DREAM CASTERS' DUEL is an original, online, multi-player, UT2k4 mod. Dream Casters' Duel will combine elements of a FPS with a barebones fighting game in a stylized, anime setting. DCD will feature:

  • FUN!

  • An initial price point of $0 USD.

  • Cel-shaded rendering and anime styling throughout.

  • An engaging storyline and compelling characters.

  • A wide range of original, telekinesis-styled attacks.

  • Combo theory reminiscent of your favorite 2D fighters transplaced in 3D environments.

  • Surreal maps and seemingly hallucinogenic game-play.

Synopsis: Lucid dreaming: A phenomenon in which a dreaming individual is able to consciously bend the reality of the dream world to his or her own will, performing, for all intensive purposes, the miraculous...
Osaka, Japan. Electronics goods here are cheap and plentiful, and foreign companies can conduct business shrouded in a secrecy misattributed to cultural and language barriers. It's exactly this kind of environment that the Dream Research Institute wants to capitalize on as it conducts research into the anomaly of lucid dreaming. Funded by a military research department, the ODRI hopes to understand how the disembodied, persistent consciousness of the lucid dream state operates and use that understanding to pilot a new generation of unmanned vehicles.

At the ODRI, researcher Alchem Albrecht has assembled a contingent of test-subjects willing to conduct a foray into the nether regions of human conscious and beyond. The test-subjects all possess the ability to dream lucidly and have been hired to prove their proficiency. Empowered with the latest technology, Alchem Albrecht is able to both challenge and observe the contestants within the dream state. Only the most fantastic dreamers will witness the results of these experiments... Fewer still will come to understand their purpose, and only one will achieve their significance....

Game Play Synopsis: Dream Caster's Duel will combine elements of a FPS with a barebones fighting game in a stylized, anime setting. The POV will be third-person in order to better facilitate hand-to-hand combat. In each map, characters will initially engage each other in hand-to-hand combat, using blocks, parries, throws, punches, and kicks of varying speeds and strengths. Successful hand-to-hand combat will result in an increase of the character's concentration level. Concentration levels can also be achieved by meditating, though meditation will leave the character vulnerable to attack.

Different levels of concentration will enable the character to execute varying strengths of telekinesis attacks including projectiles, summons, and cinematic finishing moves. These moves are character specific.

See also Game Play Mechanics...

More to follow.

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7 comments by mikejkelley on Dec 21st, 2007 digg this super bookmark


The DCD team (me) would like to offer you a supplemental, Happy Holidays update! In this release, you will find links to a DCD wallpaper and the music that will be used as map soundtracks! The mp3s are 192kbps, ripped straight from the latest Tripwire Cd of electronica goodness. I hope you enjoy them! The following are linked to media residing on DCD’s server. These files can also be found in the downloads section of DCD's moddb.com profile.




-=dcdTripwireMapTrax.zip=-


The next update will feature a video of my personal favorite DCD character, Marrish, his custom animations, and his map, which is also a personal favorite of mine! Thanks again to everyone who has voted for DCD thus far.

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kiyokoWallpapers.zip!

kiyokoWallpapers.zip!

Dec 21, 2007 Wallpapers 4 comments

Dream Casters’ Duel wallpapers featuring the lethal latex-wearing character Kiyoko!

dcdTripwireMapTrax.zip!

dcdTripwireMapTrax.zip!

Dec 21, 2007 Audio 0 comments

Musical accompaniment for Dream Casters' Duel's maps!

Comments  (0 - 10 of 36)
RED-FROG
RED-FROG May 3 2008, 8:37pm says:

the mod looks interesting,
I'm tracking it now :)

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ultimatemale420
ultimatemale420 Feb 22 2008, 10:04am says:

aww man this is never gonna get finsihed

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mikejkelley
mikejkelley Feb 23 2008, 3:51am replied:

Well, I've got a few tricks up my sleeve yet and I'm shooting for a Q1 2009 release.

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Aeneas2020
Aeneas2020 Jan 8 2008, 11:37am says: Online

i cnt seem to get the dcd website working mate ne ideas?

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mikejkelley
mikejkelley Jan 10 2008, 6:59am replied:

Hm, it works fine for me but I had someone else report they had a problem downloading content from dcdthegame.com ... The only thing I can think of is that you caught it during some unscheduled downtime or it's a Flash related problem (The site is one BIG Flash file)... Plz let me know if it's a reoccurring problem...

I'll be updating it later this month (for the first time since it's been up). :)

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Bunnyjen
Bunnyjen Dec 19 2007, 5:17pm says:

Ok it seemed to let me vote so there you go :)

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mikejkelley
mikejkelley Dec 20 2007, 4:56am replied:

Thnx, you're a peach! Congrats on your concept art winnings! :)

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Bunnyjen
Bunnyjen Dec 24 2007, 9:20am replied:

Thank you very much :)

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Karuto
Karuto Dec 16 2007, 12:23am says:

Of course I'm going to vote for you! I've been supporting you all this time! Keep it up -- you're doing an amazing job. :)

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mikejkelley
mikejkelley Dec 16 2007, 9:04am replied:

Thnx, I appreciate it! :)

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