I'm playing on second highest difficulty and haven't used magic at all other than occasional heals (I made a Paladin, had no idea about the classes of companions). Last few hours I haven't even set my styles up I just keep Combat AI on and send my entire party to attack. No issues so far after ~17 hours
No, not solved. I've been playing on 15-20 frames the whole time.
We will look at this again but can't reproduce it here. We have a patch we will release in roughly 5-10 days that addresses, among many others, resolution change issues that were induced by a fix for Linux. When this patch comes out you could try again with different resolutions to see if it modifies your frame rate
About you fps problem I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. (no one ever changes this but maybe somehow it got changed on your machine) When the game first starts click on the options button. on the next screen click on the graphics button. Then find the line with "target fps" on it and a drop down next to it make sure that it says "60 fps". if it doesn't then click on the drop down and chose 60 fps. Let me know if this helps If this doesn't work I have another idea we can try.
Trust me I've capped my FPS - I was playing on shit machines up until a few years ago so I've tried everything.
Could it be anti-virus software?
I don't have any "anti virus" other than windows defender. I'll completely shut it off and see if that helps either way, this shit seems to cause so many problems.
It's the Crispy curse, you're fucked now...
If you go to Users/local low/Passagewaygames/ you will find a file named settings.xml . if you open it with notepad you will find a line that reads 'setting name="movement performance">' on the line just below this it should read '0.02</Setting>'. If it has any other number besides 0.02 change it to 0.02 and save the new settings. By the way were you set to 60 fps or better you could try other settings from the drop down this is what the game is set to not what it thinks the machine is running at. let me know either way.
This path doesn't exist on my computer. There doesn't exist a single "Passagewaygames" on my PC, only the game folder in Steam common but even there I don't see a setting.xml
This could be the issue. I dont know where steam has stashed this file. in its install. if at all. That's an issue. Your on Windows right? As far as not "seeing" it it could be hidden by default along with the folder in Windows
The actual path to settings.xml is Users\"your user name"\Appdata\Locallow\Passageway Games\Passageway of the Ancients\. Wndows hides the Users folder and all entries under it by default. Sorry for the abbreviated folder path I gave you earlier. This settings file also should have a line which reads: <Setting Name "Target fps"> 60 Fps</Setting>. If it has something other than 60 in it put 60 in it and save
Thanks - it is showing 0.02 though. I'm already 23 hours in I'll just play through it like this. No idea what it could be.
One last thing to Check. Look at the "target fps settings" in the settings.xml file. This should be set to 60 if it isn't set it to 60 and save it. We honesly want to resolve this but we have never encountered this issue on any other machine we have ever run it on so we can't duplicate the issue which we need to resolve the issue cleanly.
It's set to 60.
I will respond by your item numbers:So, guess I'm one of if not the first to win on non-standard difficulty. Should've gone for highest.
Became much more enjoyable when I just treated the dungeons as a maze to find the 1 or 2 items necessary and the exit, instead of full clearing.
Some notes (ignoring the previous discussion on the loot bloat):
1. Lots of jank and bugs. pathfinding is atrocious in places, few bugs including being unable to save, etc.
2. Combat and character building are mediocre at best but charming, this definitely isn't a combat persons game. I could've gotten through on the highest difficulty with ease. And all I did was rush in with all 4 characters going melee and having combat AI on (I realized a few hours in I really don't have to prep). The thing is, anyone can beat this game on the hardest difficulty because you're effectively invincible. You can throw all 4 characters into one little area, surrounded by the toughest enemy and boss, but you can heal while paused. If you want to play without cheesing combat, playing a magic character is a must, I'm guessing, because I didn't have a single crowd control or aoe attack.
3. Choices in skill tree are very lackluster, and some aren't needed at all. I did all the traps on my rogue's tree but traps will do like 20 damage to you while you have 5000+ hp on your character. Hell, I went into the final fight without spending 3 levels worth of skill points. Remember Dragon's Eye in Icewind Dale? You won't find anything like that here. Oh and have to add, vast majority of things on the skill tree are active abilities, but you only have 4 slots for abilities on your hotbar.
4. Story and lore sprinkled in aren't done in the seamless way I prefer, and very linear, but a lot of love was put into it and that is obvious.
