Storm of Zehir Story and Screenshots

psycho_leo · Post by **psycho_leo** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:39 pm

Avaz wrote:Will this expansion be required to play ALFA when (or soon after) it launches?

I assume it wil be much like a patch in that respect. Once tech makes sure it won't mess everything up it will be required, just lioke all expansions are required for NWN1 and MotB is required for NWN2.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:00 pm

Vendrin wrote:Yes. Which means no party interaction except from cohorts who accompany for one shot quests that concern them.

Ah, right. Party interaction since BG has been pretty poorly implemented anyway, so I don't think we're really missing on all that much. The only thing I don't like about it is that it's only 4 PCs instead of 6. I look forward to being able to try out 4 different build concepts in one go.

Vendrin · Post by **Vendrin** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:10 pm

Party interaction has never been as good as the BG system because they keep trying to improve or alter it, when they could just god damn copy it.

MotB wasn't pretty damn close though.

Thangorn · Post by **Thangorn** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:34 pm

Avaz wrote:Will this expansion be required to play ALFA when (or soon after) it launches?

I certainly intend to use content from it in my build from the shipwreck placeables, new critters, new appearances and overland map implementation (pending on how good it is).

Us builders love widgets, I think its safe to assume you'll need the expansion at least within a few months of release.

Lusipher · Post by **Lusipher** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:37 pm

It will...because damnit peoples got ideas

Avaz · Post by **Avaz** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:07 pm

Well, I guess that puts a hard cap on my membership, then.

Thangorn · Post by **Thangorn** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:24 pm

I think you'll find most communities will take it on Avaz, ALFA wont be the only one to use the expansion. I did say probably "a few months after release" (Australia and New Zealand will likely have it up to six weeks later than anywhere else in the world) and it wont just be ALFA, it will be pretty much every popular community who will require SoZ to play.

Thats the way these things have worked in the past. Saying that, usually ALFA waits as long as is reasonable for the majority of the community (obviously for those who play on the NWN2 platform) to catch up before updating.

You already have the Mask of the Betrayer expansion obviously. Have you already spent up your computer game budget for the year?

If it takes you a little while to get the expansion, you can still play in ALFA NWN1, which is still being strongly supported, until you get it so I dont see why you or anyone else would have a "Hard cap on your membership" unless of course you don't have NWN1.

You'd only need it on TSM if they use content from it I'd say, which they may not do in the short term *shrug*.

Avaz · Post by **Avaz** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:14 am

I understand the nature of expansions and PW's, Thangs. No, I don't have NWN1, so that is not an option for me. And as for a gaming budget, I have a certain amount of dollars set aside for a particular post-nuclear role playing game set to release in "Fall 2008". Knowing myself, I won't be able to distribute my time to both equally. I'll get obsessed about one for a while, then I'll move on to the next thing, instead of splitting evenly.

But in all honesty, I'm also likely to just say screw it and buy both, like I've done in the past, heh.

Anyway, SoZ is looking pretty sweet, I admit.

MorbidKate · Post by **MorbidKate** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:44 am

5 new screenshots here:

http://nwvault.ign.com/screenshots/?ss= ... =ss&page=1

Good interview here:

http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=In ... ail&id=333

Lookin good so far though I haven't noticed any new buildings yet.

Kate

Thangorn · Post by **Thangorn** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:58 am

I understand the nature of expansions and PW's, Thangs. No, I don't have NWN1, so that is not an option for me. And as for a gaming budget, I have a certain amount of dollars set aside for a particular post-nuclear role playing game set to release in "Fall 2008". Knowing myself, I won't be able to distribute my time to both equally. I'll get obsessed about one for a while, then I'll move on to the next thing, instead of splitting evenly.

But in all honesty, I'm also likely to just say screw it and buy both, like I've done in the past, heh.

Anyway, SoZ is looking pretty sweet, I admit.

Sweet, I just hate to see people writing themselves off out of turn, especially good players/contributors like yourself...

Lusipher · Post by **Lusipher** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:37 pm

The screenies look pretty sweet! I know that some of those models would be perfect for some server ideas floating around my head.

Thangorn · Post by **Thangorn** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:42 pm

to the builders out there.. I stumbled across this dev post thread about the travel map implementation..

http://nwn2forums.bioware.com/forums/vi ... as%20grass

Kest · Post by **Kest** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:01 pm

I must have missed this the first time around:

Character Death in SoZ

and the new death system, which forces you to resurrect your fallen party members or have them healed in a town rather than simply bringing them back to life at the end of the current combat

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:22 pm

Kest wrote:I must have missed this the first time around:

Character Death in SoZ

and the new death system, which forces you to resurrect your fallen party members or have them healed in a town rather than simply bringing them back to life at the end of the current combat

Coolness. The never dying thing always bothered me. Being able to go to negative HPs equal to half of your maximum HP (e.g., if your character's max HP is 100, he can drop to -50 before dying) seems strange... but makes sense I guess.

Lusipher · Post by **Lusipher** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:07 am

new SoZ videos and official trailer:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/neverwin ... id=6196650

trailer:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/neverwin ... al-trailer