Tyras Blog is Back!

Due to the website being down for a long time now I decided to revive the good ol blog. Expect to see most of the visual updates here now including screenshots, videos, and major updates.

Plus, don't forget, all followers of the blog and the twitter will receive special in-game items, early access to the beta, and much more special offers in the future. Subscribe to the Tyras blog or the twitter now!

It Has Arrived... (SUPER MEGA UPDATE)

The following is all true and the screenshots in the forums are all real. Tyras has evolved into an amazing, visually stunning, intensely action-packed, storyline driven MMORPG.

Check out all the details of the amazing new Engine, our great features, AND IN-GAME SCREENSHOTS:

Tyras Community Forums Update

Tyras Community Forums

So far we do not have an official Tyras website, but I quickly set up a forum so I can build a community.

Check it out and sign up:
http://tyras.nighthawkdev.net/

Upcoming Content...

Tyras has been going through some major development in the past couple weeks and we have been hush, hush about it. Well I thought I might as well give you a little bit on what we are doing, so here are a few updates, very vague updates:

• Graphics will be improved. The actual tiles and sprites themselves won't much, but the overall in-game effects will.
• Changes will be made to races in classes to ensure a quicker release.
• New world... can't say anything else about that.
• And a whole lot more stuff that will make you crap your pants with excitement, just have to get it all done first.

Also please don't send me a billions emails or instant messages asking me for more info, you'll just have to wait...

Tyras ALMOST Gave you a Virus!

First off... WOW! Ok I've been posting that I've had a virus for some time now and trying to remove it. Well I finally found it and what was wrong.

Basically the virus got in and embedded itself inside all of my .exe files and such... including Tyras. I did a full deletion of all my hard drives and installed Windows 7 again (which I love). Well I had to get rid of the engine and all since it was infected so all I managed to salvage was the graphics (which is the main stuff I needed).

Well I guessed I could just get everything for Labmonkey (my programmer) that I needed, and then my webmaster and co creator Stealth reminded me of something... I gave his Tyras data and... well he hosted it online for tons of people to download.

Ok, by that time I was freaking out, you did not want to see me, I was running around like a mad man trying to get Labmonkey to respond on msn and get everything back to normal.

As it turns out, Labmonkey never touched anything but the map files on my computer. So, in the end, everyone is safe and virus free!

This just goes to show... I'M AN IDIOT XD

Tyras is on Eclipse

This new post will bring in more players and developers and hopefully help me create a team. Check it out at:
http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf/index.php/topic,52265.0.html

What's Up?

Well currently Tyras is going through a whole lot of problems. Yes, I was supposed to add a ton of content and stuff, but it has been going really slow lately due to a could reasons.

Reason number one I can't control, I am a human being and I am a young human being so I have school. Currently I'm having to work all day on weekdays so I can only work on Tyras on the weekend. I am definitely putting school work before Tyras, but I do occasionally procrastinate and work on Tyras a bit instead.

Reason number two, I'm sorry to say, is that I'm loosing my wonderful programmer, Labmonkey. He currently has his own project and life to deal with and I accept that. Labmonkey says he will get the basics done before he leaves including paperdoll, quests, and the GUI, but I need a new programmer then to do all the extras including the spell system.


So currently I am in need of a good vb6 programmer if I want to take Tyras further. I will post some more details later, but if you are interested, then E-Mail me at:
tyrasad@gmail.com

Beast O' the Week... Dead... For Now...

I really can't go on my blog every week and make a graphic, I just fall apart and forget after about three weeks.

Still, I will most likely continue this practice once the full game is release, for I have some special tricks up my sleeve to make the "Beast O' the Week" and must to read each week. Stay tuned for awesomeness...

The Interface!

Tyras GUI (Graphical User Interface for all those noobs to games out there) has been is serious development for some time now. Still, I keep on tweaking many menus and texts to get it just right.

Still, through all of that, I have finished 2 menus and the in-game GUI. Here is a preview:

In-Game: Click to Enlarge!


