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[Game on] Progress Quest!! New Server!

redfenixredfenix Aka'd as rfixRegistered User regular
edited March 2008 in Games and Technology
Free game! download page here

On Feb. 8, Progress Quest started a new server, Pemotus!
I rolled a new Gyrognome Runeloremaster. (The classes are a bit silly sounding, I know)
So, join up, and keep an eye out for Cronoov, that's me.

Also, we can start a guild there. I'll take suggestions as to whether we do the Penny Arcade guild, or some other name.

Info from the site.
Back story
Since time before time the Vorlak had held the Crosshutch at Thraeskamp. The ancient reckoning held that the Five Skrelkampi (and their Truebine) would return when the great Trond-feast could be held anew and the Belnap reunited. But this legend became lost to all but the Papperboxen at Horbug. One of their own was Yallow the Speldrig, who found an unlikely pupil in Torbole Understeady, the discarded illigitimate waif of Wainthane Topknox, whom Yallow renamed Grumdrig and began to school as a boar-pulmet's apprentice. ...And, as it was said by some, in aberdoxy.

As our story opens young Grumdrig has returned to Horbug following a trying stint in Spilwaer Spond where his laconic disposition and fertile mind bred a series of misadventures which had landed him outside the good graces of the Jordref there, Welham, who had secretly begun a long term course of slow but disaccomodating illpeel in the lad's morning fanwael. Meanwhile, though scarce a tuft of mansefur had yet made its appearance on the boy's manssach, a number of visiting Roilwachhs have begun to exhibit a discreet and seemingly inexplicable interest in the boy. Strange indeed, as he would not reach his krouchensterm for another harvest or more. And when Grumdrig's resiliant compatriot Paedri appears at Grumdrig's lochnotat with a Scrolstamp from the old Speldrig, a woozy foreboding feeling rises from his young gut...

Introduction
Progress Quest is a next generation computer role-playing game. Gamers who have played modern online role-playing games, or almost any computer role-playing game, or who have at any time installed or upgraded their operating system, will find themselves incredibly comfortable with Progress Quest's very familiar gameplay. Progress Quest follows reverently in the footsteps of recent smash hit online worlds, but is careful to streamline the more tedious aspects of those offerings. Players will still have the satisfaction of building their character from a ninety-pound level 1 teenager, to an incredibly puissant, magically imbued warrior, well able to snuff out the lives of a barnload of bugbears without need of so much as a lunch break. Yet, gone are the tedious micromanagement and other frustrations common to that older generation of RPG's.

User manual
Even inexperienced gamers will find Progress Quest remarkably intutive and simple to play. Start the program and click the New Game (Single Player) button, or click New Game (Multiplayer) and select a Realm to compete against players from all over the world. You will then be presented with the character creation screen. Select a name, race and class for the new character. Then, use the Roll button until you are statisfied with the stats for your character. Tip: You can use the Unroll button (a feature exclusive to Progress Quest) to go back to any previous roll if you find that you've clicked too hastily.

If you choose to play an online game, your character will share adventures with other Progress Quest characters in an online virtual world. Online play requires internet connectivity, though sophisiticated algorithms keep the bandwidth usage to a minimum. You can compare your character against the top Progress Quest players by visiting http://progressquest.com/realms.php (or hit <Ctrl>-<B> from within the game).

Finally, hit the Sold! button to begin the game. The game will start immediately and you can safely familiarize yourself with the game's single interface screen as the game progresses on its own. Soon your avatar will will be seeking and destroying an exotic panopoly of beasts while you gaze proudly on. Missing, you will notice, is the tedious march from town, the bewildering maze of cookie cutter streets hiding some specific merchant or NPC, and the repetetive hunt for just the right beast to execute. Progress Quest supplies your character with an endless series of victims, as well as exciting quests which keep your quest log full to the brim at all times.

TREASURE:
Each slain creature yields a trophy, which can be sold in any town. When the encumbrance bar reaches maximum, your character automatically returns to the nearest town to sell your loot. If sufficiently liquid, he may then purchase an upgrade in equpiment (weapon or armor). That being done, the interpid adventurer then returns to the frontier to spill more blood. Tip: The amount your character can carry before his encumbrance bar fills up increases as his STR stat improves.

