tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.comments2022-09-18T18:37:47.322+01:00Some Kill GiantsYegwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487454423303689362noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-26019456757876947212022-09-18T18:37:47.322+01:002022-09-18T18:37:47.322+01:00On a whim of nostalgia I googled VR1 Crossroads wh...On a whim of nostalgia I googled VR1 Crossroads which led me here. It is hard to believe that this game was the obsession of my teenage years despite coming to it so late in the beta that I was only able to enjoy it for a precious few months.<br /><br />I echo the comments of all of the other contributers to this thread of the one-of-a-kind nature of this game and it is warming to see some familiar names posting. I went by the name Stunner but I was a relatively inexperienced newbie, I can still remember the intermittent server issues before the game finally went offline & constantly refreshing the login page hoping for a success message.<br /><br />For anyone who hasn't seen it Keith has posted more recently on the topic here: https://twitter.com/hellcowkeith/status/885362337384878080<br /><br />I can only hope that at some point something of similar depth & concept is eventually released. Truly an amazing game & community to be a part of despite only making it to beta. Are there any forums or archives still available? Most of the earlier links in this thread are broken now :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247227487738116560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-86769133101193949332019-05-05T17:18:10.270+01:002019-05-05T17:18:10.270+01:00An amazing game.thanks for sharing great informati...An amazing game.thanks for sharing great information.<a href="https://www.gamespotnet.com/" rel="nofollow"> gamespotnet</a>Muhammad Kazim Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365771533776808112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-10447901019465926252019-05-05T17:06:20.126+01:002019-05-05T17:06:20.126+01:00A very nice and unique blog .Thank you so much for...A very nice and unique blog .Thank you so much for sharing such a great information.<a href="https://www.gamespotnet.com/" rel="nofollow"> gamespotnet</a>Muhammad Kazim Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365771533776808112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-2733298022520393172017-05-21T15:13:24.924+01:002017-05-21T15:13:24.924+01:00Get game from---https://goo.gl/RKuSiu nowGet game from---https://goo.gl/RKuSiu nowNwosu ugochukwuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043935854260682162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-69020303027281470562013-07-04T20:42:50.070+01:002013-07-04T20:42:50.070+01:00Anyone still around? I did my every other year go...Anyone still around? I did my every other year google of VR1 Crossroads and stumbled on this blogspot again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563454705240977093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-24198316100255292862012-11-08T08:02:38.833+01:002012-11-08T08:02:38.833+01:00Android and ios both are best game development pla...Android and ios both are best game development platform. I agree with you about there are huge number of people who purchase mobile devices because of its applications features. Creative games is also one of the most popular app to attract users. Technology Trendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215659021007155286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-4318019078554393832011-09-10T09:01:28.026+01:002011-09-10T09:01:28.026+01:00Once again reminding everyone that there is a foru...Once again reminding everyone that there is a forum where we can all keep in touch. Previously there were issues with registration but I have worked that out by removing the need for email confirmation. (Haven't set up email properly and won't until I eventually get a new domain)<br /><br />I recently visited Circadence and talked to Peter-Christian Olivo's Executive Assistant. I'm awaiting further contact from Peter himself. Apparently he still talks to PCCWJ so there's some hope to at least find out more of the fate of our beloved game.<br /><br />Please join us on the forums where I also detailed my experience in Boulder last week.<br /><br /><a href="http://somnium.homelinux.net/forum/" rel="nofollow">http://somnium.homelinux.net/forum/</a>Subterfugehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998316303888285307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-24697138281476321082011-09-02T00:51:48.608+01:002011-09-02T00:51:48.608+01:00I was Tom Magnum, head of The Agency.. I think I s...I was Tom Magnum, head of The Agency.. I think I still have some hand drawn maps of the underground areas somewhere. TwigsJoint.com to find me on G+Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882322925699016618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-30440473223394261972011-08-08T05:29:21.820+01:002011-08-08T05:29:21.820+01:00Hawkeye/Quest50 here. I'd love to play a game ...Hawkeye/Quest50 here. I'd love to play a game like Crossroads again. I can't imagine the sheer number of DAYS I spent playing that game.<br /><br />I found an old envelope i had stashed away years ago that had the URL for Crossroads and my login information, as well as a map on how to get to the fiery sword in the dream world, haha!<br /><br />Oh, and Zanfib... You're a freaking legend.