Warhammer 40K Dark Millenium MMO - Vigil Games

Merketh · Oct 13, 2011

There has been precious little information about the Warhammer 40,000 MMO subtitled Dark Millenium Online, which is Warhmmer Online's sci-fi counterpart.

Suddenly, an entire info dump of data has been released about the game to several sites. A compilation of all the info about the game has been summarized below.

Game Design Notes:

* Relic is lending a very small hand in the overall development of dmo. Winking, a chinese based developer is also on board. They helped with Spacemarine as well.
* Vigil is doing 90% of the work. Most of the shared work load is art, and animation.
* Spacemarine is built on the same engine as darksiders (and darksiders 2 respectively)
* Dmo is using the same engine, with gameplay (at least combat) akin to Spacemarine.
* Contrary to what I was told, the art style is NOT like Spacemarine, rather the whole game is more like darksiders (1 & 2), very stylized. The videos released at the last E3 are fairly accurate to the current state of the art style. Less realistic.
* Revision to what I was told by the rep, is that Spring 2012 is unlikely… maybe for more announcements on the game’s progress. Though a Darsiders 2 release in spring is likely, Vigil is working on both.

Class related notes:

* Races broadly put into forces of “Order” and “Disorder” similar to 40K World-wide campaigns.
* The “spacemarine” is a class, with a chaos counterpart.
* Tactical, heavy, assault as specialties.
* Each class starts as something familiar, and through progression changes.Ie. Scout to Marine
* Other classes include: psyker, techpriest, and assassin
* The assassin starts as a guardsman-esque character.
* Chaos have similar counterparts, cultist themed.
* Instead of an assassin, think demon host.
* Orks are with Chaos (disorder), Eldar are with the Imperium of man (order)
* Ork class rundown: Nob, mekboy, runt herda, mad dok
* Eldar class rundown: Scorpion, Avenger, Warlock, Reaper
* Expect Tau & Dark Eldar later, likely an expansion, though dark eldar npcs will be present on release, as well as Necron, and Tyranids. (Interesting idea, going for the ‘faceless’ races as NPCs, though I suspect you won’t be getting quests from the Swarmlord!)
* 60 character levels.

Gameplay related notes:

* A crashed space hulk will be one of the zones.
* Another zone will take place on an Imperial Cruiser, and Chaos Cruiser.
* Expect several instanced missions much like WoW, as well as open world.
* It will include instanced & open world pvp.
* Players will be able to dual weild things like pistols and melee weapons… yes that means two chain swords.
* The featured chapter is Black Templars. (As evidenced by the banner art)
* The featured chaos god is Khorne, at least for playable
* Word Bearers will also take a major role in the Playable chaos faction
* Nurgle & Fabius Bile will have a big Chaos NPC presence. (I suspect not Nurgle himself, but perhaps Typhus?)
* Possible shooter/RPG mode controls, like StarTrek Online.
* Third person action, plays like Gears of War/Space Marine mixed together for shooting.
Melee is more like Space Marine/Darksiders, with the target lock on.
Blocking melee attacks is a maybe, sheilds may be NPC only.
* NPC creatures vary from: Necromunda like humans, Chaos Cultists, Dark Eldar; from Grotesques to Warriors, Chaos Daemons and beasts, Orks, Grots, Guardsmen, defected Guardsmen, most of the minor Demons, Dreadnoughts, Tyranid Warriors, Genestealers and more.
* Forgeworld things may be present. Thunderhawk, terrain sets, Aquila landers, FW-esque equipment on vehicles.
* Environments range from snowy mountains, to the innards of a crashed space hulk… from cities destroyed, and orkified, to ancient eldar cities, overgrown with nids… from ancient battlefields, littered with the carcases of Titans and tanks, to a hive city, nostalgic with necromunda…. from the halls of Imperial Cruisers, to tge desecrated throne rooms of Chaos.
* Everything is large, beefy, and sticks to 40k very well. People already invested in the background and game will progress at a snails pace, as we will be distracted by everything.
* Left mouse uses the weapon in your character’s left hand, Right mouse uses the weapon in your character’s right hand. Rather cool mechanic.
* All abilities have a cooldown… No spamming your “3″ key like most MMOs. This will likely annoy WoW diehards. This pleases me.
* Melee combos – dual wielding gives new moves
* There is sprinting.
* “Guilds” will be present.
* Team/party/squad size is 5
* “Raid” size is 50… subject to change.
* Ranged weapons have infinite ammo, but there is reloading, overheating, venting, and reloading.
* Weapons rarely get to take full advantage of their range when inside… lots of cover and turning corners, it’s very dynamic.
* Hero classes are possible, unlocked once you get a character high enoigh level.
o Imperium: Grey Knight
o Chaos: Chaos Sorcerer
o Ork: ‘Ard boy or Weird boy
o Eldar: Farseer
* Hero classes will begin at higher level…
* Likely 40.

A player progressing as a marine will do so as follows:

Lv. 0: an adept, think a marine wearing just carapace armor.
Lv. 10: more or less a scout.
Lv. 20: equipped like the marine character in th sm codex… forgot his name.
Lv. 30: a standard marine
Lv. 40 honor guard or Sergeant, some decoration
Lv. 50 sternguard, maybe captain.
Lv. 60 artificer armor, iron halos, the whole sha-bang.

