KickStarter Underworld Ascendant Pre-Prototype Thread

[Durante]

You're that cool modder and all but... just no... It's a gimmick. And a costly one that shouldn't be on the table for a set of developers looking to fund basic content via KS.

Have you tried it?

I can at least discuss your cost argument (though basic support in a first person game shouldn't cost too much at all), but VR absolutely is not a "gimmick". Especially in the context of immersive sims!

 

[Metro]

I tried it once but found the penis suction attachments a bit much. In all seriousness, perhaps 'gimmick' is the wrong word. Let's go with 'fetish.' When I play a game I don't need to be IMMERSED in it. I just need it to have good mechanics and interesting content. That I'm acutely aware I'm sitting in front of a PC using a mouse and keyboard to interface with the game is irrelevant to me.

 

[CyberP]

"When I play a game I don't need to be IMMERSED in it."

Absolutely not. But it is not irrelevant either, it is the icing on the cake.

 

[Abelian]

To continue the analogy, the question becomes if $150K (the difference between last two stretch goals) affords us the entire dessert. I'd much rather they use the extra money on serving the meat and potatoes, so to speak.

Edit 1: CyberP, thought you were zerotol for a moment.

Edit 2: it looks like that fake Underworld Ascendant 2.0 Kickstarter campaign was shut down 6 hours ago.

Edit 3: yesterday only $7K was raised, the first time the campaign couldn't beat the average daily pledge needed to succeed (now at $9K)

 

[LESS T_T]

Paul Neurath, Richard Garriott and Dallas Snell talk about Ultima Underworld series and the "golden age" of Origin.

You can hear their long-running passion for VR at 29:21.

 

[Zorba the Hutt]

Edit 1: CyberP, thought you were zerotol for a moment.

Same here. I wonder what happened, I'm guessing a load of pms to DU complaining about his tags.

 

[Infinitron]

Rewards summary: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/othersidegames/underworld-ascendant/posts/1135497

Rewards! Get your Rewards!

Hi everyone,

Huge thanks for your continued support! Your passion for this project is quite wonderful.

Today we have reached 70% of our base funding goal! Also, we are now fewer than 225 new backers away from reaching our 8,000+ goal for this week, which will unlock the special weapon:

We appreciate all the advice and feedback you’ve been sharing. It’s fair to say that our team is more experienced making games than running a Kickstarter campaign, but with your help we are improving our approach daily. We are listening and learning from the community’s collective wisdom.

Our goal underlying all of this is to make, together with you, the best possible game we can. On that we are unwavering.

As folks who have followed a lot of Kickstarters know, most every game project goes through a slowdown of funding during the middle weeks of its campaign. Underworld Ascendant is not immune. We do have an array of big announcements, more details on the game, and events coming up over the next 2 weeks that should help keep the momentum going regardless. Some of these incorporate the feedback you’ve provided, others we’ve been keeping in our back pocket for when we entered the slower period.

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Some of you may already know that yesterday we submitted Underworld Ascendant for Steam Greenlight. If you can take a moment to click on the link below and vote YES, it would be a big help toward increasing the game's visibility with the massive Steam community.


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One thing to call out are the boxed versions. The regular Game Box comes with a DRM-free game DVD, a printed manual, and a paper fold-out map of the known Underworld. The Collector's Edition Box adds a special metallic foil printing, a bound strategy guide, an extra-fancy parchment map of the known Underworld, and a poster with a language and runic translation guide.

The Team at OtherSide

Paul Neurath, Richard Garriott and Dallas Snell talk about Ultima Underworld series and the "golden age" of Origin.

You can hear their long-running passion for VR at 29:21.

Turns out I'm involved with this somehow: http://ultimacodex.com/2015/02/ultima-underworld-retrospective-at-roberts-space-industries-website/

 

[Metro]

Maybe I'm wrong... have they talked about any design stuff yet? How the character system will work? Itemization? Quests? How 'open' will the world be (can you run into shit way more powerful and be forced to retreat/come back later)? Anything like that?

 

[Infinitron]

Maybe I'm wrong... have they talked about any design stuff yet? How the character system will work? Itemization? Quests? How 'open' will the world be (can you run into shit way more powerful and be forced to retreat/come back later)? Anything like that?

Not those specific topics, but there has been "design stuff". Mostly explanations of their unscripted simulation design philosophy. Have a look at the news if you want: http://www.rpgcodex.net/tags.php?id=1514

One of the interviews did say there will be no quest compass.

 

[Metro]

Muh compass!

 

[Infinitron]

Paul Neurath, Richard Garriott and Dallas Snell talk about Ultima Underworld series and the "golden age" of Origin.

You can hear their long-running passion for VR at 29:21.

Watched this. Can't say it's incredibly interesting. I did like the part at the end when they talked about "company culture" and how to sustain it. Dallas Snell admits that Origin was unable to sustain its culture, such that when people started leaving in the early-mid 90s after EA took over, the company basically went to shit. Also, more praise from Garriott for Warren Spector's storytelling talents compared to his own.

 

[evdk]

fixed for accuracy

 

[taxalot]

So, no fundraiser for this one ?

 

[evdk]

So, no fundraiser for this one ?

Can't until it's funded - on the off chance that the KS falls through and DU is left with a PayPal account full of donations he has to return.

 

[Infinitron]

So, no fundraiser for this one ?

We could, but I'm skeptical of it earning very much, and it seems sensible to let people recover a bit after the Shadowrun one. Always willing to hear opinions, though.

Can't until it's funded - on the iff chance that the KS falls through and DU is left with a PayPal account full of donations he has to return.

That too.

 

[Infinitron]

Chris Avellone‏@ChrisAvellone
Helllllls yes: I just backed Underworld Ascendant on @Kickstarter http://kck.st/1yH1wpv

 

[evdk]

Chris Avellone‏@ChrisAvellone
Helllllls yes: I just backed Underworld Ascendant on @Kickstarter http://kck.st/1yH1wpv

Will the game have wolves?

 

[CyberP]

We could, but I'm skeptical of it earning very much, and it seems sensible to let people recover a bit after the Shadowrun one. Always willing to hear opinions, though.
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May I suggest a last resort fundraiser, as in if it is in the last week and still 50k off it's target, we push for "saving" it.

We cannot let this fail.

 

[evdk]

May I suggest a last resort fundraiser, as in if it is in the last week and still 50k off it's target, we push for "saving" it.

We cannot let this fail.

And again, you cannot do that via PayPal. Jesus fuck.

 

[CyberP]

And again, you cannot do that via PayPal. Jesus fuck.

Sigh. Yes you can you dummy: don't handle it directly through the site.

 

[Doctor Sbaitso]

Can you refrain from posting outside your mod thread until your tag Stack is a few inches shorter?

 

[CyberP]

Complain to DU. It is not my doing.

 

[Infinitron]

Ascendant had a relatively good day yesterday. 8,000 backers reached, so those dwarven claw knuckles are in. No gems though.

 

[Jedi Exile]

It seems that they will barely reach their initial goal at this rate. I wonder why it's so unpopular compared to other kickstarters.

 

[CyberP]

It seems that they will barely reach their initial goal at this rate. I wonder why it's so unpopular compared to other kickstarters.

Most people don't know what true incline is even if it slaps them in the face.