QUESTS:
When a quest is complete, your character is rewarded with one of: a) a special, valuable, treasure item, b) an improved weapon or piece of armor, c) a boost in stats, or d) a new spell for his spellbook. The character is then assigned a follow-up quest, which he immediately begins to make progress on.

EXPERIENCE AND LEVELING UP:
Experience represents your character's knowledge about the world around him, as well as his battle prowess and ability to channel the forces of magical power. Your character gains experience by killing monsters and sentient beings, over and over again. Once the experience bar is full, your character levels up, and is given an automatic boost in several of his stats and a new spell for his spellbook.

DYING:
Be warned that your character can be slain by monsters which are tougher than he can handle. However, this concept has been abstracted out of the game and takes effect simply by somewhat reducing the experience accumulated for each successful murder.

SAVING YOUR PROGRESS:
Your game is saved whenever you quit, as well as each time your character levels up or completes a quest. You can pick up where you left off by restarting Progress Quest and clicking the Load Game button. Progress Quest makes a backup of your existing save file each time it saves anew, so if your save file becomes corrupted, load the backup, and lament the progress that must now be regained.

Game controls
Progress Quest belongs to a new breed of "fire and forget" RPG's. There is no need to interact with Progress Quest at all; it will make progress with you or without you.

You can quit Progress Quest by using the window close box, or by hitting <Alt>-<F4> (hold down the <Alt> key while hitting <F4>), but there is really little need to ever do so. Please note that your character will not make any progress except when Progress Quest is running. Your character will make no progress once you quit the program, until you start Progress Quest again.

so, let's play!

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Haha. The only RPG you can play while you sleep or masturbate.

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  • RonenRonen Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    urahonky wrote: »
    Haha. The only RPG you can play while you sleep or masturbate.

    You don't play many MMORPGs, do you?

    On topic edit: WOOT LETS QUEST SOME PROGRESS! If only there was a native Mac version. :( Perhaps I'll join at work tomorrow.

    Ronen on
    Go play MOTHER3

    or Brawl. 4854.6102.3895 Name: NU..
  • ZephosZephos Climbin in yo ski lifts, snatchin your people up. MichiganRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    i would re-roll, but i'm still on Oobag with my level 64 Puma Burgular. no way can i stand the grind again.

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  • Retarded_TurkeyRetarded_Turkey Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Haha, this is pretty cool. I rolled Prizruk, a Panda-Man Robot Monk.

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  • redfenixredfenix Aka'd as rfix Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    alright, I've joined the guild: Penny Arcade

    bring it.

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  • Retarded_TurkeyRetarded_Turkey Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    This guild?
    157591 PAA AFK Penny Arcade Alliance AFK Good ZOMG -- Grinding FTW Harpalyce 34+7

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  • redfenixredfenix Aka'd as rfix Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    um
    no idea
    i don't think so, but go ahead.

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  • LunysgwenLunysgwen Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Don't forget to download and enable the graphical mode.

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  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I'm Frukov, the Talking Pony Voodoo Princess.

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  • CampionCampion Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Alright, I rolled on the new server, [PA]DeliciousCampinos
    I'm a Trans-Kobold Tickle-Mimic, hope to see you guys around!

    Campion on
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  • redfenixredfenix Aka'd as rfix Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Hey Look, gamefaqs has a guide

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  • GruffGruff Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    So what time do you guys start raiding I'd love to get in on this.

    Gruff on
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  • KorhedronKorhedron Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Thus begins the legend of Dragnap, the Battle-Finch Runelordmaster. My second quest so far is Deliver this Toothpick, and I'm quite enjoying the game running in the background while I tinker with whatever work needs doing.

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  • redfenixredfenix Aka'd as rfix Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Gruff wrote: »
    So what time do you guys start raiding I'd love to get in on this.

    Every Monday, Tuesday, and Satuday, from 4am-9am CST.
    I'd say you should log on by at least 2am to get prepared.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    It keeps on giving an error message after I finish rolling my character.:|

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  • RonenRonen Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    k, I've joined guild Penny Arcade with my new character, YOUNGMANS. I'm a Land Squid Hunter Strangler... this is my first time playing a support character, so bear with me as I get used to it.

