I wish people realize to not just be redundant with their Source Material, but Upgrade & Apply it different ways. Examples taking the Weapon Styles and applying it to Clothing, or having Color Tier & Color Map for Weapons.
Funny enough, I came up with this concept for GTA6 (4 Maps) & SR7 (Culture).
The term "Open World" has a bad rep due to being big & empty, but GTA seems to capitalize on condensing a map with content & substance as a "Sandbox" game.
Ideas I had for the Next World (Other than bringing back the Customization and try to stay/expand on Source Material's Lore vs parodying GTA's "Realistism" like if SR4's Zins = SR1 & SR2 Gangsters who Escaped from Ultor's experimentation & also tried running for President) is to actually keep AOM's Sandbox Vertical/Interior-based Seoul Map, but add to it & beside it rather than waste time making another map.
ADD TO SEOUL - Lil Culture
- Instead of diversifying with Rich/Poor Neighborhoods or 4-Seasons like every other Sandbox Game go for Little Culture Sections like Lil China, Lil Russia, Lil Jamaica or Continent-Base Sections like Lil Europe, Lil Africa, Lil America or Combined-Base like Lil Caribbean, Lil Eastern, Lil Western, Lil Latino, Lil Middle East, etc
- Instead of changing Seoul, just add Objects, Flags/Banners & Images to make the Cultured Area without coming off as an SJW Extremist or Anti-PC Extremist
e.g. having a Restaurant Sign different for Lil China (Animated & Neon) & Lil Jamaica (Partially 3D Coconut Trees)
When Building World
- So if say the Map was 2 Layered - #1 is Action Spot + #2 is Culture Design
== Action Spot (So instead of Dropping specifics in a Spot, Pick where actions take place then highlight an area for its culture = The World Editor uses the bundled creations of Animation/Texture/Audio Designs of the Culture Design & doesn't use the same Version if Multiple Versions are available like Lil Italy's Shop is Pizza, Spaghetti & Lasagna): Outside of Restaurant/Booth-Related (RR), Near Beach/Land/Water-Related (WR), In Park-Related (PR)
Example of Lil Culture
- with Lil Jamaica's Culture: RR = BBQ w/Barrel Drum & Playing Dominos, WR = Swimming & Sea-doo, PR = Smoking & Dancing
- with Lil Russia's Culture: RR = Butcher/Meat Deli Booth & Old men playing Chess, WR = Ice Fishing & Hockey, PR = Riding a Bear
- with Lil Italy's Culture: Pizza Place & Gangsters boxing, WR = Romancing & Picnic, PR = Playing Soccer & Doing Tricks
or/and
- with Lil Eastern's Culture: RR = Frying fish Booth & Sushi Bar, WR = Pike Fishing & Fighting off Octopus, PR = Cherry Blossoms & Samurai Showdown
- with Lil Middle East's Culture: RR = Shawarma & Bazaar, WR = Walking on Water & Parting the Lake, PR = Herding Goats & Snake Charmer
- with Lil Western's Culture: RR = Hot-dog Stand & Beer Pong, WR = Picnic & Volleyball, PR = Football & Baseball
ADD BESIDE SEOUL - Add Mini Maps
Cause Volition seems to be hindered by Budget & Time, they should create 4 other Mini Maps that Players Load into or Transition into. ALSO I JUST FOUND OUT via Wiki Saints Row doesn't have a Loading Screen when going to parts of map like GTA...which is probably also why they can't make a huge map.
Access Maps
A. Taxi Terminal on Map (Like a Portal > Walk up to or in Location > Press Key to Load into Map or Load into Highway that leads to Map) that Drops you off by Vehicle
= Steamport: Jump from Burning Plane or Arrive by Boat (Thrown Overboard)
= Sunkwater: Underwater Pod that shoots you to Map, Submarine Tour/Highway to Map
= Star Harbour: Rocket-ship into Space, Teleport w/Spaceship in Space, Launchpod
= Solar Tavern: Launchpod, Space Taxi, Teleport into Moonbase
B. Transition/Load into another map if you hit the Invisible Wall/Map/Sky Limit like Star Wars Battlefront Elite Squadron
The 4 Added Maps
1. Steamport (Due to a lot of Games not using their Water...FO4, JC3, MGSV & GTA5)
- Constant Surface Water Battles, w/3 Small Siren's Island (Like Whored Mode)
- Big Slow Battleships w/Cannons & Torpedoes (JetCarrier/OilTanker/PirateYachts)
- Fast 2/4-Person Turret-boats (Sea-doo/Speedboat/Gunboat)
- Hover2Surf Boards (Like VTOL) w/Driveby (SurfBoard/WindSurfboard/Tubing)
- No Useless Slow Boats
- Located a bit Far from the outside of Seoul (Pass an invisible wall 500m of Sea between Steamport & Seoul City)
2. Sunkwater
- Underwater Scuba City/Fighting (Everyone is wearing Light/Heavy/Beach/etc Scuba Gear)
- Multi-Stack Floating Traffic of Submarines or Diving Vehicles (Like GTA ViceCity's Drive on Water Cheat)
- Floating Technological Glass Bubbles or Ruined Buildings to swim through/in (Genkibowl Arenas)
- Located Deep 0.5km under Steamport, between would be some Submarine Traffic
3. Star Harbour = Galactic Airspace between the Moon & Seoul, Spaceship/Station Battles (Re-use the VTOL & other flying crafts w/Space Add-ons), Located not to Far from Seoul's Sky (GTA Seoul's Ceiling Limit = 1km (GTA's BOGT = 700m & GTA5 = 2500m) > Hit the Sky Limit > Transition into Star Harbor > Between Solar Tavern & Seoul is 5km)
4. Solar Tavern (Its like Sunkwater in Space) = Solar-Powered/Lunarwind-Powered Moonbase, LoGravity/Jetpack Fighting, Hover-base Vehicles or Sand/Offroad Vehicles
- Has a Sky-Limit of 0.5km > Hit Sky Limit > Transition into Star Harbour
STORY-WISE (Tie in AOM to the next SR)
SR1 & SR2 Remake
- I think for people who want SR1 & SR2 Remake, Volition should either make that an Expansion of AOM, Overhaul Rehash of SR4 or After/In/Apart/Elements in SR7 (The next SR, cause GOOH & AOM are Canon...seeing as SR4 is Canon).
