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FPSC Classic Product Chat / Selling games?

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Reuben
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Posted: 20th Nov 2005 07:29
I made a game with v1 and would like to sell it.Unfortunatly
I am only 9 years old, so I dont have a credit card(grgr).
Can anyone give me advice on how to sell my game(the money can
go in my moms bank acount)?By the way here's an ad atattched

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Richard Davey
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Posted: 20th Nov 2005 14:47
You don't need a credit card to *sell* something. I would sign-up an account with PayPal (www.paypal.com) which your Mum might need to do, and use their free web site shop tools to make your own site with the game available to buy on. It need not be any more complex than that.

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Posted: 20th Nov 2005 20:44
Could I make it so the costumer pays and then downloads it?(I dont want to half to
ship coppys).
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Posted: 20th Nov 2005 21:25
Hey rich, umm... isn't theyre a rule that says "No posting your adge"?

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Posted: 20th Nov 2005 22:59
and umm...noy to be offewnsive or anything...but i umm...looked at your add...and um...well...are you sure you want to sell it?

Reuben
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Posted: 20th Nov 2005 23:07
I gues the ad does look prety stupid(not very scary )
I should make another ad, but I'm sure I want to sell it.
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Posted: 20th Nov 2005 23:08
Trembled, Quake, that would appear to be as close as it gets, if you ad graphics have anything to do with the graphics in your game, you would be better off letting people here test your game, and give you feed back, so you can develop your skills.
Good luck with future projects.


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Posted: 20th Nov 2005 23:32
ya, I thought of the name Tremble from: Quake.I'm going to make a
new ad , at least try to make a new ad if I like the old one better,
I'l keep on using it.
Reuben
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Posted: 20th Nov 2005 23:53
I'm hoping the new ad will be way better , still it wont have graphics form the game .
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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 00:15
Well, also, you don't rate it. ESRB does, so take the "Rated T" out, and replace it with.....results from ESRB.


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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 01:49
Um, DON'T bother getting it rated, IT COSTS TOO MUCH!

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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 02:15
UMMM, Just out of courisity, don't you have to get your games rated in order to LEGEALLY sell them IN BRAND STORES

Once again, just asking out of courisity

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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 02:20 Edited at: 21st Nov 2005 02:51
Well done,

I think your ad looks great. It's true art.
There is no wrong in true art, because it's all good depending on the perspective.
Its also nice to see someone your age thinking of creating and selling, instead of buying.

Quote: "
Could I make it so the customer pays and then downloads it?(I dont want to have to ship copies.) "


Yeah,
If you do like Richard said
Quote: "I would sign-up an account with PayPal (www.paypal.com) which your Mum might need to do, and use their free web site shop tools to make your own site with the game available to buy on. "


Have you Mum look into the BUY NOW Buttons.
You can have them directed to your "Thank You" page after they purchase.
The "Thank You" page can have the download or download instructions.
That's the simplest way if she knows HTML.

If not, then HTML is easy to learn.
It's still simple. You can do it.

Fare thee well.


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They are right about the Rating... lose it.
WARNINGS: are always good though, for you Blood and Violence.
You don't need permission to print a warning, and the only costs are the paper and ink.


Quote: "I'm hoping the new ad will be way better , still it wont have graphics form the game"


Rueben, you can hit the PRINT SCREEN button on your keyboard when you are in a Test Game.
Then, when you exit the Test Game, open up Paint and do a Edit>Paste.
Now you should see that screen shot of your game.


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Les Horribres
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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 02:30
Selling is good, as long as you can afford it, also you can't exactally sell for free. Rich may allow you to advartise here, but you need to give a little more then a poster, screenshots would be nice. Also, don't expect that many hits if this is your first. We are an 1337 group. And we know what FPSC can do.
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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 07:17
Hey Reuben!
I for one thought that the add looked good, it's better then I could do!

Quote: "The "Thank You" page can have the download or download instructions.
That's the simplest way if she knows HTML.
"


If not then just give me an email (chickenboss100@yahoo.com) and I'll see what I can do to help, I know the basics of HTML, but thats really all that HTML is

I'm glad to see a nine year old selling a game! Thats incredible!
I wish you luck with your game! You might want to check out www.garagegames.com. They allow you to sell games under their name. Might be somthing your looking for, might not.
-Sunflash

P.S. By any chance will you be coming out with a demo of your game? and will we be seeing you around the forums?

When FPSC gets good enough, lets make a Redwall game!

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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 09:40 Edited at: 21st Nov 2005 10:16
Wheel Gator is great with 2D stuff, you could possibly get him to whip an ad up for you (but you didn't here it from me, if he gets mad, then it definetely wasn't my idea )

Or I could get something together; wouldn't be as good as Gator's, but I've got Photoshop ! If you want me to do anything, just tell me what you want on it.

EDIT: Here's something I literally threw up () in 2 minutes. I used your face thingy, which (no offense) may make it look slightly less professional. I've got the .psd, so if you want me to edit it (or make a new one suited to what you need), just tell me.