    Ronen on
    Go play MOTHER3

    or Brawl. 4854.6102.3895 Name: NU..
  • -SPI--SPI- Osaka, JapanRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I've rolled a trans-kobold Birdrider. I figure I'll spec DPS for levelling and then respec prot later so I can tank endgame content.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    How do I join a guild?

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  • Fig-DFig-D SoCalRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    And so began the journey of Biff Prime, an Enchanted Motorcycle versed in the ways of the Bastard Lunatic.

    Fig-D on
    SteamID - Fig-D :: PSN - Fig-D
  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I'm Noobroub (a name, incredibly enough, generated by the game), a Half-Hafling Lowling.

    Make sure you don't step on me or anything.

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  • Fig-DFig-D SoCalRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    titmouse wrote: »
    How do I join a guild?

    Press Ctrl-G when the game window is up and type in the guild name.

    Fig-D on
    SteamID - Fig-D :: PSN - Fig-D
  • DeswaDeswa Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Deswa the Battle-finch Birdrider.

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  • Fig-DFig-D SoCalRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I joined "Penny Arcade Alliance AFK" myself as it's Good alignment really caters more to my playstyle. (that and it's older)

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Just hit 18. Man, this game makes you grind a lot. :( Do quests even give you decent xp, or am I stuck grinding?

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  • Fig-DFig-D SoCalRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    urahonky wrote: »
    Just hit 18. Man, this game makes you grind a lot. :( Do quests even give you decent xp, or am I stuck grinding?

    Mostly a grind fest really, quests are just there to move the story along.

    Gratz on 18 by the way.

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  • DeswaDeswa Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    +1 pie plate (sheild), I am a not someone to mess around with.

    Deswa on
    gobassgo wrote:
    "It ain't rape, it's surprise sex!"
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  • wavecutterwavecutter Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    How do we join guilds? or were you guys just being facetious?

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Fig-D wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    Just hit 18. Man, this game makes you grind a lot. :( Do quests even give you decent xp, or am I stuck grinding?

    Mostly a grind fest really, quests are just there to move the story along.

    Gratz on 18 by the way.

    Hey thanks. Yeah, I haven't put many points in yet. Not sure what I want to spec yet.

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  • Fig-DFig-D SoCalRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    wavecutter wrote: »
    How do we join guilds? or were you guys just being facetious?
    Fig-D wrote: »
    titmouse wrote: »
    How do I join a guild?

    Press Ctrl-G when the game window is up and type in the guild name.

    Fig-D on
    SteamID - Fig-D :: PSN - Fig-D
  • wavecutterwavecutter Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    awesome thanks

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  • rayofashrayofash Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Oh, I forgot about this. I still have my characters from a few years ago.

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  • wavecutterwavecutter Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Damn, forgot to bring an axe this time around. I guess we'll all be sleeping on the floor till I can get a caravan to bring one.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    How could you forget to bring an axe?!

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  • wavecutterwavecutter Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Oops, wrong thread.

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  • Fig-DFig-D SoCalRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Great thing about this game is that that sort of commentary would fly here.

    On that note, I hit Level 9 and got my Rabbit Punch V! w00t!

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Nice, you can get Rabbit Punch V at level 9? I thought you first learn it at 10.

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  • Fig-DFig-D SoCalRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Added bonus of being an Enchanted Motorcycle with high Intellect I guess.

    Fig-D on
    SteamID - Fig-D :: PSN - Fig-D
  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Damn, i forgot to save my character, so I had to reroll.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Sweet Gyp rank IV. Hit level 27 too.

    I've been farming the dinosaurs a lot lately and found some t-rex brains. Do they sell for some good gold?

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  • SnogmonkeySnogmonkey Registered User new member
    edited February 2008
    Put in an app for Penny Arcade. Hoping to bring years of PQ playing experience to the team, most of them hardcore though I burn out every 2 years or so and have to play casual. I rolled up a Shiv-Knight for massive dps even though my solo ability will be limited, but hopefully the Panda Man racial abilities will make up for it.

    Hobo Haderach, the Universe's Supreme Hobo

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