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SWTOR Patch 5.10 Developer Livestream Coverage


Underworld Ascendant Backer Beta Released.
Welcome to the Underworld Ascendant Backer Beta build!

Please keep in mind that this is a Beta and the build is still undergoing optimization. Since June, we’ve been bug-fixing, tuning, polishing and getting all of the systems working well together.

We are looking forward to your feedback. It’s a lot easier for us to understand and parse well-thought out and articulated feedback through our official Backer Beta survey. In particular, constructive criticism and respectful argumentation are greatly appreciated. All feedback will be read thoroughly.
They also shared a development update.

Battle Brothers Developer Blog #108 -Consumables
As you’ve learned in our dev blog about crafting, you’ll soon be able to create potions. How do these fit into the game and the gameworld, and how do they work? And what about the ability to paint shields and helmets while we’re at it? All this and more in this week’s edition of our devblog for the upcoming ‘Beasts & Exploration’ DLC. Let’s go!
CSG update #31 - The Interface
We’re implementing the interface right now so let me show what we have and get some feedback. Let’s start with the standard features:

  • Two weapon slots showing equipped weapons and selected attack’s stats (damage, AP, ammo)
  • An optional textbox giving you detailed blow-by-blow info during combat
  • A combat queue we used in Dungeon Rats to show who gets to act when
  • 4 belt bags so you can throw grenades or use items in combat without moving them to the weapon slots
Kingdom Come: Deliverance brings comedy to Bavaria
Kingdom Come: Deliverance seems to have become one of my traditional stops whenever I’m in a trade show nowadays. I’ve seen it way before it was out at E3, a second time when it was just about ready to be released, and now, for a third, in my hometown of São Paulo during Brazil Game Show. PR manager for Warhorse Studios Tobias Stolz-Zwiling handled the demo for Kingdom Come’s first piece of paid DLC (out of three) that comes out in a few days, the ‘Amorous Adventures’ of young Sir Hans Capon, the lovable and somewhat dim-witted noble, one of my favorite characters from the game.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker Review - Gamers Heroes
The combat in Pathfinder: Kingmaker is a little weird. I really do think it would have been better if it was completely turn based, but it isn’t. You can pause the combat to select your spells and then resume which makes it better, but it isn’t perfect. When you have six characters, and three of them have spells, and everyone has to be positioned a certain way, it can get to be overwhelming quickly. Then, if you pause every few seconds, you might as well be turned based anyways. I did get used to it after around 10 hours – just be ready to be hitting the space bar a lot unless you are playing on easy.

I did run into quite a few bugs during my playthrough. Bugged quests and items were preventing me from completion. Weird bugged doors that would split my party making it so one or members couldn’t get through the doorway. Certain items and spells didn’t work correctly. The development team has been putting out a lot of patches since release though; they are working hard. Thankfully, there were no hard crashes.

Pathfinder: Kingmaker is a solid, but flawed, pen-and-paper RPG in video game form. If you are a fan of isometric RPGs or Pathfinder, you will find a lot to like here.
 
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Beamdog Oct 12th Livestream - Sarah returns! Voice sets and more!

Today Beamdog Producer Luke Rideout and Community Manager Sarah Dawson shared the latest studio news and updates. They talked about Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition finally coming to GOG, the latest development progress on NWN:EE for Android, and an upcoming voice pack.
Full recap on the Beamblog

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen October 2018 Newsletter
The past month of September the team has continued work on Faerthale, class implementation up to level 40 and several development tools. Earlier this week we finished up another review of the Summoner and its connected pet system. We had identified a potential implementation challenge with the design and born from the search of a resolution was a new idea that is both relatively easy to implement and makes the Summoner’s relationship with their pets even cooler.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker GOG Q&A
The recent release of Pathfinder: Kingmaker saw the well-loved tabletop game makes its debut leap into the video game realm. Packed with player options, party building and dice rolls, Kingmaker is currently engrossing the masses. Developer Owl Cat Games were kind enough to take questions from GOG.COM users. From accessibility to cut content, there was certainly plenty to talk about!
 
