<s>
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Unchained	I-Protocol
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Hyborian	I-Protocol
Adventures	I-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy-themed	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Funcom	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
planned	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
the	O
Hyborian	O
kingdoms	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
depicted	O
in	O
Robert	O
E	O
.	O
Howard	O
's	O
Conan	O
novel	O
The	O
Hour	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
Funcom	O
stated	O
that	O
their	O
"	O
Real	O
Combat	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
combat	O
system	O
designed	O
to	O
offer	O
more	O
real-time	O
options	O
than	O
traditional	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons-inspired	O
"	O
turn-based	O
"	O
combat	O
systems	O
that	O
are	O
more	O
commonly	O
used	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
prime	O
attraction	O
of	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Unchained	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
"	O
Real	O
Combat	O
"	O
is	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
dullness	O
of	O
typical	O
MMO	B-Application
fighting	O
,	O
which	O
often	O
consists	O
of	O
an	O
auto-attack	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
hardcore	O
server	O
brings	O
back	O
the	O
basics	O
of	O
MMO	B-Application
PvP	O
combat	O
in	O
that	O
players	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
chance	O
at	O
dropping	O
loot	O
from	O
their	O
inventory	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
killed	O
in	O
player	O
vs	O
player	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	B-Protocol
in	I-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
are	O
registered	O
to	O
a	O
unique	O
user	O
account	O
on	O
a	O
specific	O
online	O
server	O
,	O
with	O
characters	O
created	O
on	O
one	O
server	O
unable	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
characters	O
which	O
function	O
as	O
their	O
virtual	B-Application
avatars	I-Application
in	O
the	O
online	O
world	O
of	O
Hyboria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rise	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Godslayer	I-Protocol
expansion	O
brought	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
Khitan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
low	O
fantasy	O
pseudo-historical	O
ancient	O
world	O
called	O
the	O
Hyborian	O
Age	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Robert	O
E	O
.	O
Howard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
March	O
2005	O
and	O
January	O
2006	O
,	O
Funcom	O
periodically	O
revealed	O
concept	O
art	O
and	O
screenshots	B-Application
from	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
Conan	O
project	O
have	O
been	O
Didrik	O
Tollefsen	O
,	O
previously	O
known	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
and	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
–	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
won	O
the	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Art	O
Direction	O
award	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2006	O
,	O
Funcom	O
unveiled	O
the	O
community	O
portal	O
for	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Hyborian	I-Protocol
Adventures	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
pre-launch	O
community	O
had	O
gathered	O
around	O
the	O
forums	O
and	O
IRC	O
chat	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Funcom	O
and	O
Eidos	O
announced	O
that	O
over	O
500,000	O
people	O
had	O
signed	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
Beta	O
Testing	O
of	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
principal	O
individuals	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
audio	O
for	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
director	O
was	O
Morten	O
Sørlie	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
–	O
Shadowlands	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Poole	O
(	O
lead	O
sound	O
designer	O
on	O
Dreamfall	O
–	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
)	O
took	O
over	O
as	O
audio	O
director	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
the	O
project	O
through	O
to	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dance	O
moves	O
were	O
made	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
on	O
the	O
dancer	O
Hallgrim	O
Hansegård	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
backing	O
dancer	O
for	O
the	O
winning	O
song	O
of	O
the	O
Eurovision	O
Song	O
Contest	O
2009	O
:	O
"	O
Fairytale	O
"	O
by	O
Alexander	O
Rybak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funcom	O
delayed	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Hyborian	I-Protocol
Adventures	I-Protocol
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
again	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
GameZone.com	O
presented	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
original	O
fictional	O
stories	O
by	O
Michael	O
Lafferty	O
,	O
stemming	O
from	O
the	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
world	O
of	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
–	O
Hyborian	O
Adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
Gaute	O
Godager	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
and	O
game	O
director	O
resigned	O
from	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
and	O
from	O
Funcom	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
for	O
over	O
16	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Craig	O
Morrison	O
,	O
previously	O
game	O
director	O
of	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
community	O
manager	O
for	O
various	O
Funcom	O
community	O
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Funcom	O
began	O
marketing	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
,	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Unchained	I-Protocol
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Hyborian	I-Protocol
Adventures	I-Protocol
)	O
,	O
and	O
altered	O
the	O
subscription	O
model	O
to	O
a	O
hybrid	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
titled	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Rise	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Godslayer	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
bought	O
for	O
Funcom	O
Points	O
from	O
the	O
item	O
shop	O
by	O
all	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
