Post by Nosmer in Ferrum - a sandbox RPG in a magitech setting

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Hello everyone, for this update I have two things prepared:

First is flames. Remember the Ranger's shack from the previous update? Here how it looks now - nice and cozy with a proper fireplace. The flame dances around inside, lighting up the room.

Second is waves. From now on there will be a wide river flowing through the forest.

I'm planning on adding campsites throughout the forest, some will have friendly and neutral NPCs, like rangers and hunters, and some - hostile, like poachers and bandits. I've also had to start working on improving my workflow regarding the map-making process, I think I will have some results to show you in the next update.

With that said, cheers! Don't hesitate to leave a comment on what you think about this update, I'm looking forward to read it.

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Half2 years ago

Hey!

I'm actually quite impressed by your work so far, at least by your main focus for now, those 3d models.

But I've been thinking, even though it looks good and has certainly its style, there's nothing that really makes the world of Ferrum stand out, everything is..."too generic", not interesting to look at, even though the models themselves are really good.

Do you plan to have some sort of lore (basically background information about the world) scattered around the various maps? Even if you are not interested in implementing a main narrative in your game, I think optional information is always a good plus
Maybe some notes will be able to make you aware of the location of a secret chest hidden by another survivor? a sort of secret unmarked quest, if you will. Others will tell you about certain rituals? What about pure "side-stories" notes?

The potential is there but players need an incentive to keep exploring, a reason to choose your game over someone else's, I think those little tweaks can be a good starting point to begin to acquire the right mindset to keep working on your game.

I'd love to continue this conversation on Discord If it's not a bother.

Keep up your work anyway ^^

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Nosmer2 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Ah yes, I understand you perfectly. You see, the reason why it looks generic is that it's supposed to be one of the very first biomes the player will set his foot in. I wanted to make it more familiar to a person, so that the dive into the game will be smooth and easy. I plan on expanding the game lore through the flavour text in item descriptions, npc dialogue and different enemies. You probably saw screenshots of crystals models in one of my earlier posts, along with a bit of lore about them - they will play a huge role in world building later on. Other than that, there will be multiple different races, each with their unique cultures, and the classes a player will be able to play will tell the story of the world too.

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