Building a Unique Tibia Experience

[Ascendia]

Recently I’ve been reconnecting with my roots in Tibia and OTservers. After working on various projects unrelated to Tibia I decided to have my own server with the condition that we create something fun and unique for the community to play.​

Everybody reminisces the golden age of classic tibia but nobody remembers the time consuming task of gameplay and advancing in the game. Majority of the tibia playerbase is followers from that golden age and the game in my opinion needs improvements from the current game to reach a standard where even men like us today, with families and responsibilities can play and feel that it is both classic, fun and easy to perform dull tasks.

We are in the making of building a server with the QoL changes that will enable players to enjoy current tibia standards. Applications for the project have begun and are being reviewed while we already have a developer position filled. The project is still in its early stages of development and we will be using the original files, along with a replica engine where we will blend classic elements with modern features.

What we have implemented

• Lua from TFS 1.6

We are going to implement the following QoL changes

1. Add Stash in depot
2. Add Market in depot
3. Add Mailbox in depot
4. Make runes and potions stackable
5. Implement exercise weapons and training dummies
6. Offline training
7. Loot corpses around you with 1 click
8. Actionbars and advanced hotkeys (To manage equipment and runes)
9. Backpack sorting (Obtain/Loot)
10. Supreme cube & Teleport scroll (for TP to temple)
11. Reward Shrine (for daily rewards)'
12. Outfits and addons
13. Minimap explored on login
14. Buy runes from npc

Additional features in consideration

1. Use current tibias Open-PvP system
2. Team hunt system
3. Bosstiary
4. Charms
5. Single target and AOE based bows and wands.
6. New healing potions Mana/Health with modifications instead of UH and manafluids

Other ideas will continue to be added to the list

Keep in mind that some implementations obviously will be revised to fit the server needs for balance. But obviously, building a server for the community we also need the feedback from the community. So lets hear your ideas regarding this or if you have other thoughts.

 

[froy]

Everything you listed is ”not” oldschool in my opinion and takes the charm away from an oldschool server. I understand that some QoL could improve the gameplay but to much could ruin the nostalgia/oldschool feeling.

But as many has said before ”don't try to create something specific to suit others, create something that you yourself can imagine playing and there will probably be more players that it suits.”

 

[fridai]

Unique experience... proceeds to name every mechanic in current tibia that already exists.. ?

 

[Ascendia]

Unique experience... proceeds to name every mechanic in current tibia that already exists.. ?

Well what makes it unique is the QoL changes, I wish I could play the old tibia server with those features really. Imagine stashing or buying things through market. Looting with the press of 1 button? Offline training and skill tools?

People who play tibia are mostly 25 - 35 yrs old today. Its important to consider your audience and enabling them. Creating an old school classic server with the requirements that enable children but not people with responsibilities the time to play and advance as much.

You need to adapt the server to reward your current players that have less play time even when it comes to classic servers. I believe this is a good way to go about it. They can still receive their progress, have an easier time to get into things while still having fun. It does not have to be hardcore classic.

 

[Dip Set]

If you want, you can get some more QoL improvement ideas from my server, I already have offline training, auto loot, TP scroll, etc. I don't mind if you rip some features :d

 

[Ascendia]

If you want, you can get some more QoL improvement ideas from my server, I already have offline training, auto loot, TP scroll, etc. I don't mind if you rip some features :d

I think we're good, we'll build it ourselves. Thanks for the consideration.

 

[Dip Set]

Sounds good, for your consideration, you might want to start with a unique idea first. I would give some references but I don't want to get dinged for illegal indirect advertising. (Like every developers signature?)

 

[Ascendia]

Sounds good, for your consideration, you might want to start with a unique idea first. I would give some references but I don't want to get dinged for illegal indirect advertising. (Like every developers signature?)

Im not quiet sure I understand what you mean here? Im just trying to see if this would be features that could be of interest for the community to have in a classic server or not. Trying to find out the opinion of the public.

 

[Bee King]

80% of oldschool servers today have all these "improvements" and much more, I think it would be more of the same.

 

[Ascendia]

80% of oldschool servers today have all these "improvements" and much more, I think it would be more of the same.

Could you name a few?