Divinity: Original Sin 2 Early Access Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Lacrymas]

There is no such thing as a "fantasy RPG soundtrack" unless you call generic garbage that. It was obvious that this guy couldn't have replaced Kirill, the first indication being a lack of formal musical education which can't be ignored. Kirill graduated from one of the best academies in the world - the Moscow Conservatory, specializing in composition, and that's quite an achievement on its own. The amount of musical knowledge and skill he gained there would've been astounding. The new guy can't even dream of being on the same level.

 

[Black]

If only Kirill had an elf to eat his corpse

 

[Vibalist]

I wonder if they'll reuse some of Kirill's older pieces, like they did in the first D:OS, where music from almost all the prior Divinity games featured at some point, or if it's just going to be the new guy all the way through.

 

[SniperHF]

I wonder if they'll reuse some of Kirill's older pieces, like they did in the first D:OS, where music from almost all the prior Divinity games featured at some point, or if it's just going to be the new guy all the way through.

They only did that to the extent they did because Kirill got sick AFAIK. It wouldn't surprise me if they toss a couple tracks in there though.

 

[V_K]

one of the best academies in the world - the Moscow Conservatory

 

[DeepOcean]

It is like some bizarre voice in my head directing my actions.

Now you know how the average serial murder feels.

 

[Lacrymas]

The Moscow Conservatory might not be the most ...progressive of academies, but they are going to educate you extremely well in the more conservative side of music. Kirill's music can't ever be said that it's avant-garde anyway, but it is structured, defined and shows a disciplined hand.

 

[Lucky]

So if I'm reading this right, there's no option to change the combat speed because of the problems it might cause with the multiplayer? Why not make it a singleplayer-only setting then?

 

[gaussgunner]

Hopefully they haven't tinkered with the game engine too much since EE.
Is there a Data\MainLSF.pak file?
Can Norbyte's DOS EE ExportTool extract it?
Does it contain \Data\Public\Shared\RootTemplates\player.lsf? .lsb? .lsx?

If the EE hex edit mod doesn't work, try the other mod where you convert to XML and back.

 

[Roguey]

So if I'm reading this right, there's no option to change the combat speed because of the problems it might cause with the multiplayer? Why not make it a singleplayer-only setting then?

It still affects people who have their party separated with one group in combat and one group not.

 

[deama]

So if I'm reading this right, there's no option to change the combat speed because of the problems it might cause with the multiplayer? Why not make it a singleplayer-only setting then?

Speed hacking it so far is the only foreseeable option; though I think there's some other way with ini tweaks I heard?

 

[Lucky]

It still affects people who have their party separated with one group in combat and one group not.

It would be an optional setting, so I don't see a problem with that even if it might look weird at times, as long as it doesn't actually break the game.

Speed hacking it so far is the only foreseeable option; though I think there's some other way with ini tweaks I heard?

Does it play well that way?

 

[Bubbles]

Speed hacking can have undesired side effects though - like in Underrail, where it also causes shop inventories to refresh faster (pretty imbalancing really). The only proper course of action is to implement a movement and/or combat speed slider directly as an in-game option, which might take quite a bit of work and necessitate major changes in the game's mechanics. At least D:OS 2 is nowhere near as bad as Underrail when it comes to time wasting back-and-forth trips.

 

[Grotesque]

 

[Bubbles]

I also like that the combat encounters in D:OS 2 are relatively rare, obviously handcrafted, and quite distinct from each other. This might change later in the game (or later in Early Access?), but for now it makes for a pleasant contrast to the horrors of PoE.

 

[Black]

which might take quite a bit of work and necessitate major changes in the game's mechanics.

Good thing it's in early access so they can work on that stuff.

 

[deama]

Does it play well that way?

Worked fine for me back in DOS, I think I used 2x? Or 3x? I don't remember...

Speed hacking can have undesired side effects though - like in Underrail, where it also causes shop inventories to refresh faster (pretty imbalancing really). The only proper course of action is to implement a movement and/or combat speed slider directly as an in-game option, which might take quite a bit of work and necessitate major changes in the game's mechanics. At least D:OS 2 is nowhere near as bad as Underrail when it comes to time wasting back-and-forth trips.

