KickStarter Hibernaculum - sci-fi survival horror dungeon crawler from Wormwood Studios' Victor Pflug

[vitellus]

LOOKS like but Idk about gameplay. The art is great.

me and scorn definitely. if it wasn't...whatever they made and just made a skyrim ripoff in that world, it'd be my favorite game ever. since the devs last game was a point-and-click i am dubious until i see some long form gameplay without someone giving commentary so we can see how the game works.

 

[luj1]

Ye gotta be careful with these "style over substance" games

 

[Victor Pflug]

oh no rpg codex ? ! ?

May he get fucked to death by giant transsexual octodick (octopus with 8 giant dicks). I hope he bleeds like conformist pig he is

I spit on his grave where his woke corpse rots and shit on his woke games. Shizo your meds is bullet to the head

/Thread Unfollowed

I read on another thread here that "game devs hate gamers & games".

Let me be clear - I don't hate anyone here even when they tell me to KYS & honestly that is pretty sick esp considering my mum committed suicide shortly before I started Primordia (which in hindsight was begun as a way of dealing with my grief over that loss) but I think they knew that. I think it was designed to be hurtful. People who try to bring you down are also the ones who will kick you when you're down & laugh - which I've also had happen IRL so this stuff just... Doesn't hurt as much as real jackboots I'm afraid.

Be nice to each other & game devs pls.

We work hard to make stuff you like.

We love games more than life itself in some instances so don't get it twisted.

 

[Victor Pflug]

Ye gotta be careful with these "style over substance" games

There needs to be thread for Hiber & my work that collects ONLY comments that will age absolutely terribly.

 

[ColonelMace]

before I started Primordia (which in hindsight was begun as a way of dealing with my grief over that loss)

Sad to read about that. Primordia was a great experience though. I'm fairly certain we're many out there who feel grateful for it.

 

[Dadd]

Sharing some of the game's mechanics would be more useful than snide comments

 

[luj1]

Ye gotta be careful with these "style over substance" games

There needs to be thread for Hiber & my work that collects ONLY comments that will age absolutely terribly.

Make a gameplay trailer then?

 

[luj1]

LOOKS like but Idk about gameplay. The art is great.

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me and scorn definitely. if it wasn't...whatever they made and just made a skyrim ripoff in that world, it'd be my favorite game ever. since the devs last game was a point-and-click i am dubious until i see some long form gameplay without someone giving commentary so we can see how the game works.

I know what you mean

Games such as Scorn, Disco Elysium, Copper Dreams (and potentially this) are good examples of a fine art direction + paper thin gameplay

Space Wreck kinda too

 

[luj1]

Infinitroon why are you deleting our posts? There were like 10 posts you deleted

 

[King Crispy]

He didn't delete them, I Retardo'd them.

And if you keep shitting up threads in our Gaming forums I'm going to Retardo you, luj1.

 

[Sibelius]

Do we at least know if this is real time or turn based? Surely at least gameplay fundamentals like that have been agreed?

 

[Tyranicon]

Do we at least know if this is real time or turn based? Surely at least gameplay fundamentals like that have been agreed?

IIRC they said it was real-time earlier in the thread, to which a lot of codexers got really butthurt angry over, but that was a long time ago.

 

[Mortmal]

Do we at least know if this is real time or turn based? Surely at least gameplay fundamentals like that have been agreed?

IIRC they said it was real-time earlier in the thread, to which a lot of codexers got really butthurt angry over, but that was a long time ago.

It's a simple game, reminiscent of titles like Elvira or Waxwork if you remember those from the Amiga 500 era. Of course, it makes sense for it to be real-time as the combat is simplistic; it's all about the atmosphere and puzzles. Asking for it to be turn-based is the usual retardation you can see around here, from hypocrites who don't play either genre in any case.

 

[Harthwain]

It's a simple game, reminiscent of titles like Elvira or Waxwork if you remember those from the Amiga 500 era. Of course, it makes sense for it to be real-time as the combat is simplistic; it's all about the atmosphere and puzzles. Asking for it to be turn-based is the usual retardation you can see around here, from hypocrites who don't play either genre in any case.