Don't feel like writing a long post so if there are any questions let me know.
A couple notes for you JonG
Please keep in mind the convenience features I listed in a few of my messages regarding inventory, and I wish you guys luck in tightening up the experience when it comes to loot, respawning, etc. I also think you should make the story/memory moments which require reading as slideshows you skip through at your own pace instead of videos. You have a unique setting nobody knows about, and its hard to keep up with the story reading it through a video when each paragraph has 2+ words of things the player isn't intimately familiar with yet. I was trying to keep up but when I have to try to recall the references to places, people, etc. with 2-5 on one page, on a timer, I miss a lot of detail. Another thing to think about is allowing the player a larger hotbar, there are just too many active abilities available to only allow you to equip 4 for quick access. And, finally, as said before camera settings reset anytime you change areas hope that can be remedied.
Also, side note, my FPS shot up to a stable 40 in the final battle, weird lol
1. Just random bugs and little nitpicks seen in many indie RPGs. Just stuff you see in many (mostly european) RPGs. Don't worry, this is a good thing to many people.I will respond by your item numbers:So, guess I'm one of if not the first to win on non-standard difficulty. Should've gone for highest.
Became much more enjoyable when I just treated the dungeons as a maze to find the 1 or 2 items necessary and the exit, instead of full clearing.
Some notes (ignoring the previous discussion on the loot bloat):
1. Lots of jank and bugs. pathfinding is atrocious in places, few bugs including being unable to save, etc.
2. Combat and character building are mediocre at best but charming, this definitely isn't a combat persons game. I could've gotten through on the highest difficulty with ease. And all I did was rush in with all 4 characters going melee and having combat AI on (I realized a few hours in I really don't have to prep). The thing is, anyone can beat this game on the hardest difficulty because you're effectively invincible. You can throw all 4 characters into one little area, surrounded by the toughest enemy and boss, but you can heal while paused. If you want to play without cheesing combat, playing a magic character is a must, I'm guessing, because I didn't have a single crowd control or aoe attack.
3. Choices in skill tree are very lackluster, and some aren't needed at all. I did all the traps on my rogue's tree but traps will do like 20 damage to you while you have 5000+ hp on your character. Hell, I went into the final fight without spending 3 levels worth of skill points. Remember Dragon's Eye in Icewind Dale? You won't find anything like that here. Oh and have to add, vast majority of things on the skill tree are active abilities, but you only have 4 slots for abilities on your hotbar.
4. Story and lore sprinkled in aren't done in the seamless way I prefer, and very linear, but a lot of love was put into it and that is obvious.
Don't feel like writing a long post so if there are any questions let me know.
A couple notes for you JonG
Please keep in mind the convenience features I listed in a few of my messages regarding inventory, and I wish you guys luck in tightening up the experience when it comes to loot, respawning, etc. I also think you should make the story/memory moments which require reading as slideshows you skip through at your own pace instead of videos. You have a unique setting nobody knows about, and its hard to keep up with the story reading it through a video when each paragraph has 2+ words of things the player isn't intimately familiar with yet. I was trying to keep up but when I have to try to recall the references to places, people, etc. with 2-5 on one page, on a timer, I miss a lot of detail. Another thing to think about is allowing the player a larger hotbar, there are just too many active abilities available to only allow you to equip 4 for quick access. And, finally, as said before camera settings reset anytime you change areas hope that can be remedied.
Also, side note, my FPS shot up to a stable 40 in the final battle, weird lol
#1 By jank you mean the animations are unsatisfactory in places? I don't understand what you mean by being unable to save? It's obviously under some circumstances we aren't allowing you to do so. What are these?
#2 How are you defeating everything so easily? If you are buying a lot of enchanted armor we are fixing that bug in the next patch.
#3 We are addressing the poor performance of traps and status effects in the next patch.
#4 What do you mean by seamless? I thought our introduction of story line was fairly seamless and within the context of the story.
We are also reducing the loot bloat. Will do this in steps the patch coming out soon will reduce it a fair amount. In the next patch we are not regenerating levels unless one or more tears are present. This is consistent with the story line.
