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KickStarter Knights of the Chalice 2 Thread - Augury of Chaos

Darth Canoli

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Is the game playeable yet?
I don't mind a bullshit encounter every now and then but the couple times I've tried it I had to win initiative + land my shit every fight or I get steamrolled

There's a shitload of customizable difficulty settings.
Or you can wait a couple of weeks, Pierre is working on some difficulty settings which will decrease opponents level.
And maybe more, i didn't get any news since i gave him the link to Roxor's review... :rage:

Edit : Fake news, he's working on the sprites.
 
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Is the game playeable yet?
I don't mind a bullshit encounter every now and then but the couple times I've tried it I had to win initiative + land my shit every fight or I get steamrolled

There's a shitload of customizable difficulty settings.
Or you can wait a couple of weeks, Pierre is working on some difficulty settings which will decrease opponents level.
And maybe more, i didn't get any news since i gave him the link to Roxor's review... :rage:

Edit : Fake news, he's working on the sprites.
Whelp, I'll check again in a couple months I guess
 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WWOvt2sGM8
Just got this on my feed, is he finally losing his mind?
Pierre’s a kool aid drinking classical liberal (look up what “liberal” actually means if you live in the us) and if you’re that type you assume that the stock market provides a reasonable assessment of a company or commodity’s true value through the molesting power of invisible hands or whatever. Otherwise a lot of assumptions classical economics take for granted suddenly don’t look so hot. So it must fill him with despair to see companies that have never made a dime and have demonstrated no pathways to ever making a dime rocket up in stock value forever.
 

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the stock market provides a reasonable assessment of a company or commodity’s true value

I mean this has never ever been really true, ever, but yes, I guess part of being a classical liberal is deciding to believe that it is possible

In fact, I guess if you think about it that way it is no surprise that Pierre is shocked
 

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the stock market provides a reasonable assessment of a company or commodity’s true value

I mean this has never ever been really true, ever, but yes, I guess part of being a classical liberal is deciding to believe that it is possible

In fact, I guess if you think about it that way it is no surprise that Pierre is shocked

For some values of reasonable.
 

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Update #44: KotC 2 Version 1.11 Adds High-Res Sprites For All Monsters!

Hello everyone! Version 1.11 of KotC 2 Augury of Chaos is now available for download here for both Windows and macOS. The main change is the addition of new animated sprites for monsters. Hurray! ^_^

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With the addition of monster sprites from Pioneer Valley Games, the KotC 2 file size has now increased from about 1 GB to about 2 GB. I have now assigned a sprite to all the characters and monsters.

I did my best to find a matching sprite for all the creatures even though we're missing sprites for some of them. We're missing the Giant Snake, Snakeman, Giant Frog, Evil Eye, Psionic Beetle, Rust Monster, Giant Crab, Formian, Giant Scorpion, Gorgon, Hydra, Roc, Mimic, Mummy, Gelatinous Cube, Vrock, Marilith, Mantis and Centaur. I'll hire someone to create additional sprites after the game is on Steam. Right now, I think it's better for me to focus on the other remaining things needed by the game.

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Winged characters can now have black, red, blue, green or white wings.

Skeletons deserve a special mention as they exist as both stand-alone monster sprites and modular character sprites. Modular sprites are for characters, they are designed to allow the display of weapons and armour on top of the character's body.

You'll find the 'Skeleton' option in the list of body types, which can be found either in the editor when you look at the Creature Properties screen and click on the 'Sprite' button, or in the character sheet of party members when you click on the token image in the top-left corner of the sheet (out of combat).

In addition to sprites, I've added hundreds of new dialogue icons that can be accessed within the Script Editor. Those icons are displayed in the top-left corner of the screen when talking to NPCs.

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Now that the game has sprites for both characters and monsters, it can be played from start to finish with the 'Display Creatures Using Animated Sprites' option turned on.

Of course, I did some combat tests yesterday and I noticed a bunch of graphical glitches when playing with the sprites, such as the Confusion effect being displayed on the legs of a character rather than the head, or the 'item destruction' text being displayed right on top of the name of the item being destroyed. I will fix these issues soon, together with a bug I've just noticed when the AI uses the Slide action.

I also noticed an issue with player-character pathfinding in version 1.10. I've fixed it in version 1.11.

Some of the game options were somewhat hidden in version 1.10. I've added drop-down icons in the game-options screen in order to make it clearer that for some options, such as accelerated combat, you need to click on the option to display a selection box with the various choices.

Also, the Windows installer will now allow you to specify the installation path.

Let's try to reach 1,000 subscribers on Youtube this year!
It would be very cool to reach this target as I'd like to upload short podcasts from time to time, as long as it's easy and fun for me. I've already uploaded one and I've already recorded three or four more to upload a bit later. They will cover a wide range of topics, but I expect mainly investment/making money, healthy foods/compounds/extracts, CRPG design/development/marketing, and manga/anime/books/series. Of course, I will also keep using the channel for posting future KotC 2 videos.

