I made game like civilization. How can I earn money with this game? Any idea?

[DanS]

"Well the man said that he wants to find a publisher"

I reread his post and I can't find where he asks about a publisher.

[Provost Harrison]

Can't Markos pull his highly influential strings?

[gumuso]

Originally posted by axi
(neonext is the creator of the civiliza project, a civ2 clone which is still in alpha status)

Then who should he contact?

Ron Hiler? Hasn't he resigned from alt.civ. moderator?

Mark Everson? He would be glad to help gumuso, since he is too planning to market his game, but he is no authority either.

The freeciv guys? They are experienced, but then they are into open source developpment.

MarkG? Perhaps if the site administrator took interest in the game, he could help it find it's way to the market. He was connected well enough to get the exclusive preview of Civ3, wasn't he?

Anayway, the first step is to post details in the Alt.Civs section and in any case stay in Apolyton: this is THE place to be, for anything that has to do with civ-type games. It is known that all big heads of the genre (Sid Meier, Brian Reynolds, Dan Magaha and the Firaxis crew) are frequently browsing Apolyton.

gumuso: Is your game really that big? I am astonished!

My game is really big. For example if your city is neighboor with a desert this city's avarage temparature become up so you dont pay to warm yor city,if it neighboor with tundra you need to pay much to warm your city.
Visit the page www.softwarequest.org click on icon which contain small people picture and find "ISTILA STRATEJI OYUNU".AND GET INFORMATION IF YOU CAN.
First learn Turkish

[axi]

But why you are behaving like an enemy? I said only "I made a game." Why can I say lie to you?

Hey, you misunderstood me! I never doubted you. I am just really really interested and wanted to learn more about this. My advice is sincere. Really, Apolyton is the best place to promote your work. And I hope to see your project succeed. We definitely need independent develloppers around here, since gaming companies have repeatedly failed to please us (we are a difficult audience).

I'm off to visit that page and see...

[MarkG]

You can self-publish like Stardock does with GalCiv and its other games.

self-publishing requires having a whole company

gumuso feel free to post more info in the alt.civs forum

http://apolyton.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=115

we could certainly do a presentation of the game

[Bereta_Eder]

Ýstila Strateji Oyunu
Daha once Sid Meier Ve ekibi tarafindan yapilmis olan civilzation 1-2-3 adli oyunlara benzer olan fakat yaratici fikirlerle kapsami genisletilmis ve her gecen gun kodlarina yeni satirlar eklenen (yani gelismekte) ve bence %95 inin bitmis oldugu bir strateji oyunu.(%5 lik bitmemis kýsým aylardýr duzelttigim buglar.) Oyun temel olarak oyunun dunyasindaki topraklardan verimli olanlari rakibinden once kapip oralara sehir kurmaya ve daha sonra bu sehirlerde yiyecek-hammadde-sanayi urunu-maden-vs uretip satmaya, sehirde bina insa etmeye, sehirlerin yakýnlarýna yol-tarla yapmaya ve daha sonra nufusu artan bu sehirlerden asker uretip ulkenin sinirlarini koruyup gelistirmeye dayaniyor.Ayni zamanda ilerlemekle yukumlu oldugunuz bilimsel calismalar var. Eger bilime yeterince onem vermezseniz diger ulkelerden geri kaliyorsunuz. Secebileceginiz 12 medeniyet bulunuyor ve bu medeniyetlerin her birinin farkli ozellikleri var. Mesela Cinliler'in nufusu diger ulkelerden daha hizli artiyor. Araplar bilimde diger ulkelerden geri kaliyor. Turkler ustun askeri yetenekleri sayesinde savaslardan genellikle galip cikiyor ama bilim ve ekonomide kucuk sorunlari var. Misirlilar ve Italyanlar bilimde cok hizli gelisiyor ve onemli buluslari diger medeniyetlerden daha once yapma olasiliklari yuksek. Ama bilim sadece medeniyete degil bilime ayirdiginiz butceye,sehirlerinizde okul ve bilim adami sayisina,sehirlerinizdeki mutluluga vs bagli. Onemli buluslari daha once yapip diger medeniyetlerin uretemedigi asker cesitlerini uretebilirsiniz. Mesela barutu rakiplerinizden once bulup onlardan once tufekli savasci uretebilirsiniz.Boylece askeri gucu daha yuksek unitelerle savasmis olursunuz ve savaslardan galip cikma olasiliginiz artar. Ayrica oyunda cok zeki bir yapay zeka var ve zekasi cok gelirse kolaylik secenekleri var.Yapay zeka olusturulurken normal bir insanin ayni durumla karsilastiginda izledigi yol dikkate alinarak hazirlandigindan yapay zeka kararlarini bir insan gibi aliyor.Yapay zeka sehir kuruyor,sehrinin cevresine tarla yapiyor,onemli sehirlerini yollarla birbirine bagliyor,savasiyor,sehirlerini savunuyor,sehirlerine bina yapiyor,hammaddelerini isleyip sanayi urunu satiyor ve hizli dusunme ozelligi sayesinde bunlarin hepsini ayni anda yapip cabuk kararlar aliyor. Bununla birlikte oyun oynayacaginiz random dunyanin ozelliklerini degistirebilirsiniz(Mesela kara-deniz orani vs).Veya oyununuzu hazir haritalarda(Turkiye-Yunanistan-Dunya-vs) oynayabilirsiniz.Ve her strateji oyununda oldugu gibi sayilamiyacak kadar cok ayrintisi var.

So kind of you to include Greece

[gumuso]

Originally posted by axi


Hey, you misunderstood me! I never doubted you. I am just really really interested and wanted to learn more about this. My advice is sincere. Really, Apolyton is the best place to promote your work. And I hope to see your project succeed. We definitely need independent develloppers around here, since gaming companies have repeatedly failed to please us (we are a difficult audience).

I'm off to visit that page and see...

Sorry, I misunderstood you. My English isnt enought to communicate well. Sorry again neighboor.Because of Fenerbahce i am so worried these days. Congrulations to Panatinaikos, success in other tours

[VetLegion]

Yes, try to sell it to the marketing people from CIVIII, they're in need of a good civ like game

obvious, but good one nonetheless



gumuso this news is excellent!

is your game in english? can you make a download availabel without music or videos (why is it that big?)

[gumuso]

Originally posted by VetLegion

Yes, try to sell it to the marketing people from CIVIII, they're in need of a good civ like game

obvious, but good one nonetheless



gumuso this news is excellent!

is your game in english? can you make a download availabel without music or videos (why is it that big?)

Sorry, Its demo can be minimum 40megabites.Because of bitmaps i used.1200!!!!! bitmaps.If they were jpg, its demo could be 20Megabites.It is Turkish but i can find someone who can translate it in nearly 10-15 days

[gumuso]

paiktis how could you find this text? Cong!! I will prepair its English in www.istila.com.tr in two days.

[Bereta_Eder]

I don't think 40MB demo is too much for today's standards.

Good luck gumuso

[gumuso]

Thanx. I hope one day you can play my game in greek.

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by gumuso
paiktis how could you find this text? Cong!! I will prepair its English in www.istila.com.tr in two days.

I just followed your instructions And I copy pasted


If you need any help in checking the text in English you can post it here and we could all help Many have done it.

[gumuso]

Ok, MarkG, I will prepair my screenshots for Apolyton presentation.

[gumuso]

Are axi and you are same? Thanx for your help offer.But do you know Turkish to translate it? If you know no problem. I can send texts with my mistaken English and you can correct it.
Thanx again