New Cricket game in the works - first screenshots

[whiteninness]

i am currently working on a cricket simulator in Visual Basic 6

it is currently looking very good and i am pleased with its process

attached is the first screenshot im releasing

shown is the team selection form "currently selecting the australian team"

there are 40 players currently in the australian squd in my game and that number will probably rise by the time the game is finished

plz feel free to ask any questions and comment on the team selection design

 

[whiteninness]

also i might add that ill be putting together an official site for this very shortly thnx

 

[sachin]

well it looks alright.are you going to put up any more screens.how long has it taken for you to make this simulation?and how much variation is there?in all things.

 

[whiteninness]

it hasnt been in development for too long

i have done more than just the team selection form but that is the only thing that looks like wat it will look like when its completly finished

in my programs i normally get the code up n goin before i work on the graphical side of things

i know there are a lot of cricekt simulators out there (lots of them are DOS programs)

i want to try and make this simulation interesting and enjoyable instead of it being a boring simulation where you just click the "bowl next ball" button and watch some stats appear on a prety bland looking screen

some of the important things that i am looking to implement in this game are:

a variety of text commentary
loads of stats/players/teams
some lil flash movies for a bit of fun
realistic scores
and lots of stats

this is just a very rough idea of wats to come so stay tuned

 

[squiz]

Will you be releasing just a Plain one?

Coz i like the look of plain ones better, looks more professional IMO

 

[whiteninness]

mmmmmm it wat sense do u mean plain?

do you mean just boring text?

yeh i was thinking bout that and yes it can look more professional but IMO i feel that even i (one of the sports greatest fans) can find a 'plain' one rather boring. i know i cant make it fun compared to games like c2k4 where u control the player but i wanna make it as enjoyable as possible


but thnx guys for your suggestions and ill take them on board

im currently working on the stats engine so the graphical design is not currently the first thing on my mind but yes i dont want an ugly looking game

thnx guys keep da comments/questions coming

 

[whiteninness]

and also i thought i might mention the main page where you simulate the games will look a lot different top the page above...i have qiute a good idea for the simulation page but ill show you when its ready instead of telling you about it

 

[barmyarmy]

Nice one David.

 

[whiteninness]

thnx mate ill keep ya guys posted wioth some future screen shots

 

[madvn]

i thill think some of the older and less realistic games are more fun to play. good luck with it

 

[whiteninness]

ill try to make this fun an reealistic

i dont see much fun in scorelines where mcgrath top scores with 100

 

[Iron-Haggis]

Originally posted by whiteninness
i dont see much fun in scorelines where mcgrath top scores with 100

I bet McGrath finds it very enjoyable.

 

[madmattg]

I wish you all the luck in the world man.

I would be in line to get it. Thats for sure.

 

[squiz]

Hey whiteninness are u gonna have graphs and stuff?

 

[sachin]

look i don't know much about this simulation thing your doing.hows it going to work?