tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post621495917415797756..comments2023-10-31T08:28:52.391-07:00Comments on Computer Programming and Magic: The Gathering: Forge 2 and Creating a TCGForgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15838286606081721333noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-88778629761327186342011-11-05T09:19:02.826-07:002011-11-05T09:19:02.826-07:00What namely you're saying is a terrible blunde...What namely you're saying is a terrible blunder.www.ventaxcatalogo.comhttp://www.ventaxcatalogo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-3637270472877362812011-09-19T10:52:44.123-07:002011-09-19T10:52:44.123-07:00First off, legal or not, it's not stealing. C...First off, legal or not, it's not stealing. Copyright infringement is legally different from stealing (The things you learn supporting the pirate party is amazing...)<br /><br />Second off, why isn't there a "Donate to our feed the developer fund" button in forge anyway? Or even on your website!? I paid wizards $5 for their crappy ass xbox version of the game that doesn't let me build my own decks let alone try to make the computer play against me with a randomly constructed one... ;-)<br /><br />Thirdly, instead of selling Forge 2.0, or making it donation ware, why not flattr it?<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zrMlEEWBgY<br /><br />Also... one final note on the "stealing" thing... <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk862BbjWx4Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987096929709830570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-15929194649166991472011-02-22T10:26:45.674-08:002011-02-22T10:26:45.674-08:00Dude it's the best! I love it! There are a f...Dude it's the best! I love it! There are a few cards I miss as I put in decks, like Turn to Mist and Flourishing Defenses, but I figure those are pretty difficult to code.<br /><br />But yes you are appreciated!!!Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754815217807217910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-35268989708512372042011-02-22T10:08:35.383-08:002011-02-22T10:08:35.383-08:00Thanks for the comments. :)
At least I know that...Thanks for the comments. :) <br /><br />At least I know that I'm actually reaching somebody and not just blogging for my own self indulgence.Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838286606081721333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-19563925181397711042011-02-22T08:06:51.647-08:002011-02-22T08:06:51.647-08:00It's not legal to sell Forge 2.0 if Forge 2.0 ...It's not legal to sell Forge 2.0 if Forge 2.0 contains WOTC intellectual property.<br /><br />It's not legal to take intellectual property from more than 1 source, without permission, and mash them together. You would have 2 (or more) entities that could sue you, increasing your chances of being sued.<br /><br />If you borrow things that are not intellectual property, that's not illegal . . . the key is to know the difference between what is IP and what is not protected.<br /><br />If Forge 2.0 contains no IP (other than what you and other volunteers create), and it has a legitimate use (like being able to play a non-WOTC TCG in addition to being able to play MTG), then it would probably be legal and you could probably sell it.<br /><br />Since Forge 1.0 contains a lot of WOTC IP, you should not borrow code from 1.0 when you are creating 2.0.<br /><br />However, I doubt you will be able to sell Forge 2.0. You probably need other people to volunteer to help you create it (or at least, to help you expand it). Are they going to work for free while you get paid? And how do you stop piracy?<br /><br />My advice (not LEGAL advice, just friendly advice) would be to write Forge 2.0 without using any code from Forge 1.0, and without hard-coding any WOTC intellectual property (don't use card names, the names of rules, the idea of 5 basic land types, etc.). You can design Forge 2.0 to be <i>compatible</i> with those rules, but don't hard-code them into the engine itself. <br /><br />Then someone else could do the illegal stuff (coding MTG rules and MTG cards for Forge 2.0) while you only did things that are more likely to be considered legal.<br /><br />Also, if you are the only person who writes Forge 2.0, and it's not distributed under an open source license, you would be able to licence it to any company that wanted to use it for its own TCG.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127155592358468530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-55356540332446112142011-02-22T07:52:02.057-08:002011-02-22T07:52:02.057-08:00I have to reply again because I forgot to click &q...I have to reply again because I forgot to click "email followups to me", and I cannot edit comments.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754815217807217910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-35823747716329485912011-02-22T07:48:54.777-08:002011-02-22T07:48:54.777-08:00Dude thank you so much for the time you have put i...Dude thank you so much for the time you have put into Forge. Even though it's not perfect and doesn't have every single card in the game of magic - it allows me to play a custom deck against the computer, which is a dream of mine. Please don't stop!!<br /><br />I'd like to send you $10 as a thank you so far. What PayPal address should I send it to? Keep up the good work! I wish you could find the funding you need to continue and even develop Forge 2. I'm sure you just need to find how to monetize it because I'm sure there are millions of people who would pay to have a program like that.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754815217807217910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-45611322219890165612011-02-21T21:02:08.857-08:002011-02-21T21:02:08.857-08:00Maybe you should consider Gathering Donations, or ...Maybe you should consider Gathering Donations, or if your looking to design something new or for a dead card game consider -<br /><br />http://www.kickstarter.com/<br /><br />You could approach online communities that still play dead card games and offer to build their engine if they "kick start" you with enough cash. It's worth a try!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-62199915748858823932011-02-21T16:31:20.686-08:002011-02-21T16:31:20.686-08:00Hey Forge, cheer up ! Never give up, cause your ta...Hey Forge, cheer up ! Never give up, cause your talents will be needed somewhere. Maybe you can add something like a donate option to your blog?sprechblasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165531227559235172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-59866151385747371692011-02-21T06:54:58.105-08:002011-02-21T06:54:58.105-08:00Please don't defect from Forge! It it weren...Please don't defect from Forge! It it weren't for Forge my Magic playign would be severely curtailed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-889604442512373664.post-790293452005169622011-02-21T01:37:56.752-08:002011-02-21T01:37:56.752-08:00It's sad that interviewers don't care abou...It's sad that interviewers don't care about Forge. For me, someone that has written a successful open source project is an asset, and definitely something interesting to talk about during a technical interview!ripper234http://ripper234.comnoreply@blogger.com