HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
36 hours over here.
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Divinity: Original Sin |OT| Sandbox RPG. Co-Op friendly. Bread.
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36 hours over here.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Hehe, I'll make that my mark to beat
In all honesty, the game pads its length by not having a proper quest marking system.
I think it's crazy, but go for it and report back!
It can get rough at times, but it's manageable. If one of you, or both play with summons it's doable without much hassle.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Anyone else getting glitched quests?
I can't complete Tom's quest even though I kind of did.
There is a perk called Lone Wolf specifically for this.
I can't complete Tom's quest even though I kind of did.
There is a perk called Lone Wolf specifically for this.
dreamstation
Member
I'm running an i7 3770k, 680, 16gb RAM, 1920x1080 with ultra in-game settings and I too cannot run a steady 60FPS. Even just wandering through Cyseal I get drops down to low 40's without any action on screen. I'm almost certain it was running better before the two patches as well, which is strange. I expected it to run flawlessly considering my specs exceed the recommended quite a bit.
Really wish the party AI was in. Role-playing scenarios is interesting at first, but I found it hard to keep my characters consistent.
Same setup and resolution here. Running a 690GTX though. I don't even get the luxury of dips. It's either running at 60 or 30 FPS. It's really strange. Nvidia needs to get on some SLI support.
Same setup and resolution here. Running a 690GTX though. I don't even get the luxury of dips. It's either running at 60 or 30 FPS. It's really strange. Nvidia needs to get on some SLI support.
Did you try the trader on the second floor of the Inn in Cyseal?
It's gotta be a pretty large game because I haven't heard that anybody has finished it yet.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
So it seems that there is a respec, which unlocks
after you found a certain amount of star stones.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I really like the hub/stronghold. I like how it doesn't all unlock naturally.
It's a far cry from the tower you have in Divinity 2 tho.
OmegaDL50
Member
According to the developer Larian 4 large areas similar to the size and content of the entire map of Cyseal and surrounding area, plus 6 smaller areas, and apparently one large multilevel dungeon.
I'd say the game is easily 60 to 100 hours as they been claiming so far. This also doesn't even factor future add-ons or expansions made with the Editor be it official or fan made.
Yes there plenty to do and see. Quite an amazing game this is.
Unless Wasteland 2 or Pillars of Eternity manages to be just as great as Baldur's Gate 2 was with modern conventions and expectations, I'm going so far to say that Divinity: Original Sin is my PC cRPG GOTY for 2014.
If the other 4 areas are really that big I feel like our coop playthrough will take at least 100 hours.
doniewhalberg
Member
OH wow really? I assumed the initial map was the game's map, and that Cyseal was my hub town since it's pretty big and dense. I figured as the story progressed I would return for different quests etc., I can't even guess right now how long this game is going to take me at my current progress rate. All summer?
wanderingprostheyltite
Member
So are all these areas currently implemented? I'd assume so seeing as the 30th was the official full release but not sure if everything is indeed in yet as I have only just begun. On that note, this is the most addicting game I've played in years.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Are those 2 confirmed for 2014.
U WOT M8?
Seriously I've spent 25 hours so far and not left the first map. I've not even completed the first chapter I've been too busy discovering quests with my Pet Pal skill.
doniewhalberg
Member
I believe Wasteland is confirmed for August. Pillars is not official yet, but I'm actually feeling quite good judging by where they were saying they were at during e3 interviews.
Moff
Member
heh, no its not
one of the rats in the lighthouse (I think) tells you after killing the big ghoul that they can be respawned over and over again, so I had a good chuckle when braccus rex revived them
Yeah, they are all implemented.
I know you guys are probably sick of hearing about this by now, so this will be the last time I post about it.
The frame rate I'm getting is really bumming me out. I just popped a 770 in to my pc (not for this game don't think I'm a crazy person) and I still seem to hover somewhere between 26-35 fps.
The frame rate I'm getting is really bumming me out. I just popped a 770 in to my pc (not for this game don't think I'm a crazy person) and I still seem to hover somewhere between 26-35 fps.
