Oswald Rant: Managing the Mod: Part 6
There are still a number of unresolved issues and things the team could have done better. Among these are the need for a better overall game design, and…
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Oswald Rant: Managing the Mod: Part 5
The Importance of Technology A final issue relating to mod management is the importance of technology in managing a mod team. Apart from the programs we needed for…
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Oswald Rant: Managing the Mod: Part 4
Management Issues There are a number of key management issues which are useful to detail. These are management of team members, management of team morale, and external management,…
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Oswald Rant: Managing the Mod: Part 3
Management of Urban Terror As mentioned above, Urban Terror evolved in a fairly organic way, with very little in the way of an initial plan. A structure for…
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Oswald Rant: Managing the Mod: Part 2
Part 2: Amateur by Name Only It is important to recognize that the only real distinction between amateur developers and professional developers is that amateurs do not get…
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Oswald Rant: Managing the Mod: Part 1
Introduction and Background This paper is an adaptation of a talk (with the same name) presented at the Australian Game Developer’s Conference in Melbourne, November 2001. The paper…