Grey knight fits in fairly well at around 40.

Other classes progress similarly.

Misc. Notes

* Tech priest are very, very pure adeptus mechamicus themed…Backpacks with a robot arm.
* A cover system is implemented.Waist high cover and standing cover.
* Cross platform is very possible.
* Shooting mechanics will have aim assist
* Similarly, melee attacks will lock on.
* Abilities work similar to Warhammer Online. A common resource, then each class has a unique resource used with abilities.
* Weapons inxrease in “coolness” as far as progression is concerned.
* A lv. 1 autogun may be it’s familiar form in necromunda and early IG… by lv 60, sone autoguns look cool enough for inquisitors to be using, lathered in fancy trim, aquilas, etc.
* Same goes for other weapons…. think Call of Duty, as you unlock the various weapon upgrades, you guns start looking cooler.

Each class has 3 specialties.

* Marine: Tactical, Devastator, Assault
* Assassin/guardsman: the major assassin type, callidus, vindicare, eversor (however you spell it)
* The Marine is by far the most flushed out.
* most abilities are still very WIP.
* Jump packs- not sure how they’ll work.

http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/14964/warhammer-40k-dark-millenium-info-revealed

Allstar · Oct 13, 2011

Fozia · Oct 13, 2011

Allstar said: ↑

lol epic

Acina · Oct 14, 2011

Statement from THQ/Vigil Games:

It has come to THQ's attention that some media are reporting that we've announced game details and a release date for our upcoming massively multiplayer online project, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online. At this time THQ has not officially announced a release date and any reported features are pure speculation. THQ will announce confirmed game features and an official release date at a later time.

Sorry folks

Tvar · Oct 14, 2011

SCAMMED??!??!? d:d:d:d:d::d:d

Merketh · Oct 14, 2011

yeah, too bad :/

Tvar · Oct 14, 2011

Or it's just a save. Who leaked the infos.

Maskerad · Oct 14, 2011

But... It was so SEXY

Katiechops · Oct 14, 2011

I had a sexy dream about this game and Tvar tbh,, I was on the back of his motor bike shooting players in drive by's any I missed he would just run over while laughing at them and yelling NOOBs get out of my tread scrubs... your not worthy....

Did I mention we were both naked?

Katiechops · Oct 14, 2011

btw if I am playing a girl toon and his is male,, that doesn't make this gay right?

Saul · Oct 14, 2011

This

Allstar said: ↑

Followed by this.

Acina said: ↑

Statement from THQ/Vigil Games:

It has come to THQ's attention that some media are reporting that we've announced game details and a release date for our upcoming massively multiplayer online project, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online. At this time THQ has not officially announced a release date and any reported features are pure speculation. THQ will announce confirmed game features and an official release date at a later time.

Sorry folks

Is the best representation for Premature Ejaculation ive seen in ages...

Acina · Oct 14, 2011

Saul said: ↑

This

Allstar said: ↑

Followed by this.

Acina said: ↑

Statement from THQ/Vigil Games:

It has come to THQ's attention that some media are reporting that we've announced game details and a release date for our upcoming massively multiplayer online project, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online. At this time THQ has not officially announced a release date and any reported features are pure speculation. THQ will announce confirmed game features and an official release date at a later time.

Sorry folks

Is the best representation for Premature Ejaculation ive seen in ages...

You may be in need of this

Saul · Oct 14, 2011

Acina said: ↑

You may be in need of this

I soo want the Adam & Eve Marathon Creme, http://www.lovehoney.co.uk/product.cfm?p=15439

Just so I can have it on the shelf in the Bathroom, in a Ron Burgandy kinda way..

Allstar · Oct 14, 2011

I can dream

Acina · Oct 15, 2011

Saul said: ↑

I soo want the Adam & Eve Marathon Creme, http://www.lovehoney.co.uk/product.cfm?p=15439

Just so I can have it on the shelf in the Bathroom, in a Ron Burgandy kinda way..

Doodle · Oct 19, 2011

Imperium: Grey Knight

jizzed when i read that part, my life was complete. Then Acina ended it

Tvar · Oct 26, 2011

I would also like to point out that blue posts denied any rumours of "Dreams of Pandaria" like two weeks before blizzcon and the revealing of "MISTS of Pandaria".. If just some of this false info is in the actual game, well Doodle said it best:

Doodle said: ↑

Imperium: Grey Knight

jizzed when i read that part, my life was complete. Then Acina ended it

Verin · Oct 26, 2011

that was so mean.

So excited then just as fast crushed

Still, don't care what format it comes out in. Definatly playing it!

Tvar · Nov 7, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-MeVxKZBOfM
awesomely accurate and awesome.

Tvar · Feb 2, 2012

A discussion that keep coming back, thinking of Alaisy mainly here. Found this while browsing a DMO community (Warpwatchers.com). Check it out they actually got some good ideas here.

"As luck would have it, tight budgets are a very common cause for innovation, provided the company in question is devoted to a quality product. If they had a budget the size of star wars, they'd have no reason to do anything different from star wars besides changing the IP. If they want to compete with star wars with a fraction of their budget, they'll have to come up with some clever ways to stretch their dollar. That could be anything from a simplified engine that is easier to work with, to a combat system that doesn't require an entire team to balance, to stylized graphics that aren't as expensive or time-consuming to produce."

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