Astrophil Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Just wondering, and probably on behalf of us impatient whippersnappers, does the dev team maybe have a video of gameplay, even if extremely primitive? Especially after viewing the pro-gen forest on Twitter. That was just beautiful. *le tear* And if not, I'm perfectly sure there are reasons ~Astrophil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NQ-Nyzaltar Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Hi Astrophil, Indeed, we have a few internal early videos about the gameplay. But, those are not available publicly for several reasons: 1) In the mind of some people, releasing a video (even if you specifically say that it is very early development, in Pre-Alpha or such) it's like saying "this game is ready for reviews and critics, even if the features displayed are unfinished and/or not polished". This is sad, but this is reality. We saw this state of mind quite apparent not later than a few weeks ago, on a pre-alpha video made by another indie studio. All the more reasons to be cautious. While we are sure that releasing early videos would please players who are eager to know and see more about the game, we also want to be sure we are ready before showing anything at all. 2) You saw the forest screenshot published last year and you might think we should be quite advanced now with amazing videos with this kind of forest covering kilometers on a planet. Unfortunately, development isn't that simple. Last year, we did a small procedurally generated forest area on an empty planet. The goal of this experiment was to see to which extent we can push the graphics quality. However, in order to speed up internal testing & QA on gameplay we have ? temporarily ? deactivated many graphics options. Currently all our internal gameplay videos are more technical than focusing on graphics. Showing those now would just confuse new, non-informed players about the graphics quality we?re aiming at. That?s why we don?t want to release any gameplay videos yet. 3) Starting to release videos is generally the phase where the press start to talk about a game. And while it might not appear that way, we're still more or less in "stealth mode", even if we're already open to discussion on many various subjects. We don't want to see the press talking about the game too soon, before we're ready. We haven't launched any real PR campaign yet. All the people who came to this forum are people who found the game by personal research or after a discussion on a social media. In short, in our communication plan, releasing videos means we have reached a specific milestone. Best regards, Nyzaltar. Dreamstar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybrex Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Hi Astrophil, Indeed, we have a few internal early videos about the gameplay. But, those are not available publicly for several reasons: 1) In the mind of some people, releasing a video (even if you specifically say that it is very early development, in Pre-Alpha or such) it's like saying "this game is ready for reviews and critics, even if the features displayed are unfinished and/or not polished". This is sad, but this is reality. We saw this state of mind quite apparent not later than a few weeks ago, on a pre-alpha video made by another indie studio. All the more reasons to be cautious. While we are sure that releasing early videos would please players who are eager to know and see more about the game, we also want to be sure we are ready before showing anything at all. 2) You saw the forest screenshot published last year and you might think we should be quite advanced now with amazing videos with this kind of forest covering kilometers on a planet. Unfortunately, development isn't that simple. Last year, we did a small procedurally generated forest area on an empty planet. The goal of this experiment was to see to which extent we can push the graphics quality. However, in order to speed up internal testing & QA on gameplay we have ? temporarily ? deactivated many graphics options. Currently all our internal gameplay videos are more technical than focusing on graphics. Showing those now would just confuse new, non-informed players about the graphics quality we?re aiming at. That?s why we don?t want to release any gameplay videos yet. 3) Starting to release videos is generally the phase where the press start to talk about a game. And while it might not appear that way, we're still more or less in "stealth mode", even if we're already open to discussion on many various subjects. We don't want to see the press talking about the game too soon, before we're ready. We haven't launched any real PR campaign yet. All the people who came to this forum are people who found the game by personal research or after a discussion on a social media. In short, in our communication plan, releasing videos means we have reached a specific milestone. Best regards, Nyzaltar. Seems pretty fair to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle777 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 ??????? ???? ??????????? ????? ? ????? ????? ????? ??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NQ-Nyzaltar Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 ??????? ???? ??????????? ????? ? ????? ????? ????? ??????? Google translation: "important to have a good game and came out a video then you can do" "Hi eagle777 and welcome on the Dual Universe forum. As english will be (at least for now) the only language used on the forum, could you use Google Translate for your next posts, in order that everyone participating in the posts can understand (at least roughly, as Google Translate is not perfect) what you intended to say? Thanks in advance!" ?????? ???? 777 ? ????? ?????????? ?? ????? ??????? ?????????. ??? ?????????? ????? (?? ??????? ???? ??????) ?????? ????, ???????????? ?? ??????, ?? ????? ?? ?? ???????????? Google Translate ??? ????????? ?????????, ??? ????, ????? ?????? ????????? ? ????????? ????? ?????? (?? ??????? ????, ???????? ??? Google Translate ?? ???????? ???????????) ??, ??? ?? ?????????????, ????? ???????? ??????? ???????! Best Regards, Nyzaltar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateris Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 A few height maps or in game screen shots would really be a positive move for the PC gaming community across the planet. Especially now that word is spreading about the game. And games like myself who are Eve whores will support your project and spread the word with actual game media. A small proton of a screen shot is rather an outstanding method to show the world you are here with zero hype UR4 rockz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NQ-Nyzaltar Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Hi Lateris and welcome! As mentioned in the January Newsletter sent this week-end, screenshots are coming soon (first quarter 2016 if all goes well ). Best Regards, Nyzaltar. metronibo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybrex Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Hi Lateris and welcome! As mentioned in the January Newsletter sent this week-end, screenshots are coming soon (first quarter 2016 if all goes well ). Best Regards, Nyzaltar. Hylios and Bella_Astrum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylios Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I think Ellegos summed up my reaction better than I can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronibo Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Here are some teasers Bella_Astrum, Daddio and Obstinance 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylios Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 It's gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddio Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 looking amazing, cant wait to start harvesting, exploring and building in that setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvligh Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Hehe, look at all the lumber harvesting I can profit from! Bella_Astrum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella_Astrum Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Gorgeous, makes me wonder what beasts or alien critters could be hiding in those trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotwingz Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Wow, that looks very good for an early teaser! Thank you for sharing those screenshots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obstinance Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Fantastic! spaceships and forests. i have so many questions. and ideas, most of which have already been asked and or suggested, so i will keep reading. every thread i read gets me more excited and interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semigod Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 So is everything made in house or are you guys using some presets from the engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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