Well-Actually War Trall Spidweb Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 We have put up the first screenshots and official info for Geneforge 5: Overthrow. It's here. The world is about half done, and the beta testing will begin in mid-July. As you can see from the screenshots, a lot has changed. The play area now takes up the whole screen, which makes even old, musty graphics look a lot nicer. I've been able to add a lot of little graphical frills to make things look a little more professional. As I've said before, you can play in a window or play the game in any monitor size. I've been redoing a lot of the graphics. Almost all of the walls. A lot of the floors. Many of the terrain types. I've been quite happy with the results. I am starting to rethink the second tier creations. I will probably bring back some of the older creations that some people miss (like the rotdhizon). I have made melee creations generally tougher and far cheaper in essence. I think they have a role to play as cheaper, more disposable zerg-type creatures. The system for buffing has been completely reworked. Buffs are more powerful, but you can have fewer of them on at one time. You will have to think more to choose what set of buffs will be helpful for a given situation. Haste and slow have weaker effects, so they are no longer the all-powerful makers and breakers they were. I'll add more as I remember it. For now, it's nice to finally have the public announcement out of the way. - Jeff Vogel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Janitorial Closet Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hooray! More info! Go Jeff! And I think I know what the new class looks like. Unless you changed everything. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Evnissyen Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Yeah... as I've said before she looks like some sort of assassin. Being able to float, I feel free to assume, is a benefit if you want to be able to sneak around unheard. If this is the character with strong magic, moderate shaping and weak battle skills, then I suppose this is the character I'll be playing at first go. I still love the floating. I also still love the new, refined graphics... although I still say that all that black is just a little too much black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Some people always complain... Perhaps she (he?) is not floating, but instead her (his?) shoes blend in. They kind of already look like socks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Thanks Jeff for the news. It almost wants me to go out and get a 24" Mac instead of this little 14" iBook. I can't wait to beta test. I really want to see that cut scene where the Shaper Council questions a rebel servile by absorbing the essence from his limbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Gandalf the Purple Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 We get rotdizhons back!?! Thank you, your Jeffness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma emulrooney Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Is there any chance of darker shadows underneath the characters? They're there, but they're so faint you can hardly see them. I'm really loving the new UI. Really, this is a lot better than before. I just hope you'll replace that scrollbar on the textbox; I think we've had that exact same one since the first Geneforge and it kind of doesn't fit with the color scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Velius Azuma Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Originally Posted By: Gandalf the Purple We get rotdizhons back!?! Thank you, your Jeffness. OHYAH! Let's do the decomposing dance! The glee is so much to be kept inside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 So we shall secrete it in the form of noxious fluids Thank you for our old tier-2 creations. Ah, we have a new title. Tasty. Nalyd likes the new UI, including all the black. Can't go wrong with black. Good to see that buffs no longer make the world go round. Also, your generosity in the making of graphics is much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Xelgion Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Yay! Black is good, SM, MS, WB is good! Solution to big fight: Buff. Solution to Titan: Buff and Slow. But now we can rejoice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Thank you for the information. I look forward to purchasing the full game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Does that mean the game will take up all the screen space even on widescreen monitors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Originally Posted By: VCH Does that mean the game will take up all the screen space even on widescreen monitors? The game can be run in windowed mode for the first time so you can have something else on the same screen if you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Fringy MacGee Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Originally Posted By: Spidweb I am starting to rethink the second tier creations. I like the sound of that. a lot. Aside from that... just can't wait until this game comes out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Silver Shadow Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 This is going to be awesome. I bemoan the fact that I will be back in school when the game will finally grace my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Sleeping Dragon Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Originally Posted By: Randomizer Originally Posted By: VCH Does that mean the game will take up all the screen space even on widescreen monitors? The game can be run in windowed mode for the first time so you can have something else on the same screen if you want it. That didn't really answer the question. Having a widescreen monitor myself, I am also curious to know if there will still be black spaces on the sides or not. Edit: I assume not, since there is no frame interface, it should be able to be any size or shape your monitor is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan tridash Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I'm pretty sure Jeff said in the last thread that it takes up the whole screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Xaiya Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 *sigh* Things like this is what makes me sad for a few seconds that I have a windows. I know this is going to be great! Also, lots of replay value! Say...where is this going to take place? Mind showing us the world map in a screen shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Xelgion Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Originally Posted By: Silver Shadow This is going to be awesome. I bemoan the fact that I will be back in school when the game will finally grace my computer. Great, failing school playing while G5 and SC2 is not what I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Spidweb Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 Originally Posted By: Sleeping Dragon Having a widescreen monitor myself, I am also curious to know if there will still be black spaces on the sides or not. The game window will show everything you can see. This can take up a lot of space. However, places you can't see will be black. So, in a new area, there'll be lots of black. A fully explored area, not so much. - Jeff Vogel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Huzzah! The new buffs system sounds like a great idea. And weaker haste is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Janitorial Closet Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 With having the game take up the entire screen, I hope there is an option in the preferences menu to speed up cursor movement, like G1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Lyric Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Originally