Okay, here's a challenge.

Create a generic AR style engine. Minimally it should have:

- Combat
- Location / map
- UI
- Items
- NPC's (monsters)

Additionally, it could have

- GUI map editor
- quest logic & editor
- multi-player (server/client, chat, two characters on same square detection)
- import images (animated/transparent GIF for monsters, etc.)
- import MIDI & MP3 music

And I contend that it could be done using Flash as the front end, which would make things easier, for example the vector graphics might make scrolling walls easier.

I bet a working skeleton could be cobbled together in a month, which could be added to.

Mark

> From Kyle West <barrick75--hotmail.com> on 2 Mar 2003:
>
> > From my experience.. programming muscle is usually not the problem.
> > Artistic talent is usually the hang-up. Any graphic artists out
> there?
> > ;-)
>
> Who said I was interested in graphically rich? I'm not interested in
> creating a modern-day... uh, GTA3, but something whose artistry comes
> from the story, or the gaming engine. Something fun without the splashy
> graphics.


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