Europa

[WanDaMan]

It's beautiful - always has been. I have logged online and I am infatuated with the detail in the graphics! sorry to say, my only critique is the amount of images on the server and the amount of time it takes to load especially the bigger images such as the houses. I'm not sure if this will help but on Rudora for any large image we divided them in to four separate images so it did not take as long to download.

Keep up the great work and no doubt it'll be on the Classic tab before long - please don't lose motivation and continue to work to standard and not rush on the project. Extraordinary work !

[Vinka]

Originally Posted by WanDaMan

It's beautiful - always has been. I have logged online and I am infatuated with the detail in the graphics! sorry to say, my only critique is the amount of images on the server and the amount of time it takes to load especially the bigger images such as the houses. I'm not sure if this will help but on Rudora for any large image we divided them in to four separate images so it did not take as long to download.

Keep up the great work and no doubt it'll be on the Classic tab before long - please don't lose motivation and continue to work to standard and not rush on the project. Extraordinary work !

Thank you very much .

Yeah, my apologies. We were having downloading bugs before where most of the images wouldn't load for people. So my scripter decided to make a script where all the images on our server would be downloaded upon login. We also had(or still have) this issue where the tileset wouldn't download or show up. The only way to fix this would be restarting your Graal client, not just reconnect.

We still haven't found the cause of these issues yet, when Stefan visited a few weeks back he was clueless to the problem aswell.

And yeah, I'm doing my best to take my time and be consistent. Hopefully once I've found a suiting manager things will go alot smoother.

For those who haven't seem them yet, here's some small concept art of the three classes. Hopefully soon I'll explain the role of each one of them, and the class branches associated with them.

[Lourne]

Vinka, I must say that this is one of the few projects that I've seen that REALLY has some potential. The art style is fresh (to Graal), your dedication to the project is insane, and you seem to have a good idea of how to implement things to keep players interested beyond just the pretty graphics.

Keep up the good work and remember to not let yourself get burned out. It's okay to take breaks here and there, even if it slows down development just a tad. I'm really looking forward to see where this thing goes.

I do have a question though! In the original hiring thread, it seemed to me that the Western Kingdom would be a more feudal, medieval type structure with well trained soldiers (Soldiers) and that the Eastern Kingdom would be the more one-with-nature, stalk from the trees people (Assassins). However, now it seems that there are going to be 3 classes accessible to each Kingdom. I'm just wondering how, if at all, it affects the story-line/lore of the Kingdoms or if simply the three classes in each Kingdom will vary slightly when compared to one another (WK Solider vs EK Soldier) to accommodate for the Kingdom's ideology differences.

Sorry if that question is ridiculous or you haven't thought about it, but I'm a little nerdy and love lore and following storylines. Haha.

[patrickp2p]

I thought the assassins hats were black/white O: But still, very cute!

[kia345]

Originally Posted by patrickp2p

I thought the assassins hats were black/white O: But still, very cute!

Having matching uniforms would make assassin's jobs really complicated.


"nah bro I swear I'm not here to stab you in the back"

"you're wearing an ASSASSIN'S GUILD nametag"

"it's just a costume I swear"

"those knives are bigger than my forearm"

[maximus_asinus]

this might just be me, but I don't like how the soldier holds their sword straight up and down. I think they should have it resting on their shoulder a little bit, ala FFVII Cloud.

[patrickp2p]

D: Agreed Pojo, perhaps it's just my feminine side kicking in with that comment.

[Vinka]

Had a 5 day break from developing.. Just started again

Some updates:

Working on the Assassin trainer. Finished the fountain up with stone seats on the sides:





Added the first few working baddies in the city. You can now train on them and level up! I'll be working on the sewers soon (where they will placed). So they are only here temporarily:

[MattKan]

I couldn't halfway visualize the assasin in my head, let alone draw a sketch of it, let alone do a decent job, let alone make an amazing graphic of it.

[patrickp2p]

Nice !

[Unkownsoldier]

Say goodbye to Europa lol

[fowlplay4]

Originally Posted by Unkownsoldier

Say goodbye to Europa lol

[oo_jazz_oo]

Why the sudden change? I'm shocked...

Seems really bipolar. Throughout this servers development its been:
> Working hard
> Discouraged
> Working hard
> Quit
> Back and working hard
> Discouraged
> Working hard
> Quit

One of the only servers that have potential, and its going to waste. Such a shame.

[Vinka]

It's 6:52 AM right now so I can't really reflect with a clear mind.

I'd like to apologize though, I suppose I don't have the greatest of discipline.

I just hope I've contributed to the Graal community in any way. If anyone would like to use any of my graphics please let me know(through a forum PM). I'll read them tomorrow.

[DustyPorViva]

There is a reason I kept my project under wraps until I either finished it or gave up(I gave up). The drama and obligation you feel towards a project once you get people who support it can drive you ****ing nuts, and in the end doesn't help get anything done at all. Seeing people love the work you do can give you a boost of motivation, but in the end that will never be enough to see things through to the end because it takes A LOT of work and effort to get something done around here, and reality says chance are it won't be finished. Not that this is directed towards you specifically, but more how I felt while working on my own stuff.