RE: [palito-dev] new user. some questions... some answers.

[Gabriel Blum]

Welcome Alan!

This list is getting busy... ;D

Well, some small comments

> you could simply extract the 
> graphics from the Totala's packs and use them... I think they 
> are not copyrighted...

I don't think so. Infogrames/Atari own's it all. But they won't bother
with it.

And more, they're already contracted TA 2 for an asian game company. 

Just take a look two examples: FreeCiv and FreeCraft.
FreeCiv rebuilt the wheel, and much more (no double meanings here :D).
FreeCiv lives.
FreeCraft (atempt for a Free StarCraft)... well, shutdown recently
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/21/1323249&mode=thread&ti
d=127&tid=186&tid=210

Looks like any serious atempt to mirror a game is doomed. There's no
problem in getting
'inspiration', but copying really can't be done. 

> in-game console: well. I think this is pretty easy to do...
> basic unit AI 
> formations: I'm thinking that it could be done by assigning 
> I would like to contribute...

We appreciate very much your ideas, and I'm sure everybody here have
LOTS of them you would also appreciate.

> Please, let me know if there is something I can do.

And that's the point: DOING. Just do it!!! (oh god, what a horrible
clichè ;D)


I'm sure every line of code will be appreciated :D

best regards, and welcome!!!!!!!
[]'s
Gabriel 'brainman' Blum

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