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Sega's cancelled Shenmue HD Remake

Aside from some bugs, Sega's Shenmue 1 and 2 HD remaster was a good release but originally, plans were afoot for an altogether more ambitious project - and you can see it right here.
Disco Elysium Video Preview


Path of Exile - Content Update 3.5.0 Details
We are halfway through Path of Exile: Delve and so we wanted to give you an update on what to expect for the remaining weeks before we launch our next expansion!

Last week we deployed Patch 3.4.3e which contained a few bug fixes and some minor improvements to Delve. We are likely to have small bug fix patches in future but most of our intended significant changes to the league have now been deployed.

The development team is currently focusing on Content Update 3.5.0 which we expect to launch on the first week of December. This means we'll be announcing the full details of what to expect from this expansion three weeks prior, around November 9th. It's slightly larger in size than Bestiary, Incursion or Delve.
Surge 2's Jan Klose on the Multiplayer Bandwagon and Industrial Apocalypse
Set to release at some point in 2019, the sequel to Deck13’s sci-fi hack and slash The Surge has got the suckers for punishment at WellPlayed more than a little excited. Creative Director on The Surge 2 Jan Klose was good enough to take some time to discuss the upcoming sequel with us.
 
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I'll never understood why Disco Elysium wasn't the name of a Crypt Of The Necrodancer sequel ! :lol:
 
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Grim Dawn Grim Misadventure #149 - Praise the Eldritch Sun
It’s…Grim Misadventure time! Last time, we took our first look at some of the Legendary items coming your way with the Forgotten Gods expansion.

Today, we look back to the skies and complete the collection! The upcoming Forgotten Gods expansion will feature nine new constellations. Previously, we had shown you the lesser powers, the servants of the mighty gods. Today’s update delves into the most powerful constellations.
Hand of Fate 2: The Servant and the Beast DLC Released
Hand of Fate 2: The Servant and the Beast DLC evolves the Game of Life and Death once again with a brand new campaign challenge and a unique companion character.

In the depths of despair, you struck a bargain with a strange new ally: your blood for freedom. But now your captors seek to drag you back to their cruel fighting pits, and the monstrous beast you serve demands more and more of you in order to achieve his ultimate goal - revenge against his conspirators and the reclamation of his throne.
Fallout 76 – In Conversation with Bethesda’s Pete Hines
Recently we made the trek to West Virginia to play an early build of Fallout 76, the first game in the series - and for developer Bethesda Game Studios - to tackle multiplayer. An approach that immediately drew attention when it eschewed the traditional MMO-form of something like The Elder Scrolls Online to build on the look and feel of Fallout 4. The same overall interface and mechanics, with a focus on exploration and rebuilding and shaping the world. Multiplayer Fallout where you can group up with friends, meet strangers, and head out in any direction.
5 Promising Games Like Zelda That Fans Need on Their Radar
Here are five promising Zelda-like games that are worth looking into.
 
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Amorous Adventures DLC Released on Steam

The heart of our much-loved young Sir Hans Capon is bursting with overwhelming longing for… his latest flame.

The second DLC "The Amorous Adventures of Bold Sir Hans Capon" for Kingdom Come: Deliverance revolves around his attempts to woo the fairest maid he has ever set eyes upon, and his success will not depend only on his own mastery of the art of love – it’s also up to his trusty wingman, you - Henry, to ensure that The Amorous Adventures of Bold Sir Hans Capon come to a happy end!

