LCJr. said:
Got any links for Roshambo's project? Thought Fanmade Fallout was in a coma?
The only publicly available info is what Rosh has told us on this board. Here are some snippets:
http://www.rpgcodex.com/phpBB/viewtopic ... &start=100
"The game site will be opened AS the press-release, with a Pick-Your-Own-Path styled Comic as the introduction. The timing will be around major completion of the engine, leaving scripting work and tweaking, which will take a bit of time.
I don't foresee user maps for the main of the game, as it's story-intensive and the story is planned to change with the character's chosen direction. We are thinking of adding in a couple of "extra" games along with it, including a game similar to Rampage but with a spider-like Walking Eye.
We wrote the game preparing it for quick insertion into a game engine, with the elements pre-named and structured long before there was an engine. We have two engines we're looking at, one a base from Irrlicht, one a homebrew. The neat thing about having a few data structure gurus around is that we may even be able to use both engines at some point. That also helps for releasing the game onto, say, Linux and OpenBSD.
Synthis Process Modeler is quite a great find for our uses, from plotting story paths to AI logic, and I recommend it as a development tool. Flowcharts rule as writing and development supplements, and I could only imagine what some of the Ultimas could have been if they had used this instead of sketched flow paths.
will say that it is a personal goal to achieve a similar non-combat possibility as in Fallout. There will still be combat and danger, but you might have to run like hell if you don't want to fight. This means there is no definitive "big bad boss", but may be if you decide to play a certain way, only that once objectives are met and tasks are completed, the story can progress on. I personally planned to include Saint's favorite, Low-Int speech options, and those with a cult of personality can even become Mayor - even if they are Low-Int characters. How they become Mayor is something we hope gives a chuckle, as much of the game is social commentary.
I'll open a thread in the RPG forum later about it with some more basic info, details on what we intend, etc. I have some unpleasantness to take care of in the meantime, and then I hope I can pretty much stop wasting my time on it."
Rosh said:
Joe Krow said:
I don't need to be told what my goals are. I will ask around and take on whatever goals suit me. I will gather the information and resources I think I need to get it done and then succeed or fail. Goals can be simple or elaborate. There can be overarching quests; "become the Avatar" or "Naverinne" or what have you, but these objectives don't inforce any A to B to C on you. They develop naturally as you explore the game world.
As much as I dislike hype, this is
exactly what I miss from the Ultima games, and having worked with a good number of the Ultima and Origin crew over the years, I can state that this is exactly what I am looking to do now with my current crew of misfits and hope to bring some of this gameplay back.
"I don't recall saying post-apocalypse as a setting (though it is a setting in #3), tactical combat was meant to be stated as turn-based tactical combat, and I do believe I added a lot more than the usual press kit filler you'd see for most other games.
don't use the words "revolutionary", "new age", "new era", or anything the hype whores care to throw around. I will state, however, that some beloved parts of games like Wizardry, with their continuing story from the ending you picked in the previous game, will be similar to what we are trying to accomplish...with the whole fucking story arcs, through a trilogy. The story is planned to play out differently, and we intend truly differently, based upon the character's actions in the game. Alliances will not be a simple different ending or a few bonus items, but instead felt throughout the progression of the game once those alliances are made. We plan on focusing upon role-playing, with the protagonist even able to take the role of the main villain, if they so desire, and not in a binary method of KoTOR and Fable. Which both had static story paths as well.
An assload of writing? Yes, it has been. The trilogy has been in writing for about three years, and unfortunately only the first 1/5 of the first game can be publicly talked about, as the mere locations of the rest of the series will be a spoiler. The game is also done when it's done, meaning that it could be four to six years before it's finished, or longer, hence why the graphics are planned to be "adequate" so we could instead focus upon the story.
I still hold the Origin beliefs, that a CRPG is an interactive story (though I don't like linear stories as a CRPG has the ability to be the ULTIMATE in pick-your-own-path adventures), and should feel that way. This silly Fed-Ex bullshit of recent CRPG lameness has got to go. I am also tired of games where NPC interaction consists of "kiss their ass as much as possible". No, fuck that, be yourself and the people will respond accordingly. If you're a brute, people should respond in suit depending upon their personality, and may like or hate you for it. For one example, in Bloodlines with the Bonds Shop. Insult the owner and he thinks it's pretty funny and likes you a bit more, but too much is too far, stuff like that. Others might like even cruder behavior. Be yourself or how you want to play your character, and it should respond to you in turn.
That is our plan, and we intend to stick with it as it's the purpose for writing the game."
http://www.rpgcodex.com/phpBB/viewtopic ... 020#306020
I'll be kind and give a bit more. Science fiction, tactical combat, and a multipathing story with contextual NPC development/interaction. Meaning that the NPCs that look up to you will often try to emulate your actions and preferences, while those who are integral to the story may act differently or set different plans into motion depending upon your actions.
Since I am bringing in several newbie artists and sound composers, the graphic quality will not be anything stellar, though we do have a number of veteran programmers to help. It may be around Spiderweb and
www.ausgamedev.com in terms of graphics, as we're not putting that much focus on tweaking the graphics, but instead working on the story. When you have a story that can change depending upon the protagonist, yes it is an assload of work, but it's also a rewarding effort.
True, a player might not experience 40% of the game's assets on a single playthough, but that is what's happens when role-playing different kinds of characters is a part of planned gameplay, as replay is also highly encouraged. To give more background info, mostly, but it can also change the general story's path and resolution.
Setting-wise, I could basically give away that it's started in a domed city in the future, and from there just state that it's based upon discovery and exploration. I can tell you it's going to be hell on game help forums with the spoilers on this one, even worse than "Where can I find the water chip in Necropolis?" subject lines. Even saying where the domed city is located would be one hell of a spoiler in itself."
As for Fanmade Fallout, Dark Underlord says that they're planning to release a demo this year, and if that doesn't happen, the final game won't likely be released either.
