Another CTG Blogger…

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Derobrash — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:27:04 GMT

Ah, so you're a CTG person eh?

Questions? What can I do to get a job there? ;-)

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BayStone — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:11:59 GMT

one Dero. :D Not a bad question either.

Anyway, when it comes to the tools... It's real simple, show us how your tools work.

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Sam — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:13:39 GMT

to see you post Paul!

What are you fellow team-members like to work with?

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SHADOWCODE — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:05:30 GMT

Concrete, as a concept, sounds really interesting. At least, from what I think the idea is, I haven't read a lot about it and I'm sure you guys haven't spilled the beans like crazy (yet?).

Anyway, seems to me like it would solve a lot of art/design chain/dependency problems. Generally it costs a lot of time to implement such a concept, though, and that it might take a while before Lionhead can start reaping the benefits. I'm really curious as to what the level designers and artists think of this system?

Out of interest, how many people are working on the tools alone? If you guys don't mind talking about this, how many programmers, junior and senior?

Generally, these kind of things are talked about in shady pubs, programmer to programmer, but I'm not sure how much you guys want to talk publicly. Lionhead has always been more open than any other studio I know. So I'll just sit back and watch :)

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paulecoyote — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:18:45 GMT

What we want to do is make the tools look as interesting as possible. Some are worried that the subject matter could be a little dry - I am convinced that it doesn't need to be at all. Smile

Thanks for the great feedback, please keep it coming!

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Derobrash — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:22:13 GMT

I don't think the subject of tools will be too dry at all.

I think a mix of both technical and PR friendly blogs would actually be really . Whether Cathy likes it or not, there are technical people around and we do like reading about technical things =)

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tigereyes — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:02:46 GMT

Lies, all of it.

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BayStone — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:45:10 GMT

One more thing... about the names of things. Your already there with "Concrete" , but "Fable Editor"? I hope that isn't the real name. If it is, you gotta come up with a better one. Like... "Chocolate Box". :D

Names have power, especially when it comes to the developer-public connection, well, that's what I think anyway. And history seems to say the same thing. This also ties in to the tools being dry issue. Heh, heh. Showing the tools and whatnot might get somewhat boring for most people, but if you set it up right, I think you might be able to avoid it. :/

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PjbSiwel — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:10:12 GMT

Writing tools can be quite scary, as the entire team depend on them working [i]perfectly[/i]. However, I suspect that doing it at Lionhead would be even [i]worse[/i], considering the large number of people in the company!

I agree with ShadowCode: it's nice that a studio is so open about their development process, actually. Most companies are terribly (almost detrimentally) secretive. My company isn't particularly hush-hush, but I still hesitate to mention it these days. Mostly because I'm an opinionated ***.

My lead programmer - who was a lead at Lionhead a little while ago - seems to bring a little of the Lionhead magic with him. The office is really relaxed, yet work gets done because it's [i]fun[/i]. Some other companies are horribly strict with their employees, and I think that really jades the natural love and passion that they have for making games. A lot of my friends work for companies like this. It makes me sad

God, a small comment turned into an essay... I'll shut up now.

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SHADOWCODE — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:26:07 GMT

PjbSiwel, enjoy it until crunchtime hits you guys, MUAHAHAAHA.
I got a few years ahead of me until the next one, w00t.

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PjbSiwel — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:36:59 GMT

Hahaha! True!

Mind you, crunch isn't so bad if the company are giving out free grub. Mmm, all work and no play make Peter love chinese take-away.

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Sam Swain — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:59:37 GMT

"In the next Lionhead Diaries episode some of the people working on the tools will be interviewed"

Really! Sam hasn't mentioned this. I'd better get my hair cut and have a shave then. :oS