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The initial concept for ''Whispers in Akarra'' was drafted in October 2001 in a design book by Jens.<ref name=":0">http://www.oxeyegames.com/offsite/akarra/Akarra_daria_timeline.gif</ref> The following April, the first public version was released, with various pre-alphas following it. On 27 October of that year, pre-alpha 12 released, which also included spritework by Daniel and Pontus. The original shard was ultimately closed on 13 February 2004 following issues concerning maintaining the shard.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040325013734/http://akarra.net/</ref> With this, he also made some development tools available, though the project was not made open source.<ref name=":0" /> In 2006, the rights to ''Whispers in Akarra'' were sold to an individual, but citing failure to receive payment, Jens released the source code in 2008.<ref name=":0" /> | The initial concept for ''Whispers in Akarra'' was drafted in October 2001 in a design book by Jens.<ref name=":0">http://www.oxeyegames.com/offsite/akarra/Akarra_daria_timeline.gif</ref> The following April, the first public version was released, with various pre-alphas following it. On 27 October of that year, pre-alpha 12 released, which also included spritework by Daniel and Pontus. The original shard was ultimately closed on 13 February 2004 following issues concerning maintaining the shard.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040325013734/http://akarra.net/</ref> With this, he also made some development tools available, though the project was not made open source.<ref name=":0" /> In 2006, the rights to ''Whispers in Akarra'' were sold to an individual, but citing failure to receive payment, Jens released the source code in 2008.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Unofficial shards, such as one by a user named "Apocalypse" took advantage of ''Akarra''<nowiki/>'s developer tools | Unofficial shards, such as one by a user named "Apocalypse", took advantage of ''Akarra''<nowiki/>'s developer tools which resulted in the popular ''[http://akarraxp.ueuo.com/Index.html Akarrian Expansion]''. Various shards based on it have been hosted since then.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190825102147/http://www.akarra.com/history_timeline.html</ref> | ||
=== Known Active Shards === | === Known Active Shards === | ||
* [http://akarrax2.com/ AkarraX2] | * [http://akarrax2.com/ AkarraX2] (Dedicated Site and Discord Server) | ||
* AkarraX3 | * [https://www.whispersinakarra.com/ AkarraX3] (Dedicated Site and Discord Server) | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Latest revision as of 20:00, 29 April 2024
 Logo of Whispers in Akarra sourced from akarra.net | |
| Developer | Jens "jeb" Bergensten (Formerly "Khaile") |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Jens "jeb" Bergensten (Formerly "Khaile") |
| Releases | 28 April 2002 (Initial Public Release)[1] |
| Technical Information | |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows[2] |
| Engine | [Unknown] |
| Written with | C++ |
| Homepage | http://www.akarra.net/ (Defunct) |
Whispers in Akarra was a MORPG (Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) initially developed by Jens "jeb" Bergensten (Formerly "Khaile"), though also developed by other developers as the project continued.[3] While not specifically an Oxeye Game Studio project, Whispers in Akarra is where Jens, Daniel "thewreck" Brynolf, and Pontus "Kinten" Hammarberg met each other and began to collaborate.[4] The game can currently be played via unofficial shards hosted by the community.[5]
Development History
The initial concept for Whispers in Akarra was drafted in October 2001 in a design book by Jens.[6] The following April, the first public version was released, with various pre-alphas following it. On 27 October of that year, pre-alpha 12 released, which also included spritework by Daniel and Pontus. The original shard was ultimately closed on 13 February 2004 following issues concerning maintaining the shard.[7] With this, he also made some development tools available, though the project was not made open source.[6] In 2006, the rights to Whispers in Akarra were sold to an individual, but citing failure to receive payment, Jens released the source code in 2008.[6]
Unofficial shards, such as one by a user named "Apocalypse", took advantage of Akarra's developer tools which resulted in the popular Akarrian Expansion. Various shards based on it have been hosted since then.[8]
Known Active Shards
See Also
References
- ↑ http://www.oxeyegames.com/offsite/akarra/Akarra_daria_timeline.gif
- ↑ http://www.oxeyegames.com/whispers-in-akarra-server-source/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040210225015/http://www.akarra.net/ Under "Contact"
- ↑ http://www.oxeyegames.com/ten-years/
- ↑ https://apedia.talonz.com/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 http://www.oxeyegames.com/offsite/akarra/Akarra_daria_timeline.gif
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040325013734/http://akarra.net/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190825102147/http://www.akarra.com/history_timeline.html
