Gas Powered Games Announces Chris Taylor’s Kings and Castles
Acclaimed developer to take fans behind-the-scenes of the development of its all-new real-time strategy game
REDMOND, WA (FEBRUARY 15, 2009) – Gas Powered Games announced today that work has started on Kings and Castles, an epic real-time strategy game for the PC and next-generation consoles. This one-of-a-kind experience will let players take on the role of one of three powerful kings who are vying for control of an all-new, original fantasy world.
“We’re doing something different this time around,” said Chris Taylor, Creative Director of Gas Powered Games. “We want to take our fans on a great adventure with us. They’ll get to go behind-the-scenes and watch the game come to life from start to finish.”
Using the game’s website (http://www.kingsandcastles.com) and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter (follow DeathBot9, Chris Taylor’s personal account), GPG will give its fans a (mostly) unfiltered look inside the development process of Kings and Castles. “Synergy will be leveraged, and paradigms will be established,” said Taylor. “More importantly, buzzwords will be utilized.”
GPG will be posting regular updates about Kings and Castles on its website. The first video blog went live today. It contains graphic scenes of wood chopping, chickens, and the obligatory horse biting.
Future installments will take fans step-by-step through the design process, discussing the creation of prototypes, the work that goes into creating the visual look and feel, while others will cover the proper care and feeding of chickens.
Kings and Castles will utilize the state-of-the-art RTS technology that Gas Powered Games has pioneered with its previous titles. Key features include the ability to zoom to any level, incredible maps, and eye-popping visuals that will run on a wide range of systems.
“We also promise to gouge evil from its shell at least once, or maybe twice,” said Taylor. “But not three times. That would be weird.”
For more information on Kings and Castles, please visit http://www.kingsandcastles.com. Send your feedback and horse care tips to crackedout@gaspowered.com.
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About Gas Powered Games
Gas Powered Games was founded in May 1998 by acclaimed game designer and industry visionary, Chris Taylor. The founding principle for GPG was to create immersive AAA games that push the boundaries of interactive entertainment. GPG is known for its popular Dungeon Siege, Demigod, and Supreme Commander franchises. GPG is located in Redmond, Washington. For more information, visit http://www.gaspowered.com.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Is this the Game Jables is working on?
We know that Sorian is busy with a different project. I wonder if Jables is on this one. That would give an idea of how long it's been in production.|||I don't think so. Sorian said he's not on this project, and he's apparently on the same project Jables is.|||Never said I was on the same project as Jables.|||I thought you did. Oh well.|||sorian|||Scath... ahem, Sorian
Kings and Castles page on Facebook not accessible
I think GPG somehow made the same mistake as Square-Enix did with the SupCom 2 Facebook page: not making it accessible to everyone from the start.
If I click the Kings and Castles page it just takes me to the home page of Facebook. My guess, just like with SupCom 2, is that there are regional restrictions set on the K&C page. People living in the US can probably view it/become fan but folks from Europe (including me) probably can't?
These restrictions can be easily removed according to Facebook Help by the person/admin who created the Page:
Quote:|||Yep, same here. Seems they made the same mistake as Square Enix initially with the SupCom2 Facebook page
|||I have passed this info along and as soon as I get a proper URL for the facebook page, the site will be updated.
Thanks for the report.|||This should be fixed now! Thanks for pointing it out.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-Taylors-Kings-and-Castles/301420299823|||yep. Australia can see it now.
thanks.|||Hahaha, Bulletmagnet, remember challenging off-topic to find out your real name a few months ago? I believe I have now discovered it
|||old news, my friend.|||Yep, works perfectly now.
If I click the Kings and Castles page it just takes me to the home page of Facebook. My guess, just like with SupCom 2, is that there are regional restrictions set on the K&C page. People living in the US can probably view it/become fan but folks from Europe (including me) probably can't?
These restrictions can be easily removed according to Facebook Help by the person/admin who created the Page:
Quote:|||Yep, same here. Seems they made the same mistake as Square Enix initially with the SupCom2 Facebook page
|||I have passed this info along and as soon as I get a proper URL for the facebook page, the site will be updated.Thanks for the report.|||This should be fixed now! Thanks for pointing it out.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-Taylors-Kings-and-Castles/301420299823|||yep. Australia can see it now.
thanks.|||Hahaha, Bulletmagnet, remember challenging off-topic to find out your real name a few months ago? I believe I have now discovered it
|||old news, my friend.|||Yep, works perfectly now.
Is this what the test sub section was for?
Well?|||maybe...
or maybe not
|||And Off-Topic gets pushed further down the screen. 
|||FunkyKong|||I guess it was.|||We may never know.|||Well, we have to find out one day.|||KnC|||MaulMachine|||...Yes, to post in a thread on the subject, you do.
I think the Kings and Castles section has its very own Czar.|||gpgITninja
or maybe not
|||And Off-Topic gets pushed further down the screen. |||FunkyKong|||I guess it was.|||We may never know.|||Well, we have to find out one day.|||KnC|||MaulMachine|||...Yes, to post in a thread on the subject, you do.I think the Kings and Castles section has its very own Czar.|||gpgITninja
Publisher?
Anyone with good guesses?
Do they even have one yet?|||No - Thats why they are still allowed to communicate with us|||In that case, screw publishers!|||Since when do they need a publisher? Screw them publishers, indeed.|||Digital distribution ftw.|||With all due respect for GPG but with no publisher attached to a project like this, even if it's just late in development when it gets signed, KaC won't allow for the same audiovisual standards and options we saw in the original SupCom games. Animating a fantasy world is gonna be a lot more intensive than a sci-fi universe. At least they already got the Cybrannasaurus fire breath for a dragon. :)
If GPG even had to sign with a publisher for Demigod (not exactly the most content-rich game ever) then I am afraid that a publisher for KaC will be just as essential.
Best options?
Don't know, every publisher had a f*ckup sometimes. I think currently EA Partners or a known German publisher (like Deep Silver/Koch) looks the most interesting.
Just don't get involved with SEGA, Jowood, Ubisoft or Atari. Bad stuff will come from that imo.|||German publisher? Really?
Square Enix was already weird enough =P|||Ryuken|||speaking of which; what ever happened to that competitor to Demigod that EA was peddling?
vapourware?|||I bet even DeadMG could program a competitor to Demigod and actually have it compete.|||Stin|||BattleForge isn't even like Demigod and it's not all that good, either.|||EeeeK! BaTtLeFoRgE. -lol
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Kings and Castles needs a developer that doesn't go by the name 'Electronic Arts'.
we don't want the excessive invocation of "crunch time" layed on the team just to launch the game on time.|||I thought gpg would be self-publishing?|||GPG are -sort- of self publishing, rather than dealing through a central publisher who then sells the rights out regionally, they will be doing the selling themselves.
It should help them avoid being under the kosh of one big company and give them a little more creative freedom.|||Yes so instead of being a slave they are more like a prostitute.|||scotchtape622|||Did they say for certain they were self publishing?|||Ryuken|||That's why I say it. :) Space Siege wasn't Sega's only f*ckup on PC btw (and it also wasn't the game it was supposed to be at first if we can believe the rumours). Just ask Petroglyph.|||Demigod had to be the most content less modern game in the history of gaming, that's not a good sign. The game had 8 maps, of which only 2 are regularly played and most play cataract most of the time.|||Demigod's faults or not, Stardock is one of the better publishers to be partnered with.|||Ryuken|||I'd put this one under rumours and off-the-record talk. GPG can't directly say anything like that or they wouldn't find a publisher for a new game anymore. I heard the same story about Petroglyph and their Sega-published Universe at War btw.|||And really I wouldn't doubt those stories. On the publishers defense they are trying to spend the least amount of money on a game while getting the most out from it. Some just really suck at that balancing act whether they make money or not from a game.
Do they even have one yet?|||No - Thats why they are still allowed to communicate with us
|||In that case, screw publishers!|||Since when do they need a publisher? Screw them publishers, indeed.|||Digital distribution ftw.|||With all due respect for GPG but with no publisher attached to a project like this, even if it's just late in development when it gets signed, KaC won't allow for the same audiovisual standards and options we saw in the original SupCom games. Animating a fantasy world is gonna be a lot more intensive than a sci-fi universe. At least they already got the Cybrannasaurus fire breath for a dragon. :) If GPG even had to sign with a publisher for Demigod (not exactly the most content-rich game ever) then I am afraid that a publisher for KaC will be just as essential.
Best options?
Don't know, every publisher had a f*ckup sometimes. I think currently EA Partners or a known German publisher (like Deep Silver/Koch) looks the most interesting.
Just don't get involved with SEGA, Jowood, Ubisoft or Atari. Bad stuff will come from that imo.|||German publisher? Really?
Square Enix was already weird enough =P|||Ryuken|||speaking of which; what ever happened to that competitor to Demigod that EA was peddling?
vapourware?|||I bet even DeadMG could program a competitor to Demigod and actually have it compete.|||Stin|||BattleForge isn't even like Demigod and it's not all that good, either.|||EeeeK! BaTtLeFoRgE. -lol
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Kings and Castles needs a developer that doesn't go by the name 'Electronic Arts'.
we don't want the excessive invocation of "crunch time" layed on the team just to launch the game on time.|||I thought gpg would be self-publishing?|||GPG are -sort- of self publishing, rather than dealing through a central publisher who then sells the rights out regionally, they will be doing the selling themselves.
It should help them avoid being under the kosh of one big company and give them a little more creative freedom.|||Yes so instead of being a slave they are more like a prostitute.|||scotchtape622|||Did they say for certain they were self publishing?|||Ryuken|||That's why I say it. :) Space Siege wasn't Sega's only f*ckup on PC btw (and it also wasn't the game it was supposed to be at first if we can believe the rumours). Just ask Petroglyph.|||Demigod had to be the most content less modern game in the history of gaming, that's not a good sign. The game had 8 maps, of which only 2 are regularly played and most play cataract most of the time.|||Demigod's faults or not, Stardock is one of the better publishers to be partnered with.|||Ryuken|||I'd put this one under rumours and off-the-record talk. GPG can't directly say anything like that or they wouldn't find a publisher for a new game anymore. I heard the same story about Petroglyph and their Sega-published Universe at War btw.|||And really I wouldn't doubt those stories. On the publishers defense they are trying to spend the least amount of money on a game while getting the most out from it. Some just really suck at that balancing act whether they make money or not from a game.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Chris' new game
http://gaspowered.com/kingsandcastles/
Facebook|||Here we go, supreme commander: kingdoms.|||Haha. I thought it looked kinda cool. Reminds me of AoE II.|||SCALPEL
I'm going to remove his spine.|||...Seriously? What the hell ever happened to Dungeon Siege 3?
