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Isles Of Arthanos - moddable first-person coop medieval fantasy rpg Devlog/Artdump
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Hello polycount, I wanted to share an indie project that I am working on with a friend. I've been a little hesitant about posting about my game because there are so many amazing artists on here that make me look amateur in comparison but I've decided I'm just going to have to grow some tough skin. If you happen to be interested in our game please feel free to join our community on our forums.
Website : http://www.islesofarthanos.com/
Twitch Channel : http://www.twitch.tv/paperbagcrusher
Twitter : http://twitter.com/peakwaysoftware
Isles Of Arthanos is a first-person medieval multiplayer fantasy game where players can design their own worlds and share them with the community. This is an indie game being developed with Unity5 by Peakway Software, a small independent company that currently consists of two people.
The goal of this game is to provide a fun RPG experience with optional cooperative gameplay and a massive amount of replay value. Isles Of Arthanos has two levels of "mod support." The first level is the world editor that comes as part of the game itself and not additional software. These are the same tools we use to build the game, so players will be able to design their own wolds without knowing game development techniques by using the tools and assets we provide them. The second level is more traditional mod support where players can add their own custom art and gameplay functionality via scripting.
We believe in the power of creative players and understand the importance of a multiplayer community. Because of this, we are going to be very open with our community about the development of Isles Of Arthanos and very active with our fanbase. Every week we will be streaming the game's development on twitch and you can get in touch with us through our forums and social media pages. Please feel free to join our forums and community, we want to hear your feedback!
These are just a few of the screenshots, there are many more on the website. (www.islesofarthanos.com)
The world editor is a robust toolset that allows players to design their own worlds and game experiences. These worlds can be shared and downloaded among the community. Players don't need to download any additional software in order to create levels, the world editor is part of the game itself. Seamlessly drop in and play a level while you are building it at the push of a button.
With mod support players can create their own unique art assets and gameplay with third-party tools and scripting.
Isles Of Arthanos allows for many different cooperative experiences that depend on how the level is designed. Some levels can resemble an open world coop experience with many quests, a smaller horde style coop experience with side-quests, or even large raid style content. The scale of the coop experience depends on the level design.
Gear and stats are not the sole determining factor of success in Isles Of Arthanos. Players will have to use strategy and skill based battle tactics in order to defeat enemies. A simple example of this would be blocking just before an enemy strikes to negate the damage.
We don't believe in forcing players to do tedious tasks in order to progress their character. Characters will level up and reach their maximum stats fast, the main form of progression comes from learning new skills and abilities in the world and combining them into unique strategies that may or may not prove to be effective.
When a player learns a new skill or ability they will not automatically
be an expert in that skill. Each skill will have its own skill tree that
can be leveled up with skill points and used in different ways. For
example, a fire spell may have 5 different categories to pour skill
points into. Common categories for a fireball spell would be projectile
range, area of effect damage, burn damage over time, regular damage, and
reduced mana costs. You could spend a lot of skill points on a fireball
spell and cast the ultimate fireball, or you could spend less and cast a
very specific type of fireball useful for a specific type of situation.
Players do not have an infinite amount of skill points, this prevents a
character from being an expert in all skills. Players will be able to
forget skills they do not want anymore and will then have to earn more
skill points to invest in something else. Skill points are independent
from a characters level and can be earned after a player reaches max
level. They can no longer be earned once a character has reached the
maximum amount of points allowed. Everyone has their limits.
Weapons are divided into components that players will have to smith individually and then combine together to form a complete weapon. These components will have different effects and will not always be considered a linear upgrade from other components. For example, in order to create a sword you must create the hilt and blade separately before the sword can be made. One type of blade might do more damage than a different type but that other type might be more durable and have more enchantment slots. These two types aren't necessarily better than the other option but might perform better with specific play styles and character builds.
Website : http://www.islesofarthanos.com/
Twitch Channel : http://www.twitch.tv/paperbagcrusher
Twitter : http://twitter.com/peakwaysoftware
Isles Of Arthanos is a first-person medieval multiplayer fantasy game where players can design their own worlds and share them with the community. This is an indie game being developed with Unity5 by Peakway Software, a small independent company that currently consists of two people.
The goal of this game is to provide a fun RPG experience with optional cooperative gameplay and a massive amount of replay value. Isles Of Arthanos has two levels of "mod support." The first level is the world editor that comes as part of the game itself and not additional software. These are the same tools we use to build the game, so players will be able to design their own wolds without knowing game development techniques by using the tools and assets we provide them. The second level is more traditional mod support where players can add their own custom art and gameplay functionality via scripting.
We believe in the power of creative players and understand the importance of a multiplayer community. Because of this, we are going to be very open with our community about the development of Isles Of Arthanos and very active with our fanbase. Every week we will be streaming the game's development on twitch and you can get in touch with us through our forums and social media pages. Please feel free to join our forums and community, we want to hear your feedback!
These are just a few of the screenshots, there are many more on the website. (www.islesofarthanos.com)
World Editor
The world editor is a robust toolset that allows players to design their own worlds and game experiences. These worlds can be shared and downloaded among the community. Players don't need to download any additional software in order to create levels, the world editor is part of the game itself. Seamlessly drop in and play a level while you are building it at the push of a button.
Mod Support
With mod support players can create their own unique art assets and gameplay with third-party tools and scripting.
Cooperative Multiplayer
Isles Of Arthanos allows for many different cooperative experiences that depend on how the level is designed. Some levels can resemble an open world coop experience with many quests, a smaller horde style coop experience with side-quests, or even large raid style content. The scale of the coop experience depends on the level design.
Skill Based Gameplay
Gear and stats are not the sole determining factor of success in Isles Of Arthanos. Players will have to use strategy and skill based battle tactics in order to defeat enemies. A simple example of this would be blocking just before an enemy strikes to negate the damage.
No Insane Grinding
We don't believe in forcing players to do tedious tasks in order to progress their character. Characters will level up and reach their maximum stats fast, the main form of progression comes from learning new skills and abilities in the world and combining them into unique strategies that may or may not prove to be effective.
Enhanced Skill Progression
Enhanced Smithing
Weapons are divided into components that players will have to smith individually and then combine together to form a complete weapon. These components will have different effects and will not always be considered a linear upgrade from other components. For example, in order to create a sword you must create the hilt and blade separately before the sword can be made. One type of blade might do more damage than a different type but that other type might be more durable and have more enchantment slots. These two types aren't necessarily better than the other option but might perform better with specific play styles and character builds.
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I think you should make your website address into a clickable link. I'd love to see a video of the world building process, even a rough one. I always love seeing how people design their tools.
Any release date info? Pricing? Delivery strategy?
Edit : I did forget to mention that we used speedtree for the trees but I made my own bark material.
@psykon
I'll be updating this thread more as time goes on for sure.
@scruples are you referring to the images with the ui or all of them in general? They are slightly wider than normal because I cropped out the ui from unity's editor. Even when you do "fullscreen on play" it's not truly fullscreen. And the ui is only like that in level editing mode.
Twitch Channel : http://www.twitch.tv/paperbagcrusher
Kickstarter Link : http://kck.st/20TdnjO