[REQ] BUY the rights on SH5 on our own?!

[PL_Andrev]

Why SH5?
Cheaper solution is source of Enigma: Rising Tide.
Game is old, but have good waves, good weather, control of single euipment, can be played as DD vs SUB and DD vs DD...
Do you need more?

(Today I ask Neal about source code to cancelled E:RT)

'Danger of the Deep' is not to so bad too, but developers do not have many manpower to develop this game...

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by urfisch

DFTD is crap, sorry for these honest words. Its been a nice idea, but the engine is extremly old fashioned and the team seems to be very small. The progress on this game lasts for over 4 years now. I guess, THIS will never be finished or reach a status of an honorable gameplay.

DFTD doesn't run on either of my video cards, but I thought I would point it out.

This is visionary, this is constructive and this might be a successful way in creating the sim, we ever wanted. With all features we are waiting for since WOLFPACK™ or Silent Service™

Sure, sure, it's visionary... perhaps even brilliant and foolhardy. But you forgot one thing:

Originally Posted by urfisch

As you cant think big

R.e.s.p.e.c.t. Everybody deserves the basics, urfisch; even my small-minded, dim-witted self. You have lost my respect.

I don't think this idea of yours will fly, urfisch. That doesn't mean I think small, it simply means that I think your idea has very little chance (if any) of succeeding.

[urfisch]

Its one thing, not to believe in an idea...and another, not beeing able, to think big. thats right...im sorry for the general judgement.

[the_tyrant]

why don't we start from scratch?
just like all the wonderful open source projects we see
Open source projects work fine, just look at linux
so we just create an open source simulator, so we start off by working together to create an engine. Than we split up to crate our different simulators.
With that engine, people can create different simulators. One day we might see sub simulators, flight simulators, ship simulators all based on the same engine.
and since they all use the same engine, we can link these games up to create the most epic game ever.

This is possible, since there has to be millions of hardcore simulation fans worldwide

[Navarre]

Originally Posted by the_tyrant

why don't we start from scratch?
...
This is possible, since there has to be millions of hardcore simulation fans worldwide

It will not work!
If there are so many talented modders, programmers, hardcore fans in this community, why has an open source project like DFTD so much problems since years to find programmers, graphic designers or in general project supporters?

Open Source projects like this usually fail because someone lacks the
drive to keep those interested, interested.

Just as Mod Teams can fall apart.
In Team bickering, discontent, and such?
You need a strong leader smart enuff to do what must be done.
You can be the worlds greatest coder, with the best idea ever.
But if you can not manage all the hard heads and such?
You'll fail.
DFTD seems to lack a strong leader to rally around.

[Anvart]

"Kindergarten" ... without babysitters...

[McHibbins]

Originally Posted by Anvart

"Kindergarten" ... without babysitters...

Maybe we can offer you a job ?

[armin]

i voted for 25 bucks but i think the sh5 is in so baad shape that sh4 and sh3 are still way better

[urfisch]

any more discussion on that? seems, as if nearly 60% would invest something into a project like this.