That’s the main objective linking three new quests, in which you will not only have to read love poems, arrange a nighttime tryst and keep an enraged butcher at bay, but also infiltrate the camp of a band of bloodthirsty brigands, enter a dice tournament, dig up a corpse, investigate a murder and… er… perhaps commit a few. All for love, of course!
Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Becoming Hans Capon


Hans Capon is one of the most popular characters in Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Watch Tobi and Luke Dale, the actor playing Hans Capon go through some of the most memorable scenes of Kingdom Come: Deliverance. In addition to that, a new story DLC with new quests surrounding a love affair of Hans Capon is released on October 16th - Get ready!
 
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Fallout 4 Gets Extensive Story Mod Called Sakhalin

Welcome to Sakhalin Island, vault dwellers. Brought to you by the creators of Gothic: Orpheus mod for Skyrim and the upcoming game Trails of Ayash.
Phoenix Point Development Update - Alien Bases
Much of the tactical combat in Phoenix Point takes place within human controlled Havens. These will not be the only places where combat occurs. There will be scavenging sites, your own bases to defend and enemy bases to attack, where the Pandoravirus mutates and grows its reinforcements.

Finding and destroying these aliens lairs will be fundamental to your success in the game. One of the main design goals for these enemy bases was to give them an organic appearance.
Queen's Wish: The Conqueror Update #9
This is a pretty exciting update. The Queen’s Wish: The Conqueror engine is pretty much done. The base interface is in. The system is done. All the stuff in the game is scripted.

Of course, it’s not completely done. The final interface needs to be drawn, put in, and made pretty. There are a lot of minor things (like weather) that I tend to do late in the process. There are a million bugs. However, we have a full, playable game, and we’ve made several towns, dungeons, and outdoors sections. To take a break from interface stuff, I’ve also written over 40000 words of dialogue for the spine of the storyline.

Over the next few days, we’re going to do our first intense playing. Now that the base engine is done, we’re going to play it, find what is broken and imbalanced, fix it, and make sure the game is fun. Then we will go on to primary world design, the longest phase in the project.
'Fallout: New Vegas 2' Is Highly Unlikely, Says Obsidian
With the recent rumor regarding Obsidian Entertainment being acquired by Microsoft, speculation of a Fallout: New Vegas sequel has been rampant. Obsidian had previously mentioned that they weren't ready for Fallout: New Vegas to be their last game in the Fallout-verse, but it looks like it might just be.
PC Version For Resonance Of Fate High Resolution Textures As Free DLC
Recently the japanese developer tri-Ace announced that the PC version of the upcoming role-playing game Resonance of Fate 4K/HD, will get high resolution textures released separately as free DLC. This has been done to reduce the game’s total size.
Bethesda Offers Revised Brotherhood of Steel History for Fallout 76
Fallout 76 has been under scrutiny from hardcore series fans for a while, and it isn’t just because of the online multiplayer focus or lack of NPCs. Instead, many long-time players have taken issue with how Bethesda has added the Brotherhood of Steel, specifically the East Coast chapter, to the game. Present information states that the creation of this chapter takes place more than 150 years after the setting of Fallout 76.
Bethesda And Xbox Drop The Hammer On Player Over 'Fallout 76' NDA
Technology and video game companies take NDAs and embargoes seriously. You don’t break them. Apparently, a player who participated in last Saturday’s stress test for Fallout 76 on the Xbox One either didn’t get the message or thought he could get away with it. He didn’t, and both Bethesda and Xbox dropped the hammer on him.
18 Excellent RPGs to Play Today
Role-playing games offer something that very few other games can, immersion and emotional investment, and the best ones make you care about the story, the characters and most importantly the world and lore.

Those are the games we are looking at today. The very best the role-playing genre has to offer in 2018.

In some cases we will include the entire series or trilogies, provided all of the games hold up today.

From dungeon crawlers to classic action RPGs and everything in between, these are the best modern role-playing games on the market,

Note: This list will not contain MMORPGs as that deserves its list.
 
