☁️🌈My Dream Pony - Under Development

BerrieStrawberrie

BerrieStrawberrie

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Hello!

My dream Pony​



Just making a space to share my ideas for a hobby project. You can find more information through the banner. I'll post more here later, but for now time for a break.

Test Generator Demo (First Draft)


Update: 11/8/2024
Updated the layout of the development site no major changes, but have started working on the breeding mechanics/logic
Update: 11/30/2024
Expanded the gameplay section and pony section (adding male unicorn and coloring options).
Update: 12/19/2024
Updated breeding page still under construction​
 
Thank you 🙂 I'm currently using it as more of a virtual notebook I'm waiting until I get to the framework section of my training to try and design a layout. I feel like I don't have the tools I need yet.
 
BerrieStrawberrie said:
Thank you 🙂 I'm currently using it as more of a virtual notebook I'm waiting until I get to the framework section of my training to try and design a layout. I feel like I don't have the tools I need yet.
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Once you install Laravel(if you choose that framework), it also comes with a basic sign up, and login. The hardest part for me was learning how to actually install the framework, once you do that it's pretty easy to use, and create new features.
 
Oh yes! I'm actually going to spend the next couple of days learning a few things about laravel thank you for the suggestion. I'm going to follow a tutorial to get it set up on my computer. Since I finally have a pet design that I think works decently well with very dark or very light colors, I can start structuring my database to hold the information.
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Spent a few hours last night playing with the shading and things. I think I'll go with my original designs I feel like it's more my style and fit what I want to do best. This is just the unicorn breed but I play to make a few different ones. Was also playing around with a cat-like design can't think of good hair for it yet though.
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Baw$e said:
Once you install Laravel(if you choose that framework), it also comes with a basic sign up, and login. The hardest part for me was learning how to actually install the framework, once you do that it's pretty easy to use, and create new features.
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Yes, I kept running into different errors trying to get it installed. But I finally did and went through a CRUD tutorial to start learning stuff. I'm still learning php but I like to learn and by doing and I finally got my simple database table to work using the laravel frame work 😃 I definitely see the utility in using frameworks.

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Got stuck in my coding practice today so took a break and tried a new style for my pet game. I'm thinking I really like this new design I'll probably use this moving forward. I'll have to see how the other designs work with this style and hopefully don't change my mind again it takes so long making layers 😴.
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BerrieStrawberrie said:
Got stuck in my coding practice today so took a break and tried a new style for my pet game. I'm thinking I really like this new design I'll probably use this moving forward. I'll have to see how the other designs work with this style and hopefully don't change my mind again it takes so long making layers 😴.
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This design is adorable!😍
 
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uptrendfinancialsignal said:
Your pony game is definitely going to be very amazing. It's look so cool to me. I’m curious, What made you want to create this game?
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Thank you! I appreciate your confidence sometimes it can feel a bit overwhelming starting something so big and having little experience. I think my final push to really start developing this game was when I decided I wanted to change my career path. I've always been interested in learning how pet sites work and I feel like this will be a great way to prove to myself that I can do this coding stuff too.
 
I salute your courage and You are most welcome here . I'm so excited to see your game come through. Can we play with friends online?
 
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I salute your courage and You are most welcome here . I'm so excited to see your game come through. Can we play with friends online?
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Thank you! Yes, absolutely I want this to be an online virtual pet game at some point down the line. I definitely want there to be interactions between players and of course forums and messaging.
 
Avian ponies getting an upgrade 😃
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And I finally made a generator type thing! Not super great right now but I'm pretty proud of it considering I've just started learning about Laravel and things 😁

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Finally got my generator to update the pony image without refreshing the entire page like in the first attempt. At some point I will host the generator for others to try out but for now I'll continue to develop locally. Also, I've decided to add an extra color to pony creation. So now instead of one accent color there will be two and that's just the basis. You will be able to add more colors with additional markings.

