http://www.fractureduniverse.com Community website for the Fractured Universe online game. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:06:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For the past several months, the IndieZen crew has been very busy putting the finishing touches on the game engine client and extending the capabilities of the game development tools and the MMO server software. This has been great because it has also given us time to continue developing back-stories, enhance ... http://www.fractureduniverse.com/?p=20 What is Fractured Universe? Originally Fractured Universe started life as name without a game.  I was involved in helping RenWerX create a remake of their Renegades MOD.  Originally their MOD was for Tribes and then later Tribes 2, but this time around they wanted to make a game from scratch.  While ... http://www.fractureduniverse.com/?p=19 One advantage AAA game development companies have over Indie game developers is content. Quantity of quality content, that is. Lets face it. Most AAA employees are Indie game developers, or at least they're potentially Indies. There are quite a number of Most of us have the same tools as ... http://www.fractureduniverse.com/?p=4 The next version of Fractured Universe is due out any day now. New Features: Additional music and sound effects in the Lasphar zone. Leska can now train toons. Although some of these skills might be standins, Level 0 toons receive two skills and a dagger Level 2 toons receive one skill Level 5 toons ... http://www.fractureduniverse.com/?p=17 "This is easily the worst idea you've ever had," muttered Kessa. The four of them clung to the slanted rooftop, looking down at the chaos that erupted in the center of town. Guardsmen and mages, bearing the blue crest of King Garl, swarmed like ants around something – a shimmering ... http://www.fractureduniverse.com/?p=14 Alpha client 0.1.0.0 was released this morning. Other than a few minor tweaks and the addition of some NPC's and new monsters, this is close to the final version that will be released as the Contest client. Although the game isn't finished enough to be considered a true "beta" at ... http://www.fractureduniverse.com/?p=10 There has been a bit of discussion going on in the private alpha/beta forums dealing with classes. I thought I would clear up some potential sadness or confusion. Due to time restraints from the contest we entered in to gain extra momentum for Fractured Universe, the Marksman was left out of ... http://www.fractureduniverse.com/?p=9 The Home page for the main site got an skin overhaul today! If you don't see it make sure to clear your browser's cache. http://www.fractureduniverse.com/?p=6 Welcome to Fractured Universe. Click on the Community link to go to the Fractured Universe forums. http://www.fractureduniverse.com/?p=5