Chaotic Dreams

Another Side, Another Entry.

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:55:00 +0000

Okay.

So. Much has happened.

The forums seem to be borked, alot of posts strangely missing. I've tried to root out the cause but no dice on that one.

New add ons coming soon.

Combat system:

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-Might add more to the SCIFT system..although I like it honestly the way it is. It just feels like something's missing.

-Better DCD system.

Classes

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-Fighter will be first. For once, they're not getting hosed.

-SCIFT scores determine which class more or less suits you best, and there

are ways to improve on those scores to get into the classes you like.

-Classes are accessible at level 2.

Magic

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-Started new lists on Earth, Air, and some water magic. Fire might oddly enough be difficult, as its a bit different

trying to come up with new things for fire spells up to Lv 100.

-Magic can be definately more pronounced due to the SCIFT system. A high flow, low spell level mage can

still be both deadly and effective.

-Oddly enough, Earth Mages will probably be the handiest. They're usually the ones that get hosed in most

RPGS..while the Fire mages are problematic, and yet usually get the heavier dose of abilities. The universe loves

irony.

-Just finished a full list of summons today. Levels 1-50 will be minor summons. It means a basic summon

that's skills vary depending on the character's flow. (Or options to use, rather). Levels 51-100 are the same

summons as levels 1-50...BUT they are *Major* summons. This means actually summoning them to fight

alongside you in battle, rather than just quick in..hit..then poof. Also, the creature summoned can differ depending on

the flow. So..a base flow mage might summon a Frog Knight..while a higher one might summon a more advanced version

that's dual wielding greatswords. Just an example.

CASH SHOP

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-There are some that are going to like it, and some that are going to hate it, i'm sure. The main reason is to

create a support belt not just myself, but for future and related projects. If I want to improve on the site, or update

it past a certain point..add fancy graphics, flash animations, space for such..etc...make games..its going to require

cash.

-The idea is to make something that is still free to play, while keeping in perks and one-type bonuses that can

make it fun for those who do want to pay. Kind of a weird sort of balance. I'm keeping this in mind as a test phase,and

if it doesn't work..then its scrapped.

-This will included Fate Points, Tokens (For lotteries of certain kinds) and reduced costs,etc towards R&D as well as

construction with guild buildings/techs. These can also go to buy keys for strange and out of the way chests that might

drop during random events, SLs,etc.

-FPs, tokens,etc will also occasionally be given out as rewards, challenge rewards, or contest prizes. That way everyone has

some chance to get them, whether you have cash or not. No one should be left out of the fun, and I'm hoping this can be achieved in that manner.

-There might be tie-ins and discounts towards purchase of FP,Tokens,etc granted from the purchase of certain items from

affiliates. (Books, CDs,etc) Again, solving a challenge can earn you some pretty good rewards too..equivalent to what would

seem like a good value pertaining to the level of difficulty in the challenge. At least one i've labeled as "Any one free." Which means any single item/perk purchasable for FP or Tokens. Expect those to be hard, heh.

-Certain veteran players that have helped in the past will recieve some FP and a certain amount of the "VIP status" perk

as thanks. Still working on this one.

QUEST

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-NC or C? NC means Non-Canon, which means that you do not keep anything earned from the quest. It should be

a fairly short quest..and earns the same amount as per a mass spar. Players that die are eliminated from the quest

until revived, but are not considered dead, nor are any rezzes lost. Items used from the regular inventory are also not

permanently lost.In this manner, procs can get practice being a GM, earn towards becoming an official one...and get

a feel for making their own stories. Players themselves can get the hang of the quest system and working more as

a team without the constant stress of whether they will die or not. So...yes, you only get experience..but at the same time,

the environment is alot more relaxed and you can get some practice in.

-Canon (C) SLs are considered part of the story. You can gain from them as normal, but you can also die in them too.

They're your usual SLs.

-NCSL = Non Canon Storyline, and CSL = Canon Storyline. Make sure you know which one you're signing up for before you go.

Other news

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-Undead faction coming to the RP, related to a plot angle from the Windia 2.0 days.

-Factions are choosable at level 2.

