and comment.

[WarhunterT71]

Roseluck is a program debugger.

IT IS NOW CANON.

BTW, the two comments below me are butthurt.

[thewakkydude]

Congratulations on contributing to the cancer that is MLP.

[Nichordnaruto]

@thewakkydude art thou mad?

[thewakkydude]

@Nichordnaruto Indeed, my sire. Art thou angered my fellow brotheren.

[GhostReconGuy]

Kill this cancer with fire.

[littlespriter4735]

Sprites?

[ImmortalKitsune]

Is that X-COM music for the overworld song?

[BoogsterSU2]

Hmph. Hmph. You just got featured on Kotaku!

[GigawingsVideo]

We need an auto attack option.

We need variety of attacks.

We need a minimap.

[ChaotixDemon]

wat

[HarpoTheVillain]

Fluttershy needs to be the White Mage, Applejack needs to have lots of STR so attack is up a lot. Because she's a hard-working pony.

Pinkie Pie's unpredictable demeanor means status-altering attacks.

Twilight Sparkle's magical powers equals lots of strong spells.

And Rarity? A mix between moderate attack power and a few supporting spells. She IS generous, after all.

And try to make as much graphics as possible. Different attack animations for everyone would be GREAT.

[RazorGT188]

Music from X-Com makes MLP instantly creepy

[GustavoMsTrashCan]

I demand Derpy as the main character.

[anxietydown]

Great music.

[Megasupercoolperson]

Take my money!

[CrimsonCreed603]

First, I would like to thank all of you for working on this MLPOnline project. It pleases me to no end to see such a beautiful creation in the works. I thank all of you for your hardwrok that all of you have placed into the creation of this game.

Secondly, by any chance, could anybody tell me if there is a description of the general stats of the characters? For AJ, RD, and Twi, it is easy to tell how they will function, but I don't understand how FS, Rarity, and Pinkie will stay balanced.

[TTEchidna]

This reminded me of EarthBound from the second I saw the thumbnail on EqD. And then I heard the battle sound effects. Awesome.

[iobjection]

Can "Giggle at the Ghostly" be a run-away tactic?

[MLPOnline]

@iobjection Haha, fun idea. It could make a good attack perhaps? :D Laugh in the monsters face to decrease his defense? Thanks for the suggestion!

[slurrymoon]

The fight sound effects do sound a lot like Earthbound, don't they. I do believe that that is the game where they were taken from.

Are you going to be using those fight SFX in the final version? or are they just placeholders?

Either way, the game seems awesome!

[MLPOnline]

@slurrymoon These are just placeholders for now. We have a Foley artist working on new sound effects :) Thanks for your question.

[DuskoftheTwilight]

Some of those placeholder sound effects remind me of Earthbound, is that where they were taken from?

[MLPOnline]

@DuskoftheTwilight Yes :)

[Baluhhh]

The wandering/chasing monsters thing reminds me of Chrono Trigger, do you guys have any combo attacks in mind? Something like Rainbow Dash + Fluttershy sonic rainboom cheering attack or Applejack + Rarity pillow fight attack or Rainbow Dash + Applejack running of the leaves...

That would be SO AWESOME! /)^3^(\

[MLPOnline]

@Baluhhh Well so far we do have something in the works, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to give that information yet ;) But it's going to be pretty awesome indeed. Thanks for the suggestion! :)

[rontontecson]

love the battle music! i have it sitting on my itunes :3

[MLPOnline]

@rontontecson The battle music was made be our composer, ChainAlgorithm0 :) We'll let him know you love it! :D

[lionel23]

@MLPOnline Yeah it's great battlemusic! Definitely looking forward to this when you guys are done ^^

[lolke12]

Ursa mayor boss-fight, please :) ?

[MLPOnline]

@lolke12 I do have it in list of "baddies" but I can't say when we will get to it :)

[mahiname12]

woah seems so old school lol

[videogamer810]

I would cut off the first few seconds of the battle music, and start it right where the percussion comes in.

[s33ka]

looks great, but i don't like the scrolling combat text. if the damage would pop up above the enemy , it would be much better

[MyParentsCallMeEric]

You guyz need to rename this to "Chrono Pony"

[KoiraDemoni]

The combat system reminds me of earthbound cause of the dialog

[mestarilapsi]

This is looking brilliant! AJ seems to be a friendlier NPC than Roseluck :D

I can't wait to get gallopping around beating bad guys with my custom pony :)

What if Rarity had a special move "charm" that confuses enemy for at least 1 round?

