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Anno
May 10, 2017

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Does the TTRPG have much in the way of modules that Owlcat is likely to follow here? Or are they more likely to be writing their own stuff?

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Anno
May 10, 2017

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On Discord they mentioned that alpha is “this fall”. So maybe it’s a bit further along than I expected.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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More companion stuff

https://twitter.com/OwlcatGames/status/1539994865827815426

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Idk I feel like they’ve emphasized your trade empire enough that there’s no way there isn’t some mini game built around it.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Yeah that's actually really cool. I like that it's a defined grid, too.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Solid week or so for 40K video game music

https://twitter.com/OwlcatGames/status/1583111070373191680

Also, Sister of Battle companion.

https://twitter.com/OwlcatGames/status/1582386285464866817

Anno fucked around with this message at 17:05 on Oct 20, 2022

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Hellbore posted:

There's been two before Argenta, an Unsanctioned Psyker, Idira Tlass and your Navigator, Cassia Orsellio. There's also the Trader the player gains their commission from, Theodora von Valancius, but she's probably a tutorial companion at most.

I hope they find a way to pass you the torch and keep her around (though I don’t expect it) because she looks rad

Anno
May 10, 2017

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They’ve shown two Necron .gifs



Anno
May 10, 2017

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Apparently the new Leutin video is about the area of the game/has some story info in partnership with Owlcat. Haven’t had the time to check it out yet.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Looks good. Is the Screamer new?

Anno
May 10, 2017

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CommissarMega posted:

I don't think so- it might have been statted out in one of the RT bestiaries, but it's been a while since I cracked them open. I know they were statted out in Black Crusade though.

Err sorry, I meant had we need it before in regards to this game. I assumed it was around in various tabletop forms.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Went to look at the new Steam page to see if there was anything otherwise new, and man the content warning sure is something lol

quote:

MATURE CONTENT DESCRIPTION

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains scenes and texts some people may find disturbing. They are not graphically detailed and presented from an isometric point of view, and most of them occur episodically. However, we consider it our duty to inform our players about them. You may see depictions of blood, gore, dismemberment, torture, slavery, and kidnapping in this game. It also contains textual descriptions and mentions of abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, sexual assault, self-harm, suicide, cannibalism, and miscarriage. Player discretion is advised.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Was this dude known about at all before? He isn’t in the companion art montage and I don’t think I’ve seen an Inquisition companion mentioned anywhere else.

Edit: nm I think he actually is in the art, he just looks noticeably different.

https://twitter.com/OwlcatGames/status/1595795059387305984

Anno fucked around with this message at 16:11 on Nov 24, 2022

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Any other sickos getting in on this? I like messing around in alphas/betas of games far off, and I’ve liked the early access periods they did for Pathfinder.

It being the day after Dwarf Fortress premium isn’t ideal though.

https://twitter.com/OwlcatGames/status/1598649882633535489

Anno
May 10, 2017

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I’ll have an alpha key. I don’t know when I’ll get around to it with Dwarf Fortress just dropping, though. Maybe this weekend.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Yeah this game is probably 18 months away at least, and Owlcat is generally quite good at responding to feedback. They’ll probably creat new bugs or bite or more than they can chew, but they will make it a fun and good game.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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They’ve already shown off a variety of in-game necron units right?

Anno
May 10, 2017

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https://twitter.com/owlcatgames/status/1610244715772780546?s=46&t=IW0MSOWK0Lh4VsB3wVLoOA

https://twitter.com/owlcatgames/status/1580211697473699842?s=46&t=IW0MSOWK0Lh4VsB3wVLoOA

https://twitter.com/owlcatgames/status/1572239203810746368?s=46&t=IW0MSOWK0Lh4VsB3wVLoOA

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Short new trailer with some new locations. 40K lore knowers seem excited by the bit at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEw13YYPeOc

Anno
May 10, 2017

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New trailer as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql6ApN9Oo5M

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Beta preview from Mortismal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz56YFPm8XY

Anno
May 10, 2017

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CommissarMega posted:

I think it all depends on one's tolerance for the setting, honestly- I've restarted this about 4 times now, and I can definitely see myself doing further playthroughs. For those of you who played through and finished the WotR beta, did Owlcat slowly patch in the rest of the game (I understand that they didn't put in everything when that beta first came out)? Or did they just continually refine the bit of game that they did release?

