So the "Is 3dgs dying" thread has inspired me and my partner to attempt to push 3dgs to the limit, or close to it in that matter, with a new high end boating game we will be developing. I will be doing the scripting and my friend will be making most of the models etc. So the game should look something like this when finished. A simple storyline will take you to ocean boat races all over the world (possibly even Antarctica). You will go through different powerboats as you progress through the game. In the end you win and get an ultimate powerboat as your prize for being N1.

Features of the game will include-
• 3d powerboats
• good lookin 3d water
• icebergs for the antarctica lvl
• high quality skyboxes
• interesting storyline
• smooth cameras that follow your boat when racing
• fog
• wakes behind the powerboats
• AI competitors
• minimap, speedometers, healthbars, etc
• much more

The game will be made with a7 7.77, and if any of you have things you can help me out with such as good Shaders I might need, models, skyboxes, or scripts, will be awesome and will also shorten the time it will take me and my small team of friends to make the game. If you know good scripts that could be useful for the game, please mention them to me. Thanks Guys!

Great idea!
will the game become commercial in the end?

Why use A7.77? Sounds like a warez version to me...
It has lots of known bugs. You better upgrade to A7.86.

And where is this limit anyway? The limit is only your hardware and your imagination

At this moment, I dont really care, really. The fact is that 3DGS seriously need good game which you can't achieve with free version. At least I can suggest, he can make it with free version and have anyone with pro version compile it.

thanks guys. i just updated to 7.86, finally and i do have the PRO version so 3dgs wont be a problem. I could really use some good music (mainly action type), and high res skyboxes though. Any tips will be greatly appreciated and I am starting the game tomorrow, once complete it probably will go commercial. Happy New Year!

It'd be a bit more exciting if you were pushing A8 to its limit, but good luck anyway.

Jibb

Nice to hear that you are going to make such a game
I could do some music if you like to.
also, if you need them, I could donate some environment textures including normal maps.

WILL see.

Way to go, to grab some free models and textures. Are you all really that desperate?

Well, I won a contest by doing that .
If you are just going to buy models and textures, you'd need to do it all by one or two companies/freelancers to maintain consistency in style. If you are able to modify free textures and models so that they match a style yourself, you're probably going leaps faster. Even though the models in general have less quality, it may still look good as a whole.

It can be a development course choice too. First building a prototype, then if the project is a success, let a company remake the assets.