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Hi.. im Padieu.... also new here in the forums ^_^_^

 

honestly it depends, but many months to possibly years before you fully comprehend everything is probably a correct prediction.

For example although there's a lot of similarities between C++ and php, there are some differences, and you can do more things with C++ that you can't do with php, than php can do, that C++ can't. That is because php is a scripting language and C++ a high level programming language and that is what makes C++ more complicated.

The only bit of C++ that I know is the first lesson, namely how to print "hello world", but then this is a short and straightforward programming procedure, rewriting an entire engine takes a lot more time than that.

 

GW2, Blade and Soul, a Final fantasy XIV overhaul that promises to make the game enjoyable (not sure if it will be..)
Sword Girls (OCCG)
Star Wars will prob go free to play once it loses its playerbase..
Lots of low end online games.

 

Rakion Game Modes
There are several available game modes on Rakion, these modes are boss, golem, solo deathmatch, stages, and team deathmatch. The modes have the following characteristics:

Boss Mode:
In boss mode, the highest level player on each team is considered "the boss." When the boss dies, the game is over, it's rather simple, and the game mode itself doesn't give great experience, so it isn't very popular.

Golem Mode:
In golem mode, each team has a golem (Red and Blue) and then there is a Golden Golem located an equal distance from each of the red or blue bases. The players must kill either the entire enemy team, or for better experience and gold, they may kill the golden golem. Whoever kills the golden golem gets the golden sword, this player must then kill the opposing teams golem to win, the golden sword lasts 1 minute and 30 seconds. This is the most popular gameplay because it gives the best experience. All golems are the average level of all the players in the game, but gold golem still is harder to kill.

Solo Deathmatch:
Solo deathmath is quite simply a free-for-all, the person who reaches the kill goal or has the most kills after the round time wins. Players also have reduced life when playing in solo deathmatch. This mode does not give great experience, and isn't too popular.

Stages:
Stages are like the quest mode of Rakion. Depending on the stage, 1-4 players are put into an environment and they often have to make their way through a stage by fighting various enemies and eventually getting to the end. Stages are co-op and escalate in bonuses. Meaning at low levels stages do not give great experience, but at high levels they can give a lot. Stages can only be done once(unless you buy a reset), but most people who can do them, will do them.

Team Deathmatch:
Team deathmatch is the same as solo deathmatch only with teams.

 

I can help if you want. Budget gaming is what I do everyday.

 

This would be good to have.

 

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast unveiled today Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Menace of the Underdark™, the first expansion to the award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) developed by Turbine. Menace of the Underdark launches in the Summer of 2012 expanding for the first time into the beloved Forgotten Realms setting and the vast subterranean world of the Underdark, an increased level cap, the new Druid class and much more!

“2011 was a year of growth for Dungeons & Dragons Online as we celebrated our fifth anniversary and completed a successful launch of the game in Europe,†said Fernando Paiz, Executive Producer of Dungeons & Dragons Online. “2012 is going to be our biggest year yet with a wealth of new content throughout the year including the launch of our first expansion pack. We are very excited to expand into the Forgotten Realms setting with a whole new storyline, level cap increase and the new Druid class!â€

NEW FEATURES:

 Journey to the Forgotten Realms- Experience the classic fantasy and adventure of D&D’s most imaginative and renowned setting. Arrive in the village of Eveningstar and adventure through the surrounding King’s Forest wilderness area where the citizens of the nation of Cormyr must unite to face a new threat to the Realms.

 Brave the caverns of the Underdark- Come face to face with the Underdark Drow and Lolth, their Queen and goddess, as you explore this vast and twisted, subterranean world. Infiltrate the Drow stronghold of Shindylryn – the city of portals – where Lolth’s forces work to further her schemes.

 Attain Epic levels to 25! Forge your Epic Destiny and create a unique Epic hero with powerful character customization options as you advance beyond level 20 to epic level 25.

 Play the Druid Class- Play as the all new shape-shifting Druid class! Wield nature’s magic or transform into a powerful animal form with this classic D&D class.

Dungeons & Dragons Online®(DDO) is a free-to-play MMORPG featuring the industry’s best combat system, a massive world with state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay, and a rich set of features that until now could only be found in premium subscription-based MMOs. DDO offers an innovative pricing model that allows players to download and play for free, purchasing adventure packs, items, and account services a la carte from the new DDO Store, or to subscribe to get unlimited access to all of the game’s content. Players can download and play DDO Unlimited for free by visiting http://www.ddo.com.

 

Ringing in the New Year with brand new content, massively multiplayer online (MMO) game Elsword is now offering players fresh arenas where they can put their melee skills to the test. Breathing new life into familiar territories, the expanded manga-themed worlds will feature new landscapes and dungeons to explore, as well as imposing, new adversaries to battle.

Located in the worlds of Elder, Bethma and Altera, these all new dungeons feature never before seen bosses and enemies. The secret dungeons are designed to match a player's skill level, so both beginners and more advanced gamers will find a challenge. For the most enthusiastic and seasoned players, this update also includes "Hell Mode," offering the most extreme dungeon grinds yet!

