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System Shock Remastered Kickstarter Launched (PC/XB1) | 900K Goal - Demo Available
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CrichtonKicks
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Is there any detail on Avellone's involvement? Because at the outset it feels like a joke on the Avellone-Kickstarter meme. Why do we need heavy involvement from a writer for a SS-remake? The original was written quite well already.
It probably wont make the $1.7 million stretch goal
Wouldn't be so sure. Some Kickstarters get some insane backing rushes at the very end. MST3K was pretty incredible in that regard.
adversarial
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It probably wont make the $1.7 million stretch goal
I hope it does. I love that they're remastering this, and I hope they continue to do so with other classics. A remastered System Shock, in particular, needs to be played by those who missed out.
This is one of the only Kickstarters I've backed, besides the (failed?) Final Fantasy Tactics successor.
Alpha Phoenix
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I wish the demo was available on XB1. I really want to check it out.
It has a chance, it'll probably hit it off they announce PS4It probably wont make the $1.7 million stretch goal
Regginator
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oops wrong thread
Mackenzie 92
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Isn't it unity? Is there any game that runs smooth and bug free in that engine? Let alone a FPS?
Ghost_Messiah
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Good to see this getting funded! It'll be funded in a matter of days no doubt. Great to see such strong support. It's a worthy game that deserves to be funded.
phant0m
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Hearthstone, Monument Valley, Ori and the Blind Forest
Basically anything not first-person 3D.
pretty done
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Nope
But it's an old classic people loved so they'll look past obvious shortcomings like using the worst engine in gaming.
therealminime
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Inside runs on Unity and is flawless.
But yeah it's really not great for 3D fps games.
orthodoxy1095
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I'd hesitate to call it the worst, but it's certainly one of the most inconsistent.
Some games I've played on it run like absolute trash, others were buttery smooth. There's a ridiculous quality gap.
I've played a whole lot of Unity games, but I have yet to come across one which is large scale, 3D, and performs consistently. The closest is Assault Android Cactus and that isn't all that large in scale.
I'm glad they are open to picking something else -- most devs wouldn't even consider it.
Personally I feel like, with how small the demo actually is, the performance issues they have should be discouraging. The same demo created in UE4 would probably not have those performance issues.
The newest engine version seems to add a great deal of performance improvements for games like The Long Dark, hopefully that translates to this release.
Isn't this already on Unity 5? Also, The Long Dark doesn't seem as effects heavy as this, which sort of ironic since they seem to be going for a sort of simplified retro look in the textures.
I hope they open up a Paypal backing option on their website, once the goal is hit or after the KS if they have too much to do right now.
I felt so ashamed for not noticing this right away too.
Mackenzie 92
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To my knowledge, they switched it over from the older version.
I also encountered a seemingly regular enemy that was exponentially tougher than the others. I'd wager we're talking about the very same one. It's probably not intentional as he neither look nor acts differently to the others.
phant0m
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dancrane212
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INSIDE for sure. One of the smoothest games I've ever seen/played regardless of engine or platform.
ElectricBlanketFire
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I still can't get past the title screen. :/
MrCunningham
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What are your system specs?
FunkyPajamas
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Yay 700k! come on I need my Linux stretch goal!
come on I need my Linux stretch goal!ElectricBlanketFire
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Acer Laptop Aspire AS7741G-6426
Intel Core i5 480M (2.66 GHz)
4 GB Memory
640GB HDD
AMD Radeon HD 6550M
MrCunningham
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Minimum system requirements:
Maybe your laptop doesn't have the system RAM requirements to run the demo? I would imagine that even with the above system requirements, your laptop still might have some chance.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Damn, looks like I need to upgrade. :/
I backed a Darren Wall book. I was going to back Armikrog, but not because I wanted the game. I wanted a giant painting of Earthworm Jim and they all sold out. I shouldnt have hesitated.
exmachina64
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Your laptop is an order of magnitude below being able to run the game.
Important Request for the development team:
Please make it easy to toggle on/off all HUD elements with the press of a button so that the screen is completely clear for screenshots.
Some games let you go to Options to toggle but that is a hassle to do constantly so a hotkey toggle would be much preferred.
I think this is at the top of the list of things the the community needs and failure to include this feature may result in your Kickstarter not making it. Just a hunch.
Please make it easy to toggle on/off all HUD elements with the press of a button so that the screen is completely clear for screenshots.
Some games let you go to Options to toggle but that is a hassle to do constantly so a hotkey toggle would be much preferred.
I think this is at the top of the list of things the the community needs and failure to include this feature may result in your Kickstarter not making it. Just a hunch.
Sword Of Doom
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Screenshots look beautiful. Love the look of the game
I disagree with this pretty strongly as a development practice actually, but every team is different so yeah I think it's fair to say judging a game on an early demo's performance isn't a particularly accurate approach.
Aww thanks <3 There are so many things that could be said about this stuff but it's a complicated issue really, Unity is so good at what it does but I think some times it suffers from its own success, the millions of users out there aren't screaming for that polished consistency in their feature requests when they can have stuff like a new single click depth of field solution etc. It's possible to get a Unity game running great (especially on PC) but it does require a lot of attention and focus from day zero of development.
I'm not gonna back this because the pitch video didn't quite convince me but I am excited to see how it turns out and will pick it up if reviews are good, loved System Shock 2 but never had the pleasure of playing 1 when it was originally released. Pretty cool idea to remaster something that was so well regarded yet so few played.
Candescence
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I myself have a fairly good i5 CPU and a R9 290 GPU, and the demo performs fairly well, with slight hitching on occasion, but this is the first Unity game I've encountered so far that actually has such an issue on my desktop rig.
Mind you, there is a time and place for optimization, and it is a good idea to think about how to structure things in an optimal way even early on, but a common programming saying is that premature optimization is the root of all evil. The prototype is rather effects-heavy, really.
Mind you, there is a time and place for optimization, and it is a good idea to think about how to structure things in an optimal way even early on, but a common programming saying is that premature optimization is the root of all evil. The prototype is rather effects-heavy, really.
Regginator
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This should be a pre-requirement for literally every game. I'm not a developer of any kind, but if you can make a game then surely it can't be too difficult to include one (preferably customizable) key toggle.
The Janitor
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8 X 11 Printer Paper
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Five days in chart.
Changed a few of the other campaigns to lower ones, and those that have the same length as SS.
Patrick S.
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Why isn't this funded yet?!
It's clear it will be, but I thought it would do so in a day or two.
It's clear it will be, but I thought it would do so in a day or two.
Every kickstarter goes on this path. It all depends on the initial 3 days and you can predict from there.
moniker
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Sparrowhawk
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I hope there's an option because I love the low res look of it, honestly.
Still, it's a bit disappointing for a game like this. Kickstarter obviously isn't quite what it was for video games a few years ago but System Shock is like the PC game and they seem to be doing everything right with the KS, more than almost any other developer. Looks like that 1.7m Goal will be pretty difficult to reach.
