Divinity: Original Sin Pre-Release Thread

[Volrath]

How did the Kickstarter campaign live up to your expectations?

[–]Larian_SwenLarian[S] 13 points1 hour ago
It went over them. The nightmare scenario was that people wouldn't understand why we were on Kickstarter and there exists many notebooks that contain draft after draft after draft of how to pitch it. Luckily it went well. I also never expected so much community feedback, I thought the gaming world had become a more cynical place but then I figured out that was because of all my dealings with the industry side. I decided for myself I'm not going to walk in that trap again. There's too many people in the games industry that don't belong there because they don't care about a) games, b) the people playing games.

 

[felipepepe]

How did the Kickstarter campaign live up to your expectations?

[–]Larian_SwenLarian[S] 13 points1 hour ago
It went over them. The nightmare scenario was that people wouldn't understand why we were on Kickstarter and there exists many notebooks that contain draft after draft after draft of how to pitch it. Luckily it went well. I also never expected so much community feedback, I thought the gaming world had become a more cynical place but then I figured out that was because of all my dealings with the industry side. I decided for myself I'm not going to walk in that trap again. There's too many people in the games industry that don't belong there because they don't care about a) games, b) the people playing games.

 

[Dieithrio]

How did the Kickstarter campaign live up to your expectations?

[–]Larian_SwenLarian[S] 13 points1 hour ago
It went over them. The nightmare scenario was that people wouldn't understand why we were on Kickstarter and there exists many notebooks that contain draft after draft after draft of how to pitch it. Luckily it went well. I also never expected so much community feedback, I thought the gaming world had become a more cynical place but then I figured out that was because of all my dealings with the industry side. I decided for myself I'm not going to walk in that trap again. There's too many people in the games industry that don't belong there because they don't care about a) games, b) the people playing games.

 

[SCO]

Game should have 5 millions to do all of that stuff. I expect some additional cuttings, even with the work already made possible by external investors.
(300 millions bioshock jesus wept)

 

[Zeriel]

Game development. Game development never changes.

 

[Nithrakis]

It's criminal that this game has less than 14k backers when ToN and PE are in the 70k range.

Then again, SotA nearly hit 2 million with only 22k backers. Time to up my pledge. Gotta hit the 1 milliion mark.

 

[the grim one]

Replying to few posts above, from the reddit horrible page:

Q: Will people react when you kill their animals in the game? (IMO if you get caught running around killing chickens and sheep you should suffer the same consequences as for stealing.)

A: They should and they will

thanks man. I'm the one who asked that. Made an account on reddit especially for it. It was really bothering me. I expect this game to be perfect.

 

[Nithrakis]

Ok, I just opened up a $65 slot (digital) by going to the $135 level.

 

[deamento]

How did the Kickstarter campaign live up to your expectations?

[–]Larian_SwenLarian[S] 13 points1 hour ago
It went over them. The nightmare scenario was that people wouldn't understand why we were on Kickstarter and there exists many notebooks that contain draft after draft after draft of how to pitch it. Luckily it went well. I also never expected so much community feedback, I thought the gaming world had become a more cynical place but then I figured out that was because of all my dealings with the industry side. I decided for myself I'm not going to walk in that trap again. There's too many people in the games industry that don't belong there because they don't care about a) games, b) the people playing games.

 

[Xenich]

And holy fuck yes! Secret areas are actually secret. You have to actively look for them.

Just not sure about mini map and "..blinking spots on it".

From one of the vids, it was partially mentioned or... as I understood it (which is why I thought it was really cool) was that the talent will mention that there is something important about a given area and that in order to find it (ie the pile to blow up), you have to first click on it (it doesn't flash initially) signifying you identified it before it will flash. So... it appears that you will still have to "find it" (ie hover over it and click it) before that glowing will happen in such "secret" cases. At least, that is what I got from the brief conversation on the mine secret area.

 

[DwarvenFood]

It's criminal that this game has less than 14k backers when ToN and PE are in the 70k range.

Then again, SotA nearly hit 2 million with only 22k backers. Time to up my pledge. Gotta hit the 1 milliion mark.

I secretly hope that it could mean there are a lot of potential buyers left for when it's released.

 

[ForkTong]

Ah yes, my acting debut. And swan song.

I take that back. You'll see.

