Ivocom is working on a great online roleplaying game called 'The Book of the Ancients'.

Previously estimated release dates have been delayed a lot due to many new features that
have been added to the concept.  Artificial intelligence and realistic combat mathematics
among others.  An open demo is not to be expected anywhere soon, but any information
about progress will be updated on this page.

What is 'The Book of the Ancients' all about?  In the first place it's an RPG.  You create your
character, gain experience and shape the skills of your character the way you want.  Online,
you come into contact with the other players and their respective characters, meaning you will
soon have friends ... and enemies in this world.  In the second place it's a strategy game.  By
building various different structures and summoning creatures, your defenses get better.  Or
you can summon more creatures and give them weapons to attack neighbours and to expand
your territory.  In the third place it's a trading game.  Not all terrain types are as rewarding as
others (desert does not produce much food for example), so trading and making trade
alliances may be vital for your survival.

Currently our team consists of three people.  We have one strategy developer, one analist/
programmer and one layout artist.  If you're interested in joining our team or would just like
some more information, feel free to contact us.  Especially graphics artists or 3D artists are
still needed.  You're good at sketching, drawing, painting, or designing 2D or 3D models?
Contact us!

Status:
  * conceptual phase - completed August 2002
  * conceptual design - started (estimated completion date: July 2003)
  * functional and technical analysis - unstarted (estimated completion date: September 2003)
  * development and programming - unstarted (estimated completion date: January 2004)
  * core testing - unstarted (estimated completion date: March 2004)
  * core debugging - unstarted (estimated completion date: May 2004)
  * layout and graphics - unstarted (estimated completion date: September 2004)
  * closed beta testing (beta 1) - unstarted (estimated completion date: October 2004)
  * game debugging - unstarted (estimated completion date: December 2004)
  * server setup and release open beta version - unstarted (estimated start date: January 2005)


Coming Spring 2005, The Book of the Ancients - Ivocom