"Dragonshards" Eberron D&D RTS announced! [Archive] - Wizards Community

"Dragonshards" Eberron D&D RTS announced! [Archive] - Wizards Community

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atari_dm
08-10-04, 05:11 AM In our new ongoing effort to expand our reach into the online community Atari is choosing to pursue a very aggressive approach in regards to interacting and creating a synergy directly with the fans. As many of you have heard, the exciting new Dungeons & Dragons RTS game, Dragonshard, was previewed for the first time at San Diego Comic-Con last month by Atari and Liquid Entertainment (http://www.liquid-entertainment.com)’s Ed Kaminski and Steven Parker.

This was the first outing in our effort to get out in front of the fans and get involved. We’d like to thank all of the fans who stopped by for a demo and participated in our D&D raffle. And as promised we’ve included some photos of a few lucky fans with the games they took home. The turnout for Dragonshard was incredible, with many of the fans saying “this game is the most beautiful RTS game I have ever seen” and that “the dual-level function was so cool it’s going to change the way RTS games are made.”

So in response to many of the fans’ requests we’ve posted some of the amazing concept art here. We will have more exciting news for Gen Con this month and don’t forget to come by the booth for a demo, mingle with the designers, enter into our next D&D raffle and possibly win some games as one of our featured fans.

Lastly, if you’ve got comments or questions about Dragonshard, don’t hesitate to shoot off an e-mail and I’ll be happy to answer what I can when I can.

The Dungeon Master (dungeonmaster@atari.com)

Here are some pieces of concept art to whet your appetite:

Click here for full-size Underworld picture (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Concept_art/Environment_Underworld_Concept2.jpg)

Click here for full-size Umbragen building picture (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Concept_art/Umbragen_Building_Unlit_Cavern_Concept.j pg)

Click here for full-size Silver Flame archon picture (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Concept_art/Order_Silver_Flame_Archon_final_color.jp g)

Click here for full-size Umbragen lich picture (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Concept_art/Umbragen_Lich_final_color.jpg)

And here are some photos from comic-con:

One of our raffle winners! (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Comic-Con_pictures/comiccon1.JPG)

Showing off the game! (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Comic-Con_pictures/comiccon2.JPG)

Yowza! (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Comic-Con_pictures/comiccon3.JPG)

A happy winning couple! (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Comic-Con_pictures/comiccon4.JPG)

We had quite a few winners . . . (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Comic-Con_pictures/comiccon5.JPG)

Another display in action. (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Comic-Con_pictures/comiccon6.JPG)
atari_dm
08-10-04, 05:13 AM The first full length preview of the Dragonshard is up at GameSpy. It's a great in-depth first look at the magic that Liquid is conjuring up for us.

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/dungeons-dragons-rts/536698p1.html

It's a great article, check it out!
Save_vs_DM
08-10-04, 05:28 AM You guys have any idea what the minimum specs to run this game will be?

Cheers,
Save vs DM
Mad Miso
08-10-04, 09:59 AM Ah, don't remind me....*cries over his old, useless, computer* Seriously though, that'd be good info to have. Two things I'm curious about:

1. Has the "squad" feature promoted earlier been dropped from development?

2. The role of the adventuring parties relative to the armies isn't made very clear. Do the adventurers gather resources to fund your armies, or do they serve some other function?
RoastSlinky
08-11-04, 03:22 AM Looks exactly like the kind of game I'd like to buy... but I would like to know about the specs more.
Necropolis
08-11-04, 02:41 PM Hey

It looks great from what i can see and i am looking forward to it.

Do you know when we will see some movies of actual gameplay or cgi ? maybe intro ? something ?

Also, i see that the lich is actually a lich Qeen...what is this ? a new type of undead ?

Cool

Waiting for new info :)
The White Sorcerer
08-11-04, 03:38 PM Originally posted by Necropolis
Also, i see that the lich is actually a lich Qeen...what is this ? a new type of undead ?

A royal female lich?
Jesse Heinig
08-11-04, 09:15 PM Well it was showed at Comic-Con and will show again at GenCon, so I guess if you wanna see it in action, those are the places to be . . . I doubt they'll have specs this far in advance of release tho.

J.H.
JohnnyONeal
08-12-04, 08:42 AM Thanks for posting these here! I'm looking forward to more!
Mad Miso
08-12-04, 12:42 PM Yet another preview:

http://pc.ign.com/articles/537/537185p1.html

The more I hear about this game, the more I like.
Necropolis
08-12-04, 05:08 PM Hey

Yeah well there are LOADS of people that can't go to Gen Con...

