Going to attempt to get funding for a new skate game. not skate 4.

[BladderBoy]

The only thing that will provide satisfaction is a moddable pc game. Flight sim nerds, combat junkies and racing idiots (like me) have it made. Each can rely on a community of gamers that have the tools, skills, and maturity to develop a perfect game amongst themselves. Unfortunately we do not have a base-game to work from, as aforementioned communities do. And I am not confident that the Skate community has the coding chops to pull it off anyway. No hate. Its a good thing. Comes with the territory. Most of us are right-brain creative thinkers, not number crunchers.

So all we need is 1) an open-source skateboarding game engine, 2) about a dozen programming and design geniuses that happen to skate in real life and have time to dedicate a good portion of their life to a project that promises $0.00 dollars in compensation, and 3) a large community gamers willing to share ideas, encouragement, and constructive criticism.

<crickets>

Anything less will be a disappointment. Stop skating. Break your board. Go back inside and lock the door. Everyone thinks you are an antisocial loser anyway. Prove them right. Go learn C++.

Seriously though, I'd lend whatever skills and knowledge I have to a project like this. If some of us older guys with a little cash pooled our resources together, it's not unrealistic to hire a tech student or freelancer for a few thousand dollars to dev a simple engine. Then all of us can go nuts on the code, call in a pro when necessary. Of course all of the donors would end up hating each other, but potentially have something to show for it.

Just riffing. Maybe talkin shit. I know nothing about anything.

[Fecal Face]

Fuck, I'd do the concept art.

...I'd be shit at anything else haha

[yumpancakes1]

BladderBoy it sounds like you've made a skate game before.
But Defiantly I'd do anything to help this project.
Maybe make a video where the proceeds would go to the funding of the game?
Just a thought.

Edit: Like a Kony 2012 type shit

[andreas]

I think this new game needs naked players so I can watch tits jiggle while I do barefoot hardflips.

[Mark the Sith]

I think this new game needs naked players so I can watch tits jiggle while I do barefoot hardflips.

This.

[i am a snail]

Fuck, I'd do the concept art.

...I'd be shit at anything else haha

i could maybe help with this

[Novel]

The issue at this point isn't even funding. That is still an issue, but the bigger issue is getting responses like "nobody is going to touch a skateboarding game if you hand deliver it to them on a silver platter". That's one response I received from a gentleman who works at a reputable gaming website. I was simply shooting ideas off of people I used to keep in contact with. It's pretty sad at this point. The only enthusiasm I've really received was from people at this board, and about 10% of the hundreds of emails that I've contacted.

The project isn't dead in the water yet, I still want to get this done.
Whoever mentioned kickstarter, I know, man. I know.
I'm working on getting a meeting with more people and hopefully putting a video together. If anyone knows any popular am skaters that would like to hype the project, I can take a plane out and put it on a video or something.
I know I haven't written much lately on this thread, and I hope you all don't think I've given up. It may take until 2015 to get this is the water, but I promise to not give up on it. I still think about this everyday.

I'm sure there's more info I could include about what I've been doing and who I'm talking to, but until I have a more complete idea of what I can deliver, I'll just say that I'm still going on it. I can't quit. I love all of your ideas, and I want to get this made. As a fan, above all else.

[Antwan]

That's pretty rad man.
Did you explain to them that it would be different from all the other skate games?
Probably wouldn't help much but two to three bullets, worth a shot.
Just come up with some set in stone ideas. A Gripping Story, Memorable characters.
The Game's Play style can come later, yeah?
I don't know much about making these kind of things happen
but I think if you have the right approach and that enthusiasm
When you speak about something you have put time into making to interest others, it may show.
It may interest.

[EternalRewind]

Waste of time, never gona happen

[Antwan]

I don't know maybe the odds are minimal after seeing a game like skate fall
but the fact that someone has a certain desire for a new one after seeing skate fall..
Pretty Inspiring stuff.
Some of the best ideas are forged man, Just like anything else in life you gotta work at it.
Novel, You seem pretty serious about it. So don't give up on it.
Consider yourself a developer at this point, maybe tell them what needs to happen
what every one of your ideas and intentions are make a slideshow and business plan if needed.
Make the serious part about it known man.
I was also saying earlier there is some pretty good artistic talents around here just sitting.
If we all were to contribute a little bit to making this happen
I think our chances would be much stronger.
Instead of saying hey, we have an idea for a skate game.
We get our shit together maybe
make some Blueprints, Sketches, Concept Art, Lines, Dialogue, a Story.
So when it comes time to present the idea, you just gotta find that interest.
We could then say Hey, Here's the whole game plan.
Hand it over in a nice and neat package.
There's no grey area if we have it all together right? You're interested or you're not.