GDC 2007: Age of Conan update and new screens
The folks behind Funcom did a little backtracking at how they were able to showcase their upcoming MMO and 360 title, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, at the recently held Game Developers Conference.
According to them, one of the major difficulties they faced in showcasing an MMO is to get to the main highlights of the game without having to wait, say, for the character to level up and reach certain game levels. So they came up with a nifty workaround to that pickle, and here’s how item designer Mats Remman explains how it was done:
IÂ’ve created a series of scripts that quickly lets whoever is playing the game level up their character and get access to really cool equipment, feats and combos. That way they are able to quickly develop into a character that looks impressive, and show off features that wouldnÂ’t really be available until later in the game.
Smart, eh? One of the characters they showed at the GDC was the Soldier who turns into a Guardian, thus making combo moves immediately available to users who are trying out the demo in the said event. So anyway, to celebrate the success of their participation in the GDC, Funcom shares with us this new batch of screens for their upcoming game. Go on and feast on your eyes on the barbaric beauty.
More of ’em screenies in the full article!
The folks behind Funcom did a little backtracking at how they were able to showcase their upcoming MMO and 360 title, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, at the recently held Game Developers Conference.
According to them, one of the major difficulties they faced in showcasing an MMO is to get to the main highlights of the game without having to wait, say, for the character to level up and reach certain game levels. So they came up with a nifty workaround to that pickle, and here’s how item designer Mats Remman explains how it was done:
IÂ’ve created a series of scripts that quickly lets whoever is playing the game level up their character and get access to really cool equipment, feats and combos. That way they are able to quickly develop into a character that looks impressive, and show off features that wouldnÂ’t really be available until later in the game.
Smart, eh? One of the characters they showed at the GDC was the Soldier who turns into a Guardian, thus making combo moves immediately available to users who are trying out the demo in the said event. So anyway, to celebrate the success of their participation in the GDC, Funcom shares with us this new batch of screens for their upcoming game. Go on and feast on your eyes on the barbaric beauty.
Via Age of Conan
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