This is the landing page for The Mana World development. Development for The Mana World is divided up into several interacting areas: Maps, Graphics, Audio, Server Data, and Server Development. Development is done on IRC, Trello, and the forums. Each area has different IRC channels, Trello boards, and forum sections. In addition, two areas have their own bug trackers.
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Graphics
Forum • Trello • #themanaworld-art
Graphics determine what the world looks like. This includes the tiles that maps are made of, the sprites that beings (players, NPCs, monsters, etc) are made of, and other visual things.
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Forum • Trello • #themanaworld-dev
Maps determine how the world is arranged. This includes the world layout, how each area is arranged, where objects and entities (NPCs, monsters, and the like) are placed, where they can move, how maps link up, and the like.
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Audio
Forum • Trello • #themanaworld-sound
Audio is what the world sounds like. This includes the sounds that accompany actions like walking and attacking (SFX) and the background music that is played in each area (music).
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Server Data
Forum • Trello • Bug tracker • #themanaworld-dev
Server data includes the underlying mechanics of the world. This includes the technical definition of monsters and items, the code behind NPCs, and the like.
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Server Development
Forum • Bug tracker • #tmwa
This concerns development of tmwAthena, the server platform that The Mana World runs on.
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