[tcaudilllg]

One thing I've noticed about many of the projects on here is that the source code is not included. I think that's really bad for the community because reflecting I feel that I enjoy game modification more than making games. I think the community would grow if people opened up their source codes for others to play around with.

[Mattias Gustavsson]

Here's mine, source code for the games and the game engine:
http://pixieuniversity.com/downloads.php

(the code is public domain, so no license restrictions apply. if you need any other kind of license (i think public domain has issuses in some countries), contact me)
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www.pixieuniversity.com - Software 2D Game Engine

[Hajo]

Most of my projects are available on Sourceforge now. So if people are interested, they can study the code. No idea if my code will help anyone though, or just confuse their brains for the rest of their lives :P

[tcaudilllg]

Hadn't noticed this project before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SVGjwnQd8k

Veritable Metroid killer right there. Imagine what could be done with source like that.

[Mattias Gustavsson]

I think you over-estimate the usefulness of source code :-)
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www.rivtind.com - My Fantasy world and isometric RPG engine
www.pixieuniversity.com - Software 2D Game Engine

[tcaudilllg]

Nah. With the source you can read the format of the data. Then you can program an editor to work with it. And of course you can tweak the source as well to add new features.

I think you could do with these games something similar to what has been done with ROM hacking tools, albeit far easier.

Speaking of RPGDX classics, I'm noticing that GeoCities' closing basically wiped out half the download links in the projects section. And most of the rest went down due to neglect and general disinterest, I'm guessing due to the economic collapse and the associated stressors.

Engines that demonstrate working games have more value than engines without games, because their potential is easier to perceive.

One singular shortcoming of many of the games here is that they lack moving NPCs. This makes the worlds seem static and lifeless. Of course I remember most of them were made in 48hrs... or a week anyway.

[Mattias Gustavsson]

Here's games I've made for various competitions/challenges:


Source code is available for all of them - the code is even *public domain", so anyone can use it freely. But to be honest, why would they? They only took me 2-7 days to write (of which just a small, small part was writing the code, and the larger part was art and game design). It wouldn't take anyone else much longer to write. Writing the code is the easy bit, making a fun game is what is hard, so I'm not sure what benefit you're expecting from having access to source. And also, if you write it yourself, you're likely to find your way around it much easier.
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www.mattiasgustavsson.com - My blog
www.rivtind.com - My Fantasy world and isometric RPG engine
www.pixieuniversity.com - Software 2D Game Engine

[tcaudilllg]

I take the reverse position: writing an enjoyable game is easy enough, however writing the source is hard because of all the debugging that must be done. Of course fleshing out a world is hard for me, as well: I can create the protagonists and the villains easily enough, but the supporting crowd is more difficult to see.

[Tenshi]

[DeveloperX]

[RampantCoyote]

[tcaudilllg]

I think it depends on the language and the style. BASIC is always easier to read than C, for example. "for (i=0;i<cam_wdt_bs;i++){dt_wd=dt_sr_ht%rt%as_s%fu_ck_w_t);foo()}" is not very legible.

So yeah a lot depends on the character of the coder.

[DeveloperX]

[Mattias Gustavsson]

[BadMrBox]