NationStates Jolt Archive


Browser Game

Italiano San Marino
16-08-2007, 19:00
I want to make a browser game somewhat like Nexus War and Urban Dead in game play, but customized to expand the options a bit. Can anybody help? If I ever do get this game up and running, I will likely max-out the level of the biggest contributor.
UpwardThrust
16-08-2007, 19:09
I want to make a browser game somewhat like Nexus War and Urban Dead in game play, but customized to expand the options a bit. Can anybody help? If I ever do get this game up and running, I will likely max-out the level of the biggest contributor.

I am a lead developer for an online game already (we have 65 thousand users about 2000 active)

Now I do not think you realize how much work these games can be and how much you have to do to get them to any sort of releasable scale

Do you have any programming experience? if so what languages?
Sumamba Buwhan
16-08-2007, 19:10
I am a lead developer for an online game already (we have 65 thousand users about 2000 active)

Now I do not think you realize how much work these games can be and how much you have to do to get them to any sort of releasable scale

Do you have any programming experience? if so what languages?

What game is this UpwardThrust?
Italiano San Marino
16-08-2007, 19:11
Zip. I could use some help, >_>. I have done Micromedia Fusion 2 but that is more of a tutorial than a real thing. I was hoping that I could get some of the information already built for the games and mod it a bit.
UpwardThrust
16-08-2007, 19:15
What game is this UpwardThrust?

Antrophia ... I took some time off the last year just came back to it ... kind of depressed the size dropped massively from what it used to be. I am hoping on some massive game and code changes to boost user satisfaction
UpwardThrust
16-08-2007, 19:16
Zip. I could use some help, >_>. I have done Micromedia Fusion 2 but that is more of a tutorial than a real thing. I was hoping that I could get some of the information already built for the games and mod it a bit.

I could give you some code from the game I am on but it is big it would be hard to start from scratch and learn it from that specially cause I can not give you a full copy
Italiano San Marino
16-08-2007, 19:16
Eh. I should contact Nexus War and ask for their script or something so I have somewhere to start.
UpwardThrust
16-08-2007, 19:17
Eh. I should contact Nexus War and ask for their script or something so I have somewhere to start.

Doubt they will give it to you ... a lot of that is guarded so that cheaters can not find something to take advantage of.
Italiano San Marino
16-08-2007, 19:19
Eh. I know you cannot just give it away. Is there any program I need to get to help out? Anyways I just need something to start on, not the whole game.
Sumamba Buwhan
16-08-2007, 19:22
Antrophia ... I took some time off the last year just came back to it ... kind of depressed the size dropped massively from what it used to be. I am hoping on some massive game and code changes to boost user satisfaction


I just signed up to check it out. I'm not sure if the email hasn't been sent to me yet or if my yahoo spam filter caught it and deleted it. I'll try a filter for anthropia.com and then try 'retrieve password'?

edit: nevermind, it let me log in :P
UpwardThrust
16-08-2007, 19:22
Eh. I know you cannot just give it away. Is there any program I need to get to help out?

First decide language ... from the outside look Nexus War is doing ajax they use a java servlet for sure

Not sure about your other one ... languages you might want to learn that would be good for this are
PHP (my choice)
Java

You will need to know SQL (probably MYSQL variant) and have a place to start. There is probably years worth of learning to do to get a game done starting from scratch.
UpwardThrust
16-08-2007, 19:23
I just signed up to check it out. I'm not sure if the email hasn't been sent to me yet or if my yahoo spam filter caught it and deleted it. I'll try a filter for anthropia.com and then try 'retrieve password'?

Sounds good :) I just got back on board with the group they had sold out to a new administrator ... my forums username is SlackerHobo I am now a community code developer (some of it you wont be able to see but some you will)
Italiano San Marino
16-08-2007, 19:28
I am going to see if they give me the script in the first place and then I will decide the language. Even if I don't finish it it will be a good start for my planned career when I get into college.
Italiano San Marino
16-08-2007, 19:42
I actually change my mind. I have a great idea but I don't think I would be able to carry it out. I think I should get some tutorials first, lol. Thanks anyways.
Nihelm
16-08-2007, 19:44
I have a great idea but I don't think I would be able to carry it out.

Ain't that always the way things goes?:(
Hydesland
16-08-2007, 19:46
I actually change my mind. I have a great idea but I don't think I would be able to carry it out. I think I should get some tutorials first, lol. Thanks anyways.

If you have got some money, hire a scripter or even better get a friend that can script (if you have any) to do it for a reduced price.