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The Mass Effect Community Thread
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The royalty fee is at 25%, unless you have another percentage to reference with UE3 then...
I doubt it that's the regular UDK license agreement mainly designed for indie devs who want to use the UDK for free and then sell what they make. Besides Bioware started making Mass Effect before the UDK was even a thing so I would imagine they're under a different license agreement.
Unless there's another number, the cost we know of for using UDK is 25%.
They're completely different licensing agreements.
https://udn.epicgames.com/Three/DevelopmentKitFAQ.html
Again the UDK licensing fee is mainly for indie devs or really small studios who can't pay upfront for a license. Big publishers like Microsoft or EA aren't going to be paying 25%.
I know there's different agreements but thus far I'm not seeing anything that says they're not paying that much.
Do you honestly believe EA would have okayed a sequel if they were writing off 25% of the revenue off the bat? They signed a licensing agreement with Epic for multiple UE3 titles like Mirror's Edge and Army of Two.
What is the point of arguing over this? EA isn't doing a remaster. Their reasons are their own, but there's nothing to be gained by arguing about this. It's not going to magically make a remaster happen.
People threw out some theories on why it's not happening. However, none of us are in a position to say why it's not happening, so going this deep into engine licensing minutia serves little purpose.
People threw out some theories on why it's not happening. However, none of us are in a position to say why it's not happening, so going this deep into engine licensing minutia serves little purpose.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Considering that the Metro Redux remasters sold around 1.5 million as of April 2015, it's not at all a stretch to think that the ME trilogy could sell similar numbers.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/metro-redux-sells-1-5-million-copies/1100-6426640/
While I think some of us here slightly overestimate the popularity of the Mass Effect trilogy, I dare anyone to try and argue that it's less popular than the Metro series. Not to mention that Metro Redux underwent a LOT more work than would be required for the Mass Effect trilogy as Metro 2033 was more or less rebuilt to incorporate the UI and game mechanics of the second game. No easy task, but one I very much appreciated.
In short, if Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light can undergo a remaster effort that is much greater than what the Mass Effect series would require AND sell around 1.5 million copies, the argument that there is not enough money to be made off of re-releasing the trilogy on X1/PS4 is a puzzling one and not very believable.
However, diaspora is correct in that we don't know what is going on behind the scenes and there may be some hold ups.
Or...EA simply just doesn't want to do it.
Ivory Samoan
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I know in my heart of many Krogan hearts that a remaster isn't coming, yet I still hold out hope that at E3 we will be hit by a remaster to start generating Mass Effect buzz and a remastered ME3 MP to play in the holiday period.
I know it isn't happening, but what I'll do to help is kick off a new playthrough on X360 just before E3, and knowing my luck with this type of thing, we will get the announcement of ME Remastered just as I am finishing my trilogy run (this has happened to me a couple of times with games, lol).
Let's hope my bad luck with remasters can somehow clinch this for us
I know it isn't happening, but what I'll do to help is kick off a new playthrough on X360 just before E3, and knowing my luck with this type of thing, we will get the announcement of ME Remastered just as I am finishing my trilogy run (this has happened to me a couple of times with games, lol).
Let's hope my bad luck with remasters can somehow clinch this for us
this is some serious reaching now, Bioware....pls
The Artisan
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what is going on here.
I think it was mentioned to be for EA's fiscal Q4 putting it at the end of March at the latest. It still could come this year but I doubt it at this point.
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It's a 2017 game. It was specifically placed in a sales quarter that runs Q1 2017 on the calendar year.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Yeah, it's a 2017 game which is a surprise to exactly no one.
If only there was something like Mass Effect on PS4 to tide me over and remind me why I loved the series so much....
Mediking
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I have the Division... it doesn't have ME's charm at all.
The Artisan
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division don't scratch no itches on me
The Artisan
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Uc4 is just around the corner, the only thing suckin is, well...nothin.
