Continuing Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth – Call for former team member

[CalDymos]

Hello everyone,

I'm part of the BYTE RANGER Software team, and we would like to continue the development of Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth, which was discontinued in 2021 by Screen7.

We believe this project deserves to live on, and we want to carry it forward in the spirit of the original vision – for all fans of classic point-and-click adventures.

We are currently gathering resources and therefore reaching out to see if any former developers, artists, writers, or contributors of the FOY project are still active here in the AGS community.

We have already gratefully made use of the documents that were shared in this thread:
👉 Remnants of a long project – The Fountain of Youth

However, any additional material – such as:

• Story drafts
• Room design documents
• The most recent source code

...would save us significant time and help ensure that our continuation stays as true as possible to the original project.

To make sure that this work remains accessible to the whole community, the project will be developed as an open-source repository on GitHub.

Our goal is to preserve and expand Fountain of Youth, while honoring and building upon the amazing work already done by the original team.

👉 If you were involved in the project (or know someone who was), we would be very happy if you could get in touch with us.

You can reply directly here in the forum or contact us via email: ByteRanger@gmx.de

Thank you very much for your time and support – and of course for all the great work that has already been done on Fountain of Youth!

Best regards,

BYTE RANGER Software Team
CalDymos – CEO & Lead Programmer

🌐 https://byte-ranger-software.github.io/indy-foy

[CalDymos]

Hello everyone,

I would like to follow up on my earlier post about continuing Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth (open Source).


First of all: is there really no former developer of the original FOY project still active here in the forum? Having access to the latest source code and possibly a Game Design Document (GDD) would save us enormous amounts of time and help us stay faithful to the original vision.

Of course, any former contributors of code, artwork, sound, or music would be fully credited and mentioned both in the attributions and in the game's credits.


Secondly, I would like to ask the community directly:
👉 Is there genuine interest in seeing this project finally completed?

Your feedback would be very valuable for us to decide how much energy and resources we should dedicate to this continuation.


From our point of view, it would be a real shame if such a great idea and all the work that has already been invested in FOY were never brought to fruition. We would like to acknowledge these efforts and try to ensure that the project receives the conclusion it deserves.

Thank you very much for your time and opinions!

[brushfe]

@CalDymos here's one enthusiastic vote for completing it! The work so far has been incredible

[Mati256]

There is definitely interest!
Maybe keep the name IJ out of the game so you will have no problems with IP?