   Looking for someone to take over development of MMORPG engine
  Hey guys, I have a Ultima-Online-like MMORPG engine project that I'm looking for someone else to head up. I've put about 4 -5 years of work into it...yeah I'm kind of crazy, LOL. The engine codebase itself lies somewhere around 70,000 - 80,00 lines of mostly C and C++ code, with another 200 or so pages of technical documentation. Once you factor in all the dependencies it goes up to a few hundred thousand lines. It builds on Linux and Windows (uses cross platform libraries). Right now I can't provide any screenshots, but it's nearing the point where that will be possible. The protocol engine and many/most other things are all mostly coded and in place and it's ready for client/server interoperability testing. We're be using a SDL-based free 2D isometric engine that can just be plopped into the client (called "Kyra"), and actual basic game testing would follow. The thing is, I can't contribute my full time to it at this time nor in the foreseeable future. Right now I ran the development through a company that I contract through at times. It is licensed under the Aladdin Free Public License, which basically allows unrestricted development for non-commercial purposes. But, at this point, I'm not adverse to changing to GPL or another OSS license...I just want to see the code go to use somewhere.  This being a non-paying job, I can't be super picky about who I want.  However, if you're interested in taking over, I'd be looking for someone with a lot of drive, time to commit, decent coding skills and experience handling some kind of project before. The major reason for this is that the codebase would most likely overwhelm a novice. As the project lead you're welcome to enlist any other help you want. I can help out in a secondary manner, code some stuff here and there, and answer any questions about the codebase. Past that, I'd be up for signing a contract that would protect your investment into the project if it stays commercial/semi-commercial. Check out the website, www.p9i.com and email me at robbyd@p9i.com if you have any questions. I will check back here from time to time, but I will definitely get any email you send. Thanks, Robby [edited by - nova23 on May 29, 2004 10:04:35 AM]