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Thanks David, ill look into this, as this is my first time trying to get a game developd instead of just making models for other development im new this process and advice is more than welcome, its a learning curve for me also, so much help is needed, thank you

Heres some more screen shots of models created for this game concept, again i do have many more models but need to render images, will post them up soon.

Ok critisim is welcome, but games cant be made without models, im an experienced modeller and thats what i do, many models means many possiblilites, iv put alot of work into this over the past 3yrs and yes iv taught of many ways this concept can be played, but its open to discussion to those who work on this project, like i said im not considering myself a team leader, how its played is how the team thinks the best method for this game, models dont create themselfs, iv created models for programmers in the past on request, whats wrong looking for programmers to develop my concept? i welcome critism but not remarks like saying im looking for others to create the game for me, iv done alot of work on this so far and modellers are also a vital part of game development too, bare that in mind kyotokid, my creations are created in sketchup, it is essential to have experience in sketchup to apply the models to other programs, I like critism but not insults, Gamedevelopers.ie is for friendly advice and help, opertunites to create jobs, thats my mandate, thank you

"You cant ride a horse and cart with out experience"

I didnt like the way kyotokid worded the post, ideas have being implied but like i said how its played is open to discussion.
What your looking for is a quick discription of the game i think.

Ok its a wargame with humour added, more or less a comedy version of COD, Battlefield and so on, my idea for how the game is played is just an idea and not sure it is possiable, this is why i need to discuss this with those experienced in programming etc,

The Idea

I was looking to have it emplied on IOS and Android with a 3rd person view, but also an isometric version on the social networks, facebook and so on, but both versions are tied to eachother, so what happens on social networks and IOS and Android formats effect eachother, best way to describe it is a wargame you can play at home on PCs stratigicly and on the go (mobile devices) tactically, its a big picture and full of many possiblities, no story line but not over ruled, this could be implied.

Im introducing the concept with all models, this is a learning curve for me, i only created models for other developers in the past, now im trying to offer what concept i have, its an idea, its new, and this is why im looking to put a team together, what kyotokid said could of being worded differently, also the pics you see are fully created 3D models, can be viewed from all angles, i dont have much up about the game because i dont want to be shooting myself in the foot, its at pre production stage and help is needed to progress it futher, i hope that puts it in a nut shell for ye and im open for questions, opinions and a little critism, lol

Ok i didnt explain it to the best there

Put it this way

Social network-
imagine your on facebook using your PC playing an isometric wargame, your the commander, but you only see the big picture of the battle field, like all stragity games you point and click, click on the tactical section, or tanks or call in air strikes

Ios + Android
Now imagine your mates are on their Mobile devices playing a 3rd person wargame, 1 mate is a solider, 1 is driving a tank, another flying an jetfighter, these are the people your clicking at on facebook to attack areas, bomb locations and so on.

So instead of clicking on AI sections your cordinating a realtime battle where as commander on social network your relying on others to follow your commands, and as a player on your mobile device your relying on your commander to lead you in the right direction.

Best way i can describe my intention for this, hope you understand my concept, also note the battles are not just tied to landbased battles, iv aircraft carriers where as commander is a battleship commander, sea based battles, landbased battles and even subsurface battles (submarine commanders) large picture here, enemy forces are not just the Afgan type iv posted a picture of, aliens, terriosts, other battle groups and so on, im open for ideas and opinions, PM or post on the topic :D

Yes i taught it would be over ambitious and agree a small scaled version is needed, building a prototype isnt my field tho to speak, this is why i need help, having the models and the idea wont get me anywhere without experienced programmers, or experienced game deveopers, its alot for just 1 man, is it possible to find help in developing a prototype, iv tried my hand on Unity and UDK but my understanding isnt the best with these game engines to even start a prototype, iv even purchased Game maker but could make no sense of it, i know im taking a huge step up from creating models for games to actually making a game from models iv created and developing it to a playable demo, this i admit i cant do on my own

Hold on a second, i only posted this up last nite, i prompt at the end of each post i look forward to your questions, simply ask and ill give you the answers, i dont know what your problem is but back off and stop trying to put my concept down, iv worked hard on many other projects with different models, iv done 3yrs building models for this concept and your giving me grief because im asking for help in programming, trying to make out im looking for others to do the hard work when the models have being created already, by me, if your not interested and having a bad day at work dont bother me, is this site not for help and advice on projects, putting teams together, because what your doing is the opposite, and no its not an FPS, i explained my intention for the concept, i have right ups, ideas etc.. for this concept, just ask, i feel like im being pushed around by the school bully here, cheers kyotokid.

amethyst cheers for your advice and feedback, you have being very helpful by far, thank you.