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BULLSHOCK 2
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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 17:33
wheelio got banned


and ya...ruben...show us some screen shots to see if we want to buy it.

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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 18:07
Hey Jiffy, what font did you use for that "Tremble" line?! Would you be able to give me a copy? Or do you have to buy Photoshop?

When FPSC gets good enough, lets make a Redwall game!

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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 18:15
That doesn't look like a font, it's looks like he took a given font and strtched it around a bit, etc. I don't know for sure though.

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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 19:23
if i were you i would't sell the game on the fpsc site but sell to folks in your area. i would't sell it here exept if i had my one models and scripts.

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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 19:51
Reuben.. that face is bugging me out. Kind of like a jackolantern from hell mwaahahahahah . Well anyway.. goodluck with your work and keep us updated with screens and demos.
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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 19:53
Same here^ I would find a game website where you could get them to sell it. Getting the word that you have a game is REALLY hard. And it wouldn't be a good idea to sell it here. There are people here that know how to make games from scratch. And I mean REALLY good games. Also, don't tell anyone your age, somtimes that can turn people off, if they here that they're playing a game made by a nine year old, they might get a little embarrased. And never say "I" instead say "we". It makes it sound more like an organization, not just one person making games.

When FPSC gets good enough, lets make a Redwall game!

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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 22:10
i say "we" all the time on my website it't just works better, and dont try to sell your games here , and say it took you more time then then you used to build the game. I would if i were you tell folk in your school to buy the game if the dont know how you did build the game

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Posted: 21st Nov 2005 22:26
Shh... I think we scared him away...

Can you give us any info about your game?
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Quote: "and say it took you more time then then you used to build the game"



GG is on the right track... You can be like Derek Smart(the brains behind Battlecruiser 3KAD) and say you took 7 years to make your game.. you could then release a pile of rubbish and people will still buy it
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Posted: 22nd Nov 2005 02:56
Actualy I never planed to sell my games on this site.
I'm going to get some screen shots and make a demo.
Jiffy, that was a very good ad, can I use it as AD2?
Sunflash, actualy I know HTML, my mom is a web disigner and tought me HTML.However she would not help me sell my stuff
.Harry Harrison, I could say it took me 2 years and one month to make and not be liying(it took me 2 years to find FPSC).
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Posted: 22nd Nov 2005 03:01
Hey everybody, im new, i dont have the fps creater yet, i am getting it for christmas. I have been reading your posts and i noticed, dont you have to patent( so noone takes your game idea and sells themselves and make money) if you patent it, noone can take your idea, but hey, i may be wrong, i dont have this fps reater yet.

I am new!!!!
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Posted: 22nd Nov 2005 06:19 Edited at: 23rd Nov 2005 06:38
@Bullshock (from a few posts ago) - Yeah, Wheely was banned, but the old ban was supposed to end on the 17th.

@Sunflash - 'Course I can give you a copy. It's called 'Zombie Holocaust', and I got it from http://1001fonts.com. I've included the readme from the creator in the .zip attached with the .ttf file. It doesn't include any numerics or punctuation, though .

@Reuben - Of course you can, it's why I made it! If you want any changes or a new one that relates more to the story, feel free to ask. I'd like to see some screenshots .


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Harry Harrison
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Posted: 22nd Nov 2005 14:43
Quote: "Harry Harrison, I could say it took me 2 years and one month to make and not be liying(it took me 2 years to find FPSC)."


don't listen to me.. i was just joking. Most important thing is just to make the game good, plain and simple. If it takes you alittle longer than expected then just keep working at it until you feel that the product is complete and polished. Release a demo and let your game sell it self.

So in short, what i'm saying is don't rush your game out so that you could start making money off of it. First, make sure you have something that people will want to buy. If it's good, maybe the same people will want to buy the next one

Good luck!
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@Jiffy and Sunflash: Don't forget to look through the attached license/readme-document. None of you wants to get sued for using a font without permission, I assume?

As for the ad, it looks, well... I'll avoid being too honest, so I'll say it's not so good. I might try making a paintover myself, if I'm in photoshopping-mood today.

One thing to look forward to:
The day FPSC v 1 is released
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Posted: 23rd Nov 2005 06:34 Edited at: 23rd Nov 2005 06:38
@Roger - I checked the license before posting. It said that it can be used for commericial/non-commercial purposes, and distribution is fine as long as it includes the readme (which I did in the .zip), I'm a good boy .

Oh, and I don't know whether you were talking about my redo or his original ad, but I made the redo in two minutes .


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Posted: 23rd Nov 2005 16:16
I have similar problems, I started programming games at nine and I'm not much older
PS: The rating T is trademarked and I can make you a nice cover if you want. If you do I'll PM you my e-mail

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Posted: 16th Dec 2005 16:21
How about something like this for a menu with a screenshot??

Hello Pilgram

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