Walthros was a project I started in 1999 using the OHR RPG Creation Engine and finally finished in the summer of 2002. Its early form, entitled Sky Flyers, beared little resemblance to the finished product, though it contained similar characters and settings. The original game was never released in any form, but in June of 2000, a demo of a remake entitled Walthros was posted on my old AOL site. The new game was made to be more serious, and featured marginally improved graphics and used classical music I'd converted from MIDIs rather than the audio files included in the engine. I probably would have been better off sticking with the OHR audio files, since everyone who played the game seemed to hate the music I selected.

It took until August of 2002 to finally finish Walthros. While the game is complete, I was never satisfied with how some things turned out. The final events were rushed, and I felt the ending was not as satisfactory as it could have been. A few people have asked, but no, I will not be adding anything else to the game. The form which is available now is the final version, and no further modifications will be made. I feel my time would be better spent working on new projects, which may or may not ever be completed. I have no plans for a sequel at this time, but am still working on Mercenaries, a side-story in the Walthros universe.

Still, even with its flaws, I regret nothing about Walthros. Most people who played it seemed to find it interesting, even if they took the time to dissect the game's flaws over and over again. It got decent reviews from most people in the OHR community who played it, and that gives some sense of satisfaction. For anyone interested in playing it, you'll need to download the OHR Player from the Hamster Republic first. After, head over to Castle Paradox and download Walthros from there. If you feel like leaving a review there, do it. It's a good site, and needs all the support it can get, especially when it comes to finding people to write reviews.

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