
Equipment: Players will be provided with several chests full of lootz” (armor, clothes, weapons, etc.) for trying on for size.Bag Inventory: This is a hot topic in the forums so we want to get it in your hands for feedback on preferences.As you talk to NPCs, we will be tracking your conversations and using them to add more content based on your input. Conversation: Important that players converse with the townsfolk so we can start expanding the dialog system.
For Release 1, exiting the town will just funnel you back into the same town (anyone see Groundhog Day?) This is important for testing purposes so we can better tune our performance metrics on real user machines.
First Town: Our first town (perhaps Owl's Head) will be open for business. For Release 1 and 2, it will be constrained to single player online only. Single Player Online: All public releases prior to commercial launch will be online only. Creation / Customization options for Release 1 will include: name, gender, head shape, skin tone, hair style, hair color, and eye color. Character Creation: Players should be able to create and customize their character. Login / Registration: Players should be able to log in using their existing accounts and if they have not yet registered, they should be intuitively led to the steps to register. Since this is the first hands on impression of the product, it is critical. Install / Patching system: Step one for you guys to play the game is for you to download the game and then patch the game. RELEASE 1: December 12 - December 14, 2013 Specific parts of the game will be tested each time, and the game re-evaluated using your feedback. Saved data will be wiped periodically during this period. The point is to get your feedback early on, before it's too late.įour playable builds will be released between now and March, executive producer Starr Long wrote on the game's forum - but they will only be available for a few days each. Backers of Richard Garriott's new RPG, Shroud of the Avatar, are invited to play the game as soon as 12th December as part of a trendy "extremely early access" plan.īut what you'll play in just over a month's time will be very much a work in progress.