Dev-Update for Atrius

[Enerith]

Hey all, just wanted to fill you in on Atrius progress. I'll keep posting update in formation here, so stay tuned. Any crits are welcome, and if you have ideas, post them here.
-madj

Completed:
-Custom Graal characters
-Character gender support
-Clothing
-Variable Movement w/ strafe and running
-Drag and Drop inventory items / item stacking
-Complex item system with unique item possibilities
-4,000 level overworld
-360 degree vehicles, mouse steering

Current Objectives:
-Mining and planting jobs
-Unique guilds
-Realistic (events) bowling, paintball, etc.
-Five new towns
-Business Hierarchy - industry, distribution, player-owned shops

[HoudiniMan]

Boo for Era modern theme
Boo for Era gun theme
Boo for Era health display
Boo for Era chairs and floor tiles (lightly modified is still stolen.)

Ideas:
Ditch guns and health display.
Think of something original instead.

[vahn32]

Don't mind Houdini. He happens to have everything against every server that "copies" Era.
However, I didn't even look at the screenshots or the server.
I'm just saying.

[Spark910]

Originally Posted by vahn32

He happens to have everything against every server that "copies" Era.

It's because there is only a limited number of 'classic' server spaces. Generally to get one on there, one comes off. And we don't want to flood it with era servers.

[vahn32]

Originally Posted by Spark910

It's because there is only a limited number of 'classic' server spaces. Generally to get one on there, one comes off. And we don't want to flood it with era servers.

Yes, but that doesn't mean the server is crap.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by Spark910

It's because there is only a limited number of 'classic' server spaces. Generally to get one on there, one comes off. And we don't want to flood it with era servers.

oh, because we all know modern servers are all rip offs of era

if you're going to put it that way, delteria, shaded legend, unholy nation, and such should be taken off because they're "rip offs" of classic.

[Bl0nkt]

Originally Posted by HoudiniMan

Boo for Era modern theme
Boo for Era gun theme
Boo for Era health display
Boo for Era chairs and floor tiles (lightly modified is still stolen.)

Ideas:
Ditch guns and health display.
Think of something original instead.

Houdini.. you can seriously just shut the hell up. It doesn't take skill to start a server with a system for hitting already made, default ganis, and default GFX. I'm sorry if you think that classic is better than custom GFX, Ganis, Scripts and all in between. Original? You mean original as in UN, Delt. and Atlantis? Because I couldn't spot a difference for the life of me in those.

I guess to some people, fighting with "s, s, s, s, s, s, s" is more fun than custom systems consisting of max weapon capacity, weight, strength, speed, clothes endurance along with many weapons made from scratch.

Edit:
Bef, each emoticon will be replaced with ganis. Here are some ideas we have so far:

NPC Code:

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A = Apple (Take out apple and eat it)

B =

C =

D = Dance 

E =

F = 

G =

H = 

I =

J = 

K =

L = Love (Random hearts float around head)

M = Muscle (Flex)

N = No (Shake head no)

O =

P = Point (Points in the direction you are facing)

Q =

R =

S =

T = Time (Looks at watch)

U = Thumbs up

V = Thumbs down

W = Wave (Waves hands)

X = 

Y = Yes (Shake head yes)

Z =

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If you have any other ideas, post them.

[smurfmidgetninja]

Where did you get the graves in the first screen shot? I don't remember exactly who made them but we had those exact graphics on Graal X over a year ago.....

@Spark911
It's already flooded with classic style servers....I think Graal the Adventure is fine because well its normal classic original Graal...but look at UN...a server just like classic but well...not as fun.

[zim5354]

Woot much I think thats me in the second screeney I know diablo is in the first....Anyway about the Era thing....Atrius puts Era to shame and you say the tiles are copyed...Using the same principal but is not copying and every server with guns is not a "gun" server.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by zim5354

....Anyway about the Era thing....Atrius puts Era to shame....

You've got to be kidding me.

[WanDaMan]

Zim, you really did make my laugh with that post. Thank you :-)

[Inspiration]

Nice copyrighted sephiroth statue there too!!!!!!111

[bef]

The issue with UN isn't that it's a classic copy, personally I think using the classic style is great. But UN isn't consistant, its medieval and then its modern!
how can you have a medieval theme and expect roleplay when you have cars? it's rediculous.
UN is a server that has no storyline and is made up of a whole lot of varying styles of playerhouses.

[Inspiration]

Originally Posted by bef

The issue with UN isn't that it's a classic copy, personally I think using the classic style is great. But UN isn't consistant, its medieval and then its modern!
how can you have a medieval theme and expect roleplay when you have cars? it's rediculous.
UN is a server that has no storyline and is made up of a whole lot of varying styles of playerhouses.

That's an awesome point until the fact that UN is not supposed to be a roleplay server is brought into play.

MMORPGs are not supposed to have a strong storyline. If you want a storyline go play a normal offline RPG. I play online games for the community and for multiplayer aspects, not to spend 15 hours following some halfassed storyline created by a 15 year old.

[Enerith]

This isn't anything personal, just commenting on your comments to make light of theme.

Houdini-Classic = Boo for Zelda Theme
Jus' a little bit of irony there. We are shooting for a completely new feel, nothing like era. Wait until we are ready for review to say that we are like them. Not to mention nothing is modified, it came out of my MSpaint. Just because Bloo got to it first doesn't mean I wouldn't have done it when I got to Graal.

Inspiration-Once again, Zelda. I'll call him Sephraaloth and he can be the online version.

Oh and Smurf-Lance works with us, he uploaded them. If GX wants to complain, I'll make new ones.

Generally, playerworlds come up and die back down. Era has died three times over, and people won't let it die. Face it, its becoming cluttered and worn. I know that their are limited playerworlds, thats why we are making something that will attract not only a good portion of players from other servers, but new comers as well. As far as UN goes, sorry to the dev's of that server in advance, but I couldn't take that place. First time I logged on there, I didn't log on again. All I saw was a mess of activities that served no purpose to any kind of plot or consistent theme.