Space Cowboy

After 2 hours, i finally get the feel for the game..

It seems like an interesting plot.. where u can (later on) choose ur faction and / or just do grinding of ‘creeps’ or Monster’s (as referred by games)

Hmm..

There are a few things i haven’t figured out.. and i wonder .. .. if i join the channel 0 = pvp and channel 1 = nonpvp.. what would happen if i kill someone in pvp channel? hmm

Well.. pictures are.. As you start the game, u decide on what type of Machine u would prefer, Air to air specialist, Ground to ground specialist, No specialty (which means u can do both) or .. .. i forgot.. but.. yeah.. i chose Air to Air specialist..

Humanoid walking around finding shops and chatting to others

Wee, found actual players, that u can learn a few things from

Mission’s, kill kill LOCK ON.. FIRE!!!
(kinda gey they dun fire back.. for now..)

So, as it seems, u are starting off doing the training missions (a must)

then u start getting ur license.. (trainee atm)

and hopefully afterwards u can get more into the killing each other and pplz actually shooting back stuff.. (Latency and Ping is very important i believe in this field.. cause u lag, u fly straight and unable to dodge missiles.. .. in theory, u die..)

Hmm.. sleep time.. but this might be a game where i would decide to “buy” some credits for some noice peices of armor.. hmm.. (i blame WoW for paying services.. )

Firstly, i have to see if i can see myself playing this for ‘extended’ amount of time.

And of course, hope that filipino’s dont hack the server and cheat and stuff, which will result in me playing the game all over again.. .. .. on a krappy filipino server with maximum of 30 pplz.. (damn u flyff.com.ph)

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Rusty Cog Archive:  30/10/06

Yeah.. wow. The game is called Achron. It’s in Alpha. Website is here. Have a read. Here’s a small excerpt from their F.A.Q.

Q: Is it true that I can keep sending units back in time to have them fight along side themselves and duplicate an entire army?
A: Yes you can, but not without consequences. It costs chronoenergy to command units from the past to travel further into the past, and obviously you use more chronoenergy to control more units in the past. Also you are using up your playing time to manage this instead of building units or controlling your armies. And finally, if the original ‘parent’ units are damaged, the time traveled version will wind up being damaged and if the original units are destroyed and don’t travel back in time, you wind up undoing the entire cycle.

Niiice o.O

They have a whole page dedicated to paradoxes, and the resolving of them. If your mind hasn’t already exploded from glee at the implications this mechanic has to potentially all multiplayer, watch this video. Or watch it anyway. :D

These guys seem to have written their own in-house engine called the Resequence Engine. They even have a section regarding licensing the engine to other developers (essentially licensing the time-travel mechanic) so they can make their own genre/themed time-travelling games.

We have here, in Alpha (and working well from all appearances) ‘an RTS that will incorporate all of your expected layers of strategic complexity. Flanking, ambushes, stealth, range VS melee, upgrades, micro VS macro’… and time travel.

Imagine a full game of Starcraft, Rise of Nations or Warcraft 3..  and then, oh yeah *insert time travel*. If you’re still not yet a wet, mouse-clicking puddle in your chair, turn in your geek card. You’re not welcome here anymore. :P

So you’re sick of playing the same MMORPG’s?.. where there’s no story, and you run around grinding levels until.. well, until you get sick of it.

No more excuses from you people. Think you can do better?.. then do it… here.

This shit is scary… the potential something like this has to take off. Thousands of people, DM’ing thousands of dungeons and worlds for us to play in. The company claims the editing tools are as simple or complex as you want them to be. And while people are exploring your scenario, you can be in there triggering traps, or providing the shopkeeper with a more ‘human’ voice. No more, “Welcome to Corneria.” :D The ability to create, play, and watch your own MMORPG story unfold, and share it with others.

Could the Free Trial hold back this MMORPG Scenario Editor’s wider appeal though?.. The trial only allows for selection from a palette of lower level creatures, and you may only test drive the scenario yourself. I could turn off some people from trialling it at all…

“Power to the players”?… shit, power to the DM’s! ^.^

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Rusty Cog Archive: 24/10/06