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by kopema
May 18th, 2010, 11:21 am
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: Autosave on arriving on new map
Replies: 9
Views: 5407

Re: Autosave on arriving on new map

Yes...we talked about it and due to potential problems with constant rewriting the same folder it is possible for the content to get corrupted I believe...and by the time we had that conversation it would have been hard to implement a fix with the engine involved...

That makes absolutely no sense ...
by kopema
May 15th, 2010, 4:13 pm
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: Finding Book II harder then book I
Replies: 12
Views: 6232

Re: Finding Book II harder then book I

It takes some experimentation, but trust me- every one of our beta testers, no matter how hard they found the game initially, were masters of the game by the time they finished their second play through.

Um, do you understand that many, many people don't think of trial and error as the "fun" part ...
by kopema
May 13th, 2010, 2:02 pm
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: Initial Impression
Replies: 23
Views: 13005

Re: Initial Impression

And by the way, food does impact your Endurance. Not sure about other stats.

How so? Do different foods do different things? If so, then eating could theoretically have a purpose in the game, but it would be nice if the player had some indication of what foods will do what.

If all you mean is ...
by kopema
May 13th, 2010, 12:27 pm
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: Initial Impression
Replies: 23
Views: 13005

Re: Initial Impression

My only concern is that I'm running out of food. The game is running out of food probably because I am spending so much game time exploring, bashing, repairing and resting. I just may starve to death

I've started out twice now, and I'm still having troubles. At first I ran out of money; then I ...
by kopema
January 15th, 2010, 9:46 pm
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: How much play time will Book II have?
Replies: 11
Views: 7959

Re: How much play time will Book II have?

There are several side-quests that you will come across that you'll have very little hope in completing with the character you'll likely have at that time. You're going to have to learn when to back out of a difficult quest and return to it when you are bigger and badder. This will be the main way ...
by kopema
August 25th, 2009, 10:49 am
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: Revisiting The Book II Questions Thread...
Replies: 16
Views: 15649

Re: Revisiting The Book II Questions Thread...

For these large white-out snow areas will the player be challenged with trying to survive while crossing them? I think making it a challenge to reach a settlement in the arctic regions would be very cool.

Some roleplaying games just slap on something like constant HP drain. But that's not so much ...
by kopema
June 12th, 2009, 4:55 pm
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: How Are You Going To Play Book II?
Replies: 20
Views: 14713

Re: How Are You Going To Play Book II?

I don't go into any RPG, even one that's a sequel, with a set idea of what kind of character I want. I don't ever know that until I've mucked around with the new system to find out which kind works the way I'd like it to. Some games I like wizards; some games rangers, warriors, etc. But I never know ...
by kopema
May 10th, 2009, 12:11 am
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: Discussion: possible alternatives to the saved game
Replies: 60
Views: 33148

Re: Discussion: possible alternatives to the saved game

From the designer's point of view, a manual gamesave feature can cover a multitude of sins.

With the wide variety of PC configurations out there, it is always possible that some users may be prone to game crashes - especially in an indy game. Also, just because of the complexity of interlocking ...
by kopema
April 25th, 2009, 1:26 pm
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: Weapons in Book II - and a suggestion
Replies: 11
Views: 7735

Re: Weapons in Book II - and a suggestion

Some RPGs have gotten it right, by limiting the amount of XP you gain as you repeat tasks over and over. So, if you think you can become a master of the War Maul by smashing barrels, think again: each hit brings less-and-less experience to you and eventually you gain no more experience from ...
by kopema
April 25th, 2009, 1:21 am
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: Short Blade advantage?
Replies: 16
Views: 10830

Re: Short Blade advantage?

In terms of how they are USED, picks and daggers could not possibly be more different.

Picks were swung much like hammers (and they very often had a hammer on the opposite side of the head.)

When some people think of daggers, they think of knife fighting. But that's not the same thing. If you're ...
by kopema
March 2nd, 2009, 5:37 pm
Forum: Eschalon: Book II
Topic: New Eschalon Interview
Replies: 18
Views: 10011

Re: New Eschalon Interview

8. How have you changed combat to make it a bit more strategic?

We have added a few options which increase the tactical aspect of combat. For starters, there is now a "Combat Mode" selector that switches between four styles: Normal, Power, Finesse, and Parry. For example, selecting Power mode ...