Kickstarter trying to raise $900K to make it.
Apparently they raised over $500K on day 1.
For $15, you get a DRM free copy of the game. I think it's impossible to lose in that scenario.
Maybe we can have a bake sale and raise $1000 to get a town named dtman.
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Wasteland 2!!!!!!!!!?
According to PCGamer, this has been funded with over $3 million pledged.
Can't wait.
If you never played Wasteland, give it a try. It's old school gaming from the 90s, and you can probably find it for free out there somewhere.
If memory serves, it's an RPG like Bard's Tale, but set in a post-apocalyptic future, and inspired Fallout.
Can't wait.
If you never played Wasteland, give it a try. It's old school gaming from the 90s, and you can probably find it for free out there somewhere.
If memory serves, it's an RPG like Bard's Tale, but set in a post-apocalyptic future, and inspired Fallout.
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Fucking. Oh. Yeah.
Preorder now for a DRM-free copy for $20. I virtually never preorder games. There is a 95% chance I will shell out for this.
Edited By Malcolm on 1344636650
Preorder now for a DRM-free copy for $20. I virtually never preorder games. There is a 95% chance I will shell out for this.
Edited By Malcolm on 1344636650
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Where were you four months ago. :p
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1988. Better than Bard's Tale. Blowing shit up means shit stays blown up. Multiple ways to solve puzzles. Total control of 4 PCs + partial control of 3 NPCs. Though, eventually you can have 7 PCs autoblasting energy weapons, swinging proton axes, and donning power armor.Leisher wrote:According to PCGamer, this has been funded with over $3 million pledged.
Can't wait.
If you never played Wasteland, give it a try. It's old school gaming from the 90s, and you can probably find it for free out there somewhere.
If memory serves, it's an RPG like Bard's Tale, but set in a post-apocalyptic future, and inspired Fallout.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
What looks good:
1) tactical, turn-based combat
2) multiple characters totally under my control
3) more than a few nods to the original
4) "we decided early on to minimize voice acting" ... FUCK YES
5) text window provides useful feedback without sucking up all the bottom screen real estate
What could be ass:
1) retarded combinations of skills required to finish puzzles
2) friendly fire is ON, you say?
Up in the air:
1) how does leveling work? The original was notorious for giving a yes/no response to, "Can I level yet?" Never did it automatically and you never knew exactly how much XP you needed unless you hacked the game.
2) vehicular combat of any sort?
3) inventory system?
4) will it take the ballsy idea of the original and make a finite number of shops with a finite inventory?
5) double XP for hand-to-hand combat, like the original?
6) evenly distributed XP, or he who lands the killshot gets the XP (again, like the original)?
1) tactical, turn-based combat
2) multiple characters totally under my control
3) more than a few nods to the original
4) "we decided early on to minimize voice acting" ... FUCK YES
5) text window provides useful feedback without sucking up all the bottom screen real estate
What could be ass:
1) retarded combinations of skills required to finish puzzles
2) friendly fire is ON, you say?
Up in the air:
1) how does leveling work? The original was notorious for giving a yes/no response to, "Can I level yet?" Never did it automatically and you never knew exactly how much XP you needed unless you hacked the game.
2) vehicular combat of any sort?
3) inventory system?
4) will it take the ballsy idea of the original and make a finite number of shops with a finite inventory?
5) double XP for hand-to-hand combat, like the original?
6) evenly distributed XP, or he who lands the killshot gets the XP (again, like the original)?
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
From my inbox:
I'm kind of wondering what kind of Windows port this is. I've played versions on the C64 and DOS. I know it was ported to other platforms. Even a Linux version to boot. Fawesome.
Your FREE COPY of Wasteland 1 – The Original Classic awaits you in the Ranger Center. As we continue to work hard on its sequel, we’re very happy to give you the opportunity to play the original. As a Wasteland 2 backer, you are eligible for a Wasteland 1 key regardless of your tier or the timing of your support (early, late, whenever).
...
These keys are for Windows and Mac.
We understood from our Linux fans that Steam-only distribution was not desirable, so we are holding on the Linux launch until it will be available on more than one platform and in at least one completely DRM-free fashion, if desired. We will have a subsequent announcement regarding Wasteland 1 – The Original Classic for Linux very soon.
I'm kind of wondering what kind of Windows port this is. I've played versions on the C64 and DOS. I know it was ported to other platforms. Even a Linux version to boot. Fawesome.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Pleasant surprise with one major difference so far.
- ASCII UI menu so you can just start a goddamn new game instead of simulating the master disk copy process (yes, even the DosBox port did that, I almost burst a few blood vessels before sanity kicked and I just copied the files in Windows).
- You can name your goddamned game. Only took 25 years for that patch.
- Menu mentioned music, hi-def graphics (think sharper, higher-res Dos graphics, maybe Amiga plus).
- Something about a voiceover. Haven't heard any voices yet.
- Major difference: they took away the animation in the opening that showed the nukes firing, the satellite exploding, and the lasers going off. Disappointing.
For the first time ever, I may take the default characters. In the god knows how many times I've played through, I've always rolled my own party. Just for the hell of it and because they recycle these names as legends in the sequel, I think I'll keep them.
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- ASCII UI menu so you can just start a goddamn new game instead of simulating the master disk copy process (yes, even the DosBox port did that, I almost burst a few blood vessels before sanity kicked and I just copied the files in Windows).
- You can name your goddamned game. Only took 25 years for that patch.
- Menu mentioned music, hi-def graphics (think sharper, higher-res Dos graphics, maybe Amiga plus).
- Something about a voiceover. Haven't heard any voices yet.
- Major difference: they took away the animation in the opening that showed the nukes firing, the satellite exploding, and the lasers going off. Disappointing.
For the first time ever, I may take the default characters. In the god knows how many times I've played through, I've always rolled my own party. Just for the hell of it and because they recycle these names as legends in the sequel, I think I'll keep them.
Edited By Malcolm on 1383968728
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Another noticeable difference, the paragraph book is no longer required. You can click on the text that says "read paragraph X" and it'll popup a window with the entry and a voice reading it.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
GODDAMNIT.
Whatever fucking moron did the latest port of Wasteland 1 for Steam managed to cause a gamebreaking bug at a particularly critical game junction. They have totally fucked the major carrot in front of the player's face for the last 1/3rd of the game. FUCKING IDIOTS.
Whatever fucking moron did the latest port of Wasteland 1 for Steam managed to cause a gamebreaking bug at a particularly critical game junction. They have totally fucked the major carrot in front of the player's face for the last 1/3rd of the game. FUCKING IDIOTS.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell