Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity [BETA RELEASED, GO TO THE NEW THREAD]

[Infinitron]

Here's Gamestar.de's four page preview that contains those screenshots that were "leaked" a while back: http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/project-eternity/artikel/project_eternity,48834,3024992.html

Anything interesting in there, Germans?

 

[Zed]

http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/project-eternity/bilder/original/48834,95728,2410620.html
is that marmalade? I love marmalade.

 

[Cynic]

Somebody embed the fucking images or upload to imgur I can't see them on iFag

 

[J_C]

Those pics almost look like concept arts, and not rendered by the engine. There are smudged colors on the ground, like it was hand painted.

That's why the gallery is called Project Eternity - Artworks und Konzeptgrafiken.

 

[Zed]

let's party with google translate:

If there is a successor later, you can import the entire veteran party of the first part, the difficulty of continuing adapts accordingly to the higher starting level.

The lead programmer Adam Brennecke orphaned rolls a chair in his office, so that we can sit down and look over his shoulder. Currently, he tinkers on the fog-of-war routines, because depending on the position of Party members will change the visibility. It is one of the many modifications that programmed obsidian crafted for the Unity engine.

For the next trial, the team is working to integrate the eleven character classes, including their special abilities to level 5th

If you ask team members about their favorite classes, you can hear as a response usually "Cipher" or "chanter".

My favorite:

With so many old-school ingredients in Eternity Project raises the question of the difficulty: Should be similar to the crisp still a decade or meet modern needs gentleness? Both, Josh Sawyer says something like: "We want the tactical battles are challenging but not frustrating. The default difficulty level will not be as tough as it was in Icewind Dale 2, but rather at the level of its predecessors are. If that is still too much, you can go down a level and have it easier. Are you going the other hand, from the default setting of a step up, then you enter the Schwierigkeitsgefilde of Baldur's Gate 2 or Icewind Dale 2 "

Can't wait to enter the Schwierigkeitsgefilde.

Sawyer interview:

Spoiler

What are your long-term plans Eternity?

Josh Sawyer: We would like to develop a world that is rich and rich enough that you can experience a story in it, which is constantly being expanded across several games. So in the traditional D & D style where you start with relatively manageable problems and is then involved in more and more events. We could only times develop a trilogy, which takes place at a venue and then think about games in other parts of the world, of which you've probably heard before in the game. We want to give people the feeling that there is more beyond Eternity Project, we want to arouse a certain longing. Bethesda has made in this regard with the Elder Scrolls series really good job: You move through their world and collect all these information and details about other places, and then you visit another region in each game.

Gamestar: Are future titles that play in this world, always be traditional role playing? Or you can also imagine other genre detour?

Josh Sawyer: Probably not, our studio really focuses on role playing games. From the beginning we have designed in the style of Project Eternity Infinity Engine games. If it should ever make sense to locate a different genre in a different part of the world, but I would not object in principle. But our company is always trying to incorporate some role-playing elements, whether the systems are now character or branching decisions.

Gamestar: In addition to Project Eternity and other old-school role-playing games have been funded by Kickstarter. Threatens sometime over saturation?

Josh Sawyer: A few projects have already sensed that not every RPG Kickstarter is successful. Some even started until after our call for Project Eternity and you've heard from some fans that they just only have limited money to financially support these games. But I'm not worried, because all these titles fill a vacuum. I do not think that's why the really big RPG will disappear. I hope that we can establish a mid-core games market in the price range between 20 and 40 dollars to allow a wider range of development in the genre. Clear Obsidian will continue to try to develop AAA games for the next generation. But at the same time it's really great that our studio is able to tackle smaller projects.

Gamestar: Would you own at your next game, the fans once again ask for an advance?

Josh Sawyer: Whether we would gather again for a sequel Eternity money on Kickstarter, is still unclear. It would be great if we could fund future projects yourself. For games of this magnitude are great for independent studios like us - and there are in North America, so not as many.

Tim Cain interview:

Spoiler

Coming full circle: after fallout over 15 years are you working again an isometric RPG.

Tim Cain: Kickstarter gives fans give the opportunity to say: "This is what I want to play" Normally, the publisher, to predict what will have the customers in two years of trying, the industry gets into a rut - and suddenly! there are lots of shooter. Not everyone wants to play role playing from a first person perspective. The isometric style was forgotten, like modern engines can display this type of graphic fine.

Gamestar: What changes, if one does not work for another company, but for tens of thousands of players?

