Dans les ténèbres de Caldera, cinq lunes dispensent lumière, divinités étranges et Dons surnaturels liés à la Dévotion. Des vagabonds sans rêves arpentent ce monde, libres de défier les tabous, de s'emparer du trône de l'Archon ou de braver le divin. Moonring propose un RPG old-school en tuiles au tour par tour dans un open-world, inspiré des classiques Ultima avec ses paysages ciselés en surface et ses donjons aux configurations infinies en sous-sol.
Les joueurs voyagent, commercent, se faufilent, combattent et naviguent à travers Caldera, affrontant plus de 100 types d'ennemis tout en maniant 35 Dons uniques qui évoluent au gré des phases lunaires. Les duels navals et un système de magie dissimulé enrichissent l'exploration. Ce freeware PC signé du co-créateur de Fable s'adresse aux fans des premiers Ultima et des roguelikes en quête de découverte sans guide et d'art sprite éclatant sur fond noir.
A free game by the co-creator of the XBox's Fable series.
Five hundred years ago, the land of Caldera was plunged into endless darkness. Decades later, five moons rose in the sky, bringing light to the world and strange Gods with it. With them came the Dreams: calls to Devotion promising supernatural Gifts.
Thus, the new Calderan civilisation was born; a world of Devotion and Dreamers, Gods and Gifts, with a Dreamless Archon acting as the Gods' mortal representative. But Archons are not eternal, and a successor must be found.
You are Dreamless: free to choose your own destiny, to ask questions others dare not, or even become Archon yourself.
What will you do, Dreamless one?
Moonring is a retro-inspired open-world, turn-based, tile RPG in the style of the classic Ultima games, but created from the ground up with modern design sensibilities.
The world's geography is hand-designed, but the deadly dungeons beneath the surface reconfigure each time you leave... or die.
Travel, trade, sneak, fight and sail the world of Caldera. Speak with the townsfolk, learn Caldera's secrets, and challenge the Archon for his throne... or even overthrow the Gods themselves!
Features:
- Large, hand-designed open world
- An infinite supply of dungeons generated using your character name
- Over 100 varied enemy types, from fodder to bosses
- 35 unique Gifts from the Gods, their usage changing with the moon phases
- Sailing, ship-to-ship combat and boarding
- A Dungeon Synth OST with over 50 tracks, all made using retro Mod Trackers!
- A hidden magic system and many other mysteries
A note from the creator:
Hi folks. I've loved RPGs since the early 1980s, and grew up playing games like Lord British's 'Ultima' series and early Roguelikes. This is my love-letter to a style of gaming that has largely fallen out of fashion: with its vivid, bright sprites overlaid on stark black backgrounds, true open-world gameplay, and lack of handholding. The days I spent playing these games were spent in joyful exploration and discovery, venturing into the dark unknown, a co-author of the experience, filling in the gaps left by the primitive art with my imagination. For those of you who did the same, I hope Moonring recaptures some of the spirit of those days for you. For those who did not, I hope that the more modern conveniences you find in this game allow you to catch a glimpse of what we did 40 years ago.
My heartfelt thanks to all who spared even a moment to play this. Please be kind to my mistakes. I will fix them. :-)
- Dene
