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Ryzom: AGC: Milko Berset, R²
We learn about the Ryzom Ring.
By Jon Wood on September 14, 2006
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R²: Interview and Demo from AGC Milko Berset showed off the Ryzom Ring (R²) to Jon Wood
 advertisement  The editor was nothing like the clunky toolset I was expecting. Quite the opposite, in fact. Right from the get-go, I was surprised at how easy it all seemed, and how intuitive the user interface actually was. As I watched Milko navigate his way through, I had absolutely no problem seeing and understanding everything that he was doing. I suppose I should talk a little bit about the program itself. Ryzom Ring provides what feels like a limitless set of options in terms of setting. You choose from one of 200 different maps, each one with different points of entry for the characters. On top of that, at any given time, you can select the season and weather-type. This can go a long way in terms of storytelling and setting a mood.
I was especially impressed by the multitude of options available to the user when placing NPCs or monsters. You really can get them to do just about anything you want. You can give them basic dialogue, quests, movement paths, patrol areas and more. You can have them move or spawn when players walk through a certain area, open an object, complete a quest or something similar. It really feels as though there’s an option for whatever you want to be able to do.
The last thing I wanted to talk about was something that Milko called “Dungeon Master Mode”. You see, the adventure creator doesn’t have to be a passive participant in their completed adventure. Instead, Dungeon Master Mode allows the creator to take an active role in the way that the adventure plays out. He/She can inhabit NPCs, monsters and the like, to make on-the-fly changes and decisions while players are mid-quest. I think “Dungeon Master Mode” is certainly an appropriate title for this ability, as it can give the feeling of a pen and paper dungeon master, adapting to player choices on-the-fly. After all, who hasn’t wished they could have their own, personal DM while playing an MMORPG? All in all, I will be very interested to see how Ryzom’s fans receive this new expansion. It’s certainly piqued this gamer’s interest. You can comment on this article here. |
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