Game Development: Prelude

[DPblH]

Any info about world size?

[loftar]

Any info about world size?

Initially, I imagine we'll make it as large as worlds 3-7 started out; that is, 25,000×25,000 tiles, and enlarge it as/when/if necessary. But, it's not a fixed number that I am in any way committed to.

Generally, as regards world size, the ideal that I'm striving for is really that the world should be able to be indefinitely large -- preferably, even generate more map on-the-fly as player close in on the edges. However, I recognize that under the current mechanics, people just spread out unsoundly much and the entire game world feels empty. The currently sized world would probably feel empty even if we had 100 or even 1,000 times more players than we currently do, and that is probably not as it should for an MMO. I'm far from sure what mechanics would lead to a world feeling healthy and sound while also being indefinitely large, but I'll keep striving for them.

[DPblH]

Also, any changes on fate forage curios?

And what size of the world is it now? 21x21 SG?

[Archiplex]

Any info about world size?

Initially, I imagine we'll make it as large as worlds 3-7 started out; that is, 25,000×25,000 tiles, and enlarge it as/when/if necessary. But, it's not a fixed number that I am in any way committed to.

Generally, as regards world size, the ideal that I'm striving for is really that the world should be able to be indefinitely large -- preferably, even generate more map on-the-fly as player close in on the edges. However, I recognize that under the current mechanics, people just spread out unsoundly much and the entire game world feels empty. The currently sized world would probably feel empty even if we had 100 or even 1,000 times more players than we currently do, and that is probably not as it should for an MMO. I'm far from sure what mechanics would lead to a world feeling healthy and sound while also being indefinitely large, but I'll keep striving for them.

Has the idea of a less "randomly" constructed world and something more like continents and chains of islands been thought of?

Would probably make the entire thing less of a headache

[bmjclark]

Will there still be a central grid that everyone spawns in? Or will it be random spawning like before. I think the central grid was a huge mistake tbh.

[Kaios]

[Shadow7168]

-snip-

Spooky. Wonder who the lucky group was?

[loftar]

Has the idea of a less "randomly" constructed world and something more like continents and chains of islands been thought of?

Depends on what you mean by "randomly constructed". I don't see any future in which we'll draw a world by hand rather than letting the computer do it for us, if that's what you mean. I wouldn't mind it if the mapgen could generate continents and whatnot, though (however, I am less keen on an "archipelago" map, but mostly for lore reasons).

Also, any changes on fate forage curios?

We are having thoughts on it, but I'm not sure I want to reveal those, at least yet.

And what size of the world is it now? 21x21 SG?

It's actually non-rectangular, but the "bounds" are 175,000×175,000 tiles. "Supergrids" are not a relevant concept; those were just the 5,000×5,000 units of map that the Legacy mapgen generated in one batch.

Will there still be a central grid that everyone spawns in? Or will it be random spawning like before. I think the central grid was a huge mistake tbh.

Haven't decided on that yet.

[boshaw]

-snip-

Spooky. Wonder who the lucky group was?

[loftar]

[screenshot]

It would be more convincing if you posted one with someone sacrificed on. :)