LF most realistic SB.

mastersomrat

Hi folks, 

I'm currently looking for the most realistic sandbox or hybrid.  I'm looking for something that makes you feel your really in the world.  I want the wind to blow through my hair.  I want the ground to get muddy when it rains.  I want to get worn out if I swing my sword to much.  I want to build a house, raise chickens, plant a farm and cook my own meals,  I want graphics to be good (not great).  I want PVE and PVP.  I want most things in the game to be player crafted.  I want the leaves to fall off the trees when the wind blows to hard or when fall comes.  I want it to  snow and than stack up. 

Any ideas?

Kabaal

You could go outside? I Kid i kid. There aren't any realistic single player games i can think of int he way you want off-hand never mind sandbox MMO.

TruthXHurts

mastersomrat

the most realistic trees I've seen are in VG and Wurm Online

Kyleran

While it has a lot of flaws, Xyson might be your game.

 

mastersomrat

Xsyon looks great on paper.  Why all the hate for it?  Any other ideas?

TruthXHurts

Originally posted by mastersomrat
Xsyon looks great on paper.  Why all the hate for it?  Any other ideas?

Xsyon was a very ambitious game that fell short. If you want meaningful PVP and territory control you should wait. If you love to terraform, gather, build, and craft then it is a great game.

mastersomrat

I'll take the lack of ideas to mean I was born ten years to early.

DarthPies

If your willing to wait 5 years, Embers of Caerus (eoc) will deliver on all those points. Has light fantasy aswell, but no unicorns more like cyclops and skeletons. You really should check out their feature page. 

http://www.embersofcaerus.com/content.php/212-Features

mastersomrat

Man, if they would just combine Skyrim (graphics) and Wurm Online, I'd be in heaven....  ;o)

xDayx

Mortal Online, xsyon, or Wurm . My fave out of those is MO.

Jemcrystal

Sims 2 with Seasons installed.

mastersomrat

Out of MO, WO and Syx, why do you say MO?  I've played WO and while the graphic are poor, the content is great.  Syx has much improved graphics but poor content (I think it released a few years to early).  MO I've never played.  Just seen not many good comment about it.  How do it compare to the other two (crafting wise)?

apocoluster

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100588512/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=sand+box&storeId=10051

 

  its even got two levels..i mean awesome right 

Inlor

If it weren't for the good graphics I would recommend Ultima Online [mod edit]). It has a lot of aspects that seem to be important for you. But on the other hand, I think you are looking for 3D game? As already mentioned: Xysom, Mortal Online, Wurm Online. But I think neither of them come close to your idea of a realistic SB. Sorry!

But if you find one, PM me please

xDayx

Originally posted by mastersomrat
Out of MO, WO and Syx, why do you say MO?  I've played WO and while the graphic are poor, the content is great.  Syx has much improved graphics but poor content (I think it released a few years to early).  MO I've never played.  Just seen not many good comment about it.  How do it compare to the other two (crafting wise)?

 MO like the others is skill based. You need to eat and sleep. If you eat something bad you will puke. Everything is in first-person so if you look down you see your body and your privates if you are naked. Horses pee. You can drink from rivers. Crafting you need to extract and refine metals. Etc. 

In terms of realism Mortal Online strives for the realism feel. Now Im not saying this game is perfect because its not. There are bugs and the developers (in my opinion) foster a RPK-game, instead of a more RP game with some RPK elements.

 In the end its a very ambitious game that the developer has so far, fallen short on. Even so after this you are left with a game that has elements that if you've never played I recommend to just for experience. You wont get your hand held at all and I would recommend joining a guild for help.

And to answer your crafting question, MO crafting is pretty awesome(once you have all your skills). You need to extract/refine/crush materials in order to craft the materials. For example gather wheat, and place it in a crusher type thing to get flour. Add 60% water to that in a fermenting jar to get beer(there is no drunk effect yet). You can make any type of armor or weapon with different materials. So I can make a sword out of all wood including the blade if I wanted to, or I could make the blade steel and the handle all wood, and different woods at that.

Now if it sounds like Im coming off as a fanboi, Im not. I have played the game for 2 years and realize every stinking one of StarVaults faults and love them and hate them for it.