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[Kinthalis]

How many character(s) do you get to select and change the portrait of? Are there voice options or do males and females have a default set of voices for actions? Also, do you have to write a biography of sort for your character(s) like in Wasteland 2?

Well you have your main character, but you can also hire adventurers at inns and you can fully customize them. The companions you meet along the way have fixed portraits and appearances of course, as well as their own personalities voices, backgrounds and agendas. They are entirely optional however so you could have a party made up entirely of characters you created A la icewind dale.

There are voice options for your character. I want to say 4 male and 4 female but it might be 3 each.

I saw a biography page in the character screen. in the backer beta its prefilled based on the background you chose at caracter creation. Dont know how it will work in the full game.

 

[Enduin]

How many character(s) do you get to select and change the portrait of? Are there voice options or do males and females have a default set of voices for actions? Also, do you have to write a biography of sort for your character(s) like in Wasteland 2?

Initially just the one main character you play as, but you can create other characters by hiring Adventurers and use them instead of the companions in the game. Though they can cost a fair amount of money to do so. You can have up to 5 other party members along with your main character at one time. Don't know if there is a limit to the number of Adventurers you can make. There are 5 voice options for each gender I think not that they actually speak any of the dialogue just combat grunts and short statements like in BG. And no you don't write any kind of biography for the characters, but you do pick certain things like occupation and homeland in the CC.

 

[Sou Da]

I saw a biography page in the character screen. in the backer beta its prefilled based on the background you chose at caracter creation. Dont know how it will work in the full game.

And no you don't write any kind of biography for the characters, but you do pick certain things like occupation and homeland in the CC.

Your biography is auto written as the game goes on.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Your biography is auto written as the game goes on.

Oh that's awesome. What a cool idea.

 

[jsrv]

Well you have your main character, but you can also hire adventurers at inns and you can fully customize them. The companions you meet along the way have fixed portraits and appearances of course, as well as their own personalities voices, backgrounds and agendas. They are entirely optional however so you could have a party made up entirely of characters you created A la icewind dale.

There are voice options for your character. I want to say 4 male and 4 female but it might be 3 each.

I saw a biography page in the character screen. in the backer beta its prefilled based on the background you chose at caracter creation. Dont know how it will work in the full game.

Initially just the one main character you play as, but you can create other characters by hiring Adventurers and use them instead of the companions in the game. Though they can cost a fair amount of money to do so. You can have up to 5 other party members along with your main character at one time. Don't know if there is a limit to the number of Adventurers you can make. There are 5 voice options for each gender I think not that they actually speak any of the dialogue just combat grunts and short statements like in BG. And no you don't write any kind of biography for the characters, but you do pick certain things like occupation and homeland in the CC.

Thanks guys!

 

[robin2]

Do you guys think/know if gog version will keep up with patching? I'd like to avoid steam but I wonder if patches will be up at the same time or not.

 

[Kinthalis]

Do you guys think/know if gog version will keep up with patching? I'd like to avoid steam but I wonder if patches will be up at the same time or not.

I'm guessing if there's any difference, it will be a thing of hours, Steam is likely to be updated first, because it rolls out to abunch of people automatically. But I don't think it's going to be a big gap at all.

Also, Steam is awesome, resistance is futile!

 

[fallout]

Keep in mind also that GOG Galaxy should be out sometime (?), which will make updating easier.

 

[Kinthalis]

Keep in mind also that GOG Galaxy should be out sometime (?), which will make updating easier.

Oh that's right. Definitely want to try that.

 

[Labadal]

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/71035-new-screenshots-the-engwithan-empire-part-2/#entry1583492

 

[Menome]

I have discovered a plethora of good potential character portraits. I may have to enlist people's help in deciding between them.

 

[HK-47]

Is that a pillar I spy?

 

[Melchior]

I have discovered a plethora of good potential character portraits. I may have to enlist people's help in deciding between them.

If you would mind sharing them that would be great! I've been looking around myself for some. It's hard to find that brushed look for portraits to stick with the style.

 

[Sou Da]

Is that a pillar I spy?

More of a slab.

 

[HK-47]

Well it has the crystals.

 

[Enduin]

Those screens are beyond gorgeous looking.

