First, engine doesn't tell you much about the game (only about the tech side and the game's chances to be completed in 18 months) and the fact that Fargo is going with Unity and Obsidian with a mystery engine doesn't tell us anything at all.
You have a weird concept of something and nothing. Obsidian has been pretty vague about their plans on 2D-backgrounds 3D-models and the specific choice for engine can be pretty damn relevant, as you only just argued yourself a few posts up. It doesn't have to be. Picking between Unity and Unigine is pretty irrelevant. But it can be pretty damn relevant if we're resurrecting old Troika engines as you hope.
Two options here.
A) Obsidian will go with Unity or the like, which will place them in the same boat at Fargo.
B) Obsidian will go with an existing engine, which will place them ahead of Fargo.
Neither decision will affect the mechanics and the setting details.
Edit: well, fuck me. It's Unity.
Second, that static display is nothing but modeling art.
Yes. How is that not way, way more than what Obsidian's shown?
I've never doubted that Fargo & Co will be able to model some shit and put it on a map. Similarly, I don't doubt that Obsidian will able to do the same. Thus, seeing these models doesn't tell me anything about the game as I've already knew it's isometric and had no reasons to doubt it.
I want to know about how shit
works.
You may have missed the vision document, I guess?
Didn't. Told me next to nothing.
Mechanics? We know how WL2's camera will work in world and town maps.
I wouldn't call camera controls game mechanics.
We know the combat system will emulate JA2/F:Tactics.
Which aspects would it emulate? JA2's combat was "the best evar", Tactics was "ok, I suppose", so that's quite a range.
don't really know dick about the character system for either game. We know a lot more about WL2's setting and story since we know your faction, how the game starts and moves into the second phase, how it partially takes place in the same area as WL1 and we know where the new area is (LA and surroundings) and that it's bleaker (not a ton of details because that'd be story spoilers, obv, gotta draw the line somewhere).
I agree that it's not a lot of details. Bleaker means nothing, as it can mean just about anything. So, basically, what we know about the game, we know because it's a sequel to Wasteland.
Now, rewind a bit. You made a clearly ridiculous statement about knowing more about Eternity now. That is a patent absurdity. However, I will assume your point was that inXile has been very uncommunicative. If that's the point, I agree, and happen to only recently have mailed Fargo about that. I think they're doing a poor job talking about their game. And they need to ramp it up sooner rather than later. That doesn't make your statement any less absurd.
Fargo's been very uncommunicative. Considering that he promised to run everything by the community, it's kind of strange, but whatever. It's not about Fargo. So, what has been revealed by Obsidian:
- party size, set formations, ability to add custom ones, temporary party members
- character system that we allegedly know dick about: class-based, has races and sub-races, has stats, traits, skills, and talents.
- companions: tied to the conflict, can open new plot branches, create conflicts; also one per class.
- races: traditional and non-traditional (godlike and 'odd' ); different physiological factors play a role
- souls play a role - a lot of fairly detailed info that makes it easy to see how souls are integrated into the setting, the story, and gameplay.
- technology vs magic angle explained
- main quest explained
- next update: promised to talk about non-combat skills and classes.
I consider that a lot, but maybe it's just me.
I think it's pretty Obvious DU didn't particularly feel like doing this fundraiser at all.
