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Dian- 02-17-2006
Hello everyone,
I thought I would take a little time and post some stuff about our shard in progress. Portal Back, Britannia Divided is a project using 2 completly custom maps, My Ancient Legends map (or the Heartlands) on the Trammel facet, and the Ultima 5 map on the Felucca facet. We have over 4 years into the Heartlands map, and the Ultima 5 map is being created by Imprint, wich will be completed in a matter of days for our development.
This shard, although very much custom made, upholds the Publish 15 gamestyle.
I have spent more time than I can even begin explaining on scripting systems for the shard, including a new Faction/Guild style system that will be the base to 4 Kingdom like divisions between the 2 worlds, 1 good and 1 evil on both maps.
I have created a very well balanced PvP system to the shard, that allows both Trammel and Felucca style gameplay within either facet.
The Ultima 5 map takes on the story line for the most part, of the Ultima 5 erra, with the Heartlands map being a sort of "lost lands" or hidden lands, if you will... that have recently been discovered by the Britannians.
I have several new AI systems that replace the RunUO AI, and after tons of testing, we feel we have the absolute closest reacting creatures to the Publish 15 erra. Hunting on the shard is very much like the way it was on a Publish 15 style OSI shard. I am still working on a few other AI as well.
I am now starting to completly rework the skill gain system, giving nearly each skill its own calculation system for gain chance. As well, we are adding a few new skills to replace the post-AOS skills, like Bushido, Focus etc. One of wich is Archeology. We are still in need of ideas for the remaining skills to replace with.. pending idea is to split Masonry and Glass blowing, into their own skill group.
The shard uses XML Spawners exclusivly for all spawning.
As of now, the shard is not Auto Account Creation, since we still have a lot to do with developing the new Ultima 5 map once we gett it this next week, but we are most definetly in search of some good people to help us complete this project. We have a dedicated Server and great connection for the shard.
This is just the tip of a progress report to this project, the Heartlands map is basicly fully spawned, and the map is prety much setup for full game play as of now. We invite anyone with interest to check the shard out. An account can be created upon request, or if you want to simply login for a look, you may use the account: visitor / visitor by use of UO Gateway, Portal Back. (I will leave this account open for a short time only)
Web site reference links:
Project Information on Ultima 5
Portal Back website
Dian- 02-20-2006
I have created a general change to most everything modified from the standard RunUO script package, mainly stock script mods, and some new systems to remake a publish 15 style gameplay, for anyone that has any further interest in what this shard is really like (or on its way to becoming)
It is actually, prety extensive for just a quick overview.
Portal Back, UO:BD publish 15 style change log