Logan23 205 Posted August 21, 2010 Developer?s Blog 3.0 Party members?.. When building a selection of party members to join your PC on the main quest there are a few things you want to include to aid in your selection. These are why would they not just leave the party/PC, what do they bring out in the PC/conflict/shared ideas, how do they get along with the other party members, are they different then the other party members, and what is their back-story to gain emotion and interest in that party member alone. When creating the party members for Revenge of Revan I looked at what made kotor1/2 ?s party members work. In the beginning you think how cool it would have this alien or this other characters join your PC but when you start to ask yourself why would they follow the PC sometimes these cool ideas start to fall apart or end up getting merged with other characters. This is just the process so don?t get discouraged. In Revenge of Revan I wanted to have each of the party members be able to pull on the PC?s personal/emotional strings which will create conflict and a feeling of bonding with your party. You have Liana who is a Jedi and child hood friend who trusts you and believes in your innocence but she also wants to do what?s good for the Jedi Order which is to bring in the PC. Uldir a soldier of Corellia who is very loyal to rules and the galactic laws which will make him want to root out this hidden evil but he has issues working with known criminals and smugglers like Kaila and Nindo. Kaila loves adventure and a speed junky that get roped into working with the PC due to an issue and deal with Vogga the Hutt but she find her-self captivated by the PC?s Jedi skills and willing to do the impossible in heated dangerous situations. Nindo, Kaila?s partner, does not mind killing innocents and even selling arms to warlords who oppress their people but Uldir might end up having words with Nindo over Nindo?s lack of consideration for life. Cain a person who can feel alienated due to his species being unknown by the masses of the Republic and has a view from Kreia?s teaching of controlling events to achieve your end goal. He will see the Jedi and Liana as weak and unprepared to face such trials to come since he sees the Jedi as hiding from their fears rather then learning to face them. Other characters will bring humor for example the ancient spider droid will speak in different species tongues to express attitude and he will have arguments with HK about droids and human society/behavior. These are just a few of the party members in the game. Now these characters also have to interact with the PC, Cain will give the PC suggestions on how to gain the upper advantage for the PC personally while Uldir will pull the PC to keeping the laws of the Republic. Liana will remind you what it means to be a Jedi and how to watch out for the dark side. Kaila will tempt you with adventure and Nindo will offer ideas on how to gain money and new weapons which might mean helping and making deals with murders. The party members will also have to be able to grow during the adventure and be influenced by the events they experience during the quest. You might have a moment where party members might turn on you as you saw in kotor1. The goal is to have this not just an adventure for you the PC but also the party members. By the end of the game your party members should be changed in one way or another by the adventure. Uldir might learn to let go of some of his strict rules to help save others even if it means for him to break republic law or Uldir could have his beliefs strengthen by the adventure by seeing the PC living by the Jedi moral code. The next Blog will be about building a large Mod like Revenge of Revan?..the good, bad, fun, and the struggles?. More to Come....... Logan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
