Monday, December 28, 2009

The Hallow Life Features

The Hallow Life MMORPG will be featuring the following:

  • 150+ innovative and fun quests.
  • 150+ monsters and enemies.
  • 150+ detailed, rich , innovative and realistic maps.
  • 150+ weapons, armor, accessories, and more.

In addition:

Classes (Starter)
  • Page: Fighter/Warrior class.
  • Mage: Magician class.
  • Archer: Archer class.
  • Thief: Rogue class.
  • Acolyte: Healer class.
  • Adept: Hybrid class.
  • 4 "Evolutions" for each class.

Races
  • Human
  • Fairy: mystical people endowed with special magic and wings
  • Beast: animals, or anthropomorphic humans with inhuman power
  • Drahugan: dragon/human hybrids that violate the taboo
Weapon System
  • Weapon summon (5+ for each class)
  • 5 Final weapons per class.
Guild system
  • Guild ranking system
  • Guild battle/tournament system
  • Guild specialties (such as their own training area).
Party system
  • Up to 10 (possibly 12) people a party.
  • Party bonus easter eggs, such as extra experience points
Chat System
  • World chat: allows you to talk to everyone, everywhere
  • Party chat: allows you to talk to party
  • Guild chat: allows you to talk to guild
  • Whisper chat: allows you to whisper to other players so only they "hear"
  • Yell chat: allows you to yell to every map within a certain distance
Buddy System:
  • Mini map locator: find your friends on the mini map
  • On-hover location: shows their current location when you hover over their name
  • Buddy List: up to 120 people; possibly more
  • Accept/deny friends
  • Add/delete friends.
  • Add/delete Group
  • PM/whisper friend
Character(s)
  • Customizable characters (to an extent)
  • Multiple classes
  • Multiple races
Story Line Mode
  • MMO Mode
Spell system
  • 30+ Spells/skills for each class
  • 10 AOE (Area Of Effect) spells/skills
  • 7 "Final" spells for each class.
  • Tribute spells
  • Sacrificial spells
  • Group/party/guild spells
Elements
  • Fire
  • Wind
  • Water
  • Earth
  • Thunder
  • Light
  • Shadow
Currency
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gems
Gem System
Available gems:

  • Amethyst
  • Citrine
  • Obsidian
  • Diamond
  • Quartz
  • Ruby
  • Emerald
  • Jade
  • Turquoise
  • Sapphire
  • Topaz
Gem Attributes
  • Bonus to elemental and normal stats
  • Can be found as cracked, polished, raw, or as shards
  • Can be sold, traded, imbued
Pet System
  • Pets: Can have up to five or (possibly) seven
  • Mounts: Larger animals that can be used as transport
  • Pet bonuses
  • Pet events
Player Amenities
  • Player base (secret or non secret)
  • Player warehouse
Player House System
  • Upgrades
  • Guest passes
  • Ability to decorate
Map System
  • World map
  • Guild map
  • House map
  • Warehouse map
  • Secret base map
  • Dungeon/cave map
Record System
Available record books:

  • Monsters
  • Items
  • Armor/weapons/etc
  • Maps/territories.
  • Book of spells/skills
  • Duels, battles, rankings, tournaments, etc
  • Book of play statistics (Time played - etc)
Control System
  • Movement switch: arrow keys or "WASD" control
  • View point switch: 1st/3rd person or manual camera control
  • Hot key switch: up to 7 hot key bars uses F1-F10 and numbers 1-9
  • Auto play actions: a box with auto actions for hot keys
  • Controllable screen size and resolution settings
  • Sounds options
  • Graphics options
  • Innovative help system
Demo
  • Beta web based playable demo coming soon
  • Actual playable demo estimated January - February 2010
  • More screen shots

Saturday, October 31, 2009

OST - City Of Lost Souls

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WRU2RVV0

The first song of The Hallow Life OST has now been released to the public. This was composed by yours truely. Enjoy! Don't forget to check out this thread if you would like to comment on it: http://thehallowlife.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=1106

Saturday, October 10, 2009

The Hallow Life Storyline & Concepts

The Hallow Life is a series of MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games). The first game, originally built for the PC, features the following:

  • Story Mode (one player): In this mode, you can play as the main character, a 14 year old boy, in search of his 7 year old sister, who is missing. You can play through most of the maps that are available in MMO mode. Play through the story line and uncover the mysteries and secrets of the world of Anamoria (An-uh-more-eye-uh). Uncover the truths of your destiny and the truths within the truths and lies told by many.
  • MMO Mode (multiplayer): In this mode, you have the ability to play with other people in real time from all around the world. You can play through maps not available in story mode, meet new people, make new friends, party up or join guilds and more. The MMO Mode has its own story line which somewhat differs from the Story Mode story line.

