ELEX ELEX RELEASE THREAD

[Cyberarmy]

Why not both .

 

[razvedchiki]

leave something for the future generations to play.

 

[Ismaul]

Why not both .

Cause Gothic 4 is unlikely to be made by PB and live up to the originals.

 

[fantadomat]

Why not both .

Cause Gothic 4 is unlikely to be made by PB and live up to the originals.

I will be happy if it is anything like gothic 3,the best open world ever made! Top tier exploration and size.

 

[Dodo1610]

Why would anyone want Gothic 4? Nothing about the lore or the world is particularly interesting or unique. Even the old PB never cared about it and just changed large parts of the lore with each game. It was how these games were designed! People don't remember Gothic 2 because of the fire mages and their nonexistent backstory: But everybody remembers them because they felt like a real religious group with a clear hierarchy and beliefs.
PB could have made Gothic 4 instead of Elex but they didn't because they know they wanted to make something new, when they could have just sold us reheated nostalgia like so many other studios.

 

[cvv]

I think it's p. certain we will get Gothic 4 somewhere down the line. PB will obviously make another Elex, just to sell the engine and some of the assets one more time, since those things are super expensive to make nowadays. But eventually they'll get tired of SF just like they did with fantasy and they'll be itching to go back to their most popular franchise.

 

[kreight]

The closest to Gothic you are going to get is Gothic 1 remake which is in the works.

 

[Fenix]

ELEX! ELEX! ELEX!
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[HoboForEternity]

I think it's p. certain we will get Gothic 4 somewhere down the line. PB will obviously make another Elex, just to sell the engine and some of the assets one more time, since those things are super expensive to make nowadays. But eventually they'll get tired of SF just like they did with fantasy and they'll be itching to go back to their most popular franchise.

Western fantasy gothic-like when.

Oh wait we have exoplanet: first contact but it seems to be in limbo

 

[rusty_shackleford]

I think it's p. certain we will get Gothic 4 somewhere down the line. PB will obviously make another Elex, just to sell the engine and some of the assets one more time, since those things are super expensive to make nowadays. But eventually they'll get tired of SF just like they did with fantasy and they'll be itching to go back to their most popular franchise.

Western fantasy gothic-like when.

Oh wait we have exoplanet: first contact but it seems to be in limbo

I played through the EA for that game a couple years ago. It was surprisingly good. Hope they finish it in my lifetime.

 

[HoboForEternity]

I think it's p. certain we will get Gothic 4 somewhere down the line. PB will obviously make another Elex, just to sell the engine and some of the assets one more time, since those things are super expensive to make nowadays. But eventually they'll get tired of SF just like they did with fantasy and they'll be itching to go back to their most popular franchise.

Western fantasy gothic-like when.

Oh wait we have exoplanet: first contact but it seems to be in limbo

I played through the EA for that game a couple years ago. It was surprisingly good. Hope they finish it in my lifetime.

i only know that because devs is pretty clear about gothic 2 NOTR influence. how is it? is the progression similar to PB? what about the map design?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

I think it's p. certain we will get Gothic 4 somewhere down the line. PB will obviously make another Elex, just to sell the engine and some of the assets one more time, since those things are super expensive to make nowadays. But eventually they'll get tired of SF just like they did with fantasy and they'll be itching to go back to their most popular franchise.

Western fantasy gothic-like when.

Oh wait we have exoplanet: first contact but it seems to be in limbo

I played through the EA for that game a couple years ago. It was surprisingly good. Hope they finish it in my lifetime.

i only know that because devs is pretty clear about gothic 2 NOTR influence. how is it? is the progression similar to PB? what about the map design?

Don't remember that much about it except enjoying it enough to finish the EA despite being very jank.
It had a surprising amount of content btw.

 

[HoboForEternity]

ELEX 2 leaked!

 

[rusty_shackleford]

I think it's p. certain we will get Gothic 4 somewhere down the line. PB will obviously make another Elex, just to sell the engine and some of the assets one more time, since those things are super expensive to make nowadays. But eventually they'll get tired of SF just like they did with fantasy and they'll be itching to go back to their most popular franchise.

Western fantasy gothic-like when.

Oh wait we have exoplanet: first contact but it seems to be in limbo

I played through the EA for that game a couple years ago. It was surprisingly good. Hope they finish it in my lifetime.

i only know that because devs is pretty clear about gothic 2 NOTR influence. how is it? is the progression similar to PB? what about the map design?

