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IMPORTANT IF YOU WANT TO PLAY ONLINE:
The masterserver IP address has changed to '14.200.200.4', please edit MasterServerAt.cfg to contain this IP. This change is already done in the latest distribution currently downloadable from here.

Lego MMORPG already reached v2 (alpha). As the name says, it's a 3D Lego online multiplayer RPG (role plaing game).
The current features are:

• A small testworld (as seen in the videos).
• Well working serverlist with masterserver and Java serverlist applet to see servers live.
• Lots of items to buy and use.
• A merchant (only if playing online, you can also "play alone").
• Completely animated character with some outfits.
• Abilitiy to trade and fight with the other players (and the merchant).
• Working torch (particle fx & light).
• Scripting system (every item and the whole testlevel + the player's behaviour is scripted).
• Everything else seen in the videos...

New features in version 2:

• Weather: snow!
• Faster and more stable serverlist with playercount.
• New camera collision system.
• Change your outfit!
• Drop items to the floor and watch them falling (powered by PhysX)!

Serverlist

You can see every running server with it's playercount in this Java-Applet:

You need the Java-Runtime and you have to accept it's digital signature, otherwise it won't work / be able to connect to the masterserver.

Looking for server host

The Future of Lego MMORPG

• Ideas for the game itself: Story, gameplay, etc.
• A (new) engine to write the game in. The programming language will preferably be C++.

Engine Options

• Ledwerks Engine

  + Already aquired. + Has a pretty powerful renderer. + Allows writing custom shaders.
  - Requires a SM2/3 Graphics card (6800+, 8800 recommended) which limits the userbase. - Allows only 5 terrain textures (might have to use mesh terrain...).

• Esenthel Engine

  + Targeted at RPGs. + Many buil-in features, great renderer. + Supports unlimited sized worlds and world streaming.
  - No commercial licence bought so far. Costs per commercial product... - Free version doesn't allow writing custum shaders (but the shders it comes with are pretty complete). - Requires an SM2 card too.

• DarkGDK

  + Same low requirements as DBPro, basically is DBP for C/C++.
  - Terrible API. But being able to use it with C++ allows to wrap around...

• Stay with DBPro

  + Keeps low requirements.
  - Same Terrible API (object NUMBERS?!?). - Terrible programming langage.

• Write custom...

  + Would allow implementing whatever needed.
  - Takes waaay too long.

• Other...

  If you have any other suggestions, please tell in the forum, the ShoutBox above or contact me.

Related Links

• TGC - Lego MMORPG v2
• TGC - wip LEGO mmorpg
• TGC - 3D LEGO RPG wip

ShoutBox

Feel free to leave some short comments here. But better use the forum if you have a question or suggestion and would like an answer.