Tim Cain: I like it because we do not need to send reports to a publisher, who then possibly something cracked brain responds. So we publish every week a blog update that people look at very closely. You will find things they love, hate or misunderstand sometimes. When a publisher you normally a particular person that you can call to explain what is meant when an update - with thousands of people, communication is more difficult.

Gamestar: How much room for innovation makes you this tribute to classic role-playing?

Tim Cain: Even if many elements are recognizable, let's do a modern game. Beyond the four standard types we have come up a lot in our classes. We have no weapons or armor restrictions for the classes, and that was indeed such an old D & D hurdle, where a magician, a long sword did not want to touch it. Players will be greater freedom like and try all possible character combinations. Compared to before, we have also more memory so more game systems can engage with each other. And we develop a game whose main focus is on the quests: We plant a plot line in the form of missions in this big world, but there are also side quests to discover.

 

[Duraframe300]

We already translated the new info in the article a few weeks ago.

Only the concept art is new.

(Actually a month ago)

 

[Zed]

We already translated the new info in the article a few weeks ago.

Only the concept art is new.

(Actually a month ago)

oh, I thought it was new since it was brought up now.
oh well, copy-pasting from google translate hardly takes any effort. also, I hadn't read it before :D

 

[Infinitron]

Somebody embed the fucking images or upload to imgur I can't see them on iFag

The others are too big to embed.

 

[Grunker]

You left out the pretty little island-ruins

I can't wait to explore those maps.

 

[Rake]

we develop a game whose main focus is on the quests

 

[Ulminati]

We realize our combat and character building is going to be too shit to carry the game once again.

 

[Shadenuat]

These locations have great BG1 feel to them, huge green plains and forests, ruins, rivers and waterfalls, good to finally break away from city adventures and choking linear levels. Now hope they'll put enough content and encounters there.

 

[Rake]

We realize our combat and character building is going to be too shit to carry the game once again.

:enters Roguey mode:

-Rake, trusts in Sawyer, Sawyer is good, Sawyer is great...

:exits Roguey mode:

Spoiler

Maybe you are right

 

[Infinitron]

Hey, it's Tim Cain talking, he knows all about quests carrying the gameplay.

 

[Rake]

Hey, it's Tim Cain talking, he knows all about quests carrying the gameplay.

Maybe PE will be a "full-scale RPG" after all

 

[Grunker]

Hey, it's Tim Cain talking, he knows all about quests carrying the gameplay.

Maybe PE will be a "full-scale RPG" after all

 

[Sensuki]

Hey I was right

http://images.gamestar.de/images/idgwpgsgp/bdb/2410633/bigimage.jpg

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/63...ncaps-world-map-new-areas/page-2#entry1343437

That is the dragon eggs screen

 

[Sensuki]

Glad they have Kaz doing exterior area concepts. That looks so much like a real level besides the waterfall.

 

[imweasel]

We have no weapons or armor restrictions for the classes, and that was indeed such an old D & D hurdle, where a magician, a long sword did not want to touch it.

we develop a game whose main focus is on the quests

Yeah, fuck games where the main focus is on quests and combat. Combat is for noobs.

 

[Rake]

Yeah, fuck games where the main focus is on quests and combat. Combat is for noobs.

Since Sawyer has said time after time that PE will be a combat game, i don't know why you are bitching. In your place i would worry more about games that follow the Fallout/Arcanum model...like W2

 

[imweasel]

Yeah, fuck games where the main focus is on quests and combat. Combat is for noobs.

Since Sawyer has said time after time that PE will be a combat game, i don't know why you are bitching. In your place i would worry more about games that follow the Fallout/Arcanum model...like W2

Except that combat is not necessary. In most cases at least. Sawyer said this many times FYI.

Why should I be worried about W2? It looks great. (Other than the ugly HUD, but that can still be fixed)

 

[~RAGING BONER~]

PE:EE

 

[Ramireza]

PE:EE

TBH : This looks terrible. Yes, i know, these pictures werent polished and stuff.

 

[Arkeus]

Except that combat is not necessary. In most cases at least. Sawyer said this many times FYI.

Why should I be worried about W2? It looks great. (Other than the ugly HUD, but that can still be fixed)

Huh, Sawyer said the opposite- that you couldn't bypass combat in almost all the cases.

 

[Duraframe300]

TBH : This looks terrible. Yes, i know, these pictures werent polished and stuff.

It's because its a (possible upscaled) concept painting.