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  • I'd like to see a foss micro kernal GNUHurd become as mature as linux.

    I'd like a serious focus on linux distro and kernel security so I'd fund research and development on those areas.

  • Just started reading through Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy and it feels tailor-made for a game adaptation where the player is a Mistborn for hire before the events of the first book.

    ::: spoiler Spoilers from the first book The magic system is well-defined and the noble factions are all there with their own headquarters. Traversal would be the perfect hybrid of Assassin's Creed and Spiderman, running over rooftops and swinging from metal fixtures throughout Luthadel with iron and steel.

    I imagine combat feeling like Breath of the Wild where the player can burn tin to slow down time, allowing the player to perform coin shots, dodge attacks, etc. Pewter increases damage and iron pulls weapons, coins, or enemies themselves if wearing armour. Zinc could allow skaa to be rioted, attacking nearby enemies on the player's behalf whilst brass could be used for stealth.

    Areas the player could access at any given time could be limited via soothing stations and metal availability. The mist itself would even allow the developers to keep draw distance down and prevent players from travelling too far outside the city grounds until the story permits.:::

  • I would buy the Warcraft IP from Blizzard, just Warcraft.

    I would lobby to bring back as many of the original developers and creative designers as possible into the newly formed Warcraft Company, including Chris Metzen and Russell Brower. (Though, some of those people would be made to sign formal apologies for doing nothing about the dudebro culture that was systemic inside Blizzard long before they got bought out.)

    The goal would be to basically remaster the entire RTS franchise using modern hardware and software while keeping as close as possible to the original spirit of the games. Then continue the RTS franchise using the story from the MMO.

    The MMO would be recreated from scratch using modern understanding and a modular, highly-adaptable architecture to prevent the duct tape and baling wire situation the current WoW has. The game itself would now feature story content going all the way back to the first Warcraft game. Each “chapter” of Warcraft lore would be a self contained experience that players could stay in forever or progress to the next arc in the overarching tale. There would be simple, single baseline cost for subscribing that included everything so you can decide for yourself which parts to play.

    Measures would be taken to make the MMO just as fun and satisfying for casual players as it is for professional gamers. No more pay to jump ahead or even pay to get things that can’t be gotten by regular players. Using real money in-game would probably be completely eliminated. And the Warcraft Company would take an active role in preventing gaming addition and council existing players who needed help.

    Outside of the games, other merchandise like art books and novels would reflect and complement the lore of the series to give people even more stuff to learn about and enjoy.

    Movies and TV in particular would be a strong focus. A whole new movie series based on the parent games would be made with the same care as the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

    (For the record, I like the existing Warcraft movie. But today, it could be done a lot better.)

    And TV series would be made to tell more detailed stories about lesser-known events or to follow unique characters through well known events and see their unique takes.

    All multimedia content would be free to stream for active subscribers to the online game.

    Apps would be made to help players manage their games and access associated multimedia. There would also be an app to help gamers manage their time playing so they don’t overdo it but are still able to participate in limited events they care about.

    Then… a theme park!

    (I honestly think that if someone went forward with this proposal with reckless abandon that it actually would turn a profit.)

  • If I could say "Here's 84 billion dollars, we're fuckin' doing this..."

    We're doing a Battletech cinematic universe, and it's gonna be awesome. We'll start with a trilogy of 100 minute movies based on each of the books in the Grey Death Saga and see what we do from there.

    And we're gonna do it as practically as possible. You know how for Empire Strikes Back they built a life size Millennium Falcon? We're doing that at least for mechs that aren't going to move much, for static shots with the actors.

  • I want to make an 8-bit rpg in the vein of Final Fantasy set in Mesoamerica.

    In the beginning you select classes/characters based on historical roles from the region. The class choice designates party roles and gives access to skills that are manually input via arrow keys or d-pad. Those skills drain a stamina resource that is refilled in combat.