Pacing
- They should have paced the Saints as they take over, becoming the Governor/Senator before President (Gang > Mayor > Senator > President > World Ruler > Sector/Star or Galactic Ruler), but for Seoul I guess Boss's Gang would be running for Governor over each Territory
Time Loop
- AOM should be tied in SR by saying Brimstone received help from a Purple (Or Green) Gang who aided in the Creation of Agents of Mayhem
> Later reveal its the Arch Saints who work as Agents of Mayhem
> After the defeat of LEGION, the Saints get back together (As though its new SR1 Origins to why Shaundi is such a Fun Person, Pierce always gets ignored & why Gat always tackles his problem 'head on' (From Wiki))
> If the Gang was original Green then you can say the Idea of Purple came from when Brimstone was a Ministry of Glutton
All Gangs/Ministries should be condensed into Split Gangs, having through own Brand & "Warden"
= Purple: Arch Saints:
=== Made up of: Past/Future/Present Versions of Saints/Agents, Peds/Clones/Any, Zombies/Demons/Angels, Ministry of Gluttony/Lust
= Red: Suave Roses: Sharply dressed crowd
=== Made up of: AOM's Ministry of Wrath/Greed, SR3 MorningStar, SR2 Brotherhood, SR1 The Los Carnales
= Blue: Kilo Bytas: Made of Technologic & Chemical Genius/Cosplayers
=== Made up of: AOM's Ministry of Pride, SR3 Deckers, SR2 Ronin, SR1 Vice Kings
= Green: Vegan Guerillas: Muscle/Warrior/Jungle Warfare Lords
=== Made up of: AOM's Ministry of Envy, SR3 Luchadores, SR2 Sons of Samedi, SR1 Westside Rollerz
= Orange: P.R.I.S.M: Ultor & STAG join forces with Police & Army
=== Made up of: AOM's Ministry of Sloth, SR3 STAG, SR2 Ultor & SR Police/SWAt/Army
New Wanted/Backup/Warden System
(Based on Confusion in SR3's Wanted Level...I couldn't tell which group hated me)
= 5 Points of 5 Stars, Each Points is a Gang = Purple/Red/Orange/Blue/Green
= Each Star is a Level
=== For Purple/Arch Saints (Build Stars via Kills): 1-2 Stars means more NPC-based Gangsters backup (Multiplied by Recruited Lieutenant Clones/Homies), 3-4 Stars Saint's Specialist are Agents of Mayhem, @5 Aliens from Gangstas in Space (Purple Ladies/Brutes), Toggle Upgrade so they appear at lower Star Level
=== For Red/Green/Blue: 1-2 Lo-Level Gangsters, 3-4 Specialist & @5 is Warden /Alien Version (Based on SR4 Weaponary)
+ Red1 = Red/White Suits/Formal, Quick Pistols & Bat/Clubs
> Red2 = Black Long Coats/Boots w/Red Suits, Quick Shotguns & Quick SMGs
> Red3 = Red Glass/Coat Male w/Helicopter & Heavy Sniper and Crimson Canoness Bikers & Quick/Lite Rocket Launcher
> Red4 = Suit/Formal Brutes of Red1 that do Flamethrower & Hand Combat
> Red5 = Zinyak
+ Green1 = Vest/Pads, Heavy Pistols & Shields
> Green2 = Heavy Armor, Heavy MGs & Shielded Heavy SMGs
> Green3 = Grenadier Thrower/Launcher & Heavy Shotguns
> Green4 = Armored APC Flamethrowing Driver & Gatling Rocket Brute
> Green5 = Grutes (= Tree/Roots + Brutes, Wrestlers)
+ Blue1 = Hoodie Metal/Glowwear, Quick SMGS & Decker/Braver Sword
> Blue2 = Party Glowwear, LaserRazer & Alien SMG
> Blue3 = Dual-SMG/Hammer Rollerskate Specialist & Dubstep Gun EDM-DJ
> Blue4 = Electroblade Mechsuit Decker & RC Car/Object Detonator Hacker
> Blue5 = Dominator
=== For Orange:
> 1 = Dot Guards (Baton, STAG Pistol/Roit Shields, Hover Motorcycle, Light Helmet),
& Line Officers (Pistol, STAG Shotgun, Coupe Cruiser, Hat)
> 2= Angle Enforcer (Vest/Pads/Helmet, STAG SMGs/Alien Shields, Earpiece), Shape Soldiers (Mech Skeleton, STAG MachineGuns or Airstrike Laptop, Balistic Mask), STAG Armored Van/Turret Hummer
> 3/4= Polygon Pilot (Tanks or VTOL) & Polyhedron General (Mechbot with Laser Cannons & Shielding)
> 5= Warden
=== All Points: @3 Summons Professor Genki, @4 Summon Professor Genki's Mascots (Angry Tiger, Sad Panda, Laughing Dog, Silly Sheep, Tired Lion, Sneaky Cat, Hungry Wolf, etc) & @5 Professor Genki's Alien (Robo Genkiball like Voltron)
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