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You consider 20% “DEEPLY” discounted? Personally (and I know I’m in the minority on this) you would have to START at 20% to get me to even consider plonking down for something with zero reviews.baelthazar wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:55 amThe fact it is DEEPLY discounted as a pre-order is troubling to me.
https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/ja ... Q4Mw%3D%3D
I suspect anyone not taking advantage of that pre-order price will be able to buy it for that shortly after release.And the Starfield sale timer is now gone. Weird.Anyway, I just looked and there is now a timer on the deal which expires in just over an hour.
Starfield was discounted on GMG at 20% off. Is that game in trouble?baelthazar wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:55 amThe fact it is DEEPLY discounted as a pre-order is troubling to me.
https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/ja ... Q4Mw%3D%3D
They addressed that. They're not doing preorder bonuses, they're not doing early access, none of the marketing gimmicks that too many companies rely on these days. Instead they're offering a discounted price for early adopters.baelthazar wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:55 am The fact it is DEEPLY discounted as a pre-order is troubling to me.
Maybe. Given what happened with Redfall, I'm not confident in Starfield either. Also, Starfield has the backing of Microsoft behind it. Jagged Alliance 3... well... not really comparable.Grifman wrote: Wed Jun 14, 2023 6:59 pmStarfield was discounted on GMG at 20% off. Is that game in trouble?baelthazar wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:55 amThe fact it is DEEPLY discounted as a pre-order is troubling to me.
https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/ja ... Q4Mw%3D%3D
And you kind of left out the rest of my post where I said that GMG routinely discounts new games at 10-20%, so the comparison just isn't to Starfield, but almost every other game they sell.baelthazar wrote: Wed Jun 14, 2023 9:01 pmMaybe. Given what happened with Redfall, I'm not confident in Starfield either. Also, Starfield has the backing of Microsoft behind it. Jagged Alliance 3... well... not really comparable.Grifman wrote: Wed Jun 14, 2023 6:59 pmStarfield was discounted on GMG at 20% off. Is that game in trouble?baelthazar wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:55 amThe fact it is DEEPLY discounted as a pre-order is troubling to me.
https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/ja ... Q4Mw%3D%3D
As we’re getting closer to launch, we’re increasing the frequency of DevStreams and will now be streaming every week. To celebrate, our next DevStream will be a special one!
Ian Currie is the creator of the Jagged Alliance franchise and has been working with the Haemimont team on Jagged Alliance 3. He’s been gracious enough to join us on our DevStream next week where we’ll talk about the previous games, chat some about JA3, and answer a bunch of questions. This is a unique opportunity to interact a long time veteran of the game industry, so you don’t want to miss it!
We also might be giving away a few more JA3 team shirts to few lucky viewers as well.
While we can’t promise we’ll get to everyone’s questions, we welcome you to post any questions you’d like to ask Ian here. We’ll be gathering them together and pulling from this question list, as well as questions from chat, during the stream.
Mark you calendars for June 22nd at 11:00 AM EDT / 5 PM CEST on the THQ Nordic Twitch Channel: http://twitch.tv/thqnordic
See you there!
Same. Doesn’t ensure a great game, but probably significantly increases the odds that it will be.Max Peck wrote: Sun Jun 18, 2023 4:24 pm One of the main reasons that I'm comfortable pre-purchasing the game is that Ian Currie is involved in the project.
Hey everyone, my name is Pavel Peychev, Producer at Haemimont Games and I am thrilled to share with you this DevDiary on a topic near and dear to my heart - the Guns of Jagged Alliance 3! We'll go over the types of weapons, how they fit into the overall gameplay and how we managed to represent the look and feel in the game itself.
Weapons are an important part of the Jagged Alliance legacy. Whereas other games in the genre use high-level abstractions, JA games aimed to faithfully reproduce real life weapons in a turn based tactical game by introducing things like selective fire, ammo types, penetration, effective range and more.
In Jagged Alliance 3 we wanted the weapons to open up playstyles and feel different in the hands of different mercs while still keeping them grounded in reality.
looks so different! :/ I guess we’ve all aged considerably since JA2. Stop.
1. Ian Currycoopasonic wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 3:40 pm After so many disappointments, I refuse to get my hopes up. I am terrified of seeing reviews for this.
This may be the only game where nostalgia could actually see me through though.
Counter-counter point: Hero-U, Lori/Corey Cole. Plus numerous other (better, really) examples above including Wasteland and Bard's Tale.coopasonic wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:05 pm Currie
Also, counter-point. Julian Gollop and Phoenix Point, just because you got it right before doesn't mean you have still have the magic decades later.
You are citing Hero U as a positive? I think we'll just have to agree to disagree. I will carry my pessimism with pride.Carpet_pissr wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:22 pmCounter-counter point: Hero-U, Lori/Corey Cole. Plus numerous other (better, really) examples above including Wasteland and Bard's Tale.coopasonic wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:05 pm Currie
Also, counter-point. Julian Gollop and Phoenix Point, just because you got it right before doesn't mean you have still have the magic decades later.
Right - minus the almost comical delays. Only referring to the reaction to the game by reviewers and gamers once it was actually ready. Probably a terrible example though.coopasonic wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 6:28 pmYou are citing Hero U as a positive? I think we'll just have to agree to disagree. I will carry my pessimism with pride.Carpet_pissr wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:22 pmCounter-counter point: Hero-U, Lori/Corey Cole. Plus numerous other (better, really) examples above including Wasteland and Bard's Tale.coopasonic wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:05 pm Currie
Also, counter-point. Julian Gollop and Phoenix Point, just because you got it right before doesn't mean you have still have the magic decades later.
