To build pretty much any kind of online game, we’re going to need some kind of database for storing data on characters, maps and so on while the servers are offline and for backing up data when they are online. Usually, for convenience, performance, reliability and security, the database is not only going to live [...]
Author Archives: Anthony Clifton
Changed Earth Worlds – Jessica’s Prologue Rough Cut
Along with the game, I’m also writing Changed Earth stories over at http://www.changedearth.com. I think it’ll help fill out the story universe in important ways, make the game more visceral, immediate and engaging and provide additional entertainment value. One of the things I’ve wanted to do with the stories is to produce a podcast, reading [...]
Changed Earth Worlds Character Classes
Changed Earth Worlds is a role playing game. Consequently, the role or “character class” a player chooses to play will have a fundamental impact on virtually every facet of her experience: how attributes such as strength and intelligence are calculated, what skills are available to learn, to what extent they can be mastered, which items [...]