GreedFall: The Dying Company

[Oyster Sauce]

A game finally copied the DAO/DA2 combat and is walking back on it? What idiots.

Every comment on the combat reveal trailer was negative when I watched it, sadly.

[Roguey]

A game finally copied the DAO/DA2 combat and is walking back on it? What idiots.

But they're not?

"While we do not intend to switch back to the same combat style as the first GreedFall, we do intend to make combat gameplay one of the main pillars of the early access, and a subject on which we will be particularly alert and attentive."

"Additions such as difficulty sliders, choice of character outline colours, visual cues, and numerous other QoL (Quality of Life) options are planned, though not all these features will be available at the launch of the early access. We want to take the time to gather your feedback beforehand and make sure that they are well adapted, as well as possibly adding other options in the future."

There's a bit in the middle where they claim to want it to appeal to both master tacticians and people who want to push button to win, and well, good luck with that.

[Finarfin]

Oh ffs, why did they have to listen to the normie *******. The first game had an ok combat system, the DAO combat system was something I looked forward to.

[Vergil]

Have they confirmed whether or not there will be a French dub yet?

[Roguey]

Have they confirmed whether or not there will be a French dub yet?

All their games have used English-audio only.

[Vergil]

C'est fini

[rusty_shackleford]

french is a brown language, don't want to hear it

[Rand]

the small native tribes be an equal mix of white/black/Chinese

[1998]

EA release September 24.

And a new no-gameplay trailer to go along with that news...

[1998]

Too lazy to spam the whole update, but those sneaky *****. I saw only 2 gender options and I was getting excited. But **** that disclaimer.


Other options will be added during the early access.

Actually now that I am looking at it again, there don't seem to be much difference between the appearance of both genders anyway. Great!

https://steamcommunity.com/games/199766 ... 7641070201

[Finarfin]

Too lazy to spam the whole update, but those sneaky *****. I saw only 2 gender options and I was getting excited. But **** that disclaimer.


Other options will be added during the early access.

Actually now that I am looking at it again, there don't seem to be much difference between the appearance of both genders anyway. Great!

https://steamcommunity.com/games/199766 ... 7641070201

I think that sentence is more about that they will add more customization options and not fairytale genders and ****.
Still, I am excited for it, and it looks like they still have the DA:O combat?

[1998]

Too lazy to spam the whole update, but those sneaky *****. I saw only 2 gender options and I was getting excited. But **** that disclaimer.


Other options will be added during the early access.

Actually now that I am looking at it again, there don't seem to be much difference between the appearance of both genders anyway. Great!

https://steamcommunity.com/games/199766 ... 7641070201

Still, I am excited for it, and it looks like they still have the DA:O combat?

I don't know, hard to say. I mean its still party based, but it could be anything. I still think they will make some significant changes to it.

[Xenich]

A game finally copied the DAO/DA2 combat and is walking back on it? What idiots.

But they're not?

"While we do not intend to switch back to the same combat style as the first GreedFall, we do intend to make combat gameplay one of the main pillars of the early access, and a subject on which we will be particularly alert and attentive."

"Additions such as difficulty sliders, choice of character outline colours, visual cues, and numerous other QoL (Quality of Life) options are planned, though not all these features will be available at the launch of the early access. We want to take the time to gather your feedback beforehand and make sure that they are well adapted, as well as possibly adding other options in the future."

There's a bit in the middle where they claim to want it to appeal to both master tacticians and people who want to push button to win, and well, good luck with that.

Oh FFS pick a **** audience you morons!

[1998]

That legit looks good! Can't wait to be disappointed

GreedFall 2 | New combat system unveiled




The Early Access for GreedFall 2 begins on September 24th, and we're excited to share more news about this upcoming title. Today, we're focusing on our new combat system.
Companions were well-received in the first game, and in GreedFall 2, we want to give them an even greater role in both the story and gameplay. To achieve this, we've developed a combat system that allows you to have full control over them during battles, enhancing the feeling of being a cohesive team that lives and grows together.