The THL series are structured in the following:

  1. The Hallow Life
  2. The Hallow Life - A New Legend
  3. The Hallow Life - Awakening Chaos
  4. The Hallow Life - New Adventure
  5. The Hallow Life - A New Life
  6. The Hallow Life - OST - A Sage's Regrets
  7. The Hallow Life - OST - Requiem In Memoriam




Story Line:

Anarai was just your everyday, average kid. Orphaned, he took care of his younger sister Meserei in a village where they weren’t particularly liked. One day, Meserei was accused of theft. She faced a severe punishment that Anarai took in her place. The villagers didn’t really care who they punished since neither of the kids were really liked. The two kids didn’t know why they were hated, didn’t know the truth about who their parents were or how they died – to them, this was just the way things were.

Afterward, the two siblings were exiled out to the outskirts of town. They came upon a broken down, shabby hut. With a little work, they made it livable. For a while, it seemed like the two siblings had finally found peace, separated from the village that disgraced them. But, peace can’t last forever. Anarai was fetching water from a nearby river one day when Meserei was approached by a strange man. This man spoke of strange tales, of seven crystals and the one to bring balance. He said in order for that balance to come, she had to follow him. The power he offered was tempting but Meserei refused to go. She was kidnapped by this mysterious man and the two vanished from sight.

When Anarai came back home, he found his sister missing. At the same time, sky darkened and trembled. Day turned to night as ash filled the skies and blocked out the sun. In a desperate attempt to find his sister, Anarai returned to the village that cast him out, only to find the once vibrant community in ruins. In their anger, the villagers accused him of having something to do with the sudden events. Swept up in the confusion, a mob formed and Anarai was forced to flee. While he was running, he was pulled aside from the mob, into the secret room hidden inside an old tree by a wizard named Haiku.

Haiku explained why the village holds the grudge against Anarai and his sister. According to this old wizard, Anarai’s parents didn't die of old age as he and his sister were led to believe - they were assassinated. The reasons why weren’t clearly known, but it was suspected that it had to do with their family’s lineage, which could be traced back to Kai and Hatsu, two incredibly powerful sages. The powers from these two sages have been passed through the ages to the current, seventh generation - Anarai and his sister. And if Meserei was kidnapped, it would probably be for those powers

Anarai has no idea how the destruction of the village and his sister's disappearances are linked. Haiku only said that they are linked somehow...and in order to see his sister alive, he must find the answer. All the answers are out there, Haiku said, if Anarai only knew where to look. And so began the journey to find the truth behind his parents' death, the journey to find answers that Haiku couldn't answer... and, ultimately, the journey to find Meserei.



Play through 3-D graphical maps that make you feel as though you are in the world itself. Defeat enemies and learn magic. Play through dungeons and mazes and learn secrets of the trade. Meet new people, make new friends. Learn the ways of many tribes and classes. Level up and grow. Evolve and become...the hero once told of in legends. A hero thought of as nothing more than a mere myth.

Can you save your sister? And save the world from turmoil?

Monday, October 5, 2009

The Third Preview is Out!

Hey, everyone! Super mod Icey here. Viral Dragon has posted some more previews for The Hallow Life. Curious?

See these pictures? This is a town within the game. Viral has released a total of twenty two screenshots from the game to the forums. A few are texture shots, a few are like this spa.


Here's a few more shots...





Curious as to where to find the rest? The answer can be found at the forums. Why not leave a little feedback as well? Click here to jump to the topic!

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Check out our new Twitter page!

Yep, we have joined the dark side. http://twitter.com/the_hallow_life Go follow us and have some fun! Please and thank you :)

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It could use some improvements, and there have been improvements since this shot was created. This is mostly another engine test demo, also testing a few textures and things. The engine is created by our own founder, Viral!

We've also got a tech demo for you guys, which can be found here

Enjoy. This is Wrath, signing out.



This is just a mere engine test for the game. Our apologies for the lag in the video.