Free for All: An insight into Istaria's indie development

by Beau Hindman on Nov 24th 2010 3:00PM

Last week I was able to hand off some questions to Amarie, the Community Manager for Virtrium and Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted -- the game formerly known as Horizons. While the game might be getting a little long in the tooth, it's important to note that development is still a priority and that the game is still very enjoyable and playable. It boasts 11 different playable races (including dragons!) and an open character development system that puts some more modern games to shame.

I recently received a copy of a producer's letter and was impressed by its open, frank nature. I quickly contacted the team and its members agreed to answer several questions. There's a lot to read, so grab a coffee and let's take a look into the world of indie development.

stephen27 made this kewl beans in awesome sauce vid!  check it out!

and here is a very very old player made short that an elder rediscovered.  the shard it was produced on hasn't existed for more than 7 years.....