The Lays of Althas : Sundered Order
Role PlayingEven in its early days, Althas has been a land shaken by conflicts. In the early days, these conflicts pitted the Anointed Kingdoms of Men against the...
Epoch Games
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We at Epoch Games strive to provide the very best RPG experience possible, while working closely with our community to achieve the best immersion and visuals known in an Indie-developed game. We are comprised of developers from around the world and have a dedication to the world we create and our community. Our current project, "Lays of Althas: Sundered Order", is a Medieval low-fantasy RPG set in the world of Jevreth, on the continent of Althas.
The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order
The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order is Epoch Games’ current and first project.
The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order is a Single-player, first-person, Medieval-Fantasy RPG currently being developed on Epic's Unreal Engine 4, for Windows PCs. The game is currently planned to be released by a Chapter basis, with every Chapter bringing new regional content and planned gameplay features.
More information is avaliable in our IndieDB page.
Joining the Team
Epoch Games is currently looking for new members, so if you have any of the skills mentioned below and have a passion for game development, please fill out an application on our forum. Keep in mind that Epoch Games is currently a non-profit group, and that we are all-volunteer. Feel free to enquire more about joining; you can contact our members via private messages or on the forums. We look forward to hearing from you!
We are currently looking for:
- Programmers with experience in C++, Unreal Engine and OpenGL
- AI would be a BIG plus.
- Unreal Engine Blueprint Scripters
and any other relevant skills...
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Feel free to come join our community at our forums: EpochGames.com/forums
Team members are readily available for contact; don’t hesitate to ask more, we’re eager to interact with our community. Join the chat on our forums, post on our Facebook page, or start a discussion on our DB page!
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Is using another game's concept art illegal? If they didn't use it that is?
What do you mean by this? Is using, but not using another game's concept art illegal? Well, if its not copyrighted then they can't claim it, but its pretty distasteful to do so, copyright or not.
It was just a question I thought of.
What I meant was is it illegal to use a concept another game had but never used.
Depends on how distinct it is from the game it was produced for. If it is so similar and distinctly derived from the game's source material, the conceot art is a derivative work and copyrighted. If not, the artist himself would have copyright claims. Copyright is established TECHNICALLY when the material is in a fixed form. But registration helps. Personally, I would find the use of another's concept to produce a new product to be in poor taste.
Yeah I agree, it would be poor taste. I was just wondering because it seems a lot of good concept art seems to just get wasted.
define 'wasted'. It might not necessarily get shown to the public, but that isn't the point of 'concept art'. Concept art is part of the design process, its not a PR tool. Companies usually create art specifically for PR purposes, and standard concept art is solely used internally for defining atmosphere and drafting designs.
Concept art can't get "wasted". One of the reasons is that sometimes it's basically just an idea of an atmosphere, a style or an emotion. It doesn't always have to be fully implemented in a game.
Just forget I ever mentioned it lol
regardless of whether it is free or not, I will still spend what money I can on this game when it comes out. Good luck developing
Interesting. Do you already have plans for how the combat will be implemented?
Yes, we do have plans for combat. We will be making a series of updates as we go soon, combat being a focus on the way.
I don't think the game should be free. A paid alpha build would generate money for development and ultimately produce a better game.
That is why we have been wary with making promises right now at the very beginning. Even with the most minimalistic forms of organization and development methods, there are expenses to development. At this point, we just enjoy what we do and intend to pursue our vision. I will promise this: however this goes, we will be honest and fair in our dealings. We aren't in this to get rich and have no intentions of aiming for outrageous profits. That's just not what we're about.
Shut up and take my money :P But seriously, I would pay you guys for your efforts in MERP alone ;)
I would do so as well; that is assuming I had money... :(
There should be more people like you and less people like the CEO's of EA and WB...
That's up to them. If they believe they have the resources to produce a quality game and make it free, then that's what they will try to do. Since they want it to be free I would say open donations to ease things along, but again that's their decision.
Except with donations or any sort of income how would the public claims section work? would all those participants not be eligible for donations? At least that's the main problem I see here and could explain why CIG still hasn't implemented such a part on the forum even though I asked them to do so...
Well donations would go to the Epoch Games group itself for general expenses. Some include trademark and copyright registration, site maintenance, file hosting expenses, etc. And then unforeseen expenses can occur. Public claims with no intentions kf joining would be donations in and of themselves. Assignments to applicants would be for admittance to the team. That's just some examples of how we would handle that.