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Exclusive Developer Diary - Featured Creatures Part 2 - Dark and Light Developer Journals

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited November 2016 in News & Features Discussion

imageExclusive Developer Diary - Featured Creatures Part 2 - Dark and Light Developer Journals

In the previous Dark and Light creatures spotlight, the team provided a close look at the varied creatures that players will encounter while exploring the world. However, the creatures are more than just set dressing or leveling fodder. Many of the creatures contain varying amounts of elemental magic that fuels Dark and Light’s world, which can be extracted by skilled players but also from raw materials.

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  • SavageHorizonSavageHorizon Member EpicPosts: 3,480
    This is old info, there is a new info explaining the underwater content on there discord channel.




  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,936
    This is new info for me and seems good. Now, if only we can see the game in action. I wonder if news outlets are reaching out to them asking "why are you not providing footage of the game?"
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  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    SavageHorizon said:
    This is old info, there is a new info explaining the underwater content on there discord channel.
    We are provided the information and the images from Snail USA. If it's published in other regions, that does not in any way take away from our exclusivity for the NA market. :confounded:


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  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    Sovrath said:
    This is new info for me and seems good. Now, if only we can see the game in action. I wonder if news outlets are reaching out to them asking "why are you not providing footage of the game?"
    We are definitely in communicado with the PR team about video footage, believe me. I suspect that we will see some videos released in the near future.


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  • LucienReneLucienRene Member UncommonPosts: 77
    SBFord said:
    SavageHorizon said:
    This is old info, there is a new info explaining the underwater content on there discord channel.
    We are provided the information and the images from Snail USA. If it's published in other regions, that does not in any way take away from our exclusivity for the NA market. :confounded:
    You didn't answer what he asserted, you know. You just explained that you have an exclusive (for old info, apparently) in the NA market. :awesome:
  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    edited November 2016
    SBFord said:
    This is old info, there is a new info explaining the underwater content on there discord channel.
    We are provided the information and the images from Snail USA. If it's published in other regions, that does not in any way take away from our exclusivity for the NA market. :confounded:
    You didn't answer what he asserted, you know. You just explained that you have an exclusive (for old info, apparently) in the NA market. :awesome:
    He didn't assert anything, just made a snarky comment about "old information" that we have NO control over since we are provided the diary / images by Snail. Ergo we have no information from the publisher about anything else (ie underwater anything). We're pleased to host the diary regardless of whether it's "old" content or not since I can guarantee you not everyone has seen or read what's inside even if others have. 

    Back on topic: I can't wait to see footage of some of these creatures in action. The griffons are :3


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  • Nemesis7884Nemesis7884 Member UncommonPosts: 1,023
    still no gameplay, still no early access date despite it being in november or december
    imo this screams SCAM
  • WmxWmx Member UncommonPosts: 16
    From what I've heard why they don't give us any gameplay footage is that they don't want to:

    a) Hype up the game too much
    b) Avoid showing something that is not in the game (ala No Man's Sky)
    c) Avoid false advertisement

    This seems dodgy now, but we will have to see later. I believe that the early access date will be sudden.

    OOor, another thing, they might be working on the gameplay, and giving us those polished, amazing still shots made inside the engine. No one knows...

  • DragnelusDragnelus Member EpicPosts: 3,503

    SBFord said:


    SavageHorizon said:

    This is old info, there is a new info explaining the underwater content on there discord channel.


    We are provided the information and the images from Snail USA. If it's published in other regions, that does not in any way take away from our exclusivity for the NA market. :confounded:



    EU/NA got the most info atm, someone from china said that on reddit. Just hop on the discord and look at the ask_snail tab =)

  • SavageHorizonSavageHorizon Member EpicPosts: 3,480
    SBFord said:
    SBFord said:
    This is old info, there is a new info explaining the underwater content on there discord channel.
    We are provided the information and the images from Snail USA. If it's published in other regions, that does not in any way take away from our exclusivity for the NA market. :confounded:
    You didn't answer what he asserted, you know. You just explained that you have an exclusive (for old info, apparently) in the NA market. :awesome:
    He didn't assert anything, just made a snarky comment about "old information" that we have NO control over since we are provided the diary / images by Snail. Ergo we have no information from the publisher about anything else (ie underwater anything). We're pleased to host the diary regardless of whether it's "old" content or not since I can guarantee you not everyone has seen or read what's inside even if others have. 

