Regnum Online

Champions of Regnum
Original title	Regnum Online
Studio	Nimble Giant Entertainment (NGE)
Publisher	NGE (International)
Erstveröffent- lichung	May 24, 2007 (International) October 12, 2007 (DE / AT / CH)
platform	Linux , Windows , Mac OS X
Game engine	Ng3D 2.0
genre	MMORPG
Subject	Fantasy, realm versus realm
Game mode	Multiplayer
control	Keyboard & mouse
system advantages preconditions	PC CPU: Pentium 3 800 MHz or higher; RAM: 256 MB; Graphics: VGA 3D (at least GeForce2); Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible card; 1 GB hard disk space; Linux (2.6+ kernel, libc6 2.3+), Windows XP; Modem: 56k / ISDN Mac CPU: Intel (Non-PPC); otherwise similar to PC
medium	Download
language	English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese
Age rating	USK

Champions of Regnum , also known as Regnum Online is a computer game of the genus Fantasy - MMORPG , which by the Nimble Giant Entertainment (formerly NGD Studios ), a development studio from Argentina , was drafted. In addition to the tasks from other games in this genre, the game is based on a conflict between three realms (nations). The player takes on the task of fighting against the other nations and taking forts and castles in order to start an invasion and to "steal" the enemy gems in order to get to the Golden Dragon.

The name Regnum means realm (empire) in Latin and is also a tribute to one of the first games released in Argentina by some of the team (it was called Regnum ). This game is usually abbreviated as RO or COR (which means role in Spanish). The international version (English / Spanish) was officially released on May 24, 2007. The German version was published by gamigo AG on October 12, 2007. The German language is now also supported by the international version. A North American version has been available since May 2, 2011 under the name Realms Online . In July 2011, the game had around 1.1 million registered players.

overview

Players create a character in a virtual open fantasy medieval world. First the player has to choose one of the three realms or nations: Alsius, Ignis or Syrtis. Once a nation has been chosen, the player can choose up to three characters with different race, class and appearance. All three characters must play on the same chosen realm. As soon as the character has been created, as usual in role-playing games, quests are completed and monsters are killed in order to reach higher levels.

The map is divided into three zones. First you are in the beginner's zone with comparatively easy opponents. In the second zone the opponents become more difficult and from level 10 you can choose one of the two subclasses. There is always an offensive and a defensive subclass. In the case of magicians, there are summoners and sorcerers. In the archers there are hunters and shooters. With the warriors knight and barbarian. The third zone is the war zone, the WarZone. Here PvP and RvR battles can be fought against players from other nations. In addition, forts and castles of any nation can be captured here together with the guild or a group. By taking the castle and both forts of the same enemy by one or both of the opposing realms, there is the possibility of breaking into the inner land of the kingdom and stealing two gems.

With version 1.7.0, the game has received its second expansion called Warmasters . It increases the maximum level from 50 to 60, and the XP curve has been adjusted. Every character who has reached level 60 and has collected special armor receives the title of Warmaster and receives a new - cross-class - skill tree with sayings that can turn every fight.

Champions of Regnum

Version 1.10 of the game has received its third expansion called Champions of Regnum. In this update, dragons and the invasion system have been revised, and PvE and PvP instances have been added.

Instances

There are currently one type of instances:

• Team Deathmatch

An instance is entered by 3 players per realm. The winners receive a variable amount of Champion Coins, the losers a good half. Entrance costs 3 tickets each time, which you get in fort battles for killing players and which you can later pick up from the letter owl. The instances are always available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 3pm to 5pm and from 9pm to 11pm so that they have no noticeable impact on the game on the less populated servers.

invasion

Overcome the limit

Since the update 1.0 of Regnum Online there is a completely new way of fighting: The Invasion . In the WZ (Warzone) each kingdom has two forts and a castle. If the situation now arises that one or two of the enemy empires has taken over the castle and both forts of another kingdom (e.g. Ignis) and can hold this for 30 minutes, all fighters from the attacking empires can use the Great Wall (demarcation the WZ of the kingdom) of Ignis and possibly destroy (note: only as long as the castle and both forts are in the control of the other kingdoms). Once this has happened, the other realms, Syrtis and Alsius, can penetrate Ignis and steal the gems there. Each empire has 2 gems that are placed in specific places in the kingdom. If an empire has all 6 gems in its power due to invasions, these can be placed in the dragon portal (within each kingdom) and this opened. If you then go through this portal, you come to the golden dragon, which grants the realm a wish (e.g. experience point bonus, experience point minus for one of the other realms, gold bonus, and much more). The wish is determined by voting and lasts for a week (7 days). After the gate is closed again, the gems will automatically return to their realms.

In a revised version, you only have to hold the castle and the two forts for 15 minutes (Castle + 1 fort 15 minutes, + both forts 5 minutes), after which the Great Wall can be attacked for 30 minutes. The two gems are placed to the left and right of the dragon portal and are protected by a guardian and 2 energy barriers in the event of an invasion.

