[Kristian Joensen]

I'd assume so, but since it is a pack it probably inlcudes some other things as well?

[DaveyDoomsday]

Kristian Joensen, on 24 June 2013 - 03:01 PM, said:

I'd assume so, but since it is a pack it probably inlcudes some other things as well?

SOON.

[Green]

Rise of the Triad Developer Blog #4 - The Music

[Green]

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We just Released a Brand New Production Diary, with a ton of new Gameplay
Check it out!



We also have a brand new 57 minute Podcast Ready for you guys to enjoy, featuring no other than Lee Jackson!



Enjoy!

New Production Diary, Podcast & Brand New Gameplay!

[MusicallyInspired]

Lee Jackson sounds sort of like Jack Nicholson with a bit of a southern accent.

[Mr. Tibbs]

Some really great footage there. Nice to see some varied environments. Soon can't come soon enough!

[ReaperMan]

I just realized that there is some dude on the interceptor forums with my name and old profile pic.

[Komenja]

It would appear you have an evil twin.

There can only be one.

[Lunick]

From Dave's Twitter. No I'm not stalking

[DaveyDoomsday]

Lunick, on 29 June 2013 - 06:07 AM, said:

From Dave's Twitter. No I'm not stalking

LITERALLY TWEETED LIKE 5 SECONDS AGO - JESUS, SAM.

I CAME HERE KNOWING YOU'D POST THAT. STOP STALKING MEEEEEEEEEEEE

Also, I love our menu backgrounds - they look amazing in 3D.

[ReaperMan]

Lunick, on 29 June 2013 - 06:07 AM, said:

From Dave's Twitter. No I'm not stalking

That is what a stalker would say.

[Frederik Schreiber]

Haha.. What the hell Dave! Sneaky Bastard.
The menu scenes are not final yet though.
I still have to polish a few things here and there before they are completely done.
But I hope you guys will like it!

It's basically a weapon showcase in one of our environments, showing the weapons and their details upclose.

[Lunick]

DaveyDoomsday, on 29 June 2013 - 06:09 AM, said:

LITERALLY TWEETED LIKE 5 SECONDS AGO - JESUS, SAM.

I CAME HERE KNOWING YOU'D POST THAT. STOP STALKING MEEEEEEEEEEEE

Also, I love our menu backgrounds - they look amazing in 3D.

Pfft, do you have this thread on email alert or something

Is that a change music button in the bottom right?

ReaperMan, on 29 June 2013 - 06:09 AM, said:

That is what a stalker would say.

No it's not

[Frederik Schreiber]

Lunick, on 29 June 2013 - 06:13 AM, said:

Pfft, do you have this thread on email alert or something

Is that a change music button in the bottom right?

Yeah We decided to implement a small Music Player, where you can listen to all of the tracks in the game, in the main menu.

[Lunick]

Frederik Schreiber, on 29 June 2013 - 06:14 AM, said:

Yeah We decided to implement a small Music Player, where you can listen to all of the tracks in the game, in the main menu.

That's actually pretty sweet, there is a dedicated menu tune though right?

[Frederik Schreiber]

Lunick, on 29 June 2013 - 06:14 AM, said:

That's actually pretty sweet, there is a dedicated menu tune though right?

Yup
The Menu tune is "Rise", just like in the old days.
When you progress in the Menu to the Overworld, the tune changes to "Mmm-menu"

[DaveyDoomsday]

Frederik Schreiber, on 29 June 2013 - 06:17 AM, said:

Yup
The Menu tune is "Rise", just like in the old days.
When you progress in the Menu to the Overworld, the tune changes to "Mmm-menu"

FRED WE HAVEN'T SHOWN THE OVERWORLD YET, DAFUQ

[Lunick]

DaveyDoomsday, on 29 June 2013 - 06:18 AM, said:

FRED WE HAVEN'T SHOWN THE OVERWORLD YET, DAFUQ

Show it on Twitter so I can steal it and post it here

Also, Release Candidate 8.2? Awfully high number

[DaveyDoomsday]

Lunick, on 29 June 2013 - 06:20 AM, said:

Show it on Twitter so I can steal it and post it here

Also, Release Candidate 8.2? Awfully high number

We have a new RC like every other day, it's the beauty of virtual teams and digital distribution.

[Lunick]

DaveyDoomsday, on 29 June 2013 - 06:25 AM, said:

We have a new RC like every other day, it's the beauty of virtual teams and digital distribution.

Something like that would kill my Australia net

[Kathy]

"LOG OUT" ?

[Frederik Schreiber]

Cathy, on 29 June 2013 - 07:39 AM, said:

"LOG OUT" ?

Yup - We have an Online Mode (completely optional, and not required), where you can share your Level Scores with others, watch level leaderboards, chat with other players about levels, tactics, secrets etc.
Our own little "Battle.net"

[Kathy]

While I'm not a fan, but shouldn't this whole community thing be handled by Steam? It is somewhat surprising for a small developer to bother with such features on their own.

[Frederik Schreiber]

We want to give all customers the same experience. By having community features in the Steam version, and not having any of those features in the GOG version, you give more value to the steam version.
And thats not fair to people who want to get the game on GOG, and other Digital Stores.

So we decided to make our own backend built into ROTT, so all gamers get the same experience.
This means that Steam players, will be able to play multiplayer against Non-Steam players, you will all be able to see the same leaderboards, chat with each other, set up games, compare scores etc. no matter where you bought the game from.

[----]

After reading the last posts ... let's say it lik e it is: Apogee + Interceptor > 2k + GBX.

[DukeNukem64]

Good luck frederik. Good to see Danish ppl in the gaming industry. Håber jer det bedste, efter jeg hørte episoden om Dn: reloaded.

[Kathy]

Frederik Schreiber, on 29 June 2013 - 10:56 AM, said:

We want to give all customers the same experience. By having community features in the Steam version, and not having any of those features in the GOG version, you give more value to the steam version.
And thats not fair to people who want to get the game on GOG, and other Digital Stores.

Fair enough, but Steam having its own in-game community features is certainly an advantage over those services/shops that don't, which is why it is easy to just use them. But if you can handle these features adequately then that's not an issue.

[DaveyDoomsday]

Cathy, on 29 June 2013 - 01:05 PM, said:

Fair enough, but Steam having its own in-game community features is certainly an advantage over those services/shops that don't, which is why it is easy to just use them. But if you can handle these features adequately then that's not an issue.

FRED SPEAKETH THE TRUTH.

With a game like ours you want as big of a community playing the same game on day one as possible. By opening our multiplayer up to ANYONE who buys the game ANYWHERE we're giving ourselves the best chance to do that. I was skeptical at first, but I think in the end it makes the most sense given our DRM free, consumer focused approach to developing games.

Also, if you play on Steam you still get the Steam overlay and Steam achievements and Steam Community Hub and STEAM TRADING CARDS!!!!1

[Kathy]

I understand, but I was speaking not about multiplayer itself, but community features. Of course MP should be included in every version of a game.

[Micky C]

Good news, everyone, they've finally announced the release date over on their facebook page:

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SOON.<br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">VERY. VERY. SOON.

I just love how specific they are.

If the actual release date or indeed the game itself isn't released tomorrow then soon officially loses all meaning with these guys.