(on hold)Making new engine from scratch

[highonpaint]

Hey guys highonpaint here, I see allot of engines made from E.O or E.N and I like them alot I do but I have decided to make a completly new engine from scratch using visual Basics 2010\. I may not be the best programmer in the world and I am not trying to say I am, but I am going to try and get this engine released anyway.

The engine will run DirectX 8 and I plan to have the following features involved:

* Custom setting system to allow the player to choose there own settings like: Screen resolution, Key input, Graphical detail, Sound levels.
* Quest system with Quest log and log tracking.
* Class advancement
* Spell advancement
* NPC Vs NPC battle
* Guild system with guild levels and Guild house
* Events placed by server (2x exp, pvp arena timed battle's)
* npc shops and option for players to own shops (possibly a auction system)
* Player houses
* movie support for cutscenes (more detail closer to time)
* Night and day system
* and some others that would be reccomended by the public

This system will take a while to complete and I will be posting my progress weekly on here. Once the project is finished I will release the source with the engine for you to play about with.

Any-who hope you like the idea and concept of this engine and if you have any questions or and recommendations just let me know 

[teamokell]

I dont like DX8, but good luck for you in this project.

Try make a PATHFINDING, it is nice. (and if u done it, make a tutorial, please, haha)

[highonpaint]

> I dont like DX8, but good luck for you in this project.
>
> Try make a PATHFINDING, it is nice. (and if u done it, make a tutorial, please, haha)

My team are actually debating on which dx to use atm although I like dx8 they want to use a different dx, As for the path finding never thought of that thanks will take a look and if I get it to work then sure a tut will come your way 

[teamokell]

Other ideas:

Walking with the mouse

Talk to the NPC with the left mouse button

Target the right mouse button

Minimap (create a form with miniature map)

Create different colors and sizes for damages

Create an image.with numbers that is used as the numbers of damage

[highonpaint]

you seem enthusiastic pegason I like it 

1. I do not think this will get implimented sorry
2. that has been planned just didnt add it to the list yet
3. I will dicide this at a latter date as I am not sure weather to do a minimap in the corner or a map button that brings up your location and you can zoom out
4. could you expand that idea?
5. I guess that ties in with number 4?

[Dr.House]

1 Important thing that all games have

Character animations: attacking, running, idle, etc.

[abhi2011]

1\. Y not?

2\. Good feature with feature 1

3\. Make it like a form. Or like the on in rs

4\. Most probs when you attack low hp u get a small hit spalt number and when u hit high u get a big hit spalt number.

Best of luck with it.

[Marsh]

If your making it from scratch as you claim, get the base engine out. I wouldnt worry about any features until you have at least that. Oh and suggestions? Dont make your title in all caps XD

[abhi2011]

^

[kibbelz]

Also don't make topics with no real progress to show the community.

[WiseRock]

Take a look at some other engines

try to get some ideas from there

One thing you could do is Multiple Characters on a Account

[abhi2011]

Just tell that you want Multi Chara Window 

And it's no other engines in vb6\. It is in vb.net 2010

[bankmove05]

Good !

[kasparas014]

it indeed sounds great , looking forward for this

[Synergy]

Can I suggest Marshy Dearest is right in that you should probably have a base before you even consider features.. How many engines like this start up full of enthusiasm but never come to anything? Quite a lot.

[tylerash98]

This looks splendid! How's progress going?

[highonpaint]

Hey guys this has had to be put on hold as I am busy moving and stuff sorry guys

[Helladen]

Use [Netgore](http://www.netgore.com/), you at-least have good code to work with. Why must everyone make their own engine from scratch with the same systems? The point of making an engine for a game is to make it suited for your game, but if the engine is generic, there's hardly a point in coding your own from scratch. Especially if you're not a very good coder, because if you plan to make a better version of what already exists, you better know how to design and code better than what was done with Eclipse/Mirage.

[DMF]

NO advertizing >|

[Growlith1223]

> Use [Netgore](http://www.netgore.com/), you at-least have good code to work with. Why must everyone make their own engine from scratch with the same systems? The point of making an engine for a game is to make it suited for your game, but if the engine is generic, there's hardly a point in coding your own from scratch. Especially if you're not a very good coder, because if you plan to make a better version of what already exists, you better know how to design and code better than what was done with Eclipse/Mirage.

The reason is because we want our own coding style. some ppl may not want to go with the format that is used in any other engines….thnkb4spking

[Helladen]

> The reason is because we want our own coding style. some ppl may not want to go with the format that is used in any other engines….thnkb4spking

That's true I suppose.