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013904275648581241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-78887386085520227822011-01-27T22:49:25.295+01:002011-01-27T22:49:25.295+01:00In addition to your statistics on the number of wo...In addition to your statistics on the number of world mobile phone subscriptions, I think it is also amazing that Apple recently passed the 10 billion threshold in terms of app sales. that's nearly 2 apps for every person on earth. It's no wonder that mobile <a href="http://www.gameshastra.com/Video-Game-Development.html" rel="nofollow">game development</a> is such a goldrush these days (at least has been for past years - may be saturated now).Hendrickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139093203476198517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-10806488217736543912011-01-14T10:47:00.916+01:002011-01-14T10:47:00.916+01:00Hello,
Ive been working on my own little piece o...Hello, <br /><br />Ive been working on my own little piece of crossroads nostalgia. Doug gave me the extracted image files for Trin a looong while back and I finally got around to building a game with them. it is entirely playable, though I haven't stamped out all the edge cases with all the wild card situations. <br /><br />Keith left VR-1 before it split up. I kept track of it for a while after. Its a pretty twisted tale! <br /><br />VR-1 ditched gaming, and became Circadence, PCCW Japan got the rights to VR-1, but mainly because they were interested in Conductor for gaming applications, while Circadence maintained Conductor for business applications. No one I talked to at Circadence back in the day knew or cared if Crossroads was actually included in the deal. For all they know, they still own it. <br /><br />Or maybe it went to PCCW, which has merged and split so many times since then, that I seriously doubt anyone in any of the 9 different companies that could have inherited it even knows Crossroads ever existed.<br /><br />I am in the process of releasing Trin as an app. Keith, if you read this, contact me via jolyrojr at gmail.com so we can discuss what credits are due.<br /><br /><br />oh,my main was a panopticon named Johnathan Goldmund, my guide character was jolyrojr :) hi zanfib!jolyrojrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14477350027763071373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-68382797030188000682010-09-21T02:16:44.549+01:002010-09-21T02:16:44.549+01:00Hey guys, head on over to http://somnium.homelinux...Hey guys, head on over to http://somnium.homelinux.net/forum/ and we can continue this conversation!Subterfugehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998316303888285307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-78357791207215261952010-08-13T05:33:57.570+01:002010-08-13T05:33:57.570+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Smashedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129781145369139905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-30995800951846510992010-02-14T20:03:27.239+01:002010-02-14T20:03:27.239+01:00i was addicted to crossroads too as it was my esca...i was addicted to crossroads too as it was my escape from the reality arond me. my name was KillJoy, OddßaLL, BlacKRaVeN and something else i went by. i was in a fac that had the tree for the symbol and became head of the one fac that ruled in the dream world.<br /><br />i still have a lot of stuff i had written down as fas as character class abilities and stuff. if you're still doin the recreation, i'll try to dig it out for you. i also have the original program on disk somewhere.<br /><br />if you'd like, email me hells_mullet@yahoo.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085556315047486094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-8610426590238094312010-02-14T20:01:16.011+01:002010-02-14T20:01:16.011+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085556315047486094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-8745076300441624682009-10-26T05:42:51.908+01:002009-10-26T05:42:51.908+01:00I used to love this game. I cant even count how ma...I used to love this game. I cant even count how many hours of sleep i lost playing this game. <br /><br />I cant remember which character i finally ended up using. I think it was skullface jones, but i cant remember the nickname i used.<br /><br />i was also varg vikiernes, glen danzig, euronemous, and a host of other characters i tried as i was learning how the game worked.<br /><br /><br />I remember zanfib helping me though the "uncharted" parts of the dream world to find redblade, or whatever his name was.<br /><br />this thread really brought back some memories. mostly of me wasting time.redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07941899492730990585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-13543619097576128752009-08-23T07:09:20.303+01:002009-08-23T07:09:20.303+01:00Wow. The only thing that surprises me more than s...Wow. The only thing that surprises me more than seeing a post on the Intarwebs about Crossroads is seeing that it's so RECENT.<br /><br />I don't have much to say, really, but that it warms the cockles of my heart to see some folks discussing the world that Keith (with extremely modest contributions by myself) created so long ago. The volumes of great setting material in that game--the history, the factions, all that stuff--are a testament to the boundless creativity of Mr. Baker.<br /><br />I'm glad that a handful of folks got a glimpse of it, if in a neglected state. It's a shame that no one ever got a glimpse of what was planned by Keith for Lost Continents. Alas, poor Chimpatron, we hardly knew ye!<br /><br />-Chris FloydAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-81444881920703612512009-08-13T03:22:18.790+01:002009-08-13T03:22:18.790+01:00Hey all,