Posted By: Janitorial Closet Hooray! More info! Go Jeff! And I think I know what the new class looks like. Unless you changed everything. XD looks more like the shaper graphic to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Brock The Archmage Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 i increased my resolution then zoomed WAY in on the picture, it definitely has a mask and is floating. some kind of special forces elite or something. As to whether that is the +magic/-melee character or not, who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Sleeping Dragon Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I'm pretty sure the character's feet are just the same color as the floor. Jeff might want to remedy that... unless they really are supposed to be floating... you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Delicious Vlish Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 It isn't floating... It is a Vlish-kin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Silver Shadow Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Oh NOES, I don't wanna be delicious in the next game! There are too many things that wanna eat me already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Drew Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 The new interface looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Luca Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Dreadful Realm of Dynasty Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Truely, I cannot wait for Geneforge 5 to come out... ...Not because of the new classes or the ending of the story. But because of the ~interface~. It looks more like a MMORPG than anything else (action bar, etc) and I'm a gamer, so I would love to try that kinda user interface. Sadly I'm gonna have to wait a lot, because I don't own a Mac. ~DRoD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Yes. Yes he did. Nice to see that what goes around comes around as well (in reference to DRoD). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Xaiya Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Quote: Personaly I liked it when you could choose your character as a shaper, not a rebel which it looks like he's going to make you do again. Didn't Jeff say that you could have a choice between starting as a Rebel or a Shaper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Xelgion Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Originally Posted By: Nioca Yes. Yes he did. Nice to see that what goes around comes around as well (in reference to DRoD). What did PC users do to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Jeff means that you have a choice of Rebel or Shaper sides not characters. There are 5 factions running from one exteme to another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I'm pretty sure Jeff did say that you would be able to choose any of the 8 classes previously offered (that counts the three pairs of quantitatively identical classes) in addition to the one missing class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I've seen the beta and there are only 6 starting classes shown, but that could change. It looks like it will be massive since the early text indicates several different parts of the continent will be visited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Jeff has said that there will be nine classes possible: the three Shaper ones, the five from G4, plus the 'missing' sixth rebel class that was left out of G4. I, um, believe that Jeff will keep his word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Brock The Archmage Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 speaking of betas, is there any way one could become involved in beta testing, or at least see what the it look like atm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 He usually sends out an open beta call for the public to participate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Jeff will make a request for additional beta testers for Mac version in another month or so. Windows testers will be in January. So watch What's New and GF4 forum for news. Jeff has released some screenshots at GF5 official game page. Edit- My mistake, I missed the button that allows you to start as a shaper group character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 can anyone be a beta tester?? im not the greatest rpg-er, but i would love to do a beta test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Originally Posted By: Master1 can anyone be a beta tester?? im not the greatest rpg-er, but i would love to do a beta test It's possible for anyone to be a betatester if it's decided that they have what's needed. You may as well apply and find out for yourself; Jeff isn't going to send people around to break your legs if you don't get in. Do it quickly, though: applications always close before very long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Jeff hasn't requested extra beta testers, yet. Of course except for the rare occasions where Jeff requests a specific computer and/or operating system version, no one knows what he looks for in an applicant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Evnissyen Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I think I'd like to start the game as a peace-corp volunteer. Then work my way up to freak rebel with glowing flesh. Anyhow... Evelyn is clearly floating. While it's true that in her inventory image she has feet: the circle is simply too far below the hem of her cloak, so that if she's not floating then she clearly has freakishly long, transparent legs that are apparently retractable whenever she gets her picture taken for inventory purposes. Of course, anyone who's watched the whole Monty Python series knows that Chopin's legs could be jettisoned at will... so I suppose that neither floating nor retractable or elongatable legs are out of the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Mr.hollow_shell Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Originally Posted By: Evnissyen Anyhow... Evelyn is clearly floating. While it's true that in her inventory image she has feet: the circle is simply too far below the hem of her cloak, so that if she's not floating then she clearly has freakishly long, transparent legs that are apparently retractable whenever she gets her picture taken for inventory purposes. Adding on to that if you zoom way in that she has no legs or feet at all, they might be crunched up, but they simply arn't there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Actually, they're more or less the EXACT same color as the floor, with no outline. Check the position of her feet in the roster to the side, and then look in the same spot on the floor. There should be a barely noticeable smudge of slightly off gray there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Uberdhizon Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 And what does the color of what's his face's feet have to do with anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Evnissyen Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Then the patterned tiles are apparently overlapping said feet. Either that or, as I said, the legs and feet are freakishly long and have chameleon ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Ur-Drakon. . . We're discussing why the feet are invisible. Evelyn is wearing a long robe leaving only the feet exposed, and they're the exact same gray as the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Fringy MacGee Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I agree, she does have legs. and very stylish grey socks. Oh man, this is a ridiculous discussion. If this game doesn't come out soon, we're all going to go stir-crazy. I'm still hoping for a July update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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