We have a lot of projects that are being heavily worked on and getting a lot of nice artists to help us out. Major updates to come but I can't promise it to be soon.

I do agree right now the tileset we currently have is messy and just this server does need a revamp. We're trying our best to improve but with Christmas around the corner it's pausing our current projects so we can come up with the holiday stuff.

Dropbox is empty. If you have ideas or anything feel free to drop it here.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lbx952p0s...ND_UOyUra?dl=0

Posted by Grandpa

can u just delete this sorry excuse for a server

Come on now that's not cool man, we're trying our best to improve the server and rude remarks like that does not help. I've worked with iZone for over two years and the management always had amazing ideas but with the team we had and still currently have we just can't produce those kind of projects. But that is changing soon because we are being provided with talented artists.  

A few suggestions:

1. The music. I downloaded the app the other day and the music hurt my ears. It sounded like a song you would hear in the background at the end of a YouTube video or rave music or something. It's obnoxiously loud and I automatically mute when I hear it.

2. The map. The map is, as it is now, just bad. Sooo many styles clash. The candy canes do not at all match the tileset, neither do the Christmas trees or presents. Map layout is not great either. If you want to get somewhere, you basically follow one path to get there. The thing that makes exploration games fun is trying to find different ways to get somewhere. On zone, there's a specific path that takes you where you want go and basically does not encourage much exploration.

3. Delete anything that has nothing to do with a futuristic theme. Why are there oak trees in space? Why is there fishing? Why is there a casino?  

Posted by CM CM

3. Delete blah blah blah casino

YES PLEASE  

here are small ideas to at least make the "appearance" better:

remove roads
bring the old sound track
make those floating engines gif
make trees/grass gif?
add some bright stuff (like guns. Most of the guns that pros use nowadays look like guns that belong in era ;/)  

> players want to help improve iZone
> manager sets up dropbox
> folder still empty after two days
> ???.jpeg  

Posted by Howl

> players want to help improve iZone
> manager sets up dropbox
> folder still empty after two days
> ???.jpeg

some of those who want to help lack artistic abilities to contribute to the dropbox, but they can contribute in other ways

im just here to give ideas  

Posted by CM CM

some of those who want to help lack artistic abilities to contribute to the dropbox, but they can contribute in other ways

im just here to give ideas

Posted by Alex Damian

If you have ideas or anything feel free to drop it here.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lbx952p0s...ND_UOyUra?dl=0

^^^
If I never mentioned it, I actually think this is quite a nice idea to get the community involved.  

Shame no fker with talent cares bwt graal as a game.I've give lots of idea on multiple threads, I guess its just finding someone who actually will bother putting that effort in. I.E like for a cool space themed tileset I think they should have big statue with there name/s ongame(personally think that would be really big prize as would forever be on server)


Just a sidenote I think also there is lots of little things that could improve zone, like changing the sea/sky to spacelike and clouds into shooting stars etc


also instead of 'removing stuff like fishing because not really on theme how about adjusting/changing it to say like a magnetic tool that draws in rocks with different stuff stuck in them(just an idea of topofmyhead probably could be something better than that.)


Furthermore the way we seem to be doing things 'dropthishere' doesnt seem that effective, I think getting other server headstaff involved would increase the likelyness i.e(could go to all ios servs) Era putting in news: Our partners from the future have found a new planet! help them by creating some floortiles etc best will get a cool weapon, if they pitched in and gave prizes for the game they already play then its a winwin playergets whatever in game he/she plays and zone gets some reviving stuff. Its all good to bring Graal together aswell! as the community is always slating each others servers probably another reason why no help comes.  

Posted by Alex Damian

Dropbox is empty. If you have ideas or anything feel free to drop it here.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lbx952p0s...ND_UOyUra?dl=0

I don't get an option to upload  

Lmao they don't want my help because I'm also working on a personal project.  

Posted by Yogurt

I don't get an option to upload

I actually need your email you use for Dropbox to add you access, I think you have to pay to edit permission with shared LINKS  

You guys say you need help but you don't allow me anymore to work for you because I'm also working on my game. Are you sure you want to save zone?  

Posted by Asteria

You guys say you need help but you don't allow me anymore to work for you because I'm also working on my game. Are you sure you want to save zone?

If I didn't want to save Zone I wouldn't be working for it.

Message my Skype.  

Posted by Ghettoicedtea

All right graalians, first this is not going onto the izone forums because im talking to everyone. Second iZone is the server that has the most potential over any other server on igraal by a longshot. iZone is nearing its death. I went onto zone play forums (that is a mess now btw, if you value your eyes stay away from it) to see only 190 players ingame. 190 god damn players? when I was playing we was at a strong 500-700 average on school days and thats not including the west coasters. So izone is obviously on a mass decline. It ain't hard to see why. All my work on guns (before i came in the second time and don goofed) is gone, so guns are quite unbalanced now. Theres a hit timer on weapons now of .5 seconds meaning if your ROF is under .5 seconds consecutive shots are impossible to do. Thats all i learned from just reading the forums and not even playing the game. I'm going to play it sometime later. Honestly I don't want to know how far this game has fallen and I don't look forward to playing it again.

So that being said, should we, the graalians community, get into the izone staff team and completely rehaul the game again. I do not care if you even play zone or are staff on another server, should we call emergency and get every hand on deck trying to make zone great again? We can do it, we have the man power, we have the smarts, we have the experience of what not to do and we witnessed other servers mistakes, we have the talent, and we have the passion to make graal a good game. Or do we just not waste our time on it and let the game die. Again.

No server has the most potential all graal servers have great potential if managed properly I'm not trying to offend you or anyone but its true  

Posted by G Fatal

Shame no fker with talent cares bwt graal as a game.I've give lots of idea on multiple threads, I guess its just finding someone who actually will bother putting that effort in. I.E like for a cool space themed tileset I think they should have big statue with there name/s ongame(personally think that would be really big prize as would forever be on server)


Just a sidenote I think also there is lots of little things that could improve zone, like changing the sea/sky to spacelike and clouds into shooting stars etc


also instead of 'removing stuff like fishing because not really on theme how about adjusting/changing it to say like a magnetic tool that draws in rocks with different stuff stuck in them(just an idea of topofmyhead probably could be something better than that.)


Furthermore the way we seem to be doing things 'dropthishere' doesnt seem that effective, I think getting other server headstaff involved would increase the likelyness i.e(could go to all ios servs) Era putting in news: Our partners from the future have found a new planet! help them by creating some floortiles etc best will get a cool weapon, if they pitched in and gave prizes for the game they already play then its a winwin playergets whatever in game he/she plays and zone gets some reviving stuff. Its all good to bring Graal together aswell! as the community is always slating each others servers probably another reason why no help comes.

Right now I'm gathering feedback from players and using my own to develop ideas that may help zone as a server. Soon I'm planning on pitching my ideas to the administration. Most of it is based on style, not so much ergonomics and gameplay, but I have some ideas for those too.

Posted by Zerzes

No server has the most potential all graal servers have great potential if managed properly I'm not trying to offend you or anyone but its true

I agree with this 100%, but it's just a matter on who will actually put in time to do it.