[Syndroma]

Last couple of years I was experimenting with various procedure content generation techniques. I created basic client/server framework and used it as a testbed for my little projects. As a result, I got huge 3D world without boundaries, filled with various landscapes, vegetation, random items and monsters here and there.

See screenshots:








I'm not sure what to do next. Any ideas? Your input would be appreciated.

[Hajo]

Wow, these screens sure look amazing :) I must say I'd like a game placed in this environment.

Also you seem to have quite high quality and well-animated avatars there. At least on the screen the poses look very natural to me.

I feel uncertain though, on what to advice. There are gazillions of (M)MOGs out there already, and so many people are working on new ones. Your world looks good, that will definitely give it an edge over many other projects, but it will be hard to find a not-yet-taken niche, if you want to make a (M)MOG with this.

Did you use a premade display engine for that, or did you make all this by yourself?

[Syndroma]

Thank you, Hajo!

[Hajo]

I didn't know that the SDK comes with such high quality avatar models. I have been avoiding DirectX so far, and favored the more platform independent OpenGL API.

My own "Sonnheim" project is advertised as "Online chat and RPG". It's more or less been a try to have world to meet friends online, chat with them, and also some options for easy adventuring if chatting gets too boring.

The situation might be different if I would have it online somewhere, but as it is, it didn't spawn much responses. And looking around, there are way too many projects, indy and professional, free and commercial that more or less have this in mind, so I blame the lack of new ideas in my project for the rather mediocre responses to it.

So at least in the current situation, making a new chatroom or multiplayer RPG seems quite futile. Although you might have better chances, since your world looks way prettier, and this will attract attention.

I'm myself looking for better ideas, but I'm not really the game designer type - I'm good at picking up ideas and combining them, also good at programming, but not so good at coming up with genuinely new ideas for games.

I'd like a discussion though, what others think, what kind of crossovers of RPGs with other genres could be interesting. Maybe this could help both of us with our projects.

[Jinroh]

Wow, that's really nice. I'm working on a DirectX engine, but I don't think I'll get anything near that nice. Especially with generation. That's awesome.
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Mao Mao Games
The wolf and his mate howl, taking solace in the silver moon. Pressing ever foreward to see what the future holds.

[Syndroma]

[Jinroh]

Hey thanks for the client download. I'll try it out after work.

Wow, we both code boring things all day. lol.

I maintain boring firmware for a boring pill dispensing medical device. :(

We also both work with DirectX how about that. Coincidence? Perhaps we've been separated at birth. ;)

Anyway, I'll let you know how awesome it is later.

Thanks.
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Mao Mao Games
The wolf and his mate howl, taking solace in the silver moon. Pressing ever foreward to see what the future holds.

[Hajo]