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Gridiron Heroes: TecMMO Super Bowl Reborn! OFFICIAL THREAD

  07:21 PM - February 6, 2012 by davefmurray


Game Info:
  • Platform - Browser
  • Developer - Pixel Rampage
  • Genre - Sports MMO


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Gridiron Heroes
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The rebirth of a cult-classic with an added twist! Gridiron Heroes isn't just fantasy football—it's every sports fan's fantasy!

We developed Gridiron Heroes to address a void in today's social gaming scene. There's been nothing for the American football fan. Gridiron Heroes will change that, utilizing Facebook as the platform for the ultimate head-to-head competition in American Football GM-style Simulation.**

Trailer - http://youtu.be/wVjcupRPzQk
Gameplay - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...D&feature=plcp

Check out our Kickstarter project! - http://kck.st/wQNMgW

All-New Gameplay!
Offense: Shotgun, Singleback, Option, Wildcat, I-Formation & MORE!
Defense: 3-4, 3-3-5, 4-3, 4-6, Dime & MORE!
We're bringing it back!

You manage your franchise and take them head to head-to-head in a coaching simulation. How you setup your strategy affects how the AI will react against another user's team. Want to throw Hail Marys every play? It's on you! Love to blitz? Why not!

I would love your guys feedback!

** - Gridiron Heroes is currently a franchise-manager GM-style simulation. As we grow, this will become a full-blown live p2p multiplayer scenario. Start working on your D-pad thumb now!

Game: Gridiron HeroesHype Score: 9.5/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PCVotes for game: 3 - View All
Member Comments
# 181 JayBee74 @ 06/05/12 05:00 PM
Don't mean to sound like a broken record Dave, but the P2P mode will still not have real time play calling right?

Sorry to sound dense, but your response to me about three weeks ago left the door open for real time play calling at least in my own mind.
 
# 182 davefmurray @ 06/05/12 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by JayBee74
Don't mean to sound like a broken record Dave, but the P2P mode will still not have real time play calling right?

Sorry to sound dense, but your response to me about three weeks ago left the door open for real time play calling at least in my own mind.
Once implemented, p2p is going to open the door to everything you want. It'll be just like you are playing the original TSB from back in the day.

We gotta get it implemented first!
 
# 183 JayBee74 @ 06/05/12 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by davefmurray
Once implemented, p2p is going to open the door to everything you want. It'll be just like you are playing the original TSB from back in the day.

We gotta get it implemented first!
Great to hear!

Really looking forward to this. Hope everything gets ironed out.
 
# 184 davefmurray @ 06/19/12 10:13 PM
know this doesn't look like much to you guys, buttttt this is HUGE! We are well on the way to being rewritten using the Unity3D engine exclusively. 2D in a 3D world!
 
# 185 JayBee74 @ 06/21/12 06:19 PM
Does this mean the animations/graphics will be better?
 
# 186 davefmurray @ 06/22/12 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by JayBee74
Does this mean the animations/graphics will be better?
Do you not like them now? Hahaha


Unity3D is merely a game engine. We have a retro game. That isn't going to change.

Unity3D enables us to offer many, many improved things ie cross-platform, multiplayer player, better compression, etc.

Our previous platform was limiting. People want p2p play more than anything and we are going to make that happen. Rewriting in Unity3D is fastest, most efficient way of doing so.
 
# 187 CM Hooe @ 06/22/12 12:27 PM
Unity3D has some interesting performance idiosyncrasies, but once you get used to them, it is pretty useful for putting together things very quickly. I know first-hand how powerful it can be too; the last few games I've worked on at SRRN Games - Ash II: Shadows, Ash [Android version], and Always Outnumbered: Survival - have all been built in Unity3D. The ability to deploy cross-platform with minimal headaches is a huge plus.

What sort of engine were you all using beforehand? Proprietary? Some other licensed tech?
 
