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Senior Project 2012

In 2012, I was still at the University of Mount Union studying Graphic Art. At the time, I was a Senior, almost done with my major, but I really wanted to do something different for my senior project. I've always loved making games, so I decided to come up with a game idea. I didn't understand really what a huge under taking I really decided to do, at the time. This page has all things I created for my senior project for this game.

 

Concept Art

 

Concept Art created for my game. From creatures to place, icons and logs to weapons and armors. The concept art contains everything that I thought about putting into my game.

 

Modeling

While I did not use a game engine to flesh out the game into levels, I did use a few programs to create some models for possible future implimentation. I originally used Maya, however, that program I had little experiance in that time, so I went searching for another program. The program I found was know as MeshMaker. It was a simple program and I had fun messing around with it and creating creatures.

 

MeshMaker

 

My creations in MeshMaker.

Maya

 

My simple creations in Maya.

 

Race Design

 

For me, the shape of the human body is the hardest to draw, so for the races, I got my friend Georgia, her work can be found here, to draw races to my specification. In this section is every race in her style.

 

Race Design

 

Below are the two races that I drew on my own. The Serian Wolf was the image used to draw all of my armor sets on as well.

 

Storyline

 

The storyline of the game wasn't really written out in depth, though there were a few things done such as the Origin of the world and the races.

 

World Creation Story

 

Yashan, the goddess of the earth, Sota, God of the Day, and Rashan, God of the Night, are the three gods of this world. In the beginning, they created the world, Yashan, gave her body to mold the earth into its shape. Sota gave his spirit to fill the land with light. And Rashan gave his desires to give the Night. They agreed to give Yashan the job of creating the protectors of the land. Sota created the governors of the sky, and Rashan created the beasts of the night. For a time, all was right.

 

Soon, Rashan became jealous of Yashan’s creations.  They were smarter, and more able than his own creations, so he made Humans, spiteful creatures; they disliked all that were different. Yet passionate and had a great capacity to survive. Rashan wished for them to be the best race of the world.

Once Sota and Yashan learned of Rashan’s deeds, they confronted him and argued. There was great turmoil in the world. He had done what a god must never do; go against his brother and sister. A hundred or so years passed and Rashan was banished to the underworld. The gods took pity on his creations, and did not destroy them, but bestowed upon them strength and knowledge. They could become strong hunters, and intelligent healers.

 

Yashan’s creations were granted speed and agility, as well as the ability to take the shape of animals to hide their presence from the humans. Once again, all was well, peace filled the land.

A thousand years passed. The gods were on the great mountain, they called home. Rashan, full of hate for his brother and sister for banishing him, took an army, which he scrounged from the depths of the underworld, and attacked the mountain. There was a fierce battle that lasted many centuries.  The gods struck each other causing a huge explosion. Rashan’s Kin were thrown to the ends of the earth, and Rashan killed Yashan. Sota struck with sorrow attacked and stuck down his brother. In the last effort to save himself, Sota created the sun elves, in his own image. They would be the descendents of the gods. Live in their ruined home and look after the world.

 

And then the gods were no more.  Their creations lived in the world, and governed it as they saw fit. The sun elves kept to themselves on their mountain home, thinking they were better than the other races. The Humans still spiteful from when Rashan created them despised all other who were different. And the beast kin, lived in the forests, trying to fulfill their creators wish. The remnants of Rashan’s army spread darkness across the land, hate and misery. Out of their darkness, or so legend says, birthed the Dracon. Descendents of the fierce dragons. They were accepted into the Beast Kin as their own.  They are known for their strength, and their ability to talk with dark creatures.

 

As the ages passed, Rashan’s kin was silent from the world, and many forgot what had transpired. Some sun elves came down from their mountain homes to live among the earth and trees. Legend says that the sun elves that came down, lost their powers and their wings fell from their bodies. They lost what their god had given them. Their energies were dispersed into the trees. The trees that absorbed it, began to move, understand and reason. They became allies of the fallen elves, and granted them the powers of the woods. They gained the understanding of beasts, as well as learning magic to summon animal familiars.

 

Many believe the rise of the Istra came from the fallen elves. That their lost wings took flight becoming birds, but kept the minds of the elves. They grew and became a part of the beast tribes, the only other clan of the Air.

 

Not long after the Istra came into being, the large mountains of the world opened up, and birthed the Dwarves. A powerful race of stone carvers that live in the darkest depths of the world.

 

And then a time of calamity, a large rock came from the heavens striking down many that was in its way. From this rock came the Sieon.

