Would you move 2700 miles?

[KiLo]

Wow that's pretty intercoursed up!

[jitspoe]

Tell me you had all of this in writing.........

Not as much writing as I would have liked.

[KnacK]

I'm so sorry Jits.

I've been in a similar position, but fortunately it was a local job.

Don't get gunshy over this. Let me know if there is anything I can help with.

[y00tz]

Oy vey! I really hope things turn out well,  I hardly see that happening now..

Reply to my  PM about a low-player ID and you can have a little more cash this week.

Edit:  Deleted my Savage installation!

[jitspoe]

Well, now I'm just trying to decide what I actually want to do.  I've got the freedom to move around, but I kind of want to stay in the Charlotte area since I have friends here.  I don't know that I want to go back to my old job.  I liked the environment there, but I just felt unmotivated.  I'm just converting old data from one format to another - not making any breakthrough discoveries or generating pretty pictures or anything like that.  Guess I'll just scope out some job sites and see if anything interesting is available.

Edit: Ugh, quick search through monster.com, and other jobs in the area seem less interesting than my job at Kodak.  Stuff with Oracle, Java, and general IT/Administrative things.

[KiLo]

You should go out to Cali and punch that guy in the detective!

[y00tz]

You should go out to Cali and punch that guy in the detective!

But that requires touching it...  Do you swap with Hades on Wednesday?

A better idea would be to recruit corporate ninjas to take down S2 from the inside.

[Zorchenhimer]

But that requires touching it...  Do you swap with Hades on Wednesday?

Rubber gloves? 

[lekky]

Java Jits, take the plunge, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

[ViciouZ]

Come to the U of K and live a hobo's life with reed and dagless.

[jitspoe]

Speaking of UK, I did get your shirt mailed.  It was only $11 USPS.

[KnacK]

* KnacK 's idea FTW

[jitspoe]

Wonder how feasible it would be to make a commercial game on my own.

[y00tz]

Beat me to it   I had a post written out, in which I was just suggesting that, except I had lots of numbers written out. 
In short, a single guy, who could possibly move back home, can easily set aside lots of cash, and most importantly can easily get capital with a loan. 

You've got the skill and potential to create a game, and obviously you're schedule is cleared , but I've got to ask, do you have the patience to sit down and do it all from scratch? 

Haha I imagine a press release from id tomorrow "Lone developer leases Quake 2 engine for $99"

[Eiii]

It's perfectly feasible for you to make a commercial game, the hard part is getting people to buy it.

[y00tz]

You could also scour the interweb tubes for publishers who deal with independent developers.


I'm not sure what kind of game you have in mind, but there really is a commercial market for a good console or PC paintball game.

[jitspoe]

I have a pretty cool concept for a game, but the time and manpower necessary are probably a lot more than what I could do on my own (at least before the funds run out).  Really, what I'd have to do is become established as an independent developer with a really simple and realistic project.  I could make a simple 2D game like Peggle, but like Eiii said, the hard part is getting people to buy it.  It would have to be marketed correctly, and I hate marketing.

Wonder how much it costs to license the id tech 4 engine...

[y00tz]

Obviously outdated, (Q3) but this is an indication of the price:

If your title requires the best technology available, this is what you’re looking for. You absolutely will not find a more elegantly coded engine. But, honestly, it’s not for everyone. It takes a technically savvy team to use, and it’s not priced for a "me too" title. For a single title [6] license, we charge a $250,000 guarantee against a 5% royalty of the wholesale [7] price for the title. Not cheap, but it pays for itself with the marketing caché alone.

[KnacK]

* KnacK drives north a few hours to make a deal with JC...