 

[HK-47]

Those screens are beyond gorgeous looking.

I challenge you to find a game with dungeons that have nicer tiling.

 

[SkyTurnsRed]

Trying to decide if I should wait on this or pull the trigger on GMG's awesome deal. What do people think of the beta so far?

 

[Zabojnik]

Those screens are beyond gorgeous looking.

I'm this close to pulling the trigger on a new monitor. 24" isn't gonna cut it.

 

[Sou Da]

Trying to decide if I should wait on this or pull the trigger on GMG's awesome deal. What do people think of the beta so far?

It's fun. GMG has a deal?

 

[Zalusithix]

More of a slab.

Well, the roof would be transparent for viewing the party, so that very well could be a pillar. A rectangular pillar, but a pillar nonetheless.

 

[Violet_0]

there sure are a lot of circular cult site ruins with people standing around
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=155955037&postcount=2060
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=155874406&postcount=2046

 

[SkyTurnsRed]

It's fun. GMG has a deal?

Yep!

http://www.greenmangaming.com/vip/

$33.74. I think you just need to make an account to have access to the VIP deals.

 

[Altazor]

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/71035-new-screenshots-the-engwithan-empire-part-2/#entry1583492

loving those screenshots <3

EDIT:

there sure are a lot of circular cult site ruins with people standing around
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=155955037&postcount=2060
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=155874406&postcount=2046

I'm sure the Engwithan loved circles.

 

[Sou Da]

Yep!

http://www.greenmangaming.com/vip/

$33.74. I think you just need to make an account to have access to the VIP deals.

Might buy an extra version for a friend then.

 

[Enduin]

Might buy an extra version for a friend then.

If you're a backer you can buy an extra copy for just $25.

http://eternity.obsidian.net/backer/addons

 

[Altazor]

so I got this bug (no, not a beetle) and I think I'm screwed.

I was exploring the Dyrford Ruins for a bit. Killed some cultists, spotted some traps (but couldn't disable them), went back outside and decided to return to the Dracogen Inn for some needed rest.

Edge of the map, travel, go to Dyrwood Village... "it will take you 0 seconds"... ok?

Then I'm spawned in front of the church in the village, and all my characters are stuck. Fuck.

Reloaded an earlier save, tried to go to the Gorge. "6 hours"... that seems fine to me.

Spawned in the face of a cliff, and all my characters are stuck.

ARGH.

 

[Sou Da]

so I got this bug (no, not a beetle) and I think I'm screwed.

I was exploring the Dyrford Ruins for a bit. Killed some cultists, spotted some traps (but couldn't disable them), went back outside and decided to return to the Dracogen Inn for some needed rest.

Edge of the map, travel, go to Dyrwood Village... "it will take you 0 seconds"... ok?

Then I'm spawned in front of the church in the village, and all my characters are stuck. Fuck.

Reloaded an earlier save, tried to go to the Gorge. "6 hours"... that seems fine to me.

Spawned in the face of a cliff, and all my characters are stuck.

ARGH.

Ha, I got this one too.

 

[Altazor]

Were you able to fix it? Or were you pretty much forced to restart?

And I was doing so well, too...

 

[Zukuu]

How is the writing and setting so far? Interesting like Torment?

 

[Sou Da]

Were you able to fix it? Or were you pretty much forced to restart?

And I was doing so well, too...

restart.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

This game looks so fucking amazing... I really hope it can deliver.

Impressions in this thread seem to be very positive, though.

 

[Altazor]

How is the writing and setting so far? Interesting like Torment?

closer to Baldur's Gate. The spiritual successor to PS:T is Torment: Tides of Numenera. Unless you already knew that

restart.

I managed to "fix" this by going to an even earlier save (that I had actually made by mistake) and everything is fine now. It wasn't THAT big of a hassle, just a couple of cultists I avoided instead of killing (like on the bugged save). Oh well, at least it's fine now.

 

[Violet_0]

wait a second, I just read that there's no spell power progression in Pillars (aka the good old +1d6 damage per level). Is that correct?

 

[HK-47]

How is the writing and setting so far? Interesting like Torment?

The beta is small. We cant say anything about the writing yet.

