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Games => General Gaming => Topic started by: MysterD on Saturday, September 19, 2009, 06:20:06 AM
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Lar_Q of Larian Studios has announced a Divine Divinity: Remastered Edition is being worked on and will be coming to digital distribution outlets. (http://www.larian.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=20807&Number=386071#Post386071)
Hello all,
Don't take this as an official announcement, but more as a bit of a heads up for you very much appreciated people still active in these parts of the forum.
We've quietly been working on remastering the original Divinity for release through digital distribution, upgrading it to work well with Vista/XP and supporting higher resolutions.
Time permitting we'll probably even modify a couple of things, so here's the question. If you could choose only one thing, what's the thing you'd really like to see changed in the game code ?
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Meh. It'd be great to play the game again with new spiffy stuff, but why does it have to be download-only?
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Meh. It'd be great to play the game again with new spiffy stuff, but why does it have to be download-only?
I thought the same thing, Que. I wouldn't mind buying DD: Remastered say at a retail outlet alone or if they packaged it inside of say a Divinity 2: Collector's Ed box.
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Sektor of Larian Studios speaks on some of the progress so far he has made on working on remastering DD. (http://www.larian.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=386852#Post386852)
Thanks for the feedback so far everyone! I'm your friendly neighbourhood Divinity remasterer, and I have a couple of questions and remarks about the suggestions you guys (and girls) have made:
- Raze, can you elaborate a bit on the 'weight bug' you mentioned? What exactly is the problem and how can I reproduce it?
- Chihaya, would it be possible to provide me with a savegame of yours? That way I can test and make sure the compatibility is not broken.
- I can happily inform you that resolutions are no longer limited: you can play the game on any resolution that your video card supports, and I must say that it looks freakin' awesome!
- A number of skills have already been fixed or rebalanced, and some tooltips have been made a little clearer (for example, the tooltip for damage on the stats screen now shows a more elaborate breakdown of everything that contributes to your damage).
Please keep those suggestions and bugreports coming in!
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From the Podcast from GameCentral...
Divine Divinity: Remastered Edition (talk on DDRE begin on 21:32 in the Podcast) will AT LEAST be coming to Impulse (22:27)!
They're talking to other digital distributors, as well. (http://game-central.org/2009/podcasts/gcp-episode-62/)
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DD - Remastered Edition joins GOG with NO DRM!!!
DD - Remastered Edition is now available on GOG for $4.99. (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/divine_divinity)
From Lynn of Larian, here's the notes on what has changed in Remastered Ed (Version 1.4A). (http://www.larian.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=390119&#Post390119)
Version 1.4A is the newest version.
This version has been patched to the latest available patch, so patching the game is not necessary and not recommended.
Extra fixes and features have been added to this version since the last patch. They are:
General:
- Feature: Allow more resolutions
- Feature: Recreated config tool
- Fixed numerous crashes and freezes
- Fixed: encumbrance could make items disappear
- Feature: Tooltips of damage stats on stat screen improved
Skills:
- Fixed: Spellbooks no longer ignore level requirements
- Fixed: All weapon expertise skills give percentile bonuses instead of static bonuses
- Fixed: True Sight damage is now actually used
- Fixed: Bow and crossbow expertise bonuses are now actually used
- Fixed: Divine Eye removes the fog of war
- Fixed: Deadly Gift's Scorpion Trap is less powerful
- Fixed: Resurrected enemies die after region swap
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Both old-school Divinities are on sale on GOG until Feb 22nd.
No DRM in the GOG version. (http://www.gog.com/en/promo/divinity)
Divine Divinity: Remastered = $4.19
Beyond Divinity = $6.99
Divine Divinity + Beyond Divinity (Double Pack) = $7.98
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Divine Divinity: Remastered = $2.48 to download from Impulse this weekend. (http://impulsedriven.com/divdivinity)
That would be Version 1.05 of the game, BTW.
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God damn it. I have to do that. I shouldn't, but I have to.
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God damn it. I have to do that. I shouldn't, but I have to.
I already have this game on disc - but not patched-up to 1.05, since that version's only for the Digital distributors.
But, goddamn it - $2.48 is cheap to get extra high-res' support and more bug-fixes and junk.
Plus, you can burn that version to one DVD disc and all.
Beats the CDV-published 3-disc CD set.
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Divine Divinity: Remastered Edition = $2.99 on GOG.com.
Yep, it's GOG - so NO DRM! (http://www.gog.com/en/page/spring10)