In your opinion, what is the *one* most important feature which VDrift really needs?
Venzon: networked multiplayer
thelusiv: networked multiplayer
zimluura: gameplay: career mode, with car inventory and parts inventory (that way the player can collect stuff). on the tech side: shared object references in tracks
_nan_: getting track objects physics/shared assets implemented would be cool
What are your reasons for contributing to VDrift, and what are your goals?
Venzon: i get a lot of experience with different types of game programming and i get to see what works and what doesn't after a bunch of users get their hands on it
thelusiv: i am currently working on a Driver Training system which will be used for a research project related to my job. as my role in that project ends, i hope to spend some time to help VDrift become a more successful project.
zimluura: it's fun to do some 3d modeling. i think a long term goal would be for vdrift to overtake all other racing games/sims
_nan_: Being able to try things out, to learn what works and what not. Game programming is not my specializaton actually.
Should the project have a stated mission?
(examples:
http://www.ubuntu.com/project |
http://www.mozilla.org/about/mission.html |
http://about.openoffice.org/ |
http://www.gnome.org/about/ )
zimluura: i'm not really sure
Venzon: i have no opinion either way
thelusiv: i think this is a good idea, to give the project some direction. however it should not be too specific
_nan_: difficult, it is a simulation and a game at the same time
What should the major goals of the project be?
thelusiv: multiplayer (networked and not), increase popularity, improved interactivity, better data authoring tools
Venzon: multiplayer, physics, graphics, gameplay modes
zimluura: better bling for the tracks/racing environment
_nan_: multiplayer i guess
What is the best way to make future decisions about project direction?
thelusiv: hold meetings like this
Venzon: see what people want to work on, put people that want to work on the same thing in contact so they can work together on it
zimluura: for big things (direction things), yeah, meetings. smaller things like working gauges. maybe forum posts will do
_nan_: don't know, it heavily depens on contributors interests/motivation right now. see multilanguage support
This topic deserved more discussion so here is a new thread related to project purpose:
http://vdrift.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=1470
