Dawntide
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Developer(s) | Working As Intended |
Designer(s) | Martin Anward |
Composer(s) | Dan Reynolds |
Engine | Gamebryo[1] |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
Release | Cancelled |
Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Dawntide was a short-lived open world massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Working as Intended, an independent studio based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It used the Gamebryo engine from Emergent Game Technologies and CEGUI for UI. It featured a free-form advancement system.
The official launch date was October 1, 2011.[2] On March 2, 2012 the developer announced on the game website that development was temporarily suspended due to financial issues but development never resumed.[3]
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Gameplay
In Cieve, the world of Dawntide, players are the driving element and the builders of a new civilization.[4] "They can create their own cities, even forming nations with their own realistic societies. Factions have the opportunity to create and enforce their own laws and establish a government, as well as giving other players the opportunity to break those laws and overthrow those governments – at their own risk."
Features
Features, implemented or otherwise, included: a free-form skill progression system,[5] fully player-buildable towns, four playable races, full loot PvP, an interdependent crafting system, and a sailing and exploration mechanic.
Notes
- ^ Reahard, Jef (October 28, 2011). "Some Assembly Required: An early look at Dawntide". Joystiq. AOL. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ "Dawntide to Launch October 1st". Ten Ton Hammer. July 28, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ Iantorno, Michael (8 March 2012). "Dawntide Postmortem".
- ^ "Dawntide: Storyline". Archived from the original on 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
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External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived May 26, 2013)