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Original Fantasy => General Discussion => Topic started by: JCE3000GT on May 15, 2009, 10:59:54 PM
Title: Any progress?
Post by: JCE3000GT on May 15, 2009, 10:59:54 PM
*see topic.
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: Imzogelmo on May 25, 2009, 05:42:54 PM
Bump for goodness. :wedge:
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: Entroper on June 20, 2009, 11:48:08 PM
There hasn't been much, unfortunately. It's hard to believe I started this project a year and a half ago... the job I got in April 2008 has been extremely demanding of my time (50+ hour weeks every week). It's looking like that might change soon, but it also might not. Regardless, this project is still of great interest to me, and I do poke at it from time to time. Most recently I've been fleshing out the format for map files.
Also, some recent events have bothered me quite a bit: http://crimsonechoes.com/
Crimson Echoes didn't even have the ability to play the original game -- it was basically a ROM hack of CT with a completely new quest written from scratch. Clearly, Square doesn't look kindly on these kinds of projects.
In light of this, I've been considering NOT including the ability to generate a quest by ripping the original graphics/maps/etc. from the NES ROM. Unfortunately, I think this will greatly diminish the interest in the game, especially because I think just about every FF fan with time and creativity would love to hack around in the quest editor and do their own spin on FF1. There are already generic make-your-own-RPG engines out there -- the point of this project was to use the interest in the original game as a basis for a community, much like Zelda Classic. It worries me to release the game without a good, solid, recognizable quest -- if there isn't great content, people won't be interested, and if people aren't interested, they won't create their own great content. It's kind of a chicken-and-egg scenario, and having an FF1-like quest was going to be the egg.
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: JCE3000GT on June 21, 2009, 12:15:14 AM
That C&D for Crimson Echos was a fake--and proven in a topic about it. Don't let that stop you from doing your project. Just keep it private.
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: Deathlike2 on June 21, 2009, 01:11:56 PM
I stopped caring for the drama queens. It did me good.
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: Entroper on June 21, 2009, 06:48:42 PM
That C&D for Crimson Echos was a fake--and proven in a topic about it. Don't let that stop you from doing your project. Just keep it private.
Yeah? Well, that's good news, if true. I wonder why they would make that up, though.
I plan to keep working on the project as long as I'm interested, which will be a very long time. If Square ever contacts me about it, I just won't be able to distribute it.
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: Vehek on June 21, 2009, 06:56:21 PM
Sorry for just putting this here, but I still haven't seen any proof that the C & D is fake.
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: JCE3000GT on June 21, 2009, 10:59:17 PM
Sorry for just putting this here, but I still haven't seen any proof that the C & D is fake.
That Dark Fact guy apparently registered as another member and had it out with some of the leaders there and it basically came out as he faked the letter. If memory serves...read the entire topic and you'll see what I mean.
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: Vehek on June 22, 2009, 12:35:59 AM
I don't know what said topic is, and I haven't heard of any of the upper CE team members admitting to such a thing. Alienat0r, if he really did send an email to SE, apparently wanted the fame and glory of a fan-sequel to himself.
Entroper, I think you should be careful and not become too publicized if you want to be safe.
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: JCE3000GT on June 22, 2009, 01:06:14 AM
Entroper, I think you should be careful and not become too publicized if you want to be safe.
I do agree, which is why a private forum here is the answer. If someone wants in you must know them and they must be granted access through only your permission.
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: SBK on August 03, 2009, 05:17:47 AM
OMG is this friggin' real? LOL I don't see why Square would even care. Like one of the said posts above... I could see why they would care only if Square was going to make something similar to what you are making. I'm not doubting it... but crap man, keep going with the project.
I wonder where these Square-Enix spies are coming from :wtf:
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: darkmage on November 30, 2009, 06:02:25 PM
:bump:
Just curious as to how this project is going.
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: Entroper on December 01, 2010, 06:30:06 PM
...the job I got in April 2008 has been extremely demanding of my time (50+ hour weeks every week). It's looking like that might change soon, but it also might not.
...yeah, that still hasn't changed. Also, my girlfriend and I bought a house this year, and it's needed a ton of work. I barely even have time to play videogames, let alone make them. :(
I still have the source code for this project. The good news about my job is that it's been a really great job, and taught me a lot about the process of developing software. I had plenty of programming talent before, but didn't really have any experience in managing a software project from soup-to-nuts. So, in the future, if I decide to pick this up again, that experience will help tremendously.
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: Entroper on December 04, 2010, 12:48:17 AM
So, I went wayyyyyyyyyyyy overboard and decided to try and get my web server back up and running, and install JIRA on it (which is an issue-tracking system that a lot of open-source software projects use, and that I use at work). It's not just for this, I plan to use it to keep track of house projects, too. :) Still, this will hopefully be useful when/if I want to get going again. I'll probably create a JIRA user for members of this forum and allow you to view the backlog of work items. That's assuming that the web server and my internet connection play nicely, of course.
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: Entroper on December 05, 2010, 12:37:40 AM
My web domain has been taken by a squatter. :wtf: I've opened a support ticket with no-ip.org to see if I can get it back, but I'm thinking it's not likely.
I do have the server up and running, with JIRA installed, and a project set up for OF. I'll post a link once I get some content going and the server issues worked out.
Title: Re: Any progress?
Post by: Lenophis on December 05, 2010, 07:34:24 AM