Classes and subclasses

The classes

• The magician - he can only wear light armor and staffs and with his abilities he can either harm his opponents or help his allies.
• The warrior - he is the only hand-to-hand fighter and with his powerful weapons and armor a very strong class that can do a lot of damage and also take it.
• The archer - he is the classic ranged fighter who uses a bow and arrow to destroy his opponents from a distance.

After you have reached level 10, you can now choose one of two sub-classes depending on the class:

magician

• Summoner - he is the only healing class at Regnum Online and supports his allies where he can. But he can also destroy his enemies through his powerful incantations.
• Warlock - a true master of the elements, which he uses to cause tremendous damage and weaken his opponents, he can also deal area damage to assert himself against several enemies at the same time.

warrior

• Barbarian - his armor is made of steel, iron or heavy iron at higher levels. With his war cries and powerful weapons, he is the damage dealer at Regnum Online.
• Knight - he is very difficult to kill because he can block a lot with his powerful armor, he can also support his companions with auras but also bring his opponents to their knees.

Archer

• Hunter - he has the ability to catch a monster, which he controls and therefore does not have to stand in the first row. He can also track down enemies from other kingdoms or camouflage himself and others to plan ambushes.
• Sagittarius - a true master of the bow who destroys his enemies from a great distance thanks to his accuracy and his long range.

Possible classes per breed (Syrtis = green; Alsius = gray; Ignis = red):

race	magician	warrior	Archer
Alturians	X	X	X
Wood Elf	X		X
Half past ten		X	X
Lamai	X	X	X
Utghaer	X	X
Nordos	X	X	X
dwarf		X	X
Lamai	X	X	X
Molok		X	X
Dark elf	X	X
Esquelio	X	X	X
Lamai	X	X	X

In the summer of 2012, a tenth breed, the Lamai, was added to the game. This is available in each of the three realms and, like all human races, can learn any of the three classes.

War Zone (WZ)

In the War Zone, players from all three kingdoms meet. Players from other kingdoms can always be attacked (RvR, Realm vs. Realm). Killing other players gives you KRP ( Kingdom Points ). These are added up and the result is shown in the character overview. If you have collected enough KRP, you get into a leaderboard. Also here are the forts and castles of each kingdom that can be captured.

Epic Monsters (Bosses)

In Regnum you will often come across so-called "epic monsters". They are bigger and stronger than the normal ones and are impossible to defeat on their own. There are so-called boss opponents in the WarZone. There are different bosses Thorkul (Alsius), Evendim (Syrtis), Dean Rha (Ignis) in the WZ who can fight all 3 realms. The bosses drop special items that are among the best in the game.

Each empire has its own dragon, Alasthor (Alsius), Vesper (Syrtis), Tenax (Ignis). They can be killed in a group of 15 people, they drop items just like the bosses in the WZ. These dragons are also there to help with invasions. The respective other dragons can also be killed if one wishes to go with the dragon, the respective zeppelin to the selected dragons.

Community

The game was created in Argentina, so there are a lot of Spanish-speaking players on the first server, Ra . The game is also played in the international community. Depending on the time zone, you will meet players who speak Spanish, English, German, French, Swedish, Polish or another language. In the meantime there are also servers with the main language German. The social factor is very important for the game and is supported by chat channels (Imperial, General, Trade and Clan chat), there is also the possibility of forming groups and clans. There are also various online rankings and an official forum.

The game has a small development team that keeps in touch with the players.

Characters

There are currently 11 races, 4 in each realm. You can choose a subclass with level 10. Overall, you can go up to level 60.

Characters have attributes that represent physical and psychological traits. When characters successfully complete quests or kill monsters, they receive experience points and advance to higher levels. This makes you even stronger and gives you new skills and increases your attributes.

Regnum Online stands out from the broad masses of MMORPGs by being able to reset one's skills at any time to learn other skills. This can be done free of charge and without disadvantages via the command line (/ reset_powers) or directly from the trainer.

You can attack players from other realms, monsters and comrades in arenas and take fortresses and castles. Team play is important here. There are different, but complementary classes available in the team. The defensive classes have important tasks, for example, as summoners, the healing of fellow players who can decide between victory and defeat in enemy territory.

server

Ra (Americas)

Ra is the oldest and main server of the game and is populated mostly by players from Argentina (where the developers work) and other Spanish-speaking countries. However, there are English speaking players and clans, this is the server where most experienced players play. The server is by far the most active, although this also has problems. Large battles between many players require a powerful computer for an acceptable frame rate and ping times can be very high, especially during invasions.

