Quote:Original post by ReneGade RG dev
I tried BigWorld but I ain't a professional mmorpg developer with a huge budget....

Don't forget that servers and bandwidth also cost money. MMORPGS are expensive to run, as well as develop.

Quote:So can you recommend a good game engine for an under-18 that is easy but powerful at the same time besides RealmCrafter (can't wait to make my own mmorpg with RealmCrafter).

Neverwinter Nights is a commercial game designed from the start to be highly moddable. It's a few years old now, and the engine is a bit dated, and it's not really 'massively' multiplayer. However, I would recommend it for a number of reasons.

1: It is highly modifiable and scriptable, and there is a large community with a plenty of knowledge about how to do things. There is also plenty of readily downloadable content already available.

2: It's cheap. You can buy the complete game and both expansions from play for under £20, and there are no licensing fees for running your own PW. And if you give up on it, you still have a complete game with thousands of downloadable single player mods and a wide range of online servers to play on.

3: It's a learning experience. You will find that creating a half decent PW that can run stably with just 64 players is a challenge. This will make you better able to appreciate and approach the problems with developing a full scale MMORPG in the future.

Quote:Recently edited: I'm looking at Torque over there....sweet! If you recommend a c++ game engine, please also post in a GOOD c++ tutorial....

'A tutorial' is not going to help you work with a complete game engine. If you want to work with Torque or something similar, and have reason to believe that you are likely to need to modify the underlying code, (as opposed to just scripting) then you will need to be a proficient programmer and well versed in a wide range of areas. Game Engines are big, complicated beasts, they aren't something you can cover in a few easy steps.

Quote:Original post by ReneGade RG dev
you can't create your own models

Several thousand downloads on Neverwinter Vault would like to disagree with you there. The CEP for example adds a whole load of monsters, weapons, character models, portraits, and other bits and bobs to the game, and all of it was created by the modding community.

Quote:the license agreement restricts me from doing anything big with the game

Depends what you mean by 'big'. I've heard of PWs based on Warhammer 40K, Star Wars, as well as all sorts of more traditional settings that still involve all kinds of clever scripting and modifications.

I'd still recommend it, since it would enable you to get a clearer idea of some of the challenges you are likely to face developing a MMORPG, without taking on the enormous volume of work that is required to create your world entirely from scratch.

Quote:Original post by ReneGade RG dev
well....can I create my own models?

YES.

Quote:am I allowed to sell the game?

No you can't, but this is a non-issue. The chances of successfully creating a marketable MMORPG straight off the bat with no experience is approximately nil, regardless of what engine you use.

In any case, I'm primarily recommending it to get experience. It's nigh on impossible to develop a successful MMORPG by jumping off into the deep end without really knowing what you're doing. You may not be able to create your dream game in it straight away, but it the experience you get from it will help you when you *do* come to create your dream game.