   Selling an indie PC game - general Q's
  These are just some general questions/considerations I wondered about should I ever want to attempt selling anything.-Does it matter what IDE is used to actually compile the C++ source?  I use VC++ 2008 Express currently.-File formats I know can be a tricky one, but I use PNG for images, OGG and WAV for audio.  These should be fine, yes?-For font issues, can one merely write the desired text in a font and just save the image of said text?  Not actually using a TTF in-game nor images of the individual glyphs, but just images of fixed size strings of text maybe with some filters.  Say it was a font pre-installed with Windows like Verdana, for example.  Yes, I like Verdana. :)Thanks!   
  Well you should ask this from the perspective of the buyer/end user. And the end user isn't going to care about what you did to make the game work, as long AS it works.So.- IDE: doesn't matter- File formats: don't matter (unless you're going for moddability, but that's another can of worms)- Your font issue: Yes you can. You can IIRC even distribute the individual glyphs or maybe even the Windows font files. I think I read somewhere that Microsoft is pretty permissive wrt. fonts. I could be wrong however, you should google for the licensing issues of Windows fonts.   ;  >> http://www.microsoft.com/typography/RedistributionFAQ.mspxQuote:Until recently, most fonts that include a Microsoft copyright or trademark notice have only been available as part of Microsoft products. Although some fonts remain Microsoft-exclusive, a number of Microsoft fonts are now available to end users, ISVs and OEMs under license from Ascender Corporation. These include 'Verdana', 'Georgia', 'Comic Sans MS', 'Microsoft Sans Serif', 'Nina', 'Tahoma', 'Wingdings', 'Webdings' and 'Trebuchet MS'.>>http://www.ascendercorp.com/services/licensing/If you want a good free font, look into the Bitstream Vera font family.   ;Quote:Original post by Konfusius- File formats: don't matter (unless you're going for moddability, but that's another can of worms)I thought that certain image/file types required specific libraries that had their own individual license, like PNG and OGG for example. Quote:Original post by Konfusius- Your font issue: Yes you can. You can IIRC even distribute the individual glyphs or maybe even the Windows font files.In the TTF category:It isn't that expensive to find a program to make your own font.It is also free to make your font using some internet page. Either way, if you made your own font using TTFs, so you own your font legally.Image-fonts:Of course. It's the same way as TTF fonts, except they're split into images. Either art program or splitter works.This tidbit of information might not be helpful, but we all learn from our mistakes. It's best to make none legal-wise.   