Dragon Empires Q&A #14 at RPGVault talks with Peter Tyson from Codemasters about the status of their MMORPG:
Jonric: We know the gameworld is called Fortitude, that it includes five empires and 50 cities, and that it will be about 1,000 square kilometers in area. What is the current status in terms of how much has been built?
Peter Tyson: Because our world isn't zoned, we have to get every physical detail of the 1,000 square km perfect before anyone can tackle laying down buildings and roads. This has meant the world building team have spent months, literally, going over every square foot and checking the terrain to see if it looks natural, adjusting terrain-type borders so there are no sharp transitions, adjusting weather templates and so on. It's been an immense task for them, and they have just this week completed it. Now, they move on to adding detail, things like roads, paths, flower details, fields of corn, etc. Laying the buildings down will probably be the last thing they do, but it's something we're all looking forward to. |