vlad

Still looking!

I'm using the existing tables as a point of reference but the structure that I'm employing is radically different. I am taking steps to optimise the database as I work through it but I'm taking it one step at a time as I am making design and implementation decisions as I approach each piece of functionality. As you say, there are a lot of unnecessary prefixes and the likes within McCodes but there's no need for them with Laravels Eloquent ORM. 🙂

Recently, I undertook the task of rebuilding the original McCode game engine within Laravel and while it's not a monstrous task, I have found myself wanting to invest in or acquire a game as I would like to deliver features and likes to a community of players while working on the Laravel project on the side. The technicalities of what I offer from an investment/partner perspective: I am mostly backend orientated however I'd be happy to tackle front-end requirements so I could support the project's development efforts. My core proficiencies are in C#, PHP, JS, and MySQL. I have extensive marketing experience that I will leverage to maximise the project's reach. I have a data analytics and automation background that I will utilise to transform the player activity and retention metrics. I'm happy to open discussions relating to both the purchase and investment opportunities - feel free to reach out to me in PMs.

Welcome back, dude! Much like DJR I remember seeing your mods and content everywhere back in the day! Really nice to have you back and I can't wait to see what you bring.

Good stuff mate, I'm not sure how many of the members still use the email they once did on here but I think a newsletter will have a positive impact on the user base. I'm all for the subscription, anything to reinvigorate the forums again!

Ah I understand - what's your current stack?

Congratulations @Dayo - I look forward to seeing your ideas!

You don't generally need qualifications, I think it's a misconception and I have fallen victim to it myself. I recently graduated with a degree in Software Engineering. I'll list some takeaways and preface them with the fact that everyone works/learns differently and the points I raise might not apply to you directly. My degree was relatively high level in the first 1-2 years but it provided an opportunity to gain exposure to programming languages/tools and frameworks that I wouldn't have otherwise worked with. Understanding the benefits of specific tools/etc has helped me with my approach to challenges. As someone involved in programming from the age of 14, I picked up a lot of bad practices which were brought to light when I started studying. However, there's a myriad of resources that help promote best practices nowadays. In my younger years I would approach a problem but it was only when I started studying that I understood why I was approaching problems in a specific way and how I could optimise that process. University as an experience helped me improve my soft skills. Day to day, I find myself leveraging my soft skills more often than my programming ability and I think that's the reality of working in a corporate environment. I can honestly go on forever and if you have any specific questions don't hesitate to drop me a message. The best advice I can myself with the benefit of hindsight would have been to continue practising/building on the languages that I was good at before enrolling.

Cool premise mate, I know that one of the more popular games based in this space closed down over a year or so ago so you might have a bit of a gap in the market for this target audience! Best of luck!

Brings back memories ? Who owns the rights to GRPG nowadays?

Hey guys, I've lost my touch with coding and I'm in need of someone to create me a game engine! I will pay a negotiable amount and the watered down version of the idea revolves around boxing or fighting in general. vlad

Just a heads up, that wont work, try this -   CREATE TABLE `bank` ( `robbery` INT(11), `robmoney` varchar(255) ); INSERT INTO `bank` (`robbery`, `robmoney`) VALUES ('0', '0');   Not much of a difference but its the only error I got.

I think mmatycoon.com beat you to the idea, either way nice idea, got any fundamentals for the game yet or you still thinking of what to do?

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Okay thanks for your help ill have a look :)