    Back on topic: I can't wait to see footage of some of these creatures in action. The griffons are :3

    Lol,  it wasn't meant to be a snarky ( haven't heard that work for ages lol) it was an observation. 

    Just saying that on discord the latest info is about underwater content and the info you posted is pretty much the same info mmorpg posted before. 




  • EvilweeblEvilweebl Member UncommonPosts: 24
    In regards to the lack of gameplay footage...



    And yes joining the discord is the best place to get confirmed information about the game, though DeathsProxy also covers new information on his youtube channel which is also sourced from the discord channel, as Snail Employee's are often active on there and hold regular Q&A's about the game.
    Youtube Channel: yt/DeathsProxy
  • lindhskylindhsky Member UncommonPosts: 162
    edited November 2016
    I don't know exactly why but these two developers journals have made my hypermeter go down instead of up. And it has nothing to do with that there are no video content. I am patient. I can wait.

    The first I saw about the game when it first came out that a new version might be on the way out I actually got me interested. Now after Reading this it just feels meh and boring. If this is what they try to hype the game with then it's not working on me.

    I want to know about the sand box elements of the game, the battle system and more importantly the class system(if any).
  • CopperfieldCopperfield Member RarePosts: 654
    i looks nice.. but if the combat sucks ass.. what's the point?
  • AlbatroesAlbatroes Member LegendaryPosts: 7,671
    edited November 2016
    Part 2 of the no gameplay footage....I couldn't wait! Maybe I'm the only one that's been getting a NMS vibe from this game (in terms of how evasive the company was about the game and solid footage/concepts until launch).
  • Octagon7711Octagon7711 Member LegendaryPosts: 9,004
    Translation of that last video IMO, is that they are working hard but running behind schedule and as a result have nothing new that's ready to be seen.  

    I'm also keeping my eye on this one as it sounds interesting but there's nothing to see so far.  I'm sure they will have gameplay demos sooner or later.

    "We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa      "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are."  SR Covey

  • PeskyPesky Member UncommonPosts: 157
    Does anybody know if this game is First Person or Third Person?

    I've heard rumors that it's first person only. If that's the case I won't be able to play it (motion sickness).
  • xyzercrimexyzercrime Member RarePosts: 878
    Pesky said:
    Does anybody know if this game is First Person or Third Person?

    I've heard rumors that it's first person only. If that's the case I won't be able to play it (motion sickness).
    Oh, you have to be creative then. Just prepare some paperbags beside you while playing DnL, problem solved.

    On topic: From gifs that you can found on external site, it's a 3rd person game.



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  • ConstantineMerusConstantineMerus Member EpicPosts: 3,338
    Buy a game after watching a gameplay video and read/watch professional reviews. Stay true to this one simple rule and you can avoid becoming a conspiracy theorist.
    Constantine, The Console Poster

    • "One of the most difficult tasks men can perform, however much others may despise it, is the invention of good games and it cannot be done by men out of touch with their instinctive selves." - Carl Jung
  • RubrubgrrRubrubgrr Member UncommonPosts: 75
    A wise Snail once said "How do you keep a bunch of assholes in suspense?"..."I'll tell you all later" :P
  • KroyMortlachKroyMortlach Member UncommonPosts: 11
    There's a comment from SnailGames over on /r/dnl regarding lack of gameplay. Our official contact with the developers @horsejoke has been continually ridden hard (that's a horse pun) on discord about the lack of gameplay footage. Otherwise, the development team in China appear to be impervious so apart from the unofficial leaks, there isn't much more to go on than what Horsejoke has said on the matter:

