I saw that the vendetta test was once a deatmatch kind of game... so, why not use the current engine and make a deatmatch kind of game using most of the current graphics? Give it a simple single player mode (with deatmatch and racing). And a multiplayer mode (deatmatch), maybe add typical fps things (king of the hill, ctf, deathball).

Then sell it from your web-site, maybe even download only, for like $20. And have a trial version (only a limited amount of levels/modes etc).

Actually, that is one of the best suggestions I've seen so far. The best even. Wow. Cool.

Cool idea, sorta. I dunno, obviously that's not really a fleshed-out version, but it could work.

hmm, not a bad idea actually, and very similar to what the developers of myst: uru have done. they were developing their MMORPG of myst, and released a version of it for home play that has 4(ish) of the online worlds in it. the online version isn't done yet, but they are allready making money off of the engine and the graphics/worlds they made.

I wouldn't want to see this game become treated like every other FPS. I would hope to see it transformed into a more role-playing game like it was ment to be.

Yes, me too skyfox. But by doing this the devs could probably get enough money to fund the development of the vendetta engine (and the game ofcourse).

OK i cant belive that ive waited years for this kind of game to come along on the Mac and now it may never see the light of day.
I know that there are other games of the same genre out there but none as far as i know are multi-platfrom.
Everyone keeps saying that its only a test, so what, we are all still playing it.
If we want to keep this 'game' alive how about 'pay to play' i dont mean in the future i mean NOW.
I dont pretend to know how much money is needed or how much MMPORG games charge a month but i would be willing to pay to keep Vendetta alive and to see it through to be bitter end.

All in favour say Aye

Minimus.

HEY, AWESOME!

That would also show publishers that developers are real deal and have at least one complete project behind their belts. And look, it uses the same engine!

YAHOOO!!! BEST SUGGESTION EVER!!!

*BUMP*

I don't care what others say. This is a really bad idea! It would only encourage people like Pheonix and Icarus who play Vendetta solely for it's combat aspect, and would essentially doom vendetta to being just another space shooter instead of something more akin to EV online. Of course if you were to make an entirely separate game using the vendetta engine, but with new graphics and sounds that made it unique, you might be able to avoid the problem I described. That would involve extra work though.

i'll try to avoid getting my post removed for abusive wording.

It would be a NEW project based on the engine and perhaps some of graphics to generate immediate CASH FLOW and add a completed project to the portfolio of devs. These things will be able to benefit development of Vendetta that you know and like.

I don't understand why you are so damn negative about Guild trying to SURVIVE, FFS.

I'll stop now, before I go to far.

Tempest: They can either sell it as an FPS now, or they can open source it and give us Quake in Space later. Unless they find some capital soon, that'll be what it comes down to.

Ruining the soul of the game for money is in my terms a sell-out thing to do... but if you need the money that bad, go for it.