Open Source Fistful Of Frags

[coier]

Hello,
I really like this game and I believe it is a masterfully crafted shooter with great emphasis on detail. However, on account of the disappearance of the sole developer of the game I believe discussions about the structure of the game should come to the surface again.

Specifically I believe that Fistful of Frags should be open source. I believe it should always have been open source, developed and managed collectively by the community for the community without any owners and rulers solely deciding the fate of the game on their whims. With the ability for the community to freely create and mod the game to the fullest extent, from different game modes, maps, weapons and anything else we imagine.

For that purpose I have begun working on a project that will attempt to port Fistful of Frags into a new game that will be launched free and open source. Personally I believe that the current iteration of the game doesn't have any major issues besides couple of bugs and maybe a re-texturing, so even using the same source engine and basically just copying the whole game into a new open source game for starters, is in my opinion a valid first step as it will be improved upon and changed by the community over time.

However I believe that development of the new game should mirror our main goal of making an open source game that is collectively managed. Therefore all aspects of the development should be discussed and decided collectively, from what engine will be used to how many changes will be implemented etc. For that reason I have created a discord server for people to gather and discuss and work more on this project. Anyone interested is welcome to join regardless of their experience programming as long as they also share a love and passion of the game. The link to the discord is the following:

https://discord.gg/R2dswkx3WN

Thank you in advance for your interest and time.