Eh, it is a bit different from that. I understand that people like turn-based over real-time, because in turn-based you can go at your own pace. That said, the game will be in real-time for two reasons: the games that inspired it were in real-time and it would be easy to abuse a turn-based system to keep moving away from enemies, undermining the danger that comes with encountering them.

Personally I don't mind real-time games, as long as they come with a pause feature of sorts. Exactly because I enjoy playing my games without having to have high APM. I got enough of that experience playing highly competitive Warcraft 3 in multiplayer (and other fast-paced games). If I want to play something action-y, then it won't be a base-building game nor something where you move on cell-to-cell basis.

 

[Non-Edgy Gamer]

The Twitter profile is concerning, but not proof of anything. I really don't care if a game dev loves faggots or hates them. I care if he sows LGBT propaganda into his product or not.

Putting tranny or gender theory bullshit is where I draw the line and I don't see evidence of that here.

The only exceptions I make are when devs repeatedly shill propaganda to their customers, or when one of them turns out to be a pedo. But again, I'm not seeing evidence of that here.

Then again, I didn't see evidence of that with BG3 either. Never preordering again lol.

 

[Mortmal]

The Twitter profile is concerning, but not proof of anything. I really don't care if a game dev loves faggots or hates them. I care if he sows LGBT propaganda into his product or not.

Putting tranny or gender theory bullshit is where I draw the line and I don't see evidence of that here.

The only exceptions I make are when devs repeatedly shill propaganda to their customers, or when one of them turns out to be a pedo. But again, I'm not seeing evidence of that here.

Then again, I didn't see evidence of that with BG3 either. Never preordering again lol.

I don't remember reading anything political in Primordia, so there's no reason to believe there's any agenda here either. What I remember was an adventure reminiscent of the 90s, and well worth playing. I'm okay with everything as long as nothing is forced and there's no moralization of the customers.

 

[Infinitron]

Quick lighthearted unveil video for our newly implemented character generator - which rapidly then descends into lame pop culture reference and general irreverence.

Apologies for the video de-syncing not sure how that happened exactly but it will be sorted for next time but for now - enjoy!

Be seeing you

 

[Alienman]

Very TFTD-esque music.

 

[mindx2]

The Twitter profile is concerning, but not proof of anything. I really don't care if a game dev loves faggots or hates them. I care if he sows LGBT propaganda into his product or not.

Putting tranny or gender theory bullshit is where I draw the line and I don't see evidence of that here.

The only exceptions I make are when devs repeatedly shill propaganda to their customers, or when one of them turns out to be a pedo. But again, I'm not seeing evidence of that here.

Then again, I didn't see evidence of that with BG3 either. Never preordering again lol.

I don't remember reading anything political in Primordia, so there's no reason to believe there's any agenda here either. What I remember was an adventure reminiscent of the 90s, and well worth playing. I'm okay with everything as long as nothing is forced and there's no moralization of the customers.

I look at that stuff being added by devs to their profiles as +2 ring of protection against the online Out-Rage Complex Syndicate (or ORCS). Put it on then forget it and your life's actual work (the game!) can continue instead of waging a never ending battle against the ORCS. As long as it's not a focus of their online presence, and Victor Pflug doesn't seem very interested in even talking about it (smart), then it gets a

from me.

 

[sser]

What's up with the mega-niche microphone? + the hat gave a strong CB radio vibe.

Does age have much function outside of the thresholds (50/80)?

Curious if this would be better with just 3 buttons like Young - Middle-Aged - Old vs. clicking age button a bunch or if each digit has some impact.

 

[Non-Edgy Gamer]

I look at that stuff being added by devs to their profiles as +2 ring of protection against the online Out-Rage Complex Syndicate

You mean a capitulation. An "I won't stand in your way, please bully me last!" sign. Except they could just not weigh in either way and not answer any questions about it.

In the video above, I notice there's no sex selection option on character creation - whether because the character is assumed to be male, or to leave it ambiguous. Sort of like that, but on a Twitter profile.

