The current Lineage character graphics are considered to be kind of old school. Lots of people have been interested in seeing customization on their characters to make it more personalized. NC understands this need and plans to update the character graphics this year. Along with the character graphics, the plan to update the background graphics too (such as the scenery, houses, etc.) This update will go in Korean servers at the same time as Episode 11.

By the end of the year, episode 12 will be live. This episode will be the conclusion of the first age of Lineage, and will climax with the introduction of Palace of Aden, the ultimate in castles. Aden collects tax from all other castles, and the ruler of Aden is King of the land. Playforum (and us here at Compendium) hope to bring you dramatic siege reports.

In 2003, the Age of Lord British will begin. It will be episodes 13-18. A separate team is working on it, and it will feature an updated engine. In 2003, Lineage will finally be a "true 3D" game. The Age of Lord British will include a separate land from Aden and national wars are planned between the lands. They do not anticipate increased lag from the introduction of 3D, and all the items we have come to know and love will remain.

They also noted that the US market is not doing so well. They have noticed that the player base doubles upon every episode introduction, so hopefully this will turn out to be promising.

Lineage 2

Lineage 2 is based on the Unreal engine. It contains 3 countries, with 18 lands total. It will feature things like occupations and battles in the air.

This year, around June, beta testing will begin, and will be expected to conclude by the end of the year. Lineage 2 is expected to be released in 2003.

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