@gothix said in what do you like to see next from the developers?:
You bow your head to noone, not even "gods". Your personality is strong and you see every living being as equal. There are no "gods" just a different species perhaps more advanced ones but none more valuable than other. None that deserves being bowed to.
And then you take up divination to talk shit.
A lot of these are already confirmed (temples, resource processing buildings, NPC trade routes between cities). I think resource specialization within cities will be a natural consequence of the way resources are distributed and doesn't need any special restrictions. If a governor of a city in the middle of a desert wants to build logging facilities, let them waste the resources.
As for designated areas, that's up to the governor to decide if they want to designate certain areas of a city to specific activities. Hopefully the town building tools allow the freedom to design and decorate a city as the governor wishes, and it's not as simple and restrictive as placing down a prebuilt town square/crafting area/bazaar/etc.
I don't think player towns will be able to build gateways/portals. We already have fixed locations for these and some limited teleportation abilities. Having too much insta-travel defeats the survival/logistical part of the game.
Dynamight Studios is a financially stable company. Careful business planning, coupled with backing from the three founders and private investors, make us feel safe about the future of the project. Moreover, we already have open channels with a few large game publishers that have shown interest in Fractured.
They've stated that the game will be funded regardless of the kickstarter's success so they're not just working off of the KS money. Prometheus also said that to even get a game to a KS ready state already requires significant funding which they presumably already have considering the campaign.
Kickstarter offers some benefits: quick funding to immediately hire new talent, some publicity, and free SpatialOS servers for testing for hitting a minimum crowdfunding goal (likely why 100k was chosen). It's not their entire business plan.
The only potential problem I see with switching characters is having characters strategically positioned offline in different areas. Guilds can exploit this to bypass travel limitations when defending territory.
@gothix said in Demon Redemption:
only good aligned beast men (while on Arboreus) are prevented from switching away from good alignment.
humans can switch to neutral and then commit a crime
IIRC from one of the Q&As, the restricted areas on Arboreus are good alignment only and alignment changing isn't possible while inside.
@grofire You choose your alignment when you rest. The available choices are determined by your karma and location.
I don't think NPC interactions will be that deep, especially on release. They don't even have a writer to flesh out the lore, let alone someone to write and script a bunch of NPC dialogue. The most that I've seen mentioned is that governors can determine who guards will attack.
@alcriblp Can you source any of that? Either you're making a crazy amount of assumptions or I'm not as read up on the game as I thought.
You're incapable of doing evil things when your alignment is set to good.
Based on this:
@prometheus said in A Delicate Question: Slavery:
NPCs will play a big role in Fractured - guilds will be able to attract them to their villages / towns, where they can settle and start their own businesses. They'll have proper names, be more or less skilled in different activities and - to an extent - have different personalities.
I get the impression that attracting, collecting, and managing NPCs will be a significant part of town management. In regards to NPC strength, maybe the governor of a town will have to assign guard duty to the available NPCs that the town has acquired. Ideally you would want NPCs that are particularly skilled in combat as guards , but maybe the town hasn't attracted many suitable NPCs and would have to settle for lesser skilled guards (maybe buildings can play a role in the types of NPCs towns get).