Teonnyn

Re: Developing a game - Is an engine better then simply coding it yourself? My coding skills are nowhere near the best, and in fact I've been using Joomla most of the time as a base. I really prefer having examples to use, but I have no idea what kind of engine would be good. The game I have in mind for the web version is much like the original Space Merchants (which inspired games like TDZK, etc). Is there any open-source engine that could be recommended for that?

Okay.. this is my first post here. I came across PHPGames looking for gaming engines. I have a TCG in development - physical - with a whole story and universe behind it. Recently it was advised that it might actually be a good thing to have an online game as well to promote this. There is a huge level of customization in the whole thing. I've been trying to figure out of it would be better to code it myself, or go with a engine developed beforehand, at least to study if nothing else. The player, in a online game, would be able to explore the world envolved with the card game itself. Think a much-simplified version of Space Merchents, but you don't have to wander around in ships (you might be able to). What kind of engine would be best?