Shattered Realms

[Boat07]

The Shattered Realms — Hytale MMORPG-Style World Project​

To start I am not in a time rush to get people on board, I'm throwing this out there if there are anyone who would want to join a project like this and see what we can create together. I don't expect this to be something you work on 15+hours a week unless you want to. This is something I am slowly chipping away at as technology grows so I have a stack and am ready to move quickly. I have been working 15+hours a week on for the past 6 months or so on and off. I care about the systems we make as much as the server itself.

The Shattered Realms — Hytale MMORPG-Style World Project​

I am working on The Shattered Realms, a large-scale MMORPG-style Hytale server project focused on exploration, regional identity, node progression, guilds, world quests, and player-driven development.

The project is still early, and I am not rushing to recruit a large team. I am mainly looking for people who are interested in helping shape the foundation of the world before it becomes too large.

Project Direction​

The goal is to build a world that grows over time instead of trying to finish everything before launch.

The server would start with a smaller group of playable regions, then expand as players complete major world objectives, unlock systems, restore connections between regions, and push the world story forward.

The world is planned around:

• Regional towns and settlements
• Node-based progression
• Guilds and factions
• World quests
• Resource control
• PvP-focused regions
• Town-focused regions
• Player-influenced expansion
• New zones opening over time

The story exists, but the goal is not to force players through a fully linear path. I want the world to feel like it has history, structure, and direction while still leaving room for players to affect what happens.

Current Progress​

I have been building internal systems to help support the project, including:

• A lore and worldbuilding system for organizing regions, guilds, questlines, and templates
• A Blockbench / model generation workflow for creating and iterating on simple assets
• A texture and visual reference workflow
• Documentation and plugin planning tools
• Early planning for systems related to nodes, regions, quests, models, and world structure

The models and tools are still early, but the pipeline is functional and improving.

What I Am Looking For​

I am looking for creative and technical people who may want to help build the world with me.

The biggest need right now is not just more content. I need people who can review, refine, and improve ideas so the world feels intentional, playable, and coherent.

Helpful areas include:

• Worldbuilding
• Lore review
• Region design
• Guild and faction design
• Quest and mission design
• Blockbench modeling
• Texture work
• Backend systems
• Plugin planning
• Hytale modding
• Community planning
• Marketing
• Project organization

You do not need to be an expert in everything. The most useful contributors are people who can take rough ideas, improve them, and help turn them into something players would actually enjoy.

AI Usage​

This is an AI-assisted project, but the goal is not to flood the world with generic AI content.

I am using AI tools to help organize lore, generate structured drafts, plan systems, create baseline assets, and speed up repetitive work. Human review and creative judgment are still the most important part of the process.

I want AI to be used as a production tool, not as a replacement for taste, design, or quality control.

Current Stage​

The project is currently in an early systems-building and world-design phase.

Main focus areas are:

• Building the first group of regions
• Improving lore and quest documentation
• Improving the model and texture workflow
• Planning plugin systems
• Creating better standards for world content
• Finding people who want to help shape the foundation

This is not a finished server looking for staff. It is an early-stage worldbuilding and development project looking for people who want to help create something over time.

Interested?​

If this sounds interesting, feel free to reach out and tell me what part of the project you would want to help with.

It helps if you include examples of anything you have worked on that relates to worldbuilding, game design, modeling, writing, backend systems, modding, or community projects.

Contact / Interest​

If this sounds interesting, I am looking for people who want to help with worldbuilding, lore, missions, modeling, backend systems, marketing, or community planning.

The project is ambitious, but the goal is to build it in stages, starting with a smaller playable foundation and expanding as the world and community grow.

If you think you could help build this world with me, or help align these systems with strong examples and better structure, send me a PM and I will reach out.

I do not check messages here constantly, but I will be reviewing them as I look for more people to join over the next few months.

When you message me, please include anything you have worked on that relates to this project, or explain what part of the project you would want to help with. I am open to people who want to learn, as long as they are serious and willing to contribute.

Future percentage share or revenue split would depend on skill level, time invested, consistency, and the value of the work being contributed. Developers and people contributing high-impact technical systems would generally receive larger shares than general builders or lighter contributors.