 

Salara Synopsis

 

Untold dangers wait in the world of Salara and only one can stop the darkness that threatens. Orphaned as a baby and raised by entertainers, Jae sets out on a journey that will change his life forever. Gaining the three keys of the gods and the wings of the chosen, he journeys into the forgotten lands to destroy the source of the encroaching taint and the devastation of the dark kind. Should he fail, the world will fall into darkness. 

 

Salara is an epic quest filled with twists and turns that keeps you wanting more. You get to choose what happens in the world. Will you save it from the darkness or will you let it fall? Only you can determine the fate of this world.

 

UI Design

 

These UI designs were created to show what the UI would possibly be like in the game. Inspiration came from many different games out today. 

 

Icons and Logos

 

Icons and Logos were created for this game. The icons included Factions, Races and Classes. Each race had their own icon and would show up on your character screen, as well as what Faction your character was currently in. Each icon would have a specific purpose. For example, elemental symbols would be added to items that had elemental properties.

 

Classes and Levels

 

This game was created to have a list of Classes and as you leveled your character, you gained abilities that you could use. Each class had at least two specializations. This list is not complete, but it was as far as I got with it during this project.

 

 

Scout 

Learns how to use a bow and how to use the terrain to their advantage in order to scout out the area.

 

Abilities

Lvl5: Sharp Shot  Active -  Increases accuracy of your next few ranged attacks.

Lvl10:  Detect  Active -  Shows monsters, npcs, or players on your map (options)

Lvl15:

 

Weapons/Armor  Available

Bow/Arrow – Gun/Bullet

Short Sword

Light Armor

 

Gunner (RANGED DPS)

Masters of long ranged combat. They learned from their brothers, the ninja, on how to kill from the shadows. They are stealthy ranged killers.

 

Ranger (RANGED DPS)

Masters of the land. They have great tracking abilities, and they are skilled in both the long sword as well as the bow. Rangers are dangerous to whoever would make them their enemies.

 

Mage

Learns the art of magic. Great damage dealers. Costs mana per spell.

 

Abilities

 

Spells

 

Weapons/Armor  Available

Staff

Charm

Wand

Cloth Armor

 

Shadowmage (MAGIC DPS)

Shadowmages can call forth the dead, and curse people.

High MP

High INT

 

Battlemage (Tank/DPS)

Battlemages can use swords, and weapon buffs

High MP

High Str

 

Warrior

Simple warrior, sword and shield.

 

Knight (Tank/DPS)

Works for the guard. Uses heavy armor and gets their own horse at level 25.

High ATK

High STR

 

Paladin (Tank)

Holy knight, can use healing magic.

High HP

High Def

 

Thief

Masters of stealth and deception, thieves can open doors, and chests with ease. In towns, they normally are found at the rouges guild, deep in the bowels. They normally don’t roam the street during the day, for fear of getting caught.

Lvl 5: Shadow Step Active – basic Stealth Technique

 

Ninja (DPS)

The shadows of the night, ninja are stealthy warriors. 

High Luck

High DEX

 

Assassin(DPS/Tank)

Killers for higher. Some go by some code; others just kill for money, or the fun of it all. Some assassins are so skilled, that many enemies can’t even hit them, making them great tanks in parties.

High DEX

High STR

 

Healer

Masters of healing magic. They heal parties, as well as healing the land.

 

Shaman(HEAL)

Uses the land and tribal myths to cure ailments.

High INT

High MP

Average MND

 

Cleric (HEAL)

Holy healers, gifted with the powers of the gods.

High MND

High MP

High DEF

 

Entertainer

Entertainers have all the tricks. They can have you watching for hours at their mastery of entertainment.

 

Dancer (Tank)

Dancing for fun, or for money, dancers are skilled in the art of dancing.

High DEX

High HP

Weapons

Whips/ Fans

 

Bard (Buff)

Bards are masters of music, and storytelling.

High INT

High Luck

 

Monk (DPS)

Monks have come from the entertainers to a more peaceful place, they still entertain from time to time, but mostly it’s the art of contemplating life.

High STR

High HP

 

Trainer

Trainers are the first stage in beginning to learn how to tame animals. They are sometimes used to entertain people.

 

Beastmaster (DPS)

Masters of all beasts, they can control animals, and creatures of the dark Kin.  Gain pets that they can summon as they grow.

High HP

High VIT

 

Guardian (Heal/DPS)

Guardians are the masters of summoning. They have gained the hearing of the spirits. They can summon the spirits and the elementals that protect the world.

High MP

High INT

 

Dragoon (Tank)

These warriors have a deep sense that allows them to understand and use dragons to their will. It is a long and hard road to tread, but the end is worthwhile. You are given a baby dragon that grows with you, and when he is a full adult, can be ridden. Dragons can equip armor.  The armor that these warriors wear, mimic the scales of the dragon. They can use long swords and dragon shields.

High Def

High Vit

 

 

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