Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Massively Multiplayer Online Games -- The Beginning of MMOs -- Bulletin Boards -- The Internet Revolution -- The AOL Factor -- The Ultimate MMO -- The Internet Evolves -- Questing for Ever -- A Change of Speed -- World of Warcraft (WOW) -- MMOs Today -- The Asian Influence -- Browser-Based Games -- A Gold Mine -- A Tale of Two Lives -- Take Me Home -- Cloudy Skies -- The Latest and Greatest MMO List -- Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures -- APB Reloaded -- Anarchy Online -- Champions Online -- City of Heroes -- City of Villains -- Dark Age of Camelot -- DC Universe Online -- Dungeons and Dragons -- Eve Online -- EverQuest -- EverQuest II -- FarmVille -- Final Fantasy XI -- Free Realms -- Guild Wars -- Home (PlayStation) -- Star Wars the Old Republic -- Lego Universe -- Lord of the Rings -- Mafia Wars -- Pirates of the Burning Sea -- Ragnarok Online -- RuneScape -- Second Life -- Star Trek Online -- Star Wars Galaxies -- Stronghold Kingdoms -- Ultima Online -- Warhammer Online -- WOW: World of Warcraft -- Take Advantage of Any MMO Trials -- Chapter 2 More About MMOs -- Different Styles and Types of MMOs -- Game Payment Methods -- Servers and Clients -- The Character Creation Screen -- Guilds and Groups -- Experience and Levels -- Non-Player Characters (NPCs) -- Quests -- Maps and Places to Go -- Death -- Inventory -- Banks -- Auction House and Shops -- Transportation -- Pets -- Places to Live -- PVP -- PVE -- Realms -- Instances -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Cultivating Your MMO Ideas -- Getting an Idea -- Brainstorming -- Playing Games -- Researching Ideas -- Cultivating Your Idea -- Making a Story -- Zombie Invasion -- Mercury Project -- New Colony -- Creating Maps and Places to Go -- Map Research -- Visualizing Your NPCs -- Adding World Items -- Creating Your Basic Quest Lists.

Considering Areas versus Difficulty -- Chapter 4 Realm Crafter -- Realm Crafter's System Requirements -- Installing Realm Crafter Professional -- Beginning the Install on Windows XP and Windows 7 -- Beginning the Install on Windows Vista -- Main Install Process -- Loading Realm Crafter for the First Time -- Creating a New Project -- Using the Project Manager Toolbox Tab -- Starting Your Project -- Realm Crafter Tour -- Summary -- Chapter 5 The MMO Test -- The Server -- Testing Server Toolbar -- Starting the Server -- The Client -- Client Settings -- Starting the Game -- Touring the Game Interface -- Predefined Quick Buttons -- Browser Stats -- Chapter 6 Compiling Your MMO -- Building a Full Client -- Building an Update -- Configuring Your Servers -- Building the Server -- Chapter 7 Adding Media to Your Game -- Types of Media -- Tour of the Media Tab -- Viewing a Mesh -- Viewing a Texture -- Viewing Sounds -- Importing Content -- Importing 3D Content -- Summary -- Chapter 8 The Actors of Your MMO -- Touring the Actors Tab -- Actors Sub-Tab -- Creating an Actor -- Creating Factions for Your Actors -- Adding Animations to Your Actors -- Creating Animations -- Giving Your Actor Some Abilities -- Touring the General Settings Tab -- Combat Section -- Visual Section -- Loot Bag Section -- Currency Section -- Radar/Mini-Map Section -- Other Section -- Chapter 9 An Adventurer's Items -- Touring the Items Tab -- Item List -- Buttons on the Items Tab -- General Properties -- Appearance -- Attributes -- Type-Specific Settings -- Creating an Item -- Chapter 10 World Tour -- Touring the World Editor -- Loading the Default World -- Moving Around the Default World -- Touring the World Editor's Buttons -- Panels -- Tools Icons -- Settings Icons -- Waypoints Icons -- Render Icons -- Terrain Icons -- Selected Objects Icons -- Zones Icons.

Chapter 11 Post Process, Emitters, and Help -- The Post Process Tab -- The Emitters Tab -- The Realm Crafter Help Tab -- Chapter 12 Creating and Editing Zones and Terrains -- Creating a New Zone -- Creating a Terrain -- Creating a Heightmap -- Importing a Heightmap -- Using the World Terrain Editor -- Editor Mode -- Editor Mode Examples -- Chapter 13 The Create Panel -- Placing a Scenery Object -- Creating a Terrain -- Creating an Emitter -- Creating a Water Area -- Using Sound Zones -- Using Dynamic Light -- Using Script Triggers -- Waypoint/Spawn Point -- Creating Portals -- Chapter 14 Scripting Introduction -- What Is a Programming Language? -- Programming Concepts and Terminology -- Examples and Help -- Understanding Variables -- Understanding Constants -- Understanding Keywords -- Understanding Data Types -- Understanding Arrays -- Understanding Decisions -- Understanding Loops -- Chapter 15 Using the Script Editor -- Touring the Script Editor -- Text Menu -- Toolbar Options -- Project Explorer -- Code Area -- Creating a Dialog Box -- Script Editor Example -- Chapter 16 Putting It All Together -- Concept and Idea -- Scope and Target Audience -- Budget and Time Frame -- Servers and Equipment -- Planning -- Team and Outsourcing -- Design and Story -- Prototyping -- Script Building -- Content Creation -- Quest Creation -- Testing -- Release -- Continual Improvement -- Chapter 17 Game Design Ideas -- Victorians -- Medieval Wars -- Knights of Old -- Space Flight -- Pirates and Traders -- Nuclear Fallout -- Dungeon Walker -- Robot Empires -- Plague -- Romans and Gladiators -- Aliens vs. World -- Fashion Elite -- Chapter 18 Resources -- Skills and Team Members -- Useful Websites -- Sites for 3D Content -- Sound and Music Websites -- Gaming Websites -- Useful Books -- Programming Books -- Game Design Books -- Useful Tools -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D.

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