Tale of the White Wyvern Development Blog

State of the Wyvern III

Hey everybody! Thanks for playing Tale of the White Wyvern and reading this game update, we’ve been working on a bunch of quality of life updates to the game as well as getting ready for Portland Retro Game Expo. As such there is a lot to share and we’d love to get your input on it all so let’s dive in!

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Wyvern Balancing: Significantly changed the 5th Wyvern fight balancing and how the fight operates. The fight is much more fair to players that don't dual class.

PvP Update: You can now attack players one level below you in the fields. We’ve also Increased the... Read All

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 10/08/2019 at 03:05am

You can dual class?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/08/2019 at 03:07am

> You can dual class?

YES! In the Tavern you can speak to the Bartender and one of the things you can do is choose a new class! One recommendation is that if you are a Rogue or Warrior you have got your new skill point so you are not mid skill gain and dual class losing out on it.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 10/08/2019 at 03:10am

I have no idea what you are saying in the recommendation, but I didn’t know you could dual class.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 10/08/2019 at 04:07am

Wait, more changes? What do you mean this wasn't a perfect game from the start? I'm so disappointed! LOL j/k

I really don't know about doing dual class, I haven't tried it. I don't really want to either. I feel like spending all of my gems on my skill is definitely worth it. I probably wouldn't have killed the wyvern last time if I hadn't done so, I had just enough (D)isappear skill points to win that fight. Although I'm sure some kind of balance between classes and skills would also be efficient.

Personally, I want LESS PVP, not more. I'd love to see some kind of bonus for those of us (or at least me) who don't participate in the PVP aspect of the game. Although, I think it's kind of fair that this isn't the case. I just have no interest in PVP.

It's already difficult to afford a room at the Inn in lower levels, but I guess saving your money for that instead of buying a weapon, armor, and a hat would resolve that issue.

Good job with the Wyvern kill updating. I have one more kill to discover the last lore. I was worrying about what I'd do when I finished, like there wouldn't be much point in playing after that. So, you've resolved that. :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/08/2019 at 04:57am

> Personally, I want LESS PVP, not more. I'd love to see some kind of bonus for those of us (or at least me) who don't participate in the PVP aspect of the game. Although, I think it's kind of fair that this isn't the case. I just have no interest in PVP.

Sounds good. We plan on running more games that don't allow people to play PvP. The main game will and we want to get it right and not be too annoying if you don't want to PvP.

> It's already difficult to afford a room at the Inn in lower levels, but I guess saving your money for that instead of buying a weapon, armor, and a hat would resolve that issue.

Yeah, at level one staying at the Inn is still the same price which was fairly high. After that it wasn't a big deal and at very high levels it was so cheap as to be not really a cost at all. Now the cost is effectively the gold you'd get during three forest fights which is graduated to each level. So not a ton of gold, but graduated more at higher levels.

That said, let me know how it feels as to know how it plays works out in practice can take a few days to feel out.

> Good job with the Wyvern kill updating. I have one more kill to discover the last lore. I was worrying about what I'd do when I finished, like there wouldn't be much point in playing after that. So, you've resolved that. :)

Travis and I have talked a bit about extending the game and we have some fun stuff cooked up I think you'll like. I know I will.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 10/08/2019 at 05:27am

Turn Helga's into a brothel. LOL

Anyway, thanks for the game, guys, and the work you've been putting into it.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 10/08/2019 at 05:28am

Oh man, the 5th Wyvern is HARD. And I like that a lot!

Duel classing has been great for me. This time around, i have 4 Rogue Disappears and 4 Warrior Screams. I'm currently a rogue, so more gems mean more disappears. Even with that, I need to significantly upgrade my gear! I bet I'll be playing the 5th Wyvern most of the rest of the week as I save up gold lol.

I'm really enjoying the changes that are being made, and can't wait to see how you expand it out!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 10/08/2019 at 05:30am

And it's not so much "duel classing," but rather changing your class and not losing what you've learned with the previous class (you do lose 1 skill point though)

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 10/08/2019 at 06:07am

Thanks for the info Adam!

jaelte wrote on 10/09/2019 at 07:09am

Wait, changing classes doesn't just make it like you'd started at level 1 with that class? I never had interest in changing my class mid-run as I'm no quitter, but this new information complicates/excites things. Hrm.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/14/2019 at 01:28am

Since i'm dead and can't tell everyone in the Inn, i'll drop the note here.