Not the rest of the game, no. But more than where it started (though more adding to what was there than expanding how far the game went into the story) and then mechanics changes, voice acting, etc.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Maybe a release date/window tomorrow? Hopefully one sometime in 2024.

https://twitter.com/OwlcatGames/status/1694323662755635341?s=20

Anno
May 10, 2017

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I haven’t played BG3 co-op but if it’s anything like DOS2 it’s incredibly dependent on you and your co-op partner being on the same wavelength because it’s so easy for one person to gently caress something up for the other if you aren’t.

Personally I didn’t even consider playing it through “normally” co-op and just enjoyed getting into crazy shenanigans trying to break various things. And for that it’s amazing.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Edit: sorry, forgot what thread this is, no sense in detailing further.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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I mean it’ll have more bugs than a lot of games but I suspect it’ll be relatively polished for an Owlcat game. Not that it really matters I’m playing it day 1 regardless ‘cause it’ll be a good game.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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I didn’t play a ton of the beta but it seemed in a better technical state than Kingmaker or Wrath. I’m hoping that the (relative) simplicity of the game in comparison helps keep bugs at least a little easier to manage.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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I think I will as usual be boring and go with a leader/support type character. They seem powerful as usual and don’t look to have a lot of negative overlap with existing companions.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Tune down some numbers maybe but I’m a big fan of more companions having unique mechanics that are unavailable to the player. I like that some Deadfire companions had unique subclasses for instance. Doesn’t need to be everyone but where it makes sense I wish Owlcat would do it more.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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I played WotR from launch and honestly never had any serious issues. Part of it because I played slowly enough that serious things kinda got patched ahead of me, and I just lucked into not playing the paths that were worst off. But it really wasn’t that bad.

RT I expect to be more polished just from how much simpler it is structurally. The beta at least seemed more complete and more stable that Wrath’s.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Owlcat did say they were improving modding capabilities for this game by a good bit compared to PF. Maybe we’ll get some fun mods like that since there are already Necron models in the game to use.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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The video yesterday said failing your hit roll still does 50% damage, which seems like a fine abstraction. I’m sure there still some skill involved with using a flamethrower.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Subjunctive posted:

Oh man this is on console? It’s probably going to be great on Steam Deck then, nice.

That’s my hope as well. Full controller support day 1 and the more streamlined UI/character building should go a long way to making it a great Deck game.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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ZearothK posted:

So, how buggy is the game for people in the beta? I spent way too many years running games in this incredibly broken system to not take a bite, but this will also be my first release Owlcat.


It was the most polished Owlcat beta for me, though it’s still a sprawling cRPG so you’re going to have random things crop up.

I’m glad they’re doing what appear to be story/companion expansions rather than more side stories, roguelike mode etc.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Looks like game keys are available now through your Owlcat account if you want to play on Steam. GOG/consoles won’t be claimable until launch.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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Yeah it’s not out out. You can just claim the key to add it to your library now.

Also stuff like the soundtrack which I can’t wait to give a listen to when I get home.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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The soundtrack and art book are not without spoilers (potentially big ones) but both are great if you're okay with that.

The soundtrack especially is something.

Anno
May 10, 2017

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I said come in! posted:

Ouch, the PC Gamer review is a 59/100. But you all are thinking they are way off the mark?

It reads like a number of reviews for Owlcat’s other games. CRPGs are up there with strategy games for genres where I don’t even both with critic reviews unless it’s from someone I know actually understands and has a history with the genre.

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Anno
May 10, 2017

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Yeah so far I’ve found Daring to be a solid choice when I usually played Wrath a level below that. But I usually play suboptimal characters.

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