ModCenter: Essential tools for today’s game developer.

Zaphod · Trainee Joined: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 1

Calling all modders and independent game developers!

ModCenter (http://www.modcenter.com) is the newest website by IGN that has been designed from the ground up to be your one-stop resource for all your game development needs.

Some of the hardest parts of managing development teams are being able to organize tasks, keep track of code and keep the team members in good communication with one another. Without the proper resources, a team with great potential can find itself stuck in a rut of inefficiency, lack of progress and overall loss of team morale. We at ModCenter understand this fact, and so we've put together this site to help you, the developers, out as much as possible. The best part is it's all free!

Here are just a few of the plethora of tools we have to offer you:

* Highly-customizable bug-tracking systems
* Server space to host your game's development files such as source code, models and textures
* A fully customizable, public and private wiki system that you can mold to suit your team's needs
* A comprehensive file release system, which in conjunction with FilePlanet can bring the maximum amount of players and attention to your released mod
* Team-specific discussion forums that are fully-integrated with the bug-tracker, file release system and all other tools on our site
* Full ability to participate in most site actions via e-mail (editing/updating bug trackers, discussion threads, etc)
* Much, much more!

ModCenter is built off of the SourceForge software platform, which is designed to cater to high-profile software developers. The difference with our site is that we have designed it to be specific to game developers. Why spend effort juggling multitudes of third-party programs like bug tracking systems, forums and hosting space (which aren't even geared specifically towards game developers) when you have them all in a neat bundle here for free?

Come to http://www.modcenter.com and sign up for your free account. Sign your project up on the site and watch your development efficiency reach an all-time high!