New Screens and interview

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• yoda93 Member Posts: 85

  May 2006

  
  To be honest, this info hasn't done a whole lot of good to restoring my faith in Darkfall.
  Rather than giving updated info on the game mechanics, new info into the general background of the world or anything of that sort, Tasos and Kjetil have glossed over the main points of the game, and given 3 paragraphs of fantastical game information on a brand new game element: Naval Combat. This seems like something that has just been tacked on, and I feel that they may have some trouble in creating this vision.
  
  If a game that is almost entirely dedicated to naval combat (PoBS) has to simplify their systems to some extent, I can't see how meaningful land-to-sea and sea-to-sea combat is going to be implemented as an extra feature of a land-based MMO.
  
  Also, the new screenshots are a little worrysome for me, not so much because of the graphics themselves, but because of the scenes they depict. They look rather rushed. Apart from the monster models and naval screens, which are all very nice, there is a screen of a couple of mountains that are barely defined through fog, two empty sets of buildings, a forest with some quite ugly sprited canopies, and a horrible close up shot of a character on a horse. I believe the focus is meant to be the backdrop but it is pointing out painfully the low resolution textures on the helm and the horse, and more sprited bits and pieces.
  
  I hope the Darkfall team give us some real concrete info sometime soon, because this isn't the kind of thing I wanted to hear from them.
  
  
  
  
• Decimatus Member Posts: 41

  May 2006

  Tacked on?  Naval combat has been a key feature in Darkfall for years we just didn't know the exact extent of it(the ability to load a ship up with cannons).  You could just take a look at the Darkfall forums and see the amount of pirate guilds that have been waiting around for this game. 

  So, what exactly is bad about not being able to see a mountain through a haze of fog? 

  And as far as I know, most all of Darkfall's screenshots are all taken on minimum spec systems that are designed to test the engine.  When they want to hype the graphics, I am sure they will do so 6 months before launch. 

  The house of peace is built on the foundation of war.

  You must conquer the land before you build you house and live in peace.
• timber Member Posts: 48

  May 2006

  vaporeware * 9 until any kinda of public beta begins.