Duke County

DUKE COUNTY (DEMO) Step into a frontier caught between the 1840s and the dawn of the 20th century—a strange mash-up of old world grit and new world ambition. Duke County is a survival MMORPG where every player shapes the land, the towns, and the stories that unfold.

SURVIVE THE WILDS Life in Duke County isn’t easy. You’ll need to hunt, craft, trade, and defend yourself against the wilderness, rival gunslingers, and the harsh realities of frontier living. Every choice matters—whether you live as an outlaw, a homesteader, or something in between.

KEY FEATURES • Player-Driven Economy – Build wealth through trade, crafting, and resource gathering • Build Your Own Towns – Work with (or against) others to raise settlements from scratch • Gun Slinging & Dueling – Test your mettle in tense shootouts and high-stakes rivalries • Bounty Hunting – Hunt down wanted players or become the wanted outlaw yourself • Frontier Survival – Hunt game, gather resources, and carve out your place in the wild

PATCH HISTORY

v1.b

• Handshake protocol
• Chat commands: /nick /whisper
• NPC handling fixes

v1.c

• Fixes to sanity checks
• Fixes to player spawn
• Swapped to HDRP in Unity

v1.d

• Nameplates above players and NPCs
• NPC spawn tick rate clamps
• More sanity check fixes

v1.f (skipped e)

• Player movement fixes
• Sanity checks
• Dynamic weather and day/night system
• NPC A* pathfinding
• And much more

v1.g

• Stable spawns (no bouncing or false cheat flags)
• Smooth NPC movement and grounded feet
• Water visuals: shoreline fade, depth, tint, foam fixes
• Heightmaps load strictly from world export (RAW16/image supported)
• Editor-safe despawns, fewer hiccups

WHAT’S NEXT

• Weather gRPC stubs (instructions ready)
• Per-NPC foot offsets and radius/height
• Optional speed-from-velocity for smoother animation
• More water polish (foam edges, flow maps)

This demo is just the beginning. Duke County will continue to grow with new systems, stories, and survival challenges as we shape the frontier together.