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Timer for Planescape appears. Expires Monday
- Thread starter Megalosaro
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Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
What's this game? Never heard of it
You really don't want to though...
I'll take a steam version of Planescape, it won't be a big remake just like BG2 remastered but I'll take what I'll get
You really don't want to though...
Incandenza
Banned
Even though I've already purchased and never played the GoG version, I would be so down for a remaster.
Zap Rowsdower
Banned
I think its all about writing in a journal or something? I don't know it always sounded boring to me.
Yeah I'll buy and play this again. Why not? It's still the best written game of all time as far as I know. The spiritual successor has its issues but it is MOST DEFINITELY feeling the planescape vibe. There isn't quite anything like it, still.
Worth a pickup for anyone IMO.
Worth a pickup for anyone IMO.
Links dont work.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
if it's an enhanced edition I will definitely buy.
purseowner
Member
Someone posted these on /v/, claiming to be a tester for the game.
I guess I won't start the GOG version of that then.
Someone posted these on /v/, claiming to be a tester for the game.
Beamdog has been teasing this game on twitter and posting a countdown on planEscape.com. This is the only thing they could be talking about.
That said, this is great! The game ABSOLUTELY holds up and letting people play it more easily on modern systems is only a good thing. Give everyone a chance to experience the best writing in video games.
Spacejaws
Member
Some clever clog also spotted this...
Courtesy of user smeagolheart
check the source code from the page planescape.com (Brackets changed to parentheses to be able to paste code here):
....html code....
(center)(h2 style="font-size: 26pt;")(/h2)(/center)
(div class="centered")
(div class="clock" style="width: 620px;" secret="0x50 0x53 0x54 0x45 0x45")(/div)
(/div)
....
0x50 0x53 0x54 0x45 0x45 translates to PSTEE, translate the 'secret' for yourself here:
http://www.rapidtables.com/convert/number/hex-to-ascii.htm
Courtesy of user smeagolheart
check the source code from the page planescape.com (Brackets changed to parentheses to be able to paste code here):
....html code....
(center)(h2 style="font-size: 26pt;")(/h2)(/center)
(div class="centered")
(div class="clock" style="width: 620px;" secret="0x50 0x53 0x54 0x45 0x45")(/div)
(/div)
....
0x50 0x53 0x54 0x45 0x45 translates to PSTEE, translate the 'secret' for yourself here:
http://www.rapidtables.com/convert/number/hex-to-ascii.htm
KainXVIII
Member
Someone posted these on /v/, claiming to be a tester for the game.
Ehh, looks like original with resolution mod (tiny menu icons included)
I've had a lot of difficulty getting Planescape: Torment to run well on Windows 10.
I either get graphical glitches, or it runs ≤20 FPS.
I can't get EAX audio working in the game at all either.
Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 run fine for me with the Trilogy mod, since that runs both in the BG2 engine.
Getting BG1 to work on its own without that mod was about as problematic as PST - though EAX audio still worked.
So I passed on the Enhanced Editions of BG1&2, as I heard they introduced quite a few issues that were not present in the originals.
Did they ever port over the EAX effects to their new engine?
Having environmental effects really helped the atmosphere of these games, and I'd hate to lose them.
Someone posted these on /v/, claiming to be a tester for the game.
I also think the modded original via GOG still holds up well, but it would certainly be nice to improve upon those further and make the game super easy to just jump into. In that sense, an enhanced edition would be great - but it totally depends on what they are doing with it.
The image could easily just be some resolution fixes, but more interesting would be what else they are doing, what's happening regarding the broken / unfinished content, do they intend to add to the game / alter combat etc etc. So It's up in the air till this gets an official discussion. I won't bother with the current version on GOG till more info on this is available, then decide which to play
KainXVIII
Member
I doubt it 😔
Turin Turambar
Member
This.
I played it exactly like that, a few years ago. Not a lot of reason to be excited.
More_Badass
Member
I agree. He should play it on iPad
I tried Baldur's Gate on iPhone before I got a tablet and it's impossible
firebricks3
Member
As long as they leave it more or less alone and just do a remaster, I will buy it.
Spacejaws
Member
Ah that's bull. I've got it on an Iphone 6 and beat Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale and yeah it's not the best but absolutely playable. Perfect for playing while waiting for a bus or a plane or whatever.
Brad Grenz
Member
Yeah, I'm hopeful they get around to doing EEs of both games. The Enhanced Editions are all really good. I'd love to replay IWD2, but as you say it's super awkward.
More_Badass
Member
I found it unplayable. Screen was just too cramped.
I imagine Planescape would be even worse due to all the reading and text
To all th people saying "but you can already play the GOG version with the widescreen mod and the UI Fix"... well, yes. That's what I'm currently doing to play it, but it's not ideal at all. The game randomly crashes in certain areas, sometimes the whole screen flickers, I run some Windows compatibility shit just to make the cursor not leave a trail and so on and so on.
If everything goes right, the EE wouldn't be that buggy or unstable. That'd be a relief.
If everything goes right, the EE wouldn't be that buggy or unstable. That'd be a relief.
Planescape Torment Enhanced Edition, easy one to predict there.
The original even with the mods has serious problems on modern displays and bugs up the wazoo.
Disagree, the screens look a bit better I think.
The original even with the mods has serious problems on modern displays and bugs up the wazoo.
Disagree, the screens look a bit better I think.
They will probably restore all content possible -- can't see why they won't. Most of the RC content mods also add a couple of quests which I'd probably would not restore -- I guess it's up to Beamdog how to handle them.
I absolutely do not want to see any new Beamdog added content. The game is with the majority of the restored content is pretty complete, and I don't really see benefit in adding a new NPC, new area, or new quests.
I thought this was a great idea until I tried to play BG on my phone. That was a mistake.
Spacejaws
Member
Here's hoping for a text size option. The new patch for BG had one and I really liked it. Seems like the mindset behind including it was for mobile devices. Seeing as Planescape had a generally recomended mod that also did text resizing there's a good chance it will be in there.
Other than that I actually didn't have any problems with the text but I guess I read kindle on my phone all the time too and used to the text size. Honestly it doesn't seem that much smaller than what i'm typing at the moment on my phone.
AntiFacebook
Member
I prefer a new game in the planescape setting over a remaster that will give us nothing that mods haven't done before.
boybrushdRED
Member
Day one for me. Hope it will be released this year.
Nikodemos
Member
The core engine still runs like hot garbage on current computers. "Just add mods" is never the answer to performance issues.
If all Beamdog do is make the game stable on current rigs at current resolutions, they'll be doing more than all modpacks combined.
Patrick S.
Banned
Wow, I'll get two physical copies day one.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Can't wait to see what new features are included in this.
Is it not good? I haven't gotten around to it yet but I was going to.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
It's Monday night, hurry up!