How to make an underwater-based game [WIP]

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Hoi!!!

Anyways, here are some things essential for underwater games.

1. Get the background right:

Okay, look. There are only like 7 good terrains for ocean based games.

The water terrains:

IMG_1496 - Frozen Lake
IMG_1498 - White Water
IMG_1499 - Grey Water
IMG_1500 - Pink Water
IMG_1501 - Purple Water
IMG_1502 - Dark Blue Water
IMG_1503 - Blue Water

And the sand terrains:

IMG_1504 - Sand
IMG_1497 - Purple Sand

If you are making the game based underwater, you may want to make it seem underwater. If you are using the sand terrain, place a tinted barrier over the sand on the above layer with collision off. For an average water, turn transparancy to 35. As you turn it higher, the water gets murkier.

Barrier colors for water. If you are going for dirty water, try a more brown/green water. Perfectly clear beach water? Light blue. Arctic Ocean…? White/aqua blue. Something like the Everglades? Greener blue.

If you’re making a game that is on land, but you can go in water or through it or something along those lines, you make the water have a teleporter that teleports you into the underwater area.

2. Props:

Use props such as alien grass as seaweed, coral, and rocks to imitate the seafloor.

Rocks:

Corals:

Alien plants(seaweed):

IMG_1506

Other:

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Ideas:

Some underwater based games you can make are:

  • Escape the submarine
  • Underwater city rpg
  • Boat with gear
  • Scuba Diving Fishing

Underwater things you can make:

Submarine:
This is composed of many props, such as space containers and anvils, and broken glass as the windshield.


You can also make an underwater bed, which is very easy to make. With a semi-transparent metal sign and a blue barrier and stuff, you can make this!

Fish Tank:
Made from Fish, Crab, Lobster, and Shrimp(Which, for some reason, the latter three are in the food section) emojis, copied into Text Boxes, a translucent blueish barrier, translucent coral prop, Sand and Water.


Designed by @Blizzy

Made from a boat, a bucket, a briefcase, and a scuba mask emoji.
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Design by @I_Like_Props

You can also make a few jumping aquatic animals(If that makes any sense) like this(It’s not much to look at right now, just an example):

Underwater Volcano

Design By Haiasi

Using Hay Stacks and tinted barriers you can create an Underwater Volcano!


(I blend in the corn lol, also sorry if the art is bad, this was made on mobile but I tried my best lol.)

Also credit to WolfTechnology for the idea!
I took it from their pyramid guide:

Shipwreck: This is based off the simple concept of putting wood items in the water using a tinted barrier. -CD

Underwater Hallway
glass cup, metal signs, barrier(no collision)
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(-t7d)

Mechanics to add

  • Breath Meter for swimming underwater! (By @ClicClac )
  • Additionally, see this post by navy, talking about the atmosphere of the ocean. It’s good if you want a more believable game.

If you have any ideas, please state them in the comments!

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Contributors And Credits

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Contributors and Credits:

The_7th_Dragon

I_Like_Props

Blizzy

BreathTaking

Haiasi

WolfTechnology for the Underwater Volcano idea

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Have you considered making this a wiki post?

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Yeah that’s what I just did. Ill eventually let people edit it, but only specific people as to not ruin it.

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Nice guide! This will be cool when this is complete!

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You could add the wiki tag.

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Nice guide!

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Nice Guide! Looks good ao far!

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Nice guide @The_7th_Dragon!

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thanks y’all!

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Lots of positive comments.

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@jch10 , please don’t edit it.

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Sorry. It just showed that you edited it.

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yes, I know, I checked thoroughly. Please stop posting off topic.

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Let’s just stay positive and on-topic.

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Agreed.

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Can I add something? I want to add a underwater bed.

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Sure! Just be sure not to delete anything!

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Can you mention the barrier trick of putting barriers over stuff?

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I did…I thought…

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Woops. :person_facepalming: I thought there would be a pic. Sorry.

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