Push Pull and Sliders Prototype
Hey there!
Thanks for voting and commenting on the latest poll about editing characters with sliders or by pushing and pulling directly! I worked on a quick prototype to test having both options. Since the characters in Paralives are not ready to be shown yet, I made some quick and simple assets in the style of Untitled Goose Game to test the technology and have some fun thinking about what a character creator would look like in that game!
So keep in mind that this does not represent the art style of Paralives and the character editor will have A LOT more features! The Parafolks will be more detailed and in a different style than that. This was just a first prototype to test the character editing tools with clothing, the resize sliders and pushing/pulling. :)
Check out Untitled Goose Game if you haven't already, it's a really fun game for PC and Nintendo Switch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LL2AtHo1gk&t=2s
Cheers!
Alex
Edit: The video is now public :)
Character Creator Fan Concept for Untitled Goose Game (YouTube)
Comments (105)
Maybe we could have an ornament or painting with the goose. It could be a wee easter egg. If you know, you know. :)
You have to add goose and ducks now....
Hoping this goose stays in the game as a pet or smthin cause its cute
I love love love this!!!!
YES! As a person who plays CAS most of the time in The Sims, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. A tool that allows us to use BOTH PUSH/PULL AND SLIDERS! <3 <3 GOD BLESS YOU SIR.
I love the combination of sliders and push/pull! Perfect!
This is perfect! They work smoothly together. I love the cute animations and sounds. I can tell that this game will be quite charming.
Wow looks nice!
I low key hope that we can have that goose as a pet
This is so perfect, great compromise! I hope that the Parafolk look like the humans from Planet Zoo. <3
I love it but I’m not a big fan of the noise it makes when pulling. I prefer silence but that’s just me haha.
Love that you're testing out having both options. There's benefits and limitations to both methods, so including both gives us so much more creative freedom!
It's getting more exciting to see your progresses every time!
OMG I love it!!!! Love Love Love it!!! o_o
Will you be able to use just one if you want? Like is it possible to use just the push and pull and get the same amount of accuracy as the sliders? And will you be able to turn one of them off so it just doesn’t show up if you just don’t like using it? I’ve always liked push and pull better and don’t see myself using the sliders at all so it would be cool if you could just turn them off.
Totally! Everything should be possible using only sliders or only push and pull! Sliders will appear in a different panel that can be hidden
Can the goose be a part of the world?? Like to just annoy the Parafolk? Or maybe even let geese!!
This looks amazing! I think a reset button would be great then too!
I love it! I wonder, would it be possible to have the sliders on-screen while push-pull is also active? It might be helpful / more intuitive for the player if they see the slider they are changing with push-pull, so that if they want to fine-tune it or remember where it was, it will be clear which slider is moving when they push or pull. Maybe just have it that the default mode is push/pull, and the sliders aren't normally visible, but the slider icon toggles the "Sliders" pane and lets you do both.
Yes, that's the plan! The sliders panel is hidden by default and you can open it and see in real time which slider is affected when you push and pull! It already works like this in this goose prototype :)
This is awesome! 😍
Awesome!!!
this is the best of both worlds! 100 % genius! wish that all the sims were like this
Awesome! Love it
Nice sliders! And this goose game artstyle looks so much like paralives, need to try it!
HE CHONK
OH LAWD HE COMIN
Me encantaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Patos por que no ???
This just looks amazing and perfect for any customization!
So happy with every development. Wonderful work! Thank you for what you do and how you listen.
This looks so good. The fact that sliders and push and pull will be available is great. I like having both options. ^^
Looks good! The goose is cute. Will we be able to hold and not only pull, but also move/drag an area around to manipulate a shape in faces for example?
Yes! That's something I want to add :)
Looking good :) Having both options will give use A LOT more char.control I believe. Many thanks Alex!! This is feeling really good. Blessed be.
I love it. Looks amazing. I like having both options.
Alex Massé more like Alex Messiah!
Love the sliders... and the duck. Would like as a pet.
Yes a whole farm of ducks
I love this! Both push and pull and sliders best of both worlds! :) And you Alex you are an amazing designer! :)
The trolled goose gets trolled. Love it Alex :D The sliders look amazing and so many customisations!
This is so awesome. I’m so excited for this game. :)
I love having both options in the game! Great work ^_^
He can be so CHONKY, I love it
Perfect :D thank you so much for this!
I think having both is the best option imo
I really like this.
this looks amazing and I'm hoping this means that we can have pet geese
Thank you :) Not for now but maybe at some point!
hi Alex I love the idea of having both in the game
Nice!! :)
It’s cool to have both options and that you can choose which to use it seems. Always nice to have options for what you feel comfortable with!
