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''reference for research'' | |||
stormwaltz quotes: | |||
<ref>2000/02 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]] - [http://ac.warcry.com/db/text/102 Credit]: ''"We all work using backstory developed years and years ago, mainly by Toby."''</ref> | |||
<ref>2002/03 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]] - [http://ac.warcry.com/db/text/298 On Aluvian Rulers]: ''"When writing 'The Reign of Alfrega' in beta, I worked out the reigns of a number of Aluvian rulers."''</ref> | |||
<ref>2002/03 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]] - [http://ac.warcry.com/db/text/301 On Harlune and the Storyline]: ''"At ship, we had a few pieces of lore and a handful of overview docs - not much beyond that. The Empyrean development of portalspace, for example, amounted to three line-items: Asheron uses portal magic to trap BZ, Asheron creates a stable portal, Asheron brings in the bugs."''</ref> | |||
<ref>2002/03 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]] - [http://ac.warcry.com/db/text/301 On Harlune and the Storyline]: ''"the original vision has it that he was surprised and overwhelmed, unable to close the exploratory portal to the Olthoi world before thousands had already come through. Kellin II, his usurpation of the throne, and his desire to use the Olthoi as weapons are entirely my reworking. I wonder what Toby thinks of it all..."''</ref> | |||
<ref>2000/05 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]] - [http://ac.warcry.com/db/text/110 On Historical Outline]: ''"There's about 40,000 years worth of historical outline in our database. It is, however, only an outline. While all the major players, major events, and chains of cause and effect are covered, the details are left for us to fill in as we go."''</ref> | |||
<ref>2000/05 [[Stormwaltz Quotes]] - [http://ac.warcry.com/db/text/110 On Historical Outline]: ''"the fates of Atlan and Maila were determined long ago by Toby's fiction. In fact, their doom was wrought back when AC was called Empyrean. The fact that Atlan's squire survived was also established. However, the details of Atlan's last march, the name of the squire, and Maila's twilight reminiscences I made up on the spot."''</ref> | |||
== Beta & Other Early Maps == | |||
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=4> | |||
File:Beta Dereth.jpg|Beta Map | |||
File:Zogblaster map aluvianrealm.gif|Early Aluvian Realm [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian/Aluvian Realm in Dereth|from Zogblaster.com]] | |||
File:Zogblaster map gharukingdom.gif|Early Gharu'ndim Kingdom [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Gharu'ndim/Gharu'ndim Kingdom in Dereth|from Zogblaster.com]] | |||
File:Zogblaster map shonation.gif|Early Sho Nation [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Sho/Sho Nation in Dereth|from Zogblaster.com]] | |||
File:Beta World Map.jpg|Early World Map | |||
File:Original Dereth.jpg|Dereth at Release | |||
</gallery> | |||
== References == | |||
From an an internet [http://web.archive.org/web/19991022230104/http://www.zdnet.com/familypc/content/9706/e3/03online.html archive of http://www.zdnet.com/familypc/content/9706/e3/03online.html]: | From an an internet [http://web.archive.org/web/19991022230104/http://www.zdnet.com/familypc/content/9706/e3/03online.html archive of http://www.zdnet.com/familypc/content/9706/e3/03online.html]: | ||
:<big>Empyrean</big> | :<big>Empyrean</big> | ||
:In an effort to bring online games to the masses, Microsoft is launching Empyrean (code name) this winter at its Internet Gaming Zone. This fantasy, real-time, role-playing game takes place in a 32- by 32-mile virtual world and supports 3000 players simultaneously. If you're nervous about taking the plunge with the hard-core gamers, don't be -- newbies are considered assets, so they aren't killed off right away. Note, however, that while most of the games in the Internet Gaming Zone are free, Empyrean will charge a fee. But it will likely be worth every penny. | :In an effort to bring online games to the masses, Microsoft is launching Empyrean (code name) this winter at its Internet Gaming Zone. This fantasy, real-time, role-playing game takes place in a 32- by 32-mile virtual world and supports 3000 players simultaneously. If you're nervous about taking the plunge with the hard-core gamers, don't be -- newbies are considered assets, so they aren't killed off right away. Note, however, that while most of the games in the Internet Gaming Zone are free, Empyrean will charge a fee. But it will likely be worth every penny. | ||
The Reign of Alfrega: | The Reign of Alfrega: | ||
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:"The Gharu’ndim, sometimes called the Garondish by outsiders," | :"The Gharu’ndim, sometimes called the Garondish by outsiders," | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:28, 1 August 2012
reference for research
stormwaltz quotes:
Beta & Other Early Maps
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Beta Map -
Early Aluvian Realm from Zogblaster.com -
Early Gharu'ndim Kingdom from Zogblaster.com -
Early Sho Nation from Zogblaster.com -
Early World Map -
Dereth at Release
References
From an an internet archive of http://www.zdnet.com/familypc/content/9706/e3/03online.html:
- Empyrean
- In an effort to bring online games to the masses, Microsoft is launching Empyrean (code name) this winter at its Internet Gaming Zone. This fantasy, real-time, role-playing game takes place in a 32- by 32-mile virtual world and supports 3000 players simultaneously. If you're nervous about taking the plunge with the hard-core gamers, don't be -- newbies are considered assets, so they aren't killed off right away. Note, however, that while most of the games in the Internet Gaming Zone are free, Empyrean will charge a fee. But it will likely be worth every penny.
The Reign of Alfrega:
- "Queen Alfrega, a slim, flame-haired figure dressed in winterblue silks from the Garondish lands, stood grappling with an assailant."
The Glorious Reign of Empress Kou-an
- "The Gharu’ndim, sometimes called the Garondish by outsiders,"
- ↑ 2000/02 Stormwaltz Quotes - Credit: "We all work using backstory developed years and years ago, mainly by Toby."
- ↑ 2002/03 Stormwaltz Quotes - On Aluvian Rulers: "When writing 'The Reign of Alfrega' in beta, I worked out the reigns of a number of Aluvian rulers."
- ↑ 2002/03 Stormwaltz Quotes - On Harlune and the Storyline: "At ship, we had a few pieces of lore and a handful of overview docs - not much beyond that. The Empyrean development of portalspace, for example, amounted to three line-items: Asheron uses portal magic to trap BZ, Asheron creates a stable portal, Asheron brings in the bugs."
- ↑ 2002/03 Stormwaltz Quotes - On Harlune and the Storyline: "the original vision has it that he was surprised and overwhelmed, unable to close the exploratory portal to the Olthoi world before thousands had already come through. Kellin II, his usurpation of the throne, and his desire to use the Olthoi as weapons are entirely my reworking. I wonder what Toby thinks of it all..."
- ↑ 2000/05 Stormwaltz Quotes - On Historical Outline: "There's about 40,000 years worth of historical outline in our database. It is, however, only an outline. While all the major players, major events, and chains of cause and effect are covered, the details are left for us to fill in as we go."
- ↑ 2000/05 Stormwaltz Quotes - On Historical Outline: "the fates of Atlan and Maila were determined long ago by Toby's fiction. In fact, their doom was wrought back when AC was called Empyrean. The fact that Atlan's squire survived was also established. However, the details of Atlan's last march, the name of the squire, and Maila's twilight reminiscences I made up on the spot."