KickStarter Phoenix Point - the new game from X-COM creator Julian Gollop

[PanteraNera]

I haven't followed the development of PP to closely in the last couple of months, but I am pretty sure that this has not been posted here before:

The Epic deal will certainly make Phoenix Point a better game at no extra cost to backers. We are pouring everything we can into development, ready for launch in September. We have expanded the team to 55 developers and we are securing outsourcing contracts to put more content and polish into the initial release. All of us at Snapshot are committed to making the game as great as it can be.

The two stretch goals from the fig campaign - sea bases and underwater missions - will form the basis of the first 2 DLC packs. There will be at least 1 more major DLC pack during the launch year, plus a number of free updates for all players.

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So underwater missions will come, thinking about you Alienman (or more precise your avatar)

 

[Cromwell]

So the stretchgoals already paid for will be dlc?

 

[luinthoron]

So the stretchgoals already paid for will be dlc?

The underwater missions stretch goal was never met. The floating base was funded through post-campaign sales outside Fig and confirmed as a free post-launch DLC at that point.

 

[ArchAngel]

It'll be slowly revealed throughout the week. So should be done on Friday

So a gorilla that has a flower tail? How original...

 

[Plaguecrafter]

Must be new gen. This Pokemon doesn't look familiar to me.

 

[thesheeep]

It'll be slowly revealed throughout the week. So should be done on Friday

Hmmm...

 

[Shog-goth]

It'll be slowly revealed throughout the week.

 

[PanteraNera]

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

But why would you ever take one to occupy limited flyer space when you could take another rifleman instead?

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Do mutogs gather experience?

 

[PanteraNera]

But why would you ever take one to occupy limited flyer space when you could take another rifleman instead?

Same applies for vehicles currently four level 4 or higher soldiers are way way more powerful than an Armadillo (which needs a driver) or the Scarab.
But the game is still in pre-alpha and not balanced.

 

[PanteraNera]

Do mutogs gather experience?

Unknown.
Also originally it was planed to have an Rider (Anu), not sure if that changed.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Same applies for vehicles currently four level 4 or higher soldiers are way way more powerful than an Armadillo (which needs a driver) or the Scarab.
But the game is still in pre-alpha and not balanced.

This conundrum applies to original X-com and all derivatives of it.
"Why take a unit to mission that doesn't get better with experience" ; besides the reasons of novelty/emergency/ way to mitigate mind control or cheap base defense?

 

[Darth Roxor]

We have expanded the team to 55 developers

this thing must be bleeding money left and right

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

this thing must be bleeding money left and right

How many people were involved in their previous game Chaos Reborn?

 

[lightbane]

That looks derpy as hell and Piratez did mutant creatures as auxiliary units better.

 

[Shog-goth]

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[PanteraNera]

As always, here have the (old?) models / concepts of the Mutogs:

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

As always, here have the (old?) models / concepts of the Mutogs:

Perhaps Mudoggys will be upgradeable tech?

 

[PanteraNera]

Perhaps Mudoggys will be upgradeable tech?

Maybe, but personally I doubt it (that they still use the old models), it is not the first time they completely scrap game ready content (think about all the stuff from around Fig) also the artists do a good job in making it visually clear what is what and to which faction it belongs (just think about all the New Jericho stuff, it is easy to get that all armors, weapons and vehicles are from the same faction). I think that this mutog looks to drastically different to the one's before.

 

[HansDampf]

What is this? I can't even make out its head.

 

[Grotesque]

What is this? I can't even make out its head.

those little yellow dots are the eyes... it will have an excellent lateral field of view
Oh wait...

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

 

[PanteraNera]

Heh, guess I was right about them scrapping the Mutog rider:

The mounted units were an idea we were toying with, but were never originally planned. We’d still like to have them in the future, but have more pressing features to work on before release.

 

[Shog-goth]

but have more pressing features to work on before release.

Oh, you can bet on it.