MMO Screenshots - Pre Alpha

Leanthar · 01-17-08, 02:21 PM

Here are a few screenshots from the MMO. Sorry in advance for the load time.

Enjoy!!

Here is another image (3/30/2008 ):

Falonthas · 01-17-08, 03:01 PM

oh you evil evil man

love it love it love it

Frances · 01-17-08, 03:39 PM

You are such a tease.

Gorgeous!

Fatherchaos · 01-18-08, 12:32 AM

At least the sea elves won't dry out

Stephen_Zuckerman · 01-18-08, 03:59 AM

*Starts praying to the gods of rendering that his video card can muster up the strength to handle the final version, wiping away tears of awe.*

bobby1361 · 01-18-08, 11:22 AM

/me is glad he got a new pc for christmas,
good job team ^&_^

lonnarin · 01-18-08, 02:23 PM

Ooooh, nice water textures and skyboxes! Will the new format be swimming-capable? Any jumping to get over rocky terrain? This seriously looks better than Morrowind!

One of the things that tick me off about NWN is how ridiculously it handles terrain. Like you'll take an entire party up a sheer rockface around 10,000 meters high, only to have to turn back when the evil wizard's tower is protected by a *gasp* 3 foot tall, invincible, unpassable shrubbery. One thing I think none of these MMORPG engines have tried is freestyle climbing. In Gothic 3, you can kind of try to bunny hop yourself up a mountain with limited success, but most of the time in these games you're limited to sticking to the roads and flatlands, and just being able to gaze upon the mountain from afar. I can't wait to get out of the NWN tilesets where every single placetable is impenetrable, and all the water more than 3 inches deep is fatal as hot lava. It's sort of like the Mario complex where he's running around in surface levels and one misplaces jump into the water kills him, yet the next level he somehow manages to hold his breath and swim underwater indefinately.

Thak · 01-19-08, 02:09 AM

Swimming and Jumping are a go

Makashi · 01-19-08, 06:00 AM

I have to say, I was praying, hoping, and begging it wouldn't look like Runescape (yeah I had some doubts :P), so well done guys for doing a great job.

Still looking at those reflections and the distortions in hte water - very impressive.

Eight-Bit · 01-19-08, 07:39 AM

I can see the style you all are going for and I am a fan of it. We don't need Crysis to roleplay, and what I am seeing in those screenshots looks like it will set up the perfect environment for fun.

Chongo · 01-19-08, 03:28 PM

It has come a long way! Honestly, way to go guys.

Marswipp · 01-21-08, 09:24 AM

Those pictures show landscapes that look suspiciously similar to Garage Games' Torque Game Engine...

Leanthar · 01-21-08, 10:48 AM

That is correct. We are using a heavily modified version of the engine (TGE) from Garage Games and it is geared for an MMO.

The FAQ will be updated.

scifibarbie · 01-21-08, 11:43 AM

very pretty....

If I was a simpson, my eyes would roll into the backl of my head and i woudl start drooling...

mmm...doughnuts....

egoober · 01-21-08, 12:36 PM

Thanks for the info L, especially for that regarding the engine.
If I dare confess it, another MMO I already play on uses the TGE engine to great effect. OK, in that instance it's a a version of Carwars, so about as far away from Layo as you can get, but I can testify that it is fast, flexible, and very versatile.
For the little my opinion is worth - probably a good choice

steverimmer · 01-21-08, 02:42 PM

Those screenies look fantastic...can't wait for its release, then I can get back into the game

twidget658 · 01-21-08, 05:59 PM

I have to say that the graphics of the landscapes are phenominal. However, one thing that makes or breaks me on these games are the graphics of the avatars. For instance, I think that NWN hit the mark on avatars and NWN2 missed it. Which one will the avatars in the new Layo resemble? Another one is the 'inflight' weaponry. Visible or no? For example: http://forums.layonara.com/photopost...p?photo=112422

Marswipp · 01-21-08, 09:53 PM

Considering the game engine used is Torque, the projectiles will likely be visible to an extent.

Thak · 01-22-08, 04:35 AM

I should've made a disclaimer on the dwarven berserker image in the skills thread, that is the dwarven ingame avatar. Hair and beard style/color as well as eyes and skin will be changeable.

Eight-Bit · 01-22-08, 05:13 AM

What about facial features and what not? I hope it's nothing like Oblivion's, but having a different face than the next jerk would be appealing.

Thak · 01-22-08, 05:53 AM

Yes you will have a choice of faces and some tatoos/scars/features. Nothing as extensive as Oblivion but the combination face,feature,hair,beard,skin gives you a versatile set for diffrent looks.

Eight-Bit · 01-23-08, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Thak

Yes you will have a choice of faces and some tatoos/scars/features. Nothing as extensive as Oblivion but the combination face,feature,hair,beard,skin gives you a versatile set for diffrent looks.

Cool. Oblivion was a pain.

Fatherchaos · 01-23-08, 01:48 PM

Will we be able to go left left, right right, jump jump, duck duck, cast slash, cast slash to enable the super happy fun mode? j/k

Can't wait to see more!

Eight-Bit · 02-29-08, 08:08 AM

Will there be blood?

Where is the violence, the gore, the blood spray?

Leanthar · 02-29-08, 09:10 AM

I am not a believer in blood and gore and Layonara is not about that so I would not count on that being in the game.

Sure, there may be some though I am not sure at what level, but it certainly will not be "bloody and gore filled". Not only is Layonara not about that but it it would not fit in with allowing families to play together; not in my books.