In Elsword, gamers can choose from five specialized and customizable characters as they explore immersive maps and battle to complete dynamic quests. As players progress through the game, they can evolve their fighting styles by upgrading to new job classes and watch as their chosen character matures and gains more fierce abilities and combos. With intuitive and straightforward controls, Elsword offers players of all skill levels the chance to defeat enemies and deal damage, either on a solo mission or cooperatively in a party of up to four players. For those who welcome a challenge, Elsword also delivers action-packed player-versus-player (PvP) combat.

To play Elsword and experience the latest features, please visit: Elsword Online.

 

Forget chapters: Allods Online will crack open a whole new book with the release of “Game of Gods†this February. This radical jump forward in the game’s development will bring over a year’s worth of new content to both North American and European players. Already one of the most expansive and comprehensive MMORPGs, Allods Online: Game of Gods brings even more game modes, content, and features for both new and veteran players.

Dive deep into the machinations of the gods with over 100 new quests and a challenging raid stocked with 10 monstrous bosses that will test the limits of even the most skilled player. Stun your enemies with a slew of skills unique to the all-new bard class, claim great prestige and powers by achieving Great Rank, and face off in teams of 12 in the new PvP battlegrounds.

Sneak a peek at the new content with a never-before-seen teaser trailer and gameplay video or dig into the details on the dedicated Allods Online: Game of Gods website! This huge expansion’s main features include:

• New Quests: Meet the gods of Sarnaut and unravel the mysteries of this strange universe’s creation and destruction in a series of over 100 story-driven quests.
• New Raid: Challenge 10 powerful bosses in an epic raid designed for the most skilled players.
• New Bard Archetype: Master new skills and a new play style with the completely new bard class.
• Great Rank: Win ultimate renown by completing an epic quest series to gain an extra skill point, customization slot, and more to make an even stronger character.
• Bigger Battlegrounds: Team up to defeat opposing players in the new 12v12 PvP Battlegrounds.
• Expanded Astral: Brave the lethal fourth layer of Astral Space with its 13 all new astral allods.
• Faster Ship Combat: Spin the ship and fire the cannons faster than ever with newly revamped physics for astral ship battles.
• Increased Level Cap: Achieve new heights of power as the level cap expands from 47 to 51.
• Share with Friends: Record all your victories with an automatic, opt-in social network system.

Soon everyone in Sarnaut will be drawn into the action as the war for the shattered world intensifies, and the Game of Gods has only just begun! Get a head start on the action and keep an eye on all future events and details at the official Allods sites for North America and Europe.

 

Starting the New Year with new items and events for two of its free-to-play online games, SG Interactive is focused on giving back to its fans. Grand Chase: Chaos is bringing back the spooky Nightmare Circus event, challenging players with the infernal dungeon, where the promise of magnificent rewards awaits only the most daring adventurers. Trickster Online is rewarding gamers with spoils from the all-new Card Master Raccoon character boxes. Players new and old are invited to register for free to try out the plethora of new content available now in both games.

Rufus' pursuit of the source of the mysterious blue flame has led him straight into depths of the dreaded Nightmare Circus. Through Tuesday, Jan. 31 anyone can venture into the Nightmare Circus dungeon to battle for character rewards, such as:

• Epic and Relic Gold Mithril Bars for reinforcing items
• The coveted Infernal Carnival dungeon crest
• A wide variety of set effects for bonuses to experience, gold and damage

Grand Chase: Chaos is a side-scrolling action MMORPG game allowing up to six characters to engage in thrilling fights with each other. Gamers choose to fight monsters in dungeons or against each other in combat - the player-versus-player mode provides two types of battle, team battle and survival. Each type supports tag match and item mode.

Online gamers can now do battle with Grand Chase: Chaos' Queen of Darkness, Kaze'aze and save the world by visiting the game's website at Welcome to Grand Chase!. For the latest updates on Grand Chase: Chaos, fans also can "Like" the game on Facebook at Grand Chase of North America | Facebook.

New rewards await gamers in Trickster Online as well. SG Interactive is releasing a new character box, premium goods that contain a random in-game item, each month. January kicks off with the Card Master Raccoon Box. Dedicated adventurers, who collect all six items in each of the three levels of Raccoon Boxes, will receive the ultra-rare and coveted Card Master Raccoon Halo. Until Friday, Feb. 9, any gamer can find the New Year Box, which contains various items such as the rare vanity item, the Speech Balloon Head.

The new Card Master Raccoon items will help Trickster Online players unravel the mystery of bourgeois billionaire Don Cavalier, founder and former leader of the Megalo Company - the world's biggest and best game company. Before he died, he hid his fortune in Caballa Island, a desert island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Gamers and adventurers must dig for the lost treasure in the form of magical card.