I just pushed a patch so hats effect the interest level in the bank. For instance wearing the Golden Yellow Hat would set your Bank interest rate to 7%.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 10/14/2019 at 09:31pm

I don't see interest rate raises on any hats. Am I missing something?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/14/2019 at 09:56pm

The hat has to have an effect that would impact it. So all the hats that increase gold gain will impact the bank interest level.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 10/14/2019 at 10:12pm

Oh, ok, so not all hats. Even still, the ones that gain gold don't tell you this new fact. That might be helpful to know in-game at the shop. Although I only use hats that increase my strength and defense.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/14/2019 at 10:16pm

They now say "+5% gold gain" instead of "gold find" I know it's not a full explanation and i'll think about how to work that into the instructions. Good suggestion, thanks GregoPeck!

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Wyvern 0.9.7 Update Drops this Thursday(Hats + Rogue Update)!

This Thursday we are going to be releasing the 0.9.7 Tale of the White Wyvern game update and we wanted to talk about it before it hit because it's special. As we've been working on the game we've changed elements that effected gameplay but on Thursday we are going to make a big change to the game that will effect Rogues and we wanted to give everyone some lead time as it might change how you play.

The Rogue Update

When Tale of the White Wyvern launched I felt like the Mage and Warrior were classes we got right but Rogue always seemed too similar to the Warrior class. Frankly it wasn't obvious to me how to make the Rogue different so at launch the Rogue and Warrior... Read All

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 09/09/2019 at 03:48am

This is cool, but it seems like (D)isappear is going to make the rogue OP. The skill seems perfect for a wyvern fight. I'm sure if I had this before when I fought the wyvern both times, I wouldn't have died at all. I've tried all the classes so far and am currently a mage for the first time. I noticed the mage has more than one magic skill. This new rogue skill will probably get me to try out the new rogue once I beat the wyvern again and get to change class again.

The hats are a cool addition. I may have suggested splitting armor up into different pieces, giving us more use for our gold. I know the last time I killed the wyvern, I had plenty of gold in the bank, which unfortunately went unused and thus lost.

Thanks for the update!

Travis Admin wrote on 09/09/2019 at 03:58am

> The skill seems perfect for a wyvern fight. I'm sure if I had this before when I fought the wyvern both times, I wouldn't have died at all.

Think about it this way-- warrior primal scream can give you a 3x attack, OR the Disappear ability gives you (functionally) a 5x attack, but the Rogue attack strength will generally be lower.

Mage still has White, which can nearly one-hit the wyvern if you've planned well.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/09/2019 at 04:00am

Travis Admin wrote on 09/09/2019 at 04:03am

Yep, that was a typo :D

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/09/2019 at 04:07am

> I know the last time I killed the wyvern, I had plenty of gold in the bank, which unfortunately went unused and thus lost.

We have plans for that gold in other things we plan to add to the game but won't be coming right away. Longer term we will add some fun stuff to grind a lot of gold for.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 09/09/2019 at 04:21am

>Think about it this way-- warrior primal scream can give you a 3x attack, OR the Disappear ability gives you (functionally) a 5x attack, but the Rogue attack strength will generally be lower.

>Mage still has White, which can nearly one-hit the wyvern if you've planned well.

Since you put it that way, it doesn't sound as OP. I also haven't discovered White yet. Thanks for the clarifications!

>We have plans for that gold in other things we plan to add to the game but won't be coming right away. Longer term we will add some fun stuff to grind a lot of gold for.

Cool. I was disappointed to lose my bank account balance, but I also understood how OP you could be if you had money saved to buy better equipment sooner.

Travis Admin wrote on 09/09/2019 at 02:42pm

Haha, oh man, I want to start the game with 50 million gold now. 😂

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/09/2019 at 03:28pm

I found Mage's skill pretty much useless up until the Wyvern. The number of times you can use a spell vs the number of fights you have seems a little unbalanced.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/09/2019 at 04:10pm

> The number of times you can use a spell vs the number of fights you have seems a little unbalanced.

I don't quite understand what you mean, sorry.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 09/09/2019 at 04:11pm

The Mage's still is my favorite. I shoot magic missiles for my first fights, so I generally don't take damage, then don't have to heal myself and keep the extra gold!

I'm looking forward to the Rogue update to see how it works out. And can't wait for HATS

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/09/2019 at 04:15pm

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Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/09/2019 at 08:52pm

>> The number of times you can use a spell vs the number of fights you have seems a little unbalanced.

>I don't quite understand what you mean, sorry.

