Obsidian's "Pillars of Eternity"

[rk47]

This is their last chance. No, I didn't pre order.
I rather just wait for it to be on bargain steam bin just like Dungeon Siege 3.

[Shaje]

I can't believe they hit the 3.5 million mark. That is a lot of Ice Wind Dale and Baldurs Gate fans right there.

[Amaron]

I can't believe they hit the 3.5 million mark. That is a lot of Ice Wind Dale and Baldurs Gate fans right there.

The last two stretch goals were far better incentive than earlier ones.

[Lucas]

Watch videogame developers goofing around 'til the end of the KS campaign! 

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/project-eternity-live-stream

[Comstar]

Kickstarter is past 3.9 million.

[Soln]

"Ok we've run out of ideas!!"

OK! After much team deliberation we have one final ultimate stretch goal. At $4.0m we will be enhancing the whole game. We will use live instrumentation for the soundtrack, add developer in-game commentary, and use every dollar between $3.5m and $4m to enhance the game. Also at $4.0m Chris Avellone will be forced to play Arcanum.

[Amaron]

Did previous KS jump this much in the last day?

[Yegolev]

There is a large lake of disappointment hiding behind a shoddy earthen dam on which someone has planted quite a few rose bushes.

[Pezzle]

The entire idea behind most of the stretch goals on this project fill me with trepidation.  The expanded goals on this project fill me with apprehension.  A bigger dungeon, more races etc..  Something about these updates concerns me on the level of hookerbots. 

[rk47]

There is a large lake of disappointment hiding behind a shoddy earthen dam on which someone has planted quite a few rose bushes.

my reaction is the same throughout the KS. I thought eh...$25 pre-order ..but ... 2 years? mmmm It might drop below that with steam sales in 3 years time. After they kickstart 5 patches too. 

[Lucas]

So, to summarize (4 milliion reached thanks to Paypal contributions):

• 6 Races
• 11 Classes
• 8 Companions
• Crafting & Enchanting System
• Toggleable difficulty modes (Expert, Trial of Iron, Path of the Damned)
• Customizable House
• Stronghold
• 13 levels dungeon
• 2 Big Cities (which could be huge quest hubs similar to BG2's Athkatla, at least in the developer intentions)
• "Adventurer's Hall" where you can create custom party members (eh, echoes of Bard's Tale :D)
• Mac & Linux support
• soundtrack of the game made with live instrumentation
  
• Official spanish, french, german, polska and russian translations (the last two handled by distributors in those countries) ; tools for unofficial (amateur) translations in other languages
  
  

[Yegolev]

I don't see "Quality Testing" in that list.

[Teleku]

Well that should go without saying.   

[Yegolev]

Eh heh heh.

[Furiously]

What level was program management and oversight? 

I really hope I eat my word on this one.

[Yegolev]

I'm at least getting some enjoyment from this thread.  I expect it will have closure, as well.  Delightful!

[Phred]

Dead Money is the crappy one.

I don't know what magical thing they did to make the FO3 engine work, but FO3 crashed for me literally dozens of times. I had lockups maybe 2 or 3 times in New Vegas. Beyond that though, I think pretty much every system in the game is improved in New Vegas compared to FO3, the story is better, the characters are better, the game feels far more "Fallout" probably because the people who were making it, you know, made Fallout.

And none of that is to say that FO3 was a bad game, it was pretty good when it wasn't locking up or going all video-crazy, but New Vegas is several notches above IMO.

So they're good at making an expansion pack (the stability might have been better for you, but wasn't for all, and it might have been due to work others did on the engine, not them) - doesn't mean they have gained the ability to make a good game from scratch.

Dungeon Siege 3 got excellent reviews on here from people who played it.

[Amaron]

Dungeon Siege 3 got excellent reviews on here from people who played it.

People who played the demo you mean.

[Yegolev]

Dungeon Siege 3 got excellent reviews on here from people who played it.

[Phred]

Dungeon Siege 3 got excellent reviews on here from people who played it.

People who played the demo you mean.

