Sherwood Alpha: 0.1b has been launched.

Update note:

  • Releases notes are in the help menu.
 
Gene Endrody on Facebook:
''I just put up a new Developer Diary entry talking around early progress on the Flash 11 "Molehill" version of Sherwood.''

Dairy Link:
http://www.sherwooddungeon.com/SherwoodAlphaDevDiary.html

Sherwood Alpha:
http://www.sherwooddungeon.com/SherwoodAlpha.html
 
Today Gene Endrody has launched some new helmets for the Paladin Pets. The image is of the orginal concept art.
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Orginal Concerpt art of the helmets.
 
Preview video of the new upcoming Paladin pets. You might need to login on Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150183597430841
 
Sherwood Dungeon: Version 2.2j has been launched!

Update note:
  • Another bug fix for the ''half iggy''
 
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Preview of War Horse
Gene Endrody on Facebook:
''The new War Horse Mount has just been released in Sherwood Dungeon Version 2.2i.  There may still be a few bugs to sort out, so let me know if anything comes up.  As with the other mounts, you can ride it, summon it as a pet or transform yourself into it.  Pricing is the same as the other pets. I hope you like it.''

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150158625685841


 
Gene Endrody on Facebook:
''After repeated requests and a few comments by reviewers, I've been experimenting with a keyboard layout for Sherwood that follows traditional MMO layout standards. All of the normal keys for combat work the same as before and the number keys are included as alternates. In addition to the arrow keys, < W A S D > can be used for movement. The big change is that you press < Enter > to start a chat message - this is a standard way to do chat in MMOs. "/" commands can just be typed in, no <enter> is required.</enter>

There is also a set of hot keys to access a variety of screens in the game including:

< C > Character Panel
< I >,< B > or < E > Inventory and Equipment
< R > Rune Bag and Quest Items
< M > Map in the Dungeon
< P > Pet Menu
< F > Friends List
< O > Player List
< Q > or < L > Current Quest
< W A S D > Movement
< Esc > Help Menu
< Enter > To chat
< / > Console Command

So it's really only one extra key to start chat. Other than that we get a many new key options without changing the existing keys.  You can use all of the existing combat keys while typing a chat message, just like before, but you can also press <esc> to cancel chat while typing a message to regain access to the new hot keys.

Update: You can toggle through number key layout, classic layout or the new alternate layout with the <end> key or by going to the Keys menu and pressing <change>.  You can try it in our usual testing location at http://www.maidmarian.com/sherwood2.htm. Let me know what you think.''
 
Gene Endrody on Facebook:
''2.2c is up in the Sherwood test URL at www.maidmarian.com/sherwood2.htm . As as mentioned in my last note, this is the second half of the new feature that allows for multiple pets. Now other players should be able to see when you have multiple pets summoned. Keep in mind, both players need to be running 2.2c. Let me know any bugs.''


 
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Preview: Wolf + Unicorn
Gene Endrody on Facebook:
''Now that the last update has gone live, I've put up a test of another pet feature.  If you own multiple pets, this feature allows you to ride one pet as a mount (or transform yourself into a pet) and have one additional pet summoned to run beside you at the same time.  As you can see from the picture, you can be tranformed into a Huntress, riding a Unicorn with a Wolf summoned to run beside you all at the same time.  Most combinations that make sense should be possible. This feature is only half written so far.  Other players will not be able to see your mount and summoned pet at the same time but I though I would put up what I've done so far as a sneak peek.  It will probably take a few more days to finish. It is in our usual test URL at www.maidmarian.com/sherwood2.htm.''

 
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Preview: Lycan + Horse
Gene Endrody on Facebook:
''I launched another test release ( Version 2.2a ) that should be of interest to those with pets. This is at our usual testing URL at www.maidmarian.com/sherwood2.htm. If you own a Shadowfey, Lycan or Huntress and also own a second pet this should be of interest to you. You'll notice in the image that my character is transfomed into a Lycan while riding a horse. In addition to riding a mount, you can also summon another pet you own to follow along beside you while transformed into a Lycan, Shadowfey or Huntress. This was a very popular request recently and required some big changes to the pet system. There are also some changes to the way the pet UI works. If you are interacting with players running the non-test version of Sherwood, there will be a few non-critical bugs that I'm well aware of. However any bugs that come up with other players also running the test version I'd like to know about, particularly crash bugs.  As with any bug, reporting them only works if you provide the steps to reproduce.''