Hey all, Thought I better Add a Update, I have Finished the First town.
The first part of the Game litterally just gets everyone used to the game and the Idea of Quests etc.
What I Have done from this point is at lvl 10 a mysterious Old man appears in the town, telling you that you are the one he has been waiting for and asks you to join him.
Once you feel happy to progress in the game that your comfortable he will Transport you to a Class selection Island, where players can select one of 4 (or 5 classes I'm still deciding)
Fighter - A Warrior class that can use almost every weapon and armour in the Game, However has only physical Abilities (tech skills) Such as Edged attack, Sword mastery, etc.
Mage - A magic user who has a very very limited selection in physical weapons, and armors. He also has a assortment of abilities. (I'm busy looking into some sort of sorting system for spells to tidy things up a little.)
Ranger - Ranged unit that will use Weapons such as Daggers, Bows etc. He will have a variety of Poison abilities and physical abilities. He will also have 1 or 2 self healing abilities.
Shape Shifter - This will be a user similar to the Warrior class using a Huge assortment of weapons and Armors. He will not use as many and will be limited to 1 handed weapons, No shields, and Blunt weapons. He will also not be able to use enchanted armors.
The shape shifter though will Shapeshift as the name suggests into a variety of creatures during battle, (Cat form being one that has a High Agility boost 150% and Moderate Attack enhancement 125%, and Bear form having a HIGH def boost 200% and moderate attack 130% etc.)
This is all I have done thus far, Each class once chosen will take you to a Training area for that class, each class will progress out around lvl 14+ o the outside world where you will then be able to progress through the game as you will.
There will be a base story line that you will be able to follow but it wont hold you to following it, I want to make it more as a Final goal but free play. so you will get quests throughout the game and as one completes the next will unlock. you will also have other quests spread through out the game that will be unlocked depending on lvl and some chain quests etc.
So far I'm about 18% through the Design, having completed the Classes and about 70% of their starting areas (Training areas).
Oh a final Note, Abilities aren't all learnt as you level, there will be a few that you get only as you level, each class being different, BUT.... I am going to have Trainers that will teach skills to the Classes, Shops that will also sell the Books for skills etc...
Oh and your character will be able to Hire party members and some party members will join you as you complete quests.
Well Hope some of you are out there waiting for this, Sorry if you are because I unfortunately am only able to work on it about 1 or 2 hours a day at the moment and When I have a chance on the weekends about 4 hours. I am unfortunately a stickler for details so I tend to design something then decide it needs more or less etc... I am also giving the game to friends and family here as I'm going and getting their Input about it and suggestions. I will release a Alpha as soon as I have generated the World Map a little(Designed and at least have 2 or 3 towns) and complete all the Training areas and the Classes 100%
So L8r all
look forward to it.