kerzack

Team name:
Negotiable, Wanting to hear a teams opinion before deciding.

Project name:
Negotiable. Wanting to hear a teams opinion before deciding.

Brief description:
This project has been in production for around one or two weeks. I have completed the physics and gamestates. On the to-do list is implementing networking and loading spritesheets(haven't done this yet as I need to know how the artists are going to be making them (pixel spaces and etc.)).

Target aim:
Free but possibly pay-to-use weapons such as NCSoft games or similar.

Compensation:
A % of the above revenues

Technology:
The target platform is Win32, but I may try to port it to Linux at a later date. Using the Irrlicht engine's 2d capablities mixed with Magic2D for rendering and Box2D for physics. The programming language being used is C++ and I may implement a scripting language if it becomes necessary.

Talent needed:
2d Graphics Artists - For the development of spritesheets, backgrounds, and other nifty things.

Team structure:
Me - Lead Programmer/Project Manager

Website:
I'll get some forums/wiki up soon. For now there's no real screenshots as I don't have any artists, so I'll work on that at a later date.

Contacts:
I would prefer contact via Yahoo or MSN as I am more likely to be online. email is acceptable through my hotmail account, but not reccomended.
MSN : kerzack AT hotmail DOT com
Yahoo : rawrzomgmonster
AIM : sadlsvel

Additional Info:
The current plot is having fuzzy cute animals armed with brutal weaponry killing each other. Current planned animals are Hamsters, Cats, and Dogs. They will be unrealistic and all the same size.

Feedback:
Anything

RDissonant

Some tips :

Don't start throwing around project topics one or two weeks in. at that point you barely have a concrete base, let alone something other people can work on (especially the non-l33ts.)

Secondly; starting to talk about payment and generally money-related stuff at that point of development is sheer lunacy unless you want to alienate potential users - When the project takes shape and becomes more than potential, but promising, THAT is when you think about such things. You say them even later.

kerzack

I've been working on the engine much longer than 2 weeks, I'm just to the point where I have a solid enough base to start getting people to work on the media. I'd post some tech demos but 2d boxes aren't too interesting and that's about all I can draw up ;D

Maybe after I get some artists I can fix up a quick tech demo, but until then I'll get back to putting a dent in my todo list.


Also, a rough to-do list of what needs to be done by artists:
-Sprites for characters (will be further explained upon joining the cause)
-Menu backgrounds
-Levels (will be further explained upon joining)

In case anyone wants to know what I'll be working on in the near future:
-Extending the networking
-Extending the physics (adding joints for more interactive levels)
-Adding sound

Hopefully I'll be able to get some artists cooperation soon so there'll be something to show.

doogiej21

Hey if you need help with writing and keeping things in check in that department i can definitely help you there.

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kerzack

Well there's not really much of a story to it.. I appreciate the offer for help though. I'll definitely drop you a PM if I need some writing done. Still looking for artists and I haven't had a single offer

I'd release the prototype for character control and physics but it just looks too ugly