Divinity: Original Sin Pre-Release Thread

[Visperas]

Yes, there's bugs. It's an alpha! Despite that the game looks amazing!

 

[MicoSelva]

They're updating their build, meaning there are programmers working in the offices while the stream is under way. Some crunch. I was jealous of people working at Larian, but I'm not so sure anymore.

 

[MicoSelva]

The new build has a feature where leftover Action Points are transferred to the next turn of combat. Pretty neat idea.

 

[felipepepe]

The new build has a feature where leftover Action Points are transferred to the next turn of combat. Pretty neat idea.

Seems a bit exploitable... instead of moving, you just wait for the enemy to get closer, then attack him with 2 turns worth of APs...

 

[MicoSelva]

Yes, there should probably be some limit on that, but still, I like the idea a lot.

 

[AstroZombie]

I think you should be able to transfer 2/3 APs at most, otherwise you'll be able to exploit stuff and get 20+ APs in a turn.

I dislike the move away from Mana, too much skill/magic spamming going on right now.

 

[MicoSelva]

Spells are on cooldowns now, or at least that's how it looked.

The stream is basically over. They have decided to release the alpha next week.

 

[AstroZombie]

 

[MicoSelva]

felipepepe Swen just answered that the maximum number of AP stored for the next turn depends on character's Constitution. Nice.

 

[AstroZombie]

felipepepe Swen just answered that the maximum number of AP stored for the next turn depends on character's Constitution. Nice.

I think he said 3 APs.

 

[MicoSelva]

One more important piece of news: it is possible to join the alpha on Steam and later get the final version on GOG. The Steam version will remain in Your library, but will not work.

 

[St Antony of Padua]

I was off and on during the Twitch session. It looks great. Hopefully it will be released by the 17th. I'll have something to do over break other than studying.

 

[Zep Zepo]

Well shit, thought they would release early...guess not.

Zep--

 

[Stabwound]

Looking at alpha footage, this game looks far and away better than Wasteland 2. Can't wait.

 

[Haba]

Enjoyable stream, would watch again. Personal favourite was the multishot with a holstered bow (aka air guitar solo).

Minus point for the lack of dresses. ForkTong should take suggestions for the next stream they take.

Overall

 

[Kaldurenik]

link to twitch?

 

[St Antony of Padua]

http://www.twitch.tv/larianstudios
It's finished though.

 

[LeJosh]

link to twitch?

http://www.twitch.tv/larianstudios/b/487107742

 

[Kaldurenik]

Thanks

 

[Roguey]

In some ways this alpha looks more polished than Wasteland 2's beta, but I guess it is much longer in development, and inXile's 'early beta' is probably actually alpha.

Yah. D:OS has to be out in a little over two months and they've been working towards that release date. There's absolutely no way W2 will be in a releasable state within two months.

 

[MicoSelva]

Yah. D:OS has to be out in a little over two months and they've been working towards that release date. There's absolutely no way W2 will be in a releasable state within two months.

TBH, judging from yesterday's stream it doesn't seem likely for D:OS too to be in such a state within two months either.

 

[Horus]

They can only release public beta at best in two months.

 

[ForkTong]

too much skill/magic spamming going on right now.

I agree.

 

[Zeriel]

I am a fan of mana. Or at least some sort of not-trivially-replenished resource. i.e Vancian per-day magic as contrasted to short cooldowns. Fight against the popamole, David!

At least mana potions have to be obtained and consumed, whereas cooldowns just require you to wait until they're up again. Zero management.

 

[Arkeus]

Yeah, the change from mana to cooldowns mean that you can spam anything as much as you want, especially if you have a lot of skills. You either need to come back to a 'nicer' mana system, or do something like 'you can only learn a certain numbers of skills per intelligent thresholds' or some such.