Trials of Ascension has realeased a new developer journal. This time, the journal reveves around the creation of the elaborate and beautiful plant life of TerVarus. Even if you are not a fan of the game, this journal is an interesting read for anyone interested in the makings of an MMO.
Hello ToA fans. For this particular dev journal, I was asked to talk about my experience of building the rhyme and reason behind the flora of ToA. Follow me into the underbrush as I try my best to describe the dynamics and extreme level of interaction that you the player will experience with the plant life of TerVarus.
First, I want to talk about my own personal journey in creating the properties of all the common, diverse, and exotic flora that will be in ToA. It has been an interesting one to be sure. Long days and nights working on the plants until I would get to the point where all I wanted to do is dig my teeth into a big juicy steak and didn’t want to see anything green ever again! From coming up with version after version until we finally nailed down the initial plants that will be in the game to doing the same with the properties of the plants themselves, and all the research I did that went into creating the living documents, it was and will continue to be quite the journey. Thank goodness for team communication. This is so vital in the construction of any project, and it’s nice to know others have my back if I need to ask an urgent question to get an answer that will allow me to finish and meet my deadlines. Yes, even we owners have deadlines. |
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