It’s not a bad concept. Kenshi essentially did the same thing. The code was Swiss cheese, and the game depended on the mod community to attempt to make it feature complete, but it in many ways felt more like an open world MMO than a single player game.
Atawhai Interactive have released a cool Māori developed game. Take a few minutes this friday and check out Toroa: Skycall over at Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2003490/Toroa_Skycall/
#indiedev #gamedev #indigenous #maori #newrelease
This issue has now been fixed. We’ve noticed a few missing images on our website after migration, we will address those shortly.
This migration provides us a massive capacity boost and performance increase, which will be needed as we move into the next steps on our journey.
Ohio is pretty bleak! Visit Youngstown. This video is not far off. :)
Clearly AI generated, and that’s fine as long as it’s being disclosed. The art is obviously original, and let’s face it - we’ve seen worse products from a creative standpoint recently. Always supportive of new ideas. Let’s see what they can show us as they build it out.
Please excuse any reports of handle issues over the next couple of days. We're upgrading our hosting services.
ArcheAge. Put about 30 hours into it before deciding the sandbox was too theme park.
Considering James Earl Jones licensed his voice to be used by AI, and Lucasfilm licensed the entire package to Epic, who is stealing here?
It should be labeled to not mislead customers into thinking that is game footage. If someone uses AI to animate work they’re entitled to, that’s not a crime.
Not in disagreement. We’re currently working through this problem right now.
As a small studio with limited funds, GenAI is a game changer for us. But we don’t want to mislead people while we use it as a storytelling aid.
We're putting a little something together to show our end of year appreciation to folks.
Stay tuned.
#mmorpg #scifi #storytelling #indiedev #gamedev
I launched @tumekestudio.com in May thinking, “Let’s see if this world has legs.”
Until then it only existed in home-run tabletop RPGs at my dining room.
Since then I’ve:
📣 Presented it dozens of times
🤝 Been approached by young people
😮 Watched them light up over it
How cool is that?
#indiedev
If studios keep pumping out the same content and putting a "now with microtransactions" banner on it, of course they're going to get hit with negative press. This was a no-brainer. If you don't have an original model, you don't have a reason to charge a premium. Full stop.
Six million players.
At a $39 box value that’s $240m.
Investment in this space has a huge upside.
So why are investors pulling back?
What are your thoughts here?
#mmorpg #sandbox #survival #indiedev #gamedev
UE 5.6 presently. I’m also thinking along similar lines. Our overhead map will be hex tile based, and I’d have to have a resource positioned outside cities so that any player could have access, theoretically.
Same problem. We have not automated this account so its whenever a team member has time to log on and have a look around. It's important though!
Looks really good. We will probably need some sort of fast travel type system in our game. Tossing around what kind of base system I want to use as I (Creative Director) am generally opposed to teleportation. Instant travel is behind many game exploits over the years.
Good points. MMORPG's can be great ways to express a franchise, but they can also be absolutely horrible ideas. Case in point:
www.vg247.com/planet-micha...
There was a Stargate MMO planned many years ago.
Unfortunately it was shuttered, but a few MMO's along the way have attempted to use the Stargate concept for in-world travel.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargat...
At Tumeke Studios we love supporting other indie developers. We believe we're all a community here, and our waka is never too small to include others.
This Follow Friday, check out the work being done on Eldramoor.
#followfriday #mmorpg #indiedev #gamedev
We’re looking at using ours as a bit of a quest and rumor hub as well as a spot for possible recruits. Lots to flesh out. Too often these locations act as decor but don’t really have a long term function Seems like a lost opportunity.
A wahka concept design.
Indigenous game developers:
Do you have a title you’d like us to share on our page? Part of our mission is raising visibility for other indigenous game devs.
Let us know in the comments!
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How dynamic will these places be? We’re hoping to create some bars like this that are interactive, lively experiences. Curious what your team thinks on these details.
Seeing a solo developer make news like this is a good thing. There’s a good deal of pushback against small teams doing big projects. But there are a few groups out there doing exactly this.
Novelty alone doesn’t compel any of our team, although we’ve been interested in quite a few games over the years. They have to promise something substantial. Then they need to deliver on it.
About half of it. We also like to play indie titles like Lost Skies @lostskiesgame.bsky.social, the lastest console titles, Fortnite, and Crusader Kings III @crusaderkings.com. We hope our love of various titles and play styles will translate well into our own products.
This is exactly the kind of news the MMO genre needs. AAA studios have been turning out the same games for years, and turning tail when the model looks fragile. Putting games back in the hands of indie developers will over time show quality and differentiate gameplay in titles.
#mmorpg #gamedev
The Ultima Franchise is often credited with being the foundation of the popular MMO genre as well. Yes, Meridian 59 existed but it wasn’t a breakthrough. Yes, EverQuest and WoW get all the glory. But without Lord British, the MMO genre may never have happened.
#mmorpg #rpg #ultima #lordbritish
Exactly. MMOs get a bad rap not because the genre lacks appeal, but because AAA studios play it safe, and investors are looking for a quick exit. Failure is built in from the outset,
Culture is a. Important ingredient in games. So how should we address cultural concerns of appropriation?
We have our thoughts but we’d like to hear yours.
#representationmatters #maori #indigenous #gamedev #videogames
www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/11/12/m...
What we’re creating is the ability to inject legitimate cultural context, adjust it for cultural protection in sensitive areas, and then create dynamic outputs based on cultural parameters and in-world actions by players. The game responds to what players do.
