Update January 7th 2007!

[JMC47]

Well... there isn't much to update on really. Great way to start out a post huh. What this post is really just to let you know MMLEx isn't dead, and that I personally need some help. I'm learning to model, and I've gotten to the point where I need concept art to continue. If anyone can do two profiles of the Master (side and front, proportional to each other. Meaning that I can line the two pictures up and they are almost exactly the same proportion wise...) This will be good practice for me to model.

If you want to help me out with the modeling class, but not be associated with MMLEx, that will work also. If you want to help with MMLEx great.

If you don't want to hear a rant... then skip the next paragraph

MMLEx... I've become more of a spectator more than anything else. I was skilled enough to help before MMLEx really took off in terms of quality. I've become more a figure head of sorts... doing nothing at all for the game in nearly a year! Sad huh, the most I've done is consult the team, and maybe give a few ideas, but thats it. Thats why I'm learning to model... not just model, but animate, texture, and anything else needed to make a fully functional model. This means MMLEx will be able to be produced much more quickly... and I won't feel like I'm useless.

More on MMLEx now is that the engine is still being developed... uh, thats all thats happened over the past few months. I know, its depressing. There is some hope... or more so another chance to disappoint everyone. My new years resolution is to have MMLEx Part 1 done before I go to college, if I fail to do this... and it goes another year... guess what next years new years resolution will be?

And for the story writers... we got more people than we expected... so Eric decided we shall have a contest on it! We will post rules and details later. Feel free to enter for fun also... the winner will be part of the MMLEx writing staff if they desire, and receive any beta releases that will not be released publicly!

On one last note... when MMLEx first was posted... I promised it would be completed, never in my wildest dreams did I think it would last more than a year... and now here we are in 2007... with no MMLEx. If MMLEx were to last another 2 and a half years... I'm sticking with it. Thats all I have to say about that.

[Darfox8]

It's great to hear that it's still kicking. I'm very impresses at the spirit.

Didn't you guys, like, dump resources twice already? Like when you switched to C++ or something. How exactly do you feel about the idea of never switching to C++ and making an inferior game but one that would of been close to release?

I guess this Q&A is an attempt to show you I still care but exactly how much do you think about what could of been. Considering this has been in development for so long and the Legends community is so starved that they wouldn't mind a lackluster game. Is it mostly you and the team wanting to go above and beyond the call of duty or was the old engine too gimped to even realize the smallest ambitions.

[PJ125126888221]

I'm learning to model, and I've gotten to the point where I need concept art to continue. If anyone can do two profiles of the Master (side and front, proportional to each other. Meaning that I can line the two pictures up and they are almost exactly the same proportion wise...) This will be good practice for me to model.

If you want to help me out with the modeling class, but not be associated with MMLEx, that will work also. If you want to help with MMLEx great.

Ya know, sooner or later, you're gonna be drawing quite a bit, but the support would definetly be pretty decent as it'd speed up certain processes in the graphic area. It's just hard to find someone reliable since it requires a bit of time to be a concept artist.

Right now, focus on what I've given you and practice on your basic modeling. You're improving quite decently.

On one last note... when MMLEx first was posted... I promised it would be completed, never in my wildest dreams did I think it would last more than a year... and now here we are in 2007... with no MMLEx. If MMLEx were to last another 2 and a half years... I'm sticking with it. Thats all I have to say about that.

Well... "1 year"... Not sure what to say there... If anything dramatic, i would of thought of something like: "Never in my wildest dreams did i think my grandkids would continue this project!" in another 97.5 or whatever years, lol.

Cool to see you guys are still around though. I bet something will come up at some time in the future, and it'll be good for this project. Good luck to everybody~

*rolls back to working on my project*

[JMC47]

We've dumped resources depending on the severity of the dump... total code dump 4 times, model redoes 3 times, and several level dumps, texture dumps. If you count how many times we totally redid the game from the ground up, its 3.

The A6 game would be finished right now. I know it would be. It would be an achievement, because none of you would know how great the C++ engine turned out, so you don't know that there was anything better possible. Everyone would love it, except those who made it. We'd know... and thats why we had to change. MMLEx before we changed, is an excellent example. I was good enough to do most of the jobs to keep a par quality, now? I can't do anything for MMLEx because of how HQ its become. Thats why its taking longer, Quality.

Yeah, I love to answer questions, since there are a lot of questions about MMLEx. I ain't going to be closed door about questions on development, but I really don't feel it necessary to post it any more.

[DeltaTrigger7]

I could do some Reaverbot drawings, along with the pirate's machines. I could even do some bosses! I already have a few MMLex enemy drawings, so let me know if you want them posted on this thread.

[JMC47]

Anything would be appreciated, though I'm really looking for concept art. It is a very exact type of art. I'd explain it if you don't know what it means, but assuming you've read anything in the past to do with us begging for artists, I'll save my breath.

[Mandinga]

hey just poping in to say hi, I'm still here at fau tackling class. Glad to see everyones still here.