The First Map
Darkan began: a test map, a character walking a grid, and two classes.
The first day of Darkan produced exactly what a first day should: a map made of placeholder tiles, a character that walks it square by square, and the beginnings of the Knight and the Archer.
The screen already had a HUD, the character already had stats and a level curve, and none of it was pretty. It was a world you could stand in, and everything since has been built on top of that map.