xxxCatholicKillahxxx
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Movement and action. Are time units or action points out of the question? Will initiative order be the only differentiating factor between characters with low or high speed stat equivalent?
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KickStarter Mechajammer (formerly Copper Dreams) - cyberpunk RPG from Whalenought Studios
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Fenix
Arcane
Perfect!
Also, I'm not a fun of pc-centered camera too.
Also, I'm not a fun of pc-centered camera too.
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Mustawd
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Don't jump yet, the last time they said "near future" it took like 2 months.
Mustawd
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I'm a patient man.
I'm more excited about the screenshots from October (which I missed). I'd rather them take longer to polish it more.
I'm more excited about the screenshots from October (which I missed). I'd rather them take longer to polish it more.
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I think it involves basements and locks as well - Austrian style.
Sensuki
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No, but I did finish eating some of their biscotti the other day.
Waiting for this game be like (also apply for ITS' CSG )
Sensuki
Arcane
I don't have any information about the release date, but I am going to go with definitely not.
Sykar
Arcane
It has been a little bit too quiet for my taste.
Sensuki
Arcane
Joe posted on their internal forum today - systems are finalized (subject to tweaking/testing), internal testing phase before alpha should be up soonish (my guess based on past experience is within a few weeks, but it might be sooner)
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Also tea!
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Same here, they don't seem to do kickstarter announcements very often.
Whalenought_Joe
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We're working on getting updates out more frequently! The game went through changes to have art reflect some of the last system refinements, and we wanted to show things off again when they were looking like they are supposed to. Due to the interactive nature of the 3D maps there are a lot of considerations for the art with the more visual systems/mechanics being represented (like the 3D line of sight and determining height, where characters hear but don't see enemies), it's been challenging to make all that art functional and not just window dressing. We also finally have a universal ruleset more fleshed out that works for anything from sci-fi to bronze-age Vol, though the monks probably won't get their hands on a railgun.
There's quite a few combat upgrades, it became increasingly banal to have a system where you can just select targets to attack, so we updated the aiming system for both melee and ranged to use hit boxes, which in turn made it necessary to target anywhere a player wanted, which from a top-down perspective proved sort of challenging, so we had to get creative with that. Now you can lead targets if they are running, or fire at where they are taking cover, or at parts of character's bodies if you are aiming around armor. Roll-under skill for weapons dictate how close they get to any target location, so broad sword swipes or burst shots turn you into an Ian pretty quickly.
So the big updates were making combat more simulated but still quick and easy with the turns, making movement during turns based off multi-waypoint nodes with pathfinding so players can do the exact path they want (like our previous manual run but a lot quicker), jumping working seamlessly with pathfinding, and making the dialogue more systematic with a disposition stat based off numerous physical and intellect modifiers. A good deal in the update text is about our solutions of combating roll-playing and storytelling/dialogue.
Wounds can now also dictate things like how far the 3d Nox-camera line of sight allows you to see depending on where they get hit (left eye shot out cuts out that side of the screen), kneecapping has a fun limping animation and no longer allows for running, or various other ailments affects stats, timing, and things like being able to jump, use two handed weapons, etc. Choosing Advantages/Disadvantages at the start is now a really big part of character generation too, we'll have some examples of those in the update as well. To allow players to roleplay an adolescent Snake Plissken you can be anywhere from a 14 year old up to a 70 year old with stat limitations and background points to distribute according to age, so that's fun.
It can be agonizing going at the pace of two people, but we hope the next update gives a good look at where we're at.
There's quite a few combat upgrades, it became increasingly banal to have a system where you can just select targets to attack, so we updated the aiming system for both melee and ranged to use hit boxes, which in turn made it necessary to target anywhere a player wanted, which from a top-down perspective proved sort of challenging, so we had to get creative with that. Now you can lead targets if they are running, or fire at where they are taking cover, or at parts of character's bodies if you are aiming around armor. Roll-under skill for weapons dictate how close they get to any target location, so broad sword swipes or burst shots turn you into an Ian pretty quickly.
So the big updates were making combat more simulated but still quick and easy with the turns, making movement during turns based off multi-waypoint nodes with pathfinding so players can do the exact path they want (like our previous manual run but a lot quicker), jumping working seamlessly with pathfinding, and making the dialogue more systematic with a disposition stat based off numerous physical and intellect modifiers. A good deal in the update text is about our solutions of combating roll-playing and storytelling/dialogue.
Wounds can now also dictate things like how far the 3d Nox-camera line of sight allows you to see depending on where they get hit (left eye shot out cuts out that side of the screen), kneecapping has a fun limping animation and no longer allows for running, or various other ailments affects stats, timing, and things like being able to jump, use two handed weapons, etc. Choosing Advantages/Disadvantages at the start is now a really big part of character generation too, we'll have some examples of those in the update as well. To allow players to roleplay an adolescent Snake Plissken you can be anywhere from a 14 year old up to a 70 year old with stat limitations and background points to distribute according to age, so that's fun.
It can be agonizing going at the pace of two people, but we hope the next update gives a good look at where we're at.
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So it's sort of an isometric action-RPG now, except with a periodic pause for the asynchronous turns? This game is getting weirder and weirder.
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