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BioWare announces the Dragon Age tools and plans to demonstrate to toolset at
Penny Arcade Expo at the end of
this month (thanks Gamer's Hell). Word is: Introducing the Dragon Age Toolset
The Dragon Age Toolset provides builders with powerful, developer-grade tools.
Key features include:
Create Original Adventures: Using Dragon Age's rich set of assets and
locations as starting blocks, you can modify these stunning areas by adding new
quests, characters and scripting to create your own adventures, conversations
and cut-scenes.
Powerful Script Editor: You can fully customize combat and creature AI to
create detailed action sequences full of heart-pounding party-based tactical
combat.
On-Going Toolset Content Updates: We have plans to release additional
assets and features for the toolset in the future, allowing for expanded
creation of new areas.
Live Toolset Demonstration at the Penny Arcade Expo
The Dragon Age Toolset will be part of a stage demonstration during the Penny
Arcade Expo, August 29-31, 2008, at the Washington State Convention & Trade
Center in Seattle, Washington.
At the time of this writing, you can attend the live demonstration scheduled to
be on the PAX main stage Sunday, August 31, at 1:30 PM Pacific Time. For more
PAX information and coverage
please check out our
Conferences 2008 web page.
Toolset Demonstration Highlights
At PAX, Dragon Age: Origins Producer Fernando Melo and Senior Designer Ferret
Baudoin will be presenting a 45 minute overview of the toolset for Dragon Age
fans.
The demonstration takes place in the Ruins of Ostagar area
A quick look at the extremely flexible Face Morphing feature
Clothing, armor and weapons will be selected giving a quick look at the variety
Enemy monsters will be selected and placed in the area
The new dialogue editor will be featured
The module created on stage will be played through live in the Dragon Age:
Origins game
We hope to see you at PAX. Stay tuned for more toolset updates and
information.
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Aug 18, 2008, 20:48 |
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2005 called, they want there graphics back
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Aug 18, 2008, 02:01 |
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TBH, most of the Bioware games ive played have been ok diversions.. but definitely not the earth shattering badness that all the fanboys talk about .. Jade Empire was fucking disgusting to me, they took a shit on some things that i personally hold dear (next up: bethesda)
even the original Kotor and all that.. it was "ok"
so no, not exactly holding my breath for this bullshit
now, Divinity 2? thats got potential |
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Aug 18, 2008, 01:04 |
Cutter |
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Yeah, Biowares tools are not meant for the average gamer. Hence the lack of good adventures.
"I couldn't stay away. Curse your rockin' tits!"
- Gerald Broflovski |
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Aug 18, 2008, 00:12 |
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Yeah. NWN was the biggest let down for me ever. It's like they got rid of everything that made Baldur's gate great and made a techdemo for a toolset. Yeah, and sadly it was still a lot better than 90%+ of the rest of the "RPGs" out there.
99% of console games have about as much depth as a puddle of dog urine. If Microsoft was serious about Games for Windows, that would be their slogan 
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Aug 17, 2008, 21:59 |
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I think Bioware is wholly overrated. Their last great game was Baldur's Gate 2. Everything else was merely decent. Their biggest problem is that their games are all essentially the same. Same character archetypes, same barren, lifeless environments, same stupid AI, same cliche storyline... I'm hoping Dragon Age will deviate from this formula. Yeah. NWN was the biggest let down for me ever. It's like they got rid of everything that made Baldur's gate great and made a techdemo for a toolset.
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Aug 17, 2008, 20:06 |
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Beyond that.. you must be a kid cause you should know when it comes to bioware.. their games don't always look 'top of the line' but the gameplay is better then any other game out there.. at least their PC games are. Ummm... fanboi much? It doesn't surprise me that the quality of games is sinking lower and lower with attitudes of simpletons like you who think that the generic crap that BioWare keeps pumping out is the pinnacle of gaming. |
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Aug 17, 2008, 19:15 |
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Beyond that.. you must be a kid cause you should know when it comes to bioware.. their games don't always look 'top of the line' but the gameplay is better then any other game out there.. at least their PC games are. Eh, I disagree. I think Bioware is wholly overrated. Their last great game was Baldur's Gate 2. Everything else was merely decent. Their biggest problem is that their games are all essentially the same. Same character archetypes, same barren, lifeless environments, same stupid AI, same cliche storyline... I'm hoping Dragon Age will deviate from this formula.
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Aug 17, 2008, 18:45 |
space captain |
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I don't like the wording in that statement. Does that mean that creating new locations from scratch isn't possible with the editor ?
The Witcher was the same, requiring you to have 3D Studio just to make a new location.
I doubt any game design toolset these days has integrated 3D modelling, considering how many polys they throw around lately. Even with landscape, which used to be - not sure if it still is feasible with the kind of quality level devs want.
What I dont get is how they give you like a tinker-toy set to make areas and NPCs and so forth, but then expect you to do raw C+ scripting to make the gaming part actually work. Its bullshit, IMO - come on, with the lame ass types of side quests they give you.. It could easily come from a set of "logic blocks" like LEGOs made from peices of script. Thats where they get lazy - if they really wanted to make these tools accessible - make them useful all the way around. How difficult is it to set up some entity parameters, simple "IF/THEN" and "AND/OR" switches, etc etc?
Im not a programmer but I know these kinds of things can be done easily, and made to work well. Thats why I always considered NWN basically a failure - the tools are great from a mid-level perspective.. but they still suck if you are an end user that wants to make a RPG adventure. |
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Sweeeeeeet! |
Aug 17, 2008, 18:07 |
Creston |
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Adam Miller has long been planning a Dragon Age campaign, so having a toolset means he can make one.
Adam Miller's Modules = Awesome RPG goodness.
Creston
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Aug 17, 2008, 17:52 |
Howin |
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Create Original Adventures: Using Dragon Age's rich set of assets and locations as starting blocks, you can modify these stunning areas by adding new quests, characters and scripting to create your own adventures, conversations and cut-scenes. I don't like the wording in that statement. Does that mean that creating new locations from scratch isn't possible with the editor ?
The Witcher was the same, requiring you to have 3D Studio just to make a new location.
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Aug 17, 2008, 17:06 |
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Lol I wouldn't say it looks shitty, but I suspect it's not quite what it will look like at release.
Also it's BG3 basically, though of their own IP. The toolset is great news. NWNs toolset was fantastic but not very powerful. NWN2's toolset was very powerful but much less user friendly. Hopefully DA's will be very powerful as well as very user friendly.
Beyond that.. you must be a kid cause you should know when it comes to bioware.. their games don't always look 'top of the line' but the gameplay is better then any other game out there.. at least their PC games are.
I know today gaming (mostly console gaming,) is all about how awesome the graphics are and gameplay be damned. Thats why 99% of console games have about as much depth as a puddle of dog urine. But the best games rarely have the best graphics.
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oh snap |
Aug 17, 2008, 15:59 |
loomy |
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so this is why dragon age looks so shitty. it is the new neverwinter nights. ouch
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Nice |
Aug 17, 2008, 14:35 |
Caveman |
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This seems to be the WRPG I've been waiting for for many, many years. I mean sure the Witcher was awesome, but this is fucking Bioware.
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