Jagged Alliance 2-inspired project by Goldhawk Interactive?

[Tom Baker's Arse]

I wonder if anyone else has heard about Goldhawk Interactive being involved in the revival of JA2 ? :
http://www.goldhawkinteractive.com/forums/index.php?/topic/14458-jagged-alliance-2/

 

[Grampy_Bone]

I thought there already was a revival of JA2?

 

[Severian Silk]

More than one, IIRC.

 

[agris]

Goldhawk

What's up Chris, have you started contract negotiation for the naming rights?

 

[naossano]

Do they need to actually call it Jagged Alliance ?

 

[boot]

another shitstarter taking a dump on a classic. nevar forget, never forgive.

 

[Excidium II]

U make it sound like a remake when it means a game inspired by

 

[Junmarko]

...wait for Firaxis to announce Jagged Alliance

 

[Jimmious]

I still think about the amount of money I pledged for JA:Flashback and feel my butthurt reappear..

 

[luinthoron]

"Involved"? Based on their reply, I'd say that while they are thinking of a modernization of the JA(2) formula as well, any actual involvement will have to wait until they're done with their current project. Until then, it's just wait and see. That, and it clearly would not be named "Jagged Alliance 2" (or Jagged Alliance at all).

 

[Goldhawk]

We haven't actually done any work on a JA2-inspired game (and we're not currently planning to start any), but we're deliberately keeping our options open in case we want to in the future. Right now we don't have the money or the resources to do it whilst also working on Xenonauts-2.

That's pretty much everything there is to say on the topic right now

EDIT - oh, and no, unless the IP rights were available cheaply then we'd probably just create our own IP that was similar but still legally distinct. Probably closer to JA2 than Xenonauts was to X-Com given that we're talking about the real world rather than aliens etc this time around.

 

[Haba]

JaXXed Allianze

 

[Severian Silk]

I wish someone would fund a ravamp of the existing JA2 code/art. But that would have to be some kind of charity since it's open source.

Things that need updating:

1. add support for multi storey buildings
2. externalize all quest-related stuff so that the Queen doesn't have to be in the southwest, the tourists in the northwest, etc.
3. new 3D character models, poses and animations

 

[laclongquan]

Replicate any and every feature of Silent Storm engine~

 

[Zdzisiu]

Replicate any and every feature of Silent Storm engine~

Please no. The ability to move the camera around is a cancer on all games. The camera should be fixed, the God and the Developer intended. In most games with the ability to move the camera I waste more time operating that shit than playing.

 

[Severian Silk]

Good luck finding devs/modders if you switch to Silent Storm engine...

 

[80s Stallone]

yeah, a new JA2-inspired game. That will work!

 

[Jimmious]

Silent Storm features - yes please get them all, Silent Storm - engine... Not sure... I don't think I can stand so much waiting time in each enemy turn.

 

[Severian Silk]

It's more likely you'll find people willing to design levels with 2D sprites than 3D geometry.

 

[naossano]

3. new 3D character models, poses and animations

I hope for 2D sprite based stuff, although it is harder to make.

 

[Severian Silk]

3. new 3D character models, poses and animations

I hope for 2D sprite based stuff, although it is harder to make.

You need the 3D models to render the 2D sprites.

 

[naossano]

You mean Voxels ? I thought sprites were flat from the get go.