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Re: Jagged Alliance 3 is COMING!!!!![message #363862 is a reply to message #363838] Wed, 13 October 2021 09:08 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Sad fact is that JA3 is not actually a first attempt on making a JA2 sequel (or prequel in one case) so i'm not getting my hopes too high up.

I would like to point out some things that would be pretty much necessary if this attempt wants to attract JA2 crowd.

1 - Most of the people have moved from playing plain vanilla JA2 and is now quite used to JA2 1.13 features. Things like automatic fire (not just burst), new inventory system, new attachment system, large amount of guns/gear/stuff to find/buy/use in comparison to vanilla. Most of the previous attempts completely ignored that fact and tried to recreate JA2 system and failed. I saw a video of a release of Jagged Alliance BIA where they had an attachment system from JA1!!! I still get ticks when i remember it. I don't expect JA3 to have a detailed attachment system like EFT does but something in between 1.13 and EFT would be good enough.

2 - Community here is kindda fragmented as well. Some still prefer unmoded JA2 so stick to projects like straciatella, some can't play without newest 1.13 beta versions and all its features, some stick to stable release, etc. Not exactly easy crowd to please. Probably best way to go is to pick up best features from Ja2 vanilla and 1.13 and move the franchise to 2020's. Like new engine, graphics, modding tools, etc. The fact that they try to recreate country takeover on strategic level sounds promising in its own right. Ja1 or 2 was never about linear progression and series of fights. It had developed strategic layer and some of those failed attempts failed to recognize that.

3 - Size of the battlefield. I think popularity of AIMNAS and its big maps project shows how much ppl want to have more room to maneuver, not play chess on a 8x8 square maps and call it a strategy game. Games like '7.62 high caliber' had good idea on how it should be done (unfortunately 7.62 is also a buggy mess with HUGE memory leak which was never patched).

Announcement does sound promising but i'll also stay cautious.

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