Okay, following on from the previous thread, wee've done some talking, now wee need to get some action :P


What wee will use to make the game
I've had a look around, and have decided to stick with Game Maker, due to it being simple, and people here being familiar with it.  There will be a slight modification in that the sprites, backgrounds and sounds will be stored in external files rather than the main project file (allows easier distribution).
I think wee'll be using Game Maker 6 (rather than 7) for various reasons (okay, mainly easier to "register" 6 than 7 [for the actual game release, I'll probably purchase a license, but I see no reason why everyone should purchase one]).
Obviously this change will have some minor effects - I'll stick up a demonstration some time later (once I find out why Game Maker isn't dynamically loading background music for me).  The project will probably be hosted on an SVN server, which I'll show you how to use (it's pretty easy).

EDIT: here's a demo of the concept of file splitting

  1945.7z (Size: 56.92 KB / Downloads: 313)
It's in Game Maker 6 format.  If anyone wants me to upload the Game Maker 6 demo, just say so.
What wee should work on now
General concepts, such as:
- What the first level/room should be like
- Have a starting story clip?
- Game design (top-down view VS "orthogonal" view? etc)
- Characters
- Story
- Type of interaction

(This post was last modified: 06/10/2008 05:18 AM by ZiNgA BuRgA.)