Ugh...they havent even reales SupCom2 which is an RTS yet! This seriously is making me think that the support for SupCom 2 will be minuscule...|||CT gets more retarded and unbearable to watch with every video released.|||I was just trolled by Chris Taylor.
payback is a bitch.|||maxfreak|||clunk.|||patton5219|||at least GPG has appeared to learn one thing; keep the community in the loop.
weekly video blogs should keep everyone's attention, and hopefully stave off unsubstantiated rumours.|||Oh, alright, I'll admit.
I wasn't expecting this.
At all.
Oh god.
This video.
What.
Is this some counter-ad for SupCom2?
No... he's serious.
As serious as CT can be.
I don't even.
-KK
From the Press Release: "“Synergy will be leveraged, and paradigms will be established,” said Taylor. “More importantly, buzzwords will be utilized.”"
"Future installments will take fans step-by-step through the design process, discussing the creation of prototypes, the work that goes into creating the visual look and feel, while others will cover the proper care and feeding of chickens."
"“We also promise to gouge evil from its shell at least once, or maybe twice,” said Taylor. “But not three times. That would be weird.”"
Seriously? I mean, that's great, but why didn't they do this with SupCom2?|||It pisses me off he decided to do that with this game and not his crown jewel SupCom...|||BulletMagnet|||^ o.o X-D Wow...lol|||maxfreak|||I'm not sure how I should feel about this.........
Mike|||Yea me neither. For some reason I feel annoyed|||Well, that revealed remarkably little about the actual game.|||Chris wants another AoE. -with fantasy.
i'm up for that! let's see if he can top it!
[croud chants] Chris! Chris! Chris!
|||I haven't watched the video yet.|||Unless you want to rage, I wouldnt recommend it, ert.|||Mooilo|||Don't bother, you won't learn anything from it.
Mike|||maxfreak
Facebook|||Here we go, supreme commander: kingdoms.|||Haha. I thought it looked kinda cool. Reminds me of AoE II.|||SCALPEL
I'm going to remove his spine.|||...Seriously? What the hell ever happened to Dungeon Siege 3?
Ugh...they havent even reales SupCom2 which is an RTS yet! This seriously is making me think that the support for SupCom 2 will be minuscule...|||CT gets more retarded and unbearable to watch with every video released.|||I was just trolled by Chris Taylor.payback is a bitch.|||maxfreak|||clunk.|||patton5219|||at least GPG has appeared to learn one thing; keep the community in the loop.
weekly video blogs should keep everyone's attention, and hopefully stave off unsubstantiated rumours.|||Oh, alright, I'll admit.
I wasn't expecting this.
At all.
Oh god.
This video.
What.
Is this some counter-ad for SupCom2?
No... he's serious.
As serious as CT can be.
I don't even.
-KK
From the Press Release: "“Synergy will be leveraged, and paradigms will be established,” said Taylor. “More importantly, buzzwords will be utilized.”"
"Future installments will take fans step-by-step through the design process, discussing the creation of prototypes, the work that goes into creating the visual look and feel, while others will cover the proper care and feeding of chickens."
"“We also promise to gouge evil from its shell at least once, or maybe twice,” said Taylor. “But not three times. That would be weird.”"
Seriously? I mean, that's great, but why didn't they do this with SupCom2?|||It pisses me off he decided to do that with this game and not his crown jewel SupCom...|||BulletMagnet|||^ o.o X-D Wow...lol|||maxfreak|||I'm not sure how I should feel about this.........
Mike|||Yea me neither. For some reason I feel annoyed|||Well, that revealed remarkably little about the actual game.|||Chris wants another AoE. -with fantasy.
i'm up for that! let's see if he can top it!
[croud chants] Chris! Chris! Chris!
|||I haven't watched the video yet.|||Unless you want to rage, I wouldnt recommend it, ert.|||Mooilo|||Don't bother, you won't learn anything from it.Mike|||maxfreak
Please use GPGnet
It had to be said.|||Yes, please do.|||Yeah, everyone acts like GPGnet is this horrible thing, but it is honestly better than many of the alternatives.|||Yes, use GPGNet. Don't give up on it as it has much potential. Just fix the bugs, make it a bit friendlier to new players (patching system needs work), and add in a few optimizations for newer versions of .Net, and you've got an MP system that can match any other. It will be good for the SupCom community as well, because many people who gave up SupCom thought it was a POS. A new GPGNet could attract old users back. If K&C uses GPGNet along with SupCom and FA, then perhaps K&C users will be more willing to get FA and vice versa. So I don't know how going with GPGNet can be a bad decision in the long run.
GPGNet could also help in building a brand-name. Just as Blizzard places Battle.net as the MP client for most of its games, GPGNet could be the standard for GPG games. A good GPGNet 2.0 could build the brand.|||It's not gonna happen. They abandoned it for a reason. Even if it were workable the changes in gaming in recent years is seeing developers move away from providing their own solution. Why should they pay to develop their own system when dedicated services are available to just plug in?
I wish this wasn't the case but services like Live and Steam (possibly Impulse) are going to take over. I'll be shocked if they bring back GPGnet.|||I wish battle.net was a generic service other developers could get in on.|||zordon|||Fix the bugs first:
- get proper NAT negotiation in, borrow Impulse's or Steam's solution to it
- don't let GPGnet install 10 incremental patches after each other; just one patch (latest version) is all people can bear every time they come late to the game with a fresh install
- fix the Vault bugs
- get some form of autodownloading of community maps/mods in
- give GPGnet chat avatars/achievements to every new race you introduce in an expansion.
Then give the entire service a great medieval fantasy skin for KaC (or even faction skins).
Also implement a persistent online medieval fantasy world war.
All that, on top of the existing neat features of SupCom GPGnet along with the game itself being good as well, will win you the internet. No doubt about it. :)|||Using GPGnet in its current state would be awful. They should rewrite it from scratch, if they really want to use something like that.|||what people want is the features of GPGNet. give it to them in working form anywhere, and they'll be happy.|||GPGnet 2.0
nuf said.|||From what I understand, they cannot fix GPGnet because nobody who developed it still works at GPG and has any idea how it actually works.
This seems a bit far-fetched (that those left don't know how it work, I am pretty sure those who developed it ARE in fact now gone) and could be pure speculation. It is just what I have heard.
*awaits an Eric pwning*|||yeah .net developers are soooooo hard to find.|||I approve of this thread.|||RastiMinato
GPGNet could also help in building a brand-name. Just as Blizzard places Battle.net as the MP client for most of its games, GPGNet could be the standard for GPG games. A good GPGNet 2.0 could build the brand.|||It's not gonna happen. They abandoned it for a reason. Even if it were workable the changes in gaming in recent years is seeing developers move away from providing their own solution. Why should they pay to develop their own system when dedicated services are available to just plug in?
I wish this wasn't the case but services like Live and Steam (possibly Impulse) are going to take over. I'll be shocked if they bring back GPGnet.|||I wish battle.net was a generic service other developers could get in on.|||zordon|||Fix the bugs first:
- get proper NAT negotiation in, borrow Impulse's or Steam's solution to it
- don't let GPGnet install 10 incremental patches after each other; just one patch (latest version) is all people can bear every time they come late to the game with a fresh install
- fix the Vault bugs
- get some form of autodownloading of community maps/mods in
- give GPGnet chat avatars/achievements to every new race you introduce in an expansion.
Then give the entire service a great medieval fantasy skin for KaC (or even faction skins).
Also implement a persistent online medieval fantasy world war.
All that, on top of the existing neat features of SupCom GPGnet along with the game itself being good as well, will win you the internet. No doubt about it. :)|||Using GPGnet in its current state would be awful. They should rewrite it from scratch, if they really want to use something like that.|||what people want is the features of GPGNet. give it to them in working form anywhere, and they'll be happy.|||GPGnet 2.0
nuf said.|||From what I understand, they cannot fix GPGnet because nobody who developed it still works at GPG and has any idea how it actually works.
This seems a bit far-fetched (that those left don't know how it work, I am pretty sure those who developed it ARE in fact now gone) and could be pure speculation. It is just what I have heard.
*awaits an Eric pwning*|||yeah .net developers are soooooo hard to find.|||I approve of this thread.|||RastiMinato
K&C's "experimentals"?
In this background picture you can see some interesting stuff in the background, which you couldn't on the official page.
We have a clear & cut dragon (aka cybranozilla MK2.0) and what seems to be a tusked or horned creature of experimental proportions.|||Titans, goliaths, monsters or something organic based, not experimentals.|||I thought they were called Legendary...|||Yeah, in the interview he called them Legendaries.|||Oooooooo a fancy name :D
I approve the name legendary.|||More of the concept arts reveals something like LOTR:BFME. With the knights, king, dragons, and of course the giant elephants.|||woepriest|||OrangeKnight|||was thinking the same when posting...|||They look like a cross between an armadillo and a rhinoceros.|||DaMoose|||WNxWolfinator|||re1wind
We have a clear & cut dragon (aka cybranozilla MK2.0) and what seems to be a tusked or horned creature of experimental proportions.|||Titans, goliaths, monsters or something organic based, not experimentals.|||I thought they were called Legendary...|||Yeah, in the interview he called them Legendaries.|||Oooooooo a fancy name :D
I approve the name legendary.|||More of the concept arts reveals something like LOTR:BFME. With the knights, king, dragons, and of course the giant elephants.|||woepriest|||OrangeKnight|||was thinking the same when posting...|||They look like a cross between an armadillo and a rhinoceros.|||DaMoose|||WNxWolfinator|||re1wind
What do we expect?
What are we expecting here, do we expect somthing that is realistic in which you slowly build up your caste from scratch and probably don't ever get very big? But this is Chris Taylor, he likes big and slighly unrealistic so will we get somthing somthing where a dragon comes down and eats everone once your wizards tower hits t3?
Or more question what do we all wan't, it seems kings and castles could mean almost anything to me. I do like the idea of its taking a couple of days for my knights to cross my 81x81km map though.|||What do I expect?
