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Title: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: CoS_Stephen on April 14, 2013, 11:38:34 PM
Hello everyone,

First of all, I'd like to thank Jorgen who gave me the chance to post a thread here.

My name is Stephen. I work for a small developer, Mechanist Games. For anyone interested in a very accessible browser-based, industrial fantasy/steampunk MMORPG with loads of content and a unique world, you might want to check out City of Steam (http://www.cityofsteam.com/). Despite being browser-based, thanks to Unity 3D it looks quite impressive; the world, for example, is a huge mechanism of gears and spokes, as seen below:

(http://i.imgur.com/6Auu7NI.jpg)

(To see this in full animation, see: http://www.cityofsteam.com/world/worldmachine (http://www.cityofsteam.com/world/worldmachine) )

For a better picture of the game, check our latest Closed Beta Trailer. A lot has changed and improved since then, but it can still give a good idea for what we plan to make of our game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ynmn3DjIDqA

This world is full of both magical and mechanical monstrosities, clockwork wonders (even dwarves are part-organic, part-mechanichal), and ripe for adventure.  You may solo explore the world or go in company with friends, it all depends on you. The game is now heading towards a beta release. So we really hope you can join us by then!

Edit:

Hey guys,

City of Steam is now open and ready to play! All of you can join the game just by registering. Go here (http://cos.r2games.com/signup) and start your journey into Nexus right now!

We may be small, but we're very receptive to player feedback too, and strive to openly discuss the development process. Feel free to drop me a line and I'll respond to any questions you may have!
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: Christovski on April 14, 2013, 11:43:01 PM
Unity does allow to do really good stuff in just a browser
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: Muffins on April 15, 2013, 12:51:36 AM
So what exactly is a browser mmo?
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: theyankees213 on April 15, 2013, 12:54:48 AM
So what exactly is a browser mmo?


Same as any other mmo just launches in a browser window/tab.

This looks pretty kool, thanks for posting it. Il check it out :D
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: CoS_Stephen on April 15, 2013, 01:35:04 AM
So what exactly is a browser mmo?


Same as any other mmo just launches in a browser window/tab.

This looks pretty kool, thanks for posting it. Il check it out :D

It is MMO that can be accessed straight from a browser exempting of large downloading.  Feel free to drop me a line if you have any other quesitons, I'll try my best to stick around here and respond. :)
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: Inject OH 4 on April 15, 2013, 08:05:44 AM
Looks very cool. When do you expect the open beta to start?
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: Coreybush11 on April 15, 2013, 08:33:30 AM
hot damn i wish my computer wasn't a toaster just so I could play this when it comes out

i just want to because you actually asked a cl to advertise it and I DONT EVEN KNOW WHY BUT I WANT TO
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: Inject OH 4 on April 15, 2013, 08:38:21 AM
hot damn i wish my computer wasn't a toaster just so I could play this when it comes out

i just want to because you actually asked a cl to advertise it and I DONT EVEN KNOW WHY BUT I WANT TO
Honestly, I'd say it's highly probably you'd be able to play it. I was able to play Unity Browser based games on my very old Pc (756mb ram, 1GHZ Single Core AMD Processor). So It's not out of the realms of possibilities. (Current pc is up to date fully lol)
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: Jorgen on April 15, 2013, 11:06:51 AM
Looks interesting, I will give it a whirl when it gets into open beta.
Also thank you for asking instead of what usually happens =)
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: Old Crow on April 15, 2013, 11:11:19 AM
hot damn i wish my computer wasn't a toaster just so I could play this when it comes out

Do you have something against toast? I though you of all people would like toast!

In all seriousness this game looks interesting and I am certainly going to give it a try.
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: CoS_Stephen on April 16, 2013, 12:10:49 AM
hot damn i wish my computer wasn't a toaster just so I could play this when it comes out

Do you have something against toast? I though you of all people would like toast!

In all seriousness this game looks interesting and I am certainly going to give it a try.

Yes, as we've refactored coding part of the game before, the game is able to be played on non-gaming or older computers with relatively higher FPS and smoothness. Also, thanks to the powerful Unity technologies and bunch of in-house tools, We've managed to store all resources in just megabytes, that means you merely need a few seconds to access the game right from your browser.
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: Muffins on April 16, 2013, 12:44:35 AM
Looks really cool so when will it hit open beta?
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: CoS_Stephen on April 16, 2013, 01:10:56 AM
Looks really cool so when will it hit open beta?

Thanks for keeping an eye on CoS. We're still trying to polish up the game now, so the testing date hasn't beeen locked yet. But no worries, we'll keep all players posted on game development.
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: CoS_Stephen on April 19, 2013, 07:37:40 AM
Hey, guys, City of Steam has been approved on Valve's Greenlight approval system.  ;D If you want to know more, check the full announcement below:

http://cos.r2games.com/news/view/?id=1731
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: forumguy69 on April 21, 2013, 06:57:50 PM
Looks interesting, I'll most likely give it a go.   parrot
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: CoS_Stephen on April 22, 2013, 12:51:24 AM
Looks interesting, I'll most likely give it a go.   parrot

Thanks! Keep your eyes on this thread for more gaming development news and other stuff. :)
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: Blackllama on April 22, 2013, 01:05:46 AM
Congratz on getting the greenlight.
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: CoS_Stephen on April 22, 2013, 04:57:02 AM
Congratz on getting the greenlight.

Thanks! 
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: Leetgrain on April 22, 2013, 01:11:34 PM
Been seeing the game in quite a few videos (mostly ones I've seen are from Totalhalibut), looks like it's getting a lot of attention!
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: CoS_Stephen on April 25, 2013, 12:44:34 AM
Hey guys, we wrote a new dev journal about our attendance at PAX East & GDC. Feel free to check out the article here (http://cos.r2games.com/news/view/?id=1787).
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: CoS_Stephen on April 27, 2013, 03:36:31 AM
Many updates for City of Steam recently! But here we got a big one - we announced the release date for Beta. The full announcement can be found here:  http://cos.r2games.com/news/view/?id=1835. Feel free to share this around!
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: oobla37 on April 27, 2013, 03:46:48 AM
signed up for your newsletter to get that beta key. Definitely going to play.
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: Tyber on April 27, 2013, 04:17:44 AM
signed up for your newsletter to get that beta key. Definitely going to play.
We're so gonna play this  parrot
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: theyankees213 on May 10, 2013, 09:15:20 PM
Sorry About Necro, dont eat meh D:

Anyways apparently according to my email beta opens tonight at 10PM EDT so haz fun. Il be in vent if anyone wants to play with me. Oh and they dropped the beta key part, its open to anyone with account apparently
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: Sniper no Sniping on May 11, 2013, 12:56:11 AM
Just checked out some videos. Not seeing anything particularly interesting to be honest. Looks a little standard to me.
Title: Re: City of Steam (Upcoming Browser-based MMO)
Post by: CoS_Stephen on May 11, 2013, 01:47:46 AM
Hi everyone, City of Steam is now open! Are you ready to play? Go here (http://cos.r2games.com/signup) and start your journey into Nexus right now!
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