Dawntide
Encyclopedia
Dawntide is an open world MMOG
being developed by Working as Intended, an independent studio based in Copenhagen
, Denmark
, and is currently in the Open Beta phase of development. It uses the Gamebryo
engine from Emergent Game Technologies and CEGUI
for UI. It features a free-form advancement system.
, an interdependent crafting system, and a sailing and exploration mechanic.
Massively multiplayer online game
A massively multiplayer online game is a multiplayer video game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. By necessity, they are played on the Internet, and usually feature at least one persistent world. They are, however, not necessarily games played on...
being developed by Working as Intended, an independent studio based in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, and is currently in the Open Beta phase of development. It uses the Gamebryo
Gamebryo
Gamebryo is a game engine, originally from Numerical Design Limited , and the successor to NDL's NetImmerse engine.Since the creation of Gamebryo, NDL merged into Emergent Game Technologies...
engine from Emergent Game Technologies and CEGUI
CEGUI
Crazy Eddie's GUI system is a graphical user interface C++ library. It is designed particularly for the needs of videogames, but the library is usable for non-game tasks...
for UI. It features a free-form advancement system.
Gameplay
In Cieve, the world of Dawntide, players are the driving element and the builders of a new civilization. "They can create their own cities, even forming nations with their own realistic societies. Factions have the opportunity to create and enforce their own laws and establish government, as well as giving other players the opportunity to break those laws and overthrow those governments – at their own risk."Features
Features, implemented or otherwise, include: a free-form skill progression system, fully player-buildable towns, four playable races, full loot PvPPlayer versus player
Player versus player, or PvP, is a type of multiplayer interactive conflict within a game between two or more live participants. This is in contrast to games where players compete against computer controlled opponents, which is correspondingly referred to as player versus environment...
, an interdependent crafting system, and a sailing and exploration mechanic.