FallingEdge
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Steam sale. Going in blind. Do you think I should get the DLC as well?
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Divinity: Original Sin |OT| Sandbox RPG. Co-Op friendly. Bread.
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If you bought it on Steam, you can start downloading as the release will be just an update. Only KS backers will probably need to re-download the entire thing (or move the folder content or something).
DLC doesnt sound like anything more than bonuses and some items.
FallingEdge
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Robert J. Sullivan
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Welp that's it, bought this and Dragon Commander.
Do we have any idea what hard difficulty is like? How it changes the game?
Terra_Ex
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Ah.. and again no editor. Valve couldnt release the editor for 4 days because of summer sale. Valve is really lazy
It is somewhat puzzling that the entire company seems to grind to a halt because a (presumably mostly automated) sale is underway... I feel sorry for the guys at Larian who put in those extra hours to get the editor ready prior to release.
a secret-boss
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almost about to pull the trigger on this one.
any good quicklook video out there that will push me to buy
any good quicklook video out there that will push me to buy
From what I've noticed, you have 25% less HP. Dunno what else. Maybe the enemies will react smarter and/or have more HP?
look at the OP
I just checked my Larian Vault account. Looks like Kickstarter backers have codes which will have to be entered into the Steam version of the game to re-activate it. I don't think we'll have to redownload anything.
Are the codes there now?
It mostly just changes formulas (e.g. damage/hit calculations) as far as I know.
No, not yet.
That wasn't the case a few days ago. Maybe they found a way. Upon logging into the vault, there is a new message at the top:
Mine is, yes.
Really? I'm only seeing Alpha and Beta access keys on Larian vault.
Log in to the vault, click on the D:OS Kickstarter button at the top of the page and you should see the message along with your code right below the header. It's highlighted in bright red and it's almost impossible to miss.
It might not be showing up for everyone yet.
They expect Valve to unlock the game on 6/30 at 10:00 AM PST.
Nice.
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TheDarkKnight774
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For the early adopters how is this game? Worth a Day one purchase or a deeper sale. I'm tempted but only if it still doesn't need a bunch of patches, etc.
FallingEdge
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Oh really? Even if I were to get it today? I was under the impression that the patch has already been applied. Well then, I will wait just a day then.
Oh, I thought you meant Steam and GOG codes. That one is just if you're playing the beta and it won't let you make a profile.
You should always, always wait until the last day of Steam sales before making those plunges. Especially as encores usually do take in the best selling games and this one actually sold pretty well throughout that first day.
Is this a recent thing, then? It wasn't there yesterday.
I assumed that's how they were doing to handle the re-activation thing rather than making us fully redownload the game from Steam.
Moral Panic
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How is the actual gameplay in the game? Is it about how many different choices/branching storylines or how amazing the aesthetic and world building is or is it actual about the gameplay? Is it a Bioshock Infinite or a Dark Souls?
I'm not sure. I don't remember seeing it the last time I checked. It seemed to me that, for Kickstarter backers, they were going to make the game actually disappear from your Steam list when it's released, then you'd request and use either a Steam or GOG key.
My only question for all of this was whether or not the game would detect files when you go to reinstall it on Steam. And I would guess that the Steam/GOG keys won't go up until the game disappears from Steam lists, since weird shit could maybe happen if they let you put in a release key on top of an alpha/beta access key.
It's neither lol. It's a deep sandbox cRPG with a strategic, free-movement, turn based combat system. You can do pretty much everything.
I'd say more gameplay oriented, though you probably need a taste for turn based combat. The storyline seems decent enough but it's fairly light hearted so I can't imagine it'll be the main draw. The turn based combat and being able to do most things in a huge variety of ways are what makes it stand out.
Alright, spent about an hour learning the UI and dinking around. I know that's not much compared to some of you but knowing nothing transfers is a little bit of a barrier to wanting to play much further, haha.
One question though, you have to manually save always? Hope I never forget to do that.
One question though, you have to manually save always? Hope I never forget to do that.
I was pretty sure there was autosaving, but one of the rules of sandbox RPGs is saving frequently anyways. F5!
It's... Magic.
Allnamestakenlol
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Autosaves occur. You can set the frequency in the game options, I believe.
Edit: Looks like you can only set the number of auto saves. Not the frequency.
Cooldowns. No mana. Action point costs. Create an ice sheet on the ground, have guys slip and fall on it, melt the ice sheet and set the guys on fire with a fireball, zap the water they're still lying face first in with a lightning bolt.
terrdactycalsrock
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I've never bought an early access game before. If I download the game now, will there just be a patch unlocking the full game tomarrow?
bender
What time is it?
I was trying to purchase the Source Hunter DLC pack and Steam thinks I already own it. I didn't think it was included in the Divinity Original Sin Co-Op Deluxe Pack I purchased a while back. Am I mistaken
edit: Seems like a common problem. http://www.larian.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=500122
edit: Seems like a common problem. http://www.larian.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=500122
If you bought it on steam, yes.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=118224203&postcount=675
Update: Bully is only working for weapon attacks, so I won't give it my Mage anymore. Probably giving her Pet Pal or something.
I meant I'm excited to see what it feels like
. Haven't played a game with a good magic system in a while. Hoping this fits the bill.I apologize if this has been asked before or if there is a better place to look, but I know the multiplayer means you don't bring your own character. So what is the benefit of going into someone else's game? Do you get to bring items or experience back? Similar to acting as a phantom in a Souls game?
Or maybe I have something confused.
Or maybe I have something confused.