-Characters start at level 0, and after a series of quests (straightforward progression) reach level 1. From there

they enter the Academy, which will be explained both in the Lore and the Story elements on the site. They "graduate"

when they reach level 2, and at this point they get some starting items..choose a faction and a class, and their own

personal story begins.

-One of the first *contests* will be a promotional advertisement in the medium of your choice. 1st place: 100 FP.

2nd place: 75 FP, 3rd place: 50 FP, 4th place: 25 FP, 5th place: 10 FP. More details after the site is actually put together to promote. But something to look forward to.

That's all for now. Just some of what's on my mind. ALOT of questions will be (hopefully) answered.

What is this??

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:10:00 +0000

No, i'm not *that* suprised that i'm updating this. What I *am* suprised is that

the site has decided to add a necessary requirement...a *scrollbar*.

Before, like in the case of the Terrans' page..I would have to try insanely (and

VERY frustratingly) resize everything to fit in this small area that just didn't work

out well with what I needed to do. And at the end..it STILL didn't work out right, which after about 4 hours spent trying to get it JUST right is enough to make you want to

play computer kickball.

Which..I have not done. My computers have issues enough as it is without giving them help. My other one in the process of being fixed as the power supply went out.

So, on a whim, I decided to check out the site and try and remember where I left off

and what I planned on doing next. To quote Blaskmer.."Did some random good thing just happen?"

Why is it so good? Because it won't take me 4 hours of prodding to get a single page. All i'll need to do is utilize a single template, fill in the blanks..and perhaps fancy it up

a little in the end. I'll save the fancier stuff like artwork and the like for the end to cut down on time...especially since I have a new thing for DCD (Dice Chart Damage) thats been ready to roll for practically a year now, as well as some other things. I *like* this, as it means that i'll be able to do 2-4 races in the spanse of *one*. Or

at the very least cutdown on the production time. PLUS, I might be able to

do that mapping thing after all now. Eenn-tah-rressting.

I think i'll hop to that later tonight, as this will be a busy day on alot of ends. (Now i'm going to have to go through a crapton of notebooks too. YAY!!)

Still Alive.

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:46:54 +0000

I don't mean the popular song based on Portal, either.

In case you're wondering, this past year has seen me deal with..

-A major injury in both arms.

-Said injury not only causing me incredible amounts of pain but affecting my balance, focus, and concentration as well.

-Getting little to next to nothing i'd like to get done..done...and worse..mostly due to doctor's orders. (It never ceases to amaze me. Oh, yes, we can work you to the bone..hurt the other arm after we've done a job to the first...but you should watch drawing or writing. We'd hate to have your injury get worse." .........Let's hear it for the marvels of human stupidity in relation to common sense and injuries.)

-Finance issues going up and down and up and down. Not fun, but dealable. :p

Ideas currently on hold, but out there: MMORPG, Windia system revival, Windia book..future store with artwork,t-shirt..etc sales.

I hate having to depend on other people. I really do. The reason is..if other's screw up, that's the akward blame and flame game. Not to mention the drama. However, if its just me..there's nothing to it but that I messed up..and I just fix it and move on. Its never that easy when dealing with other folks. I mean..how many folks "volunteered" to help with Windia?

...how many actually did?

Not very many. The same ones that have either disappeared, bugged me about getting it done..griped that it wasn't as l33t as they liked it..whatever. "Okay..then do this." Few months later...nothing. I don't understand folks sometimes, but again...whatever. Its been to the point where i've considered just shutting the whole thing down a number of times..usually periods of intense depression. I'm paying money to keep this site up..and if its not doing anything...meh.

However, i'm pretty sure that will be the case once my not-so-nice three year old injury is finally taken care of. Well, we'll see. I wonder if anyone actually reads these things anymore? If not, then I guess it still isn't so bad. Private thoughts where no one cares to read. *shrugs* Well...yet again...

...whatever. I'll post another update sometime in the future.

OKAY.

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:28:09 +0000

Finally..an update. I'm sure many thought I just gave up, or just plain wondered "Okay, what the hell, Phil?"

Good question.

See, this last LONG stretch I have been left unable to update or even access my site in order to update it. You can thank Microsoft for that. First, they had an error that randomly crashes websites whenever trying to send emails or messages..or even post on blogs. THAT really, REALLY ticked me off to no end.

