[Blackguards] Третья глава в «Раннем доступе» (страница 1)

Gameplay relatedWhy does swapping arrows consume an action?
Like swapping weapons, swapping ammunition uses up an action, encouraging players to anticipate.

Why aren't there more character customization options?
Character creation was made deliberately simple to ensure a quick access to the actual game. You can freely skill and level up your character. You can decide which spells, skills and attributes you favor. The only preset you have to choose is a character type at the game's beginning.
[Update: We're currently looking into ways to give you more freedom for character creation at game start.]

Why is there no 360° camera?
We wanted to keep interaction in towns simple, without too much time going into the search of certain characters or dialogue partners. On the battlefield, this also contributes to a fast paced gameplay with good navigation. However, you can still tilt the camera in different angles for an optimized view.

Why aren't there random encounters?
The Adventure Point (experience) system is balanced towards optimal, constant difficulty. Random encounters or repeatable battles would mess with that system. Random encounters would also slow down the game's pace, significantly harming immersion.

Why doesn't the combat log show dice rolls?
The combat log is a tool designed to show a detailed summary of a battle. The game's calculations are pretty complex and displaying all variables would render the combat log much less useful.

Why do piles of crates and barrels always fall into a certain direction?
Piles are placed in certain strategic areas. If they'd fall randomly, they'd probably impair a maps intended design.

Why is there no storage area for my stuff or housing in the game?
This game is about a desperate escape followed by a journey. A safe house or a long-term home would contradict this premise. Also, the amount of loot should not be too much to carry around. The game encourages players to decide if they want to keep stuff or not. Exceeding weight capacity has negative effects on your combat performance, so it's another strategic call to make. Having a storage area would nullify this strategic component.

Why are prices for items the same at every vendor and why are there no discounts or something like that?
We wanted to prevent unnecessary time sink. Players shouldn't have to run to special vendors just to sell certain items.

Why are throwing knifes one-shot items?
Throwing knifes are considered consumables like arrows. If you use them, you have to buy new ones. That's how consumables work.

Why can't I declare an attack by clicking a portrait?
The portraits are useful for showing initiative sequences, but are not suitable to display complex tactical situations. Declaring actions by relying on portraits could result in pretty frustrating mistakes.

Why is there no window mode?
Window mode is not implemented yet. There is a work around by pressing alt+return to get into window mode. 

Why have resolutions other than 16:9 black borders?
The game is optimized towards 16:9 ratio. Other resolutions would cause problems. Fixing those problems would've meant disproportional amounts of work.

Why is there no lip-synch?
The cutscenes consist of a limited amount of animations. Due to budget reasons we just couldn't lip-synch all of our cutscenes.

Why are there no flanking modifiers and why can you parry attacks from behind?
We experimented with a flanking system, but ultimately, we ditched it. It would've caused unwanted 'tactical' patterns, having players running around enemies every turn just to get a flanking bonus/backstab.

Why aren't there penalties for enemies at low health?
The wound-system covers this mechanic. By wounding them, you can deliberately weaken opponents.

Why is there no endurance mechanic?
Endurance mechanics would have caused a great imbalance between casters and melee fighters. To keep the balance, we decided against such a system.

Why is there no cursor screen lock?
Since we don't know of any problems in regards of moving the cursor to other screens, we didn't think a screen lock option was necessary.

We wanted to keep interaction in towns simple, without too much time going into the search of certain characters or dialogue partners. On the battlefield, this also contributes to a fast paced gameplay with good navigation. However, you can still tilt the camera in different angles for an optimized view.

The combat log is a tool designed to show a detailed summary of a battle. The game's calculations are pretty complex and displaying all variables would render the combat log much less useful.

Piles are placed in certain strategic areas. If they'd fall randomly, they'd probably impair a maps intended design.

We experimented with a flanking system, but ultimately, we ditched it. It would've caused unwanted 'tactical' patterns, having players running around enemies every turn just to get a flanking bonus/backstab.

Endurance mechanics would have caused a great imbalance between casters and melee fighters. To keep the balance, we decided against such a system.