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[Lord Dullard]

You won't be playing as a human unless you mod humans into the game (as previously mentioned, I'll probably distribute the proper mod files for those who aren't willing to break from generic fantasy races, including humans).

[Neonivek]

Dang law of next page ignorance! my post is ruined!

Anyhow... my question was really how much of a difference will your body, as a race, be?

The other was just me trying to subtly ask if there was cool stuff you could do with magic in the aspect of transforming your character.

The last was a very obvious suggestion of weapons that attach to parts that include natural weapons. Like a blade attached to a tail meant to attack (like a Scorpian tail).

Wow, my vow not to suggestion swarm is starting to melt away.

[Lord Dullard]

Nah, that's fine - I like having all of these ideas to come back to later. Magical transformation of your character will probably definitely be in the game - if I'm going to bother to put all the code in place for handling multiple limb types and body configurations, it seems sensible to allow (some kinds of) magic to alter those configurations.

As far as 'how much will body types vary?', the answer to that is A LOT.

[Neonivek]

I meant more in... How much of a difference will it have on gameplay?

Though I should probably look back at the body configurations.

[Lord Dullard]

Different body types will have a significant effect on gameplay, although it depends on the type of character you want to build, of course. I can elaborate on specifics, but I have yet to truly flesh out some of those game mechanics yet, since there's still more work to be done (and variety to be added) to the creature generator.

I wanted to toss this up quickly - a while back I mentioned that I was working on shading on the world map. I finished it up and also updated the algorithms for regional maps, but I figured I'd post an example of the final product here while I'm still working on the building system:

Spoiler: World Screenshot (click to show/hide)

In comparison, this was the old style of shading:

Spoiler: Old Worldgen (click to show/hide)

[Korbac]

PIMPING! 

[EagleV]

That looks great. So great that I'll forgive you for letting me wait so long between updates :p

For the record: I'm kidding, you should take as long as you want/need.

[Knight of Fools]

Yeah... It really bugged me that the sun was off to the West instead of the East. :3


Seriously, though. Looks good. I'm kind of surprised you can go into so much detail on a single aspect of the game without burning yourself out.

[Vesperum]

When do you plan on releasing your next tech demo? I would very much like to experience the progress you've made so far for myself.

[Lord Dullard]

After the building engine is done, so that when the Kickstarter campaign goes live there will at least be a sandbox functionality that people can play around with.

[Lord Dullard]

New video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OpQPuOc5hg

Putting up a bunch of screenshots tonight. Currently working on the building system and HOPING to have it done prior to the end of the month. Wish me luck!

[Fniff]

Well, this is going to be really great. I can't wait for the sandbox!

[Mephansteras]

Are you going to make Mining a much slower process than forestry? People tend not to make rock buildings if they need a shelter in a hurry because doing any appreciable mining takes forever. Although I guess having loose rocks in some areas would make sense.

[Lord Dullard]

Indeed, if you watch the video, mining not only takes a bit longer, it also produces one third to one fifth of the raw material (depending on the size of the tree) as forestry. I may exaggerate the difference even more eventually, but that's what I'm starting with for now.

[nenjin]

While bearing in mind the pre-alpha nature of the build....

Something more visible than the organe-ish dot for the player would help. You can barely make out the player amidst all the glorious terrain.