Ways of Darkness (2013 game)

Ways of Darkness, the RPG Maker VX game was an attempt to revive its 2012 predecessor. It was eventually cancelled and dropped in favor of a project to develop a a 3D Ways of Darkness game. The unfinished game is now on github.

Plot
The game barely made it past planning stage, with most development focused on gameplay features and "tech demos", therefore no real plot was written. Nevertheless, in was decided, that just like in the cancelled 2012 game, the main protagonist would be a player-customizeable character, with the player deciding the main protagonist's name, gender, class, race and appearence. He or she would have been joined by the expected gang of heroes (Stephanus Tavilrond, Gnarog Dougfral, Nemezish, Ladislaus Dominus, Morthen Orden'Ath Ildor), which would have been also augmented by various optionally recruitable companions (Anastasoula Rasviros, Aran Shéd, Arqun Valsavis, Cla'evar, Elbek Hammerhand, Gregoreon Zachaxtrahy, Gzaxia Nolánó, Hral the Hunter, Ithric Drakrumhal, Kélen, Kinsto Yoh'berg, Lachdanann An'Dubh, Lilith, Márius Móga, May'diira Hun'ath, Nilaradra Snécsír, Orikexir Spaendjekkel, Rath Varss, Sinteris Carressa, Tela’sildë Sarangerel, Ther'rah Alean'athem, Ypsel), all of them being old forum characters. Additionally, Dermaglen and Ignatius were planned to make appearances too, although the main enemies would habve been Demons, not Ignatius and his undead.



The game was planned to have three playable sides the player could align with, and three endings according to the side the player has decided to take: the Good Side featuring the Kingdom of Etrand, Kingdom of Froturn, Kingdom of Dragoc and various other aligned states; the Evil or Lesser Evil side featuring the Republic of Keldorn, the Orcish tribes of Brutang and the Dark Elven clans; and last but not least, the Chaotic or Greater Evil side, featuring the Demons.

System
The game's system was never truly defined, but it was meant to include most features of its predecessor: character creation, hunger-thirst-sleep system, day-night transition. It was to be augmented even further by a crafting system, vampirism, drunkness, horse-riding, fast travel, and various planned features (like fishing, marriages, romance, guild memberships) that did not even make it to the unfinished product that was developed.

While the intent was to make the system a bit more faithful to the original, most restraints still remained, albeit somewhat laxed, thanks to the scripting system and the large amount of scripts borrowed from Tsukihime.

Playable Races

 * Humans
 * High Elves
 * Wood Elves
 * Dark Elves
 * Orcs
 * Lizardmen
 * Dwarves
 * Gnomes
 * Halflings
 * Vampires (not available at character creation, but the main character can turn into one)

Playable Classes

 * Warrior
 * Thief
 * Assassin
 * Cleric
 * Druid
 * Inquisitor
 * Knight
 * Ranger
 * Magician
 * Battlemage
 * Spellthief
 * Necromancer (Not availabe at character creation, only via turning to the Dark Side)
 * Death Knight (Not availabe at character creation, only via turning to the Dark Side)