Meaning I am forced to use my weapon the majority of the fights. It doesn't feel very balanced to use your spells. A mage should use their spells first and foremost while a weapon should be secondary. I feel like magic is secondary. Maybe I have the wrong expectations here based on other RPGs.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/09/2019 at 09:26pm

> A mage should use their spells first and foremost while a weapon should be secondary.

I totally agree with you here.

> I feel like magic is secondary. Maybe I have the wrong expectations here based on other RPGs.

Expectations are fine, I appreciate you mentioning it.

Two things come to mind when I think about Tale of the White Wyvern and classes and it's simplicity and game balance. No one class should feel markedly overpowered but they all should feel powerful. Frankly I think Mage is the most powerful class in the game right now, and we might fix that but I loathe nerfs.

For such a simple game, you can take many paths in Tale of the White Wyvern on how you play the game. Much of this is how you'd play an RPG like Diablo in that you pick your class and then as you level you can't pick a different path, it's fairly permanent. We allow dual classing too and depending on when you dual class you could have dramatically less skill points that someone else by the time you fight the Wyvern. When you balance a fight like the Wyvern you want it to feel hard but also accessable so a reasonable player that made good choices would kill it. We're not the kind of game where I want to dramatically penalize someone for making the wrong choices. I'd rather create a game where people can make choices and see how it lands and you might have a less fun time with some of your choices but it's not too far to the Wyvern to reset and start over and make better choices.

So to keep the game balanced at the core if you take Mage, Rogue and Warrior skills off the table we have everyone level up and gain the same amount of stats and have all weapons, armor and hats(to come on Thursday) be the same. This makes the game a bit vanilla but means that what choices we do allow you effect how easy or hard it is to kill monsters in the forest, PvP or the Wyvern.

Since I don't want one class to be the best class at killing the Wyvern I limit skills so it's easier to balance the game. Kind of like in Diablo III where all your Magic power is derived from your weapon.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/09/2019 at 09:37pm

Also. It might be worth considering that we change the class name to something that's more like a fighter with magical abilities. That would being it more in line with what the class is, which is kind of a hybrid.

I want to build what you are talking about Will, i'm just wondering if we do how that might effect the simplicity of the game? It would be fun to work on for sure.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/09/2019 at 09:48pm

> Frankly I think Mage is the most powerful class in the game right now, and we might fix that but I loathe nerfs.

I must have played Mage horribly then, as so far I found it to be the weakest. :P

> Also. It might be worth considering that we change the class name to something that's more like a fighter with magical abilities. That would being it more in line with what the class is, which is kind of a hybrid.

I like this. Going into it, I expected to find a traditional Mage and was disappointed when I found a class similar to the Warrior with some magic sprinkled in. The class felt more like how I would play a Paladin than a Mage.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/09/2019 at 10:11pm

> I must have played Mage horribly then, as so far I found it to be the weakest. :P

White is a 10x attack. Mage has the worst random skill gain (+3 hp) but with white, wowee, get ready for the hurt Wyvern!

> I like this. Going into it, I expected to find a traditional Mage and was disappointed when I found a class similar to the Warrior with some magic sprinkled in. The class felt more like how I would play a Paladin than a Mage.

Cool. Travis and I will think more about this and see what we can cook up.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/09/2019 at 10:36pm

> White is a 10x attack. Mage has the worst random skill gain (+3 hp) but with white, wowee, get ready for the hurt Wyvern!

I did use White to knock Wyvern out.

jaelte wrote on 09/10/2019 at 04:25am

What's the matter, you didn't want to name the hat store after your most heroic of players, Rather Dashing? Rather Dashing's Haberdashery has a nice ring to it, does it not? ;-)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/10/2019 at 03:44pm

It really does. 🤣

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/12/2019 at 03:12am

Just pushed the update out a bit early (enjoy)!

One other change we made was balance the Mage's White attack from a 10x -> 7x.

It was entirely too overpowered and now it feels good but not insane.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 09/12/2019 at 04:41am

Damn, why'd you have to "balance" the Mage before I kill the wyvern w/ it. ;( I'll try the Rogue after I beat the wyvern w/ my Mage.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/12/2019 at 01:31pm

If it’s any consolation I’m a Mage about to take on the Wyvern. This is one of the reasons why I loathe nerfs. There is never a good time.

Travis Admin wrote on 09/12/2019 at 02:46pm

If it makes you feel better, White is still massively powerful!