First of all I want to take this opportunity to thank you profusely for all your extensive review! The comments have been illuminating. You are obviously a well seasoned RPG player. I believe there is a bigger jump between Strategic and expert than between Standard and Strategic. We also gave the AI a boost recently. Perhaps too much? Were you playing with AI on? I wish you were on our team I would then ask my seasoned vet to try expert mode after we look at muzzling the AI a bit in this next patch.1. Just random bugs and little nitpicks seen in many indie RPGs. Just stuff you see in many (mostly european) RPGs. Don't worry, this is a good thing to many people.I will respond by your item numbers:So, guess I'm one of if not the first to win on non-standard difficulty. Should've gone for highest.
Became much more enjoyable when I just treated the dungeons as a maze to find the 1 or 2 items necessary and the exit, instead of full clearing.
Some notes (ignoring the previous discussion on the loot bloat):
1. Lots of jank and bugs. pathfinding is atrocious in places, few bugs including being unable to save, etc.
2. Combat and character building are mediocre at best but charming, this definitely isn't a combat persons game. I could've gotten through on the highest difficulty with ease. And all I did was rush in with all 4 characters going melee and having combat AI on (I realized a few hours in I really don't have to prep). The thing is, anyone can beat this game on the hardest difficulty because you're effectively invincible. You can throw all 4 characters into one little area, surrounded by the toughest enemy and boss, but you can heal while paused. If you want to play without cheesing combat, playing a magic character is a must, I'm guessing, because I didn't have a single crowd control or aoe attack.
3. Choices in skill tree are very lackluster, and some aren't needed at all. I did all the traps on my rogue's tree but traps will do like 20 damage to you while you have 5000+ hp on your character. Hell, I went into the final fight without spending 3 levels worth of skill points. Remember Dragon's Eye in Icewind Dale? You won't find anything like that here. Oh and have to add, vast majority of things on the skill tree are active abilities, but you only have 4 slots for abilities on your hotbar.
4. Story and lore sprinkled in aren't done in the seamless way I prefer, and very linear, but a lot of love was put into it and that is obvious.
Don't feel like writing a long post so if there are any questions let me know.
A couple notes for you JonG
Please keep in mind the convenience features I listed in a few of my messages regarding inventory, and I wish you guys luck in tightening up the experience when it comes to loot, respawning, etc. I also think you should make the story/memory moments which require reading as slideshows you skip through at your own pace instead of videos. You have a unique setting nobody knows about, and its hard to keep up with the story reading it through a video when each paragraph has 2+ words of things the player isn't intimately familiar with yet. I was trying to keep up but when I have to try to recall the references to places, people, etc. with 2-5 on one page, on a timer, I miss a lot of detail. Another thing to think about is allowing the player a larger hotbar, there are just too many active abilities available to only allow you to equip 4 for quick access. And, finally, as said before camera settings reset anytime you change areas hope that can be remedied.
Also, side note, my FPS shot up to a stable 40 in the final battle, weird lol
#1 By jank you mean the animations are unsatisfactory in places? I don't understand what you mean by being unable to save? It's obviously under some circumstances we aren't allowing you to do so. What are these?
#2 How are you defeating everything so easily? If you are buying a lot of enchanted armor we are fixing that bug in the next patch.
#3 We are addressing the poor performance of traps and status effects in the next patch.
#4 What do you mean by seamless? I thought our introduction of story line was fairly seamless and within the context of the story.
We are also reducing the loot bloat. Will do this in steps the patch coming out soon will reduce it a fair amount. In the next patch we are not regenerating levels unless one or more tears are present. This is consistent with the story line.
2. I equipped my party with the special armour sets and weapons you find in the first few dungeons. I didn't enchant anything other than what I first started and didn't have those special items.
4. There is nothing wrong with story or Lore, I was just speaking about how it's presented. There's tales and stories by your companions, those pop-up memories and journal notes you find scattered throughout the world. However, worldbuilding through interaction in dialogue, learning about the world in a more natural way, etc. isn't there. Was just highlighting the difference in style, some people prefer more subtle worldbuilding so was just highlighting how this game approaches it.
I did everything manually until after the Dwarven Mines when I realized I didn't have to set anything up, that's when I turned on Combat AI and just had all 4 characters going melee, even my Rogue and Cleric I built for different purposes.
An artificial cap isn't necessary for this reason:
