can somone tell me how much it will cost to make a fighting game

will like to know the breakdown of developing a fighting game, from artist to the programmer price, even if u have to pm me pls

 

How long is a piece of string?

 

Way, way too vague. How many levels, how many characters, how complex, what platform(s), custom models or stock, etc.

Even then it's impossible to predict. $100-$100,000 for art, $100 - $100000 for programming, etc. For custom characters you can pay anywhere from $800 to $2500 each depending on the level of detail, rigging and how many custom animations.

 

Chips, 2349$ (You need a lot of chips)
Beer, 1756$
Water 569$
Electricity, 768$
Programmer - 231 scripts (enough for alpha), 7456$
Art - 81 pieces of art, conceptual but enough for a first pass of the game, 4974$
Sound - 5 tracks, 27 effects,169$ (you can use prebuild assets there)

Those calculations are based on a 5 character 2D fighting game, in a development cycle of 3-4 month with pricing margin error of 10-15%

 

so it depends on the person or persons i am dealing with,

 

It depends on what you want to produce, if you want to make a AAA quality game then you need a AAA quality budget (many millions). Even for a serious indie game (i.e. not a hobby game) where you are hiring both coders and artists then I would expect a budget in the range of 50k-250k.

If you want to start grass roots go get the asset store fighting package (I think its called UMA), and start talking to some coders, modellers and animators and see where it takes you.

 

ok thanks, but i want my characters look original. i have start looking at modelers, artist so far, was looking at Universal Fighting Engine, if it can do what i want.

 

The best way to determine potential cost is get a prototype going. Get one model with say 20 fighting animations done for you.
Get him moving about and kicking, punching etc. Get a scoring/hitting system established. Based on the time it takes you to do that, and the cost it takes to get your first character done, then you can work out the rough costs.

Remember then to factor in GUI art, background scenery etc.

I'd suggest getting at least 3 quotes for each section.

 

that's a nice idea

 

To get some idea, i suggest you do your Game-Design document first.


That way, you can get the whole game idea out of your head.


I did write about this:
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/227936-WIP-GameDev-Architect

 

thanks for the help, i have all my ideas write down in a book, long time ago, just have to put them on a gdd, to read

 

Oh you'll definitely need a lot of coffee... trust me.

It's never enough... O___O


....look at this baby ↓ I bet it's thick as syrup

 

lol, will be good have everything write down, and have a guide

 

Just buy a ready made extension (engine) and save yourself some trouble.





Universal Fighting Engine (PRO) - $125
or
Universal Fighting Engine (SOURCE) - $225

Now, forget about the cost of living, expenses etc - you are an indie you are expected to absorb these.

Cost of artists - ranging from few hundreds to thousands of dollars - don't forget you can buy ready made characters from Asset Store too which are a lot cheaper than custom built characters from professional artists. Or you could just model your own if you are an artist.

 

thank, i was planing to see how the engine works, see if it can fit my needs