Game News Lionheart screenshots

[Saint_Proverbius]

Tags: Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

Thanks to <b>Jessica Urquhart</b>, the <a href="http://www.blackisle.com">Black Isle</a> PR and web girl, we have some loverly <A href="http://www.rpgcodex.com/gallery.php?game=lionheart">screenshots</a> of <a href="http://lionheart.blackisle.com">Lionheart</a>, including one of the <A href="http://www.rpgcodex.com/screenshot.php?game=lionheart&shot=1">character interface</a> and <A href="http://www.rpgcodex.com/screenshot.php?game=lionheart&shot=0">inventory screen</a>, which I don't think anyone has seen before. Well, anyone outside of <A href="http://www.blackisle.com">Black Isle</a> and <a href="http://www.reflexive.net">Reflexive</a>, that is.
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<div align="center"><a href="http://www.rpgcodex.com/gallery.php?game=lionheart"><img src="http://www.rpgcodex.com/images/screenshots/lionheart/2003-03-04-screen01tb.jpg" height="150" width="200"> <img src="http://www.rpgcodex.com/images/screenshots/lionheart/2003-03-04-screen02tb.jpg" height="150" width="200"></a></div>
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<b>PS</b> Thanks to <b>Calis</b> for writing that little script for the screenshots. He wrote it a few months ago, but I never bothered using it - <i>until now</i>.

 

[Jed]

What the hell is that fucking blue thing?

 

[Spazmo]

Interesting inventory thing, although I do hope they show a grid in the final version to make inventory manipulation easier.

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

What the hell is that fucking blue thing?

I have no idea, which is why I called it Smurf Golem.

 

[Jed]

An apt title, though Big Blue Boots of Doom might also suffice...

 

[Eric Dallaire]

What the hell is that fucking blue thing?

I have no idea, which is why I called it Smurf Golem.

Smurf you!

 

[Jed]

What the hell is that fucking blue thing?

I have no idea, which is why I called it Smurf Golem.

Smurf you!

Care to clue us in, Mr. Dallaire?

 

[Eric Dallaire]

What the hell is that fucking blue thing?

I have no idea, which is why I called it Smurf Golem.

Smurf you!

Care to clue us in, Mr. Dallaire?

It is actually a type golem, though it looks like the particle effects are not firing off in the screenshot. It is not a minion of Gargomel (sp), however.

 

[Azael]

It is actually a type golem, though it looks like the particle effects are not firing off in the screenshot. It is not a minion of Gargomel (sp), however.

Gargamel. :wink:

Out of curiousity, will the items appear that big in the inventory? Looks like it will take up a lot of space on the screen just to look at a helmet.

 

[Sabotai]

Looks to me that the inventory is split up in different categories. Armor, weapons potions etc.

With 5 categories and with up to 15-20 (estimate) different items per category, that's quite a lot of items and in this way easily categorized.

I actually like the items that big. Seems to me like some cleverly thought out inventory system which also looks pretty good. Waaaaaay better than you know what....

 

[Eric Dallaire]

It is actually a type golem, though it looks like the particle effects are not firing off in the screenshot. It is not a minion of Gargomel (sp), however.

Gargamel. :wink:

Out of curiousity, will the items appear that big in the inventory? Looks like it will take up a lot of space on the screen just to look at a helmet.

Yes, items will be fairly large in the interface. We added All, Armor, Weapons, Misc, and Quest Item tabs so that you can switch bewteen your general inventory and see everything at once or toggle for those other types I mentioned.

 

[triCritical]

Hey Eric, can you explain what is wrong with the inventory window.

It looks like a volumetric system, but the armor takes nearly the same amount of room as a helm. Or will there be a slider such that volumetric inventory will not be taken into consideration ala Fallout?

 

[Section8]

but the armor takes nearly the same amount of room as a helm

What, you mean the average human head isn't as big as a torso? I've been watching too much Bert Newton.

 

[Azael]

Hard to tell from that screenshot alone if it's a volumetric inventory system or not (I hope not, but I doubt it since I have a hard time believing that anyone would make such a system where a helmet took as much room as a chainmail shirt.

 

[Eric Dallaire]

Hey Eric, can you explain what is wrong with the inventory window.

It looks like a volumetric system, but the armor takes nearly the same amount of room as a helm. Or will there be a slider such that volumetric inventory will not be taken into consideration ala Fallout?

The inventory limits are purely based on encumberace. The size of the icons don't matter for your available space - some items are abstractly bigger than they should be to show off detail. We added the inventory tabs because the main inventory window does get crowded as you become the standard fantasy game packrat.

If you go over your encumberance limit, you walk slower and slower. That's pretty much it.

 

[Spazmo]

Ah, well that's nice. So then the inventory window can scroll down into infinify, provided you have enough items for it?

 

[Eric Dallaire]

Ah, well that's nice. So then the inventory window can scroll down into infinify, provided you have enough items for it?

To infinity. And beyond!

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Thank God its weight based. God Damn thats a relief

 

[Deathy]

I've always argued that a volume and weight based inventory system would be the best way to handle things.
I'm not referring to volume as it was handled in Diablo, however.
A system that had two stats, maximum carry weight (based on strength or like statistic) and maximum carry volume (based on what kind of pack you own) would work a lot better than some of the systems you see where a character is able to carry a lot more than he could possibly fit in his pack.

 

[Azael]

I've always argued that a volume and weight based inventory system would be the best way to handle things.
I'm not referring to volume as it was handled in Diablo, however.
A system that had two stats, maximum carry weight (based on strength or like statistic) and maximum carry volume (based on what kind of pack you own) would work a lot better than some of the systems you see where a character is able to carry a lot more than he could possibly fit in his pack.

As long as such a system can be handled without me having to micromanage my inventory, I wouldn't mind it.

 

[Rayt]

I've always argued that a volume and weight based inventory system would be the best way to handle things.
I'm not referring to volume as it was handled in Diablo, however.
A system that had two stats, maximum carry weight (based on strength or like statistic) and maximum carry volume (based on what kind of pack you own) would work a lot better than some of the systems you see where a character is able to carry a lot more than he could possibly fit in his pack.

But if you carry a huge backpack to carry the phat l3wt, you should get attack penalties, I think. Or say if it's D&D, you get a huge panalty for trip checks.

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

but the armor takes nearly the same amount of room as a helm

What, you mean the average human head isn't as big as a torso? I've been watching too much Bert Newton.

Hah

Well, a stimpack isn't as big as a minigun either.. At least, I hope they aren't. :D

 

[chrisbeddoes]

Maybe different sizes backpacks could exist and they backpacks would be considered equipment .

Bigger backpacks would slow you down and require more dexterity and would increase you chance to be hit and lessen your chances for stealth playing but they would enable you to carry more stuff.

Maybe magical backpacks could exist too.

So small size backup
Does not slow you down .Has 10 spaces for inventory .
b) Medium size backup .No stealth penalty
Slows you down 5 % .Has 15 spaces for inventory. Requires 4 dex.
No stealth penalty
c)Big size backup
Slows you down 10 % .Has 20 spaces for inventory. Requires 6 dex.
Penalize 25 % your stealth skill.
d) Extra big size backup
Slows you down 12 % .Has 30 spaces for inventory . Requires 6 dex. Requires 6 strength. Stop's you from using stealth skill.


You can only use 1 backpack.



Magical backpacks could have 4 magical modes

a) Easy less requirements
b) Backpack of the feather: reduces weight
c) Backpack of the spy: Does not penalise your stealthy skills.
d) Backpack of plenty . Gives you 10 more space for carrying stuff.