***Open Beta Final News (READ!!!!)***

Ok, I've talked it over with my programmer Labmonkey, and being both of our faults, Tyras is not ready with everything we wanted. Sadly the game is, well... empty. Tyras is still using the base engine and such, while I wait for the full game.

And to add to that, even if we both had everything ready for programming, I still haven't converted all the items and monsters from concepts to in-game objects.

Overall, we F***ed up. But hey look at the bright side. What? You thought we would just give up and give you no beta? YA RIGHT! Tyras beta will go on as scheduled for Tuesday, September 1st (Pacific Standard Time), but it will still be a work in progress.

We call it a "walk and talk" beta because... thats what you do. You will be able to view the whole world we have for you guys, chat with friends, equip items, test out our combat system, and we may possibly even squeeze in some events to try out. The game will also be constantly building as you guys play though. One day the Lei Mines may be totally empty, the next day they could be infested with monsters and holding some early versions of quests. Once we believe all is well and we are ready, that it when we can classify Tyras as truly in beta.

We will try to keep Tyras servers on 24/7 and constantly check in on your bugs and add patches frequently.

If you have any comments just post them here on the blog.

Beast O' the Week 3

For my third installment of the beast O' the week, I have chosen the trolls of the Sapien lands:
The trolls are first seen in the Lei Mines, the first dungeon for the Sapien race. But that is not the only place you will find trolls. Later, as more area's open up, you will see just how many trolls there are out there. They are stinky, dumb, ugly, but most of all, deadly. The trolls move around with their giant clubs in hand, killing all that wish to test their strength. The Cave Troll, inside the Lei Mines, will have a club you can acquire by killing him. Plus you can get Troll Beads, and a Loinclothe (if you don't mind it have troll urine on it).

The Truth About Open Beta

Seeing as how I haven't even finished up the Sapien lands and it is already getting close to September, I have decided for an alternative way to do the second Beta.

OPEN BETA WILL BE SAPIEN ONLY

You will only be able to play as the single race, but this way I can add much more content including more skills and quests. I have also decided that I will do 4 Open Betas and have each one unlock a different race. You can either play the new race or continue with your old ones.Once I release the 4th, I will finish up all the extra areas for each race and do a full release.

I will also be giving out a new beta item each Beta, one for each race. Here is a road map of what lies ahead:

Open Beta 1-Sapien
Open Beta 2-Vampire
Open Beta 3-Spawn
Open Beta 4-Drow
Final Release!

I hope to see you guys in beta soon. The first beta item will be a helmet for the Sapien race. Plus if you participate in any open beta, you get the Beta Hammer!

Beast O' the Week 2

For the second Beast O' the Week, I chose the infamous bandit, the scourge of Lei and all of Shial Coast:

The bandits roam the eastern shores of the Shial Coast. They pillage towns and kill the innocents to fill their need for gold and riches. Lead by the demonic spirit Duskblade, who is embodied inside a mortal form, they hope to one day take over the town of Lei, steal all the resources they have to offer, and burn it to the ground. It is up to you to stop them from doing so. These creatures will be part of the 3rd Quest Line and will be in the first beta.

Beast O' the Week 1

I will now be doing a new weekly thing for this Blog, I will be showing a picture and info on a new beast each week for as long as I can. So to kick things off I will be going with a classic monster in almost every game. The Orc:




The Orc has always been a favorite for me since my first MMO I played. These creatures have been seen in all different ways. Brutalic yet dumb, Furry and Gorilla-ish, sometimes not even green. The Orc in Tyras is a more traditional one, it has a Orcish green and a variety of leather armor and crude weapons. The "Orc Slayer" quest line will be the 3rd one, having you attack the Orc fortress and kill their warcheif. It will also have side quests including one where you must escort captives back to the Orc slayer camp.

Dusk Blade

The first major Sapien boss is called: Dusk Blade. He is a vicious bandit leader with a demonic appearance. This boss will need to be defeated to move on out of the first Sapien zone. So here is the run-down on how this boss will work:

• You will need about 6-8 people to defeat him
• Tier 2 Armor is recommended
• The boss will attack like any normal mob
• It also has spells to weaken you
  
• Each time you kill it, it will be reborn as a more powerful beast
• It has 3 stages: Normal, Possessed (Shown above), and Demon Form
• This boss will give you all kinds of items, including its weapon I'm making now

So look forward to this in the full release! I will be pixeling while I consult my programmer on how good this boss can be in terms of AI.