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STALKER 2 to be made with Unreal Engine - unrelated to store and platform choices - modding one of the main reasons
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There's a lot of platform agnostic work that can be done. I really hope this project pulls through though.
Sergey Galyonkin, creator of SteamSpy and current Director of Publishing Strategy at Epic Games, implied that this was the case back when it was first announced in 2018. The original tweet from him was deleted, but this article makes a mention of it:
That's kind of the opposite of my point.
"this announcement has nothing to do with platforms or digital stores. "
Suggests it's not going to be an exclusive. Or at least they have not made decisions on that stuff yet.
The only question I have is how suitable UE4 is for a persistent world, and how much modification it'd need.
Because STALKER without a fully persistent world and the AI/faction dynamics is not something I'd be interested in (as it'd just become Metro with larger areas), and very very very few games try to do this because it's a lot of work on engine level...more so if the game has object permanence like Bethesda games.
Because STALKER without a fully persistent world and the AI/faction dynamics is not something I'd be interested in (as it'd just become Metro with larger areas), and very very very few games try to do this because it's a lot of work on engine level...more so if the game has object permanence like Bethesda games.
I wouldn't be surprised if Epic Games won't start publishing and funding titles
Not really, Borderlands 3 used very similar wording on initial announcement.
I think Days Gone did this relatively well. A game which really focuses on those things as pillars could do even better.
that would take responsibility and investment that they seem to be avoiding at this point
they want to just throw money around and hope it does stuff without any of the work of actually building anything other than fortnite
Days Gone doesn't have a persistent world.
And the factions were just reps to buy things in camps. In Stalker and New Vegas factions are physical entities that exist and engage with each other without input from you. And the NPCs have inventories etc.
STALKER is completely different from Days Gone, even Metro is not the same, Exodus tried to be like-STALKER compared to the first two entries.
gotta soften the blow. maybe im wrong and by the time this is out Epic have stopped the exclusives shenanigans, but i have serious doubts
That's not necessarily UE4's fault as it is probably a modern asset and interest problem.
I think that they're still in the process of securing funding and if they can't the amount they want through investors/publishers, they'll go Epic exclusive.
Though not set in stone, it is probably very likely that it will at least be a timed-exclusive.
STALKER modding is something special, very few games have modding communities at that level. For a current engine, I think UE4 is the best choice in terms of accessibility.
This is basically my dream game if they can pull this off, so I really hope this turns out well!
going Epic Store exclusive isn't going to get them development funds if that's what they're looking for
Won't get them all of what they need, but it's still a significant chunk of money. There's also nothing stopping them from having investor/publisher funding AND being epic exclusive. See: Metro Exodus.
Kinda weird to be talking about choosing an engine without showing anything, makes me think the game is in an even earlier development stage than I hoped for, anyway UE4 is a great engine and with source code access for everyone it doesn't event matter if it's not tailor made for what S.T.A.L.K.E.R. needs.
I know, they just need to solve the investor part before they start worrying about where they'll sell the game. hell, they should try to pitch their company to Epic. if Psyonix is anything to go by, Epic just might be interesting in releasing games again
I wonder if any of the old GSC crew working on this? If memory serves most of them went to work on Metro.
Frankly, i'm glad that the devs feel the need to throw that kind of disclaimer out there. Shows that the unrest around EGS does get back to them and that they know that going EGS exclusive runs the risk of poisoning the well with their community.
Well yeah, plenty of non-UE games get EGS moneyhats. Must be trying to gauge reactions to EGS exclusivity before pulling the trigger.
I think they're talking about how Epic is mainly only willing to pay for games that are finished or close enough to be certain.
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If they fully fund development, I think it's fair game. It can be frustrating as a consumer, but I'd take an exclusive game over no game at all.
Epic funding their own exclusives from the ground up would be vastly preferable to last minute moneyhats. Less uncertainty and confusion that way, and perhaps devs who really need the money can benefit rather than just those who can already afford to finish their games.
Probably very few original developers left, if any. A large chunk of them left to form 4A games at the end of STALKER 1's development. Then the team working on the original STALKER 2 project left after it was cancelled to form Vostok Games. Some may have gone back since then, but many seem to have a negative opinion of the owner of GSC with how he handled things.
Good points.
Hopefully UE4 can be modified enough to suit that game's target.