Introduction to the Combat System

In GreedFall 2, you have the freedom to choose whether to use tactical pause during each battle or remain in real-time.
The tactical pause feature lets you pause the fight to plan your actions, give specific orders to your companions—whether it’s moving them, activating skills, or planning combos—and anticipate enemy movements to devise the best strategy. You can also use skills in real-time for a more dynamic combat experience.



Each companion can progress according to different skill trees related to their profile. Take Nilan, our archer, for example. He has three distinct branches: Bows, Path of Charity, and Nilan’s Path. These three paths offer unique skill choices that will influence Nilan’s role within your team.
You have the freedom to create your own style by selecting skills from these different trees, allowing you to build highly specialized characters or hybrid builds without being forced to commit to a single path. Moreover, you can reset your choices, offering total flexibility to adapt your strategies according to the needs of your adventure.
As you journey through the mysterious lands of GreedFall 2, the strategic management of your group will become a key element to your success in combat. You’ll need to choose who accompanies you based on your strategy. In battle, position your companions wisely and exploit their synergy to maximize their effectiveness. Each team member possesses unique skills and can be an essential piece in your overall strategy.
Equipment also plays a crucial role, with weapons, armor, and accessories offering varied stats that you can tailor to each of your companions. Whether you want a robust warrior, a powerful mage, or a support specialist, each character can be optimized to meet the specific demands of each battle.



In addition to managing your companions, your own tactical expertise will be tested. You’ll have the ability to give precise orders to each group member using action points, a resource you recover by performing basic attacks or using potions. You can also recover your action points by resting outside of combat. Take advantage of the dynamic environment around you—use elements of the scenery, position yourself at higher ground, to create tactical opportunities and gain a strategic edge. It’s up to you to coordinate your attacks in the best possible way to defeat your enemies.



With the Survival, Craft and Alchimy talents, you will be able to loot resources to craft items and potions to enhance your combat performance. By exploring the world and collecting resources, you can create or find a variety of useful items, ranging from weapons to healing potions and deadly traps. These items can be used to boost your abilities, heal your wounds and those of your companions, or even weaken your enemies. The crafting system adds an additional layer of strategy and depth to the gameplay experience.



Tailoring the Game to Your Preferences

The new combat system in GreedFall 2 has been designed to appeal to all types of players, whether they are newcomers or seasoned fans of tactical pause games. We want every player to be able to create their own experience according to their preferences. Difficulty settings also allow the game to be adjusted to different playstyles.
You can customize the game to suit your preferences, whether you're looking for an intense tactical challenge or a narrative-driven experience where your fate depends on your decisions.



You'll have the option to adjust the damage your team takes, recovery time, and the damage inflicted on enemies. These three parameters can be adjusted independently of each other. You can even choose to take no damage at all if you want to focus 100% on the narrative aspect.
In addition to these settings, there's an option to make your companions autonomous, allowing the AI to manage their actions if you prefer to concentrate on your character only
Through these various settings, we hope to create the best possible experience, and we'll continue down this path during Early Access by being attentive to all feedback.

[Finarfin]

That legit looks good! Can't wait to be disappointed

GreedFall 2 | New combat system unveiled




The Early Access for GreedFall 2 begins on September 24th, and we're excited to share more news about this upcoming title. Today, we're focusing on our new combat system.
Companions were well-received in the first game, and in GreedFall 2, we want to give them an even greater role in both the story and gameplay. To achieve this, we've developed a combat system that allows you to have full control over them during battles, enhancing the feeling of being a cohesive team that lives and grows together.

Introduction to the Combat System

In GreedFall 2, you have the freedom to choose whether to use tactical pause during each battle or remain in real-time.
The tactical pause feature lets you pause the fight to plan your actions, give specific orders to your companions—whether it’s moving them, activating skills, or planning combos—and anticipate enemy movements to devise the best strategy. You can also use skills in real-time for a more dynamic combat experience.