A forum full of pointless bitching and whining for the next 18 months.|||i think this one will turn out better.
constant feedback from the community during the design process will make the game better, or let everyone jump ship early so nobody drowns in a tsunami of disappointment.
since they've got nothing to show at the moment, we have three options right now;
Basically... I'm hoping for Warhammer Fantasy with strat zoom.|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||Xenoc|||Xenoc|||Xenoc|||Xenoc|||Only for as long as the community feel they're being listened to. however, what inevitably will happen is even if *some* of the community ideas are clearly taken and acted on, there will always be more ideas which are put forward and not used (either because they're no good, can't be balanced, etc etc).
Once that starts happening you have more people who see ideas *not* being used than those that are. People are dumb,a nd will get into the mindset of believeing that the game is some kind of ideas-by-committee job, but their ideas are being ignored.
The end result is a forum full of bitching and whining, with the majority of people seeing their ideas not acted upon (for perfectly legitimate reasons).
I wish GPG the best of luck, but I fear human nature is going to lead to nothing but my earlier prediction.|||Xenoc|||FunkOff|||BulletMagnet|||I expect a Supcom.like game that makes me remember the good old days with AoE2 while playing it, just with every awesome thing supcom has (expect bots and pewpew).
That´d be awesome!
|||Xenoc|||GrayRainsFalling|||KnC|||niplfsh|||MaulMachine|||KnC|||Gnats3|||You want evidence? Here you go.
Also, and I know this is a bit of a radical idea, but maybe, just maybe, game designers are usually above average at designing games because they, you know, actually do it successfully for a living. Many/most devs don't design the game by the way; they make the art and program the game. Presumably the designers wouldn't be designers for very long if their game was horrible, and probably wouldn't have become designers in the first place.
I'm not totally opposed to community feedback and suggestions; in fact, I typically think that it can be very important. However, many gamers let themselves get convinced that their barely-thought-through idea is the One and Only Way and cry when they aren't treated like god's gift to gaming.|||Gnats3|||BulletMagnet|||KnC
Or more question what do we all wan't, it seems kings and castles could mean almost anything to me. I do like the idea of its taking a couple of days for my knights to cross my 81x81km map though.|||What do I expect?
A forum full of pointless bitching and whining for the next 18 months.|||i think this one will turn out better.
constant feedback from the community during the design process will make the game better, or let everyone jump ship early so nobody drowns in a tsunami of disappointment.
since they've got nothing to show at the moment, we have three options right now;
- give them the benefit of the doubt,
- help them make something epic,
- GTFO.
Basically... I'm hoping for Warhammer Fantasy with strat zoom.|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||Xenoc|||Xenoc|||Xenoc|||Xenoc|||Only for as long as the community feel they're being listened to. however, what inevitably will happen is even if *some* of the community ideas are clearly taken and acted on, there will always be more ideas which are put forward and not used (either because they're no good, can't be balanced, etc etc).
Once that starts happening you have more people who see ideas *not* being used than those that are. People are dumb,a nd will get into the mindset of believeing that the game is some kind of ideas-by-committee job, but their ideas are being ignored.
The end result is a forum full of bitching and whining, with the majority of people seeing their ideas not acted upon (for perfectly legitimate reasons).
I wish GPG the best of luck, but I fear human nature is going to lead to nothing but my earlier prediction.|||Xenoc|||FunkOff|||BulletMagnet|||I expect a Supcom.like game that makes me remember the good old days with AoE2 while playing it, just with every awesome thing supcom has (expect bots and pewpew).
That´d be awesome!
|||Xenoc|||GrayRainsFalling|||KnC|||niplfsh|||MaulMachine|||KnC|||Gnats3|||You want evidence? Here you go.Also, and I know this is a bit of a radical idea, but maybe, just maybe, game designers are usually above average at designing games because they, you know, actually do it successfully for a living. Many/most devs don't design the game by the way; they make the art and program the game. Presumably the designers wouldn't be designers for very long if their game was horrible, and probably wouldn't have become designers in the first place.
I'm not totally opposed to community feedback and suggestions; in fact, I typically think that it can be very important. However, many gamers let themselves get convinced that their barely-thought-through idea is the One and Only Way and cry when they aren't treated like god's gift to gaming.|||Gnats3|||BulletMagnet|||KnC
First KaC interview with CT on BigDownload
Could have guessed this would be coming, an interview with Chris Taylor on BigDownload about his new game. Not much is being revealed though but it's a good read.
Quote:|||I hope this talk of building up a huge majestic castle doesnt encourage turtling.
Still I would like to see how huge and majestic a castle you can make. Built into a mountain or something.|||Yeah or how units will interact with it.
Is it gonna be like Stronghold (very extensive options, manning every wall and such, being able to determine almost every single castle detail/structure part) or like Age of Empires II (just a standard RTS building which shoots arrows from invisible folks hiding in the inside of the 'castle')? I would prefer the Stronghold approach but made a bit more accessible and visually clear.|||CT|||Quote:|||Legendary Units, ftw.|||KnC|||DeadMG|||Mooilo|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||katzenkrimis|||Obviously_Not_Toot
Quote:|||I hope this talk of building up a huge majestic castle doesnt encourage turtling.
Still I would like to see how huge and majestic a castle you can make. Built into a mountain or something.|||Yeah or how units will interact with it.
Is it gonna be like Stronghold (very extensive options, manning every wall and such, being able to determine almost every single castle detail/structure part) or like Age of Empires II (just a standard RTS building which shoots arrows from invisible folks hiding in the inside of the 'castle')? I would prefer the Stronghold approach but made a bit more accessible and visually clear.|||CT|||Quote:|||Legendary Units, ftw.|||KnC|||DeadMG|||Mooilo|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||katzenkrimis|||Obviously_Not_Toot
Not TA Kingdoms
Ths game should have the quote "NOT TA Kingdoms" on the box just for good luck.|||For what reason?
It's a new beginning.|||They should just try to take the good things from TA:K (very decent race variety, music, storyline, movies, interesting setting/universe) and leave out the bad stuff (crappy pathing/AI, not being able to really build your own castle, too many obstacles, poor performance at release, weird fog of war/range stuff, single-resource system, etc.).
Anyway, TA:K is property of Atari, CT didn't 'finish' TA:K as well so I don't think we'll see a carbon copy of that game.|||Ryuken|||Supreme Commander: Kingdoms|||mgmetal13
It's a new beginning.|||They should just try to take the good things from TA:K (very decent race variety, music, storyline, movies, interesting setting/universe) and leave out the bad stuff (crappy pathing/AI, not being able to really build your own castle, too many obstacles, poor performance at release, weird fog of war/range stuff, single-resource system, etc.).
Anyway, TA:K is property of Atari, CT didn't 'finish' TA:K as well so I don't think we'll see a carbon copy of that game.|||Ryuken|||Supreme Commander: Kingdoms|||mgmetal13
King or Castle?
Castle!
Who's with me?!|||King of a castle.
I win|||Castle on King
Sounds way moar reasoning.|||King N Castle.|||Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on kings.|||haha what an awesome signature wolf|||Usling2|||klingle?|||
|||Hard to beat a walking castle.|||_PINK wins ...|||_PINK|||
Who's with me?!|||King of a castle.
I win
|||Castle on KingSounds way moar reasoning.|||King N Castle.
|||Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on Kings on castles on kings on castles on kings.|||haha what an awesome signature wolf|||Usling2|||klingle?||||||Hard to beat a walking castle.|||_PINK wins ...|||_PINK|||
Why is catering so late?
Well, why WAS catering so late?|||Because they haven't changed to using fire trucks yet.|||because only crazy people go into restaurant work and catering.
it's a crock pot full of meatballs.
it's a crock pot full of meatballs.
Next generation consoles??
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/gas-p ... nd-castles
Quote:|||
|||Klok|||maybe its for the PS4 and The Xbox 720.|||TheBigOne|||Why are you pretending to be fools?
You all know this is not the case, and furthermore, how can one develop something for a platform that doesn't exist or there is any indication it will exist in near future which coincides with the dev cycle for the game...|||Klok|||I find it laughable how Xbox 360/PS3/Wii are still considered next-generation, but perhaps that statement came off as an error?|||Klok
Quote:|||
|||Klok|||maybe its for the PS4 and The Xbox 720.|||TheBigOne|||Why are you pretending to be fools?You all know this is not the case, and furthermore, how can one develop something for a platform that doesn't exist or there is any indication it will exist in near future which coincides with the dev cycle for the game...|||Klok|||I find it laughable how Xbox 360/PS3/Wii are still considered next-generation, but perhaps that statement came off as an error?|||Klok
K&C vlog consistancy
I'm an classroom aid for a gamedesign class and i was wondering about well the consistancy of vlog release because CT says weekly but many developers say that then don't most of the time they simply stop or slow the blog releases. Why care about the consistancy well I want something to show the students on a weekly basis, ever since webb alert stoped posting new stuff ive been looking for something like this.|||What?|||Uuuh...
what?|||Mazrix|||*How did that double post happen?*
Anyway the only way to really find out is to wait till the 22nd.
And for the sake of all those blessed with the gift of sight, please do something about your grammar.|||maybe|||Mazrix|||it's a good point; keeping up with the blogs is going to be an important challenge for GPG.
weekly might be a hard ask (there's still a lot of work going into a two-minute video). bi-weekly seems like a fair compromise if push comes to shove.|||he'll keep it up. don't worry.
the videos are only 2 minutes long, so he won't have trouble getting ample footage.
i'm sure he'll have additional vids that are longer than just a couple minutes if the demand is there.
you should email him. tell him that's what you would like to see:
--= crackedout@gaspowered.com =--|||I can now officially confirm he will be posting more vlogs. I sent an email to the one he mentioned in the first video and get a response from him. He mentioned in the email response that the next vlog is coming tomorrow, so it sounds like he'll definitely be keeping his word and posting them weekly.
And as katzenkrimis already mentioned, 2 minutes of footage is not that hard to get (it most likely takes an hour or two at most of his time to put that together).
what?|||Mazrix|||*How did that double post happen?*
Anyway the only way to really find out is to wait till the 22nd.
And for the sake of all those blessed with the gift of sight, please do something about your grammar.|||maybe|||Mazrix|||it's a good point; keeping up with the blogs is going to be an important challenge for GPG.
weekly might be a hard ask (there's still a lot of work going into a two-minute video). bi-weekly seems like a fair compromise if push comes to shove.|||he'll keep it up. don't worry.
the videos are only 2 minutes long, so he won't have trouble getting ample footage.
i'm sure he'll have additional vids that are longer than just a couple minutes if the demand is there.
you should email him. tell him that's what you would like to see:
--= crackedout@gaspowered.com =--|||I can now officially confirm he will be posting more vlogs. I sent an email to the one he mentioned in the first video and get a response from him. He mentioned in the email response that the next vlog is coming tomorrow, so it sounds like he'll definitely be keeping his word and posting them weekly.
