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It's probably not the good will to please fans that is lacking, but Black Isle was their own publisher and license holder (at the time) of the Icewind Dale brand. They could do pretty much anything they wanted as long as they could afford it and WotC (IIRC) didn't choke on the content. Way more interests have to be coordinated by something published by somebody else (and no idea where Microsoft fits in the equation)

And the Board said to the Post: "Go forth and multiply" >_

I didn't know what a "scouser" was, so I did a bit of searching... http://www.siliconhell.com/humour/scouse.htm o:)" Edit: I still don't quite get the Calm Down reference though. Anybody care to explain ?

The actual game is great. Whether or not you'll be able to play seems like a hit or miss chance. Some people (like myself) plays through the game twice and encounter 1 (one) crash. Other can't seem to get the game started at all. It probably depends very much on your hardware and software configuration. It might be the chipset, it might be overclocking, it might be crappy drivers that doesn't behave quite as specified in the standards, it might be... Ask yourself, was your system designed for speed, price, compatibility etc. ?

No comments on the x-box score... but the pc score seems about right for me (at least it matches my gaming experience). As for bugs, I had one freeze to death on my second game through, otherwise I just noticed the unsolvable quests that kept hanging in my quest log, even after passing the point of no return for solving them. The only real fun killer was the ending, whoever got the idea to neuter it deserves whacking with a Clue Hammer (+3 to Wisdom). The last impression of a game is just as important as the first impression. It's like finally getting that &^%$ stopper off the Champaigne bottle just to discover that it's decarbonised.

I've only really *used* three mods for games. "Ascension" and "Dungeon be gone" for BG2 and the "Remove Turret Game" for Kotor1 I've tried out a lot for various games, but they more or less felt like what they were, mods, and never stayed beyond brief testing

What he said :cool:

Hmm... if K2 was a Bioware hand-me-down, wouldn't K3 be an Obsidian hand-me-down ?

And you guys just voted 'Yes' to it in a recent referendum... Ah well, I thought somebody would have given you the real answer long ago... EU is the Expanded Universe (implicit, the Star Wars Universe). A series of books by various authors and of varying quality expanding the universe presented in the movies. All in the name of securing George Lucas' economic independence as he couldn't write a decent story to save his life. He tolerates the presence of these authors and allows their books to carry the Star Wars name, although with the disclaimer that none of it is to be considered canon unless it appears in a movie. Did I get it right ?

Obsidian doesn't like people "bad mouthing" other game companies or their forums, justified or not ;)" http://forums.obsidianent.com/index.php?showtopic=1696

And you are doing one of very few things that might get you in trouble on this forum... >_

Phew, for a moment I thought you were going to show her in a Twi'lek dancing girl costume...

And you guys just voted 'Yes' to it in a recent referendum...

Obsidian is proud to announce: Project : Old knights of the Republic. Imagine a party of old Mandalorians, a few Jolee Bindo style Jedi's, a T3 that now *is* all rusty and worn down and a protagonist who didn't have amnesiac, but is now starting to lose his memory. Randomly has to repeat dialogue, randomly doing critical fumbles when fighting etc. I'm probably hoping more for some Post Apocalyptic game or another title that will allow them to recycle some of their previous ideas and concepts that hasn't made it into a released game yet (I can't say the 'J' word, then Ramza will be all over the place).

Mission. Set 70 years after Kotor1, as a 84 year old crone, constantly lecturing a gang of young wannabe heroes about a time when there were real heroes. :cool: Plot of the game: Figuring out where her brother went and if the Tarisian ale was worth all the trouble with the Exchange >_

KOTOR3 - Ewoks If it has to follow the original movie trilogy that is.

Imagine Gorth using HK-47 voice module... Translation/apologetic: Sorry Kevin, we have to received the message to redirect resources to do a sales pitch at E3, you have volunteered to sacrifice your work. Sarcastic: We can't just raise the standards of games, people have certain expectations of the name Lucasarts. Statement: After much reasoning/pledging/grovelling even L.A. realised that the original timeline was somewhere beyond ludicrous. Halfway through, a Microsoft death squad camped at our doorstep and the schedule was changed again. Translation: I'm only allowed to speak to the public in the presence of a L.A. representative/supervisor.

Not a big mystery. IIRC Akari (at least I think it was) said something to the effect of the resources being moved to NWN2 after the xbox release. Just a few guys left to do localisation and pc specific tweaks to the code in the two months between the releases.

Not completely true. The engine was based on the NWN engine. They already had a head start, if nothing else, then technology and expertise wise when recycling Aurora engine. That being said, the Kotor1 engine (can never remember it's name, Odyssey or Ulyssus or some such) was probably a closer fit for Obsidians needs than the Aurora was for Biowares needs when starting on Kotor1

Seriously ? They provided the funding. They provided the QA (technical and probably integration of stort with the SW universe, i.e. suitable or not) and a third from top of my head they provided the sound side of the game. Oh yeah, and the Star Wars name.

Horrorvisions of BG3 on Unreal 3 engines... :ph34r:

I voted no :cool: Maybe I'm just lucky. Maybe I'm just a geek when it comes to building my pc's. No "technical" issues in my first run through the game (not quite completed yet, but close). I've had more problems with Kotor1 than Kotor2 (no, I'm not kidding).

Just a guess... they were saving disk space (to make room for the spam/demo etc.) on the allocated # of disks ? No, no idea why they would do such a (stupid) thing actually.

Somebody please tell me when to stop playing... I love it so far, but I might want to skip the ending altogether from what I've heard Besides the obvious and usual things, I like the interface. That I hardly even noticed the interface is probably a compliment. That means, unlike the first one, it's no more a struggle Gorth vs. Game interface