For everyone else (other than the beta testers) that plans to buy the game you should download the Torrent here:It's going slow for me but hopefully it will be finished before 25th (release date, in case you forgot ;) ).
http://www.eu1.darkfallonline.com/dl...nstall.torrent
For those who don't know what to do with a torrent file here are some instructions:
Step1: Get a BitTorrent client. For example μTorrent http://www.utorrent.com/
Step2: After installing the BitTorrent client, click the torrent link I post below to download the torrent file.
Step3: Double-click on the torrent file to open it in your BitTorrent client program.
The size of the download is around 9GB.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Darkfall Client Available for Download
As announced on the official forums, you can now download the Darkfall Online client.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
NDA Lifted, System Requirements
As of today, the NDA for the 'stress test' beta has been lifted, and some preorder info was released.
Additionally, mmorpg.com has a great review of Darkfall beta you might want to check out:
As of the time of this posting the NDA is officially lifted. In the next couple of days the Darfkall pre-orders will open up and stay up until right before Darkfall’s launch on February 25th or until they are sold out. This is how the pre-order will work:
The pre-order consists of the Darkfall client digital download along with a month of play starting on February 25th. The full cost for this is 42 Euro. This amount WILL NOT be charged during the pre-order. What will be charged is an initial 2.52 Euro non-refundable payment to activate the process. The remainder (39.48) of the pre-release price will be billed on release, February 25th. You’ll be free to cancel the purchase any time before the additional charge goes in on February the 25th.
Darkfall’s monthly subscription is set at 11.77 euro. A 3 month subscription with a 10% discount and a six month subscription will be offered with 15% discount on the monthly subscription rate.
There is 19% VAT added to both the initial payment of 2.52 Euro and to the remainder (39.48) for residents of the European Union. The same applies to all the subscription charges. People outside the EU will not be charged VAT.
For the pre-order all major credit cards are accepted. For Darkfall’s launch direct debit will also be available. More payment options will be available shortly after Darkfall’s launch such as Paypal, prepaid cards, wire transfer etc. Our partners for the billing are GlobalCollect, a leading and trusted global payment processor. (http://www.globalcollect.com/)
Players in North America are welcome to participate in the European Launch. The plans for US servers aren’t finalized at the time of this announcement. We will offer the option for character migration to US servers for N. American players who wish to use it. We have had people playing without problem from all over the US and Canada. That being said, our servers are located in Germany and distance does affect ping-time.
If the pre-orders are sold out, more Darkfall copies will become available on the launch date February the 25th. If they are also sold out, we will offer more copies every few days as we upgrade our capacity.
The initial system requirements for Darkfall are as follows:
- Operating System: Windows XP, Vista
- Processor: 2.5GHz Pentium 4, or equivalent
- RAM: 1GB for Windows XP, 2GB for Windows Vista
- Graphics Card: 128MB PixelShader 2.0 support
- Hard Drive Space: 12 GB Free Space Minimum
With the NDA lifted, there will be a lot of information out in the next few days both official and unofficial. There is a lot of passion surrounding Darkfall, both positive and negative. Some views, unsubstantiated by evidence, have become almost tenets of faith at both extremes. Now you can finally judge for yourselves and make up your own mind, through player testimonials and game footage. Be cautious of what is said however, by whom, and based on what experience. The beta has been through several phases, and it’s still a beta. The main purpose of beta is to provide the developers with testing data, and not provide players with a fun experience. Even during this process however the game has been extremely playable and while many consider it to be their best MMOG experience to date, others see the potential, some had something else in mind, and few don’t like it at all. Darkfall isn’t for everyone.
It should be stressed that as with any MMOG Darkfall will always be a work in progress. Darkfall’s potential however, being a sandbox game, is dependent on its players more so than other MMOGs. This is why we’ve been communicating with a lot of our players, have been listening very closely to the testers and are taking all the feedback, positive and negative, very seriously. Something important to understand is that we are committed to fully supporting this game and working with our player base to make Darkfall the best game it can possibly be. After launch we’re not going with just a “live team” to do simple maintenance to the game while the rest of us move on to other projects. All our resources are committed to Darkfall, and we will even increase our team size to meet our ambitious future goals for the game.
Additionally, mmorpg.com has a great review of Darkfall beta you might want to check out:
Read the full review here.
