KickStarter INSOMNIA: The Ark - dieselpunk sci-fi action-RPG set on a decaying space station

[Modron]

Denuvo + Starforce + CD key check + online only + windows store exclusive + games for windows live + code wheel + lenslok + story in manual

 

[Kem0sabe]

So patch 3 got merged with patch 4 that got merged with patch 5. Curious what number it will be once it come out.

Game will still show version 1.0

 

[toro]

So patch 3 got merged with patch 4 that got merged with patch 5. Curious what number it will be once it come out.

Game will still show version 1.0

It's a lie.

I'm retarded.

 

[Tweed]

How bout them keybinds?

 

[toro]

How bout them keybinds?

Privileged PC scum.

 

[Jenkem]

I am going to play the fuck out of this game once they patch it.

 

[Haba]

I am going to play the fuck out of this game once they patch it.

See you in 2020 then.

 

[Rahdulan]

Eurojank is a term used by the idiots who use a gamepad to play stuff that was designed with glorious PC and keyboard in mind.

I love the fact even the most easily wowed by AAA games mouthbreathers have recently started complaining about so-called "production values" getting in the way of enjoyment. Red Dead Redemption 2 is only the most recent example and arguable culmination of such practice with long animations for mundane shit that you'll be doing over and over again, for example. Overworked animators really, really wanted you to see those in all their glory and you won't be skipping that ten seconds long skinning animation. Sometimes that often derided jank is merely cutting to the chase of things and putting tight control over presentation.

 

[thesheeep]

Eurojank is a term used by the idiots who use a gamepad to play stuff that was designed with glorious PC and keyboard in mind.

I love the fact even the most easily wowed by AAA games mouthbreathers have recently started complaining about so-called "production values" getting in the way of enjoyment. Red Dead Redemption 2 is only the most recent example and arguable culmination of such practice with long animations for mundane shit that you'll be doing over and over again, for example. Overworked animators really, really wanted you to see those in all their glory and you won't be skipping that ten seconds long skinning animation. Sometimes that often derided jank is merely cutting to the chase of things and putting tight control over presentation.

Installing the mod that skips the picking up animation in KC: D improved the quality of the game by about 23.4%.

 

[Haba]

And on the other side we still have nimrods that cry about missing animations for mundane things.

 

[Jinn]

I always loved that in Gothic, each item required the time and action for the character to pick them up. Likewise, that consumables actually needed to be eaten or drank in real time. Happy to see this implemented into any action RPG, particularly any one concerned with real-time world simulation.

Now back to the mysterious tale of Insomnia: The Ark! An interesting development in communication - or again, lack thereof - with the community manager. Several days ago a thread on the steam forums was created regarding the armor system and how the "stats" under certain armor types actually work mechanically. Example: difference between the percentages of damage reduction and the actual "Armor" number which is not represented by a percentage but a whole number. There has been no answer and it's something anyone involved with making a game, even someone who has supposedly played hundreds of hours of it in close proximity with those in charge of the "mechanics," should be able to answer without any difficulty. This leads me to believe, as I stated openly to the community manager, that many of these "mechanics" represented by numbers in the game are mere illusion, put in place to make it appear there is more depth to the systems than there actually is. There has also been plenty of activity from the community manager in the past few days, so it's not an "I'm too busy to answer" situation either, which isn't an excuse anyway.

I would once again love to be proven wrong about my suspicions, but the way questions like these are dodged and ignored gives me little faith. I think they really did scrap the RPG of this title because it was too much to handle and turned it into an action adventure walking simulator with the assets they still had leftover. This would be fine, except for the disingenuous presentation of it as an RPG. Again, I hope I'm wrong.

 

[toro]

5.3 GB update on Steam.

Edit: It looks like the real thing. Icons, translations are mostly corrected.

Main story quests are fixed!

I need to relearn how to play the game.

Edit 2: As soon as I wrote the above I've found one untranslated quest. At least is optional.

 

[fantadomat]

e I've found one untranslated quests.

Meh,that is no problem,most true RPG fans know to read Rus.

 

[kain30]

Wohooo!!! fuck the second playthrough of Pathginder kingmaker! let´s play this baby

 

[kain30]

Anyone have the changelog?

