I want to write a game.....

[homeyg]

I had a vision of a strategy game I could possibly write in C++. I plan to write something big over the summer and I have a feeling this idea will be it.

Basically, the game starts (it has a not very advanced GUI, I'm just seeing windows and buttons and a map) and the game creates a map with 8 or so countries. You select which country you want to play (each has its own attributes and type of government from the start). Basically the object of the game is to either become the top dog diplomatically or conquer all other countries. In the vision, I saw very simplified combat when it comes to wartime and lots of other stuff to do. In the game, you do not overlook the cities, but rather the country as a whole. I saw a game that had unlimited strategy and has an extreme replayability rating.

I basically came up with this idea like 10 minutes ago and I need suggestions.

 

[Mise]

You could just make it like Risk, and then add some diplomacy options. But if you're doing it in windows, unless you're particularly proficient at C++, I'd recommend using visual basic. That's the lazy man's way

 

[Mahler]

I had a vision of a strategy game I could possibly write in C++. I plan to write something big over the summer and I have a feeling this idea will be it.

It seems to me, you have estimated the amount of work incorrectly. We have been developing our own game for 1.5 years already. The game is based on concepts of the old Colonization game. And after 1.5 years, the game is still far from being completely written. We use C# as a primary language, and some components are written in other languages.

 

[homeyg]

It seems to me, you have estimated the amount of work incorrectly. We have been developing our own game for 1.5 years already. The game is based on concepts of the old Colonization game. And after 1.5 years, the game is still far from being completely written. We use C# as a primary language, and some components are written in other languages.

Maybe, but then again, I don't plan to have this thing be a super-mega-program with 500,000 lines of code.