Sol Wilds

An upcoming 8-bit MMORPG set in a unique sci-fi universe.

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WoW Classic is REALLY slow.

That's also why the ordinary stuff still feels so good. A boar, some snow, tiny numbers going up, and somehow you feel part of the world.

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Going live in 15 mins! Tonight we're heading back to Storm Wind for some classic WoW grinding.

https://t.co/0JBLjiBRiH

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The crackling fire. The hanging meat. A little working tap behind the bar. None of it matters to the quest, which is exactly why I still remember this inn twenty years later.

That's worldbuilding.

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We're back at in 10mins (7pm ET). We're taking the fight to Storm Wind and may even go after Hogger!

https://t.co/0JBLjiBRiH

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I finally learned what my Paladin buttons do and announced that I was now too good to lose.

About thirty seconds later...

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We finally stopped getting wrecked, found our stride, and did the only sensible thing: broke out the dance emote.

No time to dance for too long though. We had a cave to clear.

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A stranger couldn't clear the cave alone. Neither could I. We grouped up, shared buffs, and suddenly the whole thing worked.

That's the bit an MMO loses when every problem is built for one person.

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No Unity. No Godot. Not even Three.js. Sol Wilds is native HTML, CSS and JavaScript because I wanted an engine I could actually read and understand.

Frankly, completely stupid madness.

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We're going live in 10 mins! Tonight we venture onto the Deeprun Tram and into Stormwind.

https://t.co/0JBLjiBRiH

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@visiblemiles @simoncorry One of these days I will learn what a Ret Pally is supposed to be doing!!

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Discord spent the night correcting my WoW knowledge. Fair, honestly. Would you rather watch a competent player or a complete noob get wrecked? Exactly.

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We're going live in 25 minutes 🫡

https://t.co/0JBLjiBRiH

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A leper gnome ran into its friends, killed me, then WoW made me cross half the map to get my body back. Annoying? Yes. Also the reason any of it mattered.

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@EmberPawGames This looks incredible! Really love the level design.

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Syndicate Wars and Populous: The Beginning were probably peak Bullfrog.

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Two games we’d love to see remade today.

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@FullerRaspy @WoClaudecraft Yes, I'm actually planning on it!

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The cave was empty right up until every enemy respawned at once. I survived on one percent health. Skill? No. A clerical error, probably.

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@DrownlightGame This is looking grand, very excited to play!

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@DreadmoorGame This keeps getting better, very excited!

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@xTrinks Forget the sweaty raids, it's all about the fishing lol