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Yes it's true! We are creating a Christian MMORPG set in the 2nd century Holy Land! Visions is a 1st person 3D graphics game with a quest based and skill based gameplay in a persistent online world. Come experience history!
We have been very busy these last few months! Have you noticed? We launched Chariots! You can get a copy from it's own website over at www.chariotsgame.com if you want to play today. But we know the main reason you're here is to learn more about Visions!
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YES! We are still working on Visions! We are in the process right now of porting Visions to the new TGEA 1.8.1 engine. That means we will be starting over with the worldbuilding. We've moved our starting location on the map to a different region as well, so be looking forward to faster progress! We don't have any of our old art in the new engine yet but I can show you a little glimpse of what we have been working on so far:
This is stock TGEA 1.8.1 right out of the box
You can see we have pretty water, pretty skies, and a lot of fun new stuff to work with in this engine. We are really excited about the new features that are available to us. The decision to start over in a new engine is not a decision we made lightly because this engine port is taking several months to complete. But we feel it is the best choice for the project, so that we can bring to you the best possible game we can make with our current resources. We hope to have the first public view of Visions toward the end of the year in 2009. Please check back often, keep us in your prayers, and tell your friends!
Ask your group to consider using our Game Fundraiser program for your next event! Find out more here! Fundraiser FAQ Scouting groups, churches, missions, schools, anyone who is raising money for a good cause is encouraged to apply. Admittance to the program is strictly at our discression.
Visions is the flagship project that brought our team together. Visions is a 1st person 3D graphics MMORPG with quest based and skill based gameplay in a persistent online world set in the 2nd century holy land. Players will have a vast variety of opportunities and experiences in the ancient world, to be able to choose what role they wish to fill in society through a rich quest based Professions system. Those who wish to pursue a life of adventure seeking danger around every corner may choose to learn the skills of a soldier, mercenary or a hunter. While others who prefer a more relaxing gameplay experience can choose a somewhat more sedentary profession such as Pottery, Mining, or Baking. Still others might wish to exercise their creativity as an entertainer or athlete, and learn dance, music, or sports.
Match your skills in the arena against other athletes. Compete against other racers in a Roman style hippodrome, just like Ben Hur!
Experience History! There will be non-profession quests involving the Ancient Roman history of the time period and region. A great amount of research is being invested into the game to create an immersive history experience that is as accurate as possible within the limitations of our technology.
And for those who wish to pursue spiritual enlightenment and experience Visions as a Christian game there are Scripture quests based on the King James Version of the Bible as originally planned as the foundation of the game. From these quests we derive the name of the game as well, as players will be able to travel backwards in the time of Biblical history through visions and dreams. We have some surprises in store for the players, some unique ideas we wish to incorporate, and a few things planned for the future which may be somewhat unexpected experiences.
If you are able to advance the development of Visions through a financial contribution, please Donate via PayPal. THANK YOU!
We have a multi-stage release planned for Visions in which the first very small increment is expected to be released for public play during 4th quarter 2009. We do plan to implement player housing, avatar customization, various mounts, a variety of clothing choices, and vast expanses of terrain to explore to appease even the most diligent wanderer. Due to the limitations of our small volunteer team however, most of these features will be implemented slowly over the course of time as our time and resources allow. Thank you for understanding!
When will it be done? This is our most frequently asked question, and unforunately is the most difficult to answer. Due to the unpredictability of working with an entirely volunteer team, everything takes longer than we hope it will. And sometimes we have key roles that are understaffed or not filled at all, so we experience delays. However, we have developed a new plan for launch! We will not be releasing Visions in a feature-complete state of gameplay like the AAA companies are able to do with their fully funded staff. We will be using a multi-stage launch where we release 1 game feature playable, and online to the public. Then as we complete new features we will release each one as it becomes available in patches. This will allow us to get the game to players sooner, although with considerably less content at the beginning. As we start generating funding we hope to reach a point where we will be able to actually pay our developers to work full time, and create patches faster, ultimately reaching our fully-featured goal for Visions as outlined by the design documents. In the mean time, our current goal is to release stage 1 of Visions online in 2009. We hope to see you there!
Please consider supporting our game development project through purchases from the Visions Store, many items are available in all sizes, even gifts for pets!
We are also still looking for more programmers, animators and writers. Thanks for your interest in Visions!
Help us make the dream come true! We especially need C++ Programmers, Torque Scripters, 3D artists, 3D Animators, and Texture Artists. If you have skills and time to help advance the development of Visions, please fill out this form: Volunteer Application. If you have a friend who might be interested in helping point them to this page please!
Please register on the Forums to keep up to date on these developments.
We estimate that we need 200 part time volunteers, or 50 full time volunteers, to accomplish our goals quickly. A minimum of 10 hours per week is expected for useful contribution to our team, 20 hours or more is preferred. We are a registered company in the state of Oregon, volunteering for our team is valid resume experience! If you know anyone who might be interested, please send them our way! Thanks!
If you are interested in helping us with Visions development,
please contact me! tinyzoo@yahoo.com
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