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the_logos · 05-14-2007, 05:51 PM

We released the first video for Earth Eternal today! It shows three of our NPCs (Dragon, Treekin, Shroomie) and a Feline (one of our sixteen player races) geared up for battle. It all takes place in a test area and shadows are off so don’t be too harsh on the environment, which isn’t the point in the video. We just hope this gives a sense of the ‘flavor’ that EE’s characters will have.

You can find the video on the front page of our site at

Enjoy!

--matt

DonathinFrye · 05-14-2007, 08:11 PM

Honestly, it is looking very - very good thus far (I actually really appreciate the uniqueness of the character design). Howmuch of the skill/class/government/philosophy/economics will be throwbacks to Iron Realms' text-based games?

Delerak · 05-14-2007, 08:50 PM

I prefer world of warcraft.

the_logos · 05-14-2007, 08:55 PM

Thanks!

Very little is being taken from the text MUDs. We don't have the budget (we're doing Earth Eternal on less than a million) and we're going after a much less hardcore player with Earth Eternal than we are with our text MUDs.

--matt

the_logos · 05-14-2007, 08:58 PM

Aeran · 05-15-2007, 11:09 AM

the_logos · 05-15-2007, 12:57 PM

We use the Ogre3d engine. It's lovely and has a vibrant community around it.

Either OpenGL or DirectX will work.

--matt

scandum · 05-15-2007, 01:31 PM

That magic mushroom is totally sweet.

I'm in the dark however what your video game has to do with MUDs, assuming TMS is still a mud related site.

the_logos · 05-15-2007, 02:04 PM

Thanks! I'm a big fan of the Shroomie myself.

TMS is a mud-related site it's true, but MUD encompasses both text and graphical MUDs. Heck, Runescape is listed on TMS, and there's an explicit search for 'graphical MUD' in the 'Find a MUD' link on the left-hand side of the homepage (that oddly returns a whole array of MUDs that are not graphical along with a few graphical ones).

Delerak · 05-16-2007, 08:01 PM

lovechiefs · 05-16-2007, 09:19 PM

Matt, the video is great. The characters looks great and I love the music.
Nice job
Who is your composer?

the_logos · 05-16-2007, 09:50 PM

Jeff Simmons, at

--matt

Aeran · 05-17-2007, 10:56 AM

The music sounds very nice, very professional :-).

What I find very interesting with Earth Eternal is that it is a game that essentially comes from the text MUDding community. While it might not have the same atmosphere and depth as the text games I suspect it will still show surprising things to the graphical mmrpg community.

This is very exciting.

KaVir · 05-17-2007, 12:09 PM

So do a number of other graphical muds - the creators of EverQuest have stated they drew inspiration from DikuMUD and TorilMUD, Mythic Entertainment (developers of Dark Age of Camelot) evolved from two companies that both produced text-based muds (Aradath, Dragon's Gate and Tempest, the latter of which was later used as the codebase for Dark Age of Camelot), Raph Koster (lead designer of Ultima Online, creative director for Star Wars Galaxies and chief creative officer for EverQuest II) used to be an implementor for the Diku-derivative "LegendMUD", and so on.

Aeran · 05-17-2007, 05:01 PM

It is very nice. Seems all paths leads back to MUD then :-).

Delerak · 05-18-2007, 06:51 PM

Of course. Muds are where future big time developers who grew up without the resources/money, or the desire to go to college get earn their 'stripes' in designing games.

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05-14-2007, 05:51 PM	#1
the_logos Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill Valley, California Posts: 2,305	We released the first video for Earth Eternal today! It shows three of our NPCs (Dragon, Treekin, Shroomie) and a Feline (one of our sixteen player races) geared up for battle. It all takes place in a test area and shadows are off so don’t be too harsh on the environment, which isn’t the point in the video. We just hope this gives a sense of the ‘flavor’ that EE’s characters will have. You can find the video on the front page of our site at Enjoy! --matt

05-14-2007, 08:11 PM	#2
DonathinFrye Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Name: Donathin Frye Location: Columbus, OH Home MUD: Optional Realities Home MUD: Atonement RPI Home MUD: Project Redshift Posts: 510	Honestly, it is looking very - very good thus far (I actually really appreciate the uniqueness of the character design). Howmuch of the skill/class/government/philosophy/economics will be throwbacks to Iron Realms' text-based games?

05-14-2007, 08:50 PM	#3
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: New York Posts: 716	I prefer world of warcraft.

05-14-2007, 08:55 PM	#4
the_logos Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill Valley, California Posts: 2,305	Thanks! Very little is being taken from the text MUDs. We don't have the budget (we're doing Earth Eternal on less than a million) and we're going after a much less hardcore player with Earth Eternal than we are with our text MUDs. --matt

05-14-2007, 08:58 PM	#5
the_logos Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill Valley, California Posts: 2,305

05-15-2007, 11:09 AM	#6
Aeran Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 208

05-15-2007, 12:57 PM	#7
the_logos Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill Valley, California Posts: 2,305	We use the Ogre3d engine. It's lovely and has a vibrant community around it. Either OpenGL or DirectX will work. --matt

05-15-2007, 01:31 PM	#8
scandum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 315	That magic mushroom is totally sweet. I'm in the dark however what your video game has to do with MUDs, assuming TMS is still a mud related site.

05-15-2007, 02:04 PM	#9
the_logos Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill Valley, California Posts: 2,305	Thanks! I'm a big fan of the Shroomie myself. TMS is a mud-related site it's true, but MUD encompasses both text and graphical MUDs. Heck, Runescape is listed on TMS, and there's an explicit search for 'graphical MUD' in the 'Find a MUD' link on the left-hand side of the homepage (that oddly returns a whole array of MUDs that are not graphical along with a few graphical ones).

05-16-2007, 08:01 PM	#10
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: New York Posts: 716

05-16-2007, 09:19 PM	#11
lovechiefs Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 71	Matt, the video is great. The characters looks great and I love the music. Nice job Who is your composer?

05-16-2007, 09:50 PM	#12
the_logos Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill Valley, California Posts: 2,305	Jeff Simmons, at --matt

05-17-2007, 10:56 AM	#13
Aeran Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 208	The music sounds very nice, very professional :-). What I find very interesting with Earth Eternal is that it is a game that essentially comes from the text MUDding community. While it might not have the same atmosphere and depth as the text games I suspect it will still show surprising things to the graphical mmrpg community. This is very exciting.

05-17-2007, 12:09 PM	#14
KaVir Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Name: Richard Home MUD: God Wars II Posts: 2,052	So do a number of other graphical muds - the creators of EverQuest have stated they drew inspiration from DikuMUD and TorilMUD, Mythic Entertainment (developers of Dark Age of Camelot) evolved from two companies that both produced text-based muds (Aradath, Dragon's Gate and Tempest, the latter of which was later used as the codebase for Dark Age of Camelot), Raph Koster (lead designer of Ultima Online, creative director for Star Wars Galaxies and chief creative officer for EverQuest II) used to be an implementor for the Diku-derivative "LegendMUD", and so on.

05-17-2007, 05:01 PM	#15
Aeran Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 208	It is very nice. Seems all paths leads back to MUD then :-).

05-18-2007, 06:51 PM	#16
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: New York Posts: 716	Of course. Muds are where future big time developers who grew up without the resources/money, or the desire to go to college get earn their 'stripes' in designing games.

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