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[MattyG]

It doesn't unlock until 1? When can I at least preload it?

 

[Witchfinder General]

Anyone who pre-ordered through the game's website get their key yet?

 

[dex3108]

It doesn't unlock until 1? When can I at least preload it?

Last info was few hours before release. But we are still waiting.

 

[Vintage]

Steam page shows 3 hours until unlock, game page shows 15h. I assume if I buy it on Steam, I'll be able to play it in 3 h?

 

[Corpekata]

The game's website is bugged. If you, for instance, sit on the page, it'll crawl down to 15 hrs 30 minutes. Refresh the page, and it'll go back to 15 hours 33 minutes. So yeah, trust the Steam store timer.

 

[JaseC]

Steam page shows 3 hours until unlock, game page shows 15h. I assume if I buy it on Steam, I'll be able to play it in 3 h?

Well, 2.5. The timer on Steam counts down by the hour.

 

[Kid Ska]

I'm getting major first-person Alan Wake vibes here. Definitely intrigued.

 

[the_firewithin]

cant wait to get home today and dive in

 

[DukeBobby]

Waiting for impressions before picking this up.

I'm almost sold but not quite.

 

[The Jackdog]

Any impressions yet? Im really wanting to jump right in I just hope the game isnt an hour long and the puzzles suck

 

[BadTaste]

I'm getting major first-person Alan Wake vibes here. Definitely intrigued.

Same here visuals-wise anyway.

 

[WGMBY]

Same here visuals-wise anyway.

I'm hoping more creepy-wandering Alan Wake and less shooting-hobos-in-the-forest Alan Wake

 

[dex3108]

Don't wait for preload they are really busy working on game. They will maybe push release couple of hour later if bugs are not fixed.

http://theastrocrew.tumblr.com/post/98389251423/mini-faq-on-the-release-of-the-vanishing-of-ethan

 

[UnrealEck]

Their game isn't finished and it only has a couple of hours until the advertised release?
I understand they want to squash any bugs, but all games will have bugs even after several patches after release. The term 'finished' is obviously never going to be an absolute 100% state.

 

[dex3108]

Their game isn't finished and it only has a couple of hours until the advertised release?
I understand they want to squash any bugs, but all games will have bugs even after several patches after release. The term 'finished' is obviously never going to be an absolute 100% state.

They are small team and they want to fix important bugs there is nothing wrong with that. At least they are honest.

 

[jim2point0]

Just a few screenshots taken by DeadEndThrills:

Looks perty.

 

[Afro]

the screenshot thread is ready.

 

[MattyG]

Just a few screenshots taken by DeadEndThrills:

Looks perty.

 

[mrklaw]

Oh this was a bit out of the blue. Gamescom put this on my radar but as my son will be hogging the Ps4 with fifa tomorrow, this will be a nice alternative. Actually hoping it isn't too long.

 

[Kid Ska]

I'm hoping more creepy-wandering Alan Wake and less shooting-hobos-in-the-forest Alan Wake

My favorite parts of that game was the beginnings of the night segments, where everything is dark and spooky before any enemies show up. So yeah, I'm hoping for more of that from this game.

 

[inm8num2]

Can't wait to read all the impressions.

 

[mbpm1]

Reserving judgement until the impressions, but I hope it's good.

 

[mrklaw]

Going to christen my 970 with this.

 

[Cave Johnson]

Dammit, I have my credit card on standby. Should I get it, should I not? Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck!

 

[Vlodril]

not really thrilled that they feel there are bugs important enough to delay launch (very last minute notice not the delaying , better to delay than releasing a broken game).

Still relatively excited. We ll see.

 

[ishibear]

Screenshots are simply beautiful.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I just want it installed by the time I'm home .

 

[Messofanego]

Mini FAQ on the releasing of the game. They seem to be working right to the last minute.

http://theastrocrew.tumblr.com/post/98389251423/mini-faq-on-the-release-of-the-vanishing-of-ethan

 

[Stallion Free]

That's kind of a bummer because the 1PM EST release time slotted into my schedule nicely today.

 

[Big Takeover]

the screenshot thread is ready.

This'll definitely be sustenance for all the texture whores and grass addicts.

 

[JaseC]

The store page now says "Coming Soon". I hope it's live in the morning.

 

[Blizzard]

That's kind of a bummer because the 1PM EST release time slotted into my schedule nicely today.

Releasing in the evening or on a weekend works better for me. If I get to play it tomorrow night that would be perfect.

 

[MattyG]

That's kind of a bummer because the 1PM EST release time slotted into my schedule nicely today.

So it's not releasing today?

 

[dex3108]

So it's not releasing today?

Their goal is to release it 19:00 CET so we will see.

 

[The Jackdog]

So....its not out yet

 

[Messofanego]

#8 top seller right now on Steam, getting some popularity.

 

[Intheflorsh]

The Steam page now says the game will unlock in 4 hours. Here's hoping.

 

[Fuu]

The Steam page now says the game will unlock in 4 hours. Here's hoping.

I'll leave work in around 2 hours so I'm ok with this.

 

[mrklaw]

The Steam page now says the game will unlock in 4 hours. Here's hoping.

Late for me in the UK so will check out impressions tomorrow morning before deciding whether to grab it.

 

[Plumpman]

I totally forgot about this release today.
That empty wallet feeling... and its only the very tip of the iceberg.

 

[marlowesghost]

I picked it up. Doesn't appear to be unlocked yet tho. I am looking forward to it.

 

[The Jackdog]

They said the plan was to release at one, can they at least tell us if its actually gonna release at five? (talking EST times)

 

[Tadale]

Please share impressions.

 

[GavinUK86]

Mini-FAQ on the Release of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

When will the game be released?
The plan was to release at 7pm Warsaw time (10am Valve time . Doing what we can but we might be a few hours late. The game is 99.99% done, but that 0.01% is bothering us because it’s bugs we KNOW about it and we can’t in good conscience publish the game with that knowledge.

Why no pre-load yet?
It’s simply because everyone is 100% busy (not really sleeping for the last three weeks) with the core game itself, and preparing and launching the pre-load is not just a click of a button. As soon as the build is ready we will try to unleash the pre-load (although, again, being honest here, that may turn out to be a regular “load”, i.e. the full release).

I have pre-ordered through the widget, why didn't I get the key yet?
I am sending the keys to Humble asap and will take down pre-order widgets too to make sure it all goes smoothly (for a few hours you’ll still be able to pre-order from Steam or GOG directly).

 

[dopemethodz]

release is now in 3 hrs accordin to steam

 

[Corpekata]

Please share impressions.

Not out yet. They've given the press the go ahead though so might be worth looking into there.

 

[legacyzero]

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HOLY FUCK

 

[MattyG]

The anticipation is killing me. I hope they put it up very soon.

EDIT: SOOOOOOON.
https://twitter.com/TheAstroCrew/status/515204695552716800

 

[dex3108]

Update: lights baked, build cooked. Final tests. Well, hopefully "final". In #gamedev I've seen things like "final real v2 update 1.1"...

https://twitter.com/TheAstroCrew/status/515204695552716800

 

[FlyinJ]

Coming from a mainly AAA background, I find it pretty crazy that they are fixing bugs that will be integrated minutes before the release goes out to the customer.