I guess we will see some movies soon.

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atari_dm 08-10-04, 05:11 AM	In our new ongoing effort to expand our reach into the online community Atari is choosing to pursue a very aggressive approach in regards to interacting and creating a synergy directly with the fans. As many of you have heard, the exciting new Dungeons & Dragons RTS game, Dragonshard, was previewed for the first time at San Diego Comic-Con last month by Atari and Liquid Entertainment (http://www.liquid-entertainment.com)’s Ed Kaminski and Steven Parker. This was the first outing in our effort to get out in front of the fans and get involved. We’d like to thank all of the fans who stopped by for a demo and participated in our D&D raffle. And as promised we’ve included some photos of a few lucky fans with the games they took home. The turnout for Dragonshard was incredible, with many of the fans saying “this game is the most beautiful RTS game I have ever seen” and that “the dual-level function was so cool it’s going to change the way RTS games are made.” So in response to many of the fans’ requests we’ve posted some of the amazing concept art here. We will have more exciting news for Gen Con this month and don’t forget to come by the booth for a demo, mingle with the designers, enter into our next D&D raffle and possibly win some games as one of our featured fans. Lastly, if you’ve got comments or questions about Dragonshard, don’t hesitate to shoot off an e-mail and I’ll be happy to answer what I can when I can. The Dungeon Master (dungeonmaster@atari.com) Here are some pieces of concept art to whet your appetite: Click here for full-size Underworld picture (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Concept_art/Environment_Underworld_Concept2.jpg) Click here for full-size Umbragen building picture (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Concept_art/Umbragen_Building_Unlit_Cavern_Concept.j pg) Click here for full-size Silver Flame archon picture (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Concept_art/Order_Silver_Flame_Archon_final_color.jp g) Click here for full-size Umbragen lich picture (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Concept_art/Umbragen_Lich_final_color.jpg) And here are some photos from comic-con: One of our raffle winners! (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Comic-Con_pictures/comiccon1.JPG) Showing off the game! (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Comic-Con_pictures/comiccon2.JPG) Yowza! (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Comic-Con_pictures/comiccon3.JPG) A happy winning couple! (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Comic-Con_pictures/comiccon4.JPG) We had quite a few winners . . . (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Comic-Con_pictures/comiccon5.JPG) Another display in action. (http://home.earthlink.net/~dungeonmaster01/images/Comic-Con_pictures/comiccon6.JPG)
atari_dm 08-10-04, 05:13 AM	The first full length preview of the Dragonshard is up at GameSpy. It's a great in-depth first look at the magic that Liquid is conjuring up for us. http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/dungeons-dragons-rts/536698p1.html It's a great article, check it out!
Save_vs_DM 08-10-04, 05:28 AM	You guys have any idea what the minimum specs to run this game will be? Cheers, Save vs DM
Mad Miso 08-10-04, 09:59 AM	Ah, don't remind me....cries over his old, useless, computer Seriously though, that'd be good info to have. Two things I'm curious about: 1. Has the "squad" feature promoted earlier been dropped from development? 2. The role of the adventuring parties relative to the armies isn't made very clear. Do the adventurers gather resources to fund your armies, or do they serve some other function?
RoastSlinky 08-11-04, 03:22 AM	Looks exactly like the kind of game I'd like to buy... but I would like to know about the specs more.
Necropolis 08-11-04, 02:41 PM	Hey It looks great from what i can see and i am looking forward to it. Do you know when we will see some movies of actual gameplay or cgi ? maybe intro ? something ? Also, i see that the lich is actually a lich Qeen...what is this ? a new type of undead ? Cool Waiting for new info :)
The White Sorcerer 08-11-04, 03:38 PM	Originally posted by Necropolis Also, i see that the lich is actually a lich Qeen...what is this ? a new type of undead ? A royal female lich?
Jesse Heinig 08-11-04, 09:15 PM	Well it was showed at Comic-Con and will show again at GenCon, so I guess if you wanna see it in action, those are the places to be . . . I doubt they'll have specs this far in advance of release tho. J.H.
JohnnyONeal 08-12-04, 08:42 AM	Thanks for posting these here! I'm looking forward to more!
Mad Miso 08-12-04, 12:42 PM	Yet another preview: http://pc.ign.com/articles/537/537185p1.html The more I hear about this game, the more I like.
Necropolis 08-12-04, 05:08 PM	Hey Yeah well there are LOADS of people that can't go to Gen Con... I guess we will see some movies soon.