User:An Adventurer/Early Story and Game Development
From Drunkapedia
From an an internet archive of http://www.zdnet.com/familypc/content/9706/e3/03online.html:
- Empyrean
- In an effort to bring online games to the masses, Microsoft is launching Empyrean (code name) this winter at its Internet Gaming Zone. This fantasy, real-time, role-playing game takes place in a 32- by 32-mile virtual world and supports 3000 players simultaneously. If you're nervous about taking the plunge with the hard-core gamers, don't be -- newbies are considered assets, so they aren't killed off right away. Note, however, that while most of the games in the Internet Gaming Zone are free, Empyrean will charge a fee. But it will likely be worth every penny.
How Turbine Entertainment was Founded Page 4:
- "We had hired a game designer, Toby Ragaini, who built the backstory for the game."
The Reign of Alfrega:
- "Queen Alfrega, a slim, flame-haired figure dressed in winterblue silks from the Garondish lands, stood grappling with an assailant."
The Glorious Reign of Empress Kou-an
- "The Gharu’ndim, sometimes called the Garondish by outsiders,"
Beta & Other Early Maps
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Beta Map
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Early Aluvian Realm from Zogblaster.com
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Early Gharu'ndim Kingdom from Zogblaster.com
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Early Sho Nation from Zogblaster.com
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Early World Map
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Dereth at Release