If they can pull it off,
it's going to be one game I'm so going to pick up. :) As an interesting
note, these guys are VERY interesting in user feedback, and spend
quite a bit of time on their forums talking to gamers who are interested
in having their ideas heard.
Outworld is still in early
development, but it's starting to look very good. It's going to be
a very different game from anything we've seen lately, with an emphasis
on space exploration, adventure, resource collecting, ship customization
and some combat as well.
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Wow.
This guy's dentist must be a millionaire. Or armless... One
of the two.
|
Listen to
the words of the dev team in this interview, as they spread their
wisdom.
| GOOD
MORNING DAVE...[sorry couldn't resist] (Sigh. Everyone's a bad comic
- Marauder. :) |
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| Name/Alias |
| Christopher Bischoff/DarkLight
- Koplin |
|
| Location
in the real world? |
| I'm currently being
held captive in a POW camp on the Kreplacistan Border, but I'm usually
in South Africa, Johannesburg. |
|
| Games
being played right now? |
| QUAKE III
Arena, throw in the occasional StarCraft, sprinkle on some The Sims,
add a dash of Elite Force, and what do u have? I'm not sure, but
it sorta smells like almonds... |
|
| 3Dfx
or nVidia? |
| 3dFX. VOODOO ALL THE
WAY! |
|
| Favorite
news site? |
| Gamedev.net gamespot.com
and occasionally CNN.com when I want to hear about "that other world
outside my bedroom." |
|
| Boxers
or Briefs? |
| Briefs, but moving onto
Boxers (Its a painful transition). |
|
| Marital
status? |
| Single but looking.
Grrrrrrrrr |
|
| Leather
or lace? |
| Lace makes me feel sexy. |
|
| Musical preference?
|
| Rock |
|
| Favorite movie(s)?
|
| Star Wars-ROTJ-ESB-TPM,
Lost in space, Starship troopers, titan AE. |
|
| Who
or what is your role model in life? |
| My cat Kitty. He just
sleeps and eats...my kind of life. Oh yeah, George Lucas, Doug Chaing,
Neo, Agent Smith, and er...Elma Fudd. |
|
| I'm
assuming this is a part time project right now.. What do you guys
do in real life for a living? |
| I'm currently finishing
my Final Year at school. YAY! |
|
| Steel
Cage match: The Lone Ranger & Tonto vs. Jackie Chan. Who wins,and
why? |
| Lone Ranger, lets see
Jackie dodge a bullet. ;) |
| |
 |
Frighteningly,
this alien looks just like an employee at our local MTO office. |
|
|
| And the other guy. :) |
|
| Name/Alias |
| Nicolas Bischoff/RaNDoMLight
[Don't ask, long story involving a sharp instrument and a small
furry animal] |
|
| Location
in the real world? |
| South Africa,
Johannesburg, and no I am not black. I lived in Tampa Florida for
1 year, last year... |
|
| Games
being played right now? |
| Quake 3
and 2 and sometimes 1 & Total Annihilation |
|
| 3Dfx
or nVidia? |
| 3dfx! [insert witty
comment here] |
|
| Favorite
news site? |
| Game news:
gamespot.com Scene news: gamedev.net // flipcode.com |
|
| Boxers
or Briefs? |
| Neither... just kidding,
briefs |
|
| Marital
status? |
| Divorced 6 times, 12
kids [What tells you I am lying, single, call me] |
|
| Leather
or lace? |
| Lace, I like the way
it feels on my skin. |
|
| Musical preference?
|
| Almost Everything, except
Jazz ,Country and R&B |
|
| Favorite movie(s)?
|
| Star Wars [ALL], Matrix,
Titanic, Lost in Space, The shawshank redemption |
|
| Who
or what is your role model in life? |
| Pokemon and
that guy in the wasssuppp commercial oh yes and my Dad! ;) |
|
| I'm
assuming this is a part time project right now.. What do you guys
do in real life for a living? |
| I am a college student
studying computer-science while 'leaching' off my parents. I also
put a few hours a week in at a fancy restaurant. |
|
| Steel
Cage match: The Lone Ranger & Tonto vs. Jackie Chan. Who wins,and
why? |
| Jackie Chan, because
he is JACKIE CHAN, nuff' said. |
|
 |
Ohhhhhh..
Pretty space station! |
|
|
| Enough
with the background crap. On with the goodies. |
|
| Can
you please give us a short description of the Outworld project?
|
| Many years ago there
was a game called 'star-control 2' which set a precedent for adventure
games and the like back then. It has always been our favorite game
so we set out to mimic the gameplay to a degree, keeping the basic
elements of SC2 while adding our own, and so Outworld was born.
Christopher does all the 3d/2d graphics using 3dsmaxr3 while I do
all the programming that brings it all together. |
|
| Exactly
what is it and what are you trying to accomplish? (What sort of
game will it be? How will it play? What will be major emphasis in
the game be on?) |
|
The game can be divided
into several sections, namely; planetary/system exploration, Alien
relationships [through conversation//actions], combat and finally
trade/upgrading your ship.
The emphasis will be
on the adventure aspect of the game, the story that pulls everything
together. This is a mammoth project and there is only two of us,
but as you can see from the alpha we have released we are making
progress. [The alpha covers one of the more complete areas of
the engine.] Yes, we know the name 'Outworld' is owned by Microsoft,
it's a working name, GEESH! ;)
|
|
| Number
of people on team total? |
| 2 [Chris and I] and
a few consultants who help us on varies areas of gameplay etc. We
use our forum at our site for ideas/comments and crit. |
|
| Have
you guys worked on any other gaming projects in the past? |
| Yes, a retro worms clone
called Blasted Hull, its going to be out soon, published by crystal-interactive.
We have made several games but nothing on the scale of OUTWORLD. |
|
| How
long have you been working on it? |
| Since March
2000 so that's almost a year, but the game has been in concept for
many years. |
|
| Any
major influences on this game? (Ex. Other games, designers?) |
| Star Control 2, Elite,
Starfight, Starflight...The interface graphics in the game are heavily
influenced by Fallout and Fallout II. The alien graphics and feel
is heavily influenced by Neil Blevins (www.soulburn3d.com)
who is an absolutely amazing 3d artist, and from movies like MIB,
Lost in Space, StarShip Troopers and of course StarWars. |
|
| Have
you had any interest from publishers? |
| Yes, *cough* Non disclosure
agreement *cough* |
|
| Anything
else you'd like to add? |
| ....Yeah, look twice
before crossing the road, and if you ever put a rabbit in a blender,
make sure it goes in feet first so that you can see the expression
on its face. |
|
| For full
details on the game, and all it includes check out the official
site.
Looks like they're off to a good start, and asking for ideas from
the community is one hell of a good idea. It'll be hard with only
two guys on the team... But hey, we used to make games like that
in the past... Why not now? Maybe we'll see a return of quality
and actually caring about your product? Anyhows. I can hardly wait
to get my hot little hands on this one and give it a spin. Go download
the alpha from their site and see what you think! |
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| Feast your
eyes on the below never before seen screenshots. (Random! We love
you buddy!) |
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