Dark and Light for your viewing&reading pleasure

Solothores

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Ok guys, up for some visual pleasure, well download this:

Feature Overview
- http://www.darkandlight.net/article.php3?id_article=172

FAQ:
- http://www.darkandlight.net/faq.php3

Gary Gygax
- Yes he is working on it as scriptwriter for the main campaign

Music Example:
http://www.darkandlight.net/music/distant_horizon.ogg

Interviews:

Gamezone article - http://pc.gamezone.com/news/10_13_04_09_16AM.htm

MMHell article - http://www.mmhell.com/articles/120604/dark_and_light_interview_2.html

Screenshots:
http://www.dnl.net/gallery/index.php?lang=english


Movies:


Sandstorm:
Dynamic weather effects http://www.darkandlight.net/videos/dnlsandstorm.wmv

Parachute Jump
Well, those clouds seem pretty ;)
http://www.darkandlight.net/gameletter/videos/chute.wmv

Snowshielding
Yes...
http://www.darkandlight.net/videos/darkandlight_dev_video_1.WMV

E3 Movie
- This is classic, animation on the characters seems a bit choppy but, that landscape *sigh*
http://www.darkandlight.net/videos/E3_Trailer_lowdef.avi


Some Dev Chat with interesting Information
- http://www.darkandlight.net/article.php3?id_article=308



Remember "A Tale in the dessert", well Alchemic Dreams, the company responsible for ingame game/eventmastering is contracted for DnL as well. A fairly good review about them can be taken here:
http://www.dnl.net/article.php3?id_article=110

"Proposed" Realease Date: April 05

Cheers
Solo
 

Fana

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Im speachless :eek6:

Or no actually im not :) But it was a while since i checked their site and had not seen the movies. Hotdamn that physics engine rocks, to see that kinda realism in a mmorpg is awesome :D And the landscapes... breathtaking. The resolution leaves something to be desired but im guessing alot of textures are still placeholders and not completed, since there seemed to be some that were very detailed and some not at all in the e3 trailer.

Oh and you really should dl the high definition one:
http://www.darkandlight.net/videos/E3_trailer_highdef.mpg
I got very good speed from them so didnt take long.
 

Solothores

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Some more Information

Alternative Trailer featuring different shots than the official E3 one: http://www.sofdnl.com/E3-CD/media_contents/video/trailer.WMV

Dragon Shuttle
http://www.darkandlight.net/videos/dev_video_3_dragon_shuttle_Hi_RES.WMV"

A formidable FAQ, which is a must read:
http://ap.ofganareth.com/forum/index.php?act=SF&f=22

And some visual galore, modem users beware!

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http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/village~0.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/Shot0155.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/Shot0192.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/Standing.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/boarding.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/searching.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/tortured.jpg
http://dnl.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/prayers.jpg
http://www.dnl.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/rhorizon.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/meditation.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/Deep_valley.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/bivouac.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/secrets.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/tatoue.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/survol.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/wizard.jpg
http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/twilight.jpg
http://vaultmedia.ign.com/rpgvault/image/darknlight-2-120904_1102573568.jpg
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http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/dunes2~0.jpg
 

Zebolt

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I've been waiting on this game a year or so now, hope it will be better than wow xD
 

Hawkwind

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As long as the servers are not in France i'll play it - looks very nice. Anyone know where the Euro servers will be based?
 

Ning

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Hawkwind said:
As long as the servers are not in France i'll play it - looks very nice. Anyone know where the Euro servers will be based?

It's a french game.
:m00: :clap: :kissit: :flame:
 

Ning

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Solothores said:
Ok guys, up for some visual pleasure, well download this:

DnL looks great but I wonder how they'll manage to fill this huge world they are creating. They seems to be focused on their graphic & physic engine and I fear that their world will be "empty" (few quests, contents, etc). Well we'll see next year I guess!
 

Zebolt

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Ning said:
DnL looks great but I wonder how they'll manage to fill this huge world they are creating. They seems to be focused on their graphic & physic engine and I fear that their world will be "empty" (few quests, contents, etc). Well we'll see next year I guess!
What I've read on their homepage and on the forums it looks like most will be focused around PvP with a similar system as daoc, which envolve keep taking and such. So questing might not be a priority for the game designers, but I don't know..
 

Hawkwind

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Ning said:
It's a french game.
According to the P3 Cube website they are based in the Renunion Islands not France. I doubt very much that the server cluster for Europe will be there :p .

Can't find info on Farlan as website is still under construction.
 

Solothores

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200 Servers are currently based in Paris forming the DnL Cluster, however I really don't think they use Opentransit as Uplink, there are many more carriers that shine through better connectivity especially on a international level, regarding Technology:

www.bigworldtech.com is servertechnology from Microforte being able to support several 100000 users on the same World through clustering and cell phone network (same principle as with cell phones) really interesting read (So no ghost servers anymore, all play on the same world, which is really how mmorpg should work)
and
http://www.vworldpowered.com/ is the world engine (is being used by the us military as well for their military simulations) an interesting read as well - especially this interview http://www.mt2-kmi.com/articles.cfm?DocID=726


For Quests just read the above link about alchemic dreams and read the specific faq, the gm's will be provided with tools to setup quests on the live running servers. More information at http://ap.ofganareth.com/forum/index.php?act=SF&f=22 and http://www.dnl.net/article.php3?id_article=110

And well, abou the world we will see the first 30 days will be free of charge like with every other mmorgp as well. :D
 

Hawkwind

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Solothores said:
200 Servers are currently based in Paris forming the DnL Cluster, however I really don't think they use Opentransit as Uplink
Thanks for the info. Lets hope not. If they are then no way in hell am I gonna play it.
 

