DragonSpires
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DragonSpires is a series of massively multiplayer online game
s or graphical MUDs that share the same name and a common history. The original DOS
version of DragonSpires was launched in 1994.
and Talzhemir of Dragon's Eye Productions
, with additional design contributed by Jeff Dee
. The gameplay was largely social, as opposed to combative or goal-based. DragonSpires had a limited set of features, including:
Jeff Dee
designed Dragonspires' arena combat, costume shop, soccer field, and dog biscuit.
DragonSpires in this first format was discontinued in early 1997 after the release of Dragon's Eye Productions's second MMOG Furcadia
.
. Maloy re-coded the entire game in Java while Wolf created a storyline and new artwork. Building on the foundation of the previous DragonSpires, they created a rich world of monsters, quests, and many different lands.
In 2002, the game was shut down and deleted (along with player data) by Maloy due to disputes and growing malcontent.
DragonSpires 2 is no longer running.
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game entitled DragonSpires: The Scroll Wars (originally "DragonSpires: The Next Chapter") was launched in February 2006, designed by Chris Wolf and Darryl Hull. It was not affiliated with Dragon's Eye Productions, and had no connection to the original versions of DragonSpires beyond the reuse of the title and some of Mr. Wolf's story and character themes.
Massively multiplayer online game
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s or graphical MUDs that share the same name and a common history. The original DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
version of DragonSpires was launched in 1994.
Original version
DragonSpires was a DOS-based massively multiplayer online game created in 1994 by Dr. CatDr. Cat
Dr. Cat is president, co-founder, executive producer and creative director of Dragon's Eye Productions. He is best known for creating the 2003 Independent Games Festival finalist MMORPG Furcadia with game artist Talzhemir...
and Talzhemir of Dragon's Eye Productions
Dragon's Eye Productions
Dragon's Eye Productions, Inc. is a PC game developer and publisher based in Round Rock, Texas.-History:It has released two online games, the graphical MUD DragonSpires in 1994 and the MMOSG Furcadia in 1996. Dragon's Eye Productions continues to develop Furcadia.Founded by Dr...
, with additional design contributed by Jeff Dee
Jeff Dee
Jeff Dee is an American artist and game designer. Based in Austin, Texas, he is a recognized figure in the role-playing game community and game industry...
. The gameplay was largely social, as opposed to combative or goal-based. DragonSpires had a limited set of features, including:
- A palette-swapped player avatarAvatar (computing)In computing, an avatar is the graphical representation of the user or the user's alter ego or character. It may take either a three-dimensional form, as in games or virtual worlds, or a two-dimensional form as an icon in Internet forums and other online communities. It can also refer to a text...
. - A mapLevel (computer and video games)A level, map, area, or world in a video game is the total space available to the player during the course of completing a discrete objective...
. - Chat and messaging abilities.
- Arena combat.
- A shop where players could change their avatars' colors.
- A soccerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
field with balls which players could kick or pop. - A dog biscuit that turned the player into a dog.
- A "graffiti" sign which recorded spoken text.
Jeff Dee
Jeff Dee
Jeff Dee is an American artist and game designer. Based in Austin, Texas, he is a recognized figure in the role-playing game community and game industry...
designed Dragonspires' arena combat, costume shop, soccer field, and dog biscuit.
DragonSpires in this first format was discontinued in early 1997 after the release of Dragon's Eye Productions's second MMOG Furcadia
Furcadia
Furcadia is a MMOSG/MMORPG or graphical MUD, set in a fantasy world inhabited by anthropomorphic creatures. The game is based on user-created content, socializing and free-form roleplaying...
.
DragonSpires
DragonSpires was reinvented in 1997-1998 by two former players, Adam "Mech" Maloy and Christopher Howard "Motorhed" WolfChristopher Howard Wolf
Christopher Howard Wolf is an independent game developer and writer. He is the founder of independent game company WRONG Games, for which he works as a game designer. He is known for work on the games DragonSpires, I'm O.K - A Murder Simulator, Hell Rising, and Scroll Wars...
. Maloy re-coded the entire game in Java while Wolf created a storyline and new artwork. Building on the foundation of the previous DragonSpires, they created a rich world of monsters, quests, and many different lands.
In 2002, the game was shut down and deleted (along with player data) by Maloy due to disputes and growing malcontent.
DragonSpires 2
The game re-released as DragonSpires 2 in 2005 using an updated version of Maloy's Java source. The re-release was a project of Chris Wolf and Darryl Hull and was not affiliated with Dragon's Eye Productions.DragonSpires 2 is no longer running.
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game entitled DragonSpires: The Scroll Wars (originally "DragonSpires: The Next Chapter") was launched in February 2006, designed by Chris Wolf and Darryl Hull. It was not affiliated with Dragon's Eye Productions, and had no connection to the original versions of DragonSpires beyond the reuse of the title and some of Mr. Wolf's story and character themes.