Dragon Court 2 - updates!!
Well, it is about time I get one of these pages because Fred is actually going somewhere with the new version. In fact, he already has the area coding in! It is very amazing! If you saw the chat prototype whn it was up, you'd know what we're talking about. It's massive, but..the chat prototype seems to be gone so sorry we can't link ya there anymore. But here's some information for you to quench a little bit of your thirst for DC v2.0.
He has added many new areas, such as inside the dungeons, jousting fields, inside Shangala and Hie Brasil, Axteca, the Dark Vortex, an Elven village, the Wild Wild West, a 'deep' forest, a Dwarf village, and places inside the Dragon Lair, to name a few. There also a ton of new guilds, shops, and Inns to visit. You really need to go take a look to get the full effect.
I now have a little more info on some of the features. Most of this info was said by Lawrence in the bug forum, and the rest is from the test version.
Characters and Families
When Dragon Court version 2 is out everyone will have to make new character for that version, but your name and password will be carried on. They'll be keeping the current version of Dragon Court around some time after DCv2 is out, meaning this help page will remain in order, along with a new one (hopefully).
Characters will age as thay do in the current game of Dragon Court but they will grow old and die over time unlike it is now. All characters from a single person will be from the same family. In the game it will be posible for people to have children, and raise there child till it too will become a character in that persons family. Characters will NOT have to be married to have children, but marriage will be optional at the priest guilds.
Requirements and Cheating
Dragon Court is a Java Applet. It was programed in Java (a language designed to run on almost any type of computer) If you'd like to learn more about Java take a look at the Java/C forum (from www.ffiends.com). Access to a web server with CGI support is all you'd need to run the next version of DCourt. They've been aware of Cheat-O-Matic for over a year now and have found a way to protect against it (and all
programs like it). This will be used in DCv2 but is too much of a change to put into the current version.
Areas and Monsters
As you can see from the test version, there are many new areas. Each area will have its own group of monsters, so there will be a lot of new ones added. Some will be harder to give the more experienced players a tougher time, and the game will take much longer to complete. Many new monster pictures can be seen in the DC screen saver (their offical one). The time crystal that currently does nothing will probably replace the map to the vortex so you can enter the dark vortex.
Rank
Rank in the new version will be very hard to gain. In one lifetime, a character might only be able to gain two ranks. Ranks will not be for each character, but for families, so you pass them down to your children and they can keep going.
Clans, Trade, and Chat
Clan competition isn't a high priority in the first release, but will probably be worked on for a later release. Trade is much easier because you will be able you give items or money to anyone in the same area. Chat also works the same way. You can check the members in that area and chat with them while playing. There is also a full screen chat built in. You will be able to see what players are giving you before you accept.
About the release, it is still not known. DC2 is still a long time away, and Fred's group still has a few projects before DC2. According to Fred, they are fixing DC1.0, then doing StarDart for two months. After that is done, they are starting DC2, schedualed for August!! They are hoping to have a playTEST version by the new year. Loooooong time away....
(Acurate as of 6/27/00)
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