Rogue Dao Studios: Purgatorio Update

Montgomery Lee Markland sent over the following information about the Rogue Dao Studios module, "Purgatorio", that is currently in development:

Rogue Dao Studios - Planescape: Purgatorio Preview
Monday, February 5, 2007 -- Well, folks, it's been awhile since we've put
out any content previews, and that's because we've just been so busy working
on so many different fronts.

Purgatorio is shaping up well, here's an overview of where things currently
stand. There are links to 34 new screenshots at the bottom of this post.
Some of the screenshots are up to 1680x1050 resolution, so you might need to
zoom in/scroll to get full res/see everything in your browser.

Scope

- Purgatorio weighs in at around 100 areas right now, and will probably top
130 areas when we are finished; easily 15 hours of game time when all is
said and done.

The areas I am most excited about right now are the ones Jack (Dr. Gonzo) is
producing for Act Two. He's really nailed the Plane of Infinite Portals,
imho.

Party Companions

- We've settled in at 18 potential party companions. All party companions
are optional.

Sigil Factions

We've implemented our Sigil Faction system. One of the major choices you
will make in the first chapter is which faction your character joins. There
are a wide variety of benefits and consequences to joining the factions.
Your choice of Sigil Faction affects who your enemies and allies are; how
potential party companions feel about you; and each faction has different
benefits for the character in terms of gear and feats.

Epithet Feats

We've implemented our Epithet Feats system as well. In two of the screens
linked below you can see some of the feats on the character sheet. We've
put in 30 epithet feats so far, and there will probably be a few more down
the line.

Some of the feats simply help you define your character in the campaign;
others affect your interaction with NPCs; some provide you with benefits;
and a few will bring you nothing but trouble.

There are also two or three epithet feats that I would be surprised if
anyone unlocks in the first few playthroughs.

The Score

Gopher, Oldbrian, Ceekayed, Minomus and the fifth member of the composing
team, Joel, have produced a combined 2 hours of top-notch music that really
captures the Planescape vibe.

Custom Content

We're clocking in at around 130 custom placeables right now, the most
notable being Schazzwozzer's Gatehouse (which isn't previewed just yet) and
MadHatterYU's Mortuary.

In addition to the architecture for The Doomguard Firehouse in The Slags
(screenshot below), I've been doing some work on two custom tilesets (there
is a screen of one of them).

Michael has been working on a mimir as well, and we're hoping to get that
operational in game soon.

We're starting to plan out which 4 prestige classes we are going to do,
Doomlord is definitely going to be one of them.

Also, of course, credit where credit is due: We're using a few pieces of
custom character content from the vault in addition to the stuff we produce.
Specifically: custom character heads by Badmagic and LeadderNoir and custom
outfits by Alleane, Atlantis001 and Cecil.

Thanks to Adinos and Tazpn for their work on custom content tools. We
certainly never could have gotten as far as we have without OBJ2MDB and the
3dsMax MBD Plug-in. Also GrinningFool's toolset plug-ins are truly
invaluable.

Voice-Over

Maglok has taken the lead on doing post work on all of our voice-over audio
and he is doing an excellent job. He's come up with some very cool effects
to apply to some of the more off-beat, weird, evil, etc. voices.

The new screenshots are linked below, or you can view them in our gallery at
our website, or on the forums in the main, top level forum category. There
are 34 (unless I lost count) new screens.

-Monty

Cranium Rats
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/CraniumRats.jpg

Epithet Feats and Davion Shores' GUI reskin work
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/EpithetFeatsAndDavionsGUIWIP.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/EpithetFeatsAndDavionsGUIWIP2.jpg

Hiverunners' Road
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/HiverunnersRoad1.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/Lykritch.jpg

Hide, your trusted companion, takes the brunt of these Xaositects sudden
attacks
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/Tenements1.jpg

Schazzwozzer's Hardhead helmet
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TheHardheads.jpg

The Mortuary has been redone
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TheMortuary1.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TheMortuary2.jpg

Entropy Tileset WIP
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/EntropyTilesetWIPMonty2.jpg

The Slags and "The Firehouse" (Doomguard local faction HQ)
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TheSlags5.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TheSlags6.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TheSlagsWithJournalEntry7.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TheSlags8.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TheSlags9.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TheSlags10.jpg

The party stops by the Ditch
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TheDitch1.jpg

Phineas Ligistra collects art from the primes. He has a predilection for
works by artists such as Goya and Caravaggio
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/PhineasLigistra.jpg

Sanctum Sprecare looks safe enough by day
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/SanctumSprecare.jpg

Electrifying (Requisite bad pun made)
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/DrHobbesLotsLane1.jpg

The Godsmen's local faction HQ
"The Calm Solution"
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TheCalmSolutionOnLotsLane1.jpg

The Athar local faction HQ
"The Pantheon"
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/AtharHQTeaStreet1.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/AtharHQTeaStreet2.jpg

Various shots around the Sensates local faction HQ
"The Love Hotel"
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TeaStreetSensateHQ1.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/Sensates2.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/Sensates3.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/Sensates4.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TheSensates1.jpg

The Signers' local faction HQ
"The Lolla Tradler-Signer Theater"
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/SignerTheater1.jpg

The Dancing Corpse Circus Doorman
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/TeaStreetDCC1.jpg

A bulletin board plastered with flyers
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/Posters1.jpg

The Plain of Infinite Portals
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/ThePlainOfInfinitePortals.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/ThePlainOfInfinitePortals2.jpg

http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/ThePlainOfInfinitePortals3.jpgl]

Schazzwozzer's Top Hats
http://www.roguedao.com/erf/FebContentPreview/xaositects1.jpg

Thanks, Monty!

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