Everwood - The unique ORPG

[Anachron]

What about the inventory? There is no information about it, just that its fullscreen and has progress bars?

 

[RolePlaynGamer]

What about the inventory? There is no information about it, just that its fullscreen and has progress bars?

Well, I've found a picture of the inventory when it was in beta mode. It's not exactly the one included in the map.

Inventory

It contains 51 bag slots, 6 inventory slots and 4 belt slots. The items in the inventory and those in the belt will be saved. The empty box in the top is for displaying item stats. In the empty space in the middle will be your stats. In the top right corner is the equipment slots along with a model of the hero so you can see him with the armor you equip. The hero will look the same in the preview window as he will in the game.
The icons are all beta ones and will probably be replaced with custom art before the demo is released.

 

[Spitfire112]

I just read everything, that seems awesome can't wait to play it someday.
There's some screenshots that can't be seen.

 

[Vercas]

The screenshot can't be seen.

 

[Anachron]

Upload it to hws please. We can't see that image.

 

[RolePlaynGamer]

Replaced the URL with an image tag, should be viewable now.

 

[Forgotten_Warlord]

The terrain is looking pretty good I look forward to testing this out once its released

 

[Phoonix]

So far it's looking very good. i especially love the terrain lol. thats me terrain freak.

 

[Dr. House]

this project gave me ideas and inspired me to make an Rpg campaing that has som stuff frome this including a mounting system (no im not here to advertise and i didnt even made a thread yet so dont go angry on me XD) anyway i wana say this project rules and is gona be one of the best for sure.

 

[Forgotten_Warlord]

How did you do your mount system btw? did you just add mount animations?

 

[Lee_Go]

How did you do your mount system btw? did you just add mount animations?

I think he said he has mount animations, Forgotten.

 

[Dasious.]

Great job guys! Really love the progress so far. I've been here since almost the beginning and loved every minute of it! If your team is still looking for button/item/spell artists I wish to join the team and help out. I've previously submitted several quest lines and other information about heroes so you know I'm good with imagination/art.

If I can't help with art hopefully I can help test the map before actual "Open Release".

 

[Dr. House]

Mounting system can be done with the archer/hippogriph ability. yes it requires space for the models but its a possibility. and since i make a campaign i dont have to wurry about the space

 

[TheDoener]

Really nice project
good idea

 

[Wolfe]

Weekly Progress Report

To The Hive Workshop,

Well, finally. A new report, sorry for the absence. With school back up, a lot of us are busy and make do with the time we have.

Before I go on with the report, I would like to welcome Oziris; an adequate terrainer who we hope will stay with us for the long run in helping us polish and expand Everwood Forest.
We hope you enjoy this report and look forward to seeing you again on Saturday the 13th of February. I really hoped to introduce a new hero in this report; however, I will be introducing a brief overview of the demo profession: apothecary instead. We also have some reputable people helping us in Everwood ORPG and I will be introducing them to you after the report. ^.^

Coding Updates
Unique, quality and usefulness are the spell-aims for Everwood ORPG. Coding takes time, because some spells are redesigned, some added and some are even removed.
We think that it is better to release these types of spells in the demo, instead of the typical abilities. "Taunt" anyone? Not to degrade taunt or anything as it covers the usefulness requirement pretty good, but really, is it special or does it require some sort of strategy or requirement? Not that it should do anything stupid, but the player should be able to abuse (-?) this effect in some kind of way.
I will give you an example:
Heal - you can easily make the ability a little more fun by adding movement speed to the healed unit, enabling it to run like hell of it wants, or restoring an ally WHILE dealing damage to an enemy.

Coding this far has focused two (maybe three) things:
Paragon: Game Mechanic & Abilities
Blademaster: Game Mechanic & Abilities
NPChat: You can now chat with your fellow, good-hearted NPCs!
In addition, a lot of optimizations and tweaks have been made to the existing code.

- Tukki, Coder

Design Updates
Of late, my main concern has been the quests in Everwood ORPG. In my experience, I have found quests to be quite boring and lacking. For example, the classic “kill x of y” or “find x in y” quests. Of course, these simpler quests matter and will be included, however not in high doses. Rather, Everwood ORPG will include quests based on teamwork, strategy and plot. The following is a list of quest “types” that will be featured in Everwood ORPG:

Tier Series Quests

In Everwood ORPG, you advanced through five tiers. Each tier has a main storyline and quest chain that you follow as you brave the wilds. In the demo, the Tier Quest Chain will feature seven quests including escorts, defenses and boss encounters.

Bounty Quests

Throughout Everwood Forest, The Bounty Hunter’s Guild has immersed itself throughout the many towns and cities that dot the landscape. In each tier, a bounty hunter will offer you a quest that you will accept or decline. Bounty Quests are possibly the most difficult quests you will have to perform, but they also offer the best rewards. Bounty Quests are unrepeatable.

Dungeon Quests

Dungeons are another feature included in Everwood ORPG, and with them come Dungeon Quests. Dungeon Quests will pretty much require you to retrieve things and face difficult bosses. By performing these tasks, you will be able to explore the dungeons included in Everwood ORPG and face the terrifying things that lurk within them.

Once Upon A Time

Once Upon A Time is the main quest chain in Everwood ORPG. Throughout the tiers, you will perform quests to unravel the secrets of Everwood Forest’s ancient ancestors and the evil that stirs below the earth. These quests introduce you to the rich lore behind Everwood Forest and its demons. Once Upon A Time is unrepeatable.

