The Shadowrun Situation

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:36 pm

One of Kenson's creations. Why?

Kot · Post by **Kot** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:05 pm

He's all over Seattle 2072, and I haven't seen him on JackPoint before even once. I can at least guess who-is-who on JP, but that character seems a little misplaced, by providing most of the info in the comments.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:41 pm

http://www.cliffhanger-productions.com/ ... 69#msg1569

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?s ... 9826400835

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/161 ... un-returns

Sounds like the Shadowrun Online MMO for Offline-Gaming o.o

Korwin · Post by **Korwin** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:53 pm

Combat Mages see magical auras, granting them the ability to locate magical items, identify spells being prepared, and find the intersections of magic lay where they can recharge their power.

huh?

Otakusensei · Post by **Otakusensei** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:01 pm

I asked them if Catalyst has anything to do with the project. That would be a deal breaker for me at this point.

Seeing Jason Hardy's name on a page still gives me heartburn...

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:37 pm

@Korwin:
Game-Mechanics. Not much known about final stuff yet, this may still change.

@Otakusensei:
I don't think they have anything to do with it.
Weisman acquired the rights to the video gamey stuff.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:39 pm

Yeah, that was the dealbreaker for me. Jason's name is not one to sell anything.

[/edit]Apparently, Jason's only on there for licensing purposes and he's not really affiliated with it. But I don't think I coul chance having my heart broken by a game twice.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:46 pm

If i had a credit card, i would have given 150€. Yes, €. Not $. Real Money.
And if i had that kind of money, i'd be giving 10k and tell them to go play with CanRay *snickers* ^^

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:30 pm

Ok, i pledged my 150$. Or 115€. You know, REAL money . .
And it's already at 125k O.o

edit:
*blink blink* somebody actually gave a 10k pledge o.o

Neurosis · Post by **Neurosis** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:56 pm

HOOK IT INTO MY VEINS

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:00 pm

Hell, if they just need the 400k to get the license for the Fallout Tactics Engine and to pay people to adapt it to shadowrun, it's money well spent <.<

And they re now at 160k O.o

Neurosis · Post by **Neurosis** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:09 pm

I'm definitely giving at least a hundred, yo. If I was a fucking milionaire or some shit, I'd totally give the 10k.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:42 pm

yah, i'd like to be able to fund such things with more than a measly 100 bucks too . .
same for Franks Cyberpunk Fantasy Heartbreaker project . .

Also: they cracked 200k/50% on day one!

JongWK · Post by **JongWK** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:49 pm

Over $240k now, with two people chipping in at least ten grand.

Neurosis · Post by **Neurosis** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:27 am

Fucking. Awesome. I haven't donated yet, but I'd love to be involved in the project, and not just monetarily.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:52 am

why haven't you donated yet? ò,Ó;,

JongWK · Post by **JongWK** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:11 pm

$394k pledged of $400k goal, in less than 24 hours.

Torn on how much to pledge...

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:03 pm

And they are at 405k O.o

Neurosis · Post by **Neurosis** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:12 pm

wow there is literally kind of no point to pledge now...

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:14 pm

They are over 425k meaning Mac users get the game.
Pledging means basically you get a free game without DRM and some extra stuff.
More money means we will be getting at least german localization.
More money means we might be getting a better level editor too.

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:31 pm

Stahlseele wrote:They are over 425k meaning Mac users get the game.
Pledging means basically you get a free game without DRM and some extra stuff.
More money means we will be getting at least german localization.
More money means we might be getting a better level editor too.

Also they might get running water and upgrade their hardware.

However, I think it's important to note that if you pledge you certainly wouldn't get a free game. You'd get a game for the amount of money that you pledged. Assuming of course that the game is completed, which is far from guaranteed considering how early it is in the design stage.

-Username17

Otakusensei · Post by **Otakusensei** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:59 pm

Before I sent any money that way I wanted to be clear on how much involvement CGL had with the project. Hater's gonna hate, right? Harebrained Schemes said that while CGL is "supporting" the project, they won't be working on it.

Good to hear, and it might get me to drop a few bucks in the pot to see where this project goes. It also goes a long way to highlighting that all CGL has at this point is a license to print books. Funny that the folks at Topps don't see or care that another unrelated Shadowrun project can make $400k appear overnight while the meat and potatoes of the line languishes.

Think anyone is scratching their heads on that one yet?

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:05 pm

i have been scratching my head at why no shadowrun MMO or at least single/multiplayer game like fallout tactics/syndicate wars was made yet . .

TheFlatline · Post by **TheFlatline** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:10 pm

Stahlseele wrote:i have been scratching my head at why no shadowrun MMO or at least single/multiplayer game like fallout tactics/syndicate wars was made yet . .

Microsoft held the rights for a *long* time, and they fucked the FPS up hard and decided to abandon the IP.

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:24 pm

Stahlseele wrote:i have been scratching my head at why no shadowrun MMO or at least single/multiplayer game like fallout tactics/syndicate wars was made yet . .

Fallout Tactics was an incredibly buggy game, but yeah I have no idea why no one made a Fallout Tactics Shadowrun full conversion. You could reuse most of the sprites, and the basic mission structure could stay as-is. Every mission you put together a team of runners (like putting together a Fallout Tactics squad), and then you have a mission and a sandbox, have fun.

I would probably play the shit out of such a game.

Dwarf characters don't move as far with their action points while Elves and Trolls move farther. You could implement some batshit characters like a Ghoul, a Free Spirit, and maybe even a vampire. All unlocked after some crazy mission or another - like the bit in Fallout Tactics where you can recruit deathclaws.

Yeah, i would definitely play the shit out of that game.

-Username17