Solothores

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If their webservers are at the same place where the dnl cluster is located, Cogent seems to be the carrier and they are either at the telehouse 2, Redbus or ldcom interexchange facilities of AS 29415 Ovanet/Eurowan within Paris, So luckily, no Opentransit to fear. If I interpret my tracer logs right. :)

Cheers
Solo
 

Escape

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I recall something about decapitations in this game, but I can't find anything now :<
Dragon riding, hang-gliding, parachuting and decapitations is probably too much to ask for :p

Some of the screenshots look amazing, I hope the characters models/skins will look better at release to match the landscape! So long as the gameplay isn't a disaster, it's definately on my list! btw, does anyone recognise the tune used in the parachute movie? ;)
 

Ning

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Hawkwind said:
According to the P3 Cube website they are based in the Renunion Islands not France. I doubt very much that the server cluster for Europe will be there :p .

Reunion Island is a french oversea region. I doubt they're going to base their servers there because it's lost in the middle of Indian Ocean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%E9union_Island
 

Ning

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Zebolt said:
What I've read on their homepage and on the forums it looks like most will be focused around PvP with a similar system as daoc, which envolve keep taking and such. So questing might not be a priority for the game designers, but I don't know..

So it will be like a kind of DAOC where everyone can do a /level50 to directly go RvR ? Might be interresting.

BTW Solothores are you in the beta test ? Tell us more :p
 

boppas

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some tihngs so far i noticed that sounds good:

some things that make it stand out from other mmorpgs so far:

It will be possible to form official duets (husband and wife). These duets will have access to particular skills, such as teleportation to each other

A player not respecting the code of honour (A voluntary attack on a much weaker opponent outside a "declared conflict") will turn "Wanted" and will be made unwelcome. When on this 'wanted list' you'll find yourself with a price on your head, and head-hunters at any level can go after you (aka in DAoC as Gray ganking :p )

There will be 'stuns' and 'mez' spells; however, these will have no effect in PvP. They will only be useable in PvE (nice idea :) )

The layer of snow builds up according to how much snow has fallen; similarly, it melts according to temperatures. To make things more realistic, each type of object on the ground has its own snow roughness coefficient. As an example, snow melts less quickly on grass than it does on rock

3 Epic Quests per character class. Complete set of dress and weapons per quest
 

Ctuchik

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Fana said:
Im speachless :eek6:

Or no actually im not :) But it was a while since i checked their site and had not seen the movies. Hotdamn that physics engine rocks, to see that kinda realism in a mmorpg is awesome :D And the landscapes... breathtaking. The resolution leaves something to be desired but im guessing alot of textures are still placeholders and not completed, since there seemed to be some that were very detailed and some not at all in the e3 trailer.

Oh and you really should dl the high definition one:
http://www.darkandlight.net/videos/E3_trailer_highdef.mpg
I got very good speed from them so didnt take long.

i cant view that bloody clip. :( keep getting codec error. and afaik i have all the relevant codecs.. divx windows media 9 etc etc etc...
 

Ctuchik

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boppas said:
some tihngs so far i noticed that sounds good:

some things that make it stand out from other mmorpgs so far:

It will be possible to form official duets (husband and wife). These duets will have access to particular skills, such as teleportation to each other

A player not respecting the code of honour (A voluntary attack on a much weaker opponent outside a "declared conflict") will turn "Wanted" and will be made unwelcome. When on this 'wanted list' you'll find yourself with a price on your head, and head-hunters at any level can go after you (aka in DAoC as Gray ganking :p )

There will be 'stuns' and 'mez' spells; however, these will have no effect in PvP. They will only be useable in PvE (nice idea :) )

The layer of snow builds up according to how much snow has fallen; similarly, it melts according to temperatures. To make things more realistic, each type of object on the ground has its own snow roughness coefficient. As an example, snow melts less quickly on grass than it does on rock

3 Epic Quests per character class. Complete set of dress and weapons per quest


why does it always have to be "realistic"!! :( if i want realism i go outside fgs :( givf less realism in the games! i get enough of that IRL :)

/edit: and PLEASE tell me that u will be able to sheet(SP?) the weapon and not have to run around always holding it in ur hand... (looking at a screeny with a tank standing around just holding the sword)
 

Fana

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Ctuchik said:
i cant view that bloody clip. :( keep getting codec error. and afaik i have all the relevant codecs.. divx windows media 9 etc etc etc...

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ - VLC Media Player, will play 99% of all movies and if you install ac3filter there wont be a movie you cant see. Recomend it warmly.
 

[NO]Magmatic

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This is the game I've been waiting for... It sounds so cool that I'm afraid it could very well be a huge let-down...

The game is so huge... I hope they balance everything and that the content is cool... And... More importantly that the leveling grind aint too bad...

Hope more info comes out on the PvP system though, and the death system... I dont like losing items when I die...
 

Rookiescot

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[NO]Magmatic said:
This is the game I've been waiting for... It sounds so cool that I'm afraid it could very well be a huge let-down...

The game is so huge... I hope they balance everything and that the content is cool... And... More importantly that the leveling grind aint too bad...

Hope more info comes out on the PvP system though, and the death system... I dont like losing items when I die...


Loosing items aint a biggie mate. It was the same in Asherons Call 1.
Thankfully all you had to do was get your corpse back to reclaim the items.
If it was in a place where you couldnt get it back then you just had to go to the vendors and try and find replacements.
Might take you a day or so and you gonna be outa pocket a fair whack but it made you SERIOUSLY consider the consequences of death and the game was better off for it:)
 

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