Is There a Bounty Section Here?

[Average]

I haven't come across it so if it exists I apologise, but is there a thread that accepts bounties for mods and the like? Being a fan of homebrew on consoles I see this kind of thing all the time. People ask for things to made or ported and they post a bounty. So, someone gets paid for the work that some else either can't do or would just rather pay.

Now, I know that all the Doom assets are copyrighted and therefore people can't make money from them but what about if the bounties were donated to, say, Child's Play, or a charity of the coder's choice?

It may help to stop people making 'feature' suggestions that will never be implemented, often leaving the requester frustrated and the coders irked by being aske d the same things over and over! People could actually put their money where their mouth is so to speak...

For example, I have a clear idea for a mod for ZDoom which would be (presumably!) really easy for some of you guys to implement but for me it's a steep learning curve. Part of the mod I'm struggling with is making a silent punch attack. I thought I had it sussed then I stumbled across the whole player class thing and I've been wrestling with it for days since. Now, to some of you guys it would take minutes for you to implement as you already have the knowledge! I can't be the only one with this problem (mainly a lack of time...) and I can't be the only person who would happily pay a little for some experts time...

Wouldn't it be nice if I gave some money to a charity, someone rattled up the modifications and I got the mod I wanted?

[Skippy]

Part of the mod I'm struggling with is making a silent punch attack.

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Actor SilentFist : Fist replaces Fist  {
   +WEAPON.NOALERT
}

I take it you've tried this? (I haven't, and I'm a little rusty, so apologies in advance if it doesn't work).

[janiform]

I really like this idea. I have some dream mods that I would donate to charity for.

[bgraybr]

It's a fairly small community here, and most good modders have their own ideas about what they want to make. I doubt that someone is going to make what you want even if you do give some money.
Anyhow, Doom is easy to mod compared to most games. Decorate is just simple markup (not even case sensitive) so I'm sure that if you read the wiki, use a good modern editor, and look at some examples you'll be able to make your own mods in no time. The forums are always here to help answer any questions if you're having trouble.

[Demolisher]

There is a zdoom mod ideas thread, here: http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=15005

[Apothem]

It's a fairly small community here, and most good modders have their own ideas about what they want to make. I doubt that someone is going to make what you want even if you do give some money.

I think it's more dependent on how much

I know I'd work a lot harder/faster if I got paid

[Average]

Part of the mod I'm struggling with is making a silent punch attack.

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Actor SilentFist : Fist replaces Fist  {
   +WEAPON.NOALERT
}

I take it you've tried this? (I haven't, and I'm a little rusty, so apologies in advance if it doesn't work).

I thought it was that simple too. Alas, no... Anyway, thanks for the pointer.


With regards to learning the mark up; it's only easy if you have the time or the mindset to understand the syntax and caveats that go along with it. While I don't consider myself stupid I just don't have the innate inclination to learn a mark up language just to play a game the way I'd like. I don't mean that in a snooty or blinkered way, it's just fact. I enjoy playing Doom more than any other game out there but I'm rubbish at coding and I have a really busy life that precludes me having the time to get better... Believe me, I've tried! I can't be the only person that is in the same boat...

@Apothem; how serious are you?

[Spleen]

A lot of mods re-use resources from commercial games, so it could get really questionable if people started charging for things. I'm not sure how the homebrew community deals with this.

[esselfortium]

I don't think this is really a feasible idea. Unless you're only after incredibly small jobs, you'd have to be paying in the range of thousands of dollars to make the required time commitments worth the price. I doubt many people would want to spend days or weeks working on commissioned ZDoom wads for a payment that adds up to far less than minimum wage.

[Average]

Of course, it would be up to coders to take on the 'job'. If someone asked for something ridiculous then, of course, no one would do it. However, there are a load of smaller things that do crop up. For example, someone makes a gameplay or weapon mod and the first response post is usually something like:"It's a good idea but I don't like the new sounds" or "I wish the sprites were more Doom-like". Well, then, the original modder could do slightly different flavoured versions if they liked for certain requests and then could raise a little money for Child's Play. In that essence it would be nothing to do with minimum wage - it would be to do with "Is it worth making some bespoke changes for people and giving a little to charity...?"

[Apothem]

@Apothem; how serious are you?

I am totally serious. But it REALLY depends on the job and the cash, I'm not gonna do some crazy long drawn out project. I dont really have the time or ability to do that much work, but I can still do certain small things etc.

Like I said it depends on the project, I have a lot going on right now.

[Blue Shadow]

There are lots of mods out there, I'm sure you'll be interested in some of them if you don't have the time to mod yourself.