And as katzenkrimis already mentioned, 2 minutes of footage is not that hard to get (it most likely takes an hour or two at most of his time to put that together).
What is this?
Is this the "big announcement" that happened today?|||What exactly do you mean? There was announcement for Kings and Castles, an upcoming RTS game in development. And these are the forums.
|||KnC|||Cipher|||KnC|||i am 12 and what is this?
|||KnC|||Cipher|||KnC|||i am 12 and what is this?
List of KaC Previews and Interviews
This thread will contain links to previews and interviews. I will update this thread daily and to the best of my ability. If you find any links, post them in this thread and I will update this original post with it.
Let's go.
February 16, 2010 | Interview from BigDownload:
[url=http://news.bigdownload.com/2010/02/16/interview-gas-powereds-chris-taylor-reveals-more-about-kings-a/]Interview: Gas Powered's Chris Taylor reveals more about Kings and Castles
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February 21, 2010 | Chris Taylor's Video Blog #2:
Chris Taylor's Kings and Castles | Video Blog Episode #2
February 26, 2010 | Chris Taylor's Video Blog #3:
Chris Taylor's Kings and Castles | Video Blog Episode #3|||I'm waaaiiitting...
|||I'm waiting for more too.|||video with CT at Dice 2010
http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/70270 ... Capps.html|||oraton|||somewhere in the middle, but only for a few seconds. it's got very little to do with KNC.
Let's go.
February 16, 2010 | Interview from BigDownload:
[url=http://news.bigdownload.com/2010/02/16/interview-gas-powereds-chris-taylor-reveals-more-about-kings-a/]Interview: Gas Powered's Chris Taylor reveals more about Kings and Castles
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February 21, 2010 | Chris Taylor's Video Blog #2:
Chris Taylor's Kings and Castles | Video Blog Episode #2
February 26, 2010 | Chris Taylor's Video Blog #3:
Chris Taylor's Kings and Castles | Video Blog Episode #3|||I'm waaaiiitting...
|||I'm waiting for more too.|||video with CT at Dice 2010http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/70270 ... Capps.html|||oraton|||somewhere in the middle, but only for a few seconds. it's got very little to do with KNC.
Would it be Possible...
... to call this game Supreme Commander: Kingdoms? Or does Atari still have the naming rights to all derivatives of TA? It would be cool to tie this game to the history of robots games that made transitions into medieval games.|||No, 'twould be a curse... we don't want to ruin KaC's luck.|||OP: sig breaks size rules
JWest: Gallente are hippies. Go hug some space trees.|||Ima smoke some space weed instead.|||Hey, at least I'm doing something about intergalactic warming.|||It's cooling now.|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||tell those idiots to turn that damn torch off then. no wonder it's not getting any colder there.|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||JesusC|||JesusC|||Quote:|||I think there would be a certain amount of grey-area IPR conflicts with naming c&k "SUPCOM: Kingdoms". I doubt atari have the rights to the word "Kingdoms", but rather to "Total Annihilation: Kingdoms" & "TA:K:Iron Plague" but regardless of how skew you look at it, "supcom:Kingdoms" is uncannily close to "TA:Kingdoms", hence the legally grey area.
K&C also sounds better than supcom:kingdoms, and doesn't recall any good, bad, mediocre, or other memories from ta:k. :)|||JesusC|||katzenkrimis|||No.|||No.
EDIT: Double post, FTL.|||I like the box art. Maybe put a mockup of George W. Jr. on there with that quote?|||I liked TA:Kingdoms.
That said, I was sort of hoping GPG would make a couple of new maps for Demigod, fart out a final Forged Alliance v3603 patch, and push SC2 out the door before embarking upon their next great adventure. They make awesome games, but they never quite feel as if they're finished.
JWest: Gallente are hippies. Go hug some space trees.|||Ima smoke some space weed instead.|||Hey, at least I'm doing something about intergalactic warming.|||It's cooling now.|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||tell those idiots to turn that damn torch off then. no wonder it's not getting any colder there.|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||JesusC|||JesusC|||Quote:|||I think there would be a certain amount of grey-area IPR conflicts with naming c&k "SUPCOM: Kingdoms". I doubt atari have the rights to the word "Kingdoms", but rather to "Total Annihilation: Kingdoms" & "TA:K:Iron Plague" but regardless of how skew you look at it, "supcom:Kingdoms" is uncannily close to "TA:Kingdoms", hence the legally grey area.
K&C also sounds better than supcom:kingdoms, and doesn't recall any good, bad, mediocre, or other memories from ta:k. :)|||JesusC|||katzenkrimis|||No.|||No.
EDIT: Double post, FTL.|||I like the box art. Maybe put a mockup of George W. Jr. on there with that quote?|||I liked TA:Kingdoms.
That said, I was sort of hoping GPG would make a couple of new maps for Demigod, fart out a final Forged Alliance v3603 patch, and push SC2 out the door before embarking upon their next great adventure. They make awesome games, but they never quite feel as if they're finished.
A proper campaign
Please don't make a mistake of making a linear and strictly scripted SP campaign.
Although Starcraft 2 isn't released yet it is likely to set new standards in making RTS campaign that is both story driven and non-linear.
In the meantime Dark Crusade and SW: Empire At War offer good templates of how open-ended campaign is made. with greater detail and the strategic zoom concept this would be even greater, for example if you can have a strategic metamap in which you manage your empire.
There are many ways in doing this, each area having a story and quests trigger, the different sequence of conquest yields different results...
Anything is better than classic Warcraft 3 type campaigns where you feel like an observer with a slave leash on your neck.|||We'll see how linear SCII is truly gonna be but Empire at War and Dark Crusade featured some horrible ideas and way too much filler missions (same as with DoW II). Open-ended is fine as long as you can make every battle meaningful, not even the Total War games can manage that which is saying something.
Too linear isn't good either idd, you need one hell of a story and plot twists to keep it interesting then, like the original StarCraft and WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne did. WarCraft III? Wasn't that good storywise imo, way too many new characters not being memorable and such.|||You know what would be better?
Badass multiplayer.
Single player lasts a few hours - Multiplayer lasts for years.|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||CNC3:KW has a really interesting 'world domination' mode. IT provided a lot of single player fun. I would love to see something like that for 1v1 or, even better, multiplayer fun.|||I'd like campaigns like in the old Microprose games, such as Gunship, M1 Tank Platoon, or Red Storm Rising.
Semi-Story-driven, but with generated missions that affected the entire war.
Alternatively, have a look at Falcon 4.0's dynamic campaign.|||Yes, Kane's Wrath is another example besides Dark Crusade, such campaigns would be cheaper to make and you can spice them up with secondary objectives and other various condition like conquering sequence, time limits to make it far more replayable.
Although Starcraft 2 isn't released yet it is likely to set new standards in making RTS campaign that is both story driven and non-linear.
In the meantime Dark Crusade and SW: Empire At War offer good templates of how open-ended campaign is made. with greater detail and the strategic zoom concept this would be even greater, for example if you can have a strategic metamap in which you manage your empire.
There are many ways in doing this, each area having a story and quests trigger, the different sequence of conquest yields different results...
Anything is better than classic Warcraft 3 type campaigns where you feel like an observer with a slave leash on your neck.|||We'll see how linear SCII is truly gonna be but Empire at War and Dark Crusade featured some horrible ideas and way too much filler missions (same as with DoW II). Open-ended is fine as long as you can make every battle meaningful, not even the Total War games can manage that which is saying something.
Too linear isn't good either idd, you need one hell of a story and plot twists to keep it interesting then, like the original StarCraft and WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne did. WarCraft III? Wasn't that good storywise imo, way too many new characters not being memorable and such.|||You know what would be better?
Badass multiplayer.
Single player lasts a few hours - Multiplayer lasts for years.|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||CNC3:KW has a really interesting 'world domination' mode. IT provided a lot of single player fun. I would love to see something like that for 1v1 or, even better, multiplayer fun.|||I'd like campaigns like in the old Microprose games, such as Gunship, M1 Tank Platoon, or Red Storm Rising.
Semi-Story-driven, but with generated missions that affected the entire war.
Alternatively, have a look at Falcon 4.0's dynamic campaign.|||Yes, Kane's Wrath is another example besides Dark Crusade, such campaigns would be cheaper to make and you can spice them up with secondary objectives and other various condition like conquering sequence, time limits to make it far more replayable.
seems like a cool idea
I support anything RTS, but this seems like a cool and original idea. I hope stardock gets to publish it. They did good with Demigod.
But CT vs Horse 0-1
Seriously, i want some of that smoke...|||It makes me wonder why they went their in the first place...|||I just hope it isn't another kingdoms.|||Yeah me too, but I think that if they truly do a video blog once a week, and and open with the community, it could be a great success.|||So what, exactly, was wrong with Kingdoms? Granted, I only played it a few times on a LAN, so I don't have a whole lot of experience with it, but it seemed kinda fun.|||I like the concept. That's what brought me interest in this game. I think it'll be great.|||Usling2|||TBO I respect your opinion, but don't you think a major factor of those issues were due to Stardock being brought on board late in the development cycle?|||If I can remember, the issues between Stardock and Demigod were rather messy.|||Chris Taylor and Brad Wardell seem like such a win team.|||Polynomial|||Polynomial|||Usling2|||katzenkrimis|||I personally cannot wait for this, as there are far too few large medieval RTSs, with Stronghold 2 really only being the most recent one that I know of. I am really looking forward to the potential naval aspect of it, as very few,if any, medieval/fantasy RTSs have done naval well.|||MisterCheif
But CT vs Horse 0-1
Seriously, i want some of that smoke...|||It makes me wonder why they went their in the first place...|||I just hope it isn't another kingdoms.|||Yeah me too, but I think that if they truly do a video blog once a week, and and open with the community, it could be a great success.|||So what, exactly, was wrong with Kingdoms? Granted, I only played it a few times on a LAN, so I don't have a whole lot of experience with it, but it seemed kinda fun.|||I like the concept. That's what brought me interest in this game. I think it'll be great.|||Usling2|||TBO I respect your opinion, but don't you think a major factor of those issues were due to Stardock being brought on board late in the development cycle?|||If I can remember, the issues between Stardock and Demigod were rather messy.|||Chris Taylor and Brad Wardell seem like such a win team.|||Polynomial|||Polynomial|||Usling2|||katzenkrimis|||I personally cannot wait for this, as there are far too few large medieval RTSs, with Stronghold 2 really only being the most recent one that I know of. I am really looking forward to the potential naval aspect of it, as very few,if any, medieval/fantasy RTSs have done naval well.|||MisterCheif
Is there a Navy?