Next Steps for Knights of the Chalice 2
Now that I've finished the big work on sprites, I can focus on much more interesting stuff.

  • Add the new content in the village map and a few extra quests in chapter 2 and 3.
  • Add the main difficulty slider and the two new options (more campfires, easier encounters).
  • Implement the Barbarian Class upgrade. Add local-map screen. Add features suggested in forum.
  • Create the tutorial module. Add module-creation info in guidebook. Fix any remaining bugs.
  • Add feat-selection recommendations. Add the new feats / items / spells / features as promised.
  • Read & reply on HeroicFantasyGames.com forums, Discord server and here on Kickstarter.
  • Add backer names to the KotC 2 Credits Screen as appropriate, and assign forum labels for backers.
  • Continue working on the Steam page for KotC 2 and start working on the Steam version of KotC 2.
Do you like the game's new graphics? How about the Ultra Accelerated Combat option, do you use it and is it fast enough for you? Are you creating a new module and would you like to sell it through the 5-5-5 User Module offer? Have you found a really annoying bug and I seem to be completely oblivious about it? Feel free to post any comment here or in the forums, or email me at enquiries@heroicfantasygames.com.

Thank You For Your Support, Brave Warriors, Mighty Paladins and Wise Wizards of the Realm! Enjoy! :)
 

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There is some sprite packs out there, you can find one on the official forums, i don't like them much but you should check them out and Pierre is working on sprites as we speak.
 

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On one hand, it's good to see that the game is apparently getting better. Who knows, it might even be worth replaying in a year. On the other, the asshat promised a finished product from the get-go and what we got was an early beta at best. Is he even developing the other two modules right now, or is he eating through the funds while the fixing the first?
 

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On one hand, it's good to see that the game is apparently getting better. Who knows, it might even be worth replaying in a year. On the other, the asshat promised a finished product from the get-go and what we got was an early beta at best. Is he even developing the other two modules right now, or is he eating through the funds while the fixing the first?
The third option: he's neither developing the next modules or fixing the first.
 

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On one hand, it's good to see that the game is apparently getting better. Who knows, it might even be worth replaying in a year. On the other, the asshat promised a finished product from the get-go and what we got was an early beta at best. Is he even developing the other two modules right now, or is he eating through the funds while the fixing the first?
The third option: he's neither developing the next modules or fixing the first.
Yeah, my guess is he is still trying to beat the module for the first time without cheats. Can't fix the final boss fight if you've never seen it.
 

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On one hand, it's good to see that the game is apparently getting better. Who knows, it might even be worth replaying in a year. On the other, the asshat promised a finished product from the get-go and what we got was an early beta at best. Is he even developing the other two modules right now, or is he eating through the funds while the fixing the first?

What do you think?
He's a one man team and he didn't release the game publicly yet, do you think he's working on the sequels?

He's working on the sprites, which will be used for all the modules and of course, he'll be polishing Augury until release and probably beyond.

So what? You think Augury was rushed and of course, he should rush the other modules even more?
 

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It was more of a rhetoric question, of course I know he's using the funds to finish Augury, and that's my gripe with it: he promised a finished module, not the half-baked, untested bullshit he delivered, so you'll understand my feeling ripped-off. And this isn't polishing by any means, what he's doing right now is finishing it to the minimum acceptable levels; polishing is something else entirely.

You can keep defending him as much as you want, but there's a reason why everybody else is pissed.
 

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I enjoyed my time with Kotc2, albeit in a sadomazochistic and ocd-filled romp.
I dont regret backing it, but Pierre sure was a lying sack of shit and dishonest about the state of the game at release. Any apologist making up excuses for him about it is straight up delusional.
 

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I didn't expect anything, most kickstarter don't even deliver a game let alone a completed one and he's going to deliver it and the modules he promised.

Complaining about kickstarter money is like complaining about all the money you lost in a casino.

You just sound like children complaining because diner is not served yet...
 

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I didn't expect anything, most kickstarter don't even deliver a game let alone a completed one and he's going to deliver it and the modules he promised.

Complaining about kickstarter money is like complaining about all the money you lost in a casino.

You just sound like children complaining because diner is not served yet...

People like you are the reason Pierre and other dipshit devs can act the way they do, and not be held accountable for their actions.
And please dont give me that "children complaining" bullshit, Frenchie in his kickstarter flat-out LIED that the 1st module is done, as in 1.0 version done, what he delivered was an early beta at best.
You people are the worst, getting buttfucked over and over by douchebags that you so feverishly keep defending, have you got no dignity? Jeez
 

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Seriously? Man you are such an apologist ... Defending Pierre's lies and gamestate on release with arguments like "but guise, everyone is doing it!" is just lame
 

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