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Fallout 76 Upsets Fans by Messing with Established Lore


Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Developer Blog - Game Design
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are unable to do the Q&A with Assistant Designer, Cihan Şekercioğlu that we announced last week. But, it is Thursday my dudes and the show must go on… Instead, in this week’s blog, we will talk about how we approach game design here at TaleWorlds, giving you a brief insight into the general process of taking an idea and turning it into a game feature.
Posing as a lord in Kingdom Come’s romantic new DLC
One of the standout characters in Kingdom Come is undoubtedly Hans Capon. He makes a terrible first impression, the very picture of a stuck-up, self-regarding lord. But over time he warms to you and reveals himself to be a charismatic, thoroughly likeable character—something Warhorse was clearly aware of, as they’ve made the hedonistic, wine-loving heir to the Rattay throne the focus of its latest paid-for DLC expansion.
 
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October 19th Beamdog Livestream

Trent and Luke walk through the latest Beamdog news. Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition Technical Director Niv calls in to show off an early look at NWSync before announcing a new Development Build including that feature will be released today.
Recap on the Beamblog
 
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Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem Update #84 - Technical Beta Live
Phase 1 of the technical Beta started yesterday evening and will be up until October 25th. This news will give you the steps to follow so you can participate to the P1 T-Beta, we also added a few more content to the previously announced content to make it even nicer.
BattleTech Update #57 - Update 1.3 Details
We're excited to announce that BATTLETECH: Flashpoint, our very first BATTLETECH Expansion, will launch on November 27th!

Flashpoint adds new gameplay, endgame depth, 'Mechs, and over 30 hours of new Flashpoint content to your mercenary experience. It's available now for Pre-Purchase on Steam for 10% off. For more about Flashpoint, check out this new video overview with Mitch!

We've also made a new Season Pass available, which includes Flashpoint AND our next two BATTLETECH Expansions. (The next Expansion, we're excited to announce, will be titled Urban Warfare - we aren't ready to share any details on that just yet, but hopefully the name gives some idea what to expect from it. : ) The Season Pass will normally be $49.99 (a $10 savings) but for this week only it's on pre-sale for only $39.99 on Steam, GoG, and Paradox Plaza.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales - Review Thread
Reddit thread with all the available Thronebreaker Reviews.
 
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Age of Wonders : Planetfall - Kir'Ko Faction Spotlight

The Kir'Ko suffered at the hands of the Star Union, now after the fall their faith is in their own hands.
RPG Codex Grimoire Review
Computer role-playing games of this style and magnitude are not being produced in our present age. Not like Wizardry 6, not like Wizardry 7, or the classic party and turned-based dungeon crawlers of yesteryear. But the independent developer of Grimoire took it upon himself to craft such a title. For good or bad, like it or not, Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar stands as a once in a generation contribution to the hobby.
 
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RPG Codex Grimoire Review
Well I clicked hoping it's not a trap that'll lead me into codex forums. And it isn't.

To cut it short aka moral of the story:
hopefully Cleve will stop sending us threatening emails now.
Luckily Cleve doesn't live in weapons allowed to any loco country. :D
 
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Pathfinder: Kingmaker Hotfix Patch 1.0.11 was released.

Link - https://steamcommunity.com/games/Pathfinder_Kingmaker/announcements/detail/1711824163746084329

Hello everyone!
Please, be aware that there are plot spoilers in the description below (in the Quest, Areas and Kingdom sections)!

Quests

  • The Six Bears Camp was inaccessible during the "Reforged Blade" quest. Resolution: fixed.
  • The game could freeze or crash if the party came to the "A Feast of Feasts" quest area without Ekundayo and talked to Ntavi or Elina. Resolution: fixed.
  • The "Door to Nowhere" quest couldn't be completed under certain conditions. Resolution: fixed.
  • The "Varisian Caravan" area ("By Desna's Paths" quest) didn't appear on the Global Map. Resolution: fixed.
  • Irlene didn't start a conversation about her artisan quest. Resolution: fixed.
  • A dialogue with Tristian didn't work correctly in the Capital after completion of "Betrayer's Flight" quest. Resolution: fixed.
  • The players could get the reward for the quest at the "City of Hollow Eyes" area more than once. Resolution: fixed.
Areas

