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OK everyone, for those who don't know yet, we're starting a project of a free game content package for the OMoHAA engine and I need to hear your opinion on how it should be named.

Basically, it will follow the OpenArena scheme of development and operation, with the only differences being technology (OpenMoHAA instead of pure ioquake3) and theme (WW2).

If you still don't know what I'm talking about, read this topic.

The final game would be a stand-alone multiplayer shooter (with a possible extension to single player in the future) with action on all the fronts of the World War II. Game look will definitely be different, but we should aim for the feel of MoHAA, just like OpenArena does with Quake III.

Here are the runner-ups. If you don't like any of them, post your suggestions below.

well if you call it OpenAssault and someone mentions it they won't know that it is WW2 themed

Well, does Medal of Honor tell you it's about WW2?

Well "Medal of Honor" tells you its about war

The term assault means to fight. Well it has different meanings, but in military terms it stands to fight or combat. And Open has a plethora of meanings too, however it's a very universal term that is commonly used among open source programs. So being that you put 1 & 1 together, I think the name makes very good sense. Offcourse I believe it still requires commercializing, however this is all for the future once we get the core of the engine working properly. There is still alot of work to put into this project, but I think it's good that we discuss this now. Some of us have different opinions, and that's alright. We all have the right to think and express our own opinions there is nothing wrong with that & noone will hold that against you.
One thing I do want to throw out is, when you pick out a name, I realize "Zweiter Weltkrieg" may sound cool, but the only thing I have against that name is the fact that unless you're dutch\german (sorry not sure what language this is in), you won't understand what the name is.
English is the most commonly spoken language across the world, and as long as the name is simple and easy to remember, I think it would be a good name.

The other name that I actually liked is the one brought up by the individual "dogs of war", at first I thought it was a bit silly, but after I heard the reason & explanation behind the name, it makes very good sense. That and the fact that Pink Floyd rocks haha

However as I mentioned before it's all about simplicity. This is where the acronym KISS comes in . We want people to look at the name and atleast have a general idea of what it is about.

Once again this is open for discussion, and I don't mean to criticize anyone here, just sharing my opinion and thoughts.

How bout: OpenAssault: Zweiter Weltkrieg and make it a series
PS Zweiter Weltkrieg is german

My vote is for Medal of Honor: Open Assault. It ties it into the MOH series, but also highlights the 'open source' idea behind the project.

Sorry, Trent, trademarks are out of the question.

There seems to be general consent about OpenAssault. Let's wait for some more votes though.

OpenAssault is good, also Zweiter Weltkrieg, nah, most people won't even pronounce it correctly...
Medal of Freedom seems vague.
Call to Arms, Dogs of War, Days of Glory... Looks like that magazine games

ANd of course, OpenAssault represents an idea, others don't.

OK I was thinking. Once we come up with a name for it an admin should create a section for it on the forum index. There we can house ideas for maps, textures, models, scripts, and ideas in general there.

We can just elaborate and post our ideas in this category "Officer Canteen" share our ideas and see how the public responds to it. Do any of us have any ideas so far? I'm not much of a modeler or a texturer, but I know tik's fairly well & I have a strong point in shaders and such. Let me know if you guys need me for anything. I'm currently looking into updating my site layout, and posting all sorts of goodies on there.

OpenAssault, sweeeeeet!

Medal of Honor: Open Assault

MoHOA or MoH:OA

pablorosatti wrote:Medal of Honor: Open Assault

MoHOA or MoH:OA

read through next time

Rookie One.pl wrote:Sorry, [...], trademarks are out of the question.