Then, there was the Active X thing. A window popped up that says "Click here to activate Active X control." Apparently Microsoft and the dude behind Active X controls parted ways, and now you have to click OK to access them, creating a helluvalot of hassles, or in my case..just crashing the site altogether.

Look on the account on Youtube "NichiStateum" for more info, updates, and such on Windia. I have a cam now so it should make things more interesting.

NOW onto what is done, just not up. New characters will be able to start off as any number of primary classes, no longer just the adventurer class. I have these basic classes DONE.

-Almost all of the human tribes are done. Only one is left unfinished.

-Basic chooseable styles: Iaido, FF7 Soldier (80% complete), Lightsaber ( 40% complete.) The rest are being revamped.

Multiple forms of XP, and stuff you can put XP -into-. Some of them, like Crafting, will increase what you can make, and decrease what you need to make it. Others, like Faction..will get you actual awards and benefits for contributing to your respective cause. Still others like Xpertise, are geared from the MMORPG front and will boost your class abilities, OR in some cases grant you additional skills and abilities not on the class page.

Guilds and Factions will be getting a revamp. You'll be able to get new powers of authority to wield your guilds as a mighty tool much more effectively. This might be anything from ordering an assassination, to hiring a backup NPC for a mission, to even ordering a "Mage Strike" (Think Bombing strike..) or a Supply drop with valuable potions and such.

Given the last quest, the ability to rezz is changed a bit too, for on the spot healing and back into the action. We will see how it goes. The spell lists will also be getting some updates, and some like the Mage (Basic class) will have the option of choosing spells from multiple branches.

In Windia III, the fighter classes and similar really got a raw deal as opposed to magic wielders. This time, the playing field has been leveled. For those of you that like info gathering, and so on..there are different makes of weaponry and such to make your character more unique. So if you find a piece of weaponry in some dungeon...a Gather Info roll will tell you possibly what type it is, what race made it, what tribe it is normally found in..etc. Identify, Gather Information, Lore..they are your friends, USE THEM! (I'm putting them in most classes at different levels for a reason. They will hopefully keep you alive, lmao..)

Thats it for now. More later, pending any other interruptions of doom.

~Phillip "Azarel"

Hassles cannot impede progress!

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:26:32 +0000

Its been a hellaciously wild ride this last year or so.

I could get into it, but I really don't feel like it.

What i'm HERE to talk about is progress.

Alot of progress is being made. Especially the combat system, which is about finished. All that is left is figuring out what i'm going to do about psionics. It ended up being revamped as I ended up seeing all sorts of interesting fights and knock-down drag outs that made me thing "HELL yeah, now this is the kind of stuff we need to see in windia!"

Needless to say, after many a long night, a playtest, and a frustration, I figured it out. Then, after a random idea or two, I figured out and playtested some better ways of doing the mass unit battles. Love it? Yes yes.

Came back and saw they changed a few things in freewebs, but that I can get a domain name and the like as well as bigger space, etc,etc. As I could likely use that, there should be a new site up within the next TWO WEEKS. Aka, a revival in the making and on the move. :)

Okay, thats all for now.Later. :p

Updates.

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:59:15 +0000

Things creep along where they can. I'm trying out the "Free AOL" thing i've heard so much about.

DamienShadow88 is the name, by the way.

It works, but i'm noticing one interesting element. Everything seems to work but the chatrooms. Hmm. No chatrooms on there? How very odd.

Oh well. Right? Nostalgia. It gets one going.

Speaking of which..Windia is on the move. Needing to do is put some cash back into the site, and theeeen some updates back up on this thing, like Templates for making things much easier. :)

We're on the move.

So..what's new?

Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:59:11 +0000

Its funny how life works.

No sooner than you get into a swing of things than life leaps up, bites you in the ass, and you're busy again.

I'd suppose by now if anyone actually comes here anymore and reads this they wonder why I just don't give up and save myself the stress.

I just can't, though. :p

Job transfer, 40 hour weeks, moving to a bigger apartment, a girlfriend, and ontop of that, baby on board! 8 months until I become a father.

Wow.

Just wow.