I think this is going to be an amazing year for cRPGs. I mean, it already is, with just the release of Divinity alone! I really hope it's a financial success, so they keep producing games in this style. Also definitely hoping for official expansions
at this point I just think we need a performance patch in general
consider how cool they're being with updates tho im sure it'll get better
doniewhalberg
Member
I know you guys are probably sick of hearing about this by now, so this will be the last time I post about it.
The frame rate I'm getting is really bumming me out. I just popped a 770 in to my pc (not for this game don't think I'm a crazy person) and I still seem to hover somewhere between 26-35 fps.
What are you trying to run it at , 1080p? I have the 770 2gb, i5-4670. ~The game runs at 60fps except for a bit of slowdown when I'm coming out of a portal. I'm on 1080p with the all the settings up. My card does run pretty hot though, I have my case fans on max when I'm playing the game haha. I'm trying to think of variables here. On a HDD not SDD, Windows 8.1....do you actually have your pc power management on full and not energy saver, nothing like that haha? I am surprised the game seems to use my card so much though.
I don't think it's the games fault that some have such huge FPS problems (I don't say it's well optimized either tho). I've a fairly old PC that runs it around 40-50 fps on ultra settings. (i5 2.5k @3,3 (OCed to 4,1 I think) and a geforce 560 gtx ti. The game runs on a SSD tho, so even the load times are fairly quick.
OmegaDL50
Member
You know one of things I love about this game.
The Pathfinding
Generally it's something that is largely ignored and is considered mundane.
Bear with me however. This sort of thing you can be a problem when it fails, especially being an issue in the old Infinite Engine games.
I've never seen a party member never get caught on terrain while moving across the map, and automatically walking around "dangerous" terrain...very pleasant.
The really impressive thing however, is seeing the enemy AI similarly react to the ever-changing battlefield. Finding the best routes to flank my party, or going the long way around to avoid a poison cloud--or fire elementals ignoring fiery terrain using their own immunity to take advantage of.
Great stuff.
The Pathfinding
Generally it's something that is largely ignored and is considered mundane.
Bear with me however. This sort of thing you can be a problem when it fails, especially being an issue in the old Infinite Engine games.
I've never seen a party member never get caught on terrain while moving across the map, and automatically walking around "dangerous" terrain...very pleasant.
The really impressive thing however, is seeing the enemy AI similarly react to the ever-changing battlefield. Finding the best routes to flank my party, or going the long way around to avoid a poison cloud--or fire elementals ignoring fiery terrain using their own immunity to take advantage of.
Great stuff.
I guess.
i5 2400 here, and yeah, 1080p. Power management isn't on energy saver or anything.
Different enemies also pathfind differently it seems. One fight against a bunch of undead and one of those bomb skeletons, I opened up proceedings by laying down a long barrier of burning oil between us and them. When the enemies' turn came around, the undead melee and dogs (four, maybe five enemies) skirted around the edge of the fiery puddle, ending up bunched together in a tight-ish space against a cliff. When the bomb skeleton's turn came up, he just squealed and ran straight at me, into the fire close to the edge, exploded and took out his pocket of buddies.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
The enemy AI is truly impressive. Using ice arrows to create slippery surfaces? Having your infantry flank?
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...-sin-larian-studios-fastest-selling-game-ever
""It's definitely the fastest-selling game we've ever published. The last figures I saw we were at 160,000. "
"Divinity: Original Sin costs $39.99. If it's sold 160,000 copies, that's $6.39m in revenue. Half that and we get €3.19m (£2.5m), which means the project is well on its way to breaking even."
"Larian is working on a hotfix for the game, as well as its first major patch, which will add new content."
Great news.. this game deserves it
""It's definitely the fastest-selling game we've ever published. The last figures I saw we were at 160,000. "
"Divinity: Original Sin costs $39.99. If it's sold 160,000 copies, that's $6.39m in revenue. Half that and we get €3.19m (£2.5m), which means the project is well on its way to breaking even."
"Larian is working on a hotfix for the game, as well as its first major patch, which will add new content."
