Tag Archives: economy

Work In Progress: Campbell’s Basic Framework

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Meg

Campbell’s Basic Framework is one of the new components coming in the May 1st release. This art’s great, and I think the Elysians would enjoy using a double helix as a basic component of their technology. Malcolm Campbell, the craftsman … Continue reading →

Posted in Blueprints, Items, Meg's Blog, Missions | Tagged Axonic Diodes, blueprints, components, crafting, economy, Malcolm Campbell, MMO, new items, new players, Next Island, papoo, Samuel, Tropical Shades, Work in Progress | 1 Comment

Blueprints, Storyline, and Optimal Game Design

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Meg

Our Next Island game world was already live, although it was mostly empty, when I began developing missions and activities. So one unique challenge in designing for Next Island is to account for the current player base, as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Greece, Behind The Scenes, Blueprints, Meg's Blog | Tagged Arachne, Arachne's Dilemma, armor, avatar, avatars, blueprints, cyclops, economy, game design, Greece, Greek, hoplite armor, hunting, Meg's blog, Minotaur, missions, new players, Next Island, Praetonium, Time Travel | 4 Comments

Changes to the Tropical Shades

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Meg

We’ve been having difficulty with the praetonium spawns in mined loot. Our brilliant programmers and platform coordinators are sorting it out, but just in case, we’ll be modifying the Tropical Shades blueprint with tomorrow’s patch. We will be keeping the … Continue reading →

Posted in Behind The Scenes, Blueprints | Tagged crafting, economy, Meg's blog, new content, new players, patch, Praetonium, Tropical Shades | 1 Comment

Meg’s Blog: Economy For New Players

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Meg

For new players, Arrival Alley will offer a microcosm of the economy. Malcolm Campbell will give players a blueprint for these Tropical Shades and show them how to use a crafting station. To create the sunglasses from this blueprint, though, … Continue reading →

Posted in Behind The Scenes, Meg's Blog | Tagged Arrival Alley, crafting, economy, hunting, Malcolm Campbell, Meg's blog, missions, new players, Next Island, papoo, pioneers, Tropical Shades | 2 Comments

How It’s Going At Next Island

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Meg

After our last content release, intrepid Islanders went to Ancient Greece and unlocked both the Athenian Headscarf and the Athenian Tunic. (I checked these two items out myself, and I was thrilled to see them in live, even after seeing … Continue reading →

Posted in Behind The Scenes, NextIsland Progress, Shared | Tagged Ancient Greece, armor, Athenian Headscarf, Athenian Tunic, blueprints, Broken Elysian Technology, economy, Greece, Mindark, missions, new content, Next Island, update | 1 Comment

Thoughts on the Auction Hall Listings

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Meg

With this week’s content release, our auction listings shot up to seven pages, several times what they’d been the day before. This is a real foundation for Next Island’s economy! There are currently 11 pages of listings, and 6 of … Continue reading →

Posted in Behind The Scenes | Tagged Athenian Tunic, Auction Hall, auction listings, blueprints, crafting, economy, Elysian Colorator, Entropia, Kylon's Blue, Miranda Violet, missions, Next Island | 1 Comment

Meg’s Blog: Broken Elysian Technology

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Meg

Broken Elysian Technology is a new dropped item that will be found on Next Island after November 29th. From a story perspective, these are pieces of Elysian technology left over from accidents in time travel and dimensional travel. From a … Continue reading →

Posted in Behind The Scenes, Meg's Blog | Tagged #personal, Auction Hall, blueprints, Broken Elysian Technology, Chip, crafting, economy, Elysian Tech Chip, Elysian Tech Chips, Meg's blog, missions, new players, Next Island, Time Travel | 2 Comments

Blueprint Development

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Meg

One of the most common questions players have when discussing the future of Next Island is about Next Island’s blueprints, since item crafting and customization is at the heart of Entropia gameplay. Our planet went live without blueprints and crafting … Continue reading →

Posted in Behind The Scenes, Meg's Blog, NextIsland Progress | Tagged blueprints, crafting, development, economy, Entropia, Entropia Planets, MMO, new items, new players, Next Island | 3 Comments

Entropia Universe 12.0.0 Release Notes

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Meg

1 Jun 2011 Finally, the day has come for us to release space into Entropia Universe! Mainly, these notes contain information about new space features, but also about current systems that have been changed and are affected by space. Space … Continue reading →

Posted in Release Notes | Tagged avatar, avatars, blueprints, economy, Entropia, Entropia Universe, introduction, known issue, known issues, Mindark, MMO, professions, Release Notes, update | Leave a comment

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