 

[Gwyndion]

Hmm, really hope TotalBiscuit and the other youtubers with a big following'll release their movies tomorrow/today depending on your timezone. Would hope we get at least as much in the last 2 days and 3/4th as we did today (47k in the past 24h it seems). Getting 800k by campaign end doesn't seem unrealistic if we add the PP amount to it. Kind of hope we'll get 200k in the 2 weeks after the campaign but doubt it :S.

 

[evdk]

Ah yes, my acting debut. And swan song.

I take that back. You'll see.

Jesus wept

 

[Arkeus]

Jesus wept

666.666 threshold crossed! Weresheep Of The Flock Unite!

If you have no idea who the weresheep are, have a look at www.weresheep.net. They are a group of backers who helped us tremendously throughout this campaign, and to thank them we included this secret stretch goal. Now that it is unlocked, they will become part of the lore of Divinity: Original Sin, and they will be included in the game. However, there are mysteries to be solved if you want to unleash the terrible secret of the Weresheep...
Weresheep lore

Dropping Hints And Picking Them Up
The weresheep are real. We are sure of it. But no one has actually seen one. Or perhaps that should be - no one has ever lived to tell of an encounter with these most bizarre and bloody beasts.

We've been told that to find them, many a hint need to be picked up. Some are so subtle that even a Source Hunter would be forgiven for letting the trail grow cold.

Dyed-In-The-Werewool
Everybody knows that if you can find a weresheep and kill it in combat, the great prize to be obtained is werewool! Its magical properties allow adventurers to craft weapons, pieces of armour and other items of great and fabled powers. Not to mention they're cosy, snug and warm!
But where to find a weresheep? Perhaps the legend of Falcon Black contains a clue...

The Mysterious, Unverified, Probably Untrue, But Wondrous Legend Of The Mighty Weresheep


There once was a wizard called Falcon Black, and he believed in the existence of weresheep. Until he was quite old he had never even heard of them, but one day, as he sat sipping beer in his favourite tavern, a bard arrived from a far away land and started to tell a tale; a strange legend about a lady from the sky who granted a luckless farmer his wish.

Wolves had killed his one sheep upon which the survival of his very family depended. The sheep will live, the lady promised, if you become the sheep. The farmer agreed, but something went wrong - deeply, unsettlingly wrong. The creature became restless; it lusted for blood.

Horrified by its own inclinations it hid in an undiscoverable lair, but once in a long, long while its bloodlust would overtake its reason and it would go out in search of prey. Come the morning, its woollen coat would be dripping with scarlet, and soon another weresheep would flock to the secret lair, for the victim whose blood he had drank in the night, in turn became a weresheep.

How many of them hide there now, no one can say, but one day the lair won't be able to hold them all and the weresheep will be unleashed ...

Falcon Black was mesmerised by the story and started to research the legend in The House That Holds All Books: the great library of Maxosbridge Academy. Not only did he find not a single trace of lore about the weresheep, he was also subjected to great ridicule by his fellow wizards.He was not to be deterred though. He sought the bard who told him the tale and asked him where he had heard the story. In Andavale, came the reply, at the court of Lord Crash, before it was utterly destroyed in a single night. There was blood everywhere, but not a single corpse was found.

And so it was that Falcon Black set sail for Andavale. He was never heard of again.

 

[clemens]

Ah yes, my acting debut. And swan song.

I take that back. You'll see.

That was awesome ! :D

 

[felipepepe]

Great work, you should do a spoken word metal song.

 

[Jaesun]

That was good ForkTong.

Music was sweet too. <3

 

[Kaldurenik]

Nice nice

Edit: How much is paypal on?

 

[Jashiin]

 

[ForkTong]

I did mispronounce some shit, but we only did one take cause it had to go fast. I'd like to thank my mom etc.

 

[Kaldurenik]

I did mispronounce some shit, but we only did one take cause it had to go fast. I'd like to thank my mom etc.

It was great

 

[Arkeus]

ForkTong, i REALLY suggest you add Ohm's two parter on the following examples in the main page. It's a very different preview than all the others, and, in my mind at least, probably the most interesting.

If you're interested in how the game plays, you can check out

Jessie Cox gameplay walkthrough
Angry Joe explaining why he pledged
ForceSC2strategy's overview of the game

 

[tadhg]

I did mispronounce some shit, but we only did one take cause it had to go fast. I'd like to thank my mom etc.

You guys have the best updates.

 

[ForkTong]

Will add Ohm. Remind me tomorrow. Now sleep.