 

[Sensuki]

See if you can reproduce that spawn bug guys, do you have to go to the Temple of Skaen through the Dyrford Crossing? I haven't been able to reproduce it yet.

 

[injurai]

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/71035-new-screenshots-the-engwithan-empire-part-2/#entry1583492

I'll be honest. These are the best screenshots I've seen to date. All the other ones had me slightly concerned over the quality of the rendering.

 

[~Kinggi~]

This game will be glorious praise videogamejesus

 

[Menome]

If you would mind sharing them that would be great! I've been looking around myself for some. It's hard to find that brushed look for portraits to stick with the style.

I've been browsing through this site here for female portraits. Not all of them are in the right art-style, so it takes some digging if you specifically want that look, but there are tags on all the pictures to whittle it down.

http://char-portraits.tumblr.com/

I've narrowed my own portrait down to 5 potential candidates. The concept still being a rapier/estoc-wielding Vailian Republic Noble Cipher:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

 

[Mister_Bubbles]

Wow that last picture is fantastic. That would be my choice.

 

[Gothos]

so I got this bug (no, not a beetle) and I think I'm screwed.

I was exploring the Dyrford Ruins for a bit. Killed some cultists, spotted some traps (but couldn't disable them), went back outside and decided to return to the Dracogen Inn for some needed rest.

Edge of the map, travel, go to Dyrwood Village... "it will take you 0 seconds"... ok?

Then I'm spawned in front of the church in the village, and all my characters are stuck. Fuck.

Reloaded an earlier save, tried to go to the Gorge. "6 hours"... that seems fine to me.

Spawned in the face of a cliff, and all my characters are stuck.

ARGH.

I'm soooooo scared this game will be ruined by bugs like that...

 

[Pyros_Eien]

Eh Cipher question, in a video about the class that was posted a couple weeks back, it showed that you need to be "close" or "near" or whatever the wording was to enemies to use the psychic whip thing to get your focus back, but how close is that? I've seen people recommend using Cipher with a ranged weapon, does that just mean you stay kinda close to stuff but still out of melee range or is the range actually pretty decent on it? Probably going to use one in my first party and atm trying to figure who's going where and what weapons they're gonna be using.

 

[Altazor]

See if you can reproduce that spawn bug guys, do you have to go to the Temple of Skaen through the Dyrford Crossing? I haven't been able to reproduce it yet.

I'm soooooo scared this game will be ruined by bugs like that...

I'll see if I can upload the bugged save (and see if it's still bugged or it got miraculously fixed too, hah!)

 

[MisterShine]

I'm soooooo scared this game will be ruined by bugs like that...

It's an Obsidian game. There will be lots of bugs. Keep many, many save files if you plan on playing the game on release.

 

[epmode]

It's an Obsidian game. There will be lots of bugs. Keep many, many save files if you plan on playing the game on release.

It's an Obsidian game with no publisher oversight.

Considering that QA departments and bug-fixing timeframes are usually dictated by the publisher, this means a lot. Pillars' release date was set by Obsidian alone.

You should keep multiple save files for every game that allows it, though. I'll never understand the people that don't.

 

[WanderingWind]

Also, the wider and longer the game, the more bugs will naturally just be there. People are still patching BG2 and Arcanum remains borderline unplayable. Save, save often and save on no less than 3 slots. These are the words of wisdom our forefathers inscribed into the annals of gaming history, so they may not ever be forgotten.

But some things that should not have been forgotten were lost.

 

[Bastos]

I don't know how I'll find time to play this, Bloodborne and Monster Hunter 4

 

[lukeskymac]

closer to Baldur's Gate. The spiritual successor to PS:T is Torment: Tides of Numenera. Unless you already knew that

Am I the only one that would much rather trust Obsidian with a spiritual sequel to PST than inXile?

 

[AntiFacebook]

Am I the only one that would much rather trust Obsidian with a spiritual sequel to PST than inXile?

As long as Chris Avellone is involved, and is given complete artistic freedom,it doesn't really matter which company develops it.

 

[lukeskymac]

As long as Chris Avellone is involved, and is given complete artistic freedom,it doesn't really matter which company develops it.

AFAIK he's only tangentially related to Numenera, compared to Pillars.