Torment Torment: Tides of Numenera Pre-Release Thread [ALPHA RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Crooked Bee]

I’ll be making sure that you have multiple ways to solve quests, that your choices are meaningful, and that the repercussions of those choices are felt in many places throughout the game. I’ll be designing characters and quests to reflect both the themes of our story and the fundamental weirdness of the Numenera setting. And I’ll be working with our art team to create cool and bizarre locations to explore, like the floating corpse of Myrkul from Mask of the Betrayer.

 

[Sensuki]

Nice to see George doing something he prefers doing again. G Ziets do you actually get to do any in-engine level design yourself?

 

[Nihiliste]

Awesome, glad to see Ziets on board full time. A game like this needs that type of creativity and imagination.

 

[G Ziets]

Nice to see George doing something he prefers doing again. G Ziets do you actually get to do any in-engine level design yourself?

I haven't yet, but once I get back on site I will.

 

[Cyberarmy]

Another big incentive: we’re putting a part of the old Mask of the Betrayer team back together. That includes Kevin Saunders and me, of course, but also Jesse Farrell, who was a content designer (and our QA lead) on MotB. Notably, he was responsible for the awesome “soul contract” dialogue in the Chamber of Dreamers.

 

[FeelTheRads]

I haven't yet, but once I get back on site I will.

Here's something so you're prepared for the inevitable here on the Codex:

 

[Space Satan]

Nice to see George doing something he prefers doing again. G Ziets do you actually get to do any in-engine level design yourself?

I haven't yet, but once I get back on site I will.

Yes! Yes! More evil options and moral dilemmas for Torment!

 

[Decado]

Inxile, before all this recent KS buzz was mainly a mobile game developer, their only rpg was a console orientated comedy "thing", the only reason they got the good faith they did was because of the name's involved, and when those names failed to produce anything resembling quality with the early release of WL2, it's understandable people are reticent about Torment.

Why are people talking about the quality of a game that hasn't been released yet? Once again, why do so many people not understand how a beta works? Jesus h. Fucking christ on a pogo stick in hell.

 

[Minttunator]

This is great! I was having a p. shitty day but the news about Ziets made me much happier.

 

[AstroZombie]

That was quick! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/torment-tides-of-numenera/posts/797498



Congrats G Ziets!

I haven't yet, but once I get back on site I will.

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

Nice to see George doing something he prefers doing again. G Ziets do you actually get to do any in-engine level design yourself?

I haven't yet, but once I get back on site I will.

Will Your level design philosophy tend towards open, hub like levels ? Would be pretty nice if You teach inXile level designers something about producing more open locations instead of corridors one, especially that looking from the screen, they are still designing corridor like maps.

 

[Infinitron]

Nice to see George doing something he prefers doing again. G Ziets do you actually get to do any in-engine level design yourself?

I haven't yet, but once I get back on site I will.

Will Your level design philosophy tend towards open, hub like levels ? Would be pretty nice if You teach inXile level designers something about producing more open locations instead of corridors one, especially that looking from the screen, they are still designing corridor like maps.

Dude do you realize the irony of a guy with a KOTOR portrait constantly lecturing people about corridor maps

Also, George designed that map so I'd say you're out of luck.

 

[Infinitron]

Interview with the Torment Triumvirate at IGN: http://za.ign.com/en/feature/2826/cheating-death-in-torment-tides-of-numenera

 

[G Ziets]

Nice to see George doing something he prefers doing again. G Ziets do you actually get to do any in-engine level design yourself?

I haven't yet, but once I get back on site I will.

Will Your level design philosophy tend towards open, hub like levels ? Would be pretty nice if You teach inXile level designers something about producing more open locations instead of corridors one, especially that looking from the screen, they are still designing corridor like maps.

That particular map is an exception in the Bloom - it was specifically designed to be a series of platforms connected by walkways (inspired by the one of the original Bloom concept pieces). Most of the other maps in the Bloom do not feature any corridors at all and are much more similar to the open-ended maps in PST and BG2.

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

Nice to see George doing something he prefers doing again. G Ziets do you actually get to do any in-engine level design yourself?

I haven't yet, but once I get back on site I will.

Will Your level design philosophy tend towards open, hub like levels ? Would be pretty nice if You teach inXile level designers something about producing more open locations instead of corridors one, especially that looking from the screen, they are still designing corridor like maps.

That particular map is an exception in the Bloom - it was specifically designed to be a series of platforms connected by walkways (inspired by the one of the original Bloom concept pieces). Most of the other maps in the Bloom do not feature any corridors at all and are much more similar to the open-ended maps in PST and BG2.

Splendid! It's really nice to sometimes get an exact answer one wish to get. Good luck on making levels as awesome as they always should be!

 

[hiver]

G Ziets

The main pillars of new Torment are now complete.

 

[DeepOcean]

I haven't yet, but once I get back on site I will.

Here's something so you're prepared for the inevitable here on the Codex:

I'm happy that only George's hair appears to be emo.

 

[CMcC]

 

[serch]

pretty awesome gang

 

[Ninjerk]

That was quick! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/torment-tides-of-numenera/posts/797498



Congrats G Ziets!

I haven't yet, but once I get back on site I will.

 

[Ninjerk]

I haven't yet, but once I get back on site I will.

Here's something so you're prepared for the inevitable here on the Codex:

Now make one with a widos's peak and a New Jersey sweater.

 

[Sensuki]

Nice to see George doing something he prefers doing again. G Ziets do you actually get to do any in-engine level design yourself?

I haven't yet, but once I get back on site I will.

 

[hiver]

now, only one last thing remains to achieve ultimate greatness.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-02/13/wear-colourful-socks-achieve-greatness




(george rockabilly style is kind of .... acceptable)

 

[Sensuki]

www.sockdreams.com

 

[Jaesun]

That is so awesome! So happy Mr. Ziets is working now full time. MASSIVE incline at inXile.