With the Open MMORPG project being actively stable, and producing some worth while media, code, idea's, discussions, documentation and tutorials, I wonder if it is time to start a second project based along the same lines. Most people want to produce an FPS, but lets face it, most projects fizzle out quickly because they are always behind closed doors. While engines like FPS creator exist, and are, in their own right a great little tool for small, recrational games it still lacks (and I accept this might change) all the features to produce a worth while FPS game that anyone can reasonabily sell. Now compaired to the likes of RPG games, FPS's structures, and methods are pretty simple, there exist code samples, and a fair number of people who have at least "attempted" and FPS even if they have not been sucessful.
What would Open FPS entail?
Well for starters, I'd setup a website simular to Open MMORPG's which has prooved successful in the past.
I would NOT be the exclusive organizer of the project merely it's webmaster, and as anyone on the Open MMO project will tell you I don't make demands nor do I force things to be done my way.
Another core of three would be setup with the same voting system if there is a decision to be made. Usually the core members are the most active members of the group.
The project would be made under the GPL licence, meaning that anyone could download and make use of the source code, and basic media, all they need to do is include our list of credits.
Again as with Open MMO, we would try to avoid any additional plugins such as Nuclear Glory, blueGUI or easy rotation etc.
Before I rush ahead and setup the website, I would like to hear peoples honest opinions. Perhaps you have tried what I'm attempting right now, or are running something simular right now. Perhaps you love the idea, or hate it. Either way I'd like to know, and start a discussion that might or might not lead to the starting of the project.
