Deliantra 3.00 released

[getter77]

http://www.deliantra.net/index.html

Major feature enhancement and bugfix release.

# The transport routes have been rearranged completely.
# Added a scripted gravedigger to navar.
# Added the rat house quest from Dustfinger.
# Added new apartment and Wassar city made by LinuxLemoner.
# Added the mining skill.
# Rebalanced the jeweler skill.
# Singing skill was fixed a bit.
# Fixed the "ranged" item concept for a more deterministic player experience.
# Many huge and small balancing changes.
# And many bug fixes.

Moreso gigantic changelog here:

http://cvs.schmorp.de/deliantra/server/Changes?pathrev=rel-3_0

Also something crazily robust that keeps sneaking past me...

[Krice]

That game needs serious help with graphics.

[getter77]

Is it just the Ultima'ish odd perspective that throws it or something more?  That latest screenshot on the screenshot page seems to have things looking solid'ish, if a bit jaggy/blurry maybe.

[5v3nd0ttg]

That game needs serious help with graphics.

I would have to agree with that. I'm not sure if I'd consider that "Ultima-ish" as Getter77 describes.

There are some pretty neat features implemented. I think if they had a designer refurbish their GUI it might explode a bit more with popularity.

There are roughly 3-10 people online at a time it seems.

I certainly wish them the best, the last thing we need is another dead and abandoned "MMORPG."

[getter77]

Well, I meant moreso the viewing angle of some of the older Ultima moreso than the stylings---drove plenty of people insane in Knights of the Chalice until they acclimated to it.  I don't know of any modern games that hew to it save those deliberately aiming for that nebulous nostalgia target.