No, from people who like games. i.e. not you or yegolev.
Cue RK47 posting for the umpteenth time he's not supporting this.

[rk47]

 

Was gonna post. Fuck.

[Ragnoros]

Dungeon Siege 3 got excellent reviews on here from people who played it.

People who played the demo you mean.

No, from people who like games. i.e. not you or yegolev.
Cue RK47 posting for the umpteenth time he's not supporting this.

Um, no. I am an ARPG whore. Still playing D3 after everyone shat up the sub forum with 45 pages of circling the drain and left.

With that said, Dungeon Siege 3 was inexcusable crap.

[Lucas]

A couple updates (#39 and #40):

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/63207-update-39-non-core-classes-cooldowns-attack-resolution-damage-vs-armor-and-a-tileset/  (comes with a video)

An interesting discussion about certain mechanics of the game (at least at this stage of the development).
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http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/63273-update-40-orlan-first-look-and-ziets-on-pantheon-design/

In which George Ziets (NW2: Mask of the Betrayer, Fallout: NV) discuss how to approach the design of the pantheon of gods that will influence the world (and offers an intriguing example). We also glimpse the portrait of one of the races, the Orlan.

From update #20:

orlan - A race of people found mostly in northern, temperate climates but also as far south as the Dyrwood. Physically, they are notable for their small stature, two-toned skin, and exceptionally large, hair-covered ears. Due to their size, orlans have been victimized and marginalized by most of the cultures with whom they have come into contact. As a result, it is rare to find large communities of them and they have progressively retreated into heavily wooded environments over the last few centuries. Many orlan communities have also adopted brutal guerilla tactics including heavy use of traps and poison in the surrounding environment. As a result, even orlans raised in urban cultures often share their rural kin's nasty reputation.

[Lucas]

Of Dwarves and Doors:

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/63308-update-41-dd-dwarves-and-doors/

Hey, a screenshot!! 


Yeah, well...:P

[Yegolev]

I wonder how Notch's space game is coming along...?

[trias_e]

This might end up being the best thing to come about from Project Eternity:

Chris Avellone Let's Plays Arcanum:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aO9Qa8KbeMc

(hopefully he uploads in a resolution where you can actually read the text from now on though)

[DeathInABottle]

He's saying "um" too often for this to be watchable.

[Lucas]

First glimpse of PE environments in motion. Nice :)

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/63633-update-49-water-trees-daynight-lighting-all-that-jazz/

(starts at the 1:47 mark)

[rk47]

This might end up being the best thing to come about from Project Eternity:

Chris Avellone Let's Plays Arcanum:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aO9Qa8KbeMc

(hopefully he uploads in a resolution where you can actually read the text from now on though)

Failure of game documentation or MCA just suck at playing games.
Sometimes you suspect that a lot of developers just lack gaming instincts and this video exposes it in its fullest glory.

It took my 15 year old self around 10 mins to figure out the crash site, he's stuck there for hours and dies to wolves.

 

[trias_e]

The only thing he really doesn't get is the world map.  A very big thing not to get, but somewhat understandable as it's somewhat subtle if you haven't read the manual.  Also, he really needs to lower the combat difficulty if he's not playing a combat character, at least at the beginning.  No shame in it.

[rk47]

But trias, putting a point in diplomacy helps with wolves combat. 

[schild]

Just jumping in to say that Dungeon Siege 3 was shit, objectively speaking.

[Phred]

I think all rpg's made from this day forward should have a character named Chris just outside the starter area being killed by wolves. Bonus if he's naked.

[Lantyssa]

Just jumping in to say that Dungeon Siege 3 was shit, objectively speaking.

1 and 2 weren't that great, either.

[Malakili]

Just jumping in to say that Dungeon Siege 3 was shit, objectively speaking.

1 and 2 weren't that great, either.

I remember Dungeon Siege 1 had no loading screens and that you could explore the entire world seamlessly.  That was enough to "wow" me back when it was new.  The mechanics were kind of janky, but my memories of the game world are really positive.

In any event, I continue to keep a close eye on this, but I feel like any optimism is cautious at best.