Applejack would have a ranged attack of kicking apples at enemies, y'know ep7season1 draginshy? Based on "ammo" that would be the apples.

Maybe with low HP Pinkie would turn into Pinkamena and deal more critical damage as she goes into a "berserk"?

[Oberman12]

Are those Earthbound sounds I hear? :D

[SlytherinNaga]

this looking good I can't wait to play the real thing, also there should be an offline mode too just in case people want to play this offline and not online

[MLPOnline]

@SlytherinNaga Well this will be single player only so it will be offline mode. If we have combat online it will probably be real time.

[SlytherinNaga]

@MLPOnline Awesome this is so going to be 20% cooler when it comes out

[caspercool1001]

@MLPOnline So, it's named MLPonline, and it's offline?? *mind blown*

[MLPOnline]

@caspercool1001 It's an online RPG where people can make their own ponys and socialise, there will be events such as nightmare night and winter wrap up for ponys to join in too! There will also be player housing and you can even host your own party. There will just be a single player story mode as well ;) Most multi player games also have a campaign mode

[bewarethepatientman]

see sapient pile of mud?

kick the shit out of it

[TyggusViking]

Since this is an online game, will the combat be like this?

It looks kinda troublesome if they switch between characters like that.

[MLPOnline]

@TyggusViking This is single player.

[MLPOnline]

@TyggusViking Sorry let me add more to that. There are 2 versions to this game, online and single player. Single player focus's on the main six characters of the show and is story based with turn style combat. Multiplayer does not have combat implemented YET as it will mostly be social, however if we do add combat it will most probably be real time

[TyggusViking]

@MLPOnline How about something like in /watch?feature=player_detailpa­ge&v=qs5ZRJnAbKY#t=17s

That can work, right?

[MLPOnline]

@TyggusViking Oh is that online? 

[TyggusViking]

@MLPOnline Well, that was not online. But my suggestion is a "turn-bar" like in FF5 & FF7, you wait for the bar to increase to full depending on stats and stat-effects. It kind of a mix between turn-based & quicktime.

+ Lagging won't be much trouble, and you won't get griefers blocking your turn.

[JuicyCactus64]

Wow big jump from the last vid on the combat we had :P Keep up the good work!

[saethwr]

With Fluttershy's low attack I'm expecting her to become a summoner, calling on woodland creatures to attack.

[MLPOnline]

@saethwr I think her main power is to heal the party

[QuickmanFan]

I have different ideas for the "magic users" Rarity and Twilight:

Rarity - Her horn glows, then gems raise out of the ground under the enemy, causing damage.

Twilight - Her horn glows, then a random object flies by and hits the enemy. It could be an on-screen item depending on what map you're fighting on, possibly rocks.

[MLPOnline]

@QuickmanFan Yea, those sound like some great ideas :)

[QuickmanFan]

Fluttershy - She does little damage; she could run to the enemy, cower a little bit, then do that little poke thing she did to the fake turtle in the episode where Pinkie and Dash pull pranks xD

Dash - She could take flight and ram into the enemy.

Pinkie - Bounce, bounce, bounce to the enemy and land on 'em, *stomp!*

[MLPOnline]

@QuickmanFan Great ideas! thanks for sharing :D I'll take note of them for what we invent some attacks for the main 6

[QuickmanFan]

I really like what I see so far, but I'm still wondering about something. Maybe you've talked about it before and I've missed it. The main attack, the apple-bucking kick thing. I think that should just be for Applejack o.o...it might get boring to see everypony (literally) do that for the whole game.

[MLPOnline]

@QuickmanFan We haven't added the other attacks or options yet, Twilight and Rarity will have lots of magical spells and each character will have a different variety of attacks and skills. We just haven't animated or programmed this yet :)

[Merc261]

This is gonna be SO AWESOME!!

[Juria316]

I love this, so much! I can't wait to play it! :D

[SonicRatchet]

Looks great so far! I'm a fan of turn-based combat, so it isn't a big deal for me if the single player is like this. Keep it up! :)

[xBlueBlastxX]

Sweet

[AgentofDiscord]

This will be fantastic! Good Job Guys!