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Next I really need to get a To-Do list so I can organize my thoughts and things. Maybe work on some avatar and item designs when my brain gets too fried on coding.
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Tried working on the avatar base today I'm liking it so far but I may rework it later. I'm thinking the eyes, mouth, hair colors will be changeable and of course the clothes. Also finished my concept for the kittling pony it is kinda hard to combine a cat and pony 🤣
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Think I've decided on a name for my developing site. I went with My Dream Pony since this idea was born for a collection of several of my dreams and well maybe people will get a chance to make their dream ponies too. Also can't have a breeding game without baby ponies so I've been working on a concept for the baby version this one is a unicorn:
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Also one thing I never see in breeding games is the ability to paint your pets that's usually a feature with collectable pets I think it would good to have a mechanic where you can give your pony a "costume" that allows you to apply a certain style to it without changing the original colors. Maybe a forever baby paint/costume could be an option just something I'm thinking about.​
 
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Think I've decided on a name for my developing site. I went with My Dream Pony since this idea was born for a collection of several of my dreams and well maybe people will get a chance to make their dream ponies too. Also can't have a breeding game without baby ponies so I've been working on a concept for the baby version this one is a unicorn:
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Also one thing I never see in breeding games is the ability to paint your pets that's usually a feature with collectable pets I think it would good to have a mechanic where you can give your pony a "costume" that allows you to apply a certain style to it without changing the original colors. Maybe a forever baby paint/costume could be an option just something I'm thinking about.​
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I like the name! The costume feature sounds great too. It would be neat to have different costumes that change the colors and style of the ponies, with some being rare, common, or ultra rare. The baby version idea is adorable!
 
Thank you! Yes, exactly I was thinking there should be rarities and I was even playing with the idea of making it inheritable with a very small chance. In Wajas there's a mechanic where you can feed an item to your pet to increase stats like birth percentage, trait passing, etc. I really liked the idea because it created a economy around those items that made restocking useful also it creates something for users to work towards on their breeding projects. Also thank you 😃 I think I'll do a design for each pony breed since I'm thinking baby version will be a costume/paint item.

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Progress has been slowing down I've been distracted lately but I did manage to get another baby design done. Also currently learning about Laravel authentication frameworks so just starting the first steps of a real site on my local machine. May try making some items soon and more avatar stuff I need a coding break lol.

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Testing some food item ideas not sure what style I want to do yet..
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Small update,

I've mostly been working on structuring my database and cleaning up some of my code as I learn better ways to do things. I did manage to get a couple concepts down for the special traits. Special Traits will be markings/patterns that can be added to ponies and passed to offspring. It's an idea in development. Currently I'm thinking there will be hair traits, face traits, body traits, and leg traits. The coloring and how these work are still in flux but I've got some examples of both on each pony breed:

  • Hair Trait: Streak a simple highlight to the ponies mane (default colored by hair color 2)
  • Face Trait: Blaze similar to the horse facial blaze marking. (default colored by accent color 2)
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a nice simple professional site love to see it!
 
Currently working on the breeding mechanics and logic. This is an initial working method it uses the full range of possible colors, but I'm thinking there will be a more restrictive range so coloring can be a bit more consistent. Also added in some of the special traits (hair streak, and face blaze) to see how the coloring looks with those.

Some of the logic I've been thinking about with breeding include:
  • Items to increase likelihood of twins
  • Special Trait dominance, for example when breeding (2) ponies with special hair traits the dominant trait is more likely to appear
  • Carrying special traits, these will be ponies that have the possibility to breed traits but aren't visible on the pony.
  • Mixing range currently all colors for the ponies are mixing [-100, 100]
  • Could there also be an item that reduces the color mixing when breeding so you can get outcomes closer to one parent or the other?
  • Ponies will have stat points (charm, intelligence, strength, health) possibility for these to be inherited through breeding.
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Wow Amazing I can see the hard work and dedication that went into this game. It takes a lot to bring an idea to life—congrats on achieving it!"
 
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