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Posted October 14, 2015
Is it Thursday yet? Yes it is.

<span class="bold">The Age of Decadence</span>, a dark, brutal, low-fantasy RPG of choice and consequence, is available now - DRM-free on GOG.com with a 10% launch discount.

The Age of Decadence is many things.
It's "an isometric, turn-based, single-player role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic fantasy world, inspired by the fall of the Roman Empire." How unique does that sound? Pretty darn unique.

It's a brutal game. It's a game about the brutality and consequences of being human. Instead of saving the world from an all-encompassing evil, you'll discover a world that's already gone to hell, and you'll soon learn why.

It's an incredibly open game. The Age of Decadence respects your right to be a pacifist. A lying, manipulative pacifist. It's a game that'll remind you of a classic text adventure with branching choices and betrayal at every corner. It's also a game with incredible replayability - the choices you make and your origin will influence the game in ways significant enough that you'll feel compelled just to see the other side of the story. Whether an assassin, a drifter, a merchant or a merc - you'll have a thousand stories to tell, and few of them will end well. Check out our own early impressions of the game still in development.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't. <span class="bold">The Age of Decadence</span> is available now, DRM-free on GOG.com. The launch discount will last until Monday, October 19, 12:59 PM GMT.


In the Press:
"Even walking the non-violent path, this game is no picnic, unless it’s a picnic covered with ants who act friendly, lure you into an alley, and then beat the shit out of you." --RockPaperShotgun
Posted October 14, 2015
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Licurg: I heard good things about this... Any opinions ?
You can get dialogue options based on how many people you've killed in the game :D
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bioshark: Looks interesting.

However, can somebody confirm to me that you can play this with a female character??

Thanks.
Yes, you can play with a male or female character :)
Post edited October 14, 2015 by JudasIscariot
Posted October 14, 2015
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astroclay: I like the premise of the game, but the turn-based combat looks a little iffy to me.
What do you mean?
Posted October 14, 2015
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JudasIscariot: You can get dialogue options based on how many people you've killed in the game :D

Yes, you can play with a male or female character :)
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Reever: Were you the one who tested the game before?
I saw you asking for some advice over on the Codex :D
No, I didn't test the game way, way, way, way back when. I actually grabbed the final version of the game the night before and I've been trying to get my head wrapped around being an assassin :D
Posted October 14, 2015
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JudasIscariot: I've been trying to get my head wrapped around being an assassin :D
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JMich: Did you try asking Thiev for assistance (or assassistance as it may be)?
Meh. Thiev is doing the no-combat playthrough so no help there as I am trying to make an assassin that can sneak (and steal!) whenever possible but can hold their own in a fight :D

The assassin seems to be more combat-oriented as the skills raised by some faction quests seem to be mostly combat skills such as Critical Strike and the like :)
Posted October 14, 2015
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Sachys: ...still got those probes on your mind, eh?!

O______o7
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JMich: Not really.
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JudasIscariot: Meh. Thiev is doing the no-combat playthrough so no help there as I am trying to make an assassin that can sneak (and steal!) whenever possible but can hold their own in a fight :D

The assassin seems to be more combat-oriented as the skills raised by some faction quests seem to be mostly combat skills such as Critical Strike and the like :)
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JMich: But, TechAssassistant?
Again, no combat for Thiev, it's the "running your mouth off" play through :D
Posted October 14, 2015
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tokisto: Low fantasy? Or it is fantasy or not...
I don't like fantasy settings, and the historical background is what appeals to me
And no Unix support
Maybe next time
Low fantasy means it's more down to earth and you don't have mages slinging spells everywhere :)

The game runs just fine via Wine :)
Posted October 14, 2015
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JMich: But, TechAssassistant?
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JudasIscariot: Again, no combat for Thiev, it's the "running your mouth off" play through :D
I'm branching out :p
Posted October 14, 2015
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JudasIscariot: Again, no combat for Thiev, it's the "running your mouth off" play through :D
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Thiev: I'm branching out :p
Hybrids don't live long in AoD :P


(Stop looking at the scripts too! :P )
Posted October 14, 2015
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JudasIscariot: (Stop looking at the scripts too! :P )
Too late. I now know all combinations and skill checks in all dialogues :P
Posted October 14, 2015
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JudasIscariot: I actually grabbed the final version of the game the night before and I've been trying to get my head wrapped around being an assassin :D
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benmar: Have you tried asking Lord Downey for help?
Just don't take any almond slices.
Posted October 14, 2015
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JudasIscariot: You can get dialogue options based on how many people you've killed in the game :D ...
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Trilarion: Hmm, just the number? Well that sounds a bit like it requires mindless grinding again. I wish they would do it rather depending on how many important persons you killed or with some other weighting or in relation to what you have done and how many people have seen it.