In the meantime where I have time I seem to always be working on something Windia-related. Arms and equipment is the big thing...characters have to go into battle with something! I think I really want to incorporate a factions-type element of play in which characters can attack waypoints, some of which always remain in certain Factions hands except for a massive SL.

I have much in the way of things to do for this. @_@

But i'll get it done, at least this one last time. After that, life will likely take over and between writing and kids, who knows what is going to happen. That....and i'm certainly not getting any younger. Going on 26 years..and I started this all when I was 15 years old..started writing alot of parts in it when I was 6 years old. Who knows what will be happening in 10..even 20 years from now...and I wonder who will still be playing?

So then...I suppose...one last Hurrah...before life takes over. The show must go on.

I look forward to seeing you there...and it being as memorable a chapter as all of the other ones have been.

As you can see...

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:48:59 +0000

I've changed things a bit. It has been a monumental PAIN IN THE REAR..between everything and its brother, sister, and cousin..getting in my way. Including injuries. GOOD GOD how much of a pain in the ass that is.

The STORY is going to be right smack dab in the entrance...I think. I might just link it up, but for now, find what is written at

www.freewebs.com/chaoticdreamsinc/home2.htm

not htm, but html, okay? Okay.

The main aggravation at the moment seems that I'm going to have to re-edit EVERY toolbar on the little link pictures bit. Ah and gah and ugh. BUT, it will be worth it, dammit. I had to create a new entrance area, since it wouldn't allow me to change to a template. Grrr. Just grr.

NOW..the real challenge. To see how much of this I can get done before something else flies at me,lol.

The Saga Continues...

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:38:09 +0000

With upcoming changes in work (including hourly schedules, maybe going to day sides..w00t!)..ALOT of stress off of my shoulders (See my Xanga for details.)..and all of that jazz...things are starting to really look up for this place for the first time in a while. I'm not really sure why things seem to repeat in the ways they do...BUT..this time around there will be backups and the like kept to keep it from repeating again. Alot of changes being made, things actually starting to get done. W00t and w00t again.

Now onto the huge news..the snag I hit with the style systems is not only SURPASSED..but added onto and somewhat simplified to make it even better than I could have considered it when the concept hit. Its even made so that during those old tournament types (Bodukais) that we had, one can now use Style skills in that as well..which with stances and what have you..it should make things alot more interesting.

Also, there will be a Simple Spar type for those new to the game..so they can learn and progress into it...AS WELL AS a new feature I came up with today...

...Training! A character can now spend a IRL week and train, as long as they have the cash and so on to take care of themselves as far as food and boarding go. This will be a GREAT option for those that have to suddenly up and vamoose for whatever reason, or have busy schedules. Of course, the flip side is that a character has a slim chance of over-exerting themselves to death..but that is a very, very,very slim chance.

Even if someone ends up in recovery status (i.e. in a hospital or whathave you) from Windian events, you can still gain from Procing and all of that good stuff. (Gee, and here you all thought I was just sitting around on my bum twiddling thumbs.)

The site still looks like crap, mainly because the layout is getting tweaks and changes and i'm trying to make an actual stylesheet out of it so that it is *naturally* the way I want it..alot less fuss..but, if not..so it goes. I should have something up fairly soon, or as the situations allow.

Now then...as far as time management goes, that is on the (hopefully) positive change side. Can't say for certain, but its a BIG step and a necessary one if i'm going to be running this place again. W00t, w00t, and w00t again.

Another Chapter.

Thu, 09 Mar 2006 05:19:32 +0000

For those wondering why the heck the site went from cool space them to white and blue/red, its because I'm working on a new layout to put up here due to my new web editor. Its ALOT better, and much more how I wanted it to be.

In other news, last night completed one new class and one new race to the Windian list:

The Class: Channelers. They can channel spirits through them to do some pretty nasty things to the opponent. This can, however, backfire if they are not careful. They have 4 upgrades, depending on how you go about the class.

The Race: Shapeshifters. They look overall like humans, but theycan shapeshift to look like things they have seen or researched, taking on attributes of those things except for HP, MP..etc. They can also later on morph different parts of their body. No "official" name for em yet.

The forum may be dead. The former people may have forgotten, or just don't care anymore. I may well be talking to thin air. BUT..i'm going to do what I can..as long as I can manage to do it. That has to count for something.