Awesome Pony Fighting Game. This will be an open source 2d pony fighter game with original characters. See the progress here http://www.ponychan.net/chan/collab/res/44047.html
The Game The game can be downloaded here https://github.com/jubilee145/APFG
The Characters
http://ghostwriternext.deviantart.com/favourites/54687734
Rules
By contributing to this project (Awesome Pony Fighting Game) you agree that your contribution is considered to be released under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License(SEE http://creativecommons.org/licenses/)
HERE IS THE LICENSE SITE https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
All code will be released under GPLv3 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html Do not use copyrighted characters,locations or anything else that is copyrighted. Use only assets that are under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY. Step 1
The Art http://ddhyuugaman.deviantart.com/art/Mane-6-Angles-Critics-Edition-343651116 Here something I commissioned. The SVG files are broken but someone is working on fixing it. We will create original characters using this.Use Inkscape to make vector art. After you have created the art in Inkscape port it using the SIF exporter extension for Inkscape http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/download/tools/
Step 2 How is this game going to made?
Sprite animation
We will be using the Linux version of Synfig a free and open source software.Here is the latest version http://download.tuxfamily.org/synfig/packages/binaries/ . There is a windows version available at synfig.org but its dated.If anyone willing to port the Linux version to windows it would be awesome.Here is a tutorial on how to make sprite animations using Inkscape and Synfig http://blog.gemserk.com/2012/03/16/building-2d-animations-using-inkscape-and-synfig/
We will be using the Stickman template for this project. Here is tutorial series for the Stickman http://morevnaproject.org/2012/02/01/stickman-tutorial/
Also here is a tutorial for creating good sprites http://gamasutra.com/view/news/176663/5_tips_for_making_great_animations_for_2D_games.php The Engine
We will be using a custom engine for the game available here https://github.com/jubilee145/APFG Goal
Animate a Walk Cycle Using Synfig Make Pegasus Fly(Annoying.) 1 Magical Attack. Fireballs from Unicorn head. Idle animation. Jump Attack. Animate a trot and run cycle.
What we need
Programmers Vector Artists Thats it.
Current Time-line.
We currently have to wait for the next stable version of Synfig.You can make the process faster by helping them.Go here to help http://www.synfig.org/forums/
They need Developers, packagers, bug testers, translators, artists, web developers, wiki writers... you can contribute!
We also have to wait for the SVGS file to be fixed and for a new improved version of the model sheets.
The Stickman improved version with character template is not released so we have to wait for it.Here is how it looks
After the improved Stickman is released we have to make a Stickman for 4 legged creatures. Things to do right now.
The ability to dock un-dock Synfig windows is important.We need someone to program it.
A pony creator like thing for Synfig to store all the assets is also important. http://generalzoi.deviantart.com/art/Pony-Creator-Full-Version-254295904 .We also need someone to program something like that. Suggestions and Questions are recommended since I am lazy.