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Title: Evaluate the Best Indie Game Tools
Post by: Robc on May 16, 2009, 05:39:48 AM
I'm looking for Indie developers and commercial tool makers to take a look at http://IndieGameTools.com (http://IndieGameTools.com).  Its a place that catalogs game development tools and Indie developers' opinions about them.  Time will tell if it becomes a useful tool itself.  I'd appreciate any time you can spare to provide feedback on your favorite tools.  Perhaps when the site matures it can help your project.

The database is starting out with about 800 tools. I'm sure that many are missing but we'll fix that in time. If this works... great, enjoy, and glad I could help. If it doesn't, well then pardon the spam and I'll get back to making games.


Title: Re: Evaluate the Best Indie Game Tools
Post by: ஒழுக்கின்மை on May 16, 2009, 06:15:20 AM
that text at the top scrolls too fast to read

does not list the ohrrpgce

we require moar tools


Title: Re: Evaluate the Best Indie Game Tools
Post by: Mipe on May 16, 2009, 06:29:58 AM
Construct (http://www.scirra.com) is missing as well.


Title: Re: Evaluate the Best Indie Game Tools
Post by: team_q on May 16, 2009, 07:33:42 AM
I don't know if I can trust a website that lists MySQL as the ultimate indie game making tool.


Title: Re: Evaluate the Best Indie Game Tools
Post by: Robc on May 16, 2009, 09:41:50 AM
@Paul
Thanks.  ohrrpgce added.

@Mipey
Also thanks!  Construct added.

@Eric
Lol!  And you should be skeptical of any site that tells you about game tools!  But seriously, I just opened up the database yesterday to voting so there isn't much meat on the bones yet.  And of course if you don't set the filters on what kind of tool you are looking to see then you will get a weird mix of stuff.  Mysql is well known... and people like it as a database, it just happens that the db people have voted a little more than anyone else in these first few hours.  Thanks for visiting the site.  Maybe check back later to see if the info quality has improved.


Title: Re: Evaluate the Best Indie Game Tools
Post by: rpmoura on May 18, 2009, 05:09:14 AM
Construct looks really neat.


Title: Re: Evaluate the Best Indie Game Tools
Post by: Craig Stern on May 18, 2009, 05:50:00 PM
Voted on a couple. Best of luck with the site!


Title: Re: Evaluate the Best Indie Game Tools
Post by: John Nesky on May 18, 2009, 07:53:41 PM
I don't like that I can't stay on the same page while voting on a bunch of tools.


Title: Re: Evaluate the Best Indie Game Tools
Post by: Robc on May 18, 2009, 11:26:02 PM
@John.  Agreed.  I have that on my "to fix" list.  Stay tuned.

@Craig.  Thanks!

@rpmoura.  I noticed that a tight little community of Construct fans is contributing to the website, hehe, more power to them!  I've not tried it before but I also now have it on my things to try out list.