<t>hey guys, I never got the bulletin board address. On another note, me and Isaac (pretender) are developing a software project management application on his site. It will track every component of the project. So the project leader will have access to up to the minute reports on progress. Every ...

<t>it doesn't even have to be an wargame. Of course wargames is what most of us are familiar with. I was thinking of something like Panzer general. The engine itself is very simple. I was thinking about the following line of progression: Tile based turn based, isometric turn based, isometric real ...

<t>glad to have you aboard RF, the best way to learn a new language is to use it. I taught myself C++ but I learned far more from writing code than from a book.<br/>
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The cool thing about working on a project with a people (which I didn't have the benefit of when I started C++) is that you get ...

hey, why don't we try working on a small game first just to try out the concept and debug the team stucture?

I don't mean a simple simple game like pong, but more along the lines of say panzer general.

Duane, just sent you an email.

no I mean more what they did in Alpha Centauri. They had several images from different angles and used software to rotate a stiched together composite to make it look like it's rotating.

I'll join in a week or so. I'm very busy curently

<t>What we need first before anything else is someone skilled in software project management. I agree that with large scale software development the coordination becomes more important than the actual coding.<br/>
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So why don't we first see if we can work out a framework from which to develop a ...

<t>I can start after Christmas vacation, when all the college applications are over. As for concepts, Hopefully I'll type something up in the next few weeks. (BTW, my best concept isn't quite a wargame. It's more like an action/RPG/strategy w/ Massive Multiplayer option added in). Not sure if that's ...

<t>why don't you try 2D view tiles before isometric? Consider a lattice, 2D tile (squares) are just lattices composed of vectors that are perpendicular. Isometric is non parallel vectors but not necessarily at right angles. It creates the illusion of depth that way.<br/>
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I know how to program ...

yeah, game making would probably be a lot cheaper than some of my more expensive hobbies.

good idea, I think we should have a optional profile section that would list our interests, ideas, and skills. Maybe it would be possible to organize something, I mean Linux was largely developed over the net, who knows maybe something can be done here.

<t>Can someone give me a breakdown of what general game development budgets go toward?<br/>
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I'm sure a lot of our fellow gamers have wanted to make their own games but the circumstances just won't allow it. Maybe people on this forum can give some useful information. I've also had some game ...