Using Fiction Viewer to Expand the Story
FROM: Rear Admiral Tolwyn, CINCWEAPONSDIVISION
DATE: 2008.13.11
One of thing that's always difficult for game designers is to figure out how to convey the story yet not interfere with the game play. This is difficult because not all gamers are the same. You might classify gamers into two camps: first, you have the gamers that LOVE story and want to know everything about every character, location, and event, and then you have the gamers that just want to blast Kilrathi out of the sky. We didn't want either of these camps to be dissapointed. So, we came up with a system that we believe lets us have the best of both worlds.
During missions the player will encounter in-game dialogue and scripted cutscenes which contain aspects of the story that are "mission critical," which means that without them the story just doesn't hold together and the characters are meaningless. The story told through the fiction viewer, though, is completely optional, but adds a tremendous amount of depth. It covers action that occurs in between missions, fleshes out characters' relationships and motivations, deals with human dilemmas, joys, triumphs, and downfalls, and provides background information, all while expanding the overall narrative. In this way, the fiction viewer allows players that are interested in the deeper aspects of the story to dig in a little further. However, it doesn't force this extra content on players who just want to jump back in the cockpit for the next mission.
So, if you are content just focusing on dodging missiles and icing Kilrathi, nothing will get in your way, and you'll still be able to enjoy the Wing Commander Saga story. If you would like to dig deeper into our representation of life in the Wing Commander universe, give the fiction viewer a try!
-Tolwyn
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Sounds really intresting. I dunno which user I am. A game without a story is boring, but I don\'t need to know everything.
God, I can\'t wait for this game.
Sounds really intresting. I dunno which user I am. A game without a story is boring, but I don\'t need to know everything.God, I can\'t wait for this game.
8) I do like the Fiction viewer idea.One of the things I got deeply into, during WC \'s hey day ,was the novels that also came out.
Thses novels fleshed out the games, and delved deeper into varied characters :D.
Can\'t wait!!
is the game gonna be released this year by any change i\'m looking forward to it
The release date of this game is \"When it\'s done\". There is no date. And yes, I know the game has taken a long time. There\'s no possible joke you could make about the game\'s development time that we haven\'t already heard. You could try though. :grin
I am not sure why \'when it is done\' is so dreadful. In my oppinion it is better than having a crappy, unrealistic release date.
well i can\'t wait to play it but i have patience better gd then bad and love to play the prologue over and over again :grin
Story is MOST IMPORTANT in WC games...I liked a lot the one you did in the Prologue. So take your time and make a great story in thisgreat mod of the WC games!!! Best of luck!
joke about release!
have you heard this one?
Wing Commander Saga : Definately out before duke nukem forver!
have you heard this one?Wing Commander Saga : Definately out before duke nukem forver!
hahaha that is a gd one takes forever with duke hahaha
Indeed. Current plans are to release the game in Winter 2666, a few days before Duke will come out.
The fiction is actually what we are working on the most at this moment.We are checking and re-checking the timeline for our missions and fiction to rule out any clashes with the canon timeline and WC3 events. At the same time work is progressing on our cutscenes.
So rest assured that the storytelling will be taken care of with the same love as everything else :)
I hope you will embed the fiction viewer into the game itself.I liked the stories in prologue but it would be kind of annoying to get out of the game every time one wants to read on.
Keep up the excellent work guys - I\'m sure it will be done some time... 8)
The fiction viewer is already embeded :) That was the plan all along for the final release :)
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..ok i will say nothing, just lol
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The release date of this game is "When it\'s done". There is no date. And yes, I know the game has taken a long time. There\'s no possible joke you could make about the game\'s development time that we haven\'t already heard. You could try though. :grin
..ok i will say nothing, just lol
Is the game going to support 1900 x 1200 and will there be any AA options?
keep on building the wing commander universe guys.