    I want a magic system that resembles Metaphor Refantasio. Completing achievements/challenges characters unlock forms (stored in mirrors) based on Mesoamerican mythology that give access to spells that use mana points as a resource and a limit break transformation. There will be twenty forms, one for each symbol in the Tonalpolhualli.

    I want to write it in Lua so I can give it Balatro like bells and whistles. Or JavaScript because this whole thing is a total fantasy.

    • Wicked: I did a storyboard for this in college. I absolutely think this should have been an animated movie. And not 3D. Not because it's bad, but I always envisioned the world to be more magical. And I think the animation opportunities would be AMAZING.
    • Cats: Also should have been animated, and most of the cast was not picked for their singing ability. I think this could work in either 3D or 2D.
    • Fatal Frame: I would love them to get the SH2 treatment. Same story but a bit more polished? And maybe a few glance features? Gosh, I'd be so fucking hype.
    • The Hunger Games: Should have been a miniseries in my opinion. It was too much for a movie if you hadn't read the book. So much is internal, but you don't have the time to really infer that because of how fast they have to move.
    • Les Miserables Just... You know, maybe give it a second pass...
    • Rose of Versailles: I just want a nice remake, but, in late 80's/early 90's anime style. Not too big of a jump from the original style, but I think it would look nice.
    • Elizabeth Freeman: When Hamilton came out (which I enjoyed immensely) I was like, "Huh. Rapping slave masters is neat, but any other stories for POC?" I then found out about Ms. Freeman, a woman I had literally never heard of. She sued for her own freedom before the Emancipation Proclamation and fucking won. Give me some songs about that shit. I already knew about the Founding Fathers and their greatness." As catchy as it is, maybe we could have spoken about someone else?
    • Erased: Minor nitpick that always bothered me. When you first time see the villain (before you realize they're the villain) they're shown in half shadow. I was like," wouldn't that be funny if that was villain? But they wouldn't be that obvious." i spent the whole show trying to figure out who it was, but it was them. I wish I could have gotten rid of that one frame.
    • PTSD Radio: I could see it working like Yami Shibai. I think it would be neat!
    • Kuon: Remake, please and then you.

  • buy Electronic Arts

    fire everyone exec and up

    go private

    seek to rehire all of criterion (the real one that made burnout, not the shell today) and black box circa 2000-2008ish

    NFS Underground 3

    become worlds richest person

    seek to rehire all of Bizzare Creations (the makers of Project Gotham Racing, and Blur)

    reboot development of Blur 2

    become an internet hero for reviving two of the most anticipated racing games in decades

    try to buy Ivory Tower, ubisoft doesn't let me, buy ubisoft, end it

    become internet hero for killing a bastard of a studio

    relaunch Test Drive Unlimited, as an actually good game and not the sack of shit it is currently

    no mtx, no paid dlc, no various editions or pre-order shit, full game, $50 max

    internet hero

    be assassinated by cooperation between MS, Sony and Nintendo

    as a ghost: so about Half Life 3...

    released

    post-mortem internet hero

  • Mixed media adaptations of all things Cosmere related and Brandon Sanderson would have full creative control.

  • There's a space station sim from 2001 that I still play because I love it so much: Startopia. I'd like Startopia 2 to be pretty much the same as the original (including graphics) but with higher-poly models and better scripting tools for modders.

  • OP didn't ask about music, but I feel like that fits the spirit of the question, so: my absolute favorite genre is Symphonic Metal, but that genre consists of a grand total of like 12 songs, most of which lean way too heavily on screamo howler monkey shit or opera.

    If I could magically fund a symphony and get em to just rock out with a bunch of metalheads, 100% that.

    • Luca Turilli's Rhapsody alone has more than 12 songs. Expand your horizons my dude!

      Edit: Check out Xanthochroid if Symphonic Black Metal is more your thing. Wilderun is Progressive with Symphonic elements and fantastic. And if you like Luca, also check out his other bands Luca Turilli, and Rhapsody of Fire.

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