[ORPG] Shadows of Everwood

[Kaiba]

500th post belongs to ME!!! I can help out with some icons, and maybe some textures, but I don't have all the requirements. I can do pretty good screenshot icons too (but I also do freehand).

*501th post, anyway, that contest looks nice, I'll try joining it

Double Fail

Anyway, I'm watching this thread every day. The best thing would be AI players as RPG players are very rare on Garena.

Screenshots look awesome, keep it up dude

 

[VeljkoM]

Actually there are rpg players on garena. And rpg type maps (especially this project) kinda isn't for single-player really. And I also think they are aiming for Battlenet rather then garena.

 

[phoenixfire]

I doubt anybody makes maps for Garena specifically. If Garena has rare RPG Players, then get on B.net... duh

 

[Oziris]

Or just play it with your friends through Local Area Network

 

[GhostThruster]

@Miss_Foxy: Not including the OP

 

[Kaiba]

Or just play it with your friends through Local Area Network

I have a full Dota team on LAN but only one of them likes RPG maps

Btw, I found twilightseve RPG room but most of them are cheaters. I dont understand why they're doing Impo with all party full godly items

. Yesterday, I pwned a very rude host- druid full items and got custom kicked

 

[phoenixfire]

Lol Dota. The game thats slowly dieing becuase noobies cant download it without being kicked.

As stated before, this map is probably solely designed for Battle.Net. You have that dont you?

 

[Wolfe]

This map is actually being designed more for close-knit communities, such as one we will probably end up creating ourselves. Nothing really beats slaying the fiendish undead with your friends.

But yes, it will also be viable for Battle Net and Garena. It all just depends on the players preference and what is being hosted (or active) at that time.

 

[Miss_Foxy]

I have whole clan based on RPG maps, they are looking forward to it though

 

[TheFairfield]

This map is actually being designed more for close-knit communities, such as one we will probably end up creating ourselves. Nothing really beats slaying the fiendish undead with your friends.

But yes, it will also be viable for Battle Net and Garena. It all just depends on the players preference and what is being hosted (or active) at that time.

Very well said, Wolfe.

 

[indomitable1319]

I'm looking forward to this. Good luck!

And I'm willing to help as far as my WE skills can go, which is probably not that much at all.

 

[Miss_Foxy]

I'll inform more people about this map so they'll be eager to wait too

 

[indomitable1319]

How about someone asking a mod for this to get hosted?
Wouldn't that be nice?

 

[TheFairfield]

An excellent idea!

 

[Wolfe]

When the demo is out, indom. ^.^

 

[Kaiba]

Wolfe, about the henchmen , you mean we can add computer players into empty slots or what?

 

[Wolfe]

Henchmen are single-player, first and foremost, but will not be created through computer players. Henchmen will become available to you when you begin - each will have a little side-story, so some will demand pay, and one or two might be with you to stay (if you wish).

 

[TsunamiV]

Wait wait wait, you keep adding more shit to the demo. That's what's making it take longer. I don't remember seeing henchmen on the list. Just saying. Demo's don't have to be Tops. The real game definitely, but the beta no. I've been following this for like half a year almost and I still haven't gotten ANY game play to feed on.

 

[BlackDoom]

Henchmen are single-player, first and foremost, but will not be created through computer players. Henchmen will become available to you when you begin - each will have a little side-story, so some will demand pay, and one or two might be with you to stay (if you wish).

Remembers me of NeverWinter Nights! Can't wait!

Wait wait wait, you keep adding more shit to the demo. That's what's making it take longer. I don't remember seeing henchmen on the list. Just saying. Demo's don't have to be Tops. The real game definitely, but the beta no. I've been following this for like half a year almost

TsunamiV has a point here, though.

 

[Oziris]

There has been some misunderstanding here. There are no Henchmen, for now. Actually there is a Henchman in the demo but he's just a little bear for the ranger. Later in the post demo there will be Henchmen!

 

[BlackDoom]

Wouldn't that make it a companion? (NWN-style that is; pet, as far as W.o.W. goes)
Hench"man"

 

[Adiktuz]

yeah, its a pet or whatever you call it...

and no one said that the henchmen will be available in the demo, I believe what was written was that there are plans to add henchmen for those who would play SP in the future versions...

 

[BlackDoom]

Sounds neat!

Any idea, whether the inventory of the henchman / abilities be controlled by the human player?

 

[Adiktuz]

not sure coz I'm on a 3month modding inactivity...

but if we would implement inventory for the henchman then its just logical that the user can control it...

 

[Wolfe]

Wait wait wait, you keep adding more shit to the demo. That's what's making it take longer. I don't remember seeing henchmen on the list. Just saying. Demo's don't have to be Tops. The real game definitely, but the beta no. I've been following this for like half a year almost and I still haven't gotten ANY game play to feed on.

Henchmen are single-player, first and foremost

Please read before posting, Tsu. =/

 

[GhostThruster]

Why are they single-player?

 

[Oziris]

Probably to help you along your journey, to make it a little easier for you.

 

[GhostThruster]

You know what else helps? whosyourdaddy
Just joking, but I guess they'd be cool. Maybe in single-player instead of henchmen, you get 'companions' (humanoid ones), like in Dragon Age Origins, where you control a party.

 

[Wolfe]

Perhaps. The rationale behind it is because if henchmen were allowed in multi-player, then you'd have a mass of heroes with abilities in one dungeon easily taking down a boss. Why we're going to implement it for single-player is because you need some sort of aid, as well as interaction.

This being said, I cannot guarantee that single-player mode will be released for a long time, as additional content would be added. So I apologize to all of you who dislike multi-player, but you'll just have to wait. ^.^

 

[Miss_Foxy]

What do you mean with one dungeon?

