Soldak (creator of Depths of Peril and Din's Curse) have started hinting at their next game on their forums. The hints are pretty vague so far, and they're just beginning development, but it's interesting speculating on what they might do next.
Link.
EDIT: The game is called Drox Operative. Soldak has a page up for it.
Sounds like a space game to me -- Freelancer style.
That sounds MOO-ish.
Sweet
Hmm, interesting.
Can I give them money to get it done faster? No? Damn.
Edit: We have a name!
Gimmie!
This and Starfarer can't arrive soon enough. The Space genre is really rolling now thanks to the indie guys.
I'll throw money at this game as soon as I'm allowed.
I'm super excited about this. Soldak seems to have a perfect line to my gamer brain.
Bill Abner interview over at Gameshark: http://www.gameshark.com/features/89...
Also, the Soldak blog has been updated numerous times since this thread was last bumped.
This is my most anticipated game of 2012, bar none. I want it so, so bad.
I wish I could give them my moneys alreadys to show them how excited I am.
I wish I could give them my moneys alreadys to show them how excited I am.
RIGHT?! This is easily my most anticipated game of 2012.
This one is high on my anticipation list as well.
From the screenshots it seems like going to space may be helping them skirt the biggest issue with their earlier games, i.e. their ugliness. Not that this stopped me from playing a lot of Depths of Peril and more so Din's Curse, but the games are undeniably lacking in graphical refinement (especially compared to similar games from a mechanical stand point like Torchlight or Titan's Quest). Not having to simulate objects we actually have knowledge of (people, grass, trees, bushes, etc.) perhaps makes things look better? Perhaps this is just an uncanny valley issue? It is of course also possible that in motion this one will look ugly too...
I hope this one hits it out of the park commercially. Keeps looking better and better with every update.
Drox Operative available for preorder. 25% off ($15). Beta access.
YES! They can finally take my money!
Edit: Bfffft! You forgot to say that beta access starts as soon as you pay. Awesome.
Guuuuuuuuuuuuh!
Yup, Din's Curse in space. Fantastic, though with blemishes. Not a fan of some of the sounds. Make me want to make sounds ... I might just do that.
But the biggest thing is that MY SHIP TURNS SO SLOW!! Need to upgrade that.
I'm definitely interested in this one. I'm eager to hear more impressions!
The combat confuses me a little; there's no auto-attack option like in the Din's Curse and Depths of Peril games? I have to clickety-clickety-click, not click-and-hold?
Okay I caved and grabbed this one; anything even close to the Space Rangers 2 formula gets my immediate attention. I'll try and post some impressions later. I've only played a bit of Din's Curse, so I'm fairly new to Soldak's style.
*EDIT*
Okay, download finished and installed. The intro is mildly amusing; the guy doing the voice-over reminded me a bit of the guy from the Bad Mojo intro.
The music in the main menu made my head spin a bit, because the opening chords sound so much like Jacksonville from Sufjan Stevens!
Dryad commander Puce Moose taking command of the Moosewing!
Hadn't seen this thread but I'll jump in now. Hopefully I'll give this a better go today. I fired it up yesterday but didn't get a chance to really figure anything out.
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