Game News The Black Geyser erupts on Kickstarter

[Cleveland Mark Blakemore]

This game is basically what Pillars of Eternity would be if it was made by Cleveland Mark Blakemore

Pillars of Eternity is like what Grimoire would be if it were made by Josh Sawyer.

 

[Bohrain]

Does the game even suggest you to read anything by Frederick Bastiat?

 

[CptMace]

What's cool about pillars of eternity is that it makes any rtwp rpg good by necessity comparison.

 

[Morkar Left]

Goddam, they hired prosper as an artist!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kyl Von Kull]

I can't get over how stupid

• Prices go up as merchants lose interest in keeping a stable marketplace

sounds. If you were profit maximizer the price level should be where marginal costs would match marginal revenue. If anything being greedy would probably mean just trying to gain further monopoly power through coercion, but that's essentially what medieval guilds already did.

When they talk about greed here they mean a psychotic, paranormal lust for material possessions, like Gollum with the one ring. It’s a universal effect. When everyone in an economy hoards wealth, you get a depression and tons of businesses go under.

 

[Kyl Von Kull]

I'm seeing a lot of people react to this title like it refers to some kind of interracial pornography. Nothing could be further from the truth!

Black Geyser clearly refers to scheisse porn--the developer is based in Austria--specifically explosive diarrhea scheisse porn, which is so popular among Germanic peoples.

Scheisse!

Spoiler

devs give new meaning to

 

[Bohrain]

Then name would be Brown Geyser innit?

 

[Kyl Von Kull]

Then name would be Brown Geyser innit?

I mean, I’m assuming some severe dietary issues.

 

[Morgoth]

Why is this game looking like a PoE rip-off?

 

[rohand]

Everyone reported for gimme dem dolla bills HARVESTING!!

 

[Maxie]

 

[Junmarko]

Why is this game looking like a PoE rip-off?

They have been far too formulaic in their campaign - the genre is niche after all, gotta eliminate all forms of "risk". lol...

So they went beyond and just completely traced over PoE.

No one will notice.

 

[Tigranes]

Never thought the day would come when I say POE has better animations

 

[Somberlain]

Black Geyser animations are just full of personality

 

[Murk]

It is now confirmed. Balancing takes 11% of games budget! It is only natural that this number should consist of two identical digits.

When rotated, they also form an equal sign. Truly, a sign.

Also, this game sounds like it's trying to out-PoE-nostalgia PoE.

Kudos to them, and here's hoping it gets made.

 

[Jenkem]

JonSnowIsAlive 4 minutes ago
The website lists 6 schools of magic: Natural, Spiritual, Unnatural, Oriental, Summoning, and Ritual. I was wondering if the "Oriental" name is still on, as it does feel a little off (to me anyway) unless there actually is an Eastern region on Isilmerald where those spells do originate. I mean, don't get me wrong, East is as good a cardinal direction as any, but I hardly why it has to be associated with "magical lamps", "djinns" and the like. Care to weigh in?

:trigglypuff: why are modern british people such fucking cucks, and which one of you is it?

 

[AwesomeButton]

Why is this game looking like a PoE rip-off?

 

[agris]

I wonder if the dev evangelist will return now there's pledges to harvest

She said her "boy friend" is no longer involved with the game: http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...lly-on-kickstarter.98790/page-19#post-5555260

Ok this has come to an end now; I've have forbidden ALL email notification from this website. Stop spamming my cellphone please.

My boy friend does not work at black Geyser corporation anymore.

do i dare?

which lead to this..

does that make all employees grapists?

 

[Mustawd]

 

[Jenkem]

Halfway there, undead are coming
Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness launched its campaign 5 days ago and more than 50% of its goal has already been reached. This is awesome. We are extremely grateful for your support!

Also, many thanks to Feargus Urquhart from Obsidian for his great suggestions before our Kickstarter launch.

We are halfway there...

We have received an incredible number of questions--thank you! Our team is working hard to answer all of them. Those of you who asked us about greed and Plant Item mechanics, we ask your patience. We will soon start processing your messages as well.

Since we got several questions about undead 'mechanics' as well, the next update will be a special one, directly from our writer. It will present Animated Undead and Restless Undead, explaining the differences and their impact on gameplay.

 

[Tigranes]

Are... are the differently sized coloured text from the update itself

I would prefer to know about the magical floating hammer of justice leaked in the screenshot

 

[The Wall]

Also, many thanks to Feargus Urquhart from Obsidian for his great suggestions before our Kickstarter launch.

He's probably special consultant on greed mechanic among other things...

 

[Max Edge]

JonSnowIsAlive 4 minutes ago
The website lists 6 schools of magic: Natural, Spiritual, Unnatural, Oriental, Summoning, and Ritual. I was wondering if the "Oriental" name is still on, as it does feel a little off (to me anyway) unless there actually is an Eastern region on Isilmerald where those spells do originate. I mean, don't get me wrong, East is as good a cardinal direction as any, but I hardly why it has to be associated with "magical lamps", "djinns" and the like. Care to weigh in?

:trigglypuff: why are modern british people such fucking cucks, and which one of you is it?

This guys mix "Orient" (which means "East") with "Orientalism" (Western fantasies about Orient). I'm not surprised. In Britain only narrow elite have access to real education.

 

[Jenkem]

May 5 2018

The Dark Side: Monsters and Undead

In the beginning Yerengal knew only peace and harmony. A tranquility of blissful ignorance eroded over the years as the dark, malevolent gods came down and took physical form.

Often formed from unnatural unions between god and mortal, creatures of a vile, perverted nature were spawned. These monsters consumed the innocent and fed on fear...

Left behind when the gods returned to the heavens, these creatures multiplied and spread across all of Yerengal. Even today, they lurk and thrive in the shadows, where only foolish or brave men tread.

Sewers of Isilbright can be used to reach further areas not for the faint-hearted.

Restless Undead
Restless Undead were one of the first creations of the dark gods in Yerengal. Though many religious texts claim their origins were not deliberate creations, but rather, the unexpected aftermath of godly offense.

Like the name suggests, Restless Undead are mortal souls so wronged in life or so fixated on some aspect of their life, they've come back from the other side. Reanimated corpses or possessed objects, functioning on a purely primal level.

Though not all Restless Undead are hostile, many find the presence of the living offensive and are empowered by their destruction—either by the eating of their flesh, or the absorption of their life-energy. The Restless Undead are indeed extremely dangerous.

Restless Undead are one of the most resilient and challenging opponents

Animated Undead
Where the Restless Undead come back on their own, or are encouraged to return by some dark unnatural phenomenon, Animated Undead are brought back by direct and deliberate arcane command.

These beings are not bound by their previous life in any way and exist only to serve their master. As the dark arts of animating undead have grown extensively throughout the centuries, so have holy magics to oppose such creatures. The methods of countering Animated Undead are easier and more effective than countering Restless Undead.

For all intents and purposes, Animated Undead are weaker than their Restless Undead cousins. But make no mistake, dark mages and priests of Yerengal often summon these undead minions in mass, where they are more than formidable to even the most battle-hardened party.

 

[Cleveland Mark Blakemore]

Never thought the day would come when I say POE has better animations

That's a stock animation for Unity you get for free and it is hardly one of the good ones in that pack. It's the sort of thing you get in a free anim pack and think "Well, I won't be using that one but the others are not too bad."

That monster is one of the free stock monsters available on the asset store and again, it didn't particularly seem usable but I wouldn't complain because it was free.

They should have asked me, since I own half the assets on the Unity store. I could have given them some incredible monsters to use in their demo.