Game Developer Underground

[Enigma 10]

Ecowolfsteen, You do realize that its going to take a lot of your resources and time to start up a forum

Your going to have to abandon or postpone your prior engagements

I'm still waiting on my sprites u know :angry:

Your gonna need to dedicate most of your time into it

Also, not everybody can dedicate their time to more than one forum, like myself

therefore, you are competition with every other rmxp/ game making forum available

 

Its like if you are trying to make a game console to compete with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo right now

Its very unlikely but possible

 

In other words

Your going to need to advertise using a $hitload of money to get your name out

your going to need to collect a Mother load of Resources that people are looking for

and your going to need a ton of features other rmxp sites and forums don't have

 

Estimate Cost and Time

approximately 5 years

$650,000 advertising

$120-$1000 Hosting

 

This is mainly because there is already full fledged competition

[Ecowolfsteen 14]

Hey, for now I have everything under control. And you're sprites are coming, don't fret. It's a long process...

[Enigma 10]

Ok, thats all I really cared about

:3

Good luck with that forum

[Chief 30]

Hey, for now I have everything under control.

 

I suggest you read over my previous post, and take action.

[Marked 197]

In other words

Your going to need to advertise using a $hitload of money to get your name out

your going to need to collect a Mother load of Resources that people are looking for

and your going to need a ton of features other rmxp sites and forums don't have

 

Estimate Cost and Time

approximately 5 years

$650,000 advertising

$120-$1000 Hosting

 

This is mainly because there is already full fledged competition

Not necessarily. It does depend on your goals... If you want to be competitive and have the majority of activity on your site then perhaps. But I've seen websites start up and thrive on nothing more than just a great community. An example is Rpgm.org which became very popular in a short amount of time and only closed down in the end because the admin thought it was time.

 

And stop scaring him :lol: The more people starting up their sites the more people benefit. Competition benefits all :)

[madanchi 18]

if you wanted a little bit of advertisement, Google Add Words isnt that expensive and is great to get your site accross the web

[Marked 197]

A wee bit early for google adsense I think. Those guys tried scamming me, actually. I got a letter from google offering me $50 free adwords, but once the $50 was used it, it would start charging from by bank or whatever. Therefore I'm boycotting adwords. Its not like us students can afford such things anyways.

[Ecowolfsteen 14]

Thanks for that Chief. I know what I have right now won't do anything but I am still trying to find a good place to host my website. I found 2 that use PHB, Yay! Right now Lefora is just a measly little thing that is taking care of me now. I can't do paid hosting because I'm broke :unsure: So, free hosting will be what I'm going to do for now. I really liked your list that you typed up for me and I WILL be keeping all of that stuff in mind. Thanks guys.

[madanchi 18]

A wee bit early for google adsense I think. Those guys tried scamming me, actually. I got a letter from google offering me $50 free adwords, but once the $50 was used it, it would start charging from by bank or whatever. Therefore I'm boycotting adwords. Its not like us students can afford such things anyways.

yeah maybe add words is a little early on, it was just a suggestion :)

[Chief 30]

Eco, instead of finding a place to sign up for a free forum, just get free web hosting, and install the forum onto it. it will run better that way, and most of the time, that means no ads.

[madanchi 18]

agrred, and I hear Byethost was a good host

[Ecowolfsteen 14]

Ah, thank you! I was just about to ask if you knew some! :biggrin_002:

[Marked 197]

We used to be hosted here: http://www.trap17.com/forums/

 

Treated us pretty well, though you have to post on their forums to use your hosting account. In my opinion it is worth it, but that sort of thing is not for everyone.

[Ecowolfsteen 14]

Sounds like a pretty good deal. You just have to commit to their forum and you can host your own, and even buy your own domain name with virtual money. Cool. I'll look into it more. Also looking at the old site to see what possibilities there are.

[Broken Messiah 20]

You do realize that no one has posted anything on the forum in like 4 days? People will think its dead if there no new posts,

[Ecowolfsteen 14]

@ Broken. Yes I've been doing some updates. Working on the new official site. Won't be up for a while.

 

Edit: Here is a pic so you know what's going on.

[Marked 197]

So what hosting did you end choosing? If you don't mind me asking.

[madanchi 18]

@ Broken. Yes I've been doing some updates. Working on the new official site. Won't be up for a while.

 

Edit: Here is a pic so you know what's going on.

so, thats gonna be the new forum theme, looks good :)

[Broken Messiah 20]

Looks good :alright: Remember determination!

[Ecowolfsteen 14]

@Madanchi, no going over heavy updates.

@Broken, Got lots of it

@Marked Forumer, it's the best one on the web right now. I'm serious.

[Broken Messiah 20]

Theme reminds me of rmvxp :biggrin_002:

[Ecowolfsteen 14]

Oh really? I'll check...

EDIT: Hmmm...Anyway I launched a big update to see how everything worked at like 1:00 A.M and it's not blue anymore.

[Chief 30]

eco, forumer isnt good at all. like I said you should do, multiple times ive stated this, go find just regular web hosting, free or paid, and install a forum onto it. it will work way better, faster, and most of the time, it means no ads.

[Ecowolfsteen 14]

Forumer is good Cheif. I've been toying with it for a day now and have had no problems.

 

Site is up. It is very limited right now. You can sign up and post a little. Broken is making me a logo. Have Fun!

[Chief 30]

Forumer is good Cheif. I've been toying with it for a day now and have had no problems.

 

/facepalm... Eco, you may like forumer, but the option I told you of, installing a forum on a webhost, is much better... really.

[Ecowolfsteen 14]

Rawr. I switched anyway..Have you even looked at the new site. broken is working on logo. and I am doing a crap ton of things... :sweatdrop:

[Broken Messiah 20]

Can someone explain how to install forum software?

[Kiriashi 117]

Eco, you double posted for no good reason. (I'm not talking about the duplicate, that was obviously an accident.) Please try to use the edit post next time. There wasn't even an hour between those posts. >.< I've told you this before.

 

The forum index looks really cool. The blue skin just works. I recommend moving the register button over next to the login button.

 

Also, just a bit of advice, Chief knows a lot about making websites. You should listen to him if you want to learn more yourself. ^_^

[Knuckles 1]

Yeah, using a host specifically designed for forums is a bad idea as you will not be given the ability to perform backups of your data, unless you pay the piker of course. Try Byethost. No there is no previous experience of the service from me but it does look promising on paper. At least you can download everything and transfer it to another host if you are not sold on the provider any longer.

[Marked 197]

Can someone explain how to install forum software?

 

Are you doing it for him? What forum software?

 

Most software will come with instructions.

 

In general, the basic procedure is to upload all the files. Next there will be an installer which is run through the browser (ex: forums/install/index.php). Or there will be a configuration file you have to edit. You will need to setup a database and have the username, password and host (usually 'localhost') ready as well. That's pretty much it.