 

[toro]

Anyone have the changelog?

https://steamcommunity.com/games/783170/announcements/detail/1700566430835255741

https://steamcommunity.com/games/78...689000&usg=AFQjCNGjC8YlZXAhZVDNn2KI0zTAaV6jqQ

Quest fixes

• Crass (key character) can be killed during the "Provocation" quest.
  
• The "Final Station" quest doesn’t activate.
  
• The mission "Child’s Play" is not added to the journal after talking with a quest giver.
  
• "The Masquerade Massacre" quest doesn’t progress
  
• A quest item doesn’t disappear after completing "Hot Blooded" quest.
  
• Game crashes during the mission "A Simple Job".
  
• The Antiquarian doesn’t let the player go to the Seaside after getting all of the necessary items.
  
• Gosp gets stuck in doors and can’t kill Zerden.

NPCs

• Can’t talk to Captain Riebel in the “Bypass” location after Ditt and the player fix the generator.
  
• Ridosh attacks everyone in the Square of Glory.
  
• Gosp talking to the player while not being around anymore (House of Zerden).
  
• Game crashes while talking to The Dowel.
  
• Tanaber dialogue error.
  
• Dialogue with Genaro starts unexpectedly after transferring to the Salt Wasteland location.
  
• Valk causes somnic damage in the Crematorium.

Locations

• Random encounter from "A Simple Job" mission occurs after exiting all the other locations on the global map.
  
• No way to exit a few random encounter locations (Hobo With Shotgun etc.).
  
• Combat is not available when entering the Technical Unit random encounter for the second time.
  
• Player character gets stuck in the sectors of certain locations.
  
• Player character falls under the game level while using the elevator in "Customs Authority".
  
• Player character falls under the game level at the “House of Zerden”.
  
• Player character gets stuck in the opening doors at “Reservation D-106”.
  
• No way to enter an anomaly zone in “Reservation D-106”.
  
• The light effects don’t work properly in the final location.
  
• No way to exit the tube tunnel in the “Antique Shop”.

Misc

• Game freezes connected with memory leaks and level generation.
  
• Horizon Crykk item used without animation.
  
• Inability to get all of the achievements.
  
• Somnic dogs occasionally turn invisible after loading a game level.
  
• Sounds tied to certain objects don’t change in volume depending on distance to said object.
  
• Absent maps for some locations (Checkpoint B-10/2, Military base, Adaptation Block, Vulture’s Nest, Bypass, Urb Perimeter and Technical Tunnels).
  
• The message regarding the forced stop for an inspection disappears during "A Simple Job" quest if the player does nothing.

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[polo]

I think ill wait till 2.0

 

[Fenix]

Edit 2: As soon as I wrote the above I've found one untranslated quest. At least is optional.

Learn, learn Russian, BITCH!

 

[toro]

Edit 2: As soon as I wrote the above I've found one untranslated quest. At least is optional.

Learn, learn Russian, BITCH!

Cyka Blyat. Rush B. BITCH!

 

[filpan]

So, do you think it's time to install this jewel? Any more impressions on the patch?

 

[toro]

So, do you think it's time to install this jewel? Any more impressions on the patch?

The performance did improve a little bit and the main story quests are working.

Honestly, I don't know what to say.

The clunky animations, bad Russian translations, retarded AI, broken economy will not be fixed soon. That's almost guaranteed.

But the game is still great and it is what it is. I don't think you will get a better experience by waiting.

 

[Ivan]

I don't think you will get a better experience by waiting.

 

[Jinn]

Jesus christ. Just fired it up to take a look before I head to work. My resolution is all out of whack and I can't click on any of the main menu buttons, like SETTINGS for example.

These fucking guys, man. If I had any excitement left for this game, I'd probably be super pissed right now. Good thing that's all been completely sapped out of me.

 

[toro]

Jesus christ. Just fired it up to take a look before I head to work. My resolution is all out of whack and I can't click on any of the main menu buttons, like SETTINGS for example.

These fucking guys, man. If I had any excitement left for this game, I'd probably be super pissed right now. Good thing that's all been completely sapped out of me.

It's true. The game is still bugged as fuck: locusts kill me on one hit.

But man, you must experience this insanity.

Spoiler

 

[Jenkem]

was going to play this tonight but now you people are saying it is bugged more and now so instead to delete you know?

edit: toro what exactly are those pics supposed to show? i want to play but your posts are making me not want to now