you can switch the view inside the game by using:

thirdperson [0...2]
thirdpersondistance [distance]

code refering to thirdperson mode:
engine/rendergl.cpp:729
fpsgame/fps.cpp:167
fpsgame/render.cpp

offtools.

which kind of license?

offtools.

*dialogs/gui: dialogs can be done by script. look for examples in the village rpg map and the scripts used for that map. hirato also wrote a inventory gui the rpg mod. rpg also has spells and other interessting stuff. *downgrading graphics: try "texreduce 12" and "rotosscope + blur 3&...

great ... i'll give you five/five stars

good to see another good mapper here. great use of light. please keep on.

offtools.

do you talk about mapmodels?

SDL:

a guide, how to install SDL on mac can be found here:
http://guides.macrumors.com/Installing_SDL

SDL itself is here:
http://www.libsdl.org/download-1.2.php

offtools.

i've found a community about game art.

http://opengameart.org/

*rigged models
*models
*sounds
*textures
...

most of the stuff there is licensed under CC or GPL

offtools.

anyone tried to use code::blocks on mac?

found a video tutorial about this topic:

there are two ways to use it. booth need some tweaking as well. 1. you can import the bhv as armature for your model. then turn off some IPO curves you dont need, e.g. location of the hips to stop the movement of the armature. rotate it if needed. 2. if you have already an exisiting armature for you...