'We equate it to the ancient creation of martial arts sects,' content generation lead Tyler Rawlins told Polygon. As internal skills are honed, base stats like HP will rise as well. There is no 'leveling up' in the traditional sense, with individual skills leveling up rather than the player as a whole. Picking up pages scattered throughout the world and taking them to a calligrapher character to compile will also yield a skill book. Players can also adopt skills from other schools by stealing skill books from others or finding them through quests or in battle. Some are male or female specific and can be good or evil.Įach school has a certain set of internal skills unique to each school. Players sign up with one of eight kung fu schools when they begin. Presenting a world like that found in the popular film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the game draws from the Chinese tradition's folklore, elements the game's developers grew up with.Īge of Wushu is set during the Ming Dynasty, with players entering a school system devoid of traditional MMO class and leveling systems. Chinese developer Snail Games' upcoming massively multiplayer online game, Age of Wushu, is steeped heavily in Wushu martial arts tradition, from community politics and attitude down to each nuance in the way of life.