This project wouldn't happen if Ottd, General TTD patch didn't exist.
OTTD = Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Just telling all the theme hospital fans that there's a Theme Hospital Project like OTTD, TTD Patch, maybe could provide some feedback or suggestions, etc. Sorry if i violated any rules =x didn't mean to advertise. I know there are many Theme Hospital fans here so i don't want them missing out.
Please spread the word! register in the forums if you like and post your ideas
like a new equipment,facility? diseases etc. lets remake theme hospital!
http://www.openth.org
What is OpenTH?
OpenTH is a Open Source programming project. The goal being to clone Theme Hospital and provide a game engine build on the original Theme Hospital data files. OpenTH will be cross-platform, supporting Windows, Linux and Mac. It will work on the latest platforms without any kind of compatibility settings being required.
OpenTH will use the same graphics, sounds, animations and music from the original game, in order to run OpenTH you will have to own a licensed copy of Theme Hospital. If you've never played Theme Hospital before then I would start today, it's great fun.
When did the project start?
The project began at the end of August 2008. You wondered why the site is so bare right? There has been a lot of work on other sites defining and reverse engineering Theme Hospital, so hopefully we can build on that. Before this project began, as a method for learning DirectX, I put together some map rendering applications, take a look at Media to see the output of those tests.
How many programmers are involved?
Actually, at the moment, one!!! However there are a few different projects in the community working toward a common goal, please check out http://www.rounddonut.co.uk/. Alexnader Gitter (http://connection-endpoint.de/) has done some brilliant work reverse engineering the Theme Hospital data files. It was his work that inspired me to begin the OpenTH project. The hope is to build on his work and completely define the game data. If you can help OpenTH then please email codhubiv@gmail.com
How far have you got?
I've made a lot of progress rendering Theme Hospital maps, with the help of Alex (from connection-endpoint) and the great guys at http://www.gamedev.net/ (nothing but great experiences getting help in their forums). "However" my initial work (and the source of the videos in the media section) was written in C#. Currently I'm working on porting this to C++ and unmanaged DirectX (for better cross-platform support later down the line). This is going a bit slowly as I haven't programmed in C++ since college!
How can I help?
If you can program in C++, know anyone who can, or are looking to learn. Please sign up and post to the forums. I'll look you up from there. If the source code in it's current state is of any use to you, please by all means use it.
OTTD = Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Just telling all the theme hospital fans that there's a Theme Hospital Project like OTTD, TTD Patch, maybe could provide some feedback or suggestions, etc. Sorry if i violated any rules =x didn't mean to advertise. I know there are many Theme Hospital fans here so i don't want them missing out.
Please spread the word! register in the forums if you like and post your ideas
like a new equipment,facility? diseases etc. lets remake theme hospital!http://www.openth.org
What is OpenTH?
OpenTH is a Open Source programming project. The goal being to clone Theme Hospital and provide a game engine build on the original Theme Hospital data files. OpenTH will be cross-platform, supporting Windows, Linux and Mac. It will work on the latest platforms without any kind of compatibility settings being required.
OpenTH will use the same graphics, sounds, animations and music from the original game, in order to run OpenTH you will have to own a licensed copy of Theme Hospital. If you've never played Theme Hospital before then I would start today, it's great fun.
When did the project start?
The project began at the end of August 2008. You wondered why the site is so bare right? There has been a lot of work on other sites defining and reverse engineering Theme Hospital, so hopefully we can build on that. Before this project began, as a method for learning DirectX, I put together some map rendering applications, take a look at Media to see the output of those tests.
How many programmers are involved?
Actually, at the moment, one!!! However there are a few different projects in the community working toward a common goal, please check out http://www.rounddonut.co.uk/. Alexnader Gitter (http://connection-endpoint.de/) has done some brilliant work reverse engineering the Theme Hospital data files. It was his work that inspired me to begin the OpenTH project. The hope is to build on his work and completely define the game data. If you can help OpenTH then please email codhubiv@gmail.com
How far have you got?
I've made a lot of progress rendering Theme Hospital maps, with the help of Alex (from connection-endpoint) and the great guys at http://www.gamedev.net/ (nothing but great experiences getting help in their forums). "However" my initial work (and the source of the videos in the media section) was written in C#. Currently I'm working on porting this to C++ and unmanaged DirectX (for better cross-platform support later down the line). This is going a bit slowly as I haven't programmed in C++ since college!
How can I help?
If you can program in C++, know anyone who can, or are looking to learn. Please sign up and post to the forums. I'll look you up from there. If the source code in it's current state is of any use to you, please by all means use it.