Great news.. this game deserves it
I hope it will continue to sell well and allow them to get that license they want to obtain!
The best thing that has happened to gaming for a long while.
It shows that the over simplifying of just about every system isn't what everyone wants and that there is still a market for 90s style computer games.
Yeah, crazy how well it's selling despite any marketing nor any reviews from big gaming websites yet. It's about 3 days since release and it's still outselling everything else on Steam. I have a good feeling this is going to be one of those games that will sell very well whenever it's on discount because of how damn good the game turned out, the people who already own it will tell everyone who hasn't bought it yet to buy it. Which is kinda what is happening right now.
Basileus777
Member
That Steam sale was really great timing for raising awareness and getting momentum and word of mouth behind the game just as it released.
And with no big releases to deal with for awhile it should give the game some breathing room to sale steadily well.
This game is a labour of love. The density of content per area is staggering. If each of the other large maps is anywhere near Cyseal's size and density then I have no words.
Well, maybe a few...
As someone else rightly suggested, the combat system with it's spell/skill/item synergy and environment interaction could float a dungeon crawler on its own. Had we been sold a straight up Diablo clone with these mechanics many of us would still be enamoured.
That we get this dense, sprawling, open and interactive sanbox of a world on top is like a dream.
I'd like to say that I usually find myself overwhelmed in openworld games. After the obligatory tutorial, when the map opens up, more often than not I sit staring at the screen feeling a little lost. Usually there are mutilple waypoints, or tonnes of NPCs with quest highlights, and markers on the map for collectables and side quests. For all the guidance these games give me I'm never really sure where I want to go only where I'm being told to go.
With D:OS none if that matters because the entire point is exploration and discovery. This is one of the core aspects of the game. You literally get out what you put in, and adventure rewards the brave with more than just a little xp or a few trinkets. You still get these things, but you also get new branches of story, hidden areas, little clues to the overall lore that manipulate the story in subtle ways at different points depending on the order you take things.
You /need/ to explore to progress, and that need propels you forward with an urgency that gps guidance just can't compete with. There's an irony here that some devs should pay attention to.
Also...
Character progression, at first, felt a little too slow. The soft cap of 20 seemed low: how was I going to power up my savior of the world and exploit all the great talents and skills? How was the game going to make me feel powerful?
Then it clicked and I realised that the slower drip of progression and limited options really make you care about your choices. You can't just take whatever you want knowing you'll max out later. Any to talk to animals early? Sure thing, but that handy talent that unlocks two ability points that would make fighting those level 5 orcs on the beach so much easier? Well, you won't be able to access that for another 3 levels. I know making a choice between skills isn't anything new, but because of the pace of progression the choices feel more weighty here.
And even if you do choose the ability to converse with hilariously loyal dogs and pompous roosters over enhanced combat prowess, the game is smart enough to present each combat encounter as a puzzle you can solve even if you haven't min/maxed super effectively.
I also love how as your characters grow in power you get a sense of which talents will suit them best. My warrior companion fights with a pike, can hit multiple times, has crazy reach for melee, but drops quite often in comparison to my Knight who has a little less offense and armour/reistance buffs instead. So, I made my Warrior a Morning Person (talent to revive with full health) and gave my Knight the vitality boost. Now my knight can take the brunt of the damage and my Warrior can skip about flanking knowing that if I get caught out, I can revive to a safe spot and be back in the game straight away. I know many of this will seem obvious to genre vets, but it just feels so personal after spending so much time playing RPGs that throw power at you without much consideration or just too quickly for it to feel important.
I also really like how the slower rate of progression makes those optional higher level areas seem like something you have to really work toward, or if you prefer think outside the box to overcome (see the barrel stacking boss). It makes the world seem much more open, and how you never feel overpowered and combat always seems to retain a sense of danger.
The foundations they've laid here for future mod development hint at a very promising future for the community, too. I've dabbled in mods in private before, but I think this will be the first game that's inspires me to go all out with story based content (maybe a dungeon or two first).
40+ hours total playtime.
25-30 of those pure release build SP.