Each companion can progress according to different skill trees related to their profile. Take Nilan, our archer, for example. He has three distinct branches: Bows, Path of Charity, and Nilan’s Path. These three paths offer unique skill choices that will influence Nilan’s role within your team.
You have the freedom to create your own style by selecting skills from these different trees, allowing you to build highly specialized characters or hybrid builds without being forced to commit to a single path. Moreover, you can reset your choices, offering total flexibility to adapt your strategies according to the needs of your adventure.
As you journey through the mysterious lands of GreedFall 2, the strategic management of your group will become a key element to your success in combat. You’ll need to choose who accompanies you based on your strategy. In battle, position your companions wisely and exploit their synergy to maximize their effectiveness. Each team member possesses unique skills and can be an essential piece in your overall strategy.
Equipment also plays a crucial role, with weapons, armor, and accessories offering varied stats that you can tailor to each of your companions. Whether you want a robust warrior, a powerful mage, or a support specialist, each character can be optimized to meet the specific demands of each battle.



In addition to managing your companions, your own tactical expertise will be tested. You’ll have the ability to give precise orders to each group member using action points, a resource you recover by performing basic attacks or using potions. You can also recover your action points by resting outside of combat. Take advantage of the dynamic environment around you—use elements of the scenery, position yourself at higher ground, to create tactical opportunities and gain a strategic edge. It’s up to you to coordinate your attacks in the best possible way to defeat your enemies.



With the Survival, Craft and Alchimy talents, you will be able to loot resources to craft items and potions to enhance your combat performance. By exploring the world and collecting resources, you can create or find a variety of useful items, ranging from weapons to healing potions and deadly traps. These items can be used to boost your abilities, heal your wounds and those of your companions, or even weaken your enemies. The crafting system adds an additional layer of strategy and depth to the gameplay experience.



Tailoring the Game to Your Preferences

The new combat system in GreedFall 2 has been designed to appeal to all types of players, whether they are newcomers or seasoned fans of tactical pause games. We want every player to be able to create their own experience according to their preferences. Difficulty settings also allow the game to be adjusted to different playstyles.
You can customize the game to suit your preferences, whether you're looking for an intense tactical challenge or a narrative-driven experience where your fate depends on your decisions.



You'll have the option to adjust the damage your team takes, recovery time, and the damage inflicted on enemies. These three parameters can be adjusted independently of each other. You can even choose to take no damage at all if you want to focus 100% on the narrative aspect.
In addition to these settings, there's an option to make your companions autonomous, allowing the AI to manage their actions if you prefer to concentrate on your character only
Through these various settings, we hope to create the best possible experience, and we'll continue down this path during Early Access by being attentive to all feedback.

I like it! The combat gifs remind me of DA:O and of all games BG3 (mainly because the running around seems very similar to that, and I half expected the switch to combat changing it to turn based, looks like BG3 but real time with pause)

[1998]

That legit looks good! Can't wait to be disappointed

GreedFall 2 | New combat system unveiled




The Early Access for GreedFall 2 begins on September 24th, and we're excited to share more news about this upcoming title. Today, we're focusing on our new combat system.
Companions were well-received in the first game, and in GreedFall 2, we want to give them an even greater role in both the story and gameplay. To achieve this, we've developed a combat system that allows you to have full control over them during battles, enhancing the feeling of being a cohesive team that lives and grows together.

Introduction to the Combat System

In GreedFall 2, you have the freedom to choose whether to use tactical pause during each battle or remain in real-time.
The tactical pause feature lets you pause the fight to plan your actions, give specific orders to your companions—whether it’s moving them, activating skills, or planning combos—and anticipate enemy movements to devise the best strategy. You can also use skills in real-time for a more dynamic combat experience.