    "Hey there - I can provide some context that may help to clear up the situation with the lack of footage up until now.
    Dark and Light is going to be releasing initially as an Early Access title, and we could probably stand to be a little clearer with our messaging around what that means.
    Our development team is still iterating heavily on the current build, and they're continuing to implement new features, QoL changes, and making sure the game is in a state that we're happy with (and that we think our fans will be happy with) for the Early Access launch.
    As an EA launch, though, it's going to come with somewhat less fanfare than a full launch. We're going to be putting out a game that we know people will enjoy, but it's also being released in a state where we're hoping to gather data and feedback that we can't get internally on bugs, gameplay, technical optimization, etc.
    For now, we're going to continue releasing as much information as we're ready to leading up to the launch. We can't answer every question right now, but I'd recommend just keeping an eye on our social pages, /r/DnL, the Discord, Ganareth, etc., and we'll be keeping you updated."
  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,936
    KroyMortlach said:
    There's a comment from SnailGames over on /r/dnl regarding lack of gameplay. Our official contact with the developers @horsejoke has been continually ridden hard (that's a horse pun) on discord about the lack of gameplay footage. Otherwise, the development team in China appear to be impervious so apart from the unofficial leaks, there isn't much more to go on than what Horsejoke has said on the matter:

    "Hey there - I can provide some context that may help to clear up the situation with the lack of footage up until now.
    Dark and Light is going to be releasing initially as an Early Access title, and we could probably stand to be a little clearer with our messaging around what that means.
    Our development team is still iterating heavily on the current build, and they're continuing to implement new features, QoL changes, and making sure the game is in a state that we're happy with (and that we think our fans will be happy with) for the Early Access launch.
    As an EA launch, though, it's going to come with somewhat less fanfare than a full launch. We're going to be putting out a game that we know people will enjoy, but it's also being released in a state where we're hoping to gather data and feedback that we can't get internally on bugs, gameplay, technical optimization, etc.
    For now, we're going to continue releasing as much information as we're ready to leading up to the launch. We can't answer every question right now, but I'd recommend just keeping an eye on our social pages, /r/DnL, the Discord, Ganareth, etc., and we'll be keeping you updated."
    This is going to kill them.

    These early access mmo's seem to lose something when they have these unfinished soft launches.
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    Try the "Special Edition." 'Cause it's "Special." https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/64878/?tab=description

    Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo 
  • AlbatroesAlbatroes Member LegendaryPosts: 7,671
    edited November 2016
    "As an EA launch, though, it's going to come with somewhat less fanfare than a full launch. We're going to be putting out a game that we know people will enjoy, but it's also being released in a state where we're hoping to gather data and feedback that we can't get internally on bugs, gameplay, technical optimization, etc."

    We want you to pay us to test our product. Thanks.

    I'm sure a lot of people are excited for the "possible" title that will be released but keep in mind that is still Snail Games.

  • Nemesis7884Nemesis7884 Member UncommonPosts: 1,023

    Wmx said:

    From what I've heard why they don't give us any gameplay footage is that they don't want to:



    a) Hype up the game too much

    b) Avoid showing something that is not in the game (ala No Man's Sky)

    c) Avoid false advertisement



    This seems dodgy now, but we will have to see later. I believe that the early access date will be sudden.



    OOor, another thing, they might be working on the gameplay, and giving us those polished, amazing still shots made inside the engine. No one knows...






    that sounds like bs to me
    a) why would you not want to hype a game that releases within a month?? when are you going to throw on the marketing machine? how are you going to show your game?
    b) well then dont show anything that is not in the game - what is the problem)
    c) well then again dont show anything thats missleading or wrong? how do you expect people to decided if they like the game if they know nothing about it... do you expect them to just buy the cat in the bag and that seriously in the name of avoiding false advertisement?

    dumbest thing ive ever heard
  • CopperfieldCopperfield Member RarePosts: 654
    wait what?

    Launching a game has now the purpose for testing and bug fixing?

    they claimed several times now that they are gonna launch the game soon.. but now its a early acess titlle?

    do companies nowadays even know up forhand that they wanne make a game?

    I recently started a kickstarter on my own.. its pretty easy to gain money from such a site..

    just place a couple of pics of a unknown game on that site.. and free cash..

    Free tip guys!?
  • ooogyooogy Member CommonPosts: 37
    vaporware
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