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They're moving to UE, assets will mostly transfer fine but it'll have to be rewritten from the ground up. A shame, but probably better than the alternatives at this point.
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What they're doing is really smart. They're not going to be taking revenue for The Repopulation, but they'll be using the assets to create a separate game while The Repopulation is being developed, so the assholes at IF won't receive a dime (even though they're using UE4 now, their contract says all revenue for The Repopulation receives over the next 3 years since putting it on Steam (so if it takes 2 years, that's good). It's all looking good too. I think the transition to UE4 will benefit everybody. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yLraupGaSY Alexander DeLarge fucked around with this message at 07:44 on Jan 31, 2016 |
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Jan 31, 2016 07:08
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That's good to hear they are doing something to not just starve while hero engine twiddles their thumbs but maaaaan... an open world survival pvp game is just.. the biggest wettest fart ever.
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Jan 31, 2016 08:21
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randombattle posted:That's good to hear they are doing something to not just starve while hero engine twiddles their thumbs but maaaaan... an open world survival pvp game is just.. the biggest wettest fart ever. Well I mean it makes sense, get funding from another game that IF can't get their hands on while they redevelop the entire game, cash in on the current survival pvp craze, meanwhile they can work on the systems necessary for The Repopulation without going out of their way. Not to mention it'll likely act as a testbed for their experimental mechanics. To be honest, it's loving brilliant, it solves every single one of their problems, including keeping people moderately happy with waiting another 2 years (minimum).
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Jan 31, 2016 09:33
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I'm just so sick of lovely early access open world pvp survival games that I have an anti-desire to get a free one.
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Jan 31, 2016 10:05
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I still don't think the game will ever be good, but this is actually very good news for anyone who believes Repop will be a good game. Hero Engine is really bad and the dev team was really struggling to make it work for them with their small team. They should have a lot easier job making things work in UE4 and will no longer be plagued with the horrible map design choices they were forced to accept in Hero Engine.
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Jan 31, 2016 17:07
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lol, nevermind. I just watched the fragmented game footage, and it looks like they decided to use their same lovely textures and models lol. Shocking they'd choose to do that considering what UE4 is capable of. At least it'll run better though...
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Jan 31, 2016 17:37
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randombattle posted:the biggest wettest fart ever. This, a thousand times. Also pls replace your 2012 models with 2016 models, and give lighting another go now that you're in UE thx bby
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Jan 31, 2016 17:41
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FireWhizzle posted:This, a thousand times. Also pls replace your 2012 models with 2016 models, and give lighting another go now that you're in UE thx bby That requires money. Not losing 60% of your profits before you ever see a dime will certainly help if it sells though, which I'm sure it will because a decent looking survival game is still a license to print money. (Steam's rumored 30% + HeroEngine's 30% of all profits) I gotta hand it to them, it looks pretty good considering it was thrown together in two months using their existing assets.
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Jan 31, 2016 17:45
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I'm just glad they're doing *something* rather than nothing.
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Jan 31, 2016 17:45
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Alexander DeLarge posted:I gotta hand it to them, it looks pretty good considering it was thrown together in two months using their existing assets. No it doesn't.
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Jan 31, 2016 18:49
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It looks better than dozens of early access open world survival pvp kill me now games. Which is a low bar. But it is a technically sound idea and at least they can do something.
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Jan 31, 2016 20:48
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Well, apparently this game will be delayed, and probably for a good while. http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791436952716/announcements/detail/852673624834367298
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Feb 9, 2016 02:23
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https://www.therepopulation.com/index.php/news/276-april-2016-newsletter #ibelieve Contractually I think they're obligated to give 30% of all The Repopulation revenue for the next year, so if they monetize Fragmented to keep development going and use it as a foundation for The Repopulation (resuming sale early next year), that's loving brilliant. Fragmented is pretty cool too. If anyone wants to play, register for a key.
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Apr 6, 2016 10:23
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Woops never registered my steam copy to the backer potal.
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I'll have to get a key. I don't like these kinds of games but man I like these devs for whatever reason. They're plucky I guess.
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