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I have a forum for collaborating with other programmers, gfx artists, sound makers etc. Come join: <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://negative0.net/jaycay/forum3/">ne ... <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br> Welcome to the Gamemaker Collaborations Forum. This is where programmers, graphic artists, sound engineers, musicians, and people with ideas come together to collaborate on their game projects. <br><br>So you might wonder why you should use this forum for collaborations and not your own forum. The idea behind this is that with this forum hosting many projects, the collaboraters can help with multiple projects and you will get more help this way. Also through several projects coming together in one forum, we can build a great community feel. <br><br>If you have a project you are starting, simply pm me with a few details of your project and I will set up your own category and 1 forum for each game that you are making. I will then make you mod of your forums so you can enforce the rules however you want. <br><br>If you are just feel like helping someone out with a project, then you can just simply go to a forum and start collaborating. Have fun! <p>http://negative0.no-ip.com/jaycay/<br><br>Re-elect Big Brother<br><br></p><i></i>

This is an awesome idea, man. Once my game starts taking more solid shape script-wise, I might like to use it. Until then, I'll definitely keep it in mind. Good thinking! <p>-----------------------<br>CrisS<br>Writer/PR Assistant<br>King's Quest IX: Every Cloak Has A Silver Lining<br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.kq9.org">www.kq9.org</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.sighost.us/members/thelongwa ... <!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>"Follow me into the desert as thirsty as you are. Crack a smile and cut your mouth and drown in alcohol."<br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.howtobeahero.com/images/type ... <!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.howtobeahero.com">Be a Hero.</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></p><i></i>

What I'm wondering about:<br><br>- Once a team starts going, they won't want to have their folder open to the public, but they'll want to work in a private forum. (so not every John Doe can have access to their source/work, nor can every John Doe view their plot/puzzles before the game comes out) And with a private forum, there's no "great community feel", since only a few can get in.<br><br>- It's going to be tough getting a consistent art style when lots of people make minor contributions. In the end, you'll need one or two people touching all that stuff up.<br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://httpd.chello.nl/c.vanempel/Nashu ... <!--EZCODE IMAGE END--> <p></p><i></i>

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>- Once a team starts going, they won't want to have their folder open to the public, but they'll want to work in a private forum. (so not every John Doe can have access to their source/work, nor can every John Doe view their plot/puzzles before the game comes out) And with a private forum, there's no "great community feel", since only a few can get in.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>I understand what your saying. I suppose what I could do is give a developer a public as well as a private forum. In the public forum, people could try to help with suggestions and maybe sprites or music. Then you could have a private forum which allows the team members work with such things as source code, graphics, and storyline that you don't want to leak out. That way you could keep the feeling of community with the public forum. If you think someone should be included in the private group then you can request to have them added.<br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>- It's going to be tough getting a consistent art style when lots of people make minor contributions. In the end, you'll need one or two people touching all that stuff up.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--> I what you mean. I visit a forum for collaborating with music recordings. You get all sorts of styles and qualities, but somehow out of all of it, variety can be good for a project or bad. It can be a flaw with collaboration, but its just an obsticle you have to get around. There are certain pros and cons with collaboration. Collaboration allows for great ideas coming together to form great masterpieces.<br><br>Thanks for the replies. By the way, Im Sensei Eggwoah at my forum <p>http://negative0.no-ip.com/jaycay/<br><br>Re-elect Big Brother<br><br></p><i></i>

Jaycay, this is a great idea. Very socialist in nature, <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> , but I love it. <p><!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center"><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>He is more than even he knows himself to be. Trust him, even though he will not always trust himself. He will become a great champion, even to those who curse his name and will never know of his greatness</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></div><!--EZCODE CENTER END--></p><i></i>

This is an especially good idea for beginners to get there foot in the door. I felt self-concious for the longest time and now I finally am working on a project. It took me over a year to go through with showing my artwork and getting in on a development team. I can say I am lucky to have found one so good.<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> Now I have a second project in the works. Hopefully I can juggle the two.<br><br>Back on topic. This is a great idea that will generate a community of both the experienced and beginners alike. <p></p><i></i>

If your art is as good as they say it is, then I'm genuinely surprised about that. Because good artists is something most project are willing to commit murder for.<br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://httpd.chello.nl/c.vanempel/Nashm ... <!--EZCODE IMAGE END--> <p></p><i></i>

i love this idea of this site too; i have ZERO artistic ability and ZERO programming ability (though I think i could pick that up... my artistic ability though is atrocious)<br><br>but i love to write, and it took me about 3months to find a really dedicated team where i could do lots of writing for them... i'm having a blast doing dialogues and plot twists for QFI<br><br>so bravo on the web-site, hopefully it'll help people like me find really strong teams in an even shorter amount of time... great job! <p></p><i></i>

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Jaycay, this is a great idea. Very socialist in nature, , but I love it.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--> Hehe Yeah I guess it sort of is. <br><br>I hope that this site is successful too. I just hope that my advertising actually works. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :p --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... tongue.gif ALT=":p"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> Alot of people don't seem to want and join until others join first. It makes it a bit difficult. <p>http://negative0.no-ip.com/jaycay/<br><br>Re-elect Big Brother<br><br></p><i></i>

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>If your art is as good as they say it is, then I'm genuinely surprised about that. Because good artists is something most project are willing to commit murder for.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>I know what you mean. It seems like there's plenty of good programmers out there. But when it comes to good artists, they aren't so easy to find. <p>The Knight<br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.eternal-anubis.com/Images/Aragornsig.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br>"I see in your eyes, the same fear that would take the heart of me.<br>A day may come when the courage of men fails.<br>When we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship but it is not this day.<br>This day we fight!"</p><i></i>

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>i have ZERO artistic ability and ZERO programming ability<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>Ya know, I also have ZERO artistic ability, although I am a bit more proficient in the programming department. I've done a couple of text adventure games (unpublished); maybe someone is looking for a plot writer? <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

Actually, my personal experience has been the opposite, oddly enough. I know more good artists than good programmers.<br><br>Maybe it's just the demographic. People who play games and are inspired by that tend to turn to programming more, as it's the actual hands-on work of making a game. Especially computer games--I find there are more artists than programmers among primarily console game players. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

I apologize for resurrecting an old thread, but I'm looking for people to help me with my project, and I remembered this old thread about a forum for game developers to help each other out. However, the link to the forum appears to be broken or hacked; it brings up a page about a porn site.

Does this forum still exist? Has it moved? Or is there another similar forum where I could get help? Thanks.

Hahaha, that picture was funny.

Well, for those of you who don't know about it: http://www.aqiastudios.com

It started a month or two ago.

Thanks, Gronagor. I have just registered on their forums.

I have thought along these lines before. There are a LOT of good artists, programmers, writers, etc. out here, but we all want our game to be finished before we help others, it seems. I have always thought if a group could agree to cooperate, not so much to make games together, but to FINISH games together, know what I mean?

I have trouble finishing games cause I never have decent character art, thus I can't get decent animations finished, etc. On Demo Quest, we have had two excellent animators (Pttr and PenguinX) but they both have stopped posting and do not reply to e-mails. Of course, this is quite discouraging for all involved.

I think that's part of why AGDI is so sucessful. They're all talented, they get along well, and most of all, they're dedicated to finish what they start.