 

[Victor Pflug]

Sharing some of the game's mechanics would be more useful than snide comments

Yeah I gotta watch myself. Games obv MUCH more important than dramatic bs - I'm sure you all are aware of the drama thread that has been dedicated to me here on Codex.

That thread mentions (in my quoted response) the likely reason why I can be a little abrasive at times here.

It's pretty hard seeing the lies these people are saying about me and my work - so making Hiber at the same time as dealing with that obv takes it's toll. Appreciate you all bearing with me though.

Also, thank you for the other nice comments - many of your questions are being answered on YT currently regarding game mechanics etc.

New vid goes up today, too.

 

[Infinitron]

A brief overview of the Mutoid portrait generator for Hibernaculum's Character Generator. We go off topic somewhat - but to quote Christopher Hitchens - at least it's progress of a kind.

 

[Serus]

It's a simple game, reminiscent of titles like Elvira or Waxwork if you remember those from the Amiga 500 era. Of course, it makes sense for it to be real-time as the combat is simplistic; it's all about the atmosphere and puzzles. Asking for it to be turn-based is the usual retardation you can see around here, from hypocrites who don't play either genre in any case.

Eh, it is a bit different from that. I understand that people like turn-based over real-time, because in turn-based you can go at your own pace. That said, the game will be in real-time for two reasons: the games that inspired it were in real-time and it would be easy to abuse a turn-based system to keep moving away from enemies, undermining the danger that comes with encountering them.

Personally I don't mind real-time games, as long as they come with a pause feature of sorts. Exactly because I enjoy playing my games without having to have high APM. I got enough of that experience playing highly competitive Warcraft 3 in multiplayer (and other fast-paced games). If I want to play something action-y, then it won't be a base-building game nor something where you move on cell-to-cell basis.

Inspire it != copy mechanics 1:1. In general, real-time is easier to abuse in dungeon crawler games compared to turn-based but both can be broken. In any case, your point is moot.

 

[Victor Pflug]

What's up with the mega-niche microphone? + the hat gave a strong CB radio vibe.

Forget if I answered this but it's a 1970's mini reel-to-reel recorder with it's own mic. Gets good diode distortion/fuzz & hey costs less than a Yeti or whatever kids use these days.

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Does age have much function outside of the thresholds (50/80)?

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Curious if this would be better with just 3 buttons like Young - Middle-Aged - Old vs. clicking age button a bunch or if each digit has some impact.

Not a bad idea actually but yeah - we did want to add more to the age mechanics outside those ranges. There are also other things that get effected unseen in the CHAR GEN though so - gotta weigh the cost benefits. If being 230 years old helps role playing - it may be then.

It's a simple game, reminiscent of titles like Elvira or Waxwork if you remember those from the Amiga 500 era. Of course, it makes sense for it to be real-time as the combat is simplistic; it's all about the atmosphere and puzzles. Asking for it to be turn-based is the usual retardation you can see around here, from hypocrites who don't play either genre in any case.

Eh, it is a bit different from that. I understand that people like turn-based over real-time, because in turn-based you can go at your own pace. That said, the game will be in real-time for two reasons: the games that inspired it were in real-time and it would be easy to abuse a turn-based system to keep moving away from enemies, undermining the danger that comes with encountering them.

Personally I don't mind real-time games, as long as they come with a pause feature of sorts. Exactly because I enjoy playing my games without having to have high APM. I got enough of that experience playing highly competitive Warcraft 3 in multiplayer (and other fast-paced games). If I want to play something action-y, then it won't be a base-building game nor something where you move on cell-to-cell basis.

Inspire it != copy mechanics 1:1. In general, real-time is easier to abuse in dungeon crawler games compared to turn-based but both can be broken. In any case, your point is moot.

To be honest Arcancum completely broke for me when I realized I could scum switch realtime/turn based back in the day.

Might be a good time to reiterate my philosophy is basic;

Elvira felt atmospheric - keep.

I like EoB combat best - keep.

ADnD 2e was my edition in high school - use.

Lastly - make something unique because if not what's the point.