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After Saga of Lucimia 'Friends & Family' Event, New Sizzle Reel Arrives - MMORPG.com

The Saga of Lucimia team took part in a "friends and family" event earlier this week and has posted a "sizzle" video of some of the event's best moments. In addition, a bevy of screenshots have been released across SoL's social media channels.

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Renfail

Thanks for posting

TEKK3N

Renfail said:

Thanks for posting

What Engine are you using?
Footage seems a bit too foggy, is there a reason for it?

Renfail

TEKK3N said:

Renfail said:

Thanks for posting

What Engine are you using?
Footage seems a bit too foggy, is there a reason for it?

Atmospheric effects. So yes, there is a reason for it. 

SBFord

TEKK3N said:

Renfail said:

Thanks for posting

What Engine are you using?
Footage seems a bit too foggy, is there a reason for it?

Sorta like an impressionist painting.

Scot

Family? Is there no place you can get away from them?

Albatroes

Scot said:

Family? Is there no place you can get away from them?

This make sense as to why everyone always say games are more fun with friends but never say family lol.

Thupli

First footage I have watched of this game. I like it!

Wizardry

Well i feel this is done too often in games,the fog and lacks depth in view.
It so happens that is what Vanguard was trying to do,be the first game to give us better longer viewscapes but of course ended up lagging on most machines.

Personally i won't like everything in fog,it does nothing for my immersion/gameplay unless it is like once in a blue moon.Believe it or not,sometimes simple global lighting works best just because you can see everything better.Now of course,as i mentioned here and there,subtle changes add a nice effect but wouldn't want that fog 24/7.

What i see so far looks good enough,game play is most important to me as long as i don't see cartoon graphics.

Are the houses going to have doors or is there little to no animation in the world?

I think Elloa should be a character in game with that awesome sexy voice lol.

Renfail

Thupli said:

First footage I have watched of this game. I like it!

Make sure you go back and watch the past 3-4 years of footage so you can see the progress We've come a long way, and still have a long way to go!

Renfail

Wizardry said:

Are the houses going to have doors or is there little to no animation in the world?

We'll more than likely be working with a LOTRO / EQ2 style. That is, any building with a door on it may either be a static door, or it may be interactable. If you can interact with it, you will click it and then be transported to the interior. 

That could change, but that's how we're doing things now (see our existing tavern in the test videos; you click the door to enter/exit). 

Thupli

Renfail said:

Thupli said:

First footage I have watched of this game. I like it!

Make sure you go back and watch the past 3-4 years of footage so you can see the progress We've come a long way, and still have a long way to go!

It is more than the graphics. I liked the stamina/ weight thing with armor. I liked the danger presented.

Is most of the grouping built for 5 man parties? I've always hoped that some games would gear for duoing and trioing content.

Renfail

Thupli said:

Renfail said:

Thupli said:

First footage I have watched of this game. I like it!

Make sure you go back and watch the past 3-4 years of footage so you can see the progress We've come a long way, and still have a long way to go!

It is more than the graphics. I liked the stamina/ weight thing with armor. I liked the danger presented.

Is most of the grouping built for 5 man parties? I've always hoped that some games would gear for duoing and trioing content.

I'd say roughly 10% is for solo/duo, 15% is group-only (dungeons for 8-man groups and raids for multi-group content), and the other 75% is made up of content that can be tackled by groups of 3 - 6 players. 

Renfail

Rhoklaw said:

I'm actually quite impressed with the visualization. In an age where everyone screams for crystal clear top end graphics, I find this to be a much more relaxing approach. I think the word I'm looking for is natural, but at the same time, fantasy. A job very well done.

We're aiming for fantasy but not hyper-realism. Thanks!

Amathe

This looks really, really good.

Renfail

Amathe said:

This looks really, really good.

Thanks! 

We've still got a long way to go as far as animations, spell effects, and many other "polish" features go, but our core combat system is now in place, and we're starting to work on some optimization and balance these days. 

Crafting + questing are next on the agenda, and are on the schedule for Release 12 in early 2019 (tentatively March).

Still more tweaking to come; we're a long way from a launched, polished product. But we're getting there!

Renfail

coretex666 said:

Big thumbs up for what you are doing here.

At some later stage, I am definitely going to buy this game even if it was only to support you. I believe I am gonna like the game though .

We'll be here  

Cryomatrix

Looks good. Some of the names wouldnt pass muster.

bcbully

Thupli said:

First footage I have watched of this game. I like it!

Thupli said:

First footage I have watched of this game. I like it!

Did you notice you saw nothing in the way of combat?

By the comments like yours I thought I’d see how far they’ve come from their test earlier this year which featured the worst desynced combat the genre has seen.

Mind sharing a vid with some type of player/npc interaction?

Scot

Cryomatrix said:

Looks good. Some of the names wouldnt pass muster.

The mist seemed excessive to me but otherwise it looked really good. Some of the names, well I guess you don't want to have to explain to your mum or whoever why a name is not a proper roleplaying name. They probably already think you are not mainstream enough.

Renfail

Cryomatrix said:

Looks good. Some of the names wouldnt pass muster.

Yep, we aren't really worried about names at present unless they are blatantly offensive because characters are frequently wiped and we aren't dealing with a live community. 

To-date, we've only had to force a couple of players to change their names. 

But seriously, we're doing a thread derail AGAIN over naming policies? Let's keep things on track, please. 

Renfail

bcbully said:

Did you notice you saw nothing in the way of combat?

By the comments like yours I thought I’d see how far they’ve come from their test earlier this year which featured the worst desynced combat the genre has seen.

Mind sharing a vid with some type of player/npc interaction?

It's a pre-alpha. Things like combat pacing, animations, abilities, and the like, are a long, long way from being finalized or polished. Come back after our launch if you want to judge us based on existing, polished, launched titles. 
 

Scot

Back on track then, is a camp scene now going to be obligatory now RDR has popularised "camps"?

I am actually all for anything that makes people congregate and interact, some sort of camping system with benefits (gamers love to think they are getting some in game benefit) could be something to think about?

Renfail

Scot said:

Back on track then, is a camp scene now going to be obligatory now RDR has popularised "camps"?

I am actually all for anything that makes people congregate and interact, some sort of camping system with benefits (gamers love to think they are getting some in game benefit) could be something to think about?

We're shooting for the Star Wars Galaxies mechanics related to battle fatigue and wounds. And we had this in the works long before RDR came along  

Taverns are the first places. Long-term, camps will be placeable by characters ala Lord of the Rings Online, so long as they have the requisite player-crafted reagants to make campfires in the first place. 

Also, long-term, players with high-level First Aid will be able to use salves/potions/bandages/etc. to remove wounds from players. 

However, battle fatigue will ONLY be removable at campfires or taverns. 

This is part of our long-term goal of having taverns be our "hot spot" for player congretation in between adventuring sessions out in the wild.

SBFord

@Renfail -- Not sure if you knew or not, but you can quote multiple posts into a single one and then address each in turn. It's not a huge deal, but it's a handy way to respond to a lot of posts at one go.

Carry on!

Renfail

SBFord said:

@Renfail -- Not sure if you knew or not, but you can quote multiple posts into a single one and then address each in turn. It's not a huge deal, but it's a handy way to respond to a lot of posts at one go.

Carry on!

It's all good  

I actually do that from time to time, but I typically prefer to give each individual their own unique answer. 

However, given that there has been a lot of repeat questions/etc. lately, I may start combining more frequently =P