Arcanum date announced

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu Aug 09, 2001 4:20 pm

For those interested, the latest date I have on Arcanum's release is August 21st. Sierra's been making noises about holding it back until September, however, so we'll see.

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Fri Aug 10, 2001 7:12 am

Well, like most games, it probably won't ship on time...

fable · Post by **fable** » Fri Aug 10, 2001 2:40 pm

@Aegis, it's much easier to be a prophet of doom after the fact. If your predictions are wrong now, everybody on this board, including their pet cat, will call you on it.

fable · Post by **fable** » Tue Aug 21, 2001 8:44 pm

Arcanum's now in stores.

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 6:32 pm

Yep I'm picking my copy up tomorrow

Duramath · Post by **Duramath** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 10:15 pm

I'll bite. I know nothing about this game, apart from the fact that its been long awaited. Could someone give me a run down (details, please)? Or at least post a good site on it?

fable · Post by **fable** » Fri Aug 24, 2001 8:42 am

Originally posted by Duramath:
<STRONG>I'll bite. I know nothing about this game, apart from the fact that its been long awaited. Could someone give me a run down (details, please)? Or at least post a good site on it?</STRONG>

It uses the Fallout 1/2 engine and was developed by the same team, Troika, so if you know that game, you know its drawbacks and pluses. The biggest change is that the game is set in a world where magic and a Jules Vernian science both work. The more you learn of one, the more sensitized you are to it, and the less you are to the other. This means that if you learn a lot of "technology" recipes (like making elephant guns, fatigue restorers, Dwarven plate armore, etc), you won't be able to gain back health from healing spells, but you also can't be targeted by fireball spells.