[Kickstarter] Project Eternity by Obsidian (Baldur's Gate, Fallout, Planescape, etc.)

Dr of Dunk · Oct 17, 2012

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That's horrible. I think something like that happened to me on my initial playthrough of Planescape Torment years ago (or maybe I also just stopped playing it randomly as well). Was able to replay that in the last few years though, and glad I did.
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I bought Planescape Torment, but then never played it. Then I lost the CD. Still sad about that. I need to get on GoG and buy that one again. The related threads listed at the bottom of this page was showing a Planescape Torment thread from 11 years ago on this board. lol.

RC Cola · Oct 17, 2012

I think the guys doing the BG Enhanced Edition are thinking about doing one for Torment as well, assuming this first release goes well. Sounds like they actually want to do a sequel too. Wasn't aware of that. Though having said that, you should probably still go out and play Torment sooner rather than later.

And I find it really strange to read that thread from 11 years ago. Almost every other casual mention of a game involves a (IMO) classic.

Dr of Dunk · Oct 17, 2012

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And I find it really strange to read that thread from 11 years ago. Almost every other casual mention of a game involves a (IMO) classic.
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And dylan mentioning Wasteland as the greatest game ever... and 11 years later, we have a thread about Wasteland 2 on Kickstarter.

RC Cola · Oct 18, 2012

Not sure if any of you guys would be interested, but figured I might post this NeoGAF thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=496227
Basically a "Let's Play" for all the games that would prepare you for Project Eternity (Fallout, Arcanum, BG1+BG2, Planescape Torment, IWD, etc.). Idea being that once you play through all of those games, Eternity might be almost ready to come out. In addition to that, the thread has linked to lots of mod/info (e.g., where to buy) about these games, all in one spot. If you actually follow their schedule, I guess you could follow/discuss info with others doing the same.

Even though I already planned on doing virtually the same thing, not sure I'll follow the "schedule." They want to play Torment first, but that game is still pretty fresh in my head. Rather continue with BG1 and BG2. After that, maybe I'll follow what they have, only because I don't really have any other order in mind.

RC Cola · Oct 23, 2012

Update on what Obsidian is doing now:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity/posts/334677
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Thanks to you, we're funded. Now the work begins. At this stage of the project, we are still in pre-production, so at Wednesday morning's team meeting we started talking about the passion-stirring topic of logistics. Before we start scripting quests and writing dialogues, we need to understand the full scope of what we're setting out to do. In some ways, the basics stay the same for us as they did a decade ago. But we have new problems to solve and we need to have them all worked out before we enter production.

The key elements we have been focusing on are:

The size and structure of the world - This game will be... large. And it will have two big cities, exploration areas, and a 15-level mega-dungeon. Ensuring that the world is planned properly requires examination of what has worked for us in the past and what hasn't. The original Baldur's Gate had a number of wilderness areas, but low density of content in many of those areas. Baldur's Gate II had much greater content density, but fewer wilderness/pure exploration areas. We'd like to make sure we have pure exploration areas while still maintaining good content density.

Dynamic environment integration - Animated objects, interactive objects, ambient visual effects, water, dynamic lights and shadows -- all of these elements can be featured even within a "2D" world. Our goal is to strike a good balance between visual fidelity, performance (including memory on disk), and the amount of time environment artists have to spend setting up their areas. We prefer dynamic solutions that are relatively easy to author, as we want our environment artists to maximize their efficiency.

Lore and story - What we've developed so far has been the result of a small number of impromptu discussions and high-level efforts. Last week, we (including George -- thanks!) had our first meeting to increase development of the setting and story. We discussed major themes we'd like to explore, the order in which we'd each like to develop aspects of the lore and characters, and what elements we each were having trouble wrapping our heads around. Our immediate focus is on the central conflict of the story and the various factions that have a stake in it.
As the song goes, we've only just begun, but the team is excited and determined to make a game that lives up to your, and our, expectations. You've put a huge amount of trust in us, and we want to repay you with the best RPG we can.

Next week, we'll be talking about system design and how we're approaching mechanics like class design, advancement, and the role of equipment. We're also working on fulfillment of some of the Kickstarter pledges and we'll have more info on that in the next few weeks. Finally, if you missed our D&D session from last week, we have it up on the YouTubes for your enjoyment!
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Also, a good interview that went up a few days ago:
http://www.sorcerers.net/forums/showthread.php?p=780284

Dei · Oct 23, 2012

Dynamic environment integration - Animated objects, interactive objects, ambient visual effects, water, dynamic lights and shadows -- all of these elements can be featured even within a "2D" world. Our goal is to strike a good balance between visual fidelity, performance (including memory on disk), and the amount of time environment artists have to spend setting up their areas. We prefer dynamic solutions that are relatively easy to author, as we want our environment artists to maximize their efficiency.
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"2D," huh?

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