legend_master
The Art of Cricket Developer
@ to all those who have offered assistance, thank you very much - i will be in contact once I am at that stage of development that requires your skills and knowledge. For the meantime though i wanted to post this little FAQ up detailing some..well...facts about the project:
FAQ
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1) what is the name of the project?
the name of the game is still yet undecided though i have some nifty ideas floating around...for the meantime it will be known as "The Cricket Project" ;-)
2) when will it be released?
there is no official date set yet. It is a project i have been working on for over a year now and still have much work to do...but i would hope by the end of 2006
3) where is it currently at?
So far, the game is still very early on, though some really hard obstacles have already been crossed...these include basic stadium structured model, bowling, bowling models / animations, batsman models, game engine skeleton, ball physics for bowling and (almost) batting, cameras (incl free cam)...and most importantly the structuring of the code to allow for easily 'tweakable' values to modify things such as velocity/pace, all spin types, swing, reverse swing, pitch wear and tear etc. As I type this, I am currently working on refining the batting physics and 'unlimited variety' of strokes. These all need to be animated too, so this stage is going to take a while...
4) where comes after the batting stuff is completed?
After the batting, i will be working on getting the keeper and umpire models done and working on fielding. After fielding will come AI (IMHO the 2 most important areas of a cricket game are physics and AI).
5) graphics are ok, but could be better?
I realise i can always improve on the graphics - the trade off though is time...so i plan to get the game working mostly first i.e. playable , before improving the graphics / cosmetic factors...remember gameplay is the key factor here
6) will it be freeware? What license?
Unfortunately i have not yet decided what it will be. Whilst i would love to be compensated monetarily for my hard work i am not necessarily against releasing it to the community for free. I will not make this decision until near completion, or at least until a playable demo is released. At this stage I am only focusing on getting the game completed - too often people jump the gun and organise everything in advance and never actually complete their projects.
7) Is there a website?
Hopefully I will have the site up in the next few weeks. I will post here when it is up and ready
8) we have seen so many other projects fail, why should this one go all the way?
Good question. This project has been ongoing for a while now, and the fact that I am over the hardest hurdles now, means i only have hard work to do now. I know i CAN do all the rest, so it is just a matter of time, literally. I have come too far and invested too much to not complete it.
9) Are you a cricket fan?
Yes. I have been watching / enjoying cricket for the last 20 years of my life
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some other things to note:
* I need to focus a lot of time on the game, so if i dont make an appearance on the forums for severals days or whatever, dont assume the game is dead ;-)
** I do not require any programmers, only 3d/2d modellers / artists and researchers at this stage. As i mentioned before let me know if you're interested and I will contact you as soon as i am ready for that stage of the game.
-LM :onpc
FAQ
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1) what is the name of the project?
the name of the game is still yet undecided though i have some nifty ideas floating around...for the meantime it will be known as "The Cricket Project" ;-)
2) when will it be released?
there is no official date set yet. It is a project i have been working on for over a year now and still have much work to do...but i would hope by the end of 2006
3) where is it currently at?
So far, the game is still very early on, though some really hard obstacles have already been crossed...these include basic stadium structured model, bowling, bowling models / animations, batsman models, game engine skeleton, ball physics for bowling and (almost) batting, cameras (incl free cam)...and most importantly the structuring of the code to allow for easily 'tweakable' values to modify things such as velocity/pace, all spin types, swing, reverse swing, pitch wear and tear etc. As I type this, I am currently working on refining the batting physics and 'unlimited variety' of strokes. These all need to be animated too, so this stage is going to take a while...
4) where comes after the batting stuff is completed?
After the batting, i will be working on getting the keeper and umpire models done and working on fielding. After fielding will come AI (IMHO the 2 most important areas of a cricket game are physics and AI).
5) graphics are ok, but could be better?
I realise i can always improve on the graphics - the trade off though is time...so i plan to get the game working mostly first i.e. playable , before improving the graphics / cosmetic factors...remember gameplay is the key factor here
6) will it be freeware? What license?
Unfortunately i have not yet decided what it will be. Whilst i would love to be compensated monetarily for my hard work i am not necessarily against releasing it to the community for free. I will not make this decision until near completion, or at least until a playable demo is released. At this stage I am only focusing on getting the game completed - too often people jump the gun and organise everything in advance and never actually complete their projects.
7) Is there a website?
Hopefully I will have the site up in the next few weeks. I will post here when it is up and ready
8) we have seen so many other projects fail, why should this one go all the way?
Good question. This project has been ongoing for a while now, and the fact that I am over the hardest hurdles now, means i only have hard work to do now. I know i CAN do all the rest, so it is just a matter of time, literally. I have come too far and invested too much to not complete it.
9) Are you a cricket fan?
Yes. I have been watching / enjoying cricket for the last 20 years of my life
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some other things to note:
* I need to focus a lot of time on the game, so if i dont make an appearance on the forums for severals days or whatever, dont assume the game is dead ;-)
** I do not require any programmers, only 3d/2d modellers / artists and researchers at this stage. As i mentioned before let me know if you're interested and I will contact you as soon as i am ready for that stage of the game.
-LM :onpc
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