A Unified D'ni MMORPG

[Swifthawk]

Shorah, y'all!

Today, we got to talking in DRC(18) Eder Tsogal, before Fil's weekly live show, and the idea came up of one, giant, unified D'ni game world. I think it's an excellent concept, and it was pointed out how huge an undertaking it would be. I also pointed out that I'd pay good money for such a thing and if it were good, I might be willing to pay for an ongoing subscription.

I'm wondering what others might think. Please post here if you have thoughts.

[idenØ]

Hi new here... but not new in Uru...i began playing in Sept of 2007.

I am from and live in Glasgow Scotland.

I notice its 5 months to the day since the above post..heh. (that will be my que!)

...i have a vast amount of thought on this subject (18 years of Concept Ideas an stuff writings an drawings).

Tbh slighlty apprehensive to post... over the years this subject has sometimes ruffled some feathers in pockets....i am not alone either.. no sure of why also.

[Swifthawk]

Shorah and welcome, idenØ! We're glad to have you. Please feel free to post wherever you like.

I'll admit that I know little of any discussion about this as I'm not as active in the community as I once was. But lately I'm trying to get and stay more plugged in.

I see no reason why a polite conversation can't be had, and maybe that's because I've been outside the loop. I can promise that no feathers will be shed here.

This concept has been in my head for many years now, but I have exactly zero experience building games (I once made a T-pose guy in Unity). However, I know just a bit about some of the tech involved.

[idenØ]

Shorah Indeed!

Wow... thats a truly welcoming reply thank you. :O

Does Urutunes have a Podcast? (Yes i realise i may be setting myself up here as i type lol)

Seems to me thats a niche that could open up all sorts..
"Design of D'Ni - Fridays@Five only on Urutunes!!"

[Swifthawk]

A podcast???!!1
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Wait, a podcast?
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Hmmm... a podcast, eh?
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I must admit that I've thought about it. But, a podcast, I mean, I do like to yammer on about stuff, but I'm not sure there's enough content in and around UruTunes to even fill 10 minutes.

In the MOULa Events Discord server (see the menu at the top of the home page), Minasunda does excellent work keeping us updated on regular shows and special events, and I've thought about doing something myself as well - like maybe playing music or even just watching a movie or something.

I have learned the basic tech of running a stream, but that's mostly in my head and I've never done anything with it. I probably enjoy the tech as much as I would doing a show.

[idenØ]

Yes You are most correct - indeed a Podcast..

I know not the range of Urutunes tbh... i entered the awareness of such when i began playing in 2007 - as i would reference in kind to others about the Uru Dj God's AKA - K'tahnd and Donahoo,who would just link in and appear an drop live streams randomly and before you knew it...everyone present was up dancing many Keyboard suffered as multiple cntrl4ing took a sustained battering indeed.
The days of a busy Cavern are still as busy in living memory.

So yes a Podcast concept...but with a slight diffrence..
Initial Cast...- Pod 1 Neghiling Neghilan....
i have imagined an investigatory or enguiring theme endevour to explore the lore the history the present state of the Cavern and the Ages and ofc the open ended Future of the Legacy of the D'Ni belonging to All of the Cavern's Folk.

I mean thats what was in mind like these youtube deep dive series but with a team varied expertise mapping things with new understanding and further revelations an discovery.

Pod 2 - Derebon Designing ....
An Art Cast covering artistic side of the community involved indepth discussion for Emergent Concepts and ideas and also dive into the vast content that already exists in digital volume and concept artwork across all titles.

Pod 3 - Casual Tetsonoting ....
This Cast to explore and understand and explore more what really goes into an Age an how to excecute an Age as the Cyantists did in the Spirit of the D'ni....but with an updated know how applicable to today's available tech capabilities...would liase with Guild of Writers and community folk who are Builders and Coders and of that arena of intelligent technological design and expression that have insight and complex proficiancy in this field.

And lastly Pod 4 - Payifernite Propigation...
A cast to really open up how a D'niverse could be properly recreated in full to contain all that is established in main Canon,and also accomodate Branded content and Explorer Content alike...in a state of the art current Mmorpg and ultimateley a navigable Starry Expanse akin to the size of say The largest galaxy cluster map on cross platform right now... (No Man Sky) epically Vast. My point is if this already exists and yes it does.. and i play that game every so often on ps5 so aye its mindbogglingly massive - one Galaxy is enough for a D'niverse but then what scale of playground would do it justice...? Hence the Producers...i feel if we had an InAge design interface that was in appearance D'ni holographic as imagers are and gave powerful capability to edit the Age with the Art adjusting tweeking and add an removing things..effects take effect when you relink as is case on Ahnonnay.. (rules eh) and why not... for i firmly am aware that an inner D'ni is possible to arrive at asa creative modality and with many many finished working and unfished Ages in Ghen Minkata and Deep Island an TOC.the Moula Additions are also quite impressive that show this to be true within the Greater Cavern Commmunity.
So imagine a Nexus with an extensive directory including an enlarged side screen with a projection of the destinations linking panel to confirm selection (scrollable with Maintaineer level access Age info)

So there's a Podcast series idea lol...i have attempted returns to education in past 6 years however many things in everyone's world has changed... i do intend another attempt this year... my intention is to level the Self up and become the Game Designer.

Fingers crossed

[Swifthawk]

Oh, you have good memories about the community back in 2007 as do we.

I love your enthusiasm! And I get what you did there. A Pod Podcast.

I'd feel (and be) utterly unqualified to host such a mission... quest... thing, unless it were included in the driving premise that Swifthawk knows nothing - which I'd be fine with. But, I think any such endeavor would require a constant stream of highly qualified guests, and I can't think of why they'd participate.

And, I'm automatically asking, hasn't/isn't this been/being done before/now? I'm sure it has and there may even be some success in that arena - I genuinely have no idea.