In previous posts we have covered the development of the simcast project -- a medieval themed D&D type PvP game being built on two sims (Simcast and Bedford) within Second Life. In addition to the ususal beating on players and monsters with weapons there is going to be a fairly robust crafting system that includes the mining and smelting of ore for weapons, growing flax and cotton for special materials, and raising sheep, silkworms, and spiders for additional materials. Grim Hathor, who developed the craft system is currently running a Beta test/contest of the crafting system in the two sims. some pics follow.
Pypo Chung at the ore smelter in the Viking Village in Bedford
More Pypo in the village. Note level 1 tongs and level 3 farmers spirit (suggests Pypo has a green thumb but not not much of a smelter yet)
Pypo's flax plant.
Looks like mystic templar is shopping for a new shovel head. all that digging...
ok, so where's the damn blacksmith? not another ale break I hope.
The spider and silkworm farm -- for making some 1337 materials.
back at the ore mines, whacking away
Well I been workin’ in a coal mine
Goin’ down down
Workin’ in a coal mine
Whew about to slip down
Five o’clock in the mornin’
I’m up before the sun
When my work day is over
I’m too tired for havin’ fun
Lord I am so tired
How long can this go on
I been workin’ goin’ workin’
Whew about to slip down
Posted by: Prong Thetan | October 18, 2004 at 11:00 AM
looks like prong been goin' down in the ole Mine Shaft again! Just remember, the deeper the dig, the bigger the lode!
Posted by: urizenus | October 18, 2004 at 11:14 AM
load*
Posted by: Father Callahan | October 18, 2004 at 04:45 PM
no, it's lode.
lode n.
The metalliferous ore that fills a fissure in a rock formation.
A vein of mineral ore deposited between clearly demarcated layers of rock. Also called lead1.
A rich source or supply.
dood, you've been spending to much time on stratics.
Posted by: urizenus | October 18, 2004 at 05:41 PM
Did they have smelting in Beowulf's time? I'm confused about this. See my blog...
http://secondthoughts.typepad.com
Posted by: Dyerbrook | October 20, 2004 at 11:13 PM
of *course* they had smelting DB, that was 7th, maybe 8th century.
And yeah mix of times and styles, but the claim to fidelity is only made for Bedford, not Simcast, and even then the fidelity is not what we would call high fidelity.
But mostly let me say I'm pleased you're in SL and blogging it.
Posted by: urizenus | October 21, 2004 at 12:37 AM