Let's build up a story first. Then someone must make the sketches for the characters, and the levels or weapons. After we have our storyboard ready then the work can begin.

EDIT: The UDK sounds good.

Uhm, just a suggestion but should you first think about what type of game it is?

Chronos, you bastard! I do not understand them damn Quaternions, albeit I had a whole semester dealing with them. Me and complex numbers does not compute.

Anyway, later on, when you're done designing, I might be able to help with some programming.

I can do a few languages, but my main languages are at the moment C++ & Java (Java is because of school, I dislike it personally). I've tried C# three years ago, doubt that will be hard to learn again, especially since it's managed and got a great library.

Mathematically I can apply linear algebra, calculus, set theory, finite automata and logic fairly well, but don't expect me to derive anything new. (I'm not a great mathematician)

I've had lessons in OpenGL, but I'm learning Direct X. I got several books about CG, especially shaders, but I haven't actually gotten to do that yet. (I'm way behind on my reading quota for my own books lol)

I'm specializing in AI if that is interesting. Right now I'm doing the "boring" AI, which is simply search, logic and rule based. It's inhuman in every way, but is capable of perfect solutions. Think Chess AI. Next semester I'm going to have AI in the areas of neural networks, evolutionary AI and general AI for games. (AI for games basically means weak AI with a lot of tricks and cheats to make it appear intelligent, as AI is often way more expensive in computation than video and sound)

Also specializing in algorithms, so I know what to use when and how to save CPU cycles and memory. (This goes hand in hand with AI, as both fields are very closely connected since AI needs high efficiency because it's usually almost impossible to computate)

Just throw me a message at that point I'd be comfortable doing small parts.

I CAN do a bit of texturing as well. I got educated in design before I decided programming was my call

I assume the idea is to use an existing engine?

Oh and I had the thought we could make a 2d game in a 3d engine. Don't get many of them and they usually go down well.

My girlfriend is an amazing concept artist, she will pen nearly anything. you come up with ideas she will draw them!!
my forte is 3d modelling, and im creative

Is uses unrealscript which is fail. THe guys at my work hate unreal engine and unreal script so i will stay well away from it.
and also inte EULA
"If you are using UDK internally within your business and the application created using UDK is not distributed to a third party (i.e., someone who is not your employee or subcontractor), you are required to pay Epic an annual license fee of $2,500 (US) per installed UDK developer seat per year."
I know this isnt a business but if this is distributed amoungst people in the clan over something like sourceforge I could end up in all kinds of ****.

That reads to me like if you don't distribute you get in crap though? As in you use it to create some internal thing in your company. I dunno tis a minefield. But I'm pretty sure if the intention is to make no money and give this away to anyone we would be perfectly safe. Otherwise no-one would use it. :f

Snatchers: I'm currently learning Cg and I can already write some basic stuff. I'd also say "yes" for XNA because I have some (although minimal) experience with it.

'Prgrammers, Artists, musicians etc etc'

I could proof read everything!