The past few days Unter and I have been kicking an idea. Turns out, Rune's engine actually supports locational "teleporters", which can actually transfer you not to just a different spot on your map, but to an entirely different server. Different IP and all. Does this bring any immediate pictures to anyone's head?

Here is our proposal: The Low Caliber Network. A spiderweb of "geographically" linked maps and servers run on a multitude of different machines, so that players would login to a "town" server, and from there could walk in through the giant gates of the Low Caliber Arena and actually be transferred to the Low Caliber Arena server. If the players aren't in the mood for dueling, they can leave town through the gates and emerge into the wilderness, where monsters would be lurking in the woods and mountains. Hell, maybe even dungeons.

A clan system with logins could create a "guild" structure in which multiple warriors could fight together without fear of lacerating each other with their weapons. And if that clan has a server machine (a 500 mhz or above with decent RAM will do) they can dedicate towards the cause, they can have their own stronghold in the Low Caliber Network World.

Now, this is obviously going way the hell out on a limb. But, this project is do-able, in all technical and conceptual aspects. So you ask, what do we need in order for this dream to be realized?

1.) Servers - Pretty important. Any machine with decent RAM and a decent connection will suffice as a server. If you have such a machine that can be connected, and are willing to contribute, Unter or I would help you in getting it connected to the world.

2.) Mappers - I know some of you have a knack for mapping. Anyone who's interested in the idea of this project, and wants to contribute by laying down some map action, this would be greatly appreciated. We're talking about building a world here. That's going to take alot of *quality* mapping. To begin with, we'll probably be looking for a town, and some wilderness terrain. Keep in mind, when we're working on one specific region, we need to keep all the terrain looking more or less uniform. In other words. If the town is covered in snow, it wouldn't make much sense for the area just outside the town gates to be grassy and sunny. So please, if you are interested, contact me or Unter. For those who have AOL Instant Messenger, IM me at "Daemonifuge".

If you don't have AIM, you can mail me at
reagan_haslam@hotmail.com

So the next question is. How long would this take? Truthfully, with the right maps, we could get started within the week. Now keep in mind, this may just mean a town and an arena, and then add the wilderness as we get more resources from the community. But a project has a better chance of not dying when there's progress to be seen. It is very possible to turn this project into an actual substance, rather than words, very soon. Contact one of us if you're interested. Thanks.

-Gren

yeah, that'd be cool, but i gotta give it up for fista, he's been doing that for months!

Hehe thx Mas I never like to blow my own horn but I really aprreciate it when peeps remember stuff I do! Especially with my not so perfect memory hehe! Good times indeed!

And to Gren:
I will help out with my mappin skillz, but I would prefer to do Indoor stuff, I'm havin issues with outdoor maps lately.

lol Gren; take a look at the map here. It suposed to be "our home".