Yeah, we switched from rotatable camera 3D to fixed perspective 2.5D for several reasons (easier & cheaper to create more assets, less hassle with the camera, aesthetic reasons etc).
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rusty_shackleford
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Don't see how it's easier than just doing fixed perspective 3D.
Clarification from the boss himself: we're using a hybrid, some objects are full 3D like the roofs of buildings and large rocks, but smaller objects are pre-rendered/2D because that takes less GPU power and allows us to fill the maps with tons of detail without overly taxing your system, which is especially useful for lower-end systems. This allows us to go crazy with clutter and decoration. We can have hundreds of detailed items in buildings, all based on high-poly pre-renders, without affecting performance.
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Console version, gay romances, woman empowerment, 1 000 000 words or something else.. I am sure something will show up eventually that Codex will hate :D
rusty_shackleford
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Interesting application of billboarding.
Yes the ports to other systems (C64 and Amiga) will have to be downgraded compared to the PC version because those systems just aren't as powerful, and since the Codex notoriously dislikes romances our romance arc with a lich princess which culminates in enslaving nations with necromancy together won't quite hit the tastes of the locals here, and our slightly exaggerated wordcount of 1 000 000 000 words might make people think there's too much filler text.
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Make sure that in addition game has lots of loading screens and that you need to walk everywhere to get anywhere. Also don't forget to have obscure UI and the game teleports you from some quests into combat.
That's just graphics, don't be a graphics whore.Those screenshots look good,far better from what i was expecting.
The writing will be shit and the game will be shit as is with all games. So relax.
fantadomat
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I am not a graphics whore mate,that is why i was surprised. I was expecting a lot of good combat and maybe good story,not a good graphics. Also i must point out that graphics whores do have it easy,there is ton sparkly games that could bring them happiness.That's just graphics, don't be a graphics whore.Those screenshots look good,far better from what i was expecting.
The writing will be shit and the game will be shit as is with all games. So relax.
Based on what?
Now ask yourself, would you expect good combat and good story if the game looked like the first screenshots of black geyser, when it looked like something done by Prosper?
Rather rhetorical question. You would not. In your mind, you associate graphics with story based on previous positive experiences. Don't do that. The story will be shit as is with most games, combat may be mediocre.
fantadomat
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On JarlFrank being on it,the guy have some good taste of rpgs.
Ha, good fun.
I like Stephen King, doesn't mean I can write like him. In fact, I can't write for shit.
I'm not sure about it, so feel free to correct me, but Jarl is not a native English speaker. If that's true, that raises HUGE concerns.
I'm a native Russian speaker, with French being my second language that I speak without accent. The sad fact is that being exposed to two languages simultaneously as a kid made me pretty weak at both. "Specialization is for insects", except when it comes to languages in which you're supposed to write.
Chaotic_Heretic
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I am trilingual; can speak fluently in all three with the appropriate local accent (don't expect me to butcher english like one of the multiple uk accent in use though). I can also write essays (both technical and non technical) in two of those.
In this 3rd world shithole, before your higher technical education can even begin (engineering and medicine); you have to have a working knowledge of english.
Don’t be a pussy cuck and just give up muh two languages too hard.
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English is not my 'native' language, but I speak it better than my native, I write in it for a living, and writing for RPGs certainly doesn't require a profound mastery of the cultural and emotional layers that make up a language.
As far as I am concerned he is just another completely unproven dude who may turn out to be great, shit, or anything in between - and if he turns out to be shit, I think it's much more likely to be something other than language proficiency issues.
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Fuck you, moron. Your post is so obviously for "bragging", not for discussion, that we can stop right there. English is my 3d language, too. I didn't discuss 3d language. Guess why? Cause it's irrelevant to the discussion, retard.
For me, native is the one you speak best. How this came to be is irrelevant. So I don't even know why you're talking about yourself.
You sure can be a kick ass writer with the vocabulary of an 8 year old. Cases of this are uniquely rare.
And it's not just vocab. E.g. I can't imitate a street gangsta or a Victorian lord in any language I know, because I never specialized in one. I'm guessing Jarl's case is similar.
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Let me put it this way. If I see some German dude writing his very first CRPG script, I think it's much more probable that it sucks for other reasons than language proficiency. I don't find it particularly efficient to worry about that part of it - but it is equally silly to say "oh I have a good feeling about CC's writing" at this stage.
And by the way, a 'native language' means one you learn from birth & in formative years. Maybe you can understand now. But everybody else did, it's OK.
And by the way, a 'native language' means one you learn from birth & in formative years. Maybe you can understand now. But everybody else did, it's OK.
No, there are actually different definitions. One way to define it is related to the order in which you learned it. The other is through competence. Obviously, for this discussion, the order is of little significance.
Chaotic_Heretic
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While I appreciate your unconventional trolling; you were far too blatant this time.
You are no Bubbles thats for sure.
From what I gather of JarlFrank even if German is his native, "best" and "highest priority" language and English is his "second";
his writing skills English is much better than some trailer trash meth junkie of amerikwa whos a native english speaker.
Obviously a very low bar, but the point stands.
Being second best at something a Thal will still exceed at it than a manboon who claims it as his primary expertise.
I would prefer Jarl write for this game in english rather than some pink haired sjw hire who is a English Native speaker.
While I appreciate your unconventional trolling; you were far too blatant this time.
You are no Bubbles thats for sure.
From what I gather of JarlFrank even if German is his native, "best" and "highest priority" language and English is his "second";
his writing skills English is much better than some trailer trash meth junkie of amerikwa whos a native english speaker.
Obviously a very low bar, but the point stands.
Being second best at something a Thal will still exceed at it than a manboon who claims it as his primary expertise.
I would prefer Jarl write for this game in english rather than some pink haired sjw hire who is a English Native speaker.
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My experience with german RPGs is limited to RoA, so I expect only three things from RB:
- Quality autistic roleplaying system
- Quality autistic combat
- Quality autistic humor
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