Author Archives: Eric

My regular job — the one I’ve been doing half-time — has had a crisis and I’ve had to switch back to doing it full time while we deal with an emergency. This will probably delay my plans for 3-5 … Continue reading →

[This post is about 'Project Gorgon', an MMO in development.] I needed something for the Lore skill to do. It’s a prerequisite skill (meaning lots of skills will require it), but it felt stupid without a job of its own, … Continue reading →

I’m working on some very simple content for the pre-alpha build. Today I added potatoes and onions for the Gardening skill. Now I’m taking a quick break before diving into the Cooking skill. I figured I’d talk about the brainstorming … Continue reading →

Getting people started in an MMO is the hardest part. Their first hour has to be informative but also incredibly entertaining, and it has to set expectations for the entire game, too, so they know why they should stick around. … Continue reading →

(Apparently if you don’t have a Google+ account those pictures can’t be seen? What the heck is up with that?! Guess I’ll do it the old fashioned way… click to enlarge the images.)

Another week of MMO development has come to a close! Things are changing really fast now, so I wanted to take some quick screenshots to capture the current moment for posterity. This is all taken from a 5 minute excursion … Continue reading →

No real post this week — I just had a very productive week of development but now I have to switch gears to non-MMO stuff for a week… will be back to the MMO next week! In the mean time, … Continue reading →

[This is about Project Gorgon, a fantasy MMO I am making all by my lonesome. It is an insanely difficult project and easily the most ambitious undertaking I have ever made. Join me, won't you, as I descend slowly into … Continue reading →