The world
A 3D MMO with a top-down camera, inspired by the classic tile-based MMOs, three hundred years after the cataclysm.
Three hundred years later
The world of Elderfalls stands three hundred years after the cataclysm. Four great cities rule it, each with its own culture and biome: Kingsport, the human capital; Queensmere, the garden city of the druids; Fenmarket, the merchant port on the marsh; and Elderbough, the elven city among the trees.
It is designed on the pattern of the classic MMOs: the cities are far apart and the journey between them is part of the game. Danger can be read on the map: harder the farther you get from the temple and the deeper you go underground. Every place has a reason to go there, and every city sells something you find nowhere else.
Nothing deceives you. What you see is what it does: a staircase going down takes you right below. You win with positioning, preparation and good gear, not with reflexes.
Cities →A place to spend time with friends: hunt as a party, explore, chat by the campfire.
Eat and drink, sit on a bench, mine stone, search bookshelves full of books.
What you see is what it does. Stairs going down take you right below. No cheap tricks.
You win with positioning, preparation and good gear, not with reflexes or clicks per second.
Already there
Elderfalls is playable online, on Mac and Windows, in private playtests. Everything you see here is built and can be tried.
Every new character wakes up here. Four paths, four guides: pick yours (paladin, sorcerer, druid or knight) and receive your apprentice weapon.
The village of Alba is made to be lived in. Sit on chairs and benches, push barrels, pull levers, climb onto rooftops and drink from the fountains.
Every quest opens in a window with its story, its goal and its reward. There are 36, including hunting chains, chests and deliveries, and the cupboards and bookshelves hold books about the history of the world.
On-screen frames, a ring under your feet and arrows pointing to party members you cannot see. Shared experience, with a bonus for mixing vocations, and a target marked for the whole party.
Screenshot from a test session.
Male or female, with a 3D preview and the clothing colour you like. At level 8 the Oracle grants your vocation, each with its own spells and invented magic words.
Vocations
Every character starts without a vocation. On the Island of Destiny you pick a path and receive your apprentice weapon; at level 8 the Oracle grants your vocation. Each one has its own spells, with invented magic words.
Roadmap
Beta testing starts after November. Reserve your character's name now.