For example what if I killed someone but nobody saw it. How realistic is it if everyone else magically knows about this and treats me differently...
Well, you can play a diplomatic character and avoid combat :) The body count is just another dialogue option in encounters and you don't HAVE to have a high body count :)

Also, this " what if I killed someone but nobody saw it." is supposed to be an abstraction in the game :)
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JudasIscariot: I actually grabbed the final version of the game the night before and I've been trying to get my head wrapped around being an assassin :D
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benmar: Have you tried asking Lord Downey for help?
No, not yet :P
Post edited October 14, 2015 by JudasIscariot
Posted October 14, 2015
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JudasIscariot: Low fantasy means it's more down to earth and you don't have mages slinging spells everywhere :)

The game runs just fine via Wine :)
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tokisto: Thanks for pointing out Judas!
My laptop is an oldie one and it happens to play wrapped games in Wine very slow when they are less than 3 years old, but it is possible :)
Could you be more detailed about the "low fantasy" setting? How do it affect the world? Are there mages and correlated? Can you invoke magic powers or it is related to a paralelled world (as the trailer induces)? Thanks!
Regarding Wine:

Just be sure to save often before any transitions because the Torque Engine can be a bit finicky under Wine as I've noticed that it tends to get wonky during transitions (Dead State, another Torque Engine game, also has this...) but despite all that I managed to get to the second city so far :) Just save early, save often, and in different slots as the old cRPG adage goes :)

It's "low fantasy" because the magic is pretty much gone out of this world after a rather cataclysmic event that brought down the AoD equivalent of the Roman Empire. There used to be mages but they aren't around now or if there are any, they're in hiding :) In practical terms this means you won't have people shooting spells or anything of the sort AFAIK. Most of my battles were fought daggers (assassin weapon) and crossbows and perhaps some good old fashioned poison applied to my dagger :D

tl;dr imagine if Fallout was set in ancient Rome and Rome is dead and you pretty much have Age of Decadence in a nutshell :) The mages and their practices were partly responsible for the condition of Age of Decadence's world :)
Post edited October 14, 2015 by JudasIscariot
Posted October 14, 2015
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JudasIscariot: Regarding Wine:

Just be sure to save often before any transitions because the Torque Engine can be a bit finicky under Wine as I've noticed that it tends to get wonky during transitions (Dead State, another Torque Engine game, also has this...) but despite all that I managed to get to the second city so far :) Just save early, save often, and in different slots as the old cRPG adage goes :)

It's "low fantasy" because the magic is pretty much gone out of this world after a rather cataclysmic event that brought down the AoD equivalent of the Roman Empire. There used to be mages but they aren't around now or if there are any, they're in hiding :) In practical terms this means you won't have people shooting spells or anything of the sort AFAIK. Most of my battles were fought daggers (assassin weapon) and crossbows and perhaps some good old fashioned poison applied to my dagger :D

tl;dr imagine if Fallout was set in ancient Rome and Rome is dead and you pretty much have Age of Decadence in a nutshell :) The mages and their practices were partly responsible for the condition of Age of Decadence's world :)
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tokisto: Thank you very much for all the clarifications!
I see that your "Thief" character is realling going beyond its own IP... :p
Well, I am not playing a thief this time :P Trying to play an assassin who knows how to break in somewhere and steal the family jewels :D
Posted October 14, 2015
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lowyhong: ITZ HAS COME!!
No, no, save that for Grimoire :D
Posted October 14, 2015
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JudasIscariot: break in somewhere and steal the family jewels :D
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JMich: O_o
Get your mind out of the gutter, sir :P
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