The Outer Worlds Pre-Release Thread [GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Infinitron]

Now they are looking for a Network Programmer and additional Graphic programmers (they had opening listed earlier, now there's two). Both of these new positions require experience with Unreal Engine.

https://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/programming/1069-network-programmer

So, multiplayer incoming?

Last year: https://www.gameinformer.com/b/feat...es-new-publishing-label-private-division.aspx

“It was the opportunity to work with Tim on a new IP that we were creating from scratch again, because we did it on Fallout and Arcanum and those were great experiences and I just missed doing that, says Boyarsky, who most recently worked on Diablo III for Blizzard. “I missed working on single-player, in-depth RPGs with a lot of choice, consequence, and reactivity. I like making other types of games, but there is something special about the kind of games we started with Fallout that really appeals to us and speaks to us creatively.”

 

[a Goat]

It's obviously going to be dark shits clone you dumbasses.

 

[LESS T_T]

Yeah you know that in AAAs, there's Dark Souls and in CRPGs, there's Divinity. It doesn't seem unnatural Obsidian to do that kind of thing.

 

[Strange Fellow]

Dark Souls by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky? Sign me up!

 

[Flou]

Now they are looking for a Network Programmer and additional Graphic programmers (they had opening listed earlier, now there's two). Both of these new positions require experience with Unreal Engine.

https://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/programming/1069-network-programmer

So, multiplayer incoming?

Last year: https://www.gameinformer.com/b/feat...es-new-publishing-label-private-division.aspx

“It was the opportunity to work with Tim on a new IP that we were creating from scratch again, because we did it on Fallout and Arcanum and those were great experiences and I just missed doing that, says Boyarsky, who most recently worked on Diablo III for Blizzard. “I missed working on single-player, in-depth RPGs with a lot of choice, consequence, and reactivity. I like making other types of games, but there is something special about the kind of games we started with Fallout that really appeals to us and speaks to us creatively.”

Hmm. They could have a new project sprung up by now though. All those people from Deadfire must be doing something by now. Support and DLC group isn't that huge. So unless they've just put everyone to work on Indiana there should be something else coming up slowly as well.

 

[Modron]

Dark Souls by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky? Sign me up!

So what Stonekeep 2?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Now they are looking for a Network Programmer and additional Graphic programmers (they had opening listed earlier, now there's two). Both of these new positions require experience with Unreal Engine.

https://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/programming/1069-network-programmer

So, multiplayer incoming?

Seems more likely that they're making an always-online RPG like Warframe if they're looking for a dedicated networking programmer.

 

[oldmanpaco]

 

[RepHope]

Now they are looking for a Network Programmer and additional Graphic programmers (they had opening listed earlier, now there's two). Both of these new positions require experience with Unreal Engine.

https://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/programming/1069-network-programmer

So, multiplayer incoming?

Last year: https://www.gameinformer.com/b/feat...es-new-publishing-label-private-division.aspx

“It was the opportunity to work with Tim on a new IP that we were creating from scratch again, because we did it on Fallout and Arcanum and those were great experiences and I just missed doing that, says Boyarsky, who most recently worked on Diablo III for Blizzard. “I missed working on single-player, in-depth RPGs with a lot of choice, consequence, and reactivity. I like making other types of games, but there is something special about the kind of games we started with Fallout that really appeals to us and speaks to us creatively.”

Very curious to see what they’re making. Are we expecting this to come out for this generation, or will Obsidian be shooting to get the popamole cash as a launch title for next gen?

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Haven't read anything lately on this. Has there been some update?

 

[Latelistener]

Haven't read anything lately on this. Has there been some update?

Not really. It wasn't even announced yet as you probably see and most likely won't be until the next year.

 

[Volrath]

I honestly don't think this will ever be released.

 

[Quillon]

About 2 years in development and still no announcement :/ They should have announced it by now even if they have 4 year development plan; its not an established IP after all, they can't/shouldn't market it like what Beth did with F4. Even CDPR revealed CP77 years before its release despite already existing hype around it. So either they have development problems or weird marketing strategy.

 

[Infinitron]

Take Two doesn't want to announce any of their Private Division games before 2019, talk to them

 

[Abu Antar]

They probably don't want to overshadow those games with Red dead Redemption 2.

 

[Flou]

From Megan Starks' LinkedIn:

"Senior Narrative Designer
Company NameObsidian Entertainment
Dates EmployedOct 2015 – Present
Employment Duration3 yrs
LocationOrange County, California Area

Writer and game designer on the RPGs Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and Tyranny for ObsidianEntertainment. Primary areas of focus include character dialogue, crafting voices, regional plots,backstory, item, area, and creature descriptions, quest text, etc. Portfolio: www.fictivate.com

Currently working on unannounced RPG "

Project Mississippi or she is writing for Indiana.

 

[Chris Avellone]

Some folks were moved over to Indiana since PoE2 was released (Carrie Patel is writing for Indiana, for example, and Brian Heins moved over as well, among others) and the DLCs don’t need the same number of staff to create the DLC content vs. the PoE2 core game, so it makes sense.

Indiana did lose its Lead Producer/Exec Producer (Rich Taylor) this month to Blizzard, however, he’s gone next week, I think. Rich's role wasn’t the same thing as Project Director, which is Tim Cain, though.

I'm looking forward to Indiana. I think it'll get released for sure.

 

[conan_edw]

But when are you forming Troika 2.0 with Cainarsky to make my VTMB2 though?

 

[Infinitron]

Some folks were moved over to Indiana since PoE2 was released (Carrie Patel is writing for Indiana, for example, and Brian Heins moved over as well, among others) and the DLCs don’t need the same number of staff to create the DLC content vs. the PoE2 core game, so it makes sense.

Indiana did lose its Lead Producer/Exec Producer (Rich Taylor) this month to Blizzard, however, he’s gone next week, I think. Rich's role wasn’t the same thing as Project Director, which is Tim Cain, though.

I'm looking forward to Indiana. I think it'll get released for sure.

Is Anthony Davis on it?

 

[Chris Avellone]

Is Anthony Davis on it?

Yep, last I heard (I don't ask about Indiana, it's more what people share with me, which is why I'm looking forward to it in a lot of ways).

Matt MacLean is no longer at Obsidian as well, if I didn't already confirm that in a separate thread (he'd done his DLC work before he left) - the source for this is Matt himself. ; )

 

[conan_edw]

Does that mean Indiana is the next gen title?!

 

[Safav Hamon]

Are the people working on it excited about the project?

 

[Infinitron]

Does that mean Indiana is the next gen title?!

Context:

Is this Anthony "Bad Movie Lover" Davis's subtle hint on Mississippi or something: https://www.linkedin.com/in/badmovielover/

Unannounced Next Gen RPG (2018 - Current)

Doesn't quite seem like Project Indiana (Next-gen? "I am not the Lead Programmer [on Project Indiana]" and still Lead Programmer on LinkedIn) but who knows.

(I suspect people might be misunderstanding what "next-gen" means in this day and age.)

 

[Nano]

Indiana did lose its Lead Producer/Exec Producer (Rich Taylor) this month to Blizzard

Not another Black Isle/Old Obsidian dev

 

[Roguey]

Carrie Patel is writing for Indiana,

Roguey was right (again).