Each companion can progress according to different skill trees related to their profile. Take Nilan, our archer, for example. He has three distinct branches: Bows, Path of Charity, and Nilan’s Path. These three paths offer unique skill choices that will influence Nilan’s role within your team.
You have the freedom to create your own style by selecting skills from these different trees, allowing you to build highly specialized characters or hybrid builds without being forced to commit to a single path. Moreover, you can reset your choices, offering total flexibility to adapt your strategies according to the needs of your adventure.
As you journey through the mysterious lands of GreedFall 2, the strategic management of your group will become a key element to your success in combat. You’ll need to choose who accompanies you based on your strategy. In battle, position your companions wisely and exploit their synergy to maximize their effectiveness. Each team member possesses unique skills and can be an essential piece in your overall strategy.
Equipment also plays a crucial role, with weapons, armor, and accessories offering varied stats that you can tailor to each of your companions. Whether you want a robust warrior, a powerful mage, or a support specialist, each character can be optimized to meet the specific demands of each battle.



In addition to managing your companions, your own tactical expertise will be tested. You’ll have the ability to give precise orders to each group member using action points, a resource you recover by performing basic attacks or using potions. You can also recover your action points by resting outside of combat. Take advantage of the dynamic environment around you—use elements of the scenery, position yourself at higher ground, to create tactical opportunities and gain a strategic edge. It’s up to you to coordinate your attacks in the best possible way to defeat your enemies.



With the Survival, Craft and Alchimy talents, you will be able to loot resources to craft items and potions to enhance your combat performance. By exploring the world and collecting resources, you can create or find a variety of useful items, ranging from weapons to healing potions and deadly traps. These items can be used to boost your abilities, heal your wounds and those of your companions, or even weaken your enemies. The crafting system adds an additional layer of strategy and depth to the gameplay experience.



Tailoring the Game to Your Preferences

The new combat system in GreedFall 2 has been designed to appeal to all types of players, whether they are newcomers or seasoned fans of tactical pause games. We want every player to be able to create their own experience according to their preferences. Difficulty settings also allow the game to be adjusted to different playstyles.
You can customize the game to suit your preferences, whether you're looking for an intense tactical challenge or a narrative-driven experience where your fate depends on your decisions.



You'll have the option to adjust the damage your team takes, recovery time, and the damage inflicted on enemies. These three parameters can be adjusted independently of each other. You can even choose to take no damage at all if you want to focus 100% on the narrative aspect.
In addition to these settings, there's an option to make your companions autonomous, allowing the AI to manage their actions if you prefer to concentrate on your character only
Through these various settings, we hope to create the best possible experience, and we'll continue down this path during Early Access by being attentive to all feedback.

I like it! The combat gifs remind me of DA:O and of all games BG3 (mainly because the running around seems very similar to that, and I half expected the switch to combat changing it to turn based, looks like BG3 but real time with pause)

Indeed, that weird running/jumping animations looks a bit funky but other than that, it's much more than I had expected for a sequel.

[rusty_shackleford]

the natives look significantly browner now than the first game

[Oyster Sauce]

the natives look significantly browner now than the first game

Surely they made the colonizers whiter to compensate, right?

[Roguey]

Blonde tomboy romance confirmed, gonna give her that not-oirish d.

the natives look significantly browner now than the first game

The islanders were a multicultural bunch to avoid that kind of lib criticism. They show in the customization sequence that you can make a light-skinned main character.

[Finarfin]

Blonde tomboy romance confirmed, gonna give her that not-oirish d.

the natives look significantly browner now than the first game

The islanders were a multicultural bunch to avoid that kind of lib criticism. They show in the customization sequence that you can make a light-skinned main character.

>Blonde tomboy romance confirmed

[Finarfin]

It's so refreshing to see men and women actually looking like men and women.

[Lhynn]

Complete slop

[Yankee Zulu]

Looks like somethings been brewing over there.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/spiders-w ... management

Workers at French studio Spiders have announced a strike planned for the week starting September 2.

