Codex Interview Wasteland 2 RPG Codex Interview with Brian Fargo - Part 1

[J_C]

If you buy it digitally, a non-DRM version will be made available to you, and/or you can activate it on Steam. The game will be distributed on Steam, but it'll be distributed without Steam as well. The box version will have no DRM.

At least, this is as it was pitched in the version I read. It might change, but I doubt it.

I'm curious Brother None, who are you, or who are you working with that you know so much about the Wasteland 2 project? Are you from inXile perhaps, or a friend of Brian Fargo?

 

[Brother None]

I'm curious Brother None, who are you, or who are you working with that you know so much about the Wasteland 2 project? Are you from inXile perhaps, or a friend of Brian Fargo?

You don't know who I am?! But I am internet famous!

To actually answer the question: I'm admin over at No Mutant Allowed, and editor over at GameBanshee. One of the first things Fargo did while prepping for Wasteland was get in touch with No Mutants Allowed, to get us involved on the project, as a sounding board and to ensure they're on the right track. He shared the Kickstarter proposal and tiers with me to get some ideas/suggestions.

 

[Metro]

He's as e-famous as TOTAL BISCUIT!

 

[curry]

Fargo should get in touch with me instead. I know how this stuff works and I have an impeccable taste for game design and elegance.

 

[commie]

I'm curious Brother None, who are you, or who are you working with that you know so much about the Wasteland 2 project? Are you from inXile perhaps, or a friend of Brian Fargo?

You don't know who I am?! But I am internet famous!

To actually answer the question: I'm admin over at No Mutant Allowed, and editor over at GameBanshee. One of the first things Fargo did while prepping for Wasteland was get in touch with No Mutants Allowed, to get us involved on the project, as a sounding board and to ensure they're on the right track. He shared the Kickstarter proposal and tiers with me to get some ideas/suggestions.

Yeah, well you'd better get rid of my 2 strikes I have at NMA just for defending Fallout's honor in the wake of a glut of F3 faggots. I wrote to complain about that and nothing was ever done.

 

[felipepepe]

I thought it was standard procedure for all codexians to also register at NMA...have you people no respect for ancient traditions? (Although I have to admit NMA lost some of it's magic after Fallout 3 was released...)

One of the first things Fargo did while prepping for Wasteland was get in touch with No Mutants Allowed

A wise man knows that Glittering Gems of Hatred are gems nonetheless, it seems.

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

NMA is full of nerds. Also, why with NMA, not the Ranger something?

 

[Brayko]

I don't really like NMA but BN is OB for original bro.

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

NMA is full of nerds. Also, why with NMA, not the Ranger something?

This is a real post. It's the sort of post to make tubas melt.

 

[Morkar Left]

My most important question so far is how the game gets distributed. Is Steam necessary or a constant internetconnection or limited activations?

If you buy it digitally, a non-DRM version will be made available to you, and/or you can activate it on Steam. The game will be distributed on Steam, but it'll be distributed without Steam as well. The box version will have no DRM.

At least, this is as it was pitched in the version I read. It might change, but I doubt it.

A project like this can't afford to have evil DRM, or anything else that might anger the type of people who fund Kickstarter projects. It would directly endanger the project's viability.

Most people don't consider Steam to be evil, though.

Heh, yeah. It's always surprising how people don't care about Steam, even though it's pretty invasive, internet required for activation DRM. There's worse, but there's definitely better too.

I know DF will be released on Steam digitally, though I dunno if that game's boxed version will be Steamworks.

Thanks for clarification. Even DRM free and a boxed copy? All things considered it's a sure bet that he gets my money, then.

 

[InspectorRumpole]

Fargo should get in touch with me instead. I know how this stuff works and I have an impeccable taste for game design and elegance.

So you got the formula for implementing tasteful rape?

 

[curry]

Fargo should get in touch with me instead. I know how this stuff works and I have an impeccable taste for game design and elegance.

So you got the formula for implementing tasteful rape?

 

[Grim Monk]

I keep hearing people repeating the term “Top Down”, but nobody has clarified what that actually means.


Does Fargo mean Wasteland 2 will have a Truly “Top Down” perspective, like the original:

Example: Wasteland

Example: Dreamweb

Or is he really saying it will be “Isometric” like Fallout:

Example: Fallout

Example: Veil of Darkness

 

[Brayko]

I demand isometric.

 

[likaq]

I demand isometric.

 

[Achilles]

I hope it's isometric. It won't stop me from buying the game if it's not, but isometric is much better.

 

[Melcar]

I demand isometric.

 

[felipepepe]

I demand isometric.

 

[DwarvenFood]

I demand Fargo takes a look at the official Codex "what is isometric" thread.

 

[The_scorpion]

I demand isometric.

 

[J_C]

I'm curious Brother None, who are you, or who are you working with that you know so much about the Wasteland 2 project? Are you from inXile perhaps, or a friend of Brian Fargo?

You don't know who I am?! But I am internet famous!

To actually answer the question: I'm admin over at No Mutant Allowed, and editor over at GameBanshee. One of the first things Fargo did while prepping for Wasteland was get in touch with No Mutants Allowed, to get us involved on the project, as a sounding board and to ensure they're on the right track. He shared the Kickstarter proposal and tiers with me to get some ideas/suggestions.

Cool, I didn't know that. Unfortunately I rarely visit NMA or GameBanshee.

 

[Gwendo]

Where's part 2?

 

[Crooked Bee]

In today's news, Ken St Andre is now on the team too!

 

[Grim Monk]

Lets see now...


Wasteland Designers Checklist:
Ken St. Andre (√)
Brian Fargo (√)
Alan Pavlish (√)
Michael A. Stackpole (√)



Looks like Fargo has indeed reassembled the core of the original team.

 

[curry]

Wasteland 2 has to be the biggest troll project in years. Recruiting all those old devs with only the assumption that the Kickstarter money raising will be successful.

There will be some serious butthurt in the air if they decide it's not enough to develop the game