Eclipse of Eternity Dev Blog 3 i think

So I didnt keep track of blogs for this project till now so lets just call it 3.

Since the name change from BloodWars Online I been doing alot of work mostly setting up the networking. MAN i didnt know how much code you gotta write just to send and receive TCP data. Im so use to simple HTTP through PHP. This CSharp to/from Java is a real workout for my brain but i can do it.

So where we sitting right now?
Just released more work on the server code, switched from doing sql queries to letting a class handle database data.
Example: went from db.query("SELECT * FROM characters WHERE id = “+id”);
to
public class Characters {
public int id;
}

Also got database almost ready for player housing.
How it will work, from the main Terra Ignis map there will be a door for vampires and a door for lycans, when they click the door a window will pop up letting the player select which instance of the housing map they like to enter. Once in the player can run around looking for any house for sale. Once bought there will be rent to pay, this is so if a player never returns that house becomes available again for another player.
This is how Lord of the Rings online does it, HOWEVER their interiors are zoned out meaning you cant wander into someone else's home.
EoE will not do this instead we will have lockable doors similar to how Aion does it. Like i said in a past blog I'm taking ideas from other MMO's that i use to play.

Now heres some plan changes.
1. No classes. Its just to confusing to explain how a Necromanser can summon zombies in a modern day MMO. And kinda unfair to the other side. Like vampires can fly but Lycans cant? F THAT!
2. Professions - Not sure how to do it yet but im thinking 2 professions per player. The problem im seeing with some that allows a player to learn all is that it causes the player to player economy to be non existant.

3. Style of the game. I do kinda want realism but I really like hand painted models like in World of Warcraft, Palia, Palworld, and other games with the style so may go with that. Also realism will be hard for me to do.
Like LotRo and Elder Scrolls, realism is cool but also looks fake. Of course LotRo looks like is using a very old and out dated engine.
4. Terra Ignis has been split, one big map still but theres a river down the middle of the huge island. and trust its HUGE! Still flat so no idea how imma fill it all in yet.

As for number 2 above probably do this….
Foraging - Cut down certain trees for wood, not all trees. Need some for breathing. Foragers can also cut logs into lumber
Mining - Break apart certain rocks called Mining nodes, yes there will be diamonds you minecrafters :P Mining will also allow for smelting into bars
Skinning - You meany, why you kill that anim… oh you need skin
Blacksmith - Craft guns and armour out of smelted bars.
Furniture Making - Craft like a bed or chair or anything for the home from trees.
Leather Worker - Make leather stuff out of skin from animals.
Chef - Cook up meals for your friends and allies. Not sure what profession this will require yet.
Farming - Plant seeds, water seeds, watch em grow and harvest. Chefs could use this for food ingredances.

So those are the 7 right now, see 2 profs each.
As for like how WoW has it, cooking, first aid, fishing. NAAAH
Chef i just came up with so thinking about that one. Hmmm. But fishing NAAAHHH
1. I hate fishing in both real life and in video games.
2. Not sure how to code it.

Well thats all i got for now. More in another blog soon.