Township EQ - Coming Soon!

[notknowing]

Sounds awesome. Look forward to trying this out. What gets old in all the custom servers is the linear progression. Only 1 zone for each level range, 1-10, 10-20, 20-30, etc, etc. No replay value.

[Township EQ]

Originally Posted by Maze_EQ

I learned how to grow the fuck up from being a Townie.

It was either you do what you're told, or you're finding a guild that is 15 steps behind townie.

I think everyone has a certain type of nostalgia from a guild they were in. The times I had in this game is probably one of the biggest things that keeps me around EQEMU. I'm only 19 years old, I literally grew up playing this game and watching my dad play it.

Originally Posted by notknowing

Sounds awesome. Look forward to trying this out. What gets old in all the custom servers is the linear progression. Only 1 zone for each level range, 1-10, 10-20, 20-30, etc, etc. No replay value.

Exactly.. I am trying to stay away from the whole spawn in the nexus/surefall glade/guild lobby talk to a teleporter grind to 70/75/80 and start straight into tier progression. I want this to be immersive and to actually not be a straight grindfest to max level.. that's why I implemented the class charms, and I am still creating custom spells to try and make the leveling up experience actually enjoyable.. THEN I will worry about my high end.

EDIT:

Also, I just started on the first dungeon, which is Qeynos Catacombs, (since Qeynos is the hub). It's designed to be grouped by players level 5+. For those who hate the zone, dont have friends to group with, like to faceroll content, etc.. Qeynos hills will also be available for those 5+ as a solo thing.. There will be minibosses in the hills that will roll solo players though. From Qeynos hills and blackburrow is where I plan to branch the world out.. (Surefall Glade/Karana/Halas) zonelines will all go to places that are not Surefall Glade/Karana/Halas.

I've only just begun the Catacombs but it's looking decent so far.. It will actually require someone with a pulse to pull mobs for you or you WILL get slammed by pathers.

Teaser screenies for those who care:


http://eqtownship.net/hubteaser1.png
http://eqtownship.net/hubteaser2.png
http://eqtownship.net/hubteaser3.png
http://eqtownship.net/dungeonteaser1.png
http://eqtownship.net/dungeonteaser2.png

Note: I did try to keep Qeynos as simple as possible so a simple change of models was all that was needed.. Oh and I kept Fippy.. cause everyone loves to kill Fippy.

Guardsman Keliron as seen in hubteaser2 will give you subtle hints on where you can go and things you can do.. He is scripted to respond to you by level so he will always be relevant.. Also, quest NPCs do not have saylinks or any of [this] so you will actually have to have a conversation with them to get anywhere. They also tend to say a different thing each time you hail them, so make sure you are thorough!

DOUBLE EDIT: I have left the server open and put it higher up on the list so if anyone would like to poke around they can. Things are obviously unfinished but its obvious what is customized and what isn't. By the time I am finished there will be NO PEQ database NPCs in the hub. It will be locked as soon as I get home from work tomorrow and start work on it again.. Enjoy.

[Maze_EQ]

For some strange reason, this server is saying.."Play me hard as fuck"

[Township EQ]

Originally Posted by Maze_EQ

For some strange reason, this server is saying.."Play me hard as fuck"

Heh.. I hope everyone enjoys it, I just wanna do something a little bit different.

Also, I'm not too knowledgeable on custom spells so as of right now it's a bit of a learning process.. I plan on editing some of the class charms.. I'm also trying to find a way to make you proc spells by casting a spell.. I have a few ideas on how to achieve that and I'll be working on it after I finish with the Catacombs and get Qeynos more populated.

[Drakiyth]

This has a good vision, Township. Best of luck with it.

[Township EQ]

Originally Posted by Drakiyth

This has a good vision, Township. Best of luck with it.

Thanks Drak, I appreciate it.

Anyways...

Qeynos Catacombs are officially finished.. I did some testing last night with 3 people and trash is easily doable for experience bot bosses DO require an actual group.

Some random info:

• level 5+ group dungeon
• 3 quests associated with this zone
• trash have a small chance to drop bane damage to undead weapons.
• trash have a small chance to drop 2 pieces of each type of loot (plate/chain/leather/cloth)
• 4 bosses
• hotzone EXP bonus

now to break down boss loot a bit:

• Each boss has 5 items unique to each specific boss and will drop 1 each kill
• Boss will drop 1-2 pieces of "newbie" gear that is found in qeynos
• Bosses will drop 1 weapon and 1 piece of armor from trash

Now I'm going to be finishing Qeynos and adding spell vendors, and just random hub junk... After that I will be customizing qeynos hills which will be a solo zone for levels 5+.

Thanks for reading.