What if Space Empires VI went Open Source?

[Gandalf Parker]

There are open source projects trying to recreate things like Stars!

Also, Shrapnel had a thread about "whats the next game you would like to see" and they have a fairly open-door policy.

I think Aaron has done a great job, but the talent represented by the crowd here is extensive. If they all jumped into a project I tihnk it would be great. I have some ideas for beating the "huge game" limitations and allowing for larger maps, more planets, planets whose appearance changes with game play, more nations, random nations, unique names, non-linear AI's, and majorly increased random events. All of those are items which tend to have to be cut back when they make the game too large to fit on a CD.

And of course Id love to see client and host seperated, with a host that will run on linux servers

Gandalf Parker

[gregebowman]

Someone mentioned in another thread that there might be the possiblity of the source code for SE II or III available so that someone like Nintendo might make a Gameboy verion of it. Is this a possibility, or someone making a wish? I'd like to see this, because I don't think I've seen a 4x game for the gameboy. Or maybe for a cellphone? I've downloaded versions of Sim City and Might & Magic and Age of Empires II on my cell phone. I'd love to see a version of SE on there also. Anybody know the possibilty of this happening?

[tmcc]

There is also a project ongoing like this called Free Orion. They have a playable v0.3.x demo available that looks and plays very nice, but has no AI yet and I don't think it has a combat module yet either. Reading through the forum I don't see much reference to the SE series so they may be able to pick up some ideas. It's main focus is to re-capture the magic that was in the original MOO in an updated and modern format.