searching C devs for an open source mmorpg-ogame game

coincoin169 · 2009-06-18 14:57:11

I played ogame (http://www.ogame.fr/) and other www-games like that, and I think that those games are not interactive enough. I think the JavaScript can provide much more interactivity. My goal is to develop a server in C to make some kind of mix between a MMORPG and ogame.

More precisely, the server will be an HTTP server, so any web browser will be able to reach it. It will be written in C and use libmicrohttpd (http://www.gnu.org/software/libmicrohttpd/) from the GNU project in order to receive and respond http requests. This will be the server of the game.

On the client side, this will be one or more HTML pages containing JavaScript, and therefore the game will be played within www-browsers.

For the game itself, I am still searching new ideas. the player will be a single character, like in WoW or PlaneShift (http://www.planeshift.it/ one of the main contributors explains how the game works here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKSYJYV_RGs). A character that must increase his powers, level, life, etc this need to be defined very precisely.
For the universe, I thought of stargate, but if the server was designed to be generic enough to support differents (futuristic, medieval, ...) universes, it would be great. Characters will be able to construct buildings, vehicles (spaceships ?) ... The different races of the game (to be defined according to the universe of the game) will be on the same very very large map (intergalactic space ?), they will be able to make alliances, wars. Each race will have its own homeworld (home planet?), they will be able to colonize other worlds, attack other worlds, etc ... the player will be a single character of one race, he will be able to accomplish quests alone or in group, to fight, to build items, buildings, vehicles, etc ...

I think it is necessary to make a world/quests editor, so that people knowing nothing at C or javascript but possessing boundless imagination, will be able to give life to the game: history of each world, quests, etc...

I gave some ideas and I hope that I made myself clear, I seek new ideas, C and javascript programmers !

3 years ago I wrote some php for a "game" following those ideas. Characters could move to different planets, teleport anything to anywhere, use spaceships, etc... There were absolutely no graphics ! The game was not finished, far from it, but the idea stayed in my mind and I like it.

I want the server to be written in ANSI C and POSIX compliant. Both server and client will be under the GPL licence.

If you are interested or have suggestions, you are welcome ...

Barrucadu · 2009-06-18 15:42:47

Why do you want to implement your own server software for this? These games tend to be written in PHP or ASP.

Cerebral · 2009-06-18 15:56:28

This is more of a "General Programming" thread than a "Community Contribution". I've moved it here for now.

coincoin169 · 2009-06-18 16:09:54

Because of the interactivity part of the game, I have not been clear enough. about the gameplay :

I want a gameplay like in The Mana World (http://www.themanaworld.org/). I mean a 2D world where your character can move around, enter into some buildings or vehicles, (use the stargate), fight. A bit like the game boy color pokemon version. I have tried a php version and I know that a C version will be easier to do and I'll get better performances. The server will need to run permanently for the interactivity.

Allan · 2009-06-18 22:35:08

That is nice... But given you joined here just to recruit people and not actually contribute to Arch, I am closing.

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#1 2009-06-18 14:57:11

searching C devs for an open source mmorpg-ogame game

#2 2009-06-18 15:42:47

Re: searching C devs for an open source mmorpg-ogame game

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