given the amount of community contribution in terms of input, suggestions, providing the players to actually make it happen, the game should be open source. this would help prevent a small group of owners from making changes the playerbase doesn't want.. just like with the original game's various crappy clients. this doesn't preclude having a revenue model.
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14 Sep, '19
Esqarrouth AdminHow would this work Connor? I'm guessing you have seen it or have some detailed plans?
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16 Sep, '19
ConnorI just mean that I would like for the game client and server code to be available on a public repo like github. It would make it more of a community-owned project, and you might get free help building features and fixing bugs.
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16 Sep, '19
Esqarrouth AdminHow does this not preclude having a revenue model? If someone could just fork and open their own version with free expansions etc..
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27 Jul, '20
Aflah BhariUse an open source license where they have to make their version open source.
1. Rely on it being a hassle for people to really spin up their own server from the forked code and provide support.
2. If they make a change you like, copy it -that's the benefit of open source.
Rely on providing a service more than just the code or even the "compiled version" for revenye. I don't think having the code available should effect your revenue at all. -
13 Nov, '20
AetecI would like it since I have an idea to make a custom expansion (I have been testing it with friends on the physical boardgame). And I'd love to implement it in the digital game.
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13 Apr
Sun WuSuggest it might be useful to look at warzone.com for a model of this (accepted, not an open source but a huge amount of flexibility for both non-paying and paying members).