  • It was impossible to talk to Hassuf the vendor at the city-state Capital Square (Neutral Good alignment). Resolution: fixed.
  • The attempt to rest at Capital Square could cause the game to freeze if there were active events in the "Throne Room" area. Resolution: fixed.
  • Poor Bokken could die again after his artisan's quest if players came to the "Oleg's Trading Post" area. Resolution: fixed again.
  • Valerie's quest NPC didn't leave the "Throne Room" area. Resolution: fixed.

User Interfaces

  • To change their selected Deity, players had to start customizing a new character from the beginning. Resolution: fixed.
Kingdom

  • "Problem with Taxes" and "Letter from Brevoy" kingdom events couldn't be completed in some cases. Resolution: fixed. Specific choices are automatically selected to resolve these events for affected saves files (for characters with good alignment - taxes are not collected twice; project for the road construction is available. Neutral alignment - Oleg's Trading Post moved under the jurisdiction of Restov; project to improve diplomatic affairs with Restov is available. Evil alignment - baron's troops are sent to strengthen Oleg's Trading Post; project to improve fortification is available).
  • Upgrading an artisan's shop doesn't disable the artisan any longer.
Classes & Mechanics

  • Players could get two animal companions from different classes. Resolution: the animal companion players got later do not appear any longer. Its levels were added to the first animal companion.
  • Non-Aasimar characters could select Wings as a feat after 10th level. Resolution: only Aasimars can select the Wings feat now.
  • Clerics with Sun domain did not get any domain spells. Resolution: fixed.
  • There were issues with the visualization of critical threat range and critical multiplier bonuses for equipped weapons. Resolution: fixed.
Items

  • “Chilly Midnight” was not working correctly, dealing physical damage instead of dexterity damage. Resolution: fixed. The item has to be reequipped.
  • “Gear's Rule” didn't add 1d6 to alchemist bomb damage. Resolution: fixed. The item has to be reequipped.
  • The “Downfall” bow didn't work. Resolution: fixed.
Miscellaneous

  • New pack of typo and localization fixes.
System

  • Performance improvements for the Global Map with the area names turned on.
We know that a lot of players experience a bug with Linzi's "A Bard's Calling" quest - there are no characters near Pitax Academy. Our first attempt to fix the issue didn't work for all the cases, unfortunately. As soon as we find a general solution we will release a fix. Sorry for the inconvenience!
 
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The Elder Scrolls Onlline: Murkmire DLC Available

Delve into the treacherous swamps and jungles in Murkmire, The Elder Scrolls Online’s latest DLC game pack, as you explore Argonia and discover a hidden world as dangerous as it is beautiful. Investigate Murkmire's long-forgotten past and help an Imperial scholar recover a mysterious and powerful relic. Brave the challenges of Blackrose Prison, a new 4-player arena, and test your might.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Official Launch Trailer

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales — watch the official launch trailer for a brand new tale set in the brutal and twisted universe of witcher Geralt of Rivia.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Original Soundtrack Vinyl Set Gets Release Date
Amazon has put up a listing for the Divinity: Original Sin 2 Original Soundtrack Vinyl Set, revealing a release date. According to the product page, the music bundle will be coming out on the 26th of October in the North American region
 
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Pathfinder: Kingmaker – First DLC "Bloody Mess" Released

