Run this up the flagpole and see who salutes....

[Ben]

So some of you may know of my far off plans at an mmorpg project.
Some of you may have noticed the amount of side scrolling templates I have been making lately.
Some of you may not give the slightest ****.

HOWEVER

Before Any MMO is planned, I am working on learning to use Game Maker 7 to make a single player, stand alone version of my project, more for game mechanics then anything.

I would like to try and make a team to do this.
I know how well team go over in charas. Usually somebody asks to start a team, and nobody replies for a while, then lonewolf saves the day with some chips and sprites to quell the thirst of the newbie charasian in question.

I dont want to make that Kind of team.
I would like to assemble some people that Either have some Game Maker Know How, or would like to try learning it with me to try and make this stand alone project. If the project produces anything good, i would very much like to keep those team members involved when the time comes to bring it to multiplayer life.

I have some criteria here though. I dont want to get people on board that wont take it seriously, and as such, Im really not expecting much from this thread...but heres to hoping.

The Applicant must (be):

Over Sixteen years, preferably over 18 years old. This is because I am an age descriminating bastard.

Have some solid knowledge of  classic video games

Want to learn to use GM7

Have some Skills...be they in spriting, or game mechanics, or programming

Be able to take direction from somebody (espceially when it comes to spriting. there is a strict colour scheme/formula involved with the graphics end of things here)


People who need not apply:

People who want to tell me "how much cooler it would be if naruto were in this game"

people who have too many ideas and not enough ambition/commitment to follow up

people who cant read

people who want to throw shitty charas cameos into the mix





The project is a 2-d sidecroller platform game. The Premise of gameplay is like Megaman meets Zelda2
The Story is not exceptionally important at this point. Its a platform 2-d tech engine were working on...
There is a general set of design documents put together for this game.
I am planning on reworking them soon, to accomodate the stand alone idea.

I am very much crap at GM7, and am still learning. And Im expecting some of you are as well. If not completely oblivious.
But if we can gain some intrest, a support forum would not be far off.

I have E-books of "the Game Makers Apprentice"
I have a spare copy of GM7, with an unused Serial aside from the one Im using
I have a million and one examples and tutorials and links
I have nobody else really interested in this project right now.

Im looking for One or two people that would be really gung ho about jumping on board with this.

Serious Inquiries only please.

[coasterkrazy]

Well one might say I know some things about GM.

Spare copy of GM7 did you say!? I'll take the case! And by that I mean I'll join even though I'm not the PREFERRED over 18. But please, I'm pretty desperate for the GM7 copy, so I'd definitely help you with this just for that if nothing else. I think it'll be fun too. I can code some, map, and do music (if music is even needed here).

[Ben]

Dude, we should hook up on da MSN or some junk so I can give you some details on what Im doing
It may take me a couple of days to find the box i hid the copy in, but f'real, Ill hook you up.

knives_are_quiet@yahoo.com

[coreystranick]

I'll apply, I do have a wife and a kid on the way so work mey not come fast, but I'm willing to help. Pretty much jsut good at spriting, and learing quick. Too bad I don't have GM though, and since I gots a kid on the way, don't see money for it coming anytime soon. But I'll help anyway

[Moosetroop11]

As much as I'd love to help and have been involved with stuff like this before, I don't think, realistically, that I'd be able to give it the time you're asking.

Good luck.

[Uberpwn_w00t]

age descriminating bastard.

:C

Oh wells! I have my own project anyway.

If only my damn programmer would come back from vacations. Lazy bastage.