Bradley Tetzlaff Junior Member Posts: 5 From: Waukesha, WI, USA Registered: 10-13-2003 |
Hello, I have been working on a project called "Exodus" for the past year. The goal is to make a strategy game/simulator of the Exodus of the Israelites. It is a fairly ambitious project, but with the Lord's help, it can be completed. Once complete, we were going to distribute it for free (it is a complete non-commercial project) to everyone who could benefit from playing it. Development was good last summer, but it has slowed down because all of the team members are in college and work part time. We are almost done with the planning, but we already have a large part of the foundation classes finished. The main point of this post is to ask for your opinion on what the game should be called. "Exodus" is the best name for the main title, but subtitles vary. You can learn a little about Exodus at the 3D7 Software site, http://3d7software.org/exodus/index.php. (The site is under heavy development.) Here is a list of possibilities: Exodus: Freedom from Sin Exodus: <Your Own Suggestion> Not Available: The title should be significant and meaningful, but it should also be something that would not cause a non-Christian to reject upon first glance. (If we hand out copies on a CD, we hope that the person will at least insert the disk and install it rather than trashing it because of preconceived notions about the title.) Also, I am wondering if you would be willing to help with project in any way. We have two programmers, some people who may contribute a little, and God. If we could have an artist for small 32x32 pixel characters (with eight 3D rotations), that would be great. We are using Blender 3D (http://www.blender3d.org/) to make the 3D graphics. It is an isometric game, so it may be possible to record actors on a blue screen rather than modeling them in 3D. A full job listing can be found at http://3d7software.org/personnel/availablejobs.php Thank you very much, Bradley Tetzlaff brad@3d7software.org |
Brandon Member Posts: 594 From: Kansas City, Mo, USA Registered: 02-02-2004 |
Hey! That sounds like an awesome project you've got going there. These are the subtitles that I like: Exodus: Flight to Freedom I'd suggest also something like: It looks like you have some nice things going. I'm checking the site out right now, and am quite impressed! ------------------ |
bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
i would go with "Exodus: Flight to Freedom" . it sounds good, and a non-Christian prob'ly wouldn't throw it away. but if you slap God, Miracle, Salvation, and very Christian words in there they would prob'ly reject it...at least i would if i were lost, especially if i were backslidden. but that's just my opinion. good luck with the game. ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
Jari Member Posts: 1471 From: Helsinki, Finland Registered: 03-11-2005 |
Hi. You project sounds nice. I have also thought about making a game about the exodus but not sure what is proper way to do it. Can you tell us more about what kind of strategy game it will be? Here's my top five names for the game: Some suggestions: I hope some of them makes sense... ------------------
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HanClinto Administrator Posts: 1828 From: Indiana Registered: 10-11-2004 |
Howdy! Have you settled on a game engine yet for this game? I'm just curious. We came up with a couple that we thought might be more acceptable to a secular audience: 1) Exodus: The Finger of God
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Bradley Tetzlaff Junior Member Posts: 5 From: Waukesha, WI, USA Registered: 10-13-2003 |
quote: Jari and others, I thank you very much for your suggestions on an Exodus subtitle. That information is very useful. Exodus is going to be a tactical strategy game where the player has a bird's-eye view of the map. If you have played the first versions of Command & Conquer, Dark Reign, Warcraft, Starcraft, etc. then you know exactly what type of game it will be. However, it is missing a major features of these games: the ability to construct things. Construction abilities only show up when the Tabernacle is built. (The Tabernacle parts will be immobile characters that can be picked up.) Battles are done in realtime. In terms of technical details, it is progammed in C++ using Win32 and DirectX. We use Visual Studio .NET to develop it. This is not platform-independent, but I enjoy programming so I would not mind changing a few functions for it to operate on other platforms. We have a very general API written that abstracts the platform-dependent code and therefore it will be easier to port if necessary. We might make it open source. I will need to write more code before I decide on that. Once we finish the engine for it, then I will probably make the code available. The other programmer and I were thinking of finishing our part (the progamming) and then allowing some other people to put all of the content into it. If all goes well, I hope to make a sequel that is about Paul's missionary journeys using the same game engine. May God bless you, Brad |
ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
hey, this looks pretty cool. best of luck to you! the only one on the list I liked ( I mean no offense, just my personal preference) is a modification of "Exodus: Sanctification of a Nation".... "Exodus: Sanctification" my reasoning: I think a title of a game should have some mystery behind it. ------------------ |
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bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
i like arch's idea of making it more of a mystery. i'd be interested in playing the game your making, and the sequel you talked about. ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
CoolJ Member Posts: 354 From: ny Registered: 07-11-2004 |
and few more... The Path of Promise sounds fun..good luck! |
Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001 |
Why not just Exodus? |
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Bradley Tetzlaff Junior Member Posts: 5 From: Waukesha, WI, USA Registered: 10-13-2003 |
quote: Mack, It cannot be just "Exodus" because of possible copyright issues and other legal issues. It should have a more unique name to avoid any possible legal problems. It is not too hard to choose a subtitle, so it might as well have one. I think there will be a final decision soon after I talk with a few more people. I thank you for the suggestion, Brad |
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Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001 |
Exodus: Freedom Exodus: Liberation Exodus: Revolution Exodus: Redemption |
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HeistheOne Member Posts: 26 From: PA, USA Registered: 06-24-2005 |
My personal preference is Exodus: Flight to Freedom
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Bradley Tetzlaff Junior Member Posts: 5 From: Waukesha, WI, USA Registered: 10-13-2003 |
I thank all of you who have voted. I have narrowed it down to two choices. Which one of these do you think is best?: 1. Exodus: Flight to Freedom Thank you, Brad |
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CoolJ Member Posts: 354 From: ny Registered: 07-11-2004 |
wait..one more.. Exodus: Yo where we goin' dawg [This message has been edited by coolj (edited July 17, 2005).] |
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Jari Member Posts: 1471 From: Helsinki, Finland Registered: 03-11-2005 |
Exodus: The Path of Promise Flight does not sound the way it went, in my opinion. ------------------
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bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
get any closer to a decision yet...or still tossin' around ideas? ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
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Bradley Tetzlaff Junior Member Posts: 5 From: Waukesha, WI, USA Registered: 10-13-2003 |
I thank you all for participating in the poll. I now have more votes for "Exodus: The Path of Promise" after giving many voters a choice between that and "Exodus: Flight to Freedom." "Exodus: Flight to Freedom" did come in second. I think that "Exodus: The Path of Promise" should be a fine subtitle. It should be meaningful enough without causing non-Christians to reject it right away. Thank you, coolj, for suggesting it. There were many other good suggestions for a subtitle too, but there can only be one. Feel free to make other suggestions if you really do not like this subtitle. Thanks, Brad |
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HanClinto Administrator Posts: 1828 From: Indiana Registered: 10-11-2004 |
Thanks for letting us participate in your game project! This was fun.  So... when do we see screenshots? --clint ------------------ |
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CoolJ Member Posts: 354 From: ny Registered: 07-11-2004 |
Of course, I like it too  check out 1 Kings 8:56 Off topic- if you decide to have a narrator, my pick would be Caleb. Good luck! [This message has been edited by coolj (edited July 19, 2005).] |
Mene-Mene Member Posts: 1398 From: Fort Wayne, IN, USA Registered: 10-23-2006 |
I personally like Exodus: Sanctification Trek but I think its over. ------------------ |
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Mack Administrator Posts: 2779 From: Registered: 01-20-2001 |
Please don't bring up old topics from 2 years ago. |
