9Dragons dev journal: on 3-move combos and weapon skills

Over at the MMORPG site, Indy 21 has updated their developer journal for their upcoming game, 9Dragons. This time, they talk all about the combat system, and how you can pull off the deadliest attacks that the game will allow. The journal gives a whole lotta info on this, so join us as we give you some of the nifty info discussed.

First off, you will start the game with no fighting ability at all. As in nil, none, zip, nada. You won’t be able to work a saber, or sword, and not even a staff! BUT, the devs say that you could punch and kick a stray dog. But hey if that gives you kicks, then why not, right? Seriously though, you’ll need to learn Kung Fu first before you get to wield a sword or use the other weapons. And to learn Kung Fu, you’re gonna have to enroll yourself in a Martial Arts school or seek the help of a Sifu (Kung-Fu guru).

You should also know that all of the clans in the game have a unique form of Kung Fu, and each form serves as a compilation of hundreds of moves that you can choose to create your own attack and defense combinations. Now, if you do well in studying Kung-Fu, you can then progress to…*drumroll*… practicing some more. Hahaha, yep, you still won’t be able to pull off the wicked moves you learned, so you really have to do well in training before you can execute those moves in a real battle.

Now, all these info are just primers on the whole combat thingamajig, and it doesn’t even touch on the real “delving” into the nitty gritty of kicks and stances, hack and slash action you’ll eventually get to do in the game. We strongly suggest you check out the rest of the journal to find out more about 9Dragons‘ combat system. See the “read” link down there? Just click on it and you’re all set.  9Dragons is still currently in beta testing mode but is expected to be released late 2006.

Over at the MMORPG site, Indy 21 has updated their developer journal for their upcoming game, 9Dragons. This time, they talk all about the combat system, and how you can pull off the deadliest attacks that the game will allow. The journal gives a whole lotta info on this, so join us as we give you some of the nifty info discussed.

First off, you will start the game with no fighting ability at all. As in nil, none, zip, nada. You won’t be able to work a saber, or sword, and not even a staff! BUT, the devs say that you could punch and kick a stray dog. But hey if that gives you kicks, then why not, right? Seriously though, you’ll need to learn Kung Fu first before you get to wield a sword or use the other weapons. And to learn Kung Fu, you’re gonna have to enroll yourself in a Martial Arts school or seek the help of a Sifu (Kung-Fu guru).

You should also know that all of the clans in the game have a unique form of Kung Fu, and each form serves as a compilation of hundreds of moves that you can choose to create your own attack and defense combinations. Now, if you do well in studying Kung-Fu, you can then progress to…*drumroll*… practicing some more. Hahaha, yep, you still won’t be able to pull off the wicked moves you learned, so you really have to do well in training before you can execute those moves in a real battle.

Now, all these info are just primers on the whole combat thingamajig, and it doesn’t even touch on the real “delving” into the nitty gritty of kicks and stances, hack and slash action you’ll eventually get to do in the game. We strongly suggest you check out the rest of the journal to find out more about 9Dragons‘ combat system. See the “read” link down there? Just click on it and you’re all set.  9Dragons is still currently in beta testing mode but is expected to be released late 2006.