Fangame Concept Section

I'd like to see a Fangame section added to the forums. Basically it'd be a section where we can post our own game concepts whether it be entirely original or a fangamw of lets say Zelda.

I would be for this if we didn't already have so many forums. However, if it could be cleared up exactly where these would go (because they don't go in Writing, people!), that would be awesome. And this means where both Zelda- and non-Zelda-related concepts could go.

If the admins decided to make a fangame section, they would draw up concepts. Everyone will volunteer to be a concept artist, or help with script and story. But the actual programming? No one would seem to want to do that. If the admins do manage to scrounge up a programmer, the team will pull through maybe an eight of the way through the beta form before scrapping the idea and dispersing.

Zelda-related? General Zelda.

Non-Zelda? General Gaming.

Bam. It would also be okay to put zelda-related in General Gaming, since it's not really Zelda games being discussed.

Originally Posted by The Iron Giant

If the admins decided to make a fangame section, they would draw up concepts. Everyone will volunteer to be a concept artist, or help with script and story. But the actual programming? No one would seem to want to do that. If the admins do manage to scrounge up a programmer, the team will pull through maybe an eight of the way through the beta form before scrapping the idea and dispersing.

Originally Posted by Lantean

I don't think you got the joke that I was relating the process of mods creating a fangame section would be like the process of groups creating fangames themselves. So many follow the patterns that I have described, and the developements tend to have notoriously short live spans.

I understand. But that doesn't give us reason to condemn game-making altogether.

Originally Posted by Lantean

I understand. But that doesn't give us reason to condemn game-making altogether.

Which is why it was a joke.

I myself love the process of working with a team to develope something. I enjoyed working on a Zelda fangame myself before the leader decided to turn things around and decided to change things so that it would be an original game instead of a fangame, at which point I quit because the idea of him using my contributions for profit annoyed me, considering how he was as a leader to begin with.

Originally Posted by The Iron Giant

Which is why it was a joke.

Which is why I replied with a funny YouTube vid.

I think ZU has enough sections, however a few threads would be nice.

Could a fangame (or an original one, whatever) go into the art section?

Or that would be pushing it?

EDIT:
Obviously not as a way to gather a team, but more as a way to just show it and ask for critique and all that.

Well, I'm not entirely sure if I'm for or against this.

Fangames often die off because the particular thread they are located in is buried, so in this regard a forum for it would do some good; perhaps a sub forum in Future Zelda or General Zelda? The only real problem there would be is activity; there aren't people who are willing to go through fan game completely through production. We'd maybe- maybe- get two or three that ever actually finish. Not to mention that our community doesn't have a large populace wanting to do fan games.

Plus, social groups are also good for discussing the games outside of the particular thread they have.



I don't think this would be a good idea. Honestly, I think it would just become another advertising section... just not as general.

Originally Posted by Tohopekaliga

Zelda-related? General Zelda.

Non-Zelda? General Gaming.

Bam. It would also be okay to put zelda-related in General Gaming, since it's not really Zelda games being discussed.

This. Totes.

Really guys, i know a lot of you are doing fangame projects and everything but they can go in GG or GZ or whatever. Im not seeing the total need for a new subforum. Tags have been added in GZ for fangames just for that purpose. Maybe adding a tag to GG?

If anyone on ZU can actually fully develop and distribute a fangame, I would vote for a new section.

Until that time, anything fangame related is pretty much just a thread waiting for everyone to give up.

We create subforums when there is visible evidence that such a subforum would be utilized, and not in the hopes that it will foster that kind of discussion. People will talk about what they wish to talk about, and what boards we have reflects what people do talk about.

As there is maybe 1 thread at any given time about making fangames, there is no demand to make a new subforum for that. All other pros & cons about this type of thing are rather moot.

Originally Posted by The Señor Möglichkeit

Could a fangame (or an original one, whatever) go into the art section?

Or that would be pushing it?

EDIT:
Obviously not as a way to gather a team, but more as a way to just show it and ask for critique and all that.

When it's not for recruitment and it's for critique, I am (personally) totally okay with fan games, in their entirety or in pieces or just aspects of them (ie. sample art, animation, or models), being shown off in the Artwork forum.

But that's just me.
GAMES ARE ARRRT.

Fangames die. There aren't enough programmers, modelers, etc on this site. 52 people joined my fangame and they all quit.

I turned my fangame into an original game. Why? I don't know: fear of it getting shut down, limits based around the Zelda timeline and such, the greater feeling of accomplishment from creating something brand new. If The Iron Giant is talking about me, then I laugh. I considered profit, but them thought about how there's no great way to distribute it among members. With so many people joining, it'd be hard to determine who deserves what. But I can still give people credit for their ideas.

I know it's hard for people to be trusted on the internet, so I don't expect many people to join, but whatevas. I already have a good looking level, a character model, a leveling system, and more.