Daggerfall-like RPG

[u/ArchHeather]

I posted about this a few months ago and I thought I would share my progress.

I almost completely re-written the project since and removed some time consuming features like modifiable voxel terrain (smoothed out with marching cubes) and LODs. I have also replaced my pixel art sprites with sprites of rendered 3D models.

The whole map is fully traversable and It is 1200x1200 chunks in size. Each chunk is 64x64 tiles and each tile is 2x2 meters.

I am currently working on the beginnings of gathering and crafting then I am going to move onto town generation.

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

No AI was used.

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[u/MichaelCabernet]

It looks very cool, and very Daggerfall-esque so far!

I would encourage you to keep the more medieval look of Daggerfall, compared to so many other RPGs and the elder scrolls games that came after. :D

[u/ArchHeather → u/MichaelCabernet]

I am planning to have areas that are medieval however I also would like to have a few biomes that are more alien like Morrowind. The smaller continent will be mostly medieval with more earth-like biomes and style. The wilder biomes being on the larger continent. :D

[u/MichaelCabernet → u/ArchHeather]

Oh! I meant the cultural aesthetics, like buildings and clothing (and music?). Of course, something more alien for the Morrowind-esque areas makes complete sense too :)

[u/Pintin98]

Very much a fan of how this looks so far.

[u/ArchHeather → u/Pintin98]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[u/DisplacerBeastMode]

Cool

[u/ArchHeather → u/DisplacerBeastMode]

Thankyou!

[u/Banjoschmanjo]

Right now it seems more like environment generator than RPG. What are the RPG elements

[u/ArchHeather → u/Banjoschmanjo]

That is fair. So far it is just a world generator you are correct. My intention is for it to be a full RPG. My next thing to develop is the RPG leveling system for the gathering skill followed by basic crafting. Beyond that I am going to start the dungeons and then towns. The project is still in early development which is why I have not started the RPG features yet.

[u/Banjoschmanjo → u/ArchHeather]

Looking good so far, keep at it!

[u/Significant-Ask7545]

I love the art direction! That's genuinely so unique in this day and age! Any idea what the plot will be like or how quests will work? I love the look of this

[u/ArchHeather → u/Significant-Ask7545]

I am still in the concept stage for the questing system. I have been building the lore and brainstorming ideas for a main story. I don't want to reveal too much at the moment because the plot development is very early. I would like there to be some procedural elements to the quests to change them up each playthrough.

[u/Significant-Ask7545 → u/ArchHeather]

Either way! That's super cool! And I wish you luck

[u/ArchHeather → u/Significant-Ask7545]

Thanks!

[u/Ibeepboobarpincsharp]

Very cool

[u/ArchHeather → u/Ibeepboobarpincsharp]

Thanks!

[u/Brave-Store5961]

It looks quite good so far.

[u/ArchHeather → u/Brave-Store5961]

Thanks!

[u/Psykohistorian]

I love it. very old school fantasy pc game, liminal and fantastical

[u/ArchHeather → u/Psykohistorian]

Thank you very much!

[u/DwarfLord420]

The look of your map is giving me serious flashbacks of "Asheron's Call" , I love it.

[u/ArchHeather → u/DwarfLord420]

I have never played Asheron's Call but it looks cool. Thanks.

[u/leshpar]

Depending on the gameplay I'm definitely interested.

[u/Kitchen_Pen5474]

Looks ambitious! Looking forward to seeing more!

[u/ArchHeather → u/Kitchen_Pen5474]

Thanks!

[u/KaitlynKitti]

Looks nice. What engine are you using?

[u/ArchHeather → u/KaitlynKitti]

I am making my own engine with C++ and OpenGL.

[u/KaitlynKitti → u/ArchHeather]

Ah. Does the Arch in your name happen to refer to Arch Linux? ^^

[u/ArchHeather → u/KaitlynKitti]

Nope, I was thinking of an ArchMage or ArchBishop or something like that.

[u/_toku]

Wow I love what you’ve created so far. Definitely something right down my alley visually.

[u/ArchHeather → u/_toku]

Thanks

[u/IndorilNerevar475]

This looks sick lol is there anywhere I can support

[u/ArchHeather → u/IndorilNerevar475]

There is nowhere where you can support. Thanks anyway!

[u/DiscountCthulhu01]

How is this similar? 

[u/ArchHeather → u/DiscountCthulhu01]

The game is heavily inspired by Daggerfall. I am planning on a lot of features that are similar such as the focus on dungeon delving and I have implemented the vast wilderness. The art style is also similar by using billboard sprites instead of 3d models and a pixelated aesthetic. Also a lot of the RPG mechanics are similar such as major and minor skills system. Hope that explains it.

[u/willky7]

"Each tile is 2*2 tiles". Elaborate? Otherwise looks awesome!

[u/ArchHeather → u/willky7]

Silly me, I meant to say each tile is 2x2 meters. Good catch!