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/12/2019 at 10:19pm

I love the hats and the new Rogue ability. Thanks guys!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/13/2019 at 03:01am

I love Will Ball for loving the hats and the new Rogue ability.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 09/13/2019 at 06:02am

The hats give me something more to spend my gold on, yet also distract me from trying to save up for that 4 million gold armor and weapon LOL. I did like how different hats have different stats or stat boosts and I got one I liked and haven't died in the forest since. I also enjoy the names you've given to armor, weapons, and hats. You guys have some funny names! There's a Newman's set of armor and a weapon I always buy.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 09/13/2019 at 06:06am

Oh and although lots of FPS doesn't seem to make a difference for me, I'm wondering how much FPS I'll lose in playing at a higher resolution. I probably still won't notice, except for a counter to just see. I imagine the higher resolution for gaming will probably or possibly be noticeable.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 09/13/2019 at 02:05pm

Did GregoPeck get the CGA graphics patch? :P

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/13/2019 at 03:21pm

Hahaha prob commented in the wrong post.

Travis Admin wrote on 09/13/2019 at 04:59pm

Wait for the webGL patch, where we render that text using your graphics card!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 09/13/2019 at 05:14pm

Wait, do you guys have color monitors?

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 09/13/2019 at 05:27pm

I downloaded the secret high resolution text pack. LOL Kidding...yeah I commented on the wrong post.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/13/2019 at 05:29pm

You can play Wyvern in 4K and if your monitor is 120hz it will take advantage of that as well.

🤣

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 09/18/2019 at 07:22am

I just confirmed, you cannot one-shot the wyvern with White. I'm not sure how many times I hit it with White, maybe twice. Luckily, I was able to Teleport instead of letting it kill me.

Travis Admin wrote on 09/18/2019 at 07:25pm

You may have been able to one shot the wyvern the first time through. You’re at 3 kills right? It gets harder each time. But I’m not sure you can one shot it on the first time through with reasonable weapons by that level

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 09/18/2019 at 07:30pm

Ok, I bought the 10 million gold hat and it made all the difference. I just killed the wyvern (yes, for my third time).

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Wear Your Love For Cheerful Ghost and Tale of the White Wyvern On Your Sleeve... Literally!

You want some swag? Who doesn't want swag? We've just launched the Cheerful Ghost Zazzle shop, where you can get shirts and mugs for Tale of the White Wyvern.

We have two Tale mugs to choose from-- one black text on a white mug, and the other with the full purple/teal/fuchsia color scheme you know and love from the game. We call this the "Janky AF Version" because, the way the Zazzle printing works... it looks a little janky. But we love it and hope you do too.

As for Tale shirts, you can choose the classic black shirt with white text, a black shirt with white/teal/fuchsia text, or the super special purple shirt with white/teal/fuchsia text!

We gave you some options... Read All

The State of the Wyvern, August 2019

Welcome to another installment of The State of the Wyvern! The State of the Wyvern is a monthly post we'll be making here to share round up the new additions and changes to the game, as well as give you a tease of what's to come.

Current Player Leaderboards

The current player power ranking leaderboard top 5 players are led by Rather Dashing, Marixu Cas, Nelun, Tiberius and M’hael! The top 5 PvP leaderboard rankings are Tiberus with 27 kills, Maverick with 26, MyDude with 19, Button Smasher and Caz with 16!

Over the past few days, many players defeated the Wyvern for the first time. Congratulations to Tiberius, Maverick, MyDude, Bina Marie, Golok, Duncan Idaho,... Read All

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/20/2019 at 05:11pm

Just a reminder, if I hadn't accidentally fought the Wyvern nude, I'd have the first kill, not Tim lol

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/20/2019 at 05:11pm

(No, I'm never gonna let that go ;) )

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/20/2019 at 05:16pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/20/2019 at 05:18pm

Just a thought about how to let people know about updates. I like the thought of putting a link in the new day screen. But a couple thoughts about that:

It has to be obviously different text. I never read the new day screen, but I glance at it to see my bank interest lol. If there's a message you want me to see, it has to jump out at me.

Also, leave the announcement up for a few days, in case someone doesn't log into the game as much as some of us do lol

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 08/20/2019 at 06:09pm

1) There's a typo in my name here, it's missing the second g. No big deal, really.

2) "If you are fully healed the healing event no longer shows up." Thank you! I pretty much always heal when I lose HP, so this encounter pretty much never did me any good, just wasted one of my forest fights.

3) Thanks for the NPC stuff, too. I like how each gives you a different bonus.

Mifletzet wrote on 08/21/2019 at 03:07am

Maybe Primrose Park could have adventurers play different playground games with the town children as an additional npc interaction.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 08/21/2019 at 04:06am

GregoPeck, I too am glad the healing event changed as I was just about always healed when I hit it.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 08/22/2019 at 03:46pm

Level 7 is kicking my ass.

