KickStarter Knights of the Chalice 2 Thread - Augury of Chaos

[Scroo]

So... any news? Someone who is in the inner circle can tell if he posted some interesting updates in the past few months?

I think someone around here mentioned they have access to his forum and that he has updated it a bunch of times the last several months (sorry, I don't remember who or where). It appears he is definitely devoting a lot of time on it so one can only hope it gets completed.

Alright, thanks. Crossing my fingers

 

[Baron Dupek]

Scrooge
From News and Feedback thread

Since this update he's provided 6 more updates, so about one every two months, and the last one from June. Seems like he's serious about getting this made, at his own but consistent pace.

 

[Scroo]

Scrooge
From News and Feedback thread

Since this update he's provided 6 more updates, so about one every two months, and the last one from June. Seems like he's serious about getting this made, at his own but consistent pace.

Oh, whoops, I didn't realize there was a thread in the news section

 

[felipepepe]

Here's a leaked character creation screen:

 

[Scroo]

Looks like Excel Sheet: The Game

 

[felipepepe]

Yeah, I wonder what happened with "Something approaching the graphic quality of Temple of Elemental Evil"...

 

[DefJam101]

Don't really care at all about graphical quality so long as the game flow is as buttery smooth as KotC. Everything else is secondary.

 

[ColCol]

Yeah, I wonder what happened with "Something approaching the graphic quality of Temple of Elemental Evil"...

Who would think an insane person would make faulty promises. I'm good if it just looks exactly like the first one.

 

[TigerKnee]

Since there's an entry for "token" graphics, I guess it won't use the "help the world is slanted I'm falling at a 45 degree angle!" camera view anymore.

 

[felipepepe]

Uh guys, the actual game art is out for months, I posted it on this thread even, back in februrary:

That's how the game will look, like paper tiles.

 

[pakoito]

I can live with that.

 

[Scroo]

I can live with it too but seriously this looks way worse than KotC 1 and has absolutely no atmosphere. Maybe it's just me.

 

[mindx2]

Not sure I'm digging that look... but as always, it's the gameplay that matters most.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

And he thought a pixel art game like KOTC would limit the game's appeal.

 

[Broseph]

To all those who say graphics are unimportant, this is it. Spreadsheet: The RPG. Put your money where your mouth is.

 

[buzz]

Are you sure that's not some placeholder art though? This looks more like the iceblink engine (I mean the editor) than the proper game. Which I suppose is the point.

 

[Hobo Elf]

That's just one step away from a blank sheet with some squares and vague shapes representing humanoids.

 

[Shannow]

Amidst all this Pierre hate, let's not forget that KotC is one of the best D&D games ever made. The wonderful flow of party combat it presented is still amazing, amidst all this RPG drought.

It doesn't surprise me the creator may have some weird opinions. A lot of creative prople have those, somehow more-so when it comes to creators of great cRPG's. We should know that, with all the Cleve love going around here.

Cleve is now the creator of "great RPGs"? 'K...

Squares...again he uses squares *grrrr*
And I bet "reach" will not be included. Again...
I'm fine with tokens, but they could look a little nicer. As is many roguelikes look better...
Will it at least have multi-classing this time around? (I think not, IIRC, but I'm too lazing to re-read the thread...)

 

[catfood]

That's just one step away from a blank sheet with some squares and vague shapes representing humanoids.

Betcha he's goona ask 25 pounds for it too. Because it's "niche".

 

[hoverdog]

That's just one step away from a blank sheet with some squares and vague shapes representing humanoids.

Betcha he's goona ask 25 pounds for it too. Because it's "niche".

And he won't put it on GoG unless they take Battle Sands 2: The 2-Unit Boogaloo in as well

 

[Jaesun]

Looks like Excel Sheet: The Game

But that is what a proper cRPG actually is.

 

[ColCol]

Uh guys, the actual game art is out for months, I posted it on this thread even, back in februrary:

That's how the game will look, like paper tiles.

Are you serious? This is not place holder art? Fuck, Pierre really does hate making money. Dumb fuck.

 

[felipepepe]

I can live with it too but seriously this looks way worse than KotC 1 and has absolutely no atmosphere. Maybe it's just me.

Yup, I agree. He could at least done something like Card Hunter:

The way it is, looks more like a RPG GM tool than an actual game...

Are you serious? This is not place holder art? Fuck, Pierre really does hate making money. Dumb fuck.

Funny thing, he actually was wiser 5 years ago:

it's probably worth trying to get graphics closer to TOEE or Eschalon in order to widen the audience.

Don't know why he changed... maybe lack of money?

 

[Dorateen]

The whole Fantasy World Engine is because he is interested in making more of a module/construction kit type experience. For a while, it's been indicated on the forums that this would not be a visual successor to Knights of the Chalice, but going in a different design direction. KotC2 in its current state of development will be more of a board game, table-top simulation rather than a typical cRPG.

People should adjust their expectations accordingly.

 

[Damned Registrations]

As long as the maps/tokens are done well it can still have plenty of atmosphere. The problem with the screenshot is that it's a featureless room with 3 of the same very bland enemy. Replace it with something fleshed out and it'd be pretty cool imo. Whether or not he'll eventually do that is another question, but we can't draw a lot of conclusions from what is clearly just a test setup.