Apothecary

The apothecary mixes herbs, spices and bodily fluids and ingredients to generate a variety of potions, elixirs, salves, flasks and oils with different effects. An apothecary is a useful and profitable profession to take up, especially when adventurers require your nifty trade for healing, restoration, and enhancement or to bring about suffering with poisons and explosive potions.

In Everwood ORPG, each profession features three sub-professions of which you may specialize in. As you level up, you may choose which sub-profession to take advance through the ranking system as a profitable apothecary.

Specializations

Alchemy - As an alchemist, you are bestowed with a talent for gathering herbs, spices and other reagents and catalysts with healing properties. Alchemists create healing and mana potions, stat-increasing elixirs and even a potion of immortality.
Infusing - As an infuser, you can salvage items of magical properties and create orbs of pure and untamed power. These orbs, filled with mystical energy, can be infused with other pieces of armor to enhance that weapon or armor.
Witchcraft - As a witch, you cackle at the thought of healing and creating powerful orbs. Rather, you collect reagents of destructive and venomous properties to use on your enemies and destroy them. Witches create oils used by bow-and-arrow wielding classes, explosive elixirs and toxic salves.

- Wolfe Orscythe, Designer

Terrain Updates

Screenshots

These screenshots are lacking detail that will be added eventually. Also, careful, screenshots are a little big.

- Oziris, Terrainer

Now, as I said before, we have some pretty reputable people helping us in Everwood ORPG.

On class textures, we have 67chrome and helping us with some of our icons is Palaslayer. ^.^

 

[RolePlaynGamer]

The burning buildings in the screenshots are just there for reference, and will be replaced with enterable buildings instead later on.

This game is getting so massive that we should probably just make it into a MMORPG instead. :b

 

[CHA_Owner]

lol i would say so after all that coding and i cant wait until this is released which i know could still take some time but ""patience is a virtue"" ^^

 

[olyvian]

This game is getting so massive that we should probably just make it into a MMORPG instead. :b

Do that.

 

[Dr. House]

where did you get those tree models?

 

[Don-Para-]

The hidden tags don't work o.o

 

[RolePlaynGamer]

The hidden tags don't work o.o

They work fine for me. How don't they work?

 

[Don-Para-]

I stand corrected - they started working right now. Yay.

 

[meOme]

But the second half of the screenshots in the starting post don't work, starting with "Bridge to Stratham".

 

[Dr. House]

could you plz tell me where you got those tree models in your map ?

 

[RolePlaynGamer]

They're most likely from the UTM.

 

[Dr. House]

ok thanks

 

[crillepro]

... any new info?

 

[Oziris]

I am currently busy with school problems. Btw, i would have done the terrain long time ago, to be exact, the whole map. The problem is the doodad limit. Nothing i tried is working. Bummer.

 

[CHA_Owner]

I am currently busy with school problems. Btw, i would have done the terrain long time ago, to be exact, the whole map. The problem is the doodad limit. Nothing i tried is working. Bummer.

Use JNGP since you can have unlimited doodads with it.

 

[Oziris]

You think i haven't tried JNGP? I've tried all possible programs known to man. Impossible in other words.

 

[Forgotten_Warlord]

Did you check no limits in Jass Newgen? Under the grimoire tab?

 

[Oziris]

The problem is that i cant even open it.

 

[Vercas]

Then your program(s) is(are) not installed correctly.
Reinstall it, and then it might work. If not, reinstall your OS.

Edit: Another way to replace the doodads is using units.

 

[Wasp]

With units the load time will explode i think!

 

[demonhunter50]

That's awesome but,it makes me jealous and encourages me to work more and more on my maps.Good luck!

 

[Don-Para-]

Hmm, Oziris do you have a vista?... Sometimes, Vista doesn't work.

 

[Oziris]

I have XP. I have tried everything. The only thing left is for them to update the Jass Gen to a newer version that matches the Warcraft's patch.

 

[Anachron]

Thats the first thing you should do.

 

[thedeathunterxx]

anything new ?

 

[RolePlaynGamer]

Progress has slowed down a bit lately because of various personal life stuff. However, we're still going strong, and as far as I know, half of the heroes are ready for the beta at the moment, which includes skills and game mechanics. We still have not started up on the quests, but they have been designed, and just needs to be scripted.

 

[PsYcoTiCluNaTiC]

Well, I'm waiting for this map to come out so that I can make my triumphant return to warcraft 3.

Yeah, I've pretty much quit wc3, and I'll come back for this game.

 

[Elthehablo]

This is gonna be awsum!!!!!!!!111

 

[Dr. House]

takes so long

 

[crillepro]

i want to play it now dammit! xD

i mean 40k view an 1k messanges, this is going to be more then a orpg it is going to be a mmorpg xD ^^

 

[Vercas]

i want to play it now dammit! xD

i mean 40k view an 1k messanges, this is going to be more then a orpg it is going to be a mmorpg xD ^^

Me too...

 

[RolePlaynGamer]

well, progress has slowed down a lot lately, as we've been unable to stay in contact with each other, but we're working on it.

 

[Vercas]

Too bad...

Any clues about the demo?
Can you release it before Sc2??

 

[Whaleboobs]

Cmon now make a last rush to finnish the demo! :3 love you guys

 

[Dragonson]

Battle of the Releases!
Everwood vs Sc2!
Badadaaam! O.ô

 

[Vercas]

vs. Darkwind vs. Custom Inventory