Darkfall Online is a game that is not for everyone. The nature of the game is such that you will either love it or absolutely hate it depending on your playstyle. If you are a casual gamer, someone who does not like harsh PvP in an MMORPG, or you place a heavy emphasis on graphics, there will probably be little here that will appeal to you. On the other hand, if your MMO history involves playing games like Ultima Online or Asheron’s Call, like PvP with consequences, and value gameplay over graphics, there is a good chance that this game will provide you with something you have haven’t seen in a long time.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Darkfall Online Closed Beta FAQ
Here's a compiled FAQ according to the current Darkfall Online Closed Beta answering some of the most asked questions out there.
World
Are there any working doors?
No, they are pre-set on/off
Can guilds name their cities when they claim a stone, or do all the spots have a pre-set names?
Preset names.
By what metric is that black dot bigger than Kalimdor? Travel time? In-game size measurements?
Both travel time and size. Movement speed is a lot faster in WoW, the world in DF is more dynamic as the mountain you can actually travel up.
Clan/Cities
Regarding hamlets... can you build guard towers and farms there?
Yup.
What features does a clan offer the player?
A clan offers a contract of safe people to role with, a way to gank people with no penalty except risk by going to war and probably a city to chill at.
Can ranks/titles be given? (military ranks?), and what practical functionality do they offer?
Yes, but the ranks are generic. Ranks offer what access you have in the bank as well as a bureaucratic structure.
How is clan property dealt with? for example, the ownership and/or control of a city, a farm / bank or a certain piece of land (if that's possible), who keeps control over buildings like clan houses and banks, and how is a clan bank taken care of, who gets access to items and gold?
The ownership of the clan city is whoever claim that city with a clan shard. Who ever is the major of the city is the boss. Clan bank is manipulated by the clan leader (ranks).
I assume 'kingdoms' can be formed, what does a clan need to do to receive the status of 'Kingdom'?
How does a clan/kingdom claim control/ownership over land?
How does a clan/kingdom conquer land from other clans/kingdoms?
Kingdom is merely owning land. On the political map the area your clan controls is indicated with a green box. A clan claims a city/hamlet with a clan shard. A clan starts a siege by using a clanshard inside the enemies territory and 2 hours later their city becomes vulnerable.
Character
Has anyone had the chance to operate a ship? And if so how was it?
So very expensive to get to this stage, but yes and it was just faster travel on the water. Lol it was a raft...
Can the elf and dark elf see better at night?
No.
Combat
How much does your skill level affect your damage output?
Minorly, but it adds up and can give a major advantage.
Are spells influenced by the kind of staff you're using? Or are spells always the same as long as you are holding any staff (even the noob staff)?
Staves affect speed of casting and damage. Read the description of the staff.
Can you enlighten us with descriptions or general information about what each of the stats in game actually DO for you? What effect does each of the stats have on gameplay?
Magic takes time to reach it's target as it's flying.The question is if it differs per magic type; for example a "Ball Lightning"(Since it's cheapest.) versus a Corrosive Blast.
Yup.
Is there a poison skill in the game? How do poisons work? Is there only one kind of poison? How much damage does any known poisons do? Can you make poisons?
Magical dots are the closest thing to poisons. You cannot coat your weapon in dragons blood, sorry.
If you are grouped and on a kill quest do you get credit if a group member kills a mob you are after?
Last hit
When someones on the ground and you go to gank them what if you don't use any kind of weapons besides a wand, do you just smack them in the head with the wand? or does your hand burst into flames and you shove it in their chest or something?
You have to have a melee weapon out.
Will I be at a major disadvantage for not eating in the game?
Yes, stats go up very slowly stacking food 3 times makes everything go faster as well as never ending sprint
Crafting/Trade
How do crafted gear compare to gear dropped from mobs across the board (i.e. low level crafted vs low level dropped, mid level vs mid level, high vs high)?
Crafted gear is better than mob drops and merchant bought items.
Just wonder if there's any way to make a fire or something out in the field so you can cook and not have to run back to a town all the time
Nope, you have to be at an oven in any of the cities. But you can send up a magical smoke column.
World
Are there any working doors?
No, they are pre-set on/off
Can guilds name their cities when they claim a stone, or do all the spots have a pre-set names?
Preset names.
By what metric is that black dot bigger than Kalimdor? Travel time? In-game size measurements?
Both travel time and size. Movement speed is a lot faster in WoW, the world in DF is more dynamic as the mountain you can actually travel up.
Clan/Cities
Regarding hamlets... can you build guard towers and farms there?
Yup.
