you begged for it, here it is! :)

[lestu]

http://www.crystallized-time.net

a completely graphical, animated, online-multiplayer-strategy game.

it runs in your browser without any install.

it is not named DUNE... just give it a try, you'll like it ;)

[Dunenewt]

Could you adapt it to make a Dune one?

[lestu]

i could... but i can't for obvious copyright reasons.

did you click the link ?

i'm sure you'll recognize it ;)

- stu

[Dunenewt]

Looks like Dune II/2000, who cares about copyright?

[lestu]

if it results in legal action against my work - i do!

i don't want my game shut down because of some greedy copyright fetishists.

- stu

[Dunenewt]

That wont happen. Other people have made Dune games without the license and nothing happened.  You would only be in trouble if you charged people for it.

[lestu]

anyway, the risk exists.

and depending on how popular the game gets, i can't be sure that i never need to charge for it.

enjoy it if you can, you know where its roots are :)

- stu

[Jack Leaf]

God what a Dune rip-off...

[lestu]

well, i see it as my tribute to dune :)

yeah cool! if they don't respond, just make challenges to generals that have already 2 or more battles going.. (you can check in the hall of fame)

soon i'll ad a game-intern buddylist and an indicator on each generals activity.

about the forum, you're right. as soon as i have some free time on my hand i'm gonna install my own forum software right besides the game.

have fun!

- stu

[Dunenewt]

Make sure you tell us about the updates when they're done.

[ordos45]

That wont happen. Other people have made Dune games without the license and nothing happened.

[lestu]

as you wished, i inform you that every registered general can now chat away in the forum with the same account.

- stu