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0# Don't reinvent the wheel
1# Don't reinvent the wheel
2# Don't reinvent the wheel!
3# use already existing tools to make it work (build a working and usable prototype)
At this point you can seriously think about how to monetize it.
I don't know, get a bunch of people to work with your tool and go the feature development for $$$ Route (you can do it the same way polyhaven does it). Crowdfunding, despite it's bad press works well, at a later stage you can go the foundation route, for which you'll definitely need investors though (how blender does it, they have a movie devision, so in your case it would be a games devision). Setup a patreon or similar to work on the project from time to time, etc.
There are a lot of ways to make cash with software.
Down the line:
4# make it fast
6# make it feature complete
5# (optional) make it pretty
In general: Marketing + Hype is important, however little people like these words. Constant flow of updates certainly helps too. -
@thebiochemic I will base my tools on an existing game engine. Not going to do anything from scratch. I just don't have the knowledge or patience.
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@Demolishun i'd say just go for it. Read about the tools, watch videos about them, and try to inplement smaller things.
Prototype and Scrap.
Only if you try, you'll know, what you need to know, or what you need to solve. Communicate with people, who work with the tools, and don't be shy to ask.
At some point, you will have a good prototype, that youre happy with, that you can rebuild into a full project and iterate on it. But until then you try out stuff and break things ^^
Look into best practices for game developers, and see if you can apply them (without forcing them). just keep in mind, that people (other than you) need to be able to play/use the stuff you build (so building on the premise of 'know nothing')
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