Inventory


Character Menu

What is to Come to the World of Tyras...

Well open beta released... ya... thats just about it. There was nothing really special about it I know. But this Beta is definitely not the last you'll see for a while. Me and my programmer Labmonkey are hard at work on more updates to the beta. Currently we are getting ready for the features shown below:

• Paperdoll Items
• GUI
  
• More Mobs
• Spell System (With Spell Recharge)
• Limited Lag
• Fixed Fringe Errors
• Fixed Sprite Errors
• All Items Slots
• AND MANY MANY BUG FIXES!

Soon enough Tyras will have a bug reporting area on Gravity as well as a place to build our community. Stay tuned for updates are on their way.

Download!

Sorry for the delay. I will give the beta download an hour early for vampire when all content is all good. Here is the link. Please report any bugs to me in any way you can:

http://www.box.net/shared/2j2s37mdlr

Little content, but you can check out the world.



Arrow Keys to move

Type , before text to do global chat

Press Ctrl to attack

***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.

Welcome to Ravenguard (Population: AWESOME)

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If you have been following some of my posts on the twitter and various other sites, you would know of the almighty Outpost of Ravenguard (Otherwise known as Ravenguard Outpost). This heavy defended fortress is the second town for the Sapien and much smaller than Lei Harbor.

In Ravenguard you can pick up your high level items, grab some epic quests, and finally, once Tyras full release comes out, you will be able to exit the northern gates of Ravenguard and enter the second zone, the Desolation (More info coming soon).

Ravenguard is a great place to stock up on supplies after powering through the Orc forces, but getting there is the issue. Ravenguard is surrounded by Orc bases and camps thus it will take a lot of sword swings and spells to get there.

Ravenguard will be in Open Beta, but it will not feature all the acceptable missions (Such as the raid on the Orc Fortress).

Hope to see you in Ravenguard September 1st!

Beast O' the Week 4

Sorry for the delay this week, but I have pulled through and here you go. Number four will not be a Sapien beast, but a Spawn beast... actually, it is the Spawn:

The Spawn are not from Tyras, they came to Tyras from another dimension through "The Rift." The Spawn feed off of magic or "Essence" that is found inside Tyras. Without this magic, the Spawn would not be able to survive and would just fade away into mist. They do not have a mouth, but they can talk psychicly and consume items by draining the energy from them. The Spawn will be in the 3rd Open Beta, in a new location. They will not longer be starting in the Crystal Scar, but in the ruins of an ancient city.

Enjoy!

The Beta House

When you're not battle vicious beast and bandits, or warring the enemy nations and exploring the vast world... what do you do?

Well in Open Beta 1-4 Only, you can chill out in the "Beta House."

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What do you do at the Beta House? The building will be accessed by a spell given to all players. It is a place to mingle with friends in Tyras, even ones that arn't on your faction. You can buy the Beta Hammer here as well as all the Race Beta Items.

The Beta House is also a connection between areas within your faction. If you are a Sapien, you can simply just go to the Beta House and quickly then warp to the Spawn lands. The same goes for the Vampire and Drow.

Finally, the Beta House will feature various events, accessed through the cave entrance. There will be server-wide dungeons, boss battles, pvp, and many other events. Plus, these events can gain you super rare, one of a kind items that will only be up for grabs for a few hours.

Hope to see you all in Beta!

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!

Girlz

Girlz, I never really understood them, but today I found they are actually really complicated. They are a very complex figure and have many needs...

I'm talking about pixeling them, everyone knows girls have koodies.

I finally sat down and did the first frame of the female sprite for the Sapien... and it turned out quite sexy. I made sure weapons and helms still equip the same on them, but their armor's will be different than the male ones. Tell me what you think.

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.

Lei Mines... DONE!

I just finished the first Sapien dungeon today and man did it take a while. The dungeon is not huge but it still does have a lot of dead ends and separate paths. Here's some screenshots of the various areas:

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