Just leaving first area (estimate 90% done).
Not once have I felt lost or that progression is a grind.
This is incredible.
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PS - I have a hazy definition of "maybe a few" in context, but this game has just got me. I haven't been got in quite a while.
Well, maybe a few...
As someone else rightly suggested, the combat system with it's spell/skill/item synergy and environment interaction could float a dungeon crawler on its own. Had we been sold a straight up Diablo clone with these mechanics many of us would still be enamoured.
That we get this dense, sprawling, open and interactive sanbox of a world on top is like a dream.
I'd like to say that I usually find myself overwhelmed in openworld games. After the obligatory tutorial, when the map opens up, more often than not I sit staring at the screen feeling a little lost. Usually there are mutilple waypoints, or tonnes of NPCs with quest highlights, and markers on the map for collectables and side quests. For all the guidance these games give me I'm never really sure where I want to go only where I'm being told to go.
With D:OS none if that matters because the entire point is exploration and discovery. This is one of the core aspects of the game. You literally get out what you put in, and adventure rewards the brave with more than just a little xp or a few trinkets. You still get these things, but you also get new branches of story, hidden areas, little clues to the overall lore that manipulate the story in subtle ways at different points depending on the order you take things.
You /need/ to explore to progress, and that need propels you forward with an urgency that gps guidance just can't compete with. There's an irony here that some devs should pay attention to.
Also...
Character progression, at first, felt a little too slow. The soft cap of 20 seemed low: how was I going to power up my savior of the world and exploit all the great talents and skills? How was the game going to make me feel powerful?
Then it clicked and I realised that the slower drip of progression and limited options really make you care about your choices. You can't just take whatever you want knowing you'll max out later. Any to talk to animals early? Sure thing, but that handy talent that unlocks two ability points that would make fighting those level 5 orcs on the beach so much easier? Well, you won't be able to access that for another 3 levels. I know making a choice between skills isn't anything new, but because of the pace of progression the choices feel more weighty here.
And even if you do choose the ability to converse with hilariously loyal dogs and pompous roosters over enhanced combat prowess, the game is smart enough to present each combat encounter as a puzzle you can solve even if you haven't min/maxed super effectively.
I also love how as your characters grow in power you get a sense of which talents will suit them best. My warrior companion fights with a pike, can hit multiple times, has crazy reach for melee, but drops quite often in comparison to my Knight who has a little less offense and armour/reistance buffs instead. So, I made my Warrior a Morning Person (talent to revive with full health) and gave my Knight the vitality boost. Now my knight can take the brunt of the damage and my Warrior can skip about flanking knowing that if I get caught out, I can revive to a safe spot and be back in the game straight away. I know many of this will seem obvious to genre vets, but it just feels so personal after spending so much time playing RPGs that throw power at you without much consideration or just too quickly for it to feel important.
I also really like how the slower rate of progression makes those optional higher level areas seem like something you have to really work toward, or if you prefer think outside the box to overcome (see the barrel stacking boss). It makes the world seem much more open, and how you never feel overpowered and combat always seems to retain a sense of danger.
The foundations they've laid here for future mod development hint at a very promising future for the community, too. I've dabbled in mods in private before, but I think this will be the first game that's inspires me to go all out with story based content (maybe a dungeon or two first).
40+ hours total playtime.
25-30 of those pure release build SP.
Just leaving first area (estimate 90% done).
Not once have I felt lost or that progression is a grind.
This is incredible.
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PS - I have a hazy definition of "maybe a few" in context, but this game has just got me. I haven't been got in quite a while.
I literally played the game since 9 am this morning.. and it's now 7 pm. At least 17-hours clocked and just beat
. Game continues to deliver and to think that I've barely scratched the surface at this point. Starting to crave a respec for two of my created characters.. especially since I'm really starting to figure out the systems out now and my build right now feels kind of gimped compared to what it could be. Oh well too late to restart at this point.
everlyn and some optional orc boss
Voice acting and game balancing stuff. Also the rest of the game now being playable, the beta only had the first quarter of the game.