It may be kings and castles, but will there be any combat in the form of warships?
It may be a bit too early for a gpg employee to comment on this, but are there any particular reasons not to have naval and amphibious units?|||re1wind|||When there's Kings, and when there's Castles, there obviously has to be ships involved.
It may be a bit too early for a gpg employee to comment on this, but are there any particular reasons not to have naval and amphibious units?|||re1wind|||When there's Kings, and when there's Castles, there obviously has to be ships involved.
Now Remember...
The game is also being developed for PS3, Chris Taylor said so himself in his latest DICE interview in reference to Indie Games. Lets do it Chris! Lets push forward into the console world when everyone else is backing out!
Just something to take into account when you're making suggestions. It has to be viable and consistent for both platforms.. otherwise you end up with a crackbaby-like offspring like SupCom was for Xbox 360.|||Yeah I just heard/watched that.. (it was a great discussion btw).
But I refuse to take their multiplatform plans into consideration when it comes to making suggestions, especially since this is an RTS game.
I'm not at all interested, personally, in playing an RTS on a console. Therefore, I'm not interested in the special needs of console RTSers, whatever they might be.
If GPG can make PC-style RTS games work on a console through an awesome UI, more power to them.
I will still request my gigantor, 81x81 Supcom style mega maps and micro-heavy heroes that requires deft mouse control, and then GPG can try to figure out whether or not such things can work for a console themselves. :) If their goal is to make a super-streamlined RTS experience then they won't like most of my suggestions anyway.|||Scyn
Just something to take into account when you're making suggestions. It has to be viable and consistent for both platforms.. otherwise you end up with a crackbaby-like offspring like SupCom was for Xbox 360.|||Yeah I just heard/watched that.. (it was a great discussion btw).
But I refuse to take their multiplatform plans into consideration when it comes to making suggestions, especially since this is an RTS game.
I'm not at all interested, personally, in playing an RTS on a console. Therefore, I'm not interested in the special needs of console RTSers, whatever they might be.
If GPG can make PC-style RTS games work on a console through an awesome UI, more power to them.
I will still request my gigantor, 81x81 Supcom style mega maps and micro-heavy heroes that requires deft mouse control, and then GPG can try to figure out whether or not such things can work for a console themselves. :) If their goal is to make a super-streamlined RTS experience then they won't like most of my suggestions anyway.
|||Scyn
Kings and Castles
GPG reveals Kings & Castles
http://www.kingsandcastles.com/
http://gaspowered.com/kingsandcastles/press-release/
It seems this was the reason the GPG forum was down yesterday, the "Comment" link of the blog post points to the GPG forum (though without any functionality yet).|||http://forums.gaspowered.com/viewtopic.php?t=42144
I win.|||Indeed.
Shouldn't be in the SupCom discussion forum though :P|||Neither should SupCom 2 discussion, but that didn't stop them.|||wow wtf did I just watch? This is the man I respected?? I guess he was trying to be funny... That video made very little sense. lol
But anyway, I hope they can do something interesting with the game.|||I lold a little when he got bitten by the horse.|||what. the. ****?
so what? is he remaking TA:kingdoms now?|||Lt_hawkeye|||I seem to remember he left halfway through development.
Designers: Chris Taylor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taros#Locations|||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavedog_Entertainment
Says he left before CC came out.|||scotchtape622|||See, game designers are people too.|||Since GPG seems really intent to have a lot of community feedback on this game, get your asses on over to the Kings and Castles forums at the top of the page and help make sure this thing turns out to be awesome.|||GPG is doing good job of maintaining a steady and productive flow of titles.
Unlike some studios ... *cough*|||brent_w|||Blizzard?|||Valve, I think.|||That makes more sense.
I curse them for that as well|||
Throw that image in your sig 4ever.|||I love how retarded the horse looks as it's coming in for the kill.|||Ertwyu|||FunkyKong|||If the pic only were taller I wouldn't be able to resist adding a red ! in there as well.|||WNxWolfinator|||FunkyKong
http://www.kingsandcastles.com/
http://gaspowered.com/kingsandcastles/press-release/
It seems this was the reason the GPG forum was down yesterday, the "Comment" link of the blog post points to the GPG forum (though without any functionality yet).|||http://forums.gaspowered.com/viewtopic.php?t=42144
I win.|||Indeed.
Shouldn't be in the SupCom discussion forum though :P|||Neither should SupCom 2 discussion, but that didn't stop them.|||wow wtf did I just watch? This is the man I respected?? I guess he was trying to be funny... That video made very little sense.
lol But anyway, I hope they can do something interesting with the game.|||I lold a little when he got bitten by the horse.|||what. the. ****?
so what? is he remaking TA:kingdoms now?|||Lt_hawkeye|||I seem to remember he left halfway through development.
Designers: Chris Taylor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taros#Locations|||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavedog_Entertainment
Says he left before CC came out.|||scotchtape622|||See, game designers are people too.|||Since GPG seems really intent to have a lot of community feedback on this game, get your asses on over to the Kings and Castles forums at the top of the page and help make sure this thing turns out to be awesome.|||GPG is doing good job of maintaining a steady and productive flow of titles.
Unlike some studios ... *cough*|||brent_w|||Blizzard?|||Valve, I think.|||That makes more sense.
I curse them for that as well
|||Throw that image in your sig 4ever.|||I love how retarded the horse looks as it's coming in for the kill.|||Ertwyu|||FunkyKong|||If the pic only were taller I wouldn't be able to resist adding a red ! in there as well.|||WNxWolfinator|||FunkyKong
Vlog #2 - Information on the whiteboard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgzP-Xgd ... re=channel
So the newest vlog is out.. Lets start making out what all the text is on the whiteboard at 1:57 and forward..
I'm a bit tired tho, so I'm just gonna leave it here and write what I can see tomorrow, if you guys haven't gotten all of it already.. :)
As he explains it's broken up in three, as in three factions, the bottom right reads Wizards, Beasts, Insects and the top definitely has Dragons..|||We may have to pull out our CSI video enhancement programs.
EDIT:
The top section says English/Roman, Typical Fantasy, Fire Breathing Dragon|||"im going to destroy the world but not now there's no time"|||saw necromancers|||electro2|||woepriest|||Good --- Evil --- ?
That was the best part.|||woepriest|||woepriest|||scotchtape622|||I fully support the Good-Evil-Chicken decision for this game, if only for the plethora of rooster jokes.
Cock Cavalry. Cock Launcher. Cock Block. The King of Cock and his Knight, Sir Cocksalot. And of course, the financial advisor, Lord Cockington.
BACKAAAAW!|||K-lord|||Lessee here.
First faction on top: English/Roman, dragons, typical medieval
Second faction on lower right: Wizard, insects (bubbled), beasts, dark (bubbled), raptor, and can't make out the rest.
Third faction: Summoning mages, elementals, animals, druids, sea serpent, etc... Something's bubbled in but can't make it out.
Of course these are only concepts for factions and they seem cool, but goddamnit I expect to see evidence that they looked at Non-Standard Fantasy
EDIT:
And now, just for fun, I'll try to decipher those doodles in form of a list written with a purple marker.
Quote:|||Mazrix|||So we've got Aramon Taros and Zhon.|||I noticed "balance" written larger than the other concepts and circled. Maybe he's finally heard us!|||Hail the hairy artichoke!
Torquemada's frog will gloat
Angels fly and brassieres die as
The sheets flagellate the glass
Circumcise the uncircumscribed
Circumstance: Juno stabbed the rooster|||At the top, it says:
South, Forest, Something else. AFAI can tell.
5: Purpiline shiftin?|||The best I can figure out:
I only missed a couple words, I think.|||go go evil necromancer race! Yay for stereotypes /sarcasm :p
Um, i mean Taros. Yes, that's right. Taros.
Evil, magic & wizards, fire demons, undead/zombies, giant fire-breathing insect, big black evil fire dragon, etc.
So the newest vlog is out.. Lets start making out what all the text is on the whiteboard at 1:57 and forward..
I'm a bit tired tho, so I'm just gonna leave it here and write what I can see tomorrow, if you guys haven't gotten all of it already.. :)
As he explains it's broken up in three, as in three factions, the bottom right reads Wizards, Beasts, Insects and the top definitely has Dragons..|||We may have to pull out our CSI video enhancement programs.
EDIT:
The top section says English/Roman, Typical Fantasy, Fire Breathing Dragon|||"im going to destroy the world but not now there's no time"|||saw necromancers|||electro2|||woepriest|||Good --- Evil --- ?
That was the best part.|||woepriest|||woepriest|||scotchtape622|||I fully support the Good-Evil-Chicken decision for this game, if only for the plethora of rooster jokes.
Cock Cavalry. Cock Launcher. Cock Block. The King of Cock and his Knight, Sir Cocksalot. And of course, the financial advisor, Lord Cockington.
BACKAAAAW!|||K-lord|||Lessee here.
First faction on top: English/Roman, dragons, typical medieval
Second faction on lower right: Wizard, insects (bubbled), beasts, dark (bubbled), raptor, and can't make out the rest.
Third faction: Summoning mages, elementals, animals, druids, sea serpent, etc... Something's bubbled in but can't make it out.
Of course these are only concepts for factions and they seem cool, but goddamnit I expect to see evidence that they looked at Non-Standard Fantasy
EDIT:
And now, just for fun, I'll try to decipher those doodles in form of a list written with a purple marker.
Quote:|||Mazrix|||So we've got Aramon Taros and Zhon.|||I noticed "balance" written larger than the other concepts and circled. Maybe he's finally heard us!|||Hail the hairy artichoke!
Torquemada's frog will gloat
Angels fly and brassieres die as
The sheets flagellate the glass
Circumcise the uncircumscribed
Circumstance: Juno stabbed the rooster|||At the top, it says:
South, Forest, Something else. AFAI can tell.
