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.
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"
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
