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• • Anyone know of a community made FoM?

  • Is there anyone out there that is starting up their own fan made FoM we can move to?

  • Posted: 7/08/08 4:41 AM
    Face of Mankind
• • Free/low cost 3D MMORPG engine, help please

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    Originally posted by hidden357
    Graphics: DX9 or better (as stated Oblivion or better)

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    The problem with that sentence is that it's how good of a graphics artist you are that matters more then what graphics engine you use. Before you start coding you should really look into having 25% of the game content done.

    I say this because I believe that people who start MMOG projects have a harder time getting game content and by having 25% of your assets done, or enough assets that you have a complete level it makes you look much more serious.

    I can't really think of any suggestions as to what engine you should use. The only thing I can think of right now is perhaps using the Planeshift codebase as a starting point.

    May I also suggest that perhaps you join an existing MMOG rather then start you own, for example http://peragro.org/
    

  • Posted: 5/01/08 5:22 AM
    Developers Corner
• • Free Trial or Shut Down

  • Consider this from an outsiders perspective, at this point your flogging a dead horse. You're down to a few developers, you need to make huge changes and then re-build your community. As much as everyone hates to admit it here, it's not going to happen and you're going to end up in much more debt then you already are.

    What's your purpose with this? That you're going to become rich in the end? That the game must live?

    I seriously doubt it's the former and if it's the latter why not just open source what you got minus the propitiatory stuff and move on with your life. You're already bastardising what FoM was into a generic FPS anyway and making yourself bankrupt isn't going to make things any better.

    Do you think all these internet buddies are going to be there for you when your homeless on the street? I think you should have a hard think seriously about where your business is going and possibly think about doing something that is going to earn you more cash. It might be a couple of months, or it might be a year but in the end the MMO dream is going to come crashing down on you like a ton of bricks.

  • Posted: 4/30/08 12:30 PM
    Face of Mankind