just curious, but, is there a big market for medieval warbased shareware games? I haven't seen very many of them (1 or 2) so I think I have a pretty good chance, but then again I've never created a game before.

You mean like Age of Empires? Or turn based?

People are so confident it scares me..

Originally posted by BarrySlisk
People are so confident it scares me..

Why? Its not like he will spend his life saving developing a game.

He could spend his life savings supporting himself not having a job while doing so. :)

Originally posted by papillon
He could spend his life savings supporting himself not having a job while doing so. :)

I assume he has sense...=)

Originally posted by Dragon Keeper
just curious, but, is there a big market for medieval warbased shareware games? I haven't seen very many of them (1 or 2) so I think I have a pretty good chance, but then again I've never created a game before.

Wargame is quite broad turn. Can you be more specific here?

If you mean "hardcore" hexogonal wargames, they have market, and it is quite unsatisfied. It is a niche market though. Also, risk-like games are quite popular thanks for Paradox and their "Europa Uneversalis" and "Heart of Iron". Both had good sales and gathered a good big comunity.

Battlefront.com is very successful selling their wargames thru internet, you may want to check their site.

Ugh. Turn-based wargames such as Europa Universalis are so much better on a board, i.e. Diplomacy. But that's just me.

Personally, I prefer 4X-type games, generally in space (I bought Space Empires IV recently - love it). Master of Orion 3 was too cluttered, which is something I often find in most wargames...if you decide to do one, you may have better luck going the TacOps route.

Originally posted by Fariz
Wargame is quite broad turn. Can you be more specific here?

If you mean "hardcore" hexogonal wargames, they have market, and it is quite unsatisfied. It is a niche market though. Also, risk-like games are quite popular thanks for Paradox and their "Europa Uneversalis" and "Heart of Iron". Both had good sales and gathered a good big comunity.

Battlefront.com is very successful selling their wargames thru internet, you may want to check their site.

like a Kessen style war game, you know, where you control an army and beat the heck out of other armies (not turn based by the way).