SoW - Some more screens.

[LCJr.]

I love how the colour palette is aimed at Europeans.

You just have to expand on that statement.

 

[fastpunk]

Needs more small objects and stuff like that to make the world more lived in. But otherwise it looks really nice. The water is particularly good looking. :D

 

[LCJr.]

Question. Are these locations actually going to serve any purpose?

Reason I'm asking is I've finally got around to playing the latest version of M&B and I'm looking at the cities and still thinking what a waste of time. IMHO it's a waste of the developers time that could have spent on more substantial content. And it's a waste of my playing time having to run through the streets trying to find the guild master to get a quest. Or having to enter a village to talk to the chief. I much preferred it when towns were just menus. I've yet to see any game that had towns that impressed or, to use that buzzword, "immersed" me in the experience. Maybe I'm just a simpleton but I got more enjoyment out of say Darklands with it's music, a pixelated watercolor and my imagination than I have any attempt at visual representation.

 

[J1M]

As I understand it you are making this game entirely by yourself.

I am curious as to what your engine and toolset is and what your content pipeline is like.

 

[sportforredneck]

Are these locations actually going to serve any purpose?

 

[Naked Ninja]

Question. Are these locations actually going to serve any purpose?

Very much so. SoW is more "urban" than many RPGs, ie it isn't the case that you go to the city, get quests, then go out to the real adventure areas and do some stuff, then go back to the city and turn in the quest, etc etc.

The city is the adventure area. These are the main areas where you do things, where you interact with factions and NPCs and get caught up in the politics. I have always vastly preferred urban adventures to any other type, SoW reflects this.

The best example I can give you of similar "uban adventure" design is Sigil in PS:T and the city hubs in Bloodlines. Exploring those cities and interacting with the denizens was great fun, it certainly didn't feel "purposeless" to me. If anything, I wanted MOAR. So the main city hubs in SoW (Korrinport, Tyver, Endhaurvar) is where I put most of my focus.

It's also more efficient, art asset wise, to reuse areas for multiple plotlines and quests. Cities are perfect for this. :D

Maybe I'm just a simpleton but I got more enjoyment out of say Darklands with it's music, a pixelated watercolor and my imagination than I have any attempt at visual representation.

I agree though, they were very good

As I understand it you are making this game entirely by yourself.

I am curious as to what your engine and toolset is and what your content pipeline is like.

Yep, I am. Although I buy art/sound when I can, where appropriate.

I use the Torque Game Engine Advanced. Content wise, Torque has a built in scripting engine and WYSIWYG editors, to which I have added a number of RPG-focused enhancements. For art I use 3DS Max and Photoshop.

 

[LCJr.]

Thanks. That's exactly what I wanted to know. And they do look good.

 

[xuerebx]

More screenshots? You said you'll be posting more in a couple of weeks but I want a New Year's gift

 

[Naked Ninja]

My hand cannot be forced

 

[xuerebx]

Awww Please?

Know that some are really anticipating your game, like me And it's been a while since you posted an update.