Hi.

I am the modeler for the very talented team behind making CitadelRPG, a 100% vanilla MMORPG experience.

Why would you want to make something 100% vanilla instead of using plugins?

We get asked this constantly. The answer is simple to us: This game is so, so amazing and is almost more of a programming language then a game itself. If When we make this a reality, that just proves the astounding things you can do in this game if you work as a team and have creativity. When I make a model, or Redux makes a new concept with command blocks, or Axle builds something amazing, and our team keeps making more and more and we put it all together; it feels so good to look at it all in the end and think, Wow, we did this without the help of anything.

We like to push the limits and make them our own. We don't need the help of outside programs or plugins¹.

We are constantly working every day and are progressing greatly, and would like some input from the community on what they would like in the game.

Things like what you would want to donate for, weapon ideas, mechanics and other things.

One thing we are currently implementing and discussing is FAMILIARS, or mystical creatures that give you abilities. From mysterious sprites to beasts of the Deep Fire, there are many kinds of familiars with a variety of abilities. These creatures may even change appearance based on your emotions at the time².

We just don't know what we should have for the abilities yet, or what creatures they should be.
And to be clear: Not status effects where you get speed, or strength, or something of the like; Familiars will be obtainable by donations and will have something unique and interesting about each one of them, not just simple stat boosts.

For example, imagine a familiar that not only gives you a status effect, but also glows so you can see in the dark, gives you access to fire, among other things, like the familiar has it's own ^little skill set.

Speaking of donations, Redux is already working on a great site for Citadel, complete with a vanilla buy-craft that right now is completely functional. It's awesome.

But remember, familiars aren't the only thing we want to know more about. We need to know everything you guys could want.
Got a concept for an enemy/hostile creature/monster? Shoot.
Thought of a great idea for some type of weapon, ability, tool or spell or whatever you want? Please, talk about it.
We really want to see what we can pull from this community and form into an amazing game.

And just a heads up; This is not going to be one of those projects that people build up hype for and then the team just decides to stop working on it. We are dedicated.

LINKS

Donation shop (functionality not shown, only updated styles and layout. Functionality shown in next video) https://youtu.be/rcYWYJApTa4
Donation shop (functionality shown) https://youtu.be/i48XVSK1vJg
Player market (player-to-player trade) https://youtu.be/eAmnV6Pjbgo
Fast travel map http://youtu.be/tHEV-N1ZNbo
Authentication (verifies your in-game profile and links it to your website profile) https://youtu.be/vbQ_30KYLtM
Wands and magic version 1 (mana is the EXP bar) https://youtu.be/RfMkeSD8xoc
Custom chests https://youtu.be/w0ove8T5WAQ
Demo quest http://youtu.be/odS2TPpT_xQ
Some builds https://youtu.be/MpMFN2_gV5g
Small content showcase (OUTDATED. THINGS HAVE BEEN UPDATED A LOT SINCE THIS) http://youtu.be/boqpMoFlrwU
Old tool I (Redux) made for online scoreboard editing http://youtu.be/22TOUMsFLjM
Custom ores demo http://youtu.be/vgeNJb8cW7g
Multi-use potions https://youtu.be/v9sLDXg0OiE

IMAGES these are all from redux

Map of Uwandia (so far. Will be updating) http://ift.tt/2dcIyGy
The original hand drawn map by Axle http://ift.tt/2dWST72

Stats menu1 http://ift.tt/2dcHp1C
Stats menu2 http://ift.tt/2dWRLjE
Store signs http://ift.tt/2dcHG4t
Custom chest layouts (not in use atm) http://ift.tt/2dWRJse
NPCs http://ift.tt/2dcIpCP
Fast travel screen http://ift.tt/2dWRXzs
Redux's shitty attempt at block modeling http://ift.tt/2dcIeHL (his words not mine)
Custom armor concept (adds unlimited number of new armor types) http://ift.tt/2dWREVr
Smelting UI http://ift.tt/2dcHmmz

Unmodified land made by World Painter1 http://ift.tt/2dWRoFB
Unmodified land made by World Painter2 http://ift.tt/2dcInuH
Unmodified land made by World Painter3 http://ift.tt/2dWRMnL
Wold Painter view http://ift.tt/2dcHhyY

Forums1 http://ift.tt/2dWSX6L
Email notifications http://ift.tt/2dcIKFx
Market buy section1 http://ift.tt/2dWSZv7
Old market sell UI (not in use atm) http://ift.tt/2dcGVIB
Structure to model MCEdit filter1 http://ift.tt/2dWSlxK
Structure to model MCEdit filter2 http://ift.tt/2dcIt5v
Structure to model MCEdit filter3 http://ift.tt/2dWRU6z
Player look-up page (not in use atm. Will/would allow you to see another players stats, inventory, ect) http://ift.tt/2dcJOco

So, for now, see you later;
-PhantomizedGaming (me), AxleMC131, ReduxRedstone, MatrixTunnel, Meowing Twurtle, Darkitect Nireves, YoungMac, KayCra, and others!

¹ –Things like plugins, mods or the like. Resource packs are completely fine, we are making an amazing one currently.
² –Not really sure what we mean by this, haha. If you have any ideas on how these little guys can change appearance or why they would, feel free to give us some insight.

Listen, I understand that "quirks" such as quasi-connectivity can allow people to make awesome contraptions such as quarries, flying machines, and unique doors.

And I understand that "quirks" such as translocation are cool for making high speed transporters.

And I understand that the order of operation in redstone can allow for some super-charged piston doors…

But please understand… it makes redstone a nightmare for players like myself to learn, and these "quirks" are just discouraging. Often I see redstone bugs get reported, but Mojang does nothing about it because people from the tech community are fighting to keep these quirks in the game.

I understand a lot of redstone engineers like some bugs because they create cool features like Elytra launchers and sand duplicators, but personally, I think it is a priority that these bugs get fixed regardless because of struggling players like myself.

For example

I recently created a shulker box swapper. You press a button and it cycles between shulkers. I was very excited about it, and built it in my survival world – only to find that it didn't work for some reason. So then I rebuilt the exact same design in my original creative world. It turns out, because of ""quirky"" redstone behavior, my design only works in certain locations, facing a particular direction!

I spent hours working on that, and this bizarre redstone behavior has made it nothing but difficult for me to work with. And yet, the tech community continues to insist that these bugs should be kept in the game because it personally caters to their needs. Please consider us inexperienced players! We don't like the redstone bugs and get easily confused and frustrated with this inconsistent behavior.

In conclusion – tech community, I understand you fight to have these redstone quirks in the game because it allows you to create super cool and interesting stuff… but please think about those who aren't as good as you. These bugs are not beneficial to us.

More Information About These Bugs Can Be Found Here

• Redstone Symmetry And Update Orders by Panda

• Redstone Randomness by Panda

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