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*waves signs displaying messages to that effect*
And you won't understand the cause of your grief...
...But you'll always follow the voices beneath.
Tecton-Today at 6:17 PM
Also orphans who wail eerily in the water about how you never rescued them.
That love soon might end You are unbreaking
And be known in its aching Though quaking
Shown in this shaking Though crazy
Lately of my wasteland, baby That's just wasteland, baby
Also, genuinely pleased to see it listed as starting at 6pm GMT on a Friday evening. Typically, I'll probably not be there for that evening, but pleased none the less.
- Quest system
A new quest system. We are given the option to create our own quests and grant others the chance to attempt them. This will have features such as walking to a specific room, interacting with items in areas, collecting certain items, etc. These quests can also be rated by other players based on how good they are (naturally we will assume the players will also judge the spelling and errors within) and, if it reaches a high enough rating, will be placed on a quest board that can be selected by anyone.
Additionally the new system will add hints at terms to use to get answers or phrases from current NPCs as well as more creative twists to current (and very outdated) quests. The "Quest Log" will finally incorporate all current quests in the game and info of each. This will require all current quests to be transferred to this new system.
- Family system.
The family system is overhauled and presented with new mechanics. An individual will need to first declare their house's name at the registry to start their house. All current 'family clans' will be transferred into this new system as a Family House. Families are able to gain 'prestige' points through a number of ways, most related to activity. Families may choose to 'ally' their family with a city state, thus conferring more bonuses. A house is able to ally with another or declare it an enemy for whatever purpose it wishes. Smaller houses may pledge themselves to much grander houses. The 5 top houses of the land will be recognized as 'noble' houses. Avenues to increase prestige are:
* Slaying a city enemy (must be linked to the city-state)
* Slaying a member of an enemy family.
* Rising in City rank (must be linked to the city-state)
* Gaining a new honors
* Gaining a City position (must be linked to the city-state)
* Gaining a House position
* Slaying a certain number of creatures in a day
* Crafting a certain number of items in a day
* The amount of mining facilities controlled by family members
* The amount of gold gained in a year
* The amount of shops owned by family members
* Sinking a ship (Bonus if city enemy if linked or owned by an enemy family)
* Defeating a sea monster
* Claiming victory at world games (Foozle, egghunt etc.)
* The amount of people wearing/using your designs <--- Not sure if this is feasible
A family leader may oust one from their family in shame or may even 'adopt' one not of their family to take up their name. A family may also subsume a smaller family if the leader of said smaller family agrees to do so, thus its members becoming part of the larger family.
- War system.
War, you know War. Big, boom, kill, pillage. Boom again.
What the new system would have:
* Each city starts off with a standard amount of troops
* The need to recruit troops, this involves the amount of villages under your city's control as well acquired resources
* Villages can become under your control through peaceful negotiations or outright enslavery. This involves sending in city troops or diplomats (that replace troop numbers).
* Villages can be freed from the control of another city-state.
* Each village offers unique troop appearances (Some with special abilities, such as flight).
* Troops can be customized with city modifications for unique strategies.
* Troops can be directed at city-states, but this requires an immense amount to attempt to siege it.
* A city state under siege can utilize its own acquired troops in an attempt to fend off the invaders.
* A city under siege would need to defend itself by fighting back the troops in its borders. The longer they remain, the more destruction they cause.
* Invading troops require morale to continue their fighting, this requires the enemies to bolster the troops by being in their presence. Troops that lose morale will become much weaker and easier to kill as well as some that may abandon their charge and flee the city. The longer a battle goes on, the faster troops will lose morale.
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5 days and counting...
8 months ago /u/IronRealms-CEO posted a job opening on /r/MUD for a paid coder position.
10 months ago they posted a job opening for a paid lead builder.
I can’t help but to think this was in preparation for the “big release”. Some other theories I saw mentioned earlier in this thread that I noticed comments made that were “related” in thought; It’s been posted that they are a fan of races that don’t mean much mechanically as well as a ton of discussion around “mudsex” in relation to the new MUD. Maybe they liked the last one so much they decided to port it over!
All of this makes me wish my character weren't so new. I doubt the big release will be as accessible.