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Vapourware Realms Beyond: Ashes of the Fallen - Chaos Chronicles reborn and dead again
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xuerebx
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Looks really cool - added to Steam wishlist! I assume that stats such as wisdom, fortitude, reflex, will etc will all be explained in-game right (e.g. hovering over the them bring up a tooltip)? Although I've played the popular D&D inspired computer RPGs like most of us here have, the different rules applicable to the different editions (3, 3.5, 5 etc) are always confusing for me (I've never actually played any actual PNP games in person).
The leveling system isn't implemented yet in the beta, so you can't manually distribute any new feats or ability points. You only acquire what the classes automatically get on level up (hp, bab, spell slots, uncanny dodge, and so forth), so the initial ability points and feats are extra important to survive all fights. As of now, fighter is basically useless and the ranger can't choose combat style. I think the dev team wants to hard test specific things during different cycles (my speculation).
All this means the beta is very hard the further you go, especially with no save game, and you have to think ahead on what will work with these limitations. A new type of hardcore mode
Cleric actually, but I changed Cha and Int.. for a minor lulz reason
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amurath
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Nice. I'm curious, do you think a cleric would do better solo? Does Combat Reflexes work with reach weapons the same way as in TOEE?
Okay, so I tested combat reflexes on a barbarian with a reach weapon, and the AI is much smarter than in ToEE. They move up to one square away and then wait until the next turn and make a five-foot, avoiding taking an AoO as much as possible. So don't think that will be a viable exploit.
Bara
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Are there any differences in how AI works depending on the monster?
I like other humanoid combatants being smart and waiting for a opportunity to enter into battle with 5 foot step vs blind rushing but beast and insect AI being able to judge the same thing feels a little off.
I like other humanoid combatants being smart and waiting for a opportunity to enter into battle with 5 foot step vs blind rushing but beast and insect AI being able to judge the same thing feels a little off.
Dorateen
Arcane
This is great to hear. Self created characters are better than developer companions, always. It only requires the developer to fashion content around the player's party, the way Wizardry 8 did with personality voice sets, or Storm of Zehir did with conditional based dialogues. And crafting adventures that will resonate with the individual characters who make up the party.
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I really appreciate that they are making effective use of the floating/rising text to give the player instant feedback to convey status, roll results and flavour. Excellent.
Fenix
Arcane
Fenix
Arcane
Is there function of saving game in beta?
Also. I noticed in description text in game - she.
Paladin - she, ahaha.
That monstrous "she" is everywhere.
WHY?
Also. I noticed in description text in game - she.
Paladin - she, ahaha.
That monstrous "she" is everywhere.
WHY?
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It's the way that 3.5e was written and this game uses the OGL, that'd be where it came from. WotC wanted to be INCLOOOOSIVE.
If you have played 3.5e/OGL-based games before I'm sure you've seen it already.
Fenix
Arcane
So they can't change texts even if they want to do that?
I feel sorry for you, cause I feel your desire to play this game is like a volcano!
The crashes are fucking INSANE. Have to wait for an update to be able to record everything... sooooooorry
I feel sorry for you, cause I feel your desire to play this game is like a volcano!
No save except created characters. You have to power it through in one session hoping to god there won't be any crashes which I've had maybe fifteen of so far. The beta is in Groundhog Day state atm.
Fenix
Arcane
Just as I suspected. Yeah, no video is possible then.
obviously; if i was wotc i'd go back to being TSR, abandon mass-market appeal, and make more actual money (=profit)
not gonna happen, now is it?
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Fenix
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Craving for some news.
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So basically Peter from Ceres says the same what I said here earlier: 125000 euros for the project this big is ridiculously fucking small. Kickstarter fatigue indeed.
Also some really nice new info inside.
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