I have been somewhat a hobbyist for game development though I haven't produced anything significant.
My forte is 3D and GUI development. I have 2 years experience programming in actionscript and 1 year in the flash IDE. I also have a web design background though that is not applicable in UDK but can be useful in design GUIs. I've been using Maya for about a year now with skills coming from using blender for about 3 years, I was using both of them to test out some game engines but all were for just testing game mechanics for a hobby project I'd like to do. Also I've settled in UDK as the game engine I want to do my hobby in as it's like a middle ground for unity and cryengine in my experience.
In the programming side, I'm not really sure if it is acceptable as I came from Actionscript, though I did learn to program some C++, C#, and Java though I left them after a while of using them. I've just started studying Unrealscript this month and it kinda bugged me I didn't try to learn it sooner as it's really useful now that I've studied some mechanics instead of just relying on Kismet.
I'd like to help develop this game! It's been a long time since a really good pirate game has been released. I'm not sure if I could be around 24/7 but I could pounce in like 2-3 times a week since I'm attending classes.
P.S. I'm up for the idea of including some One Piece elements in the game! (If it's not game breaking or anything
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P.P.S. Will this game make the character be more maneuverable than the AoP games? I didn't feel like walking around the game after playing for a while, instead I just sailed and sailed 'cuz it felt more natural.
My forte is 3D and GUI development. I have 2 years experience programming in actionscript and 1 year in the flash IDE. I also have a web design background though that is not applicable in UDK but can be useful in design GUIs. I've been using Maya for about a year now with skills coming from using blender for about 3 years, I was using both of them to test out some game engines but all were for just testing game mechanics for a hobby project I'd like to do. Also I've settled in UDK as the game engine I want to do my hobby in as it's like a middle ground for unity and cryengine in my experience.
In the programming side, I'm not really sure if it is acceptable as I came from Actionscript, though I did learn to program some C++, C#, and Java though I left them after a while of using them. I've just started studying Unrealscript this month and it kinda bugged me I didn't try to learn it sooner as it's really useful now that I've studied some mechanics instead of just relying on Kismet.
I'd like to help develop this game! It's been a long time since a really good pirate game has been released. I'm not sure if I could be around 24/7 but I could pounce in like 2-3 times a week since I'm attending classes.
P.S. I'm up for the idea of including some One Piece elements in the game! (If it's not game breaking or anything
)P.P.S. Will this game make the character be more maneuverable than the AoP games? I didn't feel like walking around the game after playing for a while, instead I just sailed and sailed 'cuz it felt more natural.
Have a look through this thread to see what we've discussed about GUI design so far: 
As for ships, I'd recommend looking at this post: (especially 9-pdr frigates, as we have a load of 32s under construction/planned) 
. I will go for the coventry class for the mean time, though before I start are they already being worked on? And for a follow-up question, the designs don't have masts, is there some kind of standard for the masts so they don't include them?
Definitely start with the exterior, though.
but I assure you, those were the only plans on there!