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/23/2019 at 09:54pm

> Maybe Primrose Park could have adventurers play different playground games with the town children as an additional npc interaction.

I like that idea a lot, i'm going to think about how we might be able to do that.

> Level 7 is kicking my ass.

Yeah that level is supposed to be a steep challenge. I just hit 10 and got wrecked in the forest

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/23/2019 at 09:58pm

Thanks for the feedback Adam, I'm not sure I have the best solution in mind but the simplest thing we can do is put a link there at the bottom and people can click it if they want.

We can do it if there is new stuff but, and it's not hard but an elegant approach on how to do that hasn't come to me yet.

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/23/2019 at 09:59pm

As I said in the episode, I think some people want to know of new stuff and some people don't care so I'm not sure doing much more than making the link easier to find is a big deal if people want to just click through to play the game.

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The State of The Wyvern Inaugural Address

Greetings, Adventurers and thank you for reading the inaugural edition of The State of the Wyvern. The State of the Wyvern is a periodical that will drop every few weeks that snapshots the state of Tale of the White Wyvern, highlight certain games and player rankings as well as talk about recent changes to the games and our plans. We're also open to hearing what you think about the game as it moves through time so feel free to chip in your thoughts.

Current Player Leaderboards

Tale of the White Wyvern has a few in-game places where you can see how players are currently ranked. The first is the current player rankings you can view by (L)ist Players -> (S)ee all... Read All

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 08/03/2019 at 08:56pm

Thanks for the State! GG top players!

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 08/03/2019 at 11:30pm

I tried to put my horse armor on Tiberius, but he just ended up killing me. Be warned, Tiberius does not like to horse around.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/04/2019 at 05:35pm

So far, it's going great! I'm really enjoying the game!

Tim wrote on 08/09/2019 at 10:40pm

The game is great, I forgot how much I enjoyed playing these kinds of games.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 08/11/2019 at 05:13pm

What’a the secret to leveling up so fast? Is it player fights?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/11/2019 at 05:44pm

> What’a the secret to leveling up so fast? Is it player fights?

Yep. PvP is a pretty big experience boost. With that, you have to balance it with not being equipped properly. For instance you can level faster but if you don't have a high enough weapon or armor, forest fight become hard. So it's a push and pull thing.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 08/11/2019 at 06:08pm

Thx!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/12/2019 at 02:17pm

Seriously, I've been stuck at level 4 for a while now because I had enough exp to level up, but now not good enough equipment to beat the level 4 master lol

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 08/12/2019 at 04:27pm

I’ve been through that, Adam.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/12/2019 at 04:40pm

PvP nets you a crazy amount of XP when you win. The hardest part is keeping gear leveled with you.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/13/2019 at 04:28pm

The addition of the outhouse is most welcomed. The forest was getting pretty nasty with everyone doing their business out there! :P

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/13/2019 at 04:42pm

> The addition of the outhouse is most welcomed.

All Travis and I work on are the most important things for the game!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/13/2019 at 04:43pm

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The Original Hype Launch Campaign: Get Your Free Wyvern DLC!

Jon and I want to thank everyone for checking out Tale of the White Wyvern, it was an incredible amount of fun! Now, after giving you all a taste of the game, we are going to be sharing the game with the larger world, and if you help us you can earn some free in-game DLC! Starting today, if you retweet or share the game on Facebook or Reddit, we will send you an Original Hype DLC code for 500 gold, 2 gems and the Original Hype player title!

Cheerful Ghost Tweet to RT:
https://mobile.twitter.com/_cheerfulghost/status/1155849834366156800

If you shared the game on Facebook or Reddit let us know in the comments and we will message you the DLC code privately here on Cheerful... Read All

Play Tale of the White Wyvvern Right Now!

Tale of the White Wyvern is a text based, high fantasy, sword and magic adventure mini-MMO that you can play with your friends, and is finally here and ready for you to play by heading over to https://thewhitewyvern.com! We’ve spent the last few months working hard on the game and are happy you can finally play it! We also wanted your first day in game to go smoothly so we created a Let’s Play you can watch above to get a taste for what to expect in game!

Tale of the White Wyvern is in open beta, so let us know if you have any questions or run into any bugs. We have instructions you can read before you play from the game menu, and we also offer tips along the way to... Read All

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/28/2019 at 03:24pm

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Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 07/28/2019 at 04:34pm

Thanks for making this Jon & Travis!

