Wilson said he would continue to embellish the story until the game is released. As with other members of the team, Wilson's remuneration will come when the game is finished and people start to buy it - if they do. Wilson said graphic artist Poppa recommended him for the writing job after reading short stories he had posted on a game-related Web site. There is a working version of the game, and about 100 people have seen or played it, he said. Raab has even written a simple arcade-style shooting game based on Strifeshadow for visitors to the fan site.
Players meet and compete over Internet connections.
In addition, Raab said, the game allows an online audience to observe battles in progress. Things like that are pretty sweet. Snyder said he had not decided yet how to distribute the game, although he is not banking on help from major publishers. Most likely, the game CDs will be sold online, he said, but a price has not been set. The first challenge is having sufficient capital to execute the game at a level that the market demands.