inXile Unveils First Wasteland 2 Screen

[ResonanceGames]

That is exactly the big difference between a fan funded game and receiving money from a publisher. A publisher will enforce their will onto a game by withholding money to get what they want. With this game I listen to what people have to say but I get to make a judgment call for what is the best approach. There are always extreme opinions on things but the gamers as a whole are quite sane.

Is it just a matter of separating the wheat from the chaff when it comes to fan ideas, or do you guys have a pretty strong internal vision of where you want this thing to go?

 

[Valentine]

That is exactly the big difference between a fan funded game and receiving money from a publisher. A publisher will enforce their will onto a game by withholding money to get what they want. With this game I listen to what people have to say but I get to make a judgment call for what is the best approach. There are always extreme opinions on things but the gamers as a whole are quite sane.

Is that really you, Brian?

OT: Nice of them to release a screen to show us that work actually IS in progress. So far it looks quite relevant to my interests, I look forward to seeing more of this soon.

https://twitter.com/BrianFargo/status/227483721119444992

most likely ?Yes?

 

[Brian Fargo]

Don't worry about my strong sense of internal vision. There are attributes of the game development that are more flexible than others. Tweaking a palette will not change my overall direction as an example. There are so many variables in a game and I want to make sure our efforts are on the things that matter most.

 

[80Maxwell08]

Don't worry about my strong sense of internal vision. There are attributes of the game development that are more flexible than others. Tweaking a palette will not change my overall direction as an example. There are so many variables in a game and I want to make sure our efforts are on the things that matter most.

Since you're here while I remember this are you planning on letting people adjust the color palette themselves? I remember you mentioning letting people do it on twitter but it didn't really sound like a confirmation more than an idea.

 

[Brian Fargo]

We are trying to make as many options user definable as possible and adjusting the palette is trivial so yes. The default palette will be like the "directors cut". I just wanted to show people that we are hard at work making tangle progress.

 

[80Maxwell08]

We are trying to make as many options user definable as possible and adjusting the palette is trivial so yes. The default palette will be like the "directors cut". I just wanted to show people that we are hard at work making tangle progress.

Oh we understand why you posted this I was just asking considering you mentioned it. Thanks for the screenshot. Even in alpha it looks amazing.

 

[A Satanic Panda]

I now this is a very early screenshot, but it looks too smooth and undetailed. Are there bump maps for the textures?

 

[JediMB]

That is exactly the big difference between a fan funded game and receiving money from a publisher. A publisher will enforce their will onto a game by withholding money to get what they want. With this game I listen to what people have to say but I get to make a judgment call for what is the best approach. There are always extreme opinions on things but the gamers as a whole are quite sane.

Brian Fargo on The Escapist?


*coughs*

As far as the screenshot goes, that scorpion is quite a bit larger than I'd expect from a huge super-scorpion. The view looks nice, I love that the colors aren't as desaturated as what we're used to, and the graphics just look overall nice and smooth.

Looking forward to seeing more, whenever that'll happen.

 

[Drake Barrow]

As a fan of the original Wasteland, I automatically thought 'Scorpitron' when I saw that screenshot. I never did manage to kill that thing...

 

[Bostur]

As a fan of the original Wasteland, I automatically thought 'Scorpitron' when I saw that screenshot. I never did manage to kill that thing...

If I remember correctly the correct 'tactic' was to load up on 50 RPGs and fire them as fast as possible, that and a whole lot of dieing and reloading. ;-) Getting in range was the tricky part.

The Scorpitron is such an iconic enemy that it probably ends up being a mascot for the Wasteland series. A very cool concept.