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 07/28/2019 at 04:52pm

What's the difference between staying at the Inn (which costs $400) and just logging out while in the Town Square? It seems you could save money by doing the latter, but I'm assuming that would leave you vulnerable to attack. It also seems you can attack people who are in the bar? The bartender said you can call someone down and they'll get first hit. Can you clear this up for me?

Personal request: would it be possible to get a custom color scheme? Maybe we could create one in the game. I don't have a problem w/ the color scheme, I'm just curious if it'd be possible to change it to something other than the other included themes.

Also are you going to be sending out the social media hype link and rewards?

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/28/2019 at 05:19pm

> What's the difference between staying at the Inn (which costs $400) and just logging out while in the Town Square? It seems you could save money by doing the latter, but I'm assuming that would leave you vulnerable to attack. It also seems you can attack people who are in the bar? The bartender said you can call someone down and they'll get first hit. Can you clear this up for me?

It's pretty much as you say. Plus:

* You can only attack people at your level or higher or one below you. So level 5 can attack 5 and up and level 4 but no one level 1-3.
* Staying in the Fields (quitting the game normally) makes you able to be attacked by people (with the rules above)
* You can pay to stay in the Inn (400 gold * level). This means people have to spend money to Call you Out plus you get one bonus. If you stay in the Inn you always get the first attack(to give the Inn a further bonus). (with same level rules above)

> Personal request: would it be possible to get a custom color scheme? Maybe we could create one in the game. I don't have a problem w/ the color scheme, I'm just curious if it'd be possible to change it to something other than the other included themes.

It's something Travis and I will add to the list. With that, what color scheme are you thinking about?

> Also are you going to be sending out the social media hype link and rewards?

That's going out on the 29th so check back tomorrow for more information on that!

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/28/2019 at 05:39pm

ALSO your Inn stay lasts until you log in next and experience a new day. Then you need to rent another room.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 07/28/2019 at 05:42pm

Does staying at the inn regen health?

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 07/28/2019 at 05:49pm

Thanks for the clarifications. So, if you log out while in town, you're in the fields while logged out?

The color scheme I have in mind is a black background with blue text and purple for the highlights (like the parenthesis "()" surrounding letters/keys to press to activate action). I was surprised and pleased to find out that it's not just a keyboard game, but it's also point and click. :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/28/2019 at 06:02pm

> Does staying at the inn regen health?

No. You can heal at Helga's to pay to regen health. Also you regen health when a new game day hits. Also you have a random chance to regen health in the forest.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/28/2019 at 06:05pm

> Thanks for the clarifications. So, if you log out while in town, you're in the fields while logged out?

Yep. Stepping away from the game at any point drops you to the fields.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 07/28/2019 at 06:05pm

Cool. Thx for the info.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/28/2019 at 06:06pm

I played my first day, and was totally transported to high school (other than the fact that I was playing on my phone lol).

Travis and Jon, you two have done a fantastic job creating this game! It honestly feel super good playing it!

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/28/2019 at 06:07pm

❤️🐉

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 07/28/2019 at 06:19pm

> I played my first day, and was totally transported to high school (other than the fact that I was playing on my phone lol).

That's the basis of what I have going on in my head about creating a marketing message. Something like (in a deep voice) take a trip back to 1995, the era of the BBS. Cheerful Ghost brings you a game reminiscent of your favorite BBS games. Come check out Tale of the White Wyvern.

Something like that anyway.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 07/28/2019 at 07:48pm

I was leaving the forest and was attacked by something and couldn't run away (I didn't want to anyway). I killed it and now I have -1 fights. :( Will I lose one when they're replenished or will it just refill?

I was having trouble withdrawing all from the bank. It said "enter nothing for all" and I didn't input anything and I withdrew 0, tried again, same thing, was reporting the "bug," tried it again and it worked. Maybe I didn't do it right until the last time.

Oh, ok, now after depositing all w/ the "deposit all" button, I tried to withdraw 800. I typed "800" in the text box. It said I withdrew 0, but that I had 800 on hand. I don't know if there's some kind of bug/discrepancy or I just did something wrong. In the end it works out.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/28/2019 at 08:03pm

> I was leaving the forest and was attacked by something and couldn't run away (I didn't want to anyway). I killed it and now I have -1 fights. :( Will I lose one when they're replenished or will it just refill?

You get all 25 at the new day.

> I was having trouble withdrawing all from the bank. It said "enter nothing for all" and I didn't input anything and I withdrew 0, tried again, same thing, was reporting the "bug," tried it again and it worked. Maybe I didn't do it right until the last time.

