@Zak Gordon: well, my understanding is that pretty much everything in LT is procedurally generated.

If it is just about giving the possibility to modders to fiddle with the basic elements and textures of ships, planets, etc, then I guess we're falling back on the "exporting PCG inputs" suggestion.

@Zak Gordon: your enthusiasm for modding is heartwarming. :D That said, please take into account that LT is not scripted at all, whereas a game like Morrowind is entirely scripted. It's much much much easier to make an Elder's Scrolls game mod-compatible, since literally everything is hand-crafted. ...

I can give you another reason why you should make it an official development goal, regardless whether it'll be #1 or #2 in the polls, and probably even outside the strech goals: It's the only one of the options that will instantly multiply your customer base, which is a good thing in and of itself....

Ah thank you for enlightening me, really hope this meets it's goal. Unfortunately I don't have Paypal/credit card to pledge but if it does come out I would willingly buy it. (Planning on getting a card soon, along with a job hopefully haha). You couldn't pay on Kickstarter with PayPal anyway. It's ...

I will not use the chat, personally. I find it way too hard to follow discussions for any meaningful length of time on a chatroom.

That said, if people want to use a chatroom, I'm pretty sure there are plenty of plug-in javascript-based chatrooms that Josh could use without working too much on it.

Jason Schupfer wrote:I was inspired enough to order a book on procedural generation of Amazon. Hope I get around to reading it...

Nice. Can you give us the reference? And tell us if it's any good once you've gotten around to opening it?

Anyway, will this game be on steam, if so will it support Steam Workshop where we will be able to share universes and the like. Next on the agenda, have you thought about how much it will cost, the early-bird special is $15 but is this the final price. Thirdly, DLC. What are the plans for DLC, free...

Elderane wrote:Are you considering to create the music? The track in the campaing it's really awesome!
Maybe create music for the planets o wolrds in the game. When you have battles and calm moments.

Josh plans to compose the music for LT, yes.

Thanks for the advice and reviews, guys.

I am specifically interested in what you thought about the procedurally generated loot. I personally find it awesome. Any thought on that?

JoshParnell wrote:Interesting, had not considered that, and indeed, it's probably what I would have done. Maybe I will just make the UI customizable so that you can put it where you want.

That would be awesome regardless of how many monitors one has.

I guess you are right... I thought I saw something on kickstarter about multiplayer... Many people have been demanding it (there are also people like me who would rather get a single-player experience, but we're either not as many or not as vocal, possibly both) and, if memory serves, Josh said it'...

Nothing to do with LT (hence the choice of section), but I just bought Borderlands 2 and I'm just as amazed by the procedurally-generated guns as I was in Borderlands. What I love is that it doesn't just affect the stats: it affects the aspect and gameplay. In fact, I've never found two guns that fe...

ACH0225 wrote: It is multiplayer, as in, play with a few friends and mess around, multiplayer, meaning that there are going to be few to no places where backers get a big advantage.

It's not multiplayer at all. You cannot play LT with your friends. What are you talking about?

If this were a multiplayer game, I'd agree with you, but it isn't. I don't see any reason giving Kickstarter backers some kind of exclusive, advantageous reward when what they do in their universe will have no bearing upon what someone else does in theirs. How are you disagreeing with here? Not me,...

Striking a balance between having a practical budget and not having people see the dev team as greedy is a pretty fine line at times. I would say having trust with the supporters is crucial. Will make a difference between a backlash of negativity which can hurt a project to having a supportive comm...