[Inquisitor]

Depends on if Ferrium is a derived work

And, no matter how gifted the development team, expect a new engine to take at least a year, and the actual game to  take at least a year.

We licensed an engine for our first game, and it took us exactly one year to get something that people seem to agree with and is relatively bug free, and that was WITH a well tested, well understood engine.

Non-trivial proposition, making a game, gotta be into it hard core to succeed.

[Setekh]

Absolutely. I'm hoping everyone will be in it for the long haul - I am.

[Inquisitor]

Well, if a team is interested in making a real game, not derived from fs2, I have some good publishing contacts always interested in Indie games

MGT is probably doing a space game next anyway, that or a racing game, and if we can build the team up, both.

But that, perhaps,  is for another thread

[Unknown Target]

I want to make a game, it's just I'd like to use the FS engine, because it's the one I am most familiar with (both capability-wise and file format-wise).

But I'm interested in making a game!

[HotSnoJ]

Then here's a solution.

Release it as GPL or freeware and just ask for donations. Or do what the linux guys do, just charge for game guides, the CD's the game comes on, just your work.

Eh, it might work.

[Unknown Target]

But the Linux guys OWN the software, so they can do that
Anyway, I still haven't gotten a reply from [V].
The thing is, I want to keep the same easy modability that goes with FS (the easy table files and model replacement, as well as the mission editor).

[HotSnoJ]

I see what you mean.

Yeah, it seems allot of games never take into account modders. The way V did it makes it so easy to make mods.

For instance in Halo (IIRC) everything for a level is in one file. So if you want to change the AR you must do it in every file. Also IIFC the values aren't even file interchangable.

[Nuke]

im supprised video card manufacturers havent created standardized model formats for games. one thing that all games have in common is they all use proprietary model formats. i think i understand why, but its still a pain it the butt. every time you start modding in a new game, the hardest thing to do is learn the model format.

[Flipside]

There is a standard direct X Model format called simply .x

Some freeware games use it, but that's about it

[Unknown Target]

Macross VO is the only commercial game I know that used it.
And that was a bad Japanese game

[KARMA]

I'd love to make a spacesim game and actually I'd have a (in my opinion) very nice idea, both for story and gameplay, but, hell, the amount of artwork a game require is simply....uh can't find the exact word:)

[Inquisitor]

Overwhelming

[KARMA]

yes..something like that:)

[Johnmike]

o.o