inXile General Discussion Thread

[V_K]

Not sure about its authenticity or how much tier 1 means, but I can see how MS is investing on inXile (the new offices, hiring AAA developers). It seems Fargo's business acumen seems also work in the jungle that is MS.

In real life any stat that isn't family fortune is a dumb stat.

FTFY

 

[fantadomat]

Not sure about its authenticity or how much tier 1 means, but I can see how MS is investing on inXile (the new offices, hiring AAA developers). It seems Fargo's business acumen seems also work in the jungle that is MS.

In real life any stat that isn't charisma is a dumb stat.

Good thing that i was born with 18s in everything and don't have to ponder such universal secrets.

 

[Alienman]

I have OD:ed on Unreal 4 engine games... please no more.

 

[V_K]

I have OD:ed on Unreal 4 engine games... please no more.

Well, if Apple has its way with its suit against Epic, that just might happen.

 

[Alienman]

How come? Isn't that only on their platform?

 

[V_K]

How come? Isn't that only on their platform?

Yes, but cross-platform capabilities are a significant factor nowadays. Allegedly, even the mere possibility of Apple kicking UE out of iOS/macOS was enough for some devs to drop the engine. And if Apple is allowed to act on that threat, the number of game devs choosing UE will plummet into the ground.
I mean, imagine you have engine A, which supports all major platforms, and engine B, which, well, doesn't. All other things being equal, the choice is a no-brainer.

 

[Bester]

Allegedly, even the mere possibility of Apple kicking UE out of iOS/macOS was enough for some devs to drop the engine.

No.

And if Apple is allowed to act on that threat,

Isn't allowed by the court already.

engine A, which supports all major platforms, and engine B, which, well, doesn't. All other things being equal, the choice is a no-brainer.

Other things aren't "equal", so it's never a no-brainer.

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

Not sure about its authenticity or how much tier 1 means, but I can see how MS is investing on inXile (the new offices, hiring AAA developers). It seems Fargo's business acumen seems also work in the jungle that is MS.

In real life any stat that isn't family fortune is a dumb stat.

FTFY

Usually would agree with this sentiment, but in this case I don't think Fargo can impress Microsoft with money. It's like a exception that proves a rule.

 

[Roguey]

Fargo's a self-made millionaire, he didn't start out that way. Guy's an excellent conman.

 

[agris]

Wow yeah, you weren't kidding about shoebox. Statement retracted!

I don't think that was their exact building (look close and you can see "China Kitchen" over the door) but this is the strip mall where they were located ca. 2012.

Here it is on Google Maps if you want to look around. Check out Jack's Surfboards!

Muh,the building doesn't matter,the important part is what you fill it up with.

I rate this post “Bulgarian”.

 

[Zombra]

Fargo's a self-made millionaire, he didn't start out that way.

Uh what? No Wells Fargo $?

 

[agris]

Did he pull an Anderson Cooper?

 

[Roguey]

Fargo's a self-made millionaire, he didn't start out that way.

Uh what? No Wells Fargo $?

His parents were well-to-do, but they weren't millionaires. Interplay's history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplay_Entertainment

 

[Bester]

I have to wonder what type of game are they going to make now?

Feargus always wanted his own Skyrim, RPG be damned. So the Avowed thing is understandable.

But Fargo was always interested in actual RPGs. So what's he gonna do with a big budget? You can't make big budget isometric RPGs now, they don't sell that much. First person RPG then? Try to buy the Arcanum license?

Is this it for the little guys who like isometric, because of the Misrosoft money?

 

[agris]

Roguey Brian Fargo finds an investor for Interplay in Chris Wells..

Wells Fargo is a bank. :makesyouthink: Any idea if Chris was connected to the Wells family?

 

[Roguey]

Wells Fargo is a bank. :makesyouthink: Any idea if Chris was connected to the Wells family?

Given he was an investor, seems likely.

 

[agris]

Roguey i don’t follow your logic. Wouldn’t a person with historical familial connections to your historic familial business be an ideal investor from the perspective of maximum persuasion favoring investment?

 

[Roguey]

Roguey i don’t follow your logic. Wouldn’t a person with historical familial connections to your historic familial business be an ideal investor from the perspective of maximum persuasion favoring investment?

I guess..?

 

[Flying Dutchman]

I didn't realize (or I guess, care) that the Numenera team still existed, they seemed like a jolly collection of wordy idiots with no understanding of the source material, even the jolly idiots who worked on the first one.

Chad Moore doesn't have a great track record, but hopefully it pans out. Jason Anderson feels like the abandoned black sheep of the Cain-Boyarsky triad.

 

[Flying Dutchman]

That insider that leaked all the coolest info about Avowed and said Inxile has the biggest budget for any rpg at Microsoft has now said way more stuff about them:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/xb...nded-in-reality.267597/page-125#post-45331775

Also, please don't link to resetera, copying the post is fine.

 

[Zombra]

I didn't realize that the Numenera team still existed, they seemed like a jolly collection of wordy idiots with no understanding of the source material.

Did I just witness the first Codexer complaining about lack of faithfulness to Numenera setting canon?

 

[V_K]

Not sure about its authenticity or how much tier 1 means, but I can see how MS is investing on inXile (the new offices, hiring AAA developers). It seems Fargo's business acumen seems also work in the jungle that is MS.

In real life any stat that isn't family fortune is a dumb stat.

FTFY

Usually would agree with this sentiment, but in this case I don't think Fargo can impress Microsoft with money. It's like a exception that proves a rule.

It's not just about money, it's also about connections made for you.

 

[4too]

Maybe, Maybe



From pictures of two offices shown above.

If leasing the properties, old building vs new build out, maybe cost effective moving to better / less crowded electric and plumbing.

Maybe tired of being down wind of commercial / industrial fat fryers.

BUT, if driving in southern Cali can be briefly factored out, never forget one universal problem of the automobile.

Whether modern or post modern ...

Maybe, they moved to the high rise office because it was a hassle finding parking around the 20 year old strip space.




4too

 

[Flying Dutchman]

Did I just witness the first Codexer complaining about lack of faithfulness to Numenera setting canon?

That wasn't my intent, but since we're on the subject, if I recall dev talk about it, even Monte Cook was like, "can you do your game shit over in a section of Numenera no one cares about, including me?" Could be wrong.

I was mostly talking about how different Numenera was from the game it was supposed to be a spiritual successor to - well, beyond word count, that is.

Also full disclosure, based on the Codex interview with him, Colin McComb/McCuck seems like a defensive douchebag so anything involving him reeks faintly of shit. Weren't he and the other inXile castoff Gavin Jerkins-Fyre working with Larian? If so, would have loved to know how that went or if Larian began to notice the stink as well.

 

[Xeon]

I think someone said McComb left Larian after a few months or something.

Sea and Brother None still work at InXile, right? If that's the case I hope they find a lot of success and hope InXile get bigger and bigger.