Right before the spookiest night of the year Owlcat Games and Deep Silver would like to say thank you to all the fans who played the game so far and take this opportunity to announce a free DLC for Pathfinder: Kingmaker. The “blood on characters” will add more realism to the game as the faces of your trusted companions and awful enemies are stained with red and their clothes will be soaked in blood during the fight.
The Waylanders Third Update & Total Amount is At $53,090
Surprise! This Thursday will be an important date for us: we'll be on Kickstarter Live! And we'll show you real-time gameplay from The Waylanders' pre-alpha demo. You have lots of reasons to watch it live: our game director and one person from the art department will play The Waylanders pre-alpha, and they'll answer your questions. So, we invite you to watch it and enjoy the gameplay session!
Path of Exile Celebrates Five Year Anniversary
Today marks Path of Exile's five year anniversary since our full release in October 2013. During this time we've released hundreds of updates including 16 expansions. Anniversaries make us sentimental, so we've spent some time thinking about what Path of Exile is all about. We wanted to share our thoughts.
Knights of the Chalice II October 2018 Update
Hello everyone, here is a new update on the development of Knights of the Chalice 2, as it's been a while since the last update. I am also posting the latest screenshots below. First of all, development is on track. However, I have had to spend a lot of time fixing combat bugs.
 
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Hellgate: London Set to Re-Launch on Steam.
With the support of many fans, developers have been able to offer the latest version of Hellgate: London game in the Steam.

Hellgate: London provides a single play environment with the latest version (Version 2.0) of the Hellgate: Tokyo service.

The game provides single play optimized scenario contents and premium support items.

The Hellgate: London is an action role-playing legend game you have been waiting for. Hellgate: London presents a near future that the devils and minions were brought to the Earth before the whole world falls into fears. As a survivor, you must rescue humanity from army of darkness using battle skills and magic.

The game offers endless replayability to its users through different modes, levels, random generated monsters and huge collection of weapons and items. You can enjoy playing game in either third-person or first-person perspective.
Pillars of Eternity II Fig update #57: Patch 3.1
Greetings, Watchers. We hope you've been enjoying the Crucible of Kazuwari! In this Backer update, we're going to check out what's new in Deadfire's new Patch 3.1 that is available today!
 
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Pathfinder: Kingmaker Hotfix Patch 1.0.13 was released.

Link - https://steamcommunity.com/games/Pathfinder_Kingmaker/announcements/detail/1712950695559143210

Hello everyone!

Please, be aware that there are plot spoilers in the description below (in the Quest, Areas and Kingdom sections)!

Quests

  • "A Simple Favor" quest could not be completed under certain conditions. Resolution: fixed.
  • "The Door to Nowhere" quest could not be completed in rare cases. Resolution: fixed. Jubilost will correctly spawn at the "Tavern" area.
  • Players couldn't talk to Fredero Sinnet while doing the "Shelyn's Chosen" quest. Resolution: fixed.
  • The "Amiri Wants to Talk" kingdom event could get stuck in some cases and the "Reforged Blade" quest didn't start. Resolution: fixed.
Areas

  • Lootboxes in the "River Blades' Camp" area could not be looted. Resolution: fixed.
  • There interface to enter the Capital's sub-location was absent in some cases. The players could enter the "village-state" Capital Square instead of the available "city-state" one. Resolution: fixed.
  • NPCs at "Pitax" area said incorrect phrases in the dialogues after Pitax conquest. Resolution: fixed.
  • One of the key character could die during the final fight resulting in the incorrect ending (part of the dialogue options could be missing). Resolution: fixed.
User Interface

  • Party roster wasn't saved correctly when players enter and exit the Capital. Resolution: fixed.
  • There could be duplicated and missing portraits in the saved games. Resolution: fixed.
  • Dead companions couldn't be selected in the Inventory and Character Interface if they died in the area different than the current one. Resolution: fixed.
Classes & Mechanics

  • Alchemists who lost their bomb ability due to an issue should have it back.
  • "Fighting Defensively" counted "Mobility" ranks with a dexterity bonus when determining whether to give a +2 or +3 bonus. Resolution: "Fighting Defensively" counts only ranks now.
  • There could be issue with characters lost their "Weapon Proficiencies". Resolution: fixed.
System

  • There could be issues with save files if players exited the game while a save file was being written to disk. Resolution: the game will exit only after completing the save procedure.
 
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