Need people for a new (MMORPG) project.

LeprechauN · 2003-10-07T05:23:06

Me and 2 other guys recently started brainstorming on a large project MMORPG. However, one of the guys has bailed out, due to overwhelming schoolwork. I''ll start with what we''ve got and what we(/I) need. What''s been put together so far: - Fairly complete/evolved game design. Incl. fighting/skills/... - Some basic AI for entities. (Still under development.) (Not much - we/I have just started it, and it''s on ice, until I find interested people.) What I need: - [C/C++] programmer for internet communications between game client and server client. - 3D and 2D Graphic Designer[s] for modeling (+animation) and texturing. - 3D/2D graphic engine [C/C++] programmer[s]. What I''ve got (members): - "LeprechauN" (me): Game Design/functions | AI | Some simple 3D modeling | Music/SFX. - "Alkonost": Internet communications. (I know I mentioned this, but I''m having truoble reaching this guy, so I''ll keep his "job" open for replacement. I call the production Team "Trailer in the ass Productions". I have no experience in C/C++ game development. I have (the past 10 years or so) been programming own games in QBasic, but have now moved up to C/C++. My main trait is my ideas and problem solving skills. (Not to forget my long experience (and education) with musci and sound.) And I do have great understanding of programmingm, even though I have yet not learned to handle graphic and audio programming within C/C++. This project is a large MMORPG project. (Don''t be frightened, I''m aiming to make this a casual projects. Let''s have some fun!) There''s no dealine. If we do make some money on this, we''ll share it equally, of course. But I have yet not had plans to charge people for this game. I hope to get sponsors, and I might have one, but he needs to see the game later on to make a judgement. So, there''s no money involved in this, yet. About the game: The game is thought to be a fantasy MMORPG in tile-based 3D. The scenery is a kind of fight between the two main Gods, which are trying to conquer as much as possible of a world which might be seen as their "chessboard". When a player makes a character, he/she will choose a God. that God will lend him/her some of his life-force and create him/her as a physical person in the world. Next, he will have to choose a place to put his house/home. This home can be altered by building more sections, such as storage rooms and library. The house is (if you''re smart enough) places together with other people''s houses. This makes it a village. You need food to stay alive. Even if you''re offline, you need to have a food-storage sufficient to keep you alive until you log in the next time. You can''t buy things that no player has created. Want a sword? First, you need metal, then you need to make the metal inte a sword. It''s all based on skills. The better "smith" you arem, the better swords you''ll make. Have you become a good smith? Start a weaponstore! Good at cooking/refining food? Sell it to the village, as well as passing travelers. There''s nothing stopping the village from turning into a full-blown town/city! More things can be built in the city. All you need is materials. A lot of more interesting ideas are thought out. This includes natural evolution! (But I will not explain this now. You''ll get the full idea if you join.) That main idea of the game play is that nothing (or as little as possible) is "set". Things do not have a value, except for what others are willing to pay for it. Same idea goes for everything in the game. The game policy is: - Let the player decide. Don''t put boundaries that aren''t actually NEEDED to make the game work. - Logic! The game should be as "real" as possible. (You can''t lift 1000kg, you can''t run 100mph, you can''t take as much damage as you can in most other games... and so on.) If you want to join, either reply it here, or by: leprechaun@post.com ICQ: 175360155 Looking forward to "working" with you! P.S. Tell me if I''ve left out some kind of info. D.S. / Molten old Rotten Angel Wing of LeprechauN: The Grandioso Grallatoris Royale of the Anti/Humans.

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Started by LeprechauN September 13, 2003 04:24 PM

102 comments, last by LeprechauN 20 years, 7 months ago

Anonymous

October 03, 2003 11:07 PM

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Ever wonder how many projects fail due to negative feedback? I say, let each learn on their own, but at least try to give positive support. Learning from one''s mistakes can be a valuable lesson. Sure, your advice might be sound, but quashing someone''s designs because your advice is ''superior'' does nothing for his motives.
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To miscellaneous boneheads: Damn right! Yes, it''s big. Yes, it''s hard. Yes, he doesn''t really know how to do it. So freaking what? Let him try. If he''s motivated and interested enough, and gets a few people who know what they''re doing on his side, it IS possible, so stop discouraging him! It''s a tough project, and he needs help and support, not "this won''t work because you are a clueless n00b".

To Leprechaun: Go for it! Ignore the bullshit about it being impossible, plan it out to the very last detail, and get others to help. I beilieve that you said you are in this for fun - so have fun. Learn, try things, and do your very best to succeed - what''s the worst that han happen?

Slyxsith

335

October 05, 2003 11:50 AM

Since the boneheads of the community wont let this frigging thread die let''s get some facts about this little project.

How are you doing Lep?

You managing to use your QBasic skills effectively to write any of the game code yet?

I mean it''s been several weeks, you guys have a design stuff done yet? Any docs? A website? Anything at all?

How is "Trailer in the Ass Productions" coming along? Got a lot of backing from the investment community? That is the name you decided on right?

Seriously guys. If people spent as much time working on their projects as they do trolling this idiotic thread do you know how much work you''d get done?

In the 2 weeks this thread has been around I''ve rewritten my inventory system, rolled out a new zone for my project and written the new NPC interface. Some people strive to succeed while others strive for attention.

Mark

Mark MacPherson
Flybynight Studios: Owner
Current Skillsets: Project Manager - Team Lead - Scripter - 2D Artwork - Basic 3D Modeller - Web Development - Marketing - Administration

solinear

145

October 06, 2003 02:33 PM

Wow, that was a really productive post there Mark. Definitely showed off your understanding and intellectual side. That would definitely not be listed in the "stupid posts that kept this thread alive for no good reason" grouping, along with this one, then again I''m not complaining about the fact that it''s still not dead, you are.

I do agree that the admins should just close the thread, as it has went far astray from it''s purpose, but your post had no purpose other than to show off how immature some people can be. "Trailer in the ass productions"? Yeah, that was right up there with fart and penis jokes, wasn''t it? Actually it had to look up to find the gutter where fart and penis jokes reside.

mattd

1,078

October 07, 2003 05:23 AM

Since this is a MMORPG, have you thought about hosting (for your servers)? Hosting it on your connection (even if it''s DSL) is just silly.
A couple of years ago I created a simple MUD, it worked fine and had active users, however I just couldn''t find a place to host it indefinitely.

Have you thought about the way the server and client will interact (packets / datagrams)? How state for entities will be managed and kept in sync with all active connections? How you''ll store player information (database)? DirectX? Winsock? The Win32 User API? printf()?

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