MechWarrior: Living Legends

I am an student AI researcher, so I would love the opportunity to work on AI scripting for single-player missions and any non-player units in multiplayer, like turrets and such. Also, I am a huge fan of Linux, so I would really like to see a game client for Linux users like me. I would be willing to make that happen, as long as enough of the game source is available to make a Linux port feasible.

Developing a linux client, if possible, would do more than just expand your user base. Some of the best programmers are Linux hackers, so there is a lot of talent potentially available in the open-source community. Moreover, there are few high-quality games like this available for Linux, so I am sure there would be many people willing to contribute.

Name: meanerelk

Age: 22

Position: Programmer

Experience: I am proficient in C, C++, Java, Python. I also have some experience with Lisp, Ruby, and Perl. I am very familiar with Linux as a user and sysadmin. I have used visual studio and a couple other IDE's before, so I can compile with those no problem.

Past Projects: Unfortunately, I have never gotten the opportunity to work on any games before. However, you have to start somewhere!

Ties to Mechwarrior: I've spent a huge chunk of my life piloting mechs in Mechwarriors 2, 3 and 4. I beat the single player missions in all of those games, and played some multiplayer and NetBattleTech as well. These are definitely my favorite games of all time, so I am incredibly excited to see fans coming together like this to make a new game. MW:LL has the potential to be even better than MW2. It is designed by fans, with the Crysis engine? Amazing!

Other commitments: I am a student and researcher, so I cannot commit to this project full time. However, I will contribute as much as I can, at least a couple of hours a week.

SAMPLES: Like I said, I have no experience with this kind of thing, so I have no samples to send. Could you gauge my ability with a project to work on for you?

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I'm not sure the Linux thing will work out, simply because MWLL is a mod for Crysis, and will require the game Crysis to run (which is a windows thing).

I doubt we will see anything like that. The Crytek team failed on the Linux Dedicated Server and I am sure there is no development going on for Linux on this game as a client. It just depends too heavily on DX9/10 - and Linux just can't offer that exact same thing.

Not to mention you would probably need the full license for the engine .. and unless someone comes up with 500k$ that's not gonna happen either. Too bad :( Would love to see that game for Linux.

ToeBall, got it. Thanks for the opportunity to contribute!

Yeah I figured a Linux client would be far-fetched. It's a shame, really.

That's not to say there won't be something in the future, so there still might be contributions for Linux to be made!

Unlikely that there will be anything linux related that the community could contribute to since CryEngine 2 is not open source. It is, in fact, a closed source commercial product who's source is quite expensive.