Don't remember that much about it except enjoying it enough to finish the EA despite being very jank.
It had a surprising amount of content btw.

there's a codex thread for it btw
https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads...ion-rpg-now-available-on-early-access.102089/

 

[Nijar]

Regarding the hurtful video:
You dullards seem to own the francise for like forever. Well.. shit happens. But why can't there be ONE FUCKING RELEASE without Pankratz PR that's so cringe?
Every fucking time the same annoying shit. Please stop! Go away, take a vacation. Just relax and do some cocaine in your free time for a change? Or hire someone else to do it.

 

[Nijar]

For the retarded koala.

 

[Nijar]

 

[Baardhaas]

Was just minding my own business, killing stuff left and right, doing some storyline quests, then all of a sudden Ray's brother is a dog. A fucking dog, who sat in the background making annoying sounds while the cutscene with Ray played out. Where, despite being in Origin with the dog, we stated the need to travel to Origin so I could magically undog his brother with a code I somehow learned.

Who came up with this shit? I mean, the story is not great, but I found it to be serviceable up to this point. This is just beyond ridiculous.

It doesn't even serve a purpose in the story. Ray doesn't need some elaborate excuse as to why he shot down my raider, getting paid would be motivation enough. We didn't knew each other before, so he doesn't owe me an excuse for his actions up to that point. I'm pissed at him for keeping this secret from me after we became friends, but somehow the game doesn't give me any options to confront him about it. I can undog his brother and that's that, we're buddies again.

 

[1451]

German humor.

 

[Serious_Business]

Yeah so I played this after all. It's good. Although I haven't played a Gothic game in ages ; PB really make the same game over and over again, I get that Gothic feeling that I forgot about with time. This time they wanted to mix Gothic with Fallout, I guess? Maximum geek shit right there. Wouldn't have it any other way. I do like how the theme is about being more and more autistic ; emotions are hell indeed. I of course make all the cold choices. To the max. Who would I be if I did anything else. Indifference is our greatest passion after all

 

[SlightlyRadioactive]

View attachment 18147 ELEX 2 leaked!

Wouldn't doubt that the aliens in Elex 2 will end up being just too dumb to be a believable civilization capable of creating a gigantic brainwashing magic meteor.

 

[Nikanuur]

Yeah so I played this after all. It's good. Although I haven't played a Gothic game in ages ; PB really make the same game over and over again, I get that Gothic feeling that I forgot about with time. This time they wanted to mix Gothic with Fallout, I guess? Maximum geek shit right there. Wouldn't have it any other way. I do like how the theme is about being more and more autistic ; emotions are hell indeed. I of course make all the cold choices. To the max. Who would I be if I did anything else. Indifference is our greatest passion after all

The legendary formula of the philosopher's stone of gaming has been sought after by many a dashing developer. Alas, the victory in the manner of buying, satisfied customers (no matter how niche a group) has eluded most. Here's to PB and their many deeds yet to come!

 

[Haplo]

Yeah so I played this after all. It's good. Although I haven't played a Gothic game in ages ; PB really make the same game over and over again, I get that Gothic feeling that I forgot about with time. This time they wanted to mix Gothic with Fallout, I guess? Maximum geek shit right there. Wouldn't have it any other way. I do like how the theme is about being more and more autistic ; emotions are hell indeed. I of course make all the cold choices. To the max. Who would I be if I did anything else. Indifference is our greatest passion after all

Well, the world building is up there. But sadly the combat isn't nearly as satisfying as in Gothic 2. Heck even combat in Gothic 3 was more fun.

 

[Ravielsk]

Has anyone tried any of Elexes mods? If so are there any you would personally consider a must haves?

 

[Murk]

Has anyone tried any of Elexes mods? If so are there any you would personally consider a must haves?

They're mostly just stat/value tweaks, and a few that make certain gear available (like Alb armors).

None of it is huge tbh. If one of the weapon tweaks looks good to you, go for it I guess, but I don't know if any are better than the vanilla game.

I played through two weapon rebalances and it just changed whether or not I used laser rifles early on or later on, basically. The I played with most recently was this: https://www.nexusmods.com/elex/mods/57

Was fun playing with slug throwers but otherwise the overall experience wasn't drastically different. Ended up using laser rifles more than plasma though since you could *unload* more damage with it than just juggling.

Also, this, if you want to use helmets other than sunglasses: https://www.nexusmods.com/elex/mods/30

Unrelated but -- last playthrough as I reached end-game, I got console commands (sort of) and edited the jetpack to be like 5x as fast and have unlimited fuel and just blasted around everywhere to check out weird areas and was pretty fun.

edit: to be clear, I don't *recommend* any of the above, but they were non-awful choices for someone who is repaying the game for the nth time.