Hello, thank you in advance for your time and input.
First, let me start off by saying that for nearly two weeks I have been trying many CMSes, including Joomla, Xoops, Worpress etc. I must say that using Drupal gives me the feeling of empowerment rather than confusion (unlike the others!).
In short, what I hope to create is a site that allows users to do four things:
- download and play game that are hosted on the site, leave comments and ask for help
- upload completed projects/games for users to download and play, answer questions / offer support
- create project teams for game development
- join a specific forum community based on their platform, genre etc.
(of course i would also like to keep options open for expanding the possibilities but this is a place to start)
A fine example of what I would like to create can be found here:
http://rpgmaker.net/
http://gamejolt.com/
From what I have read, seen and experimented with I can't help but get excited. I have limited scripting experience and I am new to the CMS scene (other than the hours spent trying CMSes). However, most of what I need seems to be available for free (unlike those "free" joomla mods!)
Drupal seems like the perfect choice for me. Is it in your opinion?
The modules I believe that I need/want to do this are as follows:
- CCK for submitting games/projects for download