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I'm posting this early version of The Open Mission Format for some review. If anyone has comments, ideas, criticism, whatever, feel free to let me know. This is by no means a final version, and the websites inside for creating an account are not active for general use yet, so bear with me. They won't be made available for a short time after GD is released, anyway.
Thanks,
Anatole.
The Open Mission Format:
This document is intended as a guide for people who wish to develop mission or other add-on files for Galactic Dissent (Author(s)). A current version of Galactic Dissent can be found at (url="http://"http://prophet.damnsw.net/gd/")http://prophet.damnsw.net/gd/(/url). A current version of EV-Nova, for which Galactic Dissent is a total conversion set, can be found at (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn")http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn(/url)
The Open Mission Format exists to help create a environment where many developers can work together to create one larger galaxy, but not necessarily be working with each other. By separating each Author(s)s data as much as possible, we can hopefully create a universe where several add-on files can run together at once. Each of the Author(s) will have to go to a web site, fill out an email-based form, and request that they receive a set of id-numbers to use. Each set of ID numbers will be reserved for their use alone; a single block includes 60 ncbs, 30 missions, 15 planetary objects, 10 outfits, 5 weapons, 5 disasters, 2 explosion types, 2 asteroid types, 10 systems, 5 ships, and 15 chronologically triggered events (cröns).
Each developer who submits: A) A project summary and synopsis A general outline of what will be required. C) A list of people (At least 4) who will be willing to thoroughly test their project for errors or bugs. D) Proof or other guarantee that the project will be completed in a timely manner E) A system for contacting the author(s)
Will receive the above resource specifications. An incomplete form will not be considered. Additionally, if the project idea is deemed unfit or otherwise lacking will not be allowed and the resources will not be allocated. The resources will be given out in those exact lots; if more resources will prove nessecary, please contact me, Brian Whalley, and submit a request for additional resource IDs for your project.
To further enforce this rule this, these projects MUST NOT be made available at any public server other than those deemed appropriate. By filling out and submitting the form for review, you wave all rights to publish the project on Ambrosias servers, or any other server besides the one designated by me, Brian Whalley. Any project that is submitted to an unauthorized server will be removed at the request of Brian Whalley.
Project author(s) should feel free to create their own websites or other material for distribution for publicity on their own time and servers. However, they cannot directly host their project on their own. Any project that is created without the express permission of Brian Whalley will NOT be a official project, and will not be supported in any way. This is done only because a specific order of resource numbers must be kept so resources do not override each other. This way, multiple projects can be run simultaneously.
Please also note that while resources can be dependant on material from the original scenario file or other projects, that they MUST NOT modify those resources in the new project, or the integrity of other projects may be compromised.
Currently reserved are the first: 200 planetary objects 100 systems 100 ncbs 60 crons 4 asteroids 3 explosion types 20 weapons 45 ships 40 outfits 20 disasters 30 missions
Thusly numbering will begin after those resource numbers in the project files. Please go to (url="http://"http://prophet.damnsw.net/openformat/form.html")http://prophet.damns...ormat/form.html(/url) to fill out an application to be allocated your resources. Multiple applications at one time will not be reviewed; additional resources will only be allocated on proof that the Author(s) will need more resources.
Please note that agreeing to the Terms and Conditions document at the above address is a binding document; if you wish to cancel your project or have other reason for needing to pause or stop development of your project, you must immediately contact me, Brian Whalley, at the below address with your project name, and your reasons for ending your development before completion.
------------------ There is a place, where these creatures of phenominal power exist. I went their once, and walked as they did, and studied them. Only then did I understand why we act as we do. - From the, "Guidebook to Humans", Antigan Military pamphlet