What features does a clan offer the player?
A clan offers a contract of safe people to role with, a way to gank people with no penalty except risk by going to war and probably a city to chill at.
Can ranks/titles be given? (military ranks?), and what practical functionality do they offer?
Yes, but the ranks are generic. Ranks offer what access you have in the bank as well as a bureaucratic structure.
How is clan property dealt with? for example, the ownership and/or control of a city, a farm / bank or a certain piece of land (if that's possible), who keeps control over buildings like clan houses and banks, and how is a clan bank taken care of, who gets access to items and gold?
The ownership of the clan city is whoever claim that city with a clan shard. Who ever is the major of the city is the boss. Clan bank is manipulated by the clan leader (ranks).
I assume 'kingdoms' can be formed, what does a clan need to do to receive the status of 'Kingdom'?
How does a clan/kingdom claim control/ownership over land?
How does a clan/kingdom conquer land from other clans/kingdoms?
Kingdom is merely owning land. On the political map the area your clan controls is indicated with a green box. A clan claims a city/hamlet with a clan shard. A clan starts a siege by using a clanshard inside the enemies territory and 2 hours later their city becomes vulnerable.
Character
Has anyone had the chance to operate a ship? And if so how was it?
So very expensive to get to this stage, but yes and it was just faster travel on the water. Lol it was a raft...
Can the elf and dark elf see better at night?
No.
Combat
How much does your skill level affect your damage output?
Minorly, but it adds up and can give a major advantage.
Are spells influenced by the kind of staff you're using? Or are spells always the same as long as you are holding any staff (even the noob staff)?
Staves affect speed of casting and damage. Read the description of the staff.
Can you enlighten us with descriptions or general information about what each of the stats in game actually DO for you? What effect does each of the stats have on gameplay?
- Strength: Increase damage dealt with melee weapons, and moderately affects maximum health
- Vitality: Grants a considerable bonus to maximum Health and a moderate bonus to stamina. A high Vitality may also slightly reduce to effects of poison and bleeding
- Dexterity: Increase archery damage, and may reduce damage taken from area effects
- Quickness: Slightly increases melee and archery speed, and may reduce damage taken from such attacks. Grants a moderate bonus to maximum Stamina
- Intelligence: Increase the power of spells, and greatly affects maximum Mana. Improves resistance against mental attacks
- Wisdom: Grants a bonus to all crafting and harvesting skills. Also, it moderately affects maximum Mana, and grants a slight resistance bonus to curses
Magic takes time to reach it's target as it's flying.The question is if it differs per magic type; for example a "Ball Lightning"(Since it's cheapest.) versus a Corrosive Blast.
Yup.
Is there a poison skill in the game? How do poisons work? Is there only one kind of poison? How much damage does any known poisons do? Can you make poisons?
Magical dots are the closest thing to poisons. You cannot coat your weapon in dragons blood, sorry.
If you are grouped and on a kill quest do you get credit if a group member kills a mob you are after?
Last hit
When someones on the ground and you go to gank them what if you don't use any kind of weapons besides a wand, do you just smack them in the head with the wand? or does your hand burst into flames and you shove it in their chest or something?
You have to have a melee weapon out.
Will I be at a major disadvantage for not eating in the game?
Yes, stats go up very slowly stacking food 3 times makes everything go faster as well as never ending sprint
Crafting/Trade
How do crafted gear compare to gear dropped from mobs across the board (i.e. low level crafted vs low level dropped, mid level vs mid level, high vs high)?
Crafted gear is better than mob drops and merchant bought items.
Just wonder if there's any way to make a fire or something out in the field so you can cook and not have to run back to a town all the time
Nope, you have to be at an oven in any of the cities. But you can send up a magical smoke column.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
More Darkfall Videos
It appears the last post was pretty popular, so here's another batch of leaked videos for your viewing pleasure.
Also, here's a few exploration videos for you to get acquainted with the Darkfall world:
Also, here's a few exploration videos for you to get acquainted with the Darkfall world:
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Darkfall Leak Videos
Here's a few videos recently leaked. I hope you all enjoy it!
Real voice/UI
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PvP, character creation, guard system in cities, PvE:
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Winterfall Village
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Sunny Trees
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Wicked Forest
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Ship
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Alfar Gate
Real voice/UI
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PvP, character creation, guard system in cities, PvE:
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Winterfall Village
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Sunny Trees
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Wicked Forest
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Ship
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Alfar Gate
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