Also Unity seems incredibly versatile and have seen some really good looking games using that engine.
But that is only an option if it's easy to get it running on OSX and Linux. That is not an issue with Unity.
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Pillars of Eternity by Obsidian Entertainment (Kickstarter) [Up: Teaser]
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Also Unity seems incredibly versatile and have seen some really good looking games using that engine.
But that is only an option if it's easy to get it running on OSX and Linux. That is not an issue with Unity.
Unity is basically free.
Yes if you are creating it from scrath, the thing is Tim had already created few engines and he probably created something for Obsidian. If they aim for 2D game he simply need to recreate what he already did before updating few parts to be more modern. It's not that easy as i said it simply but still something they can do. Also it looks that they already have something. Maybe thy worked on it for other game that was canceled and now when they will use it and continue development.
It'll probably be this. If they were using the Unity engine I think they would have mentioned it by name.
I don't think inXile mentioned which engine they would use until the Kickstarter was over. It is also something they have to decide once they know how much money they have to work with.
Yeah, but Tim Cain has mentioned that they already have an engine in the interview, and it doesn't look like he's talking about Unity. My money is on Onyx...
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Faction system whooo!
Don't ruin my dreams.
There was a different interview where Cain said that they have an engine.
Avellone said they wouldn't because of middleware costs, but then Tim Cain said something else in an interview. I honestly don't know anymore
Avellone said they wouldn't because of middleware costs, but then Tim Cain said something else in an interview. I honestly don't know anymore
As others have speculated, Cain may be talking about one of his pet projects. I doubt they have what engine they are going to use nailed down yet.
Internal engines are not free, see Obsidian's tweet. Their onyx engine includes licensed software from other developers. I am no developer so I am speaking from ignorance, but I imagine stuff like the physics model is licensed and embedded in the engine. So if they use it to make a game, they have to pay the physics engine owner. I am sure there are other licensed modules as well. Don't reinvent the wheel and all that.
Edit. Conflicting statements, I am confused as well.
Huh? Why would he mention a pet project in an interview about Project Eternity? Doesn't make much sense to me... He said they already have an engine as an argument to why this game doesn't need a big budget, he implies they're not worried about engine costs, because they have it nailed down.
No the engine IS his pet project. ;P
bwahaha the internet would shake from the rage.
They probably have second engine or one that is close to completion (because they said they have few inferesting ideas for rendering )
Why, as long as it's isometric?
Incredible. Between this and Origin, it's like EA is trolling me personally.
Regarding guns in Eternity: http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/60265-please-no-guns/page__st__20#entry1192544
Sounds awesome.
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Sounds awesome.
I'm beginning to form my character already.
...provided that the process of removing all that essential middleware and/or replacing it with homegrown alternatives isn't prohibitively expensive.
I vote they implement it all in ZZT-OOP. The finest engine that company ever made!
(Please do not take that final statement seriously)
My cowboy dreams shattered. Still, it will be cool to learn more about the world's tech. I want to know the classes now. I already imagine the basics: warrior, theif, and mage are there.
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Those forums are incredible. "I have a PhD" flying out there so quick...wow.
Yes, sounds good to me.
i doubt they have the budget to build something from scratch anyway.
My guess is those specific purposes are specifically shooting mages in the face from a distance.
It means that they are not that advanced. So one gun can be extreme with damage output but it can be reloaded forever or something like that or it can miss a lot. Sort of like crossbows.
I was thinking more along the lines of some special forces of some faction, making them super deadly and danegerous.
After playing Baldur's Gate 2, they absolutely have it coming.
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The only real problem with guns is that backers will (and looking at the forums, already are) entering dumb "Guns??? This ISN'T SCI-FI!!" v. "Guns should destroy dragons in a single hit" debates, and that Sawyer might walk into a lamppost, get mild concussion and actually listen to them.
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My guess is that guns will be like a range equivalent of explosive traps; one use, hefty damage.
Sawyer is used to similar arguments regarding New Vegas and Energy Weapons.
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Hilarious how I'm up in arms over elves and dwarves but totally fine with guns
How about gun-toting elves & dwarves?
Maybe a "Hatfield-McCoy" type feud between the 2 races.
I wish I had your willpower.
Two years! Anyway, see you on the other side.
EndcatOmega
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God, I remember that. And in the end, though it took a few patches, I think NV had the best Energy Weapon balance in the entire series. In Sawyer I trust.
Most of backers aren't stupid and know that if Obsidian is doing guns in fantasy or elves there will be twist in that.
You shouldn't categorize it just because it has guns.
As of guns popularity, guns and magic is interesting concept that isn't yet clishe much. As of design it's because that is what most of people think about early guns. Reloading and ammo capacity aside i think it's natural design for early guns.
Totally onboard.
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There's actually a contingent on their forums declaring if it's not a 'traditional' medieval setting with no guns it's a dealbreaker for them. Thankfully, the forums don't represent all backers, of course.