by Chris Noll on Jan 23, 2008
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href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/21169">General
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Siege Combat
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Game
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& Spellweaving
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Systems
& Technology
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& Items
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Cities
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Q:
Where are the
servers located?
A: There are servers both in North America and in Europe.
North American
users only get a choice of the North American servers, and European
users can
only see the European servers.
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name="players_per_server">Q: How many players can
each server hold?
A: Each server is able to support around 3000 players.
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Q:
What engine does
the game use?
A: The game uses the DreamWorld engine, which was first used
for Arnarchy
Online in 1996. Since then, the engine has undergone vast changes and
improvements to meet and exceed today’s standards. It has
recently been upgraded to the "Cheetah 2" engine.
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name="voice_actors">Q: How many voice actors were
used to make the game?
A: Over 100 actors were used to create the dialog and
other voice effects in Age of Conan.
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Q:
Is this a DirectX9
or DirectX10 game?
A: The game is designed to make full use of Direct-X 10, but
it can also be
played on Direct-X 9 video cards and operating systems.
Links:
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Q:
What is
“instancing” and is it used in Age of
Conan?
A: Instancing is a term used to create a private
version of a dungeon or
area, usually used to prevent over-crowding or to offer a more involved
experience to a player or group of players. There are instanced areas
and
events in the game, but they are not overdone to the point where you
feel
closed off from the rest of the game world. There are also
"social" instancies, allowing 100 players into the instance before a
new instance is created.
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Q:
What about the
sound in the game?
A: The game has a great musical soundtrack and sound
effects, all in a 5.1
capable sound engine.
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Q:
I’ve read that Age of Conan is a Windows Vista
launch title. What does this mean? Will I
need Windows Vista to play it?
A: The game takes full advantage of Windows Vista and DX10.
Funcom has been
working with Microsoft to make sure they make full use of the
advantages of the
operating system and the Direct X version. However, it will also be
able to be
played on Windows XP and DX9.
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Q:
Is there a
built-in voice chat feature?
A: Not as of yet. A voice chat feature may be built in
later, but for now,
you can communicate using typed text and character emotes and
animations.
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Q:
Can I use a
gamepad to play the game?
A: Yes. While some controls will still need to be done
through the keyboard
(such as typing communication), you can connect a gamepad to move your
character and join in combat. There is also a rumble feature that will
make
your controller vibrate when you hit an enemy with your weapon if you
have a
compatible gamepad.
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Q: What
platforms will the game be on?
A: The game will first release on the PC, and an XBox 360
release is
planned some time after.
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name="char_creation">Q: How dynamic is the
character creation process?
A: Character customization is pretty robust. You can make
your
character look as "pretty" or as "ugly" as you would like. You can
adjust facial features, and body types.
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