More steam punk!

[tarkus]

Does anyone agree, the game has a steam punk feel to it? I think it does. What would guys think of an engineer class that could put down sentry guns or have robots kinda of like this from the game Rise of Legends.

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs21/f/2007/304/9/f/rise_of_legends_by_PabelBilly.jpg

I do NOT take any credit for the drawing just using it as an example with my discussion

Imagine the class names
Engineer + soldier = combat engineer
Engineer + demo = Sapper

[Ryu_Sheng]

Nah there's not been ANY hint of steampunk IMO, just a really solid dark fantasy

[Fendelphi]

The only real steampunk in the game is the look of the early, "hastly modified" weapons, like the Sawblades etc.

Overall, you dont see steam drive machinery or weaponry.

That being said, an "Arcane-punk"-styled engineer(Techno-mage, which have Aether powered gizmoes and contraptions) would be kind of cool, and fitting with the theme, IMO.

[Astasia]

It is "Steampunk." One normally thinks "steam powered" but really the term has more to do with a victorian based fantasy setting, which this game does fall into. The steam in steampunk refers to the technology level of the victorian era, nothing more. Even the FAQ on the GD main page mentions the victorian era basis several times.

The demolitionist is already close to what the OP is suggesting though, including a sort of "sentry gun" turret. TBH I was expecting even more turret based gameplay and perhaps a basic steambot or two when I first heard about the class. I'm still sort of hoping it will be expanded a bit.

[Fendelphi]

Originally posted by Astasia:

It is "Steampunk." One normally thinks "steam powered" but really the term has more to do with a victorian based fantasy setting, which this game does fall into. The steam in steampunk refers to the technology level of the victorian era, nothing more. Even the FAQ on the GD main page mentions the victorian era basis several times.

The demolitionist is already close to what the OP is suggesting though, including a sort of "sentry gun" turret. TBH I was expecting even more turret based gameplay and perhaps a basic steambot or two when I first heard about the class. I'm still sort of hoping it will be expanded a bit.

I am pretty sure that for it to be steampunk, you need to have machines and gizmos(with lots of gears and springs), running on steam.

The cultural setting of steampunk is often, but not always, Victorian(roughly 19th century), but technological, it is much more advanced(often refered to as Retro-Futuristic), with everything from airships and landships, to entire Clockwork cities.

GD is based loosely on the Victorian period(culturally/techonlogically), but with the Occult as the main "powersouce" rather than Science(although they have fused somewhat into what I would call "arcane science" or "occult science").
Basically, magic is real and was used to power and run the civilized world(in the same way that steam is used to power civilization in steampunk).


Regardless of the definition of steampunk, the steampunk that the OP is refering to(clockwork stuff), is not likely to be used, as GD is not using that stuff. Atleast not from what I have seen.
But the idea can still be used, it just need to fit in visually(so instead of steam/gears, it will use power crystals and runes).

[ICO]

...oooor a riftgate can take us to a steampunk expansion ;)

[Fendelphi]

Originally posted by ICO:

...oooor a riftgate can take us to a steampunk expansion ;)

That was the thing I forgot to add to my comment above.
Modders can probably do a lot of things in creating an alternate setting/more steampunk.

[tarkus]

I think it would be pretty cool to investigate the theme more, it can unlock the door for many new features.

For one, imagine having a kill bot partroling devil's crossing murdering any aetherials coming in :D. Quests could be made to maintain the bots. The robots could be another type of enemy the player can face (since there are human enemy like thugs can use the robots too).

imo, The game lacks a true summoner class, i feel the occutist does not fill this role with the crow and the hellbeast. I want a class that can have an army :D with them and an army of robots sounds too awesome to me.

[DeMasked]

I don't see Grim Dawn being Steam Punk at all. I see more relation to magic rather then robots or steam technology.

I'd rather have this idea come in as a mod.

[TEFmrToast]

Steam punk is any era that shares weapons and tech from an era not of its own. Althought there aren't any STEAM engines or STEAM type weapons, we know that this era is either in a post-apocolyptic where there are guns, swords, and weapons.

[Capn_Tucker]

There are most definitely steam engines in the game. You guys need to take a closer look at the scenery in the mines. Also many of the weapons are of the steam-powered era; revolvers, lever-action carbines, bolt-action rifles etc. Early builds even had a gatling gun at Devil's Crossing.
The game's world seems to be like that of Arcanum, where magic and technology co-existed. Although in the world of Cairn the Industrial Revolution appears to have been much much further behind Arcanum when the Apocalypse happened..

[tarkus]

Originally posted by Capn_Tucker:

There are most definitely steam engines in the game. You guys need to take a closer look at the scenery in the mines. Also many of the weapons are of the steam-powered era; revolvers, lever-action carbines, bolt-action rifles etc. Early builds even had a gatling gun at Devil's Crossing.
The game's world seems to be like that of Arcanum, where magic and technology co-existed. Although in the world of Cairn the Industrial Revolution appears to have been much much further behind Arcanum when the Apocalypse happened..

I did see a wrecked train at one stage :D

Noooo what happend to the gatling gun? That would have been cool to have a usable item

[Fendelphi]

Originally posted by tarkus:

I did see a wrecked train at one stage :D

Noooo what happend to the gatling gun? That would have been cool to have a usable item

Maybe it was saved for the "horde/survival" mode.
One can only hope. ;)

(where was that train? I would love to find it)

[tarkus]

Originally posted by Fendelphi:

Originally posted by tarkus:

I did see a wrecked train at one stage :D

Noooo what happend to the gatling gun? That would have been cool to have a usable item

Maybe it was saved for the "horde/survival" mode.
One can only hope. ;)

(where was that train? I would love to find it)

I'll try take a screen shot next time i see it

[Capn_Tucker]

Originally posted by tarkus:

Originally posted by Capn_Tucker:

There are most definitely steam engines in the game. You guys need to take a closer look at the scenery in the mines. Also many of the weapons are of the steam-powered era; revolvers, lever-action carbines, bolt-action rifles etc. Early builds even had a gatling gun at Devil's Crossing.
The game's world seems to be like that of Arcanum, where magic and technology co-existed. Although in the world of Cairn the Industrial Revolution appears to have been much much further behind Arcanum when the Apocalypse happened..

I did see a wrecked train at one stage :D

Noooo what happend to the gatling gun? That would have been cool to have a usable item

The gatling gun was never useable; it was just there for appearances. First they moved it to the roof, and now it appears to be completely gone. I think I read that the devs said they haven't been able to figure out how to make the game engine do full auto fire.
They could have left the gatling gun in as scenery though.. :(
Also, you can see a steam engine in Cronley's mine, just explore and you'll find it..

[doom-loops]

no steampunk influence please, its lame. thanks.