Yeah not many devs like are able to add in speed sliders; it's a real shame too.

 

[V_K]

The Moscow Conservatory might not be the most ...progressive of academies, but they are going to educate you extremely well in the more conservative side of music

I just happen to know more than a handful of people who study, graduated from or work there, and they're a bit less enthusiastic. There are people to learn from at MC, sure (even for the more avant-garde oriented), but it's largely up to the student, there's literally no "quality control" so to speak. The entrance competition at the composition department has been largely nonexistant in the past few years, and you have to try really hard to get expelled. So I wouldn't treat MC diploma as a seal of excellence, really.

 

[SniperHF]

Oh we're doing this again...
"Character poses seem a bit ridiculous - esp female"

 

[Lacrymas]

I just happen to know more than a handful of people who study, graduated from or work there, and they're a bit less enthusiastic. There are people to learn from at MC, sure (even for the more avant-garde oriented), but it's largely up to the student, there's literally no "quality control" so to speak. The entrance competition at the composition department has been largely nonexistant in the past few years, and you have to try really hard to get expelled. So I wouldn't treat MC diploma as a seal of excellence, really.

I didn't actually know this. Weird. I don't know if that's relevant to Kirill though, since he graduated over 30 years ago. Has this been going on for long?

 

[V_K]

Can't say, my data is only for the current century.
My point was less about Kirill and more that if they hired another MC graduate in his place, that wouldn't be a guarantee that DOS2 music would be any good.

 

[Lacrymas]

Oh we're doing this again...
"Character poses seem a bit ridiculous - esp female"

I've always been of two minds regarding this topic. On one hand, I love sexy people (who doesn't?) and there is a place for all kinds of fantasies in all mediums, but on the other I feel a little creeped out when they are too obviously tittilating, kinda like Bioware romances. More cringe than creeped out maybe. It's also about how seriously you want people to take your whatever. If I see an almost-nude chick spread-eagle on a cover/char-gen I'll immediately not take it seriously. It's about trust-worthiness (of the creator, not the chick) and context, it's kinda hard to explain. Can you imagine Kreia (imagine her younger) parading around in Leia's slave girl outfit on the cover? Yeah, no. Not to mention that it will be completely out of character.

I'm not saying sexy people can't be taken seriously or be competent/intelligent, I'm saying it depends on the context and presentation.

 

[Lucky]

Speed hacking can have undesired side effects though - like in Underrail, where it also causes shop inventories to refresh faster (pretty imbalancing really). The only proper course of action is to implement a movement and/or combat speed slider directly as an in-game option, which might take quite a bit of work and necessitate major changes in the game's mechanics. At least D:OS 2 is nowhere near as bad as Underrail when it comes to time wasting back-and-forth trips.

I get that, that's why I'm hoping for it to be properly implemented rather than having to resort to messing around with the game myself. It's the only quality of life addition that I really want to see, because of how much having no control over slow combat speed can kill the pace in a game. It's kind of like voiced dialogue that can't be skipped, while you already read all the text and just want to get on with it.

Worked fine for me back in DOS, I think I used 2x? Or 3x? I don't remember...

Hopefully it'll work here as well then, though I hope it won't be necessary.

 

[Black]

Well, thankfully, we have sjws moving in to police tabletop games now too!

OFFENDING ART:

 

[Lacrymas]

Ah, it's an SJW "issue", I get it now. Talking about not taking seriously, that's a thing that shouldn't be :p

Whether Larian should cover up any sexy bits is up to them. Maybe that's one reason Chris decided to work on the undead origin. I see some RPGs trying to go back to continue the "Conan the Barbarian aesthetics" of almost nude dudes and chicks with big swords and all that jazz, but it's very tired and old by this point. Well, you could spin it and say that you are doing it to evoke and use the traditions (kinda like neoclassicism) of RPGs in order to present a worldview contrary to that of SJWs, but that's going way too deep for many devs :p You also have to twist it a bit though, not just ape it completely.