 

[Wolfe]

That. Masses of players and player-controlled characters in one dungeon. No, it does not mean there is only one dungeon. We have four major ones planned.

 

[Miss_Foxy]

Sure
Hmm... Will there be caves in the game too? Like, with a 'cave-like' environment where you see your unit inside some covered rocky area?

 

[Oziris]

Of course! Just not in the demo, but we'll be having lots of em!

I've been updating the terrain by adding shadows and here is a small peek for you all:

 

[Kaiba]

Will there be job changing >> reset lvl and start training over or professions (craft, cook , alche etc...) ?
And how about set item >>> combining some items into one

 

[Wolfe]

Professions are a 'future' installment to the game. Who knows - perhaps all items will be made through crafting.

There are set items, but you do not combine them to form something else. Wearing all of your set items might give you some sort of bonus, though, but I intend not to put much of a spotlight on items determining who you, as a class, are. You as the player must do that.

 

[syrusel]

Wow, I'm really eager to play this, terrain is beautiful and your goals are just amazing . Are you guys open to fan suggestions? For example ( just an idea ) make a certain creep that, when it dies after a few seconds the corpse detonates dunno the use of that but hey. Also, are there going to be different armor / weapon variations ? What I mean is, are you going to make more eye candy-ish models for the better items / set items ? So a player can actually see when someone has an epic bow or you know ( the model itself to be more epic ), that would be a great addition.

 

[HeroSlayer]

oh yeah Ive just made a method of making full sets and testing them right away in 3ds max
syrusel, high level sets will be AWESOME

 

[syrusel]

I think I love you guys O3O , heh. I'm glad, because i've only seen one or two rpgs until now that use attached items, and they had like one axe model for every god damn axe item in the game, now that just sucks, I want my epic bow to be epic, and so on and so forth, glad you guys aren't falling in that 'trap'. Well, I do hope you guys stick together, I mean, this rpg will own every rpg game out there, bbye tkok and other crappy rpgs

 

[Wolfe]

I appreciate your comment, syrusel. We try our best. However, The Kingdom of Kaliron is not a bad RPG. It is quite the opposite - if only more people hosted it. v.v

Now, my little fanatics, good news for you all in a few days. I will be publishing a progress report with the following:

• an official introduction to the Imperial Crown
• a update on the upcoming demonstration
• after the demo - a look into what is in store
• a bit of a thread update

So, until then!



Wolfe

 

[-Grendel]

so, what models do we need here?

 

[Miss_Foxy]

That's great to hear, hope to see new versions real soon!

 

[SanD3R]

public demo? or close

 

[syrusel]

Wolfe, maybe it is in your opinion but hey, I'm not the fan of mega lag rpgs that don't have attached items, use w3 hero models and have four spells. I mean... come on. I'm telling you, this rpg will dominate can't wait o3o

 

[Tukki]

Guess what folks?!

Me, myself and Wolfe just had a grand discussion regarding some unrevealed systems!
I've yet to code them, but if all goes well (around 0% chance) you'll get a preview by Friday or Saturday.

For now, all I can say is that we're doing good. Really good, honestly.
It's not the mindless coding and design-changing anymore, and moreover, the map is actually quite playable.

(Yes, this is just a post to keep you guys from hacking into our computers and stealing the map.)

GO GET THE HYPE UP!
YOU ARE GOING TO BE A PART OF THE NEXT-GEN ERA OF "Fake casting"!!

(So stay tuned!)

 

[phoenixfire]

Wolfe, maybe it is in your opinion but hey, I'm not the fan of mega lag rpgs that don't have attached items, use w3 hero models and have four spells. I mean... come on. I'm telling you, this rpg will dominate can't wait o3o

So what your saying is you lag because you have a bad comp that cant handle maps without a lot of imports?

Ontopic: Any set release date for the ORPG demo yet? Also, how many levels of weapons/armor are there in the demo?

 

[Wolfe]

nuuh, no set date. I won't do that again - too many things delay us from that date. Simply put, it will be released when it is ready, until then, your patience and encouragement is appreciated! ^.^

In regards to items, there is one set in the actual demo shared amongst all classes (in terms of looks). Simply because it saves room. Sadly, until the PvP map (second map), you won't be seeing your own unique class set ("warrior", "rogue" and "mage" archetypes share a set - in terms of looks - so there is about 12 item sets for the archetypes in the entire first map). For misc. items, there will definitely be a few. I aim for about 250 - 350 items by the end.

 

[TsunamiV]

Man. To me, it seems like you guys have been working more on after-demo rather than demo. Not trying to sound bitchy, but cmon guys. I would atleast like to see more screenies. Not to mention, can we get some more activity on your website forums?

 

[Wolfe]

Man. To me, it seems like you guys have been working more on after-demo rather than demo. Not trying to sound bitchy, but cmon guys. I would atleast like to see more screenies. Not to mention, can we get some more activity on your website forums?

What tells you that we're working more on Post Demo than the actual thing? You have no idea what we've been doing, or how much we've done, so you shouldn't jump to such conclusions. Some things just fall into place for both versions - so why not finish off an idea that spans Pre and Post Demo and get it out of the way, hmm?

You'll get your screenies soon, but really, what more can we show you? Terrain shots? You've seen most it. All we can provide is gameplay shots which we're in the process of doing. And no - there isn't much activity on the website, I believe we've forsaken it in a way, so stick with THW. My apologies if you're getting impatient - but that is just the way it is. Deal.

/endrant

 

[Miss_Foxy]

Take your time then, this will be a great game once it's done

 

[Oziris]

I'll try to make the site active once we release the demo and I'll update it hopefully will all new information/screenshots/videos and such stuff.

Thanks for all the support people.