To join the epic adventure to find Don Cavalier's treasure, players canregister for free at Welcome to Trickster Online. For the latest updates on Trickster Online, fans also can "Like" the game on Facebook at Trickster Online USA | Facebook.

 

We're very proud of the fantastic levels in Hedone. A lot of people work to create these arenas and previously we've shown you some of the effort that goes into creating the layouts, lighting and texturing them. Today we're going to look at how we use environmental effects to really bring a finished level to life.

We spoke to effects artist Evgeniy Zaitsev about the dust devil effect that will be seen in a new level that's being worked on at the moment. That means that as well as a glimpse into his work, you'll also get an exclusive sneak-preview of this level as an extra bonus in the video!

Over to you Evgeniy.

"Firstly, I exported the level where we were going to use this effect from the Unreal Editor into a Collada file using Matinee. I used that file to create a motion path for the dust devil object in the level.

Now I had to make the actual dust devil itself so I created a cylindrical mesh and deformed it a bit to make it look natural. This mesh was skinned and rigged in Autodesk Maya, using the specific skeleton hierarchy that you can see in the video. The most important parts of this skeleton hierarchy were two additional bones which we used to let us rotate the dust devil and to add noise. These bones were especially useful for improving the blending of the animated components.

In the video you can see the animation being distributed via the bones. For example, the rotation bone (b_rotation) was responsible for just spinning the object 360 degrees around that central axis while the noise bone (b_noise) was used to generate random noise deformation (using expressions) and then we used another bone for the center of gravity (b_COG) to track the object along the motion paths I had already created. All of these components worked together to create the feeling of an object organically changing shape.

After creating and exporting all the idle animations (rotation, noise, shape deformation) plus the 3-5 individual animation paths to be used, I brought everything together using the Unreal animation tree and Matinee. The animation tree allowed me to blend the separate animations and also add some weight. Matinee provided me with the facility to play the animations at different speeds and weights - for example, if I needed to increase the rotation speed of the dust devil, I only needed to make one adjustment in Matinee instead of having to export the whole animation all over again from Maya, so using this tool provided a lot of flexibility.

To add even more realism, I decided to add a particle system to the skeletal mesh. This particle system used smoke, paper and woodchip effects to produce a realistic dust cloud. This system was then connected to the mesh using a socket which enabled the particle system to not only move along the motion path with the dust devil but also to rotate with it, resulting in a very dynamic and exciting effect. The woodchip elements in particular show this effect quite nicely. The smoke component inside the particle system was created using the Maya fluid system. I had to spend a few days experimenting with different fluid simulations before I finally got something useful.

Once all that was done I rendered the entire simulation as an image sequence then looped it in a compositing tool. It's important to keep filesizes as small as possible so the animation was limited to 36 frames which were assembled into a 6x6 texture flipbook and then collected into a single image using a contact sheet plugin for Photoshop."

So there you have it, a glimpse into some of the attention to detail that our teams put into Hedone. Next time you're in-game, why not take a look around to see what other little touches you can spot? Many thinks to Evgeniy for sharing his work with us and we'll be bringing you more from behind the scenes in the next Hedone devblog.

Accompanying video - Hedone Developer Blog - Dust Devil - YouTube

If you wish to take part in the closed beta, keys are currently available @ hedone.enjin.com

 

Luvinia Online, the brand new free-to-play fantasy MMORPG from Outspark, today unleashed an exciting new region of the mysterious world of Savejela that is sure to leave players gasping as they embark on 130 new quests, battle 20 new breeds of monsters, collect rare materials, and craft nearly a dozen new weapons and armor.

“What defines Luvinia is the sheer majesty of its landscape with vast destinations to explore, extensive training, and rich crafting systems. Friends can quest together for hours and never tire of the adventure,†said Philip Yun, CEO of Outspark “In Zendo Hunting Season, developer Shanda Games delivers epic entertainment for the mid-level player and gives new players much to look forward to.â€

Although access to the new map begins at Level 40+, from January 18 through January 25 at 2pm PT, Luvinia Game Masters will be teleporting lower-level players from Geneway College to Zendo for action-packed in-game tours. Space is limited so be sure to gather early.

To celebrate the wonder that is Luvinia, Outspark is running an exciting SHARE THE LUV promotion where players refer friends to win valuable Planar Essence that unlocks secret passages and makes special items permanent like the awesome new Desert Panther Mount. Friends get an extra boost too with a helpful new user pack that includes a Turtle mount, riding skills and choice of chic costumes.

For the free Luvinia game download, details on Zendo events, and to join the SHARE THE LUV promotion, visit Luvinia Online - Free Online RPG Game At Outspark. Stay up-to-date on all the latest news including exclusive sneak peeks of the February surprise by following Luvinia on Facebook at Luvinia | Facebook and on Twitter at Twitter . It’s going to be huge - stay tuned!

 

We have it . Grats on 2000 posts!

 

Imitations rarely do better than the originals.

 

Is this code still valid?

 

No problem. I hope people are interested enough in this, there are so many great deals online nowadays.