Was doing some research for an article I...Hey all,<br /><br />Was doing some research for an article I'm writing; I'm now an amateur blogger, and I decided to search for Crossroads on a whim. What a surprise to find this post and so many recent replies!<br /><br />I went by many names, but the one people will remember me by is Divyendu, most likely, as one of the dreamworld factions, can't remember which one now... Skimming this post, I actually remember a lot of your character names. <br /><br />I remember those days with many fond memories, knowing full well that nothing as interesting as Crossroads will ever exist in the realm of MMOs again. In a way, I'm rather glad that this is so. I'd rather remember it as it was.<br /><br />Hope all is well with my fellow residents of 'The City'.<br /><br />-DivyVelkynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084505175805472215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-50539496041686853212009-08-06T20:22:17.973+01:002009-08-06T20:22:17.973+01:00Hi Clear, doubt you would remember me (seeing as I...Hi Clear, doubt you would remember me (seeing as I cannot for the life of me remember what name my character went under), but you were on of the people that showed me around the dream world and showed me the ropes.<br /><br />So nice to see that I am not the only person that remembered the game and still did searches for it.<br /><br />Also, I have finally migrated all the comments to http://www.somekillgiants.com/2008/10/28/vr1-crossroads-in-memoriam/ so we can continue the conversation there.Yegwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487454423303689362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-86171802761734781032009-08-06T14:01:53.589+01:002009-08-06T14:01:53.589+01:00Clear! It's been so long. I miss talking to ...Clear! It's been so long. I miss talking to ya!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-28882674631496319272009-08-06T04:24:46.833+01:002009-08-06T04:24:46.833+01:00Of all the times to google Crossroads. Nice to se...Of all the times to google Crossroads. Nice to see it hasn't been forgotten :D. I still miss that game. Nice to see some old faces here, too.<br /><br />Keith, if you're still reading the comments section, you guys did a fantastic job with XR, thank you so much. It was a great experience.Clearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-42573535625093870682009-08-04T08:09:29.557+01:002009-08-04T08:09:29.557+01:00I had a lot of stuff saved up. We extracted the g...I had a lot of stuff saved up. We extracted the graphics from the packaging at one point... Could never get my head around the midi music files... Found the instrumentation but I could never even extract the intro song or anything. Likely I would have to manipulate the client's dll files to rebuild an archiver for the client data files... So I never went that far with it.<br /><br />Flagg was actually my roommate for a while, I know he has a copy of everything somewhere.<br /><br />A long time ago I even had a photoshopped up set of screenshots of the grimoires.<br /><br />Anyhow, gotta be up early, tootles!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-9989697570248130062009-08-04T07:56:49.953+01:002009-08-04T07:56:49.953+01:00Thanks for that information Jeff, I decided to let...Thanks for that information Jeff, I decided to let it go through as you can see and if Jaleco is particular about it then I can take it down.<br /><br />I have been meaning to move this discussion to the new web url and should be able to do that later on today. Will leave a link to it on here once I am done.<br /><br />Thanks again all for the interesting responses.Yegwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487454423303689362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-74853261817216404702009-08-02T19:52:17.788+01:002009-08-02T19:52:17.788+01:00The Division
The discovery that brought the Archon...The Division<br />The discovery that brought the Archons together is one of the great mysteries of the age. Did they find a way to reopen the gates of the Aresi, to restore the power of magic? A means to transcend the dreadful cycle of life and death that held them imprisoned?<br /><br />Whatever it was, it was sufficient enough to unite the feuding Archons. But putting an end to the shadow war was not a simple task. While each Archon had a significant sphere of influence, over the centuries the secret war had spawned dozens of spin-off conspiracies, secret societies with no true knowledge of their origins. In addition to settling their personal scores, the Archons needed to ensure that none of these upstart factions would interfere with their schemes. And so the immortals pooled their resources and drew together their followers into the grandest conspiracy the world has ever known: the Division.