It’s been a busy week working on Sage Towers, and today, we are thrilled to walk you through the latest changes we’ve introduced in version 0.0.3. Your feedback has been invaluable, and we’ve made several improvements to ensure a more enriching gameplay experience.

Updates in a Nutshell

1. More Engaging Conversations: To ensure deeper and more fulfilling interactions, we’ve extended the Elevenlabs max string length from 500 to 750. No longer will you be cut short during crucial moments of conversation.

2. Thoughtful Pricing Adjustments: We value each member of our community and never want you to feel penalized for unforeseen hiccups. Thus, we’ve revised the costs associated with Elevenlabs, ensuring you’re only charged 5 LLM in case of failures, with 20 LLM as the upper limit for extended engagements.

3. Safeguarding Your Chat Credits: To protect you from any unexpected expenditures, we’ve implemented a check on the client side for blank audio. It’s our small way of ensuring you only spend LLMs on meaningful interactions, and we’re working on refining these controls further.

4. Empowering the Living NPCs: We’ve heard your feedback about the NPCs, and we’ve taken steps to make them even more engaging. By recognizing their existence within Unity, they’ll now react and respond more authentically. It’s a leap towards our vision of blurring the lines between AI and reality. For the record, we are using about 8k tokens before the addition of conversation history and current user input all thanks to the power of the gpt-3.5–16k model!

5. New Faces in Sage Towers: Meet three new living NPCs and dive into their intriguing stories. We can’t wait for you to uncover the mysteries they bring to our world. Make sure to let us know in Discord if you any ideas for the next NPCs we should add!

6. Beautifying the Experience: We understand that immersion isn’t just about mechanics but visuals too. Hence, we’ve polished the UI and fine-tuned some post-processing and lighting elements. We’re sure you’ll appreciate the fresh look.

Now for a deeper look at the Living NPCs-

The Architecture of Living NPCs in Sage Towers:

The integration and functioning of generative AI agents within Sage Towers can be visualized as a multi-layered structure. Here’s a step-by-step breakdown:

1. Base Layer:

The bedrock of our agent, the Base Layer provides the foundational knowledge and capabilities. This includes the agent’s core training and understanding from the LLM.

2. Application Context:

By informing the agent that it’s operating within the Unity environment, this layer contextualizes the agent’s knowledge. It’s the gateway for our AI to comprehend its purpose and mode of operation within Sage Towers.

3. Historical Context:

Split between ancient world history and recent events of Sage Towers, this layer equips the agent with temporal awareness. It’s crucial for NPCs to not only exist in the present but to also have a sense of the past.

4. Current Scenario:

Rooted in the present, this layer situates the agent in its immediate environment, allowing for a keen understanding of the NPC’s and user’s current context within the Unity world.

5. User Interaction Layer:

This pivotal layer enables the agent to process and reciprocate user input. From comprehending direct commands to recalling past interactions, it’s the bridge between the AI and the player.

The Generative MMO Beckons

Central to Sage Towers’ ambitions is the creation of a truly generative MMO, where the boundary between AI agents and player-driven characters blur into oblivion. You can now venture into the enigmatic hallways of the tavern, to find Living NPCs whose personalities grow, remembering past interactions, and weaving stories dynamically. The union of MMO and generative AI ensures that each quest generated isn’t just a pre-scripted chapter but an outcome of countless variables — the world’s current state, all player choices, all past interactions, and all of the ever-shifting dynamics of the realm.

But the promise of everlasting narratives doesn’t end at quests. The enemies, far from being mere obstacles, possess an adaptive intelligence. Their strategies mold and adapt, alliances shift, and battles bear real consequences, reshaping the land and its politics. And in this world that expands in real-time, every hill, every valley, and every tower could tell a different tale based on the indelible impacts of battles, constructions, or the whisper of an old promise.

Yet, the true love is in the personal touch. As players venture, their legacy is carved into the very fabric of Sage Towers. Reputations form, alliances are forged or shattered, and every choice scribed into a dynamic narrative. The loot isn’t just a reward but carries tales and histories, unique to its origin and journey. And as players adapt to an ever-evolving landscape of resources and crafting, they engage in a dance of strategy and foresight.

In this dance, the Living NPCs, deeply rooted within Sage Towers, serve as the silent conductors, ensuring that every step, every turn, feels novel. As the Whisperwind Tavern and its mysteries await, Sage Towers promises an endless odyssey, where every corner is uncharted and every story, truly unique.