Dogma: Eternal Night - Vampire MMORPG in Development
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A rather ambitious in-development project has recently come to our attention. Dogma: Eternal Night is a vampire-themed MMORPG that has Vampire: The Masquerade influences written all over it, so if you crave some multiplayer vampire action - this may be something you'll be interested in.
From the looks of it, Dogma is a mix of a social and full-PvP sandbox MMO with a player-driven economy, where combat is not the focal point, but you still can permanently lose your character. There are currently several vampire factions, or “Sabbaths” in the game, but later on, we're promised playable werewolves, ghosts, demons, and even humans.
The game is currently being crowdfunded through its own website, and it seems to already have a playable Alpha build that you can buy into for $30, with no set release date as of yet. Although, if you purchase a $15 support pack, you'll be promised Beta access before the end of 2017.
Here's a video from the game's official YouTube channel that shows off some August 2016 gameplay:
And here's an excerpt from the game's FAQ:
What is Dogma: Eternal Night?
Dogma: Eternal Night is a game project being made by a team of enthusiasts, who want to create a new MMORPG with the atmosphere of modern gothic and horror. This new game will allow players to try on an image of vampires and other mythical creatures who live among the mortals. The development team was formed by roleplayers and gaming community members for the purpose of exercising their common dream.
The name of the project is a working title and might be changed before release.
What does the setting look like?
The Dogma: Eternal Night setting is an alternate reality based on ours. The same laws and regulations exist here, people still live in the cities and megalopolises with same names and geography. Familiar music plays in clubs and bars, politicians play their games by the same rules, the culture develops in the same way. There is the Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower and the Kremlin. However, all of these are expressed differently, because nights in this world are darker, the crime and cruelty have no borders, vices are stronger and the decadence of society clearly presses on all of its inhabitants. There is horror behind each corner — inhabitants of night, the invisible predators and true governors of this world hiding from the eyes of people.
Who do I play as?
First, we will show the vampire side of the game. They will have their factions with different relations, opportunities and purposes.
Further, after release, we will create new game creatures and add them in individually. By the way, werewolves comes first. Also, we are planning to add humans, ghosts, witches, demons and so on… However, they are going to exist under their own laws that are different from vampires.
What engine powers Dogma: Eternal Night?
We work with the Unity 5 engine. Despite the disputable reputation of this technology from in game communities, Unity, in our opinion, possesses the most successful combination of a number of factors which have influenced our decision. Flexibility, an extensive community for developers and rather high opportunities of graphics. These three factors helped us make that decision. We believe in the near future, this technology will give higher graphical opportunities.
How many servers will be used?
There will be only one server that’ll handle tens of thousands players around the world.
Will there be PvP/PvE?
Yes, there will be free-roam, open world PvP and PvE. However, the main idea of the project is social interaction between players. That means you will be able to receive great power and influence within the game without committing any murder, using only your personal qualities. Besides, players who are used to achieving these objectives only by force are going to face a set of problems along the way.
And the official feature list:
I.
You are a monster under the guise of humanity. Your nature is that of a Beast and the Beast hungers for blood. Mortals will react to your actions and their reaction will be far from favorable if you show your true nature or go on a crime spree. Control your actions, otherwise your conscience will be drown out by pure instincts. When that happens, other Kindred will try to destroy you in order to protect their society.
II.
In this world, you can permanently lose your character, which means that you should always be on your guard.
III.
Cities, architecture and historical monuments recreated from the real world, now given a different feeling in our universe.
IV.
A variety of the mystical inhabitants who hide themselves from mere mortals. You will be able to become one of them.
V.
A world that has a life of its own, continuously developing and reacting to every action the players make.
VI.
Unique game mechanics based on one of the best classic RPG systems.
VII.
A combat system where there is no separation of strong and weak. Your tactics can be ineffective in some cases.
VIII.
Style and clothing of the characters are an important part of the project. We pay close attention to the creation of jewelry and clothing, allowing us to create a big variety of items for you to choose from.
IX.
The in-game character editor will allow you to customize all the details of your characters appearance.
X.
Modern firearms, cold weapons, powerful ancient artifacts, mystical charms and enchanted items – all of this and more can be used to thwart your foes.
XI.
Numerous supernatural powers will allow you to thrash your enemies with bare fists alone. But remember: mortals shouldn’t know about your existence, otherwise the consequences might be dire.
XII.
Extensive opportunities of social interaction with other players. You will be able to unite with friends to achieve the objectives together, or to gain the enemies' trust, destroying them from within.
XIII.
Meet up with your friends or sworn enemies in various locations of the night megalopolises. Spend your time scheming, or simply communicating with others, immersed in the pleasant atmosphere of this gothic world.
XIV.
Advanced in-game market will allow you to establish your own business, whether it be trade or production.
XV.
Expand your skills, develop your abilities, rise through the ranks of vampire society and rule over entire cities.
XVI.
We will prepare special tools that allow you to stay in touch with the game and your character, even if you don’t have a game client nearby. Just use your smart phone or open a web browser to use our remote access tool and gain access to certain game elements.