Valhalla (Europe)

On August 23, 2007 it was officially announced that Gamigo had acquired the exclusive rights to offer a German version of Regnum Online with its own server for German-speaking countries. A closed beta version was launched on September 11, 2007. The open beta version started on October 4, 2007. After completion, the beta phase ended and Gamigo began regular operations of Regnum Online on October 12, 2007. In April 2012, based on a survey, it was decided to combine the two German servers Muspell and Niflheim. The new server Valhalla was created. Valhalla has been under the supervision of NGE employees since April 2018.

Amun (experimental)

The game has a public test server, Amun. Its purpose is to test new features, fixes, and general polishing. Upcoming patches are often placed on this server before they are deployed on the main servers. The character database for this server is temporarily copied from the Ra server. The characters on this server can therefore be deleted without prior notice.

The server has some functions to help with the exam, there is a "global" chat channel for internal communication, the / reset_powers command only takes 3 seconds instead of the usual 60 and there is an additional / train command for the players can change their skills from anywhere and not just with a trainer.

However, the availability of this server is not always guaranteed and is sometimes only available to a select group of testers.

On this server, Ximerin is downsized from a character's inventory, but not stored in the database. Ximerin is only issued for the live servers. While Ximerin is not deducted from the player account on this server, the minimum amount is still required to purchase the items you want. This gives players a chance to test premium items before the Ximerin is actually passed for real. In August 2008 Regnum Online was played on five servers, one of which is a test server. The updates will be installed on this server a few days in advance and players will have the opportunity to report bugs in the forum. There are also additional commands and a global chat, which makes it easier to test new functions.

development

The game was officially released on May 24, 2007 after over 4 years of development.

Most of the game elements are already there. Many missing functions have already been added in the following regular updates . Players are encouraged to discuss the updates and bugs on the official forum. The developers, community managers, administrators or game masters also respond to meaningful forum contributions from players.

Ng3D 2.0

Regnum Online runs under the "Ng3D" engine, an engine developed by Nimble Giant Entertainment (developers). Since this engine is already over 6 years old and the graphics are no longer optically up-to-date, the developers at NGD Studios worked on a revision of the engine. The new engine runs under the name "Ng3D 2.0" and was installed on the server on December 16, 2009.

Business model

It was originally planned that a monthly fee would be due for this game. Nimble Giant Entertainment had decided to change the business model, so the current business model is also known as "Free to play with premium content". This means the game is free to play, but there are items available that can only be bought for real money.

On the official homepage, however, you can read that care is taken that the premium items will not have any noticeable influence on the PvP battles.

Premium content

The following premium items are currently available:

• Change of hair color and style
• Change of beard and beard color
• many different costumes (e.g. pirate)
• Character renaming - name change (can only be used every 7 days)
• Race change role (can only be used every 7 days)
• Gender change role (can only be used every 7 days)
• Role of redistribution - with this role the first 5 attributes that were selected when the character was created can be reset and rearranged
• Character slot expansion - permanent increase in character slots from 3 to 6
• Colors - for coloring armor and tunics
• different lucky boxes of weapon / armor - random armor / weapon
• various "Gemstone" lucky boxes - random bonus stone to use in a weapon
• War Flag - creates a flag that can be used to call in reinforcements
• Health regeneration potions (cannot be used during PvP combat)
• Mana regeneration potions (cannot be used during PvP combat)
• Mounts - various mounts that last over time
• Repair hammer - repairs all items in the inventory
• Scrolls with experience point bonus (booster) (50%, 100%, 200%, 500% bonus) or the "role of the master", which immediately sets the player to level 30 and "role of the grandmaster", which the player immediately on Level 45 sets, there is also the role of champion (only buyable if you already have a 60 character)
• Gold / Warmest Coins Booster
• Teleport Scrolls - teleports to a town / village in the respective realm
• Duel flags - calls on a selected player of the respective realm to a duel (to also duel outside the arena)
• Socket rune - adds an empty socket to a weapon that doesn't already have a socket
• Unlocking rune - to reset a weapon that is armed with a "gemstone"
• Fusion - Combination of 2 identical weapons / pieces of armor, appearance of the first weapon / armor with the values ​​of the second weapon / armor
• various companions z. B. Totugo, exchanges 75 mana for 10 points of concentration
• and much more.

Web links

• Official ranking Warzone

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Game - Quick Start . championsofregnum.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
2. ^ The Game - Character Information . championsofregnum.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
3. ^ The Game - PvP and PvE in Champions of Regnum . championsofregnum.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
4. ^ ^{A b} The Game - Battling (PvP) . championsofregnum.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
5. ^ The Game - Champions of Regnum Invasions . championsofregnum.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
6. ^ Regnum Warmasters: list of new features . championsofregnum.com. February 23, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
7. ↑ Rankings . championsofregnum.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
8. Jump up ↑ Champions of Regnum Forum . championsofregnum.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
9. ↑ Changelog . championsofregnum.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
10. ^ Regnum Online ( Memento from August 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ NGE. Retrieved January 11, 2019 (American English). 
12. ↑ Changelog . championsofregnum.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
13. ↑ Game FAQ . championsofregnum.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.