Comment Re:Fallout! (Score 1) 112
1. "Eh? Fallout and Fallout2 run fine under WinXP, dontchaknow?"
Here is a rather good quote from our recruitment post @ gamedev.net: (check: http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp? topic_id=430811&PageSize=25&WhichPage=1)
"Just like the name of our project suggests we work on a new open source engine for isometric RPGs. The engine started as a Fallout-related project but we recognized very fast that it offers the potential to be used as a general 2D isometric engine for the development of cross platform RPGs. The engine supports the assets of the original Fallout games but it is meant to be suitable for the creation of all kind of 2D RPGs. We are focusing on the programming of the engine itself but will bundle it with an example mod. This way modders have a starting point to create their own games based on our engine.
Since we do not focus on the creation of a complete game we will be working on comfortable and easy-to-use editing tools. Engine and editor are planned to run on all flavours of Linux, Win32 and MacOSX."
I hope that helps to clear up things :-)
We could prolly make it even easier for you by giving the project a new abbreviation: e.g. FIFE - FIFE ISN'T (A) FALLOUT EMULATOR.
And a little visual help: this is a screenshot of the content of the upcoming demo map for FIFE, looks _very_ Falloutish, doesn't it?
http://wiki.fifengine.de/images/1/15/2007.1.004.jp g
Here is a rather good quote from our recruitment post @ gamedev.net: (check: http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp
"Just like the name of our project suggests we work on a new open source engine for isometric RPGs. The engine started as a Fallout-related project but we recognized very fast that it offers the potential to be used as a general 2D isometric engine for the development of cross platform RPGs. The engine supports the assets of the original Fallout games but it is meant to be suitable for the creation of all kind of 2D RPGs. We are focusing on the programming of the engine itself but will bundle it with an example mod. This way modders have a starting point to create their own games based on our engine.
Since we do not focus on the creation of a complete game we will be working on comfortable and easy-to-use editing tools. Engine and editor are planned to run on all flavours of Linux, Win32 and MacOSX."
I hope that helps to clear up things
We could prolly make it even easier for you by giving the project a new abbreviation: e.g. FIFE - FIFE ISN'T (A) FALLOUT EMULATOR.
And a little visual help: this is a screenshot of the content of the upcoming demo map for FIFE, looks _very_ Falloutish, doesn't it?
http://wiki.fifengine.de/images/1/15/2007.1.004.j