5: Purpiline shiftin?|||The best I can figure out:
I only missed a couple words, I think.|||go go evil necromancer race! Yay for stereotypes /sarcasm :p
Um, i mean Taros. Yes, that's right. Taros.
Evil, magic & wizards, fire demons, undead/zombies, giant fire-breathing insect, big black evil fire dragon, etc.
I smell a conspiracy.
Read this.
What are the odds of someone creating a single post about a medieval game shortly before KnC is announced?
Specualte away.|||Pretty high, really.|||Well, that guy must be jumping in joy. His wish came true.|||KnC|||Notice that Grand Poobah made that post almost exactly a month before the first video blog and news of KaC came out, we all know the game was in production for a month when it was first announced. The plot thickens I'd say... :)|||
Now it feels like hes typing to himself. I know, he's trying to get opinion about it from the community.|||oh my. very nice catch, Raiden.|||Well spotted indeed. I'd seen that post and totally forgotten about it.|||Do we have post from CT himself sometime ago?
And we do have this "user" post.
Admins can check ip from both of them. (but they wont do that :) )|||Funkykong might.|||Funky isn't a gmod... the Remminator is, though.|||He probably was on a different computer for each of those posts- home v work. Though if anyone knows how to location an IP, they'd probably be close to each other.|||BulletMagnet|||spuddyt|||Guess Whooooo...
chris can't fool us. we know that's him hiding being that post! -lol
i remember reading that when it first appeared. i thought it was highly unusual and out of character from the norm.
it's was too well written and thought out for a single post. nobody does that, and then just up and leaves.
it's chris, without a doubt.
All Hail.
What are the odds of someone creating a single post about a medieval game shortly before KnC is announced?
Specualte away.|||Pretty high, really.|||Well, that guy must be jumping in joy. His wish came true.|||KnC|||Notice that Grand Poobah made that post almost exactly a month before the first video blog and news of KaC came out, we all know the game was in production for a month when it was first announced. The plot thickens I'd say... :)|||
Now it feels like hes typing to himself. I know, he's trying to get opinion about it from the community.|||oh my. very nice catch, Raiden.|||Well spotted indeed. I'd seen that post and totally forgotten about it.|||Do we have post from CT himself sometime ago?
And we do have this "user" post.
Admins can check ip from both of them. (but they wont do that :) )|||Funkykong might.|||Funky isn't a gmod... the Remminator is, though.|||He probably was on a different computer for each of those posts- home v work. Though if anyone knows how to location an IP, they'd probably be close to each other.|||BulletMagnet|||spuddyt|||Guess Whooooo...
chris can't fool us. we know that's him hiding being that post! -lol
i remember reading that when it first appeared. i thought it was highly unusual and out of character from the norm.
it's was too well written and thought out for a single post. nobody does that, and then just up and leaves.
it's chris, without a doubt.
All Hail.
can i invest in Kings and castles?
http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/70270 ... Capps.html
watch minutes 10-12
I have money not much but hey that's an idea...
btw the camra guy might make you vomit|||good video, Adam SesslAr is always great.
Although.
That cameraman needs to never touch a camera again, ever. I dunno wtf he was doing
|||I am the holder of the official paypal donation site for contributors for GPG and Pepsi Presents Kings and Castles
Please send your contribution to
LOLTHISISCLEARLYNOTASCAM@GIVEMECASH.COM
regards
chris baylor|||Obviously_Not_Toot
watch minutes 10-12
I have money not much but hey that's an idea...
btw the camra guy might make you vomit|||good video, Adam SesslAr is always great.
Although.
That cameraman needs to never touch a camera again, ever. I dunno wtf he was doing
|||I am the holder of the official paypal donation site for contributors for GPG and Pepsi Presents Kings and Castles Please send your contribution to
LOLTHISISCLEARLYNOTASCAM@GIVEMECASH.COM
regards
chris baylor|||Obviously_Not_Toot
You know, CT
You know, CT, you're down working hard in Seattle ...
When you could be up here with all of us in your native BC celebrating and watching the Olympics !!|||canada is proud of you, chris!
we need you back. we're having trouble owning the podium.
gold, silver, and bronze for you! -depending on what game we're talking about.
SupCom2 = gold
it's not too late. you can still turn down the american citizenship.
all hail.
|||Chris Taylor: The best thing to come out of Canada. Ever.|||scotchtape622|||scotchtape622|||Mike Meyers hasn't made a new movie in forever. His best work was austin powers, by far.|||FunkyKong|||FunkyKong|||Trailer Park Boys|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||Dayjob Orchestra|||Jim Carrey is ew, byt Myers was OK.
When you could be up here with all of us in your native BC celebrating and watching the Olympics !!|||canada is proud of you, chris!
we need you back. we're having trouble owning the podium.
gold, silver, and bronze for you! -depending on what game we're talking about.
SupCom2 = gold
it's not too late. you can still turn down the american citizenship.
all hail.
|||Chris Taylor: The best thing to come out of Canada. Ever.|||scotchtape622|||scotchtape622|||Mike Meyers hasn't made a new movie in forever. His best work was austin powers, by far.|||FunkyKong|||FunkyKong|||Trailer Park Boys|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||Dayjob Orchestra|||Jim Carrey is ew, byt Myers was OK.
a small but important request (please read, GPG)
please GPG/CT, make the game moddable. and I mean really moddable. its not that I don't have faith that you will do a tremandous job, because I do. but its for several reasons.
one, I know that alot of people in this comunity want you to make it well moddable. second, because it really improves a game. any game, no matter how good it is, can always be improved upon. even if its just by adding those few extra units or that one small improvement that the developer, simple didn't have time for to put in.
and thirdly, and for You (GPG) most important. it will most likely, if the game is moddable enough (and good enough, offcourse), increase sales. allow me to elaborate on that statement. there are alot of devoded gamers out there. gamers that are devoded to one (or more) franchises, and will buy anything that has something to do with it. I know this, becouse I know a few (personally) and come across others on the internet all the time.
hang on there, I'm almost done. I will take for example the game Sins of a Solar Empire. when I first read about it, I didn't really like it. I watched a trailer on the internet, and I still didn't like it. so I left it alone. about a year later I read in a gaming magazine (don't quit remember wich one) about a mod for the game. this is when I started to get interested. you see it had Star Wars in it. and I love star wars very much(DV is my Idol). so I checked it out. it seemed like fun. so I bought the game(it had become alot cheaper by then) and tried it out. then I discovered I didn't just liked the mod, I liked the game to. and now, more then a year later, I am an active member of the mod group who is making that mod and am still play the game (also with other mods, cause there are alot).
so for example, if one were to make a LOTR mod for K&C, it could cause the same kind of effect. and even if they end up still not liking the game, you still get extra money.
so now you see, that making a game well moddable, can also be good for your sales. so please GPG/CT, make the game well moddable, take an example of SOASE (wich is a very well moddable game btw) and let the community have their fun.
thank you for taking the time to read it. I know its quit long, and that I'm not supposed to do that, but its for a good cause.
ps: sorry for the bad spelling. I'm both dislectic and not English.|||ironically, the only spelling mistake in the entire post was the word dyslexic.|||Fellow dyslexians UNTIE!|||done!
we're putting them in the game.
a sub-faction of Dyslexians.
|||We need a map creator/editor too.|||I agree wholeheartedly with the modding and the map editor.
Let's not let posts about modding and map editing die so we can make sure that we get the content we're looking for.
Isn't that the whole purpose for CT. To get the word out and get feedback on what people want.|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||DI_Elbereth|||Modding or bust.|||CommanderDude|||one of the reasons ***craft series did so well was the very powerful editor which came with it.
I know I stopped playing "normal" warcraft games shortly after release.
The time I spent doing Arena, Survival and whatheckelse however was on a whole different level.
I know supcom 1 hasn't had a map editor for too long a time, it's critical such tools get released outright, best shipped with the game, to capture players. as long as basic functionality is there, it's ok.
Allowing for many different game modes is a great way to keep your customers happy.
the ***craft series hasn't had perfect editors when it started, either.
one, I know that alot of people in this comunity want you to make it well moddable. second, because it really improves a game. any game, no matter how good it is, can always be improved upon. even if its just by adding those few extra units or that one small improvement that the developer, simple didn't have time for to put in.
and thirdly, and for You (GPG) most important. it will most likely, if the game is moddable enough (and good enough, offcourse), increase sales. allow me to elaborate on that statement. there are alot of devoded gamers out there. gamers that are devoded to one (or more) franchises, and will buy anything that has something to do with it. I know this, becouse I know a few (personally) and come across others on the internet all the time.
hang on there, I'm almost done. I will take for example the game Sins of a Solar Empire. when I first read about it, I didn't really like it. I watched a trailer on the internet, and I still didn't like it. so I left it alone. about a year later I read in a gaming magazine (don't quit remember wich one) about a mod for the game. this is when I started to get interested. you see it had Star Wars in it. and I love star wars very much(DV is my Idol). so I checked it out. it seemed like fun. so I bought the game(it had become alot cheaper by then) and tried it out. then I discovered I didn't just liked the mod, I liked the game to. and now, more then a year later, I am an active member of the mod group who is making that mod and am still play the game (also with other mods, cause there are alot).
so for example, if one were to make a LOTR mod for K&C, it could cause the same kind of effect. and even if they end up still not liking the game, you still get extra money.
so now you see, that making a game well moddable, can also be good for your sales. so please GPG/CT, make the game well moddable, take an example of SOASE (wich is a very well moddable game btw) and let the community have their fun.
thank you for taking the time to read it. I know its quit long, and that I'm not supposed to do that, but its for a good cause.
ps: sorry for the bad spelling. I'm both dislectic and not English.|||ironically, the only spelling mistake in the entire post was the word dyslexic.|||Fellow dyslexians UNTIE!|||done!
we're putting them in the game.
a sub-faction of Dyslexians.
|||We need a map creator/editor too.|||I agree wholeheartedly with the modding and the map editor.Let's not let posts about modding and map editing die so we can make sure that we get the content we're looking for.
Isn't that the whole purpose for CT. To get the word out and get feedback on what people want.|||Obviously_Not_Toot|||DI_Elbereth|||Modding or bust.|||CommanderDude|||one of the reasons ***craft series did so well was the very powerful editor which came with it.
I know I stopped playing "normal" warcraft games shortly after release.
The time I spent doing Arena, Survival and whatheckelse however was on a whole different level.
