Immerhin stecken in Beyatral of Krondor ein paar interessante Ideen, aber für meinen Geschmack sollte Dynamix lieber dem Simulationsgenre treu bleiben. Kaum haben wir uns an die Instantcrew gewöhnt, sorgt ein schlichter Designpatzer dafür, daß unsere Truppe permanent vom Hungertod bedroht wird: Das Angebot an lebenswichtigen Nahrungsmitteln ist knapper als im HO-Markt zur Blütezeit des Realsozialismus. Eigenbau-Heroen sind in Beyatral at Krondor verpönt, nur mit Mühe werden die digitalisierten Helden zur liebgewonnen Identifikationsfigur. Der erste Stolperstein im umfangreichen Krondor-Hindernismarathon: Es stehen nur drei vorgefertigte Helden zur Auswahl. Feist als Computerspiel umzusetzen, so kläglich scheiterten die Designer an der Ausführung dieses Mammutprojektes. So löblich die Idee auch sein mag, die spannenden „Riftwar“-Bücher von Raymond E. Maybe that will change in the future, but at this time, BAK:REM is as far as I'm willing to venture.Meine Begeisterung angesichts des Dynamixschen Rollenspieldebüts hält sich in Grenzen. Legally there's just no recourse to build an official, full remake of BAK at this time. Unfortunately he has a contract that ties up the rights to Midkemia as a gaming property for a while, and every time I've run into him since, I've been told the same thing. When Kickstarter exploded a few years ago, a lot of folks suggested that we Kickstart a modernized reboot, and I got hold of Ray to discuss it. He's been a good guy to me, and I don't want to cause him any worry or irritation.Ī more relevant point is that currently, all things Midkemian are tied up, at least in terms of (official) computer games. Also, I'm a writer, and even if I weren't worried about litigation, I'd still want to be respectful of Ray's rights. It's one thing for me to be noodling around on a small non-profit project like this, but a full remake (and especially a commercial venture) would be a very big violation of their copyright. Yes, I created a very big corner of it, as well as several characters, and a significant number of chapters in its history, but again, it all belongs to Ray and the good folks over at Midkemia Press. BAK was in their playground, and they let me play there for a few years.įirst and foremost because the Midkemian universe doesn't belong to me. I will never sell anything with the Krondor name on it, or with any of the content based in the Midkemia universe unless otherwise given express permission / license from Raymond E. This is a not-for-profit, self-educational project. Let me say this again to make this clear. This should be sufficiently adequate to demonstrate and test the functioning of all the core systems, and will still offer at least a hour or two of gameplay. My plan is only to recreate the first Chapter and the first Zone of BAK, which might only represent 3 or 4 percent of the total content of the original. My primary focus with this project will be on the reconstruction of the game systems, and to a limited degree, a tiny fraction of the original game content. Will Betrayal at Krondor: Remastered Be a Total Remake of the Original? As a bonus, fans of the original game get to see what a sequel to BAK might have looked like by fusing elements of the original together with more modern technology. Using the newly released Amazon Lumberyard Game Engine, I intend to build as much of the original engine as I can with as little outside help as possible, not only as a test of the general usability of this very cool new tool, but also as a self-guided, intensive exercise to refresh some of my level design and scripting skills. Hallford stresses that this free remake can't be turned into a full for-profit project due to IP ownership and contractual obligations, but he also adds that the ultimate objective is to use this as a basis for a new title based on a new IP he owns: What Is Betrayal At Krondor: Remastered?īetrayal at Krondor: Remastered (or BAK:REM for short) is an attempt to resurrect the core systems as well as the general look and feel of the hit, award-winning role-playing game Betrayal at Krondor. Original Betrayal at Krondor game designer Neal Hallford has explained on his official website that he is working on a free remake of the first areas of the game for Amazon's CryEngine-based Lumberyard engine.
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