A committee representing employees has published an open letter via union STJV, going through the alleged issues at the Nacon-owned studio, spanning several years.

44 workers out of Spiders' 95 staff signed the Spiders Action Committee letter as of August 27, with the strike to take place on September 2 and 3 in front of Spiders' offices and online on a Minecraft server set up for the occasion.

[rusty_shackleford]

Looks like somethings been brewing over there.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/spiders-w ... management

Workers at French studio Spiders have announced a strike planned for the week starting September 2.

A committee representing employees has published an open letter via union STJV, going through the alleged issues at the Nacon-owned studio, spanning several years.

44 workers out of Spiders' 95 staff signed the Spiders Action Committee letter as of August 27, with the strike to take place on September 2 and 3 in front of Spiders' offices and online on a Minecraft server set up for the occasion.

and online on a Minecraft server set up for the occasion.

[Shillitron]

Looks like somethings been brewing over there.

online on a Minecraft server set up for the occasion.

In other words... 10 people are actually gonna strike and the rest are gonna sit at home chilling afk in a Minecraft server.

44 workers out of Spiders' 95 staff

44 jobs just opened up.

This follows an alleged failed meeting attempt with the head of the company on August 23. Spiders is headed by CEO Anne Devouassoux.

The committee said this also follows a previous strike that took place in January, primarily regarding remote working, as well as a previous open later that Spiders management has reportedly not addressed.

Jesus **** they've striked like 4 times in the last 6 months????!
Employees want remote work and more pay and have further lists of demands..

A Female CEO lost control of her company - How is that possible..?

The alleged problems highlighted by staff include low wages, mismanagement, lack of transparency, high turnover at the company, a poor gender balance and pay gap, refusal to acknowledge collective action, and more.

"In 2020, Spiders employed only 40 salaried workers and produced one game at a time. Today the number of workers has more than doubled. Doubts surrounding the painful introduction of a second production line and the studio's first early access for Greedfall 2, both decisions forced through without consultation or even discussion, further accentuate the general sense of anxiety.

Sounds like we need to go back to 95-44 workers.. was the sweet spot.

"The current corporate strategy appears incomprehensible to us, devoid of any rational explanation, and we hope that our efforts can finally push the collective determination of a clear direction."

If I was the CEO I'd set a very clear direction. Pack your **** and for those left behind - finish the ******* game.

[Roguey]

Spiders is headed by CEO Anne Devouassoux.

Wait, what? What happed to Mommy Jehanne?

http://cerclefinance.com/default.asp?pu ... localcode=

French video game company Nacon announced Wednesday that Anne Devouassoux will take over as director of its Paris-based studio Spiders as of today.

Jehanne Rousseau - who previously held the position of general manager of the studio she herself founded in 2008 - has been named creative and production director.

In her new role, she will be responsible for key creative elements of the studio's upcoming games, including the highly anticipated adventure game 'GreedFall 2' and other unannounced games in pre-production.

Anne Devouassoux, who joins Spiders after seven years at Kylotonn, another Nacon-owned studio, will be responsible for managing a team that has grown from 35 to 80 developers over the past three years, as well as managing a studio with multiple projects and "big ambitions.

Aw, ****. Still there but got tired of doing the day-to-day and wanted full creative control.

The alleged problems highlighted by staff include low wages, mismanagement, lack of transparency, high turnover at the company, a poor gender balance and pay gap, refusal to acknowledge collective action, and more.

... is the gender balance and pay gap because they have too many women they're paying more...? Because the top two and thus highest paid people at the company are women, what are these frogs on about?

Sounds like doubling in size ruined the company culture, same story as always.

[rusty_shackleford]

how strange that they doubled in size and nearly the same amount of people they grew by are going to be striking

[Finarfin]

Just fire them.

[Tweed]

Put them to the sword.

[1998]

Would love to see a breakdown on which half is going on strike. Wouldn't want to miss out on those high value twitter posts....