Shadowrun Shadowrun Returns Pre-Release Thread

[Nael]

Nope, they had trouble implementing a save system, so there's only a checkpoint system. IIRC it autosaves whenever you return to the Hiring Screen between missions or at handplaced checkpoints.

Wat?

 

[Kem0sabe]

They had trouble creating a manual save system? Wow.

I think they still haven't figured out a patching system outside steam, beyond having to redownload the entire game each time a they patch it.

 

[evdk]

They have no money, I would rather not have them spend what little they have on the game than on a patching system, especially as it's obvious that they don't give a damn about the drm free version.

The saves thing is embarrassing though. I guess they never needed that on tablets.

 

[Roguey]

Mooooving the goaaalpoooosts.

No, because it's not easily fixed. It requires a lot of time investment from the person playing, and you still end up losing time since I imagine most people wouldn't want to spoil themselves by placing the checkpoints first.

 

[Delterius]

Mooooving the goaaalpoooosts.

No, because it's not easily fixed. It requires a lot of time investment from the person playing, and you still end up losing time since I imagine most people wouldn't want to spoil themselves by placing the checkpoints first.

Unofficial saving patch?

 

[evdk]

Mooooving the goaaalpoooosts.

No, because it's not easily fixed. It requires a lot of time investment from the person playing, and you still end up losing time since I imagine most people wouldn't want to spoil themselves by placing the checkpoints first.

Your original argumet was that it can't be fixed. It can. Fun does not factor into it, aspies have done far crazier stuff.

 

[Elthosian]

I am no programmer but couldn't they just let you save at any time over a single file? I don't think it's that difficult to set up a button on the menu that let's you save your progress as if it were one of their "checkpoints", sure, multiple files would be a plus, but it's still way better than that.

 

[General Maxson]

Yeah, we'll see. I just hope I won't regret giving them money for kickstarter. A lot of things sound shitty, but maybe they get good money from sales (selling pretty good on steam I hear ) and improve on the game upon expansions and patches that it becomes a pretty solid crpg set in Shadowrun.

 

[Infinitron]

I am no programmer but couldn't they just let you save at any time over a single file? I don't think it's that difficult to set up a button on the menu that let's you save your progress as if it were one of their "checkpoints", sure, multiple files would be a plus, but it's still way better than that.

That's not the issue. Read this article: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/art...ced-points/10301-Why-We-Have-Checkpoint-Saves

 

[Roguey]

Your original argumet was that it can't be fixed. It can. Fun does not factor into it, aspies have done far crazier stuff.

"Thankfully this kind of thing can be easily fixed."
Me: No it can't (be easily fixed).

Truth.

 

[Excidium]

I am no programmer but couldn't they just let you save at any time over a single file? I don't think it's that difficult to set up a button on the menu that let's you save your progress as if it were one of their "checkpoints", sure, multiple files would be a plus, but it's still way better than that.

That's not the issue. Read this article: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/art...ced-points/10301-Why-We-Have-Checkpoint-Saves

Hey I'm no game dev but I have trouble believing it's that complicated, specially for a small scale RPG that wouldn't allow saving during combat to begin with so all those variables he gives as examples are p. irrelevant for SRR. At most save/load in SRR keeps track of what? script triggers and character/map states?

 

[tuluse]

Your original argumet was that it can't be fixed. It can. Fun does not factor into it, aspies have done far crazier stuff.

"Thankfully this kind of thing can be easily fixed."
Me: No it can't (be easily fixed).

Truth.

I bet there's patch in the first month that adds save points.

 

[Ignatius Reilly]

This is just the Dragon Quest save system. I don't see the problem.

 

[Varnaan]

This is just the JRPG save system. I don't see the problem.

I get what you mean but from what I understood it's a checkpoint based system, not a talk to/use X in place Y to save.

 

[Elthosian]

I am no programmer but couldn't they just let you save at any time over a single file? I don't think it's that difficult to set up a button on the menu that let's you save your progress as if it were one of their "checkpoints", sure, multiple files would be a plus, but it's still way better than that.

That's not the issue. Read this article: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/art...ced-points/10301-Why-We-Have-Checkpoint-Saves

Thanks for the link Infinitron, though then it would have been as simple as letting you use save-spots a la jRPG, so it would be just a matter of returning to the nearest one when you want to stop playing.

Stilll, as Excidium said, most of the variables they mention don't have much importance in a game such as this one, even moreso if they don't let you save during combat.

 

[Roguey]

If twitter is correct, some jerk cracked and leaked a review copy. If that's true, then fuck him for taking advantage of the developers' generosity to fuck them over. On the upside, I guess Harebrained learns a lesson in being more selective.

 

[Varnaan]

Well, at least they were smart enough not to give the Steam purchasers a preload.

 

[Flacracker]

It is kind of worrying that they are lifting the review embargo on release day.

 

[Ninjerk]

Any way to figure out who released it?

 

[Ulminati]

Mooooving the goaaalpoooosts.

No, because it's not easily fixed. It requires a lot of time investment from the person playing, and you still end up losing time since I imagine most people wouldn't want to spoil themselves by placing the checkpoints first.

It requires ONE person who is OCD enough to do it for everyone and upload the campaign. Are YOU OCD enough to save the President, Roguey?

 

[Grunker]

What? Some fucking idiot leaked it? Who?

 

[HanoverF]

I hear the initials on the crack are DR

 

[Ulminati]

Torrent available if you pay the leaker -- But he only accepts potato as currency

[edit]

Ninja'ed by HanoverF

 

[Trash]

It's not leaked at the moment. The torrent floating around is fake. Give it another day for it to be all over the internet.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Its k guys i totally didnt leak anythang