# 188 davefmurray @ 06/22/12 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by CHooe
Unity3D has some interesting performance idiosyncrasies, but once you get used to them, it is pretty useful for putting together things very quickly. I know first-hand how powerful it can be too; the last few games I've worked on at SRRN Games - Ash II: Shadows, Ash [Android version], and Always Outnumbered: Survival - have all been built in Unity3D. The ability to deploy cross-platform with minimal headaches is a huge plus.

What sort of engine were you all using beforehand? Proprietary? Some other licensed tech?
Yes, it was proprietary. Which at first was awesome, but then not so much. Adding netplay was going to be a monster headache. We need scalability as well. Insert Unity3D.
 
# 189 davefmurray @ 06/22/12 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by CHooe
Ash II: Shadows
This looks awesome! Buying now...
 
# 190 CM Hooe @ 06/22/12 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by davefmurray
This looks awesome! Buying now...
Not to derail your thread, but: awesome! I hope you enjoy it

I'm still keeping my eye on progress you make here and will be sure to check this out once it's done.
 
# 191 JayBee74 @ 06/23/12 03:53 AM
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Originally Posted by davefmurray

Our previous platform was limiting. People want p2p play more than anything and we are going to make that happen. Rewriting in Unity3D is fastest, most efficient way of doing so.
If it gets us closer to this game it's a great thing. I'm pumped.

I'm very OK with the graphics, especially for this type of strategy game.
 
# 192 davefmurray @ 06/26/12 12:02 AM
Unity Update #2



Another update! Here are more examples of recent progress!
1. Football icon shows up (Blit texture)
2. Text shows up (Draw text)
3. Text color changes (Overlay mesh)
4. icon moves up, down, left, right (Get input and process input)

It doesn't seem like much, except that all of these methods are used to run the main game (excpet sound) and are also used on this screen. So, if a method works here, it will always work.

http://facebook.com/gridironheroes - Like our page! Join the conversation!
http://merchline.com/tecmobowl - Want to support the project? Pick up a shirt here! Bo Knows!
 
# 193 davefmurray @ 06/27/12 03:44 PM



 
# 194 davefmurray @ 06/28/12 12:30 PM
We have moved on to blitting graphics and sprites! The engine fires up! The world is a better place!!



‪http://facebook.com/gridironheroes‬ - Like our page! Join the conversation!
‪http://merchline.com/tecmobowl‬ - Want to support the project? Pick up a shirt here! Bo Knows!
 
# 195 nahshal @ 06/29/12 02:54 AM
Will logos be customizable?
I apprehend why you can't put them in, but will we be able to put the NFL logos in on our own?
 
# 196 davefmurray @ 06/29/12 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by nahshal
Will logos be customizable?
I apprehend why you can't put them in, but will we be able to put the NFL logos in on our own
The logos are customizable, but you are not able to upload pictures of your choosing. This is specifically to disable the use of trademarked properties, ie NFL logos, NCAA logos, etc. If/when we can get permission for use of these, we will make them available.
 
# 197 davefmurray @ 06/29/12 11:07 AM


Our cutscene engine is now functioning! We'll be working on adding the all back into the game as well as coloring per team. Speed issues still remain. We'll ge there bros. We'll get there.

http://facebook.com/gridironheroes - Like our page! Join the conversation!
http://merchline.com/tecmobowl - Want to support the project? Pick up a shirt here!
 
# 198 JerseyDevil23 @ 07/11/12 02:19 PM
I looked at the original thread 4 months agao, and I thought I wonder what happened to the development of this game? Good to see you still going after it!!

Nice work - eager to jump in there and paly some football!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
# 199 jyoung @ 07/11/12 05:54 PM
Check out their facebook page, they posted a bunch of new player faces recently:

http://www.facebook.com/GridironHeroes
 
# 200 davefmurray @ 07/19/12 02:47 PM
Sorry for the lack of updates in this thread. TONS of boring backend stuff going on. Hopefully a good announcement this weekend!
 


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