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Mirage Realms is a retro 2D Online Role Play Game (ORPG or MMORPG) experience set in a mythical world where dungeons, dragons, magic and treasures await eager heroes!
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| The test server is once again offline |
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Good morning everyone!
Its been a great 3 day test, the features were put under some pressure and I've compiled a list of bug fixes / tweaks and improvements to be made.
The next test server will be a full bug-fixed version of the current - there will be some new functionality and tweaks but largely no new features as I want to ensure we can reach a stable, tweaked benchmark then progress from there on else we run the risk of things not being quite perfect and the odd bug here and there.
Thank you very much to all who participated! Fire at will with screenshots and feedback ^_^;
Regards,
Fox
Lead Developer
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| Posted by Fox on April 16, 2008 |
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| The server hard-drive |
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Evening all,
The server PC is swamped with hard drive errors - thats what I get for skimping on the hard drive! It keeps freezing, crashing, turning off and rebooting, and the System Log is telling me its all to do with darn hard drive errors.
Not to worry though, I've ordered a 250GB Maxtor drive that should do the trick. Its known for its reliability, stability and speed so lets hope this one performs a little better.
Getting there slowly >_>;!
Edit: It looks like it may actually be the controller on the motherboard playing up... darn... oh well, if it is then I now have a 250GB backup / network storage drive at home ^_^;
Regards,
Fox
Lead Developer
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| Posted by Fox on April 15, 2008 |
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| The Test Server |
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Good morning all,
The test server is going great! Loads of fun is to be had with the new spell system, having a bash at collecting enough coal to start a guild and purchase some equipment, hanging out at the bar, and people mysteriously dropping dead...
Fancy joining the community test server and checking out the game? Its as simple as registering on the forums! Sign up, say hi, and secure your place on not just the current, but all future test servers - there's nothing to lose!
With regards to the current test server, before reporting any bugs please check we don't already know! Wishing you all the best, and hoping you enjoy this weeks community test server. Its worth mentioning some maps have changed and a few have been added tonight so those of you who are eager to see more realm goodness, come and have a look ^_^;
Warmest regards,
Fox
Lead Developer
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| Posted by Fox on April 14, 2008 |
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| Community test server #2: Delayed? |
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Nope xD
The second community test server is online, and with it comes a glorious new teaser full to the brim with screenshots demonstrating the new NPC interaction, trades, visual spells, and the guild system.
You can catch the new topic, here!, and if your a community tester head over to the client download section of the forums and squish some bugs ^_^!
Please note: The test nearly did not happen due to a dodgy hard drive on the server.. I will be replacing this asap!
Regards,
Fox
Lead Developer
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| Posted by Fox on April 13, 2008 |
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| Uh Oh.. no updates for.. how long? |
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Good evening all,
I apologise for the lack of updates over the last week or so, but I assure you - we have been busy!
Boy do I have a lot I want to show you.. but cant xD! Rest assured the next community test server is going to be bursting with new features to get your teeth into. Goods will be exchanged, things will go bang, and alliances will be made official... hmm, I think those are the only clues I'm letting out ^_^;
Also, please notice the new Donate button on the right-hand navigation; all donations will go towards server and website running costs so if you fancy helping out the option is now there.
Psst.. heads up on a sneaky Community Test sometime this week!
Regards,
Fox
Lead Developer
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| Posted by Fox on April 6, 2008 |
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| It liiivvveess mauhauhauhauha |
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The Mirage Realms official server tower has landed!
Its fast, quiet, standalone and will be dedicated purely to hosting the game server(s? ^_^). An investment of about £200, a bloody worthy price for the specification! Considering the Alpha server only lagged (mildly) due to an NPC bug and didn't ever lag since and its specifications were less than a quarter of this, I am not predicting any performance issues for a long time ;D. How things have changed...
The first alpha server:
The brand new build:
Its very, very quiet for a PC (due to a silent PSU, energy efficient processor, fanless graphics card and low-speed cpu-fan) but I'm super picky so I've ordered some case insulation lol. Its for its own safety, as a tired grumpy Liam being woken up by a slight hard drive tick at 4am could lead to disastrous consequences xD
Right then. The servers secure, the first closed community test went to plan, we are establishing a community... what's next you ask?
