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    Default Re: Summer time talking - Ever thinking of EB doing its own game?

    so sad

    Yeah, that's why I posted this becasue I knew such projects do happen and also because Shogun was apparently made is quite small team - if this can prove anything.

    Well, so what is other choice?
    Any new developper coming with more elaborated game? I wonder how Lordz are doing.

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    Default Re: Summer time talking - Ever thinking of EB doing its own game?

    Perhaps EB is what it is, because EB is for free and people work for it for free.

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    Default Re: Summer time talking - Ever thinking of EB doing its own game?

    Shogun may have been made with a small team - but it was also done on full-time. EB's people mostly work in spurts of activity, when we have a lot of time on our hands. There are many intermittent breaks when other stuff is happening, like work, getting married, going on an archeology dig etc.

    If you want a "game made entirely by modding", perhaps you should try one of the many Rogue-like games. I'm fond of ZAngband, myself.

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    Default Re: Summer time talking - Ever thinking of EB doing its own game?

    And you kinda need something like a *budget*.
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    Default Re: Summer time talking - Ever thinking of EB doing its own game?

    If everyone that played EB gave the EB team a tenner, they'd have a budget and a half.
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    Default Re: Summer time talking - Ever thinking of EB doing its own game?

    to build a decent artificial inteligence (and i mean decent as not to make stupid mistakes not that it will be a true challange) it would probably require at least 200k lines of proper coding plus testing bug hunting and so on so at least a team of 20 people over 1 years work wich could be lost by a mistake or then the code could be stolen near completion (yes there are people in this world who will do almost anything for profit)

    so for a good artificial inteligence you would require 10 times more work for it and for a trully amazing artificial inteligence (one that "plan ahead" deal with the economy, army management, public construction, diplomacy, population control/managements, tactical movement strategic thinking and batle fighting operations )

    thats 2 much of a daunting task imho, most games go with fresh aproaches/concepts cause going with a true ai wich isn´t visible only felt after a bit of gaming doesn´t sell and it would take 2 much work for litle profit revenue. as i said ca could do this to prepare for a future game competition when a worthy opponent finally arrives and quality and every litle detail will matter.

    just my view on this subject and only for the artificial inteligence i don´t even go into skining or other stuff.

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    Thumbs up Re: Summer time talking - Ever thinking of EB doing its own game?

    Yep, you guys are real heroes doing it for fun, our fun

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