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Codex Interview Omega Syndrome Q&A

Saint_Proverbius

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Our interview with David Moffatt, author of Omega Syndrome. It's that nifty shareware CRPG with an eerie aliens on Earth plot and a turn based combat system.


1.) Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your background with CRPGs? Why you decided to make one?

I am a programmer by trade and my passion is programming CRPGs. I don't play CRPGs these days as I spend all of my spare time working on OS. As to my background with CRPGs I have only played a few: Wasteland, Ultima 7 & 8, Fallout 1 & 2 and Baldurs Gate. Of those games my favorites are Ultima 7 and Fallout. The game that influenced me most in terms of game play is Fallout. The game that influenced me most in terms of game engine creation is Baldurs Gate.

Several years ago I stopped playing computer games, as I no longer found them fun or interesting. At the time I thought I had grown out of them, but then I discovered Fallout and really enjoyed playing it. After the Fallout experience I realized I hadn't grown out of computer games at all, its just that very few great CRPGs are ever made. So instead of complaining about the lack of great games, I decided to learn how to make my own computer games and The Omega Syndrome is the result of those efforts.​
 

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Not all the way. He's left many things out like the non-combat skills, Charisma, etc. It's a LOT like Fallout, it's just lighter in some notable areas.
 

Azael

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SPEIAL doesn't have the same ring to it though. It's essentially a futuristic dungeon crawler then? I just love the fact that he's taken the name for the protagonist from The Simpsons, so I'll definitely check this out. Besides, it's turn-based and that must be encourage, non?
 

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I haven't worn a garter since Nixon conceded.

Without the charisma, they can call it the ALE SIP engine.
 

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