You'll just have to wait and see ^_^!
Regards,
Fox
Lead Developer
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| Posted by Fox on April 1, 2008 |
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| Community Test Server: Offline |
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Good evening all,
I would like to propose a thread where you can post all of your screenshots, talk about what you saw and did, what you liked didn't like, how you felt about the game... perhaps give visitors an idea of what it was like.
It was a fun two days that I believe was enjoyed by all, there was not much content but some of you entertained yourselves for hours on end (and some of you entertained me as I teleported you to death xD) - I didn't take many screenshots, but I will post them as a response to this thread.
From two thorough days of testing there were only two proper bugs found, one was fixed on the spot (the NPC's behaving sluggishly wasn't the internet connection after all *phew*) and the other will be fixed before the next community test. Having fought, quested and played along side other adventurers I have several tweaks and fixes in mind - please feel free to share yours.
Post all screenshots, feedback, and opinions on what you saw in the closed test in reply to this news bite.
Thank you all for a fun test server;
Regards,
Fox
Lead Developer
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| Posted by Fox on March 31, 2008 |
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| Supercharged Server |
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With the amount of time that has gone into the project so far, the great feedback I am receiving from my beloved Community Testers, and the fantastic programmer Dugor joining the project - I figure, why not spend some money on the server.
incoming:
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Socket AM2 2.3GHz Socket AM2 L2 1MB Processor
- MSI K9N Neo-F V3 Socket AM2 nForce560 7.1channel audio ATX Motherboard
- Kingston 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Memory
- Western Digital WD800JD Caviar SE 80GB 7200RPM SATAII Hard Drive
Depending on how noisy/ quiet it is I'll be throwing a silent heat sync in there as well. All that for only 149.23 pounds, its amazing how easy it is to build fast systems these days...
Also in other news I would like to remind entrants of the latest competition that it finishes on the 6th (less than a week away!) so if you have been thinking about having a go, scroll down a few news bites for more information on that.
Finally, very few bugs (in fact, no serious real bugs) have been found thus far on the closed test server which is fantastic news. There are some tweaks to make here and there, and some suggestions to take into consideration, but it looks like development will be pushing forward! A reminder that the server will be going down at 9pm tonight so jump on the forums and grab the client while you can.
Yours,
Fox
Lead Developer
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| Posted by Fox on March 31, 2008 |
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| Alpha Test Live |
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Good morning all,
The closed community test server has now been up since 9pm and has survived the wrath of several evil players at once ^_^. The server will remain online for another 24 hours before all the data is gathered and we re-group for another push forward with the programming.
I have bumped several new community members who have posted on the forums recently to Closed Tester status, why not go and check if your invited?
See you online!
Fox
Lead Developer
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| Posted by Fox on March 30, 2008 |
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| Server re-vamp in preperation |
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Good afternoon!
Things are now moving on pretty swiftly, and as tonight is going to be the first proper test of the server I felt it right to start sorting the server out. A silent 550 watt PSU ensures I will sleep silently and a nice black case means my room won't look like a charity event!
For some reason the PSU has fancy lights on it. That's an extra 0.1p of electricity bill a month! Pff!
After a successful migration the server is now quieter and prettier. Unfortunately I am still running it off a half broken motherboard from work, some dodgy ram... from work, a pathetic processor from... work and an old noisy IDE hard drive from... well... work.
Ah, the environment of a developer ^_^;
I will be purchasing a new motherboard, energy efficient processor, 2 gigs of ram and a new SATA hard drive next week so the server should be turbo charged. Just how much I spend will depend on how the server performs tonight, although to be honest nobody has experienced any lag yet and I am running the worst machine imaginable. Amazing what you can squeeze out of a dedicated machine eh?
A reminder to testers! The server will be online at 9pm sharp!
See you online,
Fox
Lead Developer
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| Posted by Fox on March 30, 2008 |
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