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son_of_montfort

March 14, 2012, 07:55:08 PM Last Edit: March 14, 2012, 07:58:51 PM by son_of_montfort
Remember how Cryptic Comet was making a Lovecraftian roguelike RPG?

Well, it is called The Occult Chronicles now and there is a LOT of new info on the blog:
http://www.crypticcomet.com/blog/

This sounds cool:
QuoteThe Occult Chronicles is a thinking man's rogue like..... a "strategy rogue like" is the term being bandied about.  It's focus is on the random generation of a large explorable game space. This means not only the map but all the things that can interact with it and each other.  I've pushed my art budget to the limit to pump up the item count in the game and also pushed my mind to come up with ways to get the elements to combine in unique and hopefully emergent ways.  150+ unique encounters, 60+ unique items, 40 spells, heroic actions and psychic abilities, 40+ edges (passive abilities), 22 Major Arcana, and over 100 unique room, basement, cave and dungeon-like tiles.  The game is huge.  And the fun is in each play through finding cool things and figuring out how they can help you to accomplish the specific mission that you are on.

Also, I apparently missed the release of the free Solium Infernum mini expansion "Rectification." COOL!
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Gusington

#1
March 14, 2012, 08:18:09 PM
That does sound great!
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LongBlade

#2
March 14, 2012, 08:34:05 PM
Sounds great!
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Nefaro

#3
March 15, 2012, 07:42:28 AM
After having a blast with DoD (and many hours in it), I'm hoping this will flip the same switch.   Lovecraft-style Rogue-like .. brilliant.

Crossing my fingers in the hopes the AI is decent.  Should be a good deal easier than in the other strategy games he's made. 

Arctic Blast

#4
March 15, 2012, 11:13:24 PM
Sounds promising!

spelk

#5
May 06, 2012, 11:42:27 AM
Sneak peek over a Forgotten Lore

http://www.crypticcomet.com/blog/?p=908

Nefaro

#6
May 06, 2012, 12:18:03 PM
I hope the card mini-game is a lot better than his last western-themed one.  That was bad & boring game mechanics, with a bad AI, and it was only briefly enjoyable for the theme IMO.

son_of_montfort

#7
May 06, 2012, 01:47:07 PM
Quote from: spelk on May 06, 2012, 11:42:27 AM
Sneak peek over a Forgotten Lore

http://www.crypticcomet.com/blog/?p=908

Release date ~October 31. We have a bit of a wait then.
"Now it is no accident all these conservatives are using time travel to teach our kids. It is the best way to fight back against the liberal version of history, or as it is sometimes known... history."

- Stephen Colbert

"The purpose of religion is to answer the ultimate question, are we in control or is there some greater force pulling the strings? And if the courts rule that corporations have the same religious rights that we humans do, I think we'll have our answer."

- Stephen Colbert

Nefaro

#8
February 22, 2013, 08:24:38 PM
The post regarding Gaslamp's upcoming game also reminded me of the Lovecraftian roguelike that Vic at Cryptic Comet is in the process of making, so I investigated..

Looks like some forumites' Vic Summoning rituals were successful, and he gave a brief update:

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Postby Vic Davis » Wed Jan 30, 2013 6:56 pm
Sorry everybody for the lack of updates. I'm still working very hard on this project. I've been focusing on just getting this done and lot's of things have been slipping through the cracks like monitoring this board and blog posts. It's a psychological thing. I've got one single purpose now and that is to finish OC and it will be finished hopefully soon. I don't want to make promises on when though. My last bit of art comes in soon and all the major systems are done. Lot's of detail work though still left. If it's not done by April then something really went wrong. It could be out as early as March. I need to finish this for my own mental health

Sounds like it should be just about finished. 

Two things I'm concerned about: 
1) He's probably using that same limiting game engine as AE, SI, SGS. 
2) The mental crush of "just getting this done" kinda reminds me of how he sounded when finishing up Six Gun Saga, and I don't think that ever got fixed up to it's potential.  At least SGS was bargain priced.  Hopefully this one is a bit more fleshed out, as his earlier games were, and the AI is passable (which should be easier to do with a roguelike, right?)

I think the game mechanics he comes up with are great (for the most part) so I have high hopes because it's got a Lovecraft theme and I'm a graphical roguelike addict.  :)

spelk

#9
March 07, 2013, 04:44:40 AM
New official Web page was put up for Occult Chronicles yesterday.

http://www.crypticcomet.com/games/OC/Occult_Chronicles.html

Also in Vic's blog post, he mentions that both Armageddon Empires and Solium Infernum will be going on sale!

Quote from: Vic Davis, Cryptic Comet
I've also lowered the prices on AE and SI to $14.99 each or $25 for both.  It's a bit of an experiment to see if the conventional wisdom is correct. I'm hoping that it brings up volume and revenues. I'd still like to get them both on steam someday.  Gabe, Valve, Steam call me.

The price for The Occult Chronicles will be $19.99.  I'll probably set up a Greenlight page once I can get a video finished. I'll post the link here if that happens.

Tamas

#10
March 07, 2013, 05:58:14 AM
thanks for the heads-up, I'll preorder the moment it becomes available. I have really liked the guy's games, he  deserves the support.

tgb

#11
March 07, 2013, 06:16:08 AM
Quote from: Tamas on March 07, 2013, 05:58:14 AM
thanks for the heads-up, I'll preorder the moment it becomes available. I have really liked the guy's games, he  deserves the support.
+1.  Anything he does is a Day One purchase for me. 

PanzersEast

#12
March 07, 2013, 11:05:39 AM
That one is a insta-buy...

I have Armageddon Empires but have never learned the rules to play it......


PE

spelk

#13
March 07, 2013, 11:43:25 AM
Quote from: PanzersEast on March 07, 2013, 11:05:39 AM
I have Armageddon Empires but have never learned the rules to play it......

PanzerEast, follow along with this (although there are 20+ parts):



Or read this:

Bill Harris did a 6 part AAR/Tutorial

http://www.crypticcomet.com/games/AE/ae_Tutorials.html

PanzersEast

#14
March 07, 2013, 11:48:54 AM
Quote from: spelk on March 07, 2013, 11:43:25 AM
Quote from: PanzersEast on March 07, 2013, 11:05:39 AM
I have Armageddon Empires but have never learned the rules to play it......

PanzerEast, follow along with this (although there are 20+ parts):

Or read this:

Bill Harris did a 6 part AAR/Tutorial

http://www.crypticcomet.com/games/AE/ae_Tutorials.html

Thanks Spelk, I will give it a go.  I always liked this type of game because you can jump in and out whenever you like.


PE
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