Should be fixed now.

> Oh, ok, now after depositing all w/ the "deposit all" button, I tried to withdraw 800. I typed "800" in the text box. It said I withdrew 0, but that I had 800 on hand. I don't know if there's some kind of bug/discrepancy or I just did something wrong. In the end it works out.

Should be fixed now.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/28/2019 at 08:30pm

Greg, it's possible you were doing all those deposit/withdraw steps while we were actively squashing a bug there.

Everyone, thanks for joining up and playing, it's fun seeing a ton of people enjoying this game.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 07/29/2019 at 07:38am

> No. You can heal at Helga's to pay to regen health. Also you regen health when a new game day hits. Also you have a random chance to regen health in the forest.

You regen some health, right? I just logged in and I'm missing some health. Although I wasn't sure if I had stayed at the inn when I first wrote this comment, I now know that I did, because I tried to buy a room and it said "no need to pay twice."

Also, I'm sure a new in-game has started, but I only had 1 fight. :( Time is currently 3:35AM EST.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 07/29/2019 at 02:05pm

I think it missed that midnight new day. I had 0 fights and could still sleep in my room.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/29/2019 at 02:11pm

> I think it missed that midnight new day. I had 0 fights and could still sleep in my room.

Yeah, somehow the new day didn't trigger. I manually ran it this morning. Should be good now!

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 07/29/2019 at 02:32pm

thx Jon!

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 07/29/2019 at 07:25pm

I thought it was funny when I killed "Travis the Barbarian," but killing "Red Neck" really made me LOL.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/29/2019 at 07:25pm

> Travis the Barbarian

I have a few Travis references in the game.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/29/2019 at 10:29pm

I sprinkled in a couple Travis references in the bits of lore I wrote, but they’re somewhat esoteric. One is easier to spot than the other.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/29/2019 at 10:32pm

> I sprinkled in a couple Travis references ...

IT'S RAINING TRAVIS!

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 07/30/2019 at 01:10am

> I sprinkled in a couple Travis references in the bits of lore I wrote, but they’re somewhat esoteric. One is easier to spot than the other.

Dude, "esoteric!" I wrote a play in high school for a class project and it was totally esoteric! One of my recent game reviews has an esoteric title. :) (Yes, I did look up the meaning of "esoteric" as I've heard of it before, but didn't remember/know what it meant.) Mostly what I'm talking about are music references.

I'm still finding it humorous that I killed "Red Neck." I feel like I stomped all over his "Don't Tread on Me" flag/license plate.

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Tale of The White Wyvern Launches July 28th!

In January, Jon and I started development on Tale of the White Wyvern, one of the coolest things we’ve made together, and this July 28th you will all be able to play it! Since the launch date is right around the corner we wanted to talk to you about how the launch will happen, more information about awesome launch day rewards, some information about how gems and in-game partnerships will work, as well as special Cheerful Ghost Member exclusives!

Tale of the White Wyvern Cheerful Ghost Launch on July 28th
We want to launch the game for users of Cheerful Ghost on July 28th as a thank you for being with us for the last seven years! Truely, Tale of the White Wyvern is a... Read All

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 07/15/2019 at 04:29pm

I plan on playing on the 28th.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 07/15/2019 at 06:14pm

I plan on playing on the 28th.

jaelte wrote on 07/16/2019 at 02:35am

Count me for playing on Sunday, July 28th.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 07/16/2019 at 03:51am

I hope to get some horse armor.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/17/2019 at 05:43am

This is seriously very exciting. I can't wait to play on the 28th!

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/20/2019 at 03:38am

Awesome, thanks everyone!

> I hope to get some horse armor.

We'll see what we can do.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 07/20/2019 at 03:50am

>> I hope to get some horse armor.

>We'll see what we can do.

Oh! Like Minecraft! Give me some Diamond Horse Armor! Hehe

On a more serious note, I think some one should create an event for this. :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/24/2019 at 04:53pm

https://i.imgur.com/aGy2X6R.png

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/27/2019 at 03:00pm

🐉 happy Tale of the White Wyvern launch eve! 👻

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 07/27/2019 at 06:57pm

When exactly is the launch? Is it 12:00AM PT?

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/28/2019 at 04:04am

Hey Greg. I'd love to do a midnight launch but we didn't have that in the plan. Mostly likely we will do that for our next game.

We're planning on Noon PT tomorrow. But that said, I'm hoping to push it live before Noon PT tomorrow and if I do i'll post to the site right away about it.

