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Originally Posted by Tabasco
It would probably be more valuable to make a client that can authenticate and enter a world first. From there you can just use placeholders as you develop your modelling pipeline. At that point you have the real beginnings of a functional client instead of a model viewer.
The work on the various file formats is excellent, but considering that eqemu is probably the most successful open source MMO, a client that doesn't have a bunch of non-free attachment or lawsuit risk would be incredible.
Asset creation is daunting but at the point you have a cube running around inside a box and can see and interact with other cubes, community involvement would probably take over. You could even borrow quite a bit from a place like opengameart.org. Asset creation is hard, but it's a process, and if I can model and rig a character in blender, anyone can.
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If I am not mistaken, this was the basis for Windcatcher's Simple Client. That project was fantastic but I would really love to support the actual zones of EverQuest and I don't think it would be legally problematic unless copyrighted materials were modified.
Take a look at all of these open source engine recreations:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine_recreation
I doubt very many of them have run into legal trouble. That being said, I am really not that far away from the transition between zone viewer to client. I realize how much work will need to get done for it to be a full blown client but it is still a goal will work towards. I can't wait for the day when I can stop working on the graphics side and focus on the actual client game programming.
My posting the link to reddit wasn't the greatest idea (especially on my actual account) but I was proud of what I had and wanted to share. I think people there are hopeful for what this project can really be, as am I. Regardless, I want my contribution to this community to be an open source client that people can use for whatever they want.
Cheers