. DevDiary 12 - Combat, Part 2There's a lot more to the article, give it a look. The weather conditions are especially interesting.Hello and welcome to our second DevDiary dedicated to combat. In case you have missed it, here is Combat Part 1. I am Boian Spasov, Lead Designer, and I will tell you about some of the remaining combat mechanics. As usual, we will follow-up with a DevStream this Thursday where we will discuss all these combat elements, and more!
Combat Start
Although combat in Jagged Alliance 3 is turn-based, the game flows in real time outside of combat. Internally we call this “exploration mode”, since it is most often used when exploring maps either before or after combat encounters. While you are in exploration mode, combat might start for several reasons – the enemies might notice you or one of your allies; they might hear a suspicious sound like a gunshot, explosion or a cry of pain; they might also see something alarming, like a fire starting nearby. All of these lead to a transition to the turn-based “combat mode”.
Yo, gamers! I'm Vlad Abadzhiev-Jahn, a programmer and designer at Haemimont Games. Today, I want to talk to you about two major features - our two-player online co-op multiplayer and modding!
Ticket for One That Seats Two
Multiplayer brings a whole other energy to a game's campaign. It allows you to explore tactical differences with your partner and devise strategies together, experience and discuss the story side by side, and it also adds replayability.
Translating the single player experience as closely as possible while accommodating two people frictionlessly was a challenge both technically and design wise. Fortunately, we at Haemimont Games have some prior experience which gave us a strong foundation to draw from.
Let's start with getting you and your buddy to Grand Chien. One player is designated the “host” and the other the “partner”. The host is the one who initiates the game and the partner is the player who joins the host’s game. When creating a game the host has the option of starting a new campaign with their partner or inviting them into an ongoing playthrough.
We aimed to make the co-op gameplay as seamless as possible. The host can save and load games at any time as if they were playing alone and their partner will be there along for the ride. Additionally there is no functional difference between a save made in a co-op and single player, and the host can continue the game in single player if their buddy drops out. Both players can also load any of the saves (auto-saves or manual saves) created during co-op gameplay and continue them in singleplayer.
Your Game, Your Rules - Modding in JA3
Modding has played a significant part in the history of Jagged Alliance as community made mods have ensured the game's continued longevity. Long after its original release in 1999, Jagged Alliance 2's torch keeps burning thanks to mods such as the popular 1.13 mod. From the get-go we knew how important it was to build the game with modding in mind for players and creators alike, and enable modders to create JA3's equivalent of the renowned 1.13 mod and much more!
Modders will have access to the tools we use internally to create content such as mercs, weapons, items, quests, voice responses, and can even add support for new languages.
What him say. Unless the early reviews are awful, in which case I'll be refunding my preorder.coopasonic wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 10:59 am I am refusing to get my hopes up, but I will absolutely be playing this weekend.
Wenn ein Entwickler nach über 20 Jahren ein Kultspiel fortsetzt, tanzt er durch ein Minenfeld. Denn die Erwartungshaltung der alten Fans ist hoch, jede Änderung wird penibel beäugt, und gleichzeitig sollen auch neue Spieler zu Fans werden. Haemimont Games ist das Wagnis eingegangen – und hat es tatsächlich geschafft, mit Jagged Alliance 3 einen mehr als würdigen Nachfolger abzuliefern.
Rund 60 Stunden haben wir mittlerweile in der Preview- und Testversion verbracht, und uns keine Minute gelangweilt, ganz im Gegenteil. Das Beste daran: Nach diesen 60 Stunden haben wir immer noch das Gefühl, gerade mal angefangen zu haben. Denn Jagged Alliance 3 ist richtig schön umfangreich, ihr könnt hier je nach Spielweise und Schwierigkeitsgrad locker 100 Stunden verbringen.
Passt zu euch, wenn ...
… ihr dramatische Rundengefechte und dynamische Kampagnen liebt
… ihr die Serie mögt, vor allem Jagged Alliance 2
… euch als Jagged-Einsteiger eine steile Lernkurve nicht abschreckt
Passt nicht zu euch, wenn ...
… euch ein Spiel an die Hand nehmen soll
… ihr zwingend deutsche Sprachausgabe braucht
… ihr nicht viel Zeit zum Spielen habt
Strategie, Taktik, Rollenspiel – und ein Klassentreffen
Grundsätzlich spielt sich Jagged Alliance 3 wie sein Vorgänger von 1999. Ihr heuert Söldnerinnen und Söldner an, zieht sie auf einer strategischen Sektorenkarte in Echtzeit durch das fiktive Land Grand Chien, und befreit unter anderem Dörfer, Städte und Diamantminen vor der Terrortruppe »Die Legion«.
Rund 80 Prozent der Spielzeit verbringt ihr in taktischen Rundengefechten – und die sind richtig, richtig spannend! Was auch daran liegt, dass eure Söldner kein austauschbares Kanonenfutter sind, sondern echte Typen, die Stärken und Schwächen haben, laufend das Geschehen kommentieren, sich entwickeln und uns ans Herz wachsen.