I love this concept. Wouldn't mind seeing it applied to the actual Parafolks
Love having both options, you are doing such great work! Also, now there needs to be a goose pet in the game, lol.
Fantastic - can't wait to play!
I love this, it's a nice mix between The sims 2 and 4
Love it, this is looking great!
Now I want my Parafolk to honk. 😂 Seriously, though, this looks great! Best of both worlds!
This looks like an awesome prototype! NICE work! Love it! <3
This is super exciting! I love that you used this example so we can see how It could work/look. I'm def into it. It really feels like we'll be able to make our Paras be very different. Thanks for showing us.
Oh! I really really really love everything about this! You’re doing great! I love the sounds, the design, the sliders, the pulling, it all. You’re doing shockingly good for a solo project. Go you 🥰
I’m more excited about this game than I am about my future
Same. To be fair this game is actually going somewhere. 😂
Alex, you are a game creating saint! 🥰 The option of both would be so awesome!
I know you mentioned the characters arent ready for presentation yet, but what did you have in mind for their art style? Are they going to low-poly, or more cartoonish similar to the Sims?
The goal is realistic proportions and details while still being a bit cartoony. They won't really be low-poly
Can we play as a goose in paralives? I didn’t realize how much I needed this
We now need to be able to have pet geese in Paralives!!! But more on the serious note, love this, I love the option of both sliders and push/pull. I really like the clicking noise as you are doing adjustments as well.
OH MY GODD!!!!! YEEEEESSSSSSSSAAA!!!! I love it!! The honk made my day.
Looks like a good prototype, can't wait to see how it translates to the parapeople :) I think that there was some strangeness going on at the extremes of the sizes here though, so some harder set limits on how large/small things can be might be needed, though with people it could be very different. Keep up the great work!
this is so fun!!!
Oh, i love it!
I like it that we habe the Option between sliders and push and pull. You make indivudal characters so easy 😍
Love this!
Awesome stuff!!
It's cool to see how versatile you made the clothing to be. I like how fast and fluid the push-pull/slider system is too.
Looool even the geese are cute haha tbh I would be fine either way but I'm leaning more towards the push pull rather than sliders... Idk it s just more convenient for me... But overall looks awesome Alex!!!!!
Love the slider option!
Oh and there should definitely be a goose/geese in Paralives!
I'm so happy that there's slider options so I can see what I'll be changing ❤ I love everything about this and King Goose is adorable😍
OMG I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!! Looks really promising. Keep up the good work Alex :)
You're always amazing Alex. Please keep working on it and take your time. Btw can you just import the freaking goose into the game when its released? Its so cute.
Thank you :D Maybe someone can add it as a mod!
I really like the implementation of combined sliders/pushpull. The sound effect is a little loud/abrasive, but I like that it clicks up or down depending on which direction you're sliding. There's a nice range of motion as well, so this is a good prototype, I feel.
Thank you Madeline! Sound effects are still to be adjusted :)
Wow, having the option to use both would be so amazing. Getting more and more psyched for this game with every post! Keep up the good work!
The tool looks promising already! Even though the goose is just a placeholder, now I really want that UGG goose to wander around paralives town and annoy every passerby 😂
I love it!! Pet geese?? Please! 😂
I'd have a sanctuary for geese! SO CUTE. I love seeing them around in the spring/summer with their little chicks. Swimming around, honking, being all cute.
I like the honk button
The push/pull works well with the sliders. Nice sound effects! :D
Awesome!
Very cool. I voted for sliders but the option to have both is even better.
Looks great! I know you’re just teasing the technology but I really want to see geese in the game now aha! I think a combination of both is a good way to please everyone!
FUN!
Now we need some Goose references in Paralives. Hahaha
Stop. This is too much. We don't deserve this.
It looks amazing! Just watched a bunch of UGG videos and it looks like a hilarious game. Also, I couldn’t stop laughing at the end goose that was so little compared to the bigger one 😂
Wooo I’ve never clicked a notification so fast! Love how this looks, and I love that you went with a combo of sliders and push/pull. I’m also wondering if you’ll add preset body types, that we can just click from a menu, and then edit if we like. Looking great, as always thanks for your hard work😍
I really like the push and pull option. I feel like it allows the player to build exactly the character they want.
Never clicked anything so fast love the combination of sliders and push pull! Love that you always take our input seriously! Looks great can’t wait to see the Parafolk
This is awesome!!!
This is so amazing !! I loved the honk lol adorable
This is really cool!
So if you wanted to change the clothes colors, how would you go about that?
There will be a button on each cloth piece to open swatches and a color wheel :)