I know supcom 1 hasn't had a map editor for too long a time, it's critical such tools get released outright, best shipped with the game, to capture players. as long as basic functionality is there, it's ok.
Allowing for many different game modes is a great way to keep your customers happy.
the ***craft series hasn't had perfect editors when it started, either.
Is it just me, or does this game have wayyy too many fans?
It was announced a couple of weeks ago, we have nearly no information, we don't even know what the damn layout's going to be like, no names, information, nothing solid, but there's already a community forming.
Creepy? Lucky? Fake? I'm confused.|||Why not?|||That was CT's purpose, to get a buzz going early on. We'll see if this approach works and brings in new investors for the game.|||I remember a game on my blackbox map, where I felt my fellow players referred to this game. Said game happened in 2009, makes me wonder.|||IsikBala|||I think it's awesome. The more interaction we get with the developers of a game, the better the game is going to be.|||A press release, few pictures and a video blog... how the heck does it have fans?
You're right, it has at least one rabid fanboy, many fans so yes. Too many.|||Cipher|||katzenkrimis|||A game can never have too many fans.|||Well, in all honesty, if I'm a fan, it's all a game really needs. Anything else is jsut icing on the cake
p.s. we need to come up with a secret fan handshake too.
Creepy? Lucky? Fake? I'm confused.|||Why not?|||That was CT's purpose, to get a buzz going early on. We'll see if this approach works and brings in new investors for the game.|||I remember a game on my blackbox map, where I felt my fellow players referred to this game. Said game happened in 2009, makes me wonder.|||IsikBala|||I think it's awesome. The more interaction we get with the developers of a game, the better the game is going to be.|||A press release, few pictures and a video blog... how the heck does it have fans?
You're right, it has at least one rabid fanboy, many fans so yes. Too many.|||Cipher|||katzenkrimis|||A game can never have too many fans.|||Well, in all honesty, if I'm a fan, it's all a game really needs. Anything else is jsut icing on the cake
p.s. we need to come up with a secret fan handshake too.
King Supreme 2?
hi, my name john. i check question. i hear new game come out for today. ? no?
it calls King For Supreme Castles?
yes?
sequel, right. for Castle Comands
i download now, i check. thank you help.|||Supreme Kings of Commanding Castles?|||Yes sir! The Glorious day March 2nd is upon us. Supreme Commander2 will be out tomorrow.
Cheers!
it calls King For Supreme Castles?
yes?
sequel, right. for Castle Comands
i download now, i check. thank you help.|||Supreme Kings of Commanding Castles?|||Yes sir! The Glorious day March 2nd is upon us. Supreme Commander2 will be out tomorrow.
Cheers!
cheese, tongue-in-cheek, and corniness.
personally, I never find games that follow this path with any amount of respect. If a game is a joke, then I'll treat as such.
can I get a shout from those who agree with me?|||i have no clue how KnC will work out, and cheese, can be tasty, at times, it's a matter of how it is presented.|||Why do you think its cheesy? Or to put it another way, why do you think its anymore cheesy that supcom?|||duncane|||Since when is SupCom 2 cheesy?|||3 points
1. I have already spent WAY to much time with Supcom. BulletMagnet your posts count is an order of magnitude greater than mine. 10K vs 1.5K.
2. Supcom is NOT The Shawshank Redemption. Its closer to the Matrix: Revolutions. Or maybe Terminator 2.
3. K&C will just be Supcom2 with a different skin. It will hopefully be TA:kingdoms done right.|||okay, I don't think [1] has any relevance to the topic.
point [2] is interesting, because the Matrix sequels polarised a lot of people. T2 universally was recognised as awesome though.
when it comes to [3], the skin is what i'm talking about. is that skin made of cheese, or is it made of chain-mail armour?|||The post issue was a joke
Sequel issues aside.... Is Warcraft 2 anymore cheesy that Starcraft?
Its like the TA franchise is going the other way to the Warcraft franchise.|||WarII and SC are pretty equal is their cheese levels, IMO. naturally when one is a SciFi game, and the other is pure fantasy it's hard to compare them, but i think Blizzard kept on with the same direction.
while i don't like Sup2's cheese, i'm willing to give KAC a chance with it. just as long as GPG doesn't decide to do a sequel that tries to be serious later on.
i'd still like KAC to be serious, but that's just what i like about games.|||i think he'll probably do what relic did. they came out with the half realistic CoH. which is kinda the same idea as what supcom 2 is doing.
then they used the same idea to bang off DoW 2, which was much more of a cartoon.
----
unfortunately, i can see chris doing the same with Kings and Castles. but i really hope he doesn't. somewhat realistic landscapes and troops are a huge part of making this game great. i hope he doesn't F it up by giving us the torchlight look with the same style of characters.
i'll feel like i'm 12 years old again.
|||That looks pretty neat, what game is it?|||screenshot is either mage knight apocalypse or torchlight, i think the former. or some other hack'n slay diablo clone.
[1] and here I am, with a post count well below any significant mark, feeling I spent too much time in Supcom/FA ...|||it's Torchlight and for god sake don't make it anywhere near that style|||katzenkrimis|||PheonixIV|||I want MORE games to look like that.
This faux-"teh matoor" attitude is the worst among gamers. It's like when you graduate from reading Harry Potter to oh I don't know, Kushiel's trilogy, and then it's all "d00d, F that kiddie shiiit, moar grimdark pl0z".
Sure there's room for other games, but what's pretty funny in this case is that SupCom is not exactly a shining example of grimdark art direction; its a child's toy robots, and there's nothing wrong with that, fighting over large tracts of land.|||christian louboutin
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can I get a shout from those who agree with me?|||i have no clue how KnC will work out, and cheese, can be tasty, at times, it's a matter of how it is presented.|||Why do you think its cheesy? Or to put it another way, why do you think its anymore cheesy that supcom?|||duncane|||Since when is SupCom 2 cheesy?|||3 points
1. I have already spent WAY to much time with Supcom. BulletMagnet your posts count is an order of magnitude greater than mine. 10K vs 1.5K.
2. Supcom is NOT The Shawshank Redemption. Its closer to the Matrix: Revolutions. Or maybe Terminator 2.
3. K&C will just be Supcom2 with a different skin. It will hopefully be TA:kingdoms done right.|||okay, I don't think [1] has any relevance to the topic.
point [2] is interesting, because the Matrix sequels polarised a lot of people. T2 universally was recognised as awesome though.
when it comes to [3], the skin is what i'm talking about. is that skin made of cheese, or is it made of chain-mail armour?|||The post issue was a joke
Sequel issues aside.... Is Warcraft 2 anymore cheesy that Starcraft?
Its like the TA franchise is going the other way to the Warcraft franchise.|||WarII and SC are pretty equal is their cheese levels, IMO. naturally when one is a SciFi game, and the other is pure fantasy it's hard to compare them, but i think Blizzard kept on with the same direction.
while i don't like Sup2's cheese, i'm willing to give KAC a chance with it. just as long as GPG doesn't decide to do a sequel that tries to be serious later on.
i'd still like KAC to be serious, but that's just what i like about games.|||i think he'll probably do what relic did. they came out with the half realistic CoH. which is kinda the same idea as what supcom 2 is doing.
then they used the same idea to bang off DoW 2, which was much more of a cartoon.
----
unfortunately, i can see chris doing the same with Kings and Castles. but i really hope he doesn't. somewhat realistic landscapes and troops are a huge part of making this game great. i hope he doesn't F it up by giving us the torchlight look with the same style of characters.
i'll feel like i'm 12 years old again.
|||That looks pretty neat, what game is it?|||screenshot is either mage knight apocalypse or torchlight, i think the former. or some other hack'n slay diablo clone.[1] and here I am, with a post count well below any significant mark, feeling I spent too much time in Supcom/FA ...|||it's Torchlight and for god sake don't make it anywhere near that style
|||katzenkrimis|||PheonixIV|||I want MORE games to look like that. This faux-"teh matoor" attitude is the worst among gamers. It's like when you graduate from reading Harry Potter to oh I don't know, Kushiel's trilogy, and then it's all "d00d, F that kiddie shiiit, moar grimdark pl0z".
Sure there's room for other games, but what's pretty funny in this case is that SupCom is not exactly a shining example of grimdark art direction; its a child's toy robots, and there's nothing wrong with that, fighting over large tracts of land.|||christian louboutin
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About TAK
Hi :
I like TAK, and especially the mod HTAK(Hardcore TAK), which I can't find it now, but if it can be found I suggest Chris take a look of its idea of balancing TAK.
And though TAK simplified the economy, I still think its economy is too simple, it should be more sophisticated though. The TAK story and scene is good, the factions settings are good too.
And may I ask if there an expansion of Supreme Commander 2, which I already ordered, to be release before Kings and Casltes?|||All good questions, but none of which are gonna get any answers any time soon unfortunately
I like TAK, and especially the mod HTAK(Hardcore TAK), which I can't find it now, but if it can be found I suggest Chris take a look of its idea of balancing TAK.
And though TAK simplified the economy, I still think its economy is too simple, it should be more sophisticated though. The TAK story and scene is good, the factions settings are good too.
And may I ask if there an expansion of Supreme Commander 2, which I already ordered, to be release before Kings and Casltes?|||All good questions, but none of which are gonna get any answers any time soon unfortunately
A faction revealed
As we can see in the topic about the video blog one of the faction should be the ancien some kind of fallen mages.And we can guess that there is a sort of relationship system (arrows which leads to the other factions.What do you think about it?
Do we have any say?
I love the idea of making this game public early on and making the video blogs and everything else.
The question I have is, is GPG looking at these forums, checking out our ideas and concerns and shooting them back and forth?
Even if they aren't implementing them, It'd be great to know they're at least looking at a post or a comment and saying "yea, that'd be cool" or "hmm, that's a good point".
I'm a huge fan of GPG and I'll probably buy K&C either way, but I think it'd be cool for me to delude myself into thinking I was part of the first community to actually impact a developers thoughts on how to make their game. It was one of the things I loved about DOTA, that Icefrog actually took stuff from the forums occasionally and said "Look, this was you guys! It's a bit different, but I got the idea from you people on the forums! Thanks for the great Idea! It makes the people who are playing the game actually feel like they have a hand in the game. Isn't that what GPG is trying to do?
Again, thanks for the info GPG. I appreciate knowing what's up. :)|||if you see things about health and armour in the next few videos; you'll know that they're playing with ideas from the community.