<br /><br />From its inception, the purpose of the Division was to let the Archons accomplish their mysterious mission without disruption. But while the Archons needed to make certain that their organization was powerful enough to crush all opposition, they also needed to ensure that the Division itself would not become a threat to their schemes. To accomplish this goal they divided the organization into dozens of highly specialized arms, each under the control of a single Archon. Different arms would handle media manipulation, occult research, intelligence and counterintelligence, and so on. These groups knew virtually nothing about the size or scope of the entire organization, relying on the guidance of the Archons so as to not conflict with other arms. It is from this philosophy that the organization draws its name: "…the Division of power… to serve, not threaten."<br /><br />The original agents of the Division were drawn from the ranks of secret societies already in service to the Archons. As the organization grew over the decades, it would become an invisible nation. In hidden cities new generations of children were raised as members of the Division from birth. Using wealth, treachery, technology, and the limited supernatural powers available in this mundane age, the Division slowly seized control of the world. In the shadows, the Archons watched and waited. They had no need to use the power they had taken. All they sought was to prevent any other force from threatening their plans, as they carefully worked their way towards this secret goal.<br /><br />Then at the end of the twentieth century, inhabitants of the hidden Division cities began to report collective dreams and a tremendous increase in supernatural phenomena. It seemed that the structure of reality was breaking down. The scholars of the Division came to the conclusion that the gates of the Aresi had reopened: Earth was again in contact with the Dreamworld. Researchers called this the Crossroads Effect, for these cities now seemed to be crossroads between dimensions. But the Division soon had other problems to contend with; for the Archons had disappeared.<br /><br />For a while, the Division ran on its own momentum, without the guidance of the Archons. But slowly cracks began to appear. Although they did not know of one another's existence, Division arms were accustomed to receiving support from other branches of the organization. The Archons worked to ensure that the different arms did not accidentally come into conflict with one another. Without this careful guiding hand, support networks began to flounder and operations break down. Two of the most influential arms were able to piece together something of the structure of the organization, and these groups began to work to restore order to the Division.<br /><br />But the damage had already been done. Dozens of lesser conspiracies had seized the opportunity to infiltrate the Division cities. Some sought the secrets of the Division. Others were drawn by the Crossroads Effect itself; this terrible action had alerted mystics across the world and sent ripples throughout time and space.<br /><br />And so the game begins.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07088916548884863905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846502959603289959.post-29478098919869118182009-08-02T19:51:44.693+01:002009-08-02T19:51:44.693+01:00The Archons (Continued)
In truth, few people notic...The Archons (Continued)<br />In truth, few people noticed the changes. Magic carpets and ferocious dragons became legend and lore. But the Archons, who had reveled in the age of magic, were now without power. Despite their age and knowledge, they no longer had the supernatural abilities that had given them the status of demigods. They retained their immortality, but with the fading Odic field it could take years -- even decades -- for a resurrection. And in that time, too much could change. The Archons needed to find new sources of power and security.<br /><br />Some sought to master new forces by studying the sciences and philosophy. Others used politics or religion as their tools, manipulating emperors or prophets from the shadows. A handful clung to the study of paranormal power. Three times during the course of the millennia the Archons weakened the barriers and brought a new influx of Odylic power. These were the high ages of magic and myth, the genesis of many of the mystic cabals that still exist today. But though they managed to weaken the barrier, the Archons could never pierce it completely. . . and the power of the supernatural would inevitably fade.<br /><br />This hidden war continued for centuries with no clear victor. Then toward the end of the eighteenth century, something changed the relationship between the Archons; something that would alter the flavor of the war for centuries to come.<br /><br />Each Archon sought to develop a lasting power base; something to return to after a long deathly sleep. Countries, churches, cults, and colleges; all were tools of these hidden schemers. But over the centuries, ennui set in. Enmities arose over real or imagined slights, as the bored immortals sought a distraction from their shackles of eternal life. And so the shadow war began, a vast human chess game using the world as a board. Crusades and persecution were seen by all, though the true agendas were rarely recognized. But many battles were less public -- mystical curses, economic duels, and the bloody struggles of cults and cabals. It was a crucible for conspiracy. Many modern factions were born in this struggle, tools created and lost or discarded by the founding Archon. Each group has its own tales to tell, and the complete story may never be known.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07088916548884863905noreply@blogger.com