Eight-Bit · 03-01-08, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leanthar

I am not a believer in blood and gore and Layonara is not about that so I would not count on that being in the game.

Sure, there may be some though I am not sure at what level, but it certainly will not be "bloody and gore filled". Not only is Layonara not about that but it it would not fit in with allowing families to play together; not in my books.

I likes me my blood and gore. It doesn't make or break a game, though!

LFFF · 03-02-08, 02:57 PM

nothing wrong with alittle blood and gore... as long as its not over the top... it adds to the realism, no blood wouldn't make sence when you slice someone up with your sword.

**Pseudonym** · 03-02-08, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Eight-Bit

It doesn't make or break a game, though!

Not for you (or me for that matter) but we're a pretty small sample of the population that could enjoy the world/game of Layo. I agree it doesn't make a game, though for some I can see how it sure could break it.

kenty191 · 03-03-08, 06:26 AM

I just found a pretty little demo video of the Torque Game Engine, and you can see projectiles! Just thought I'd post this here:

YouTube - Torque Game Engine 1.5.2 Walk Through

The engine looks amazing! Now I'm excited!

Disclaimer: Obviously this in no way reflects what the finished layo game might look like, but it's still pretty!

Stephen_Zuckerman · 03-12-08, 03:56 PM

I'm a little late on this, but would there perhaps be a setting for one to turn the gore all the way up? I'm with 8bit and likes me my gore. Doom 3 was a dream for me... A pants-wettingly terrifying dream, but a dream nonetheless.

I understand that there's no real reason to include THAT kind of violence, even as a setting that comes defaulted as much lower, but... Something along the lines of NWN, or maybe a bit higher on the top end, might be nice, IMO.

Falonthas · 03-12-08, 05:20 PM

i just watched the video

if that is the basics the team has to work with, then we will have to make a new set of awards and have them ready, cause its going to blow nwn2 off the map

DiegoBastet · 03-15-08, 03:42 PM

I think the team knows that blood and gore is needed. It's on the lines of the 13 years rated thing. And, since we strive to be so realist, is a little strange to cut the aberration with many tentacles and blood not spill (indeed, the green blood of some monsters on NWN is very apropriate to some aberrations). About the gore, I like the "special" option of NWN, of some creatures exploding sometimes. But it's a personal taste.

Krell Himmler · 03-19-08, 12:57 PM

imo it should be optional....but available. This is the generaly trend in games now days and in my opinion some level of gore is necessary for immersion. What I would say is a reasonable level, acceptable to the situation.

As for the 13yo kiddies, in Australia at least, if you're 13 you shouldn't be playing NWN as it's rated M 15+ :P. Would one of the Americans enlighten me as to what the age requirement for NWN is up there?

To get a PG rating in general, at least in Australia is quite hard. Even having some sort of violent combat is enough to lose a PG rating...hell as I said original NWN had M15+

ycleption · 03-19-08, 01:07 PM

heh... what the actual rating is is rather irrelevant herein the States, without much enforcement of it.

On topic though, it had honestly never occurred to me that people would choose not to play a game because it had too little gore... I'm just the opposite, I don't mind some blood, but I won't play games where I'm forced to sit through buckets of gore. An optional higher violence level wouldn't bother me, personally... but I see threads like this one and question whether the community would be the same if the game did allow for more blood and guts.

Dorganath · 03-19-08, 01:11 PM

Hey guys, since this is a thread about screenshots, could we move the gore discussion to its own thread or use the ones already set aside for suggestions and questions?

bobby1361 · 03-19-08, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krell Himmler

imo it should be optional....but available. This is the generaly trend in games now days and in my opinion some level of gore is necessary for immersion. What I would say is a reasonable level, acceptable to the situation.

As for the 13yo kiddies, in Australia at least, if you're 13 you shouldn't be playing NWN as it's rated M 15+ :P. Would one of the Americans enlighten me as to what the age requirement for NWN is up there?

To get a PG rating in general, at least in Australia is quite hard. Even having some sort of violent combat is enough to lose a PG rating...hell as I said original NWN had M15+

here in england its a 12+

These screenshots are good, i can't wait to play this game.

Hellblazer · 03-19-08, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leanthar

I am not a believer in blood and gore and Layonara is not about that so I would not count on that being in the game.

Sure, there may be some though I am not sure at what level, but it certainly will not be "bloody and gore filled". Not only is Layonara not about that but it it would not fit in with allowing families to play together; not in my books.

I agree with you here, although a option for it could be done for those who wants it with parental control like nwn does it. A parent that installs the game and lets his son/daughter play, could set a password to lock the gore out.

Dorganath · 03-19-08, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dorganath

Hey guys, since this is a thread about screenshots, could we move the gore discussion to its own thread or use the ones already set aside for suggestions and questions?

*points up*

LordCove · 03-26-08, 07:31 AM

Would any views of the Toolbar be coming available? Im a hater for having 50 "tiny", barely viewable buttons along the bottom of my screen and accidentaly pressing something like "Meteor storm whole party" when I should have been pressing " Heal party"... ect

Just curious to see how the control panel would be looking for Actions/Spells..ect

Dorganath · 03-26-08, 07:41 AM

The UI is not in any sort of state where we'd want to show it off just yet, but eventually, yes.

In the mean time, I suggest placing the Meteor Storm and Heal Party buttons a little further away from each other.