EDIT: holy moley at that screenshot. background is crap but thane is lookin good
SliChillax
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I feel incredibly dumb. I can't seem to get ME explorer for the high res textures working. I don't wanna use Texmod anymore 
any helpful videos? I also get lost with instructions.
any helpful videos? I also get lost with instructions.What are you installing? Did you build the texture tree?I feel incredibly dumb. I can't seem to get ME explorer for the high res textures working. I don't wanna use Texmod anymore
Since humanity sounds like refugees in the new galaxy, my hope for the new villain is for them to be a space-Trump.
#MakeAndromedagreatagain
SliChillax
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I haven't touched it in a month so I forgot what I installed. I remember doing something with ME explorer but I'm completely lost. Haven't built the texture tree.
If you're using the METPF version of ALOT for ME2:
I'm not at my gaming PC so it's harder for me to give more specific instructions but basically if you're using ME2/ME3 explorer make sure you build the texture tree by running Texplorer so that the modding tools actually know where the game textures are. From there you can use the TPF tools to load and install new textures.
BUT REMEMBER: these texture mods are over 15GB+ in size often doubling at least the size of the games on textures alone so if you do go down the route of texture modding ME2 and 3 make sure you set aside a whole day for each game to do it.
Ivory Samoan
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I can actually see this coming to fruition in a way.... I will laugh if there are some easter egg jokes dropped in the game referring to the Trumpenator.
Ugh. Keep that shit out. Dates games horribly.
I am slightly hypocritical because I do like Working Designs.
VenomousCoffee
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Luckily racist demagogues come along every few years, so it will stay fresh.
The Artisan
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the other night I
really wanted to start another playthrough of Me2. And I would have to start completely from scratch coz I had to delete damn near every fucking thing on my Ps3 to make room for Yakuza 5. Nonsense.
smoked a little bit and
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save files take like no space so that was not smart
The Artisan
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you don't understand. i had to delete like everything. i have the OG 60GB and for some reason even 44GB of space was not enough. i had to get rid of more.
The Lamonster
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I don't think you understand. The files are so small you could've just zipped them and emailed them to yourself for safe keeping
The Artisan
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too bad I never fucking thought of that :\I don't think you understand. The files are so small you could've just zipped them and emailed them to yourself for safe keeping
Nostremitus
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If at the NX reveal they announce a Nintendo funded remaster/remake to coincide with Andromeda, would you be excited about a remaster or upset it's Nintendo?
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now that's how you somehow make a AAA blockbuster remaster unprofitable
The Artisan
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yep. Unfortunately I'm quite certain that a lot of high profile 3rd party games, exclusive or not, flopped on the Wii u. Actually now that I think about it I don't see how that's relevant coz we're talking about the nx not the Wii u.
I don't think it would happen anyway
Mediking
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As someone who owns a PS4 and wants to buy a NX.... I would NOT be upset.
But still... Nintendo needs to teach their super loyal userbase to get used to buying 3rd party games (and they/we do on 3DS).
Nostremitus
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Agreed, but then Nintendo also needs to get things on day and date and with the same content as their competition. Mass Effect 3 launching on Wii U opposite the full Trilogy for the same price everywhere else was laughable.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
You know it's funny,
Both Bioshock and now (most of)the Batman Arkham series are coming to current generation systems. Clearly the unreal licenses are holding those back....
You're move EA...
Nostremitus
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I don't understand this part.
Nintendo doesn't give a shit about 3rd parties for the most part. I don't foresee a scenario where they'd bother to fund a remaster.
Even if they did, I suspect they'd rather fund new 3rd party games than bring older ones to their new platform.
Nostremitus
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They funded a Bayonetta port/side-grade and sequel. I don't know what they are willing to do at this point. Besides, I was asking what your reaction would be, not if you thought it would happen. I don't think there's a chance in hell of Nintendo actually doing it, but was curious about how it would be received if they did.
My response was supposed to indicate that I find the scenario so far fetched that I can't accurately gauge my response.
But honestly, I don't really care if it's Nintendo or whomever. I've owned literally every Nintendo system since the NES other than the Gamecube, DSi and New 3DS.
Whatever.
The Artisan
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bioshock and arkham ran on unreal 3?
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