Spireal Project

Official Website @ www.spireal.com

Spireal:

pronounciation: ’spire-al’
noun: A flat disc world carried through space by an elephant. Name derived from a giant spire rising from the central point of the world.

This part of Virio’s spiral documents my progress on Spireal.  An online game combining elements of MUDs , Rougelike and old style 2d top down RPG games.

In short MUDs are large communities of people who meet together in a text-driven virtual world and tend to like to roleplay and imagine fantasy worlds. Rougelikes are tiny computer games with graphics driven by tiled sprites (text or graphics) which use randomly generated dungeons to create infinitely repayable games. Both genres focus on gameplay over graphics.

The aim of Spireal is to attempt to create a game that combines best of both worlds while at the same time using 24bit 2d tile graphics and some technical wizardry to give the old-school 2d graphics a beautiful retro-artsy look.

Goals of Spireal:

  • Multiplayer game meant for anywhere from 20-100+ to play at once.
  • Graphicaly a ‘retro’ artsy look that mimics old 2d tile games but adds 24bit color for lighting effects etc.
  • Fun: Easy to get into, impossible to ‘master’, infinitely repayable.
  • Enjoyable: Playing is fun (never a chore) and rewards the user with rewards unique to them.
  • Community driven: Players constantly interact with each other and game rewards group effort.
  • Competitive: Either through the creative aspect, group interaction or through Player vs Player aspect.

13 Responses to “Spireal Project”

  1. William Emmerich Says:
    October 8, 2008 at 7:23 am

    Mmmm, bring it on!!

  2. Ashe Skien Says:
    October 8, 2008 at 5:43 pm

    Are you the same virigoth from forsakenland lands?

  3. virigoth Says:
    October 8, 2008 at 11:31 pm

    hell yeah, how many virigoths do you see knocking about on the interwebs :)

  4. Matt Lown (Aulian) Says:
    October 9, 2008 at 12:00 am

    Bring it on man, good to see you’re still cranking around.

  5. Avariel Says:
    October 9, 2008 at 3:30 am

    Great idea, V. Drop me a e-mail sometime.

  6. Dead Voodoo Doll Says:
    October 9, 2008 at 4:13 am

    Ha, Viri. Awesome. If you ever need the art man, like a told you years ago, I’ll do it.

  7. virigoth Says:
    October 9, 2008 at 4:28 pm

    For those of you whom asked if they can help: You can :) Just look at the site and contribute where you’d like or can. Once the project gets off the ground a bit more everything except the world of Spireal is going to be Open Source/Public Domain.

    I expect to update the site regularly with progress in terms of code, screen shots and designs/ideas so you can get a good idea of what the project is shaping up to be anytime.

  8. Rotarx Says:
    October 20, 2008 at 9:26 pm

    I looked at the initial stuff you had up when we talked a few weeks back, it looks great. Like I said in my email I’m interested to see how you blend the static game with the ‘instancing’ of the random dungeons. I’ll try to look at everything you’ve updated since. It’s nice to see some of the old folks prowling about as well.

    Hey Av!

    Anyway, talk to you soon.

    Mike

  9. William Emmerich Says:
    October 31, 2008 at 6:19 am

    Why is it every time I read a reference to WoW that my head just wants to explode? WoW Hilly Clinton….

    Rotarx! :-) Saw your account on the FL forum…just a one stop shopper, or you entertaining the idea of returning?

  10. William Emmerich Says:
    October 31, 2008 at 6:21 am

    Hrmm, it edited my math skills for some reason regarding the devil, WoW, and Hillary Clinton. Yes, they are all equal.

  11. Crypticant Says:
    December 15, 2008 at 7:20 pm

    I guess we should tell people that Spireal is standing on its own two feet now at http://www.spireal.com. You can also visit our forum at http://forum.spireal.com.

  12. Avariel Says:
    January 1, 2009 at 10:42 pm

    Forum link doesn’t work.

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