Glorious Alpha Two Testers!
Alpha Two Realms are now unlocked for Phase II testing!
For our initial launch, testing will begin on Friday, December 20, 2024, at 10 AM Pacific and continue uninterrupted until Monday, January 6, 2025, at 10 AM Pacific. After January 6th, we’ll transition to a schedule of five-day-per-week access for the remainder of Phase II.
You can download the game launcher here and we encourage you to join us on our for the most up to date testing news.
Alpha Two Realms are now unlocked for Phase II testing!
For our initial launch, testing will begin on Friday, December 20, 2024, at 10 AM Pacific and continue uninterrupted until Monday, January 6, 2025, at 10 AM Pacific. After January 6th, we’ll transition to a schedule of five-day-per-week access for the remainder of Phase II.
You can download the game launcher here and we encourage you to join us on our for the most up to date testing news.
Will environment effect your character?
Just curious if this is planned, its a small thing I have seen in some games. Like if its raining you get wet? If its snowing you get cold? If it hot will you sweat? If so any stat impact?
Small detail but genuinely curious if they are going to go that far.
Small detail but genuinely curious if they are going to go that far.
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Environment
The first thing you notice as you enter the Ashes of Creation world is the beautiful and entrancing environment that surrounds you. What makes the Environments so interesting in Ashes is the ever-changing quality they retain. As you level up your node and more players begin to become active in that area, you will see the environment begin to fluctuate and change.[12] Weather inside the game also plays a key role on the type of events that become available and the importance on different crafting skills and abilities. For instance, being a farmer is good during harvest season and allows for multiple options of things to grow but during the winter that profession becomes void and useless. Each season will last a week in real life time.[13] The emphasis on weather with in an environment is to make the world with in the game more realistic.[14] Like any game, music is highly prioritized and each zone and node will be given its own individualistic sound, setting it apart from the rest of the world and giving it a unique feel that resonates with the players in that particular zone.[15] Just remember, the choices you make and the things you do shape the environment around you and in turn the world. [16]
http://aocwiki.net/The_World
How does weather impact combat? (Harue)
- It has an important role in gameplay and mechanics how crops are developed and dungeons are available, hazards, etc. It will affect trade routes and economy.
In addition, mentioned in passing but not confirmed as mechanics are that things like spells and other effects will be affected by seasons and environment. Winter in cold regions may affect cold spells making them more powerful and fire spells weaker. They have confirmed that there will not be a survival aspect to the game, so any environment effects will not have you having special requirements to enter a zone, (ala Cold Weather Gear from WoW as an example). Not much has been released so far, development beyond "We want to do this with the enviroment...." is taking a back seat to core systems design atm.I wonder what other professions will be effected by weather. Perhaps fishing, with different types of fish available depending on the season? Perhaps wood gathering (though I wonder if that has its own separate supply issues, and whether reforestation is a possibility).
Some have more bits than others
Enviroments can also be changed by World Bosses. You're walking along find a dormant dragon, @Rumbleforge sneezes and dragon wakes up, burns down @Lexmax's treehouse and fairy boxes and the world turns into a yummy evening dish for @Nagashand his bone collectors.
(Personal record!)