Complete MMORPG Development Guide
by Dreamer · in Torque Game Engine · 12/20/2005 (3:02 am) · 594 replies
Hello everyone.
I have the MMORPG Advanced Tutorials completely rewritten for TGE 1.4, with all kinds of new features.
The new tutorial series is called "The Complete MMORPG Development Guide"
It is meant to take a person from the earliest stages of developing a game Conceptualization, Design Docs etc to a ready to ship MMO.
I am in the process of transcribing it to my site at mydreamrpg.com
This will be the final incarnation of the guide until there is a TSE for linux, at which time I will again do a port.
To access the development portions of the site as well as the code sections of the guide you will need to be a current TGE licensee. (currently you will need to be verified by emailing me after registration)
I am also launching a game based on the tutorials, as well as a second site DreamRPGOnline devoted exclusively to the game.
The guide is meant to be a living document and as new and better ways are discovered of doing things, it will be updated by the community that is building up around it.
A secondary goal is to provide a plethora of content for people looking to create rich worlds using the MMORPG enchancement kit I will be providing at no charge, as well as an open market for up and coming artists and coders to sell their content to help subisdize their own game development desires.
I want to stress upfront that this site is NOT meant to compete in anyway with garagegames, in fact to access the vast majority of content on the site you will need to be a TGE licensee.
In fact it is my strong desire to spur sales here of indie games and content, and to increase the interest and awareness of crossplatform indie created games.
I also (quite intentionally), make heavy use of content and packs which can only be purchased here at garagegames.com
Without these packs the full richness of the guide and MMORPG enchancement kit cannot truely be experienced.
I hope everyone here enjoys the site and at least comes to pay us a visit.
We will be doing a load test and server burn in on our game servers as soon as I have enough users on the site who wish to participate and I could sure use your help in doing this.
Regards,
Dreamer
I have the MMORPG Advanced Tutorials completely rewritten for TGE 1.4, with all kinds of new features.
The new tutorial series is called "The Complete MMORPG Development Guide"
It is meant to take a person from the earliest stages of developing a game Conceptualization, Design Docs etc to a ready to ship MMO.
I am in the process of transcribing it to my site at mydreamrpg.com
This will be the final incarnation of the guide until there is a TSE for linux, at which time I will again do a port.
To access the development portions of the site as well as the code sections of the guide you will need to be a current TGE licensee. (currently you will need to be verified by emailing me after registration)
I am also launching a game based on the tutorials, as well as a second site DreamRPGOnline devoted exclusively to the game.
The guide is meant to be a living document and as new and better ways are discovered of doing things, it will be updated by the community that is building up around it.
A secondary goal is to provide a plethora of content for people looking to create rich worlds using the MMORPG enchancement kit I will be providing at no charge, as well as an open market for up and coming artists and coders to sell their content to help subisdize their own game development desires.
I want to stress upfront that this site is NOT meant to compete in anyway with garagegames, in fact to access the vast majority of content on the site you will need to be a TGE licensee.
In fact it is my strong desire to spur sales here of indie games and content, and to increase the interest and awareness of crossplatform indie created games.
I also (quite intentionally), make heavy use of content and packs which can only be purchased here at garagegames.com
Without these packs the full richness of the guide and MMORPG enchancement kit cannot truely be experienced.
I hope everyone here enjoys the site and at least comes to pay us a visit.
We will be doing a load test and server burn in on our game servers as soon as I have enough users on the site who wish to participate and I could sure use your help in doing this.
Regards,
Dreamer
#202
02/06/2006 (6:16 pm)
Jfaust on mydreamrpg.com TGE owner 
#203
02/06/2006 (9:47 pm)
@Luke (Soul) - Thanks for getting me up and running. I appreciate the super fast response! The tutorials are awesome.
#204
02/06/2006 (11:14 pm)
I'm a TGE/TSE owner registered as nottingham.
#205
02/07/2006 (8:42 am)
Just registered as epicglottis on mydreamrpg.com, TGE owner. Thanks =)
#206
02/07/2006 (8:44 am)
Just registered as epicglottis on mydreamrpg.com, TGE owner. Thanks =)
#207
02/07/2006 (8:49 am)
Ok.. Everyone up to here as far as I know.. Is now added. Enjoy guys. Tutorials are under the "books" page.
#209
02/07/2006 (3:06 pm)
Welcome Mr Smith. 
#213
I am a TGE owner (not sure the difference between TGE, TSE, or SDK yet, but I just purchased the Indie licence for $100 so I think I am allowed access to your tutorials). My member name over there is jennisue. Please let me know if you need anything else from me. Thanks :-)
02/08/2006 (5:54 pm)
Hello, I am a TGE owner (not sure the difference between TGE, TSE, or SDK yet, but I just purchased the Indie licence for $100 so I think I am allowed access to your tutorials). My member name over there is jennisue. Please let me know if you need anything else from me. Thanks :-)
#214
02/09/2006 (4:39 am)
Vis, Jennifer... Welcome to the party.
#215
02/09/2006 (11:48 am)
Thank you Luke :-)
#216
02/12/2006 (11:56 pm)
I just registered as "maynard"... interested to see the info you have on your site, i'm sure it could help me out greatly in my project 
#217
02/13/2006 (1:14 am)
SDK owner GFouche registered :)
#218
Starting tommorow (Valentines Day) for those who are interested in helping, we will be having a server burn in and early beta to give you a taste of the world of Dream.
We now have sufficient numbers to try this, so it should be an interesting experience.
Please if you haven't done so and are reading this thread for the first time, if you wish to help us beta test the client, come on over to the site and join us.
Regards,
Dreamer
p.s. We need windows and Mac binary builds of the client so I don't have to just distribute the sources, if you have the time and skills to build a Windows or Mac binary from a GCC make file, it would be greatly appreciated!
02/13/2006 (2:12 am)
Welcome everyone to Dream, I've been a bit busy and have asked several of your fellow community members to make sure this list doesn't get too far behind.Starting tommorow (Valentines Day) for those who are interested in helping, we will be having a server burn in and early beta to give you a taste of the world of Dream.
We now have sufficient numbers to try this, so it should be an interesting experience.
Please if you haven't done so and are reading this thread for the first time, if you wish to help us beta test the client, come on over to the site and join us.
Regards,
Dreamer
p.s. We need windows and Mac binary builds of the client so I don't have to just distribute the sources, if you have the time and skills to build a Windows or Mac binary from a GCC make file, it would be greatly appreciated!
#219
I just registered as Norm35 but still cannot see the tutorials.
I am a licensed TGE user.
Is this message enough to get me designated as a TGE owner, so I can access the tutorials?
Thanks,
Norm
02/14/2006 (6:46 am)
Hi All,I just registered as Norm35 but still cannot see the tutorials.
I am a licensed TGE user.
Is this message enough to get me designated as a TGE owner, so I can access the tutorials?
Thanks,
Norm
#220
Have fun chaps, enjoy the experience that is the dream ;)
02/14/2006 (8:26 am)
Welcome Norm, look under "books" you now have access. I'm trying to drop by here at least once a day, I know others are too. If I miss anyone I'm sorry, just yell at me. I'm under huge amounts of work at the moment, not to mention keeping my wife happy. I've not got any time I can commit to this actual project currently, but I'm offering the little I can keeping new comers.. Coming.Have fun chaps, enjoy the experience that is the dream ;)
Torque Owner Vincent