Chowda wrote on 07/28/2019 at 05:15am

Oh hey everyone. I'll join you on the 28th :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/28/2019 at 05:40am

🎉

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Tale of the White Wyvern Development: Three Character Classes

Hey everyone. It's been a quick few weeks since we first dropped the first details of Tale of the White Wyvern and it was fun to see people in the community excited about playing it! As we put the finishing touches on the game for the upcoming beta I wanted to let you know a few more details a bit at a time to give you a taste of what to expect when the game launches.

How Player Leveling Works

In Tale of the White Wyvern you spend your daily turns per day fighting enemies in the forest to gain experience, gold and if you are lucky you may find some gems. Once you gain enough experience and feel you are powerful enough you can go to Tarbreth's Adventurer Training and... Read All

Tale of the White Wyvern, a New Game From Cheerful Ghost

We are very excited to announce Cheerful Ghost’s first game, Tale of the White Wyvern! Tale of the White Wyvern is a text based, high fantasy, sword and magic adventure mini-MMO that you can play with your friends! We were inspired by old-school BBS/text games such as Legend of the Red Dragon, Adventure, Zork, and Usurper.

We’re going to jump right in and show you about the game starting with the main game hub, the Town Square.

The Town Square
https://i.imgur.com/Mch5EyI.png

The Town Square is the main area of the Tale of the White Wyvern where you can do anything in game. Do you want to check out the latest armor and weapons, King Frosthelm’s Weaponry and Asadi’s Armor... Read All

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/03/2019 at 02:37pm

I HAVE ACHIEVED MAXIMUM HYPE!

Seriously though, this looks fantastic, and a great throwback tribute to a classic. I can't wait to play!

jdodson Admin wrote on 06/03/2019 at 03:38pm

https://i.imgur.com/z0YaicJ.jpg

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 06/03/2019 at 05:03pm

Looking forward to it. I am still surprised that my monthly patreon does not put food on the table.

GregoPeck Super Member wrote on 06/03/2019 at 11:11pm

Sounds cool. The title sounds similar to Legend of the Red Dragon. The game looks somewhat similar, also reminds me of Usurper, games I played back in the BBS days.

jdodson Admin wrote on 06/03/2019 at 11:27pm

Tale of the White Wyvern is a love letter / homage to Legend of the Red Dragon for sure. I view it similarly to games that have come recently like Stardew Valley or any of the "Doom Clones" that permeate the industry. Thing is those are just shooters now and no one seems to make LORD clones, but hopefully we start a trend

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 06/04/2019 at 06:08pm

Yeah good call Greg, I updated the post to reflect that. We cover it in the podcast but not everyone will hear that.

BrothersForgeGaming wrote on 06/25/2019 at 09:28pm

Two questions; When can I play this, and when can I play this!? I am a huge fan of text based gaming and this idea couldn't be more exciting!! I fully understand the time constraint issues plaguing us adult gamers. Quick hit games seem to be the way to go when time is a factor. One of the characteristics of retro gaming I enjoy is simplicity. Modern gaming can be all to complicated and often times I give up a few minutes into a game knowing I will never have time for it. I know you touched on this, and I am currently not a Patron contributor, but I would really like to get my hands on an early access pass. It would be my pleasure to promote and review this game on our channel. Either way, I'll look forward to seeing the finished product.

jdodson Admin wrote on 06/26/2019 at 10:19pm

> Two questions; When can I play this, and when can I play this!?

Love the question. I really don't love dropping a date when it's a game we're working on in our spare time because things could happen that change it. That said, should be pretty soon and when we do it we'll drop it on social and here!

> I would really like to get my hands on an early access pass.

If that's something we do i'll let you know. Currently, the plan is to bring it into Beta as soon as possible and my current thought is i'm not sure what a closed beta would do.

My thinking on that is a few fold:

1. I want more people to play this much sooner. A closed beta with a few people would be good to get some private feedback. That said, since the game is VERY time based (you get forest fights every X real world hours) then if we had it to a few weeks that would be a few weeks that only a limited amount of people could play it.

Actually, that's really it, I want everyone to play it sooner so our current thinking, and this changed a few days after we posted this, is an open beta sooner for anyone that wants to partake. Also, the game won't be reset and we'll just balance things as we move on so people don't lose progress.

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Wear Your Love For Cheerful Ghost and Tale of the White Wyvern On Your Sleeve... Literally!

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The State of The Wyvern Inaugural Address

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Tale of the White Wyvern Development: Three Character Classes

Tale of the White Wyvern, a New Game From Cheerful Ghost

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