Developer Update An ever illusive developer update

[Seiichi]

It has been quite some time since I last made an announcement regarding the development of the Dragon’s Prophet server, but I finally have some solid information to share regarding progress, even if it is a bit away from a full update.

Over the last year we have been at work researching, reversing and rebuilding the data tool for Dragon’s Prophet, which is required to properly modify or add new content to the game. This has been a long arduous process because the data structures of each data set are not consistent, meaning that each data set must be re-written and optimized for our new tool. This is made more difficult with the fact that there are 42 data sets, and each data set can range from ~100 to ~600+ different components, with the largest being NPC/Dragons (Dragons is an extension of NPC).

The tool itself is a work in progress and each set of data requires us to build the UI and test the exported data repeatedly until we are sure that the data will not cause issues. We have thus far completed Zones, the majority of Dragons (and as such NPC, though there is still more to do) and potentially are nearly complete with Quests (some minor issues). We will then be moving on to Armor, Weapons, Items and each of the data sets is complete and tested.

Currently there isn’t much that can be shown as it is being done client side with a special test client, but as we get further along, I will post another update and preview a few of the things we’re working on.

 

[DawiiD]

Wow thats look hard, there is so much data
But no worry take your time Staff, u have already do an amazing work, thanks !

 

[Silkshoes]

Thank you team - ever onward towards a fully working tool/server
Look forward to the updated version with sort of baited breath - please no more Pink Horrors lol

 

[Vythika]

Heh, i was just asking people about this server and if anything had even happened in a while about 5mins ago xD

Nice to see it wasn't abandoned.

 

[Seiichi]

Thank you team - ever onward towards a fully working tool/server
Look forward to the updated version with sort of baited breath - please no more Pink Horrors lol

I mean, if we had gotten Dragons done to the point that they were at now a few days earlier... I was planning on turning every Dragon into Candy King for April Fools. Other options was everything becoming a toilet.

 

[Silkshoes]

Please no Seiichi, to Pink Horrors & Toilets unless you can devise a shock for MrKoda lol
Its his toilet fetish that started this whole bag of tricks off.

 

[Dryadia]

Thank you for the update, and all your & team's hard work! Keep it up!

 

[Seiichi]

Please no Seiichi, to Pink Horrors & Toilets unless you can devise a shock for MrKoda lol
Its his toilet fetish that started this whole bag of tricks off.

I've asked @Aiden and @Motoko to do some new recolors to test around with a bit more (I can add new dragons currently, but I've yet to actually test adding new textures for the dragons).

 

[Dryadia]

I've asked @Aiden and @Motoko to do some new recolors to test around with a bit more (I can add new dragons currently, but I've yet to actually test adding new textures for the dragons).

More green dragons please!

 

[Silkshoes]

Two tone would be nice not just slap a uniform colour on ? the Verdant type tones with one colour toned to next

Assaults with MORE tones plz.

 

[Lalolalo9]

All Hail Seiichi.
Killer of Kronos.
HAIL! HAIL! HAIL! HAIL!

 

[edemilsondp]

if you are implementing a new level of capacity and crafting, please put them both at the same level so we can work with transfers.

 

[Seiichi]

if you are implementing a new level of capacity and crafting, please put them both at the same level so we can work with transfers.

That's something that will be coming later on as we will need to actually prepare it with new content which is still a bit off.

Currently we're mostly focusing on things that will allow us to make changes to existing content, fix bugs (102), introduce new dragons and new cosmetics.