[EDIT:] or plans for any sort of metagame. ;P
The question I have is, is GPG looking at these forums, checking out our ideas and concerns and shooting them back and forth?
Even if they aren't implementing them, It'd be great to know they're at least looking at a post or a comment and saying "yea, that'd be cool" or "hmm, that's a good point".
I'm a huge fan of GPG and I'll probably buy K&C either way, but I think it'd be cool for me to delude myself into thinking I was part of the first community to actually impact a developers thoughts on how to make their game. It was one of the things I loved about DOTA, that Icefrog actually took stuff from the forums occasionally and said "Look, this was you guys! It's a bit different, but I got the idea from you people on the forums! Thanks for the great Idea! It makes the people who are playing the game actually feel like they have a hand in the game. Isn't that what GPG is trying to do?
Again, thanks for the info GPG. I appreciate knowing what's up. :)|||if you see things about health and armour in the next few videos; you'll know that they're playing with ideas from the community.
[EDIT:] or plans for any sort of metagame. ;P
Maybe make SC2 decent before screwing up yet anouther game
dam steam forums was a POS so thought it be worth posting here.
You screwed up demigod, now SC2. How can anyone expect any sort of decent game from this studio?|||oh wow you're so edgy and cool!|||Isn't he though He's my new hero.|||technomyke|||technomyke|||Demigod is one of my alltime favorites, so gtfo.|||I like DG too, but you've got to admit they hella screwed it up.|||They just maybe didn't do enough with it, but it is fune how it is really.|||LoLOLOl..
That bird animation above is Tooo FUnNy!|||this game should be ok.
TA=win, TAK=fail, supcom/fa=win, supcom2=fail.
Undisputable evidence that this game should win.|||Except SupCom 2 is awesome.|||Well we all remember what happened last time a futiristic game about robots killing each other decided to enter the realm of fantasy don't we?
Actually, i personally think TA:K was pretty cool, it had a nice story and everything, and the gameplay was actually pretty good. I have no idea why it fell so flat.
Hopefully K&C will work out. I know the idea of SupCom scale battles in fantasy with actual simulated arrows hurtling through the air sounds excellent.|||PheonixIV|||Idiosyncratic|||Welcome to the forums. People enjoy stating their opinions as facts around here. You willl get used to it.
Also let me fix this for you;
maxfreak|||maxfreak|||You missed a few in it too
TA+CC=Win
TA:K=Fail (cos public used to Blizzard)
Dungeon Siege=Win
Dungeon Siege 2=Fail
SupCom/FA=Win
Demigod=Fail (can't compete with LoL and co.)
SupCom 2=Win
Can't see a pattern...
P.S. Bugger forgot Space Siege...|||Lifekatana
You screwed up demigod, now SC2. How can anyone expect any sort of decent game from this studio?|||oh wow you're so edgy and cool!|||Isn't he though
He's my new hero.|||technomyke|||technomyke|||Demigod is one of my alltime favorites, so gtfo.|||I like DG too, but you've got to admit they hella screwed it up.|||They just maybe didn't do enough with it, but it is fune how it is really.|||LoLOLOl..That bird animation above is Tooo FUnNy!|||this game should be ok.
TA=win, TAK=fail, supcom/fa=win, supcom2=fail.
Undisputable evidence that this game should win.|||Except SupCom 2 is awesome.|||Well we all remember what happened last time a futiristic game about robots killing each other decided to enter the realm of fantasy don't we?
Actually, i personally think TA:K was pretty cool, it had a nice story and everything, and the gameplay was actually pretty good. I have no idea why it fell so flat.
Hopefully K&C will work out. I know the idea of SupCom scale battles in fantasy with actual simulated arrows hurtling through the air sounds excellent.|||PheonixIV|||Idiosyncratic|||Welcome to the forums. People enjoy stating their opinions as facts around here. You willl get used to it.
Also let me fix this for you;
maxfreak|||maxfreak|||You missed a few in it too
TA+CC=Win
TA:K=Fail (cos public used to Blizzard)
Dungeon Siege=Win
Dungeon Siege 2=Fail
SupCom/FA=Win
Demigod=Fail (can't compete with LoL and co.)
SupCom 2=Win
Can't see a pattern...
P.S. Bugger forgot Space Siege...|||Lifekatana
The best of Chris Taylor's ideas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQOG1lKYV6s
Thank you for watching|||You are so weird...
English speak?
We saw this... about a month ago.
Are you a time traveler?
Tell us about the future.
TELL US ABOUT THE FUTURE!
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD! WHY WONT YOU TELL US?
IT'S A CONSPIRACY! THE GOVERNMENT IS MAKING YOU SHUT UP!
THEY CAN'T HAVE YOU GOING 88MPH IN THESE ROADS!!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHH!|||Swiss, all the video blogs can be found here: http://gaspowered.com/kingsandcastles/
Locking this because I can see no good will come from it.
Thank you for watching
|||You are so weird...English speak?
We saw this... about a month ago.
Are you a time traveler?
Tell us about the future.
TELL US ABOUT THE FUTURE!
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD! WHY WONT YOU TELL US?
IT'S A CONSPIRACY! THE GOVERNMENT IS MAKING YOU SHUT UP!
THEY CAN'T HAVE YOU GOING 88MPH IN THESE ROADS!!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHH!|||Swiss, all the video blogs can be found here: http://gaspowered.com/kingsandcastles/
Locking this because I can see no good will come from it.
metagaming.
Has anyone considered a Galactic War style metagame in a medieval/fantasy setting?
The concept had a lot of SupCom players excited, and IMO would probably be a good way to introduce more RTS players to multiplayer.
discus?|||BulletMagnet|||Lol well, I think most people agree that Galactics wars was going to be pretty awesome. I remember playing something a bit like it in... Rise of Nations yeah haven't played it in a long time. Anyway, in the single player it had a conquer mode or something to that effect where you took over the world region by region. It was pretty cool.|||hath995|||BulletMagnet
The concept had a lot of SupCom players excited, and IMO would probably be a good way to introduce more RTS players to multiplayer.
discus?|||BulletMagnet|||Lol well, I think most people agree that Galactics wars was going to be pretty awesome. I remember playing something a bit like it in... Rise of Nations yeah haven't played it in a long time. Anyway, in the single player it had a conquer mode or something to that effect where you took over the world region by region. It was pretty cool.|||hath995|||BulletMagnet
VLOG #4.
it's on Facebook, so it should be on the website too.|||
I've loving these videos.|||Oh, Chris Taylor, your craziness astounds me.
But it's the kind of crazy I like in a person. :)|||The bit with Kevin was hilarious.|||Chris sure does love his nuts. >.>|||Someone (Funky?) has to do a gif of that *** bump! |||Anyone else think "Michael Scott" from The Office when they see CT in these vids? |||I might not be too happy about how a recent game from this studio turned out, but these vlogs do put a smile on my face :) And #4 is definitely the best so far.
Really think this is a good way to promote a game and connect with the consumers. No doubt, later when there is more to show the concept will be extended to journals, feedback and betas. The more you share the more ppl get involved.
See you next week!|||"Here's our IT department!"
"It's uh... kinda small..."
|||I hate to say it but the vlogs are pretty funny.|||scotchtape622|||FunkyKong|||hahahah kevin is awesome|||Really enjoying these videos. But 2 minutes is far to short, guys!
Make them longer! We love it! :)|||Really enjoyable series already, just discovered this weekend
Keep them coming, and don't loose the nuttiness|||That foot soldier looked really detailed, very curious how hundreds of those, all animated, are gonna hold up with this engine.|||Maybe they should try and get some kind of deal with gametrailers.com..
Because not many people have seen the videos on youtube and spreading the word through gt would be a pretty good idea imo.. Wish this game to succeed as much as possible :)
yet again a vlog makes my day(yes that's pretty sad actually)..|||Mooilo|||hahaha. modest too. XD|||I just had to register here to lulz with you guys at the Kevin-thing.
- KEEVIIIIIIN!!1!!1
- Hello.
....
Video blogs is the best idea in a long time!|||These vlogs (clogs with a v) are quite spectacular. I'm quite impressed that you (still) have the concept artist from TA in your ranks.
:)|||How can I download this video blog? Please post the download link too.|||Use a youtube video downloader?|||So... Chris mentioned this mysterious concept art...
Could we get a preview of some of these concepts on a page somewhere perhaps?
Really enjoyed this last video blog, the lead artist seems kind of nervous on camera, who wouldn't though. =)
I've loving these videos.|||Oh, Chris Taylor, your craziness astounds me.
But it's the kind of crazy I like in a person. :)|||The bit with Kevin was hilarious.
|||Chris sure does love his nuts. >.>|||Someone (Funky?) has to do a gif of that *** bump! |||Anyone else think "Michael Scott" from The Office when they see CT in these vids? |||I might not be too happy about how a recent game from this studio turned out, but these vlogs do put a smile on my face :) And #4 is definitely the best so far.Really think this is a good way to promote a game and connect with the consumers. No doubt, later when there is more to show the concept will be extended to journals, feedback and betas. The more you share the more ppl get involved.
See you next week!|||"Here's our IT department!"
"It's uh... kinda small..."
|||I hate to say it but the vlogs are pretty funny.|||scotchtape622|||FunkyKong|||hahahah kevin is awesome|||Really enjoying these videos. But 2 minutes is far to short, guys!Make them longer! We love it! :)|||Really enjoyable series already, just discovered this weekend
Keep them coming, and don't loose the nuttiness
|||That foot soldier looked really detailed, very curious how hundreds of those, all animated, are gonna hold up with this engine.|||Maybe they should try and get some kind of deal with gametrailers.com.. Because not many people have seen the videos on youtube and spreading the word through gt would be a pretty good idea imo.. Wish this game to succeed as much as possible :)
yet again a vlog makes my day(yes that's pretty sad actually)..|||Mooilo|||hahaha. modest too. XD|||I just had to register here to lulz with you guys at the Kevin-thing.
- KEEVIIIIIIN!!1!!1
- Hello.
....
Video blogs is the best idea in a long time!|||These vlogs (clogs with a v) are quite spectacular. I'm quite impressed that you (still) have the concept artist from TA in your ranks.
:)|||How can I download this video blog? Please post the download link too.|||Use a youtube video downloader?|||So... Chris mentioned this mysterious concept art...
Could we get a preview of some of these concepts on a page somewhere perhaps?
Really enjoyed this last video blog, the lead artist seems kind of nervous on camera, who wouldn't though. =)
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