KickStarter Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness - Tales of the Moon Cult expansion on the way

[Jedi Master Radek]

Is there an actual explanation of why it looks 90% identical to Pillars of Eternity 1?

Does it needs explanation? PoE looks gorgeous and it's a good choice to copy it's looks. Maybe copying UI is a little too much, but personally I don't care.

 

[Cryomancer]

Yep. Looks way better than PoE 1. "Can build Ice Golems from a certain (very high) level" https://www.blackgeyser.com/game-classes

Name one RPG where you can build a ice golem.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Yep. Looks way better than PoE 1. "Can build Ice Golems from a certain (very high) level" https://www.blackgeyser.com/game-classes

Name one RPG where you can build a ice golem.

Realms of Arkania HD

 

[agris]

Is there an actual explanation of why it looks 90% identical to Pillars of Eternity 1?

Does it needs explanation? PoE looks gorgeous and it's a good choice to copy it's looks. Maybe copying UI is a little too much, but personally I don't care.

Burrowed in the wet writhing mass of this thread is the black secret that is set to cause quite the explosion in these fine fora: a lot of Pillows UI art was from the asset store

:eruption:

 

[rusty_shackleford]

The UI looks a lot different now than in the earlier screenshots where it looked exactly like poe fyi.

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

Is there an actual explanation of why it looks 90% identical to Pillars of Eternity 1?

Does it needs explanation? PoE looks gorgeous and it's a good choice to copy it's looks. Maybe copying UI is a little too much, but personally I don't care.

Burrowed in the wet writhing mass of this thread is the black secret that is set to cause quite the explosion in these fine fora: a lot of Pillows UI art was from the asset store

:eruption:

I want a link so I can too erupt in a full asset store glory, Brother.

 

[agris]

I want a link so I can too erupt in a full asset store glory, Brother.

Looks like this is where I got it from, maybe AB can elaborate. Although re-reading it, it sounds like he was shooting from the hip rather than having identified an asset pack that matched.

The UI icons are kind of too basic compared to the items icons. Meanwhile the spells icons look like they were used straight out of some Unity asset pack, and it seems like PoE's icons came from the same, lol. So you have three different styles there, for those who care.

 

[AwesomeButton]

I searched for it in unity free asset libraries, but ultimately I couldn't find it.

 

[Infinitron]

It's not just the assets anyway, it's also the layout.

 

[Humbaba]

Forget about the interface, what I'm wondering is

1. Will there be guns?

2. Is the writing actually worth a shit? Don't you dare try your hand at """witty""" writing if you can't pull it off.

3. Are your companions significant to the story or are they just walking tragic backstories you can forget about after their character quest?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Don't care in the least if a game uses assets purchased from an asset store, it is a stupid argument. Oh no, they didn't pay someone to make unique UI icons! The game is ruined!
wtf

 

[Surf Solar]

I'm seriously hyped for this game. Please be good

 

[Mustawd]

I'm seriously hyped for this game. Please be good

thought this guy was dead.

 

[Johnny Biggums]

I will personally guarantee you that this game is good, or my name isn't Donald J. Tru... uh, Johnny Biggums

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Is the writing actually worth a shit? Don't you dare try your hand at """witty""" writing if you can't pull it of

CRUSHMASTER NEVER FORGET

 

[cyborgboy95]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1374930/view/2970674116321217330

After A Black Geyser Fix? Grab A Demo Key With Intel​

Ho there, adventurers!

While we put the finishing touches to our Early Access build, we're proud to announce that we've partnered with Intel[intel-draftz.overwolf.com] to give players the opportunity to grab a demo build of Black Geyser. With the clock ticking and the event opening in a few hours, you'll be able to get a key and play through the opening sections of the game: we wanted to give you all a heads-up.

How do you win a key?

Simple! Head to the page[intel-draftz.overwolf.com], follow the instructions, and as long as all the keys haven't gone, you'll get to jump into Black Geyser.

It's important to us that as many people as possible get a taste of what the game has to offer, and while the demo build isn't as vast as Early Access, we hope it gives just a glimpse of what we've been working on. Our intention here is you'll not only encourage your friends to grab a demo key, but also dive in yourself to explore Isilmerald.

We can't wait for Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness to launch into Early Access on August 26th, on Steam and GoG. We hope you'll join us on that journey: ‘Wishlist’ and ‘Follow’ us!

The Black Geyser Team

 

[agris]

Interesting, it starts at GMT+2, almost guaranteeing an Euro-centric demo player base if the keys are seriously limited.

I wonder why that is.

 

[purpleblob]

What is the difference between the demo and EA version? If the demo is shorter/specific slice of the game, I don't really see the value in it since EA will be out in a week.

 

[Jenkem]

how about they give backers their fucking keys before they start shilling for free keys for faggots

 

[purpleblob]

It looks like someone's already got the access to demo and uploaded gameplay video:

 

[Humbaba]

It looks like someone's already got the access to demo and uploaded gameplay video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_HEBV1hq_M

Oof those visuals. Switching from pre-rendered sprites to full 3D was a mistake. I hope there's an option to turn off that horrid voice acting too. Only 5 companions is

 

[Surf Solar]

Loading times upon map traversal already lower than PoE - 10/10

Those interior maps look very pretty and much more akin to Baldurs Gate. I love it.

 

[Readher]

Character models are hideous, but it's not really important in a game like this. Everything else looks great, I doubt I'll have regrets about backing this. Can't imagine the story and dialogue will end up more boring than PoE which was my only (but huge) grip with that game.

 

[Cryomancer]

Any gameplay of wintermage or necromancer? I wanna see if the spells are amazing or pillars style """balanced"""

 

[Desiderius]

Any gameplay of wintermage or necromancer? I wanna see if the spells are amazing or pillars style """balanced"""

Both