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Ok, so my last blog got cut due to shortness. Let's try it again…

Just to get it out in public, this is not Geometry Wars. It is, however, crazy.

Note: This isn't an official release - just think of it as a free beta test. (POST-EDIT: I put the game up on 64d, so when it is accepted, you can play it through that channel.)

A Particular Thing

In other news, I'm looking into Ogre3d and VC++ to continue the DoC project. Even Xtreme3d gets dragged down horribly by Game Maker's limitations.

In other other news, I am greatly enjoying LOTRO. The Shire is practically perfect.

In other other OTHER news, I have had an idea of something I would like to try - sort of a written webcomic. It will begin when I have the first part fully outlined (a couple of weeks from now, I'd guess); but for now, I have a prologue/introduction to the world to post here. With that said, I present to you:

Termina: Defender's Rite

Prologue:

For hundreds of years, Termina has been a land cloaked in darkness. Victim of a millenia-old catastrophe, almost all of the world has been rendered inaccessible to men - hidden beneath an impenetrable black veil. The survivors of Termina's ancient civilizations still remain - living in a square region of land untouched by the darkness, and bordered by four ancient towers which hold the darkness at bay. The men of this land are few, but they are hardy; and their numbers grow every year. They have built cities near the four Towers and in the center of the land they now call their own; and most men dwell therein. It is a harsh land, and one that does not easily suffer fools; for the darkness often breeds terrible beings of chaos which push within the borders of this last free land, destroying its inhabitants.

Keeping this remnant of ancient Termina safe is an order of guardians almost as old as the Darkness. They push back incursions of chaos from beyond the Darkness, and help to keep the peace throughout Termina. They are known as the Defenders. Their order has its base of operations in a tall stone Tower and surrounding city in the center of Termina; and it is to this city that hopeful youths come each year to join the Defenders. For the Defenders are highly esteemed, almost revered, in Termina; and many young men and women dream of one day joining their honored ranks.