Hope this gives a better understanding for the IOS and Android version

Ok iv done much reserch today on certain topics braught up on my concept idea, i relise now where i need to put more work in on the game itself, ill work on the game dev document for the week and come up with a better discription and understanding of the game concept, ill leave you with the image above for the IOS +Android version, im sure the screen icons are self explainatory but if there are issues with it please let me know and ill work on changing it, ill also explain in depth the workings of the game and so on all with diagrams like the above pic, thank you.

brilliant feedback and advice, thanks for this, ill start workin on this design document as soon as, hopefully have it done in the next few weeks, i understand now what you meant by running in with guns blazing, as im new to this its all a learning curve, i must admit i didnt do my research, i was too used to making models for other developers and they did their programming thing and that was it, i understand now the work i need to put in, cheers for your help

Ok i took both your advice on board on this screen concept and said id go with the cover based shooter, here it is-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfI2T06Vhqg

ah yes i taught about the isometric view for gameplay but i found there are far too many simular games out there at present, but i always would consider it for a social network version if there were a series of this game concept, i wanted to try and make it different and something new, like a cross between "Major Mayham" and "frontlines commando", both humorous games, but isometric gameplay is a huge possibility, would like to hear more on this, should i go "isometric" or "cover based shooter" ???

im in no douth that it could be done with isometric, its just the feel im looking for in this concept is to make the player feel he/she is on the battlefield, action based but scripted, aim, fire, move to waypoint and repeat, a fast action scripted game which doubles as a how do i say, amm, kinda movie experience if you get my meaning, like the side scrolling "major mayham" game but for this concept you move forward waypoint to waypoint instead of side scrolling

Exactly, you move to the next waypoint once its safe to do so, in some cases you can move between more than 1 waypoint to stop flanking units, hard to explain but i will show more screen shots explaining everything, im sure it sounds dull but wen i explain it futher with diagrams and design document im sure you agree

Boss battles is a good example where more than 1waypoint are needed, so you like the idea then.

cheers, ill get working on this fleshing out stuff, :D

i knew that was coming, ok i had too other options,

*1st option was to use the characters head like a puppet but the more i taught about it the more confusing it would be for the player, as you would be moving the head in the opposite direction you wanted the cursor to go, and it would restrict the shooter on screen to stay on the left at all times, so that ruled that option out,

*2nd was exactly like the zombie gunship as you mentioned, swipe in the direction you want the cursor to go but if you look at the screen shot you will notice the outer circle, when this circle comes into contact with enemy i wanted the screen to zoom in slightly for that pinpoint shot,wasnt sure if it would suit the swipe to direction, but if i were to drop the virtual analog stick id go with this option, what do you think? And out of interest what control system would you recommend yourself? Im always open to suggestions on this.

I wanted to stay away from obscuring the main part of the screen with your thumb and fingers by dragging the cursor, there is a whole lot of space to the left side of the screen not being used, i would rather the swipe in direction method than moving the cursor by touching it, is there any other methods which may be applied that you think would work better?

So what your suggesting is that i should make up a few different control systems?

I think ill go with the swipe in direction function and remove the analog stick, touching the main part of the screen to me takes away the experience of aiming for the player and obscuring the enemy with your fingertips is not what I would like in a game, I will look at other options tho, and I’m still open to any other suggestions

Ok taught i should update this, being working hard on this concept lately in da last few weeks, a lot had to be done, the characters had a major facelift and redone, they have also being rigged for animation and gameplay, also the game design document is nearly done, serious amount of taught has gone into this and a tremendous amount of research into mobile gaming.

The game is still aimed at the IOS market, models have being created using sketchup, which is now owned by Trimble and not google now, the workflow is sketchup+lightup+Unity3D, iv based the game around the app blaster where 5 million units have being sold world wide, also may I add only 4-5 games have being created for this product and 1 app sold 3 million copy’s to date, so huge market opertunities, quick disceiption, it’s a full all out action 3rd person shooter, cover to cover game, the game doesn’t give you the ability to roam around but puts you the player into a cover position and you can suck from fire (reload) , and fire moving the device in the direction of fire, it’s best suited with the appblaster bit will have the option to play without the product also, nearly finished the map for prototype, and believe me it’s all out action, also will have some screenshots (concept screens) in the coming wk.

Still looking for a programmer for help on this with experience in unity, a lot of the work will be done by me, a friend of mine is working in a 4level tactical shooter in cryengine also who iv being doing some models for, he’s as is on here since last wk and we have being having fantastic results with models iv created employed into cryengine, so of you have experience in both all the better, will keep ye all up to date on the game development soon