If you are please answear! Cause I wonder if there could be a group of A5 users that would start working on a common game project!

I have one GREAT idea (I think), but programmers, animators... are required if there would ever be a game! I´m into level building, sound effects, music, stories, ideas, panels, textures.....

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For you who don´t know what Conitec`s A5 is check out the website www.conitec.net/a4info.htm
* YEAH a4info not a5!!!!

The Gamestudio includes some basic code in (C-script) that can be added to make simple games, but if one likes to make a REAL game, som knowledge in C-script is certainly needed.
There´s a level building program WMB, and a simple model editor!

C-script isn´t EASY, but it´s easier than learning C++ !

The programs and the engine is constantly upgraded! At the moment the model editor doesn´t have BONES, so animation is painful. On the other hand other 3D modelling programs can be used to make models that are later saved in a format that A5 understands (*.mdl)

The price of the engine is from 49$ (standard version), 199$ (commercial version) to 1250$ (professional version).

It´s one possibility to start with if you´re interested in game developement. The engine is quite good, but don´t expect to have a C&C Generals, GrandPrix 4, ready until Christmas!!!

I used A5 for my small demo that I presented at the Christian Game Developers Conference. I had bought a $99 Extra version. Seemed to be quite nice but I realized that I needed to work more on the rest of my concept the design document and game state machine, before I got into graphics and UI.

I have heard from others with more experience than me that it could be frustrating at times.

So, whud you have in mind?

Love in Christ,
Gift

So I'm just saying, I hope you don't intend to make an RPG with it (not a complicated one anyways). It's much better suited for action games and possibly massively online games (if you get the server/professional version). I've seen some fairly impressive stuff done with it, but you really need to know the C-script language inside and out to get the best out of the engine. Also the C++ DLL plugin is a bit overhyped (if you planned on using any C++). However, if you ever want to use object-oriented C++ with the engine (even though it shouldn't be able to use it), just ask me. I came up with an interesting way of getting it to work!

My suggestion would be to look through the PDF manual and read through all of the script functions as well as some of the sample code. Then design your game off of what you know you can do. I didn't have such a great experience with it, but I still think it's a good engine for a lot of people. The scripting language is one of the better ones out there, but it can still get pretty advanced quickly. Hope your experience with it goes well!

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[This message has been edited by SaintA2J (edited April 17, 2007).]

Hey Ran-Sun-San,
Are you Finnish?? My great grand parents on
my father's side were Finnish. My last name is
Waivio, any clue what it means?

Love in Christ,
Gift

It´s not the best in the world, but good enough to make pretty good games. I would say that it´s capable of quite good games if the makers can CODE and build up a functioning game.

The good thing is also that they update the engine, and stuff to it!
Unfortunetly I´m no programmer, so I can´t comment the C++ DLLs, but the basic programming could be done with C-script, and some "extra" functions with C++ if needed.

I´ve been working on a 3rd person (RPG) action game that is placed in the medievel times. Our programmer is gone from the project, at least for now, but if he comes back the game developement with that project will continue.

What we could do together depends on the knowledge etc that we have (quality of models, code...). What I have in mind is a game in the C&C style (Red Alert - and coming this year = Generals).
My idea is that there would be either teams working for one "country" (like Allies, Sovjet, GDI) you know (sorry for my bad english!)

But we would have a story of our own ofcourse! I´m working on that one now.
We need a programmer, who can program make AI:s!
We need people for the different "countries" who would make models (weapons and whecicles)...
This would be a 2-3 year project I think!
Anyone interested? If enough people, we would start the project as soon as possible!

Waivio, at least Vaivio sounds real finnish, but it doesn´t mean anything special! unfortunetly!

I think W sounds very V like in Finnish. Cool.

Love in Christ,
Gift

It´s harder work! But it´s more motivating, when the team can do "what they want"!
Once you´ve mad AI-code for the game, you can "easily" upgrade the AI...

I use
- BRYCE 5 to make materials
- PHOTOSHOP 7 to edit pictures...
- CONITEC GAMESTUDIO A5 Commercial for the main game
WED (World Editor) for levels
MED (Model Editor) for models like cars, men, weapons...
the MED isn´t the best model editor, but easy to use. I own also truespace 4, with which I could make models but I´m no pro at using it!

- For music I have a KORG TRITON synth
- For recording SB LIVE (Steinberg Qubasis)
- For videoclips a Sony D8 camcorder and PINNACLE PRO ONE DV card

what´s needed is a:
C-script coder(s) (or possibly C++ coder if you can make dll:s)
modeller(s) & animator(s).

- Digital mixer (which I try to buy next year).

Hope to hear from you who are interested, and have some knowledge to shear! I´ll be back next week!