Any DLC planned?

[Voland]

Just wonder, cus there still no dlc. Why?

[Belmont]

lest hope not as bad the game was and the bugs i hope they never make another game

[Hexiuu]

DLC is pointless since there is gonna be Elex 2 for sure. If you've completed the game you'll know why. I fkin love this game and I cant wait for Elex 2

[Y Ddraig Ddu]

Originally posted by Belmont:

lest hope not as bad the game was and the bugs i hope they never make another game

I never encountered even a single serious bug.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Belmont has turned his pet peeve (game not starting anymore with AMD graphics) into hatred, apparently:
--> https://steamcommunity.com/app/411300/discussions/0/1759104257604179841/

As unfortunate as that is, the right thing to do would be to contact AMD and Piranha Bytes tech support. Lashing out at the game because of this issue is entirely unfair.

Various other AMD graphics users have managed to work around it by downgrading the driver. Driver issues take down many other games from time to time. It remains to be seen whether the driver is the culprit or whether the game does something that leads to undefined behavior with the new driver.

[Belmont]

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

Belmont has turned his pet peeve (game not starting anymore with AMD graphics) into hatred, apparently:
--> https://steamcommunity.com/app/411300/discussions/0/1759104257604179841/

As unfortunate as that is, the right thing to do would be to contact AMD and Piranha Bytes tech support. Lashing out at the game because of this issue is entirely unfair.

Various other AMD graphics users have managed to work around it by downgrading the driver. Driver issues take down many other games from time to time. It remains to be seen whether the driver is the culprit or whether the game does something that leads to undefined behavior with the new driver.

i reverted the drivers its working but has the same bug as day one "abnormal program termination" this game complete fail

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by Belmont:

i reverted the drivers its working but has the same bug as day one "abnormal program termination" this game complete fail

Tell more, preferably in a different topic not about DLC. What trouble-shooting have you done so far?

Have you tried deleting your game config file yet?
\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\ELEX\Config\ConfigUser

Here's the page mentioning the game tech support contact addresses:
https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithGameTechnicalIssue?appid=411300

I've not had any such issue with the game since release. Not with AMD graphics and not with Nvidia either. It may be specific to your installation, programs running in the background

[Voland]

Belmont, thats not "I CANT START GAME, DEVS IS PURE TRASH!!11" topic. not even close. so i dont get, why are u here. i feel sorry for you :)

[Voland]

Originally posted by Mighty Meme:

DLC is pointless since there is gonna be Elex 2 for sure. If you've completed the game you'll know why. I fkin love this game and I cant wait for Elex 2

well, risen 2 and risen 3 have DLCs, so thats why i wonder. not for "i want more", cus there definetly will be elex 2 for sure))

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

With Risen 2 and 3, as far as I know, players had started to complain about the base game being filled with not enough content. The DLCs for Risen 3 don't add much, on the other hand.

Releasing tiny DLCs, such as optional items or extra content with some more missions, bears a multitude of risks for the developers.

[Voland]

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

With Risen 2 and 3, as far as I know, players had started to complain about the base game being filled with not enough content. The DLCs for Risen 3 don't add much, on the other hand.

Releasing tiny DLCs, such as optional items or extra content with some more missions, bears a multitude of risks for the developers.

dlcs? risks for devs? where?

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by Voland:

dlcs? risks for devs? where?

Various risks. Grumpy players starting a "cash grab" crusade against the devs and/or publisher. DLCs released late requiring players to replay the game, if the DLCs don't add post-endgame content. DLCs destroying all the gameplay balancing there may be. DLCs getting ignored by players, who rush through the base game and don't want extra content or don't want to pay for it. DLCs adding new achievements to unlock, fueling those that would bring up the cash grab argument. And finally, working on the next full game is the better long term goal for any small developer studio, which cannot afford keeping devs busy with DLCs, which may not create a lot of income compared with a base game.

[Towly30]

Piranha Bites does'nt like DLC's, cause its a rip off in their eyes. They had to do some for risen 2 and 3 cause they worked with another publisher and were forced to do so. But now, different publisher, no more DLC's!

[BuffHamster]

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

Originally posted by Voland:

dlcs? risks for devs? where?

Various risks. Grumpy players starting a "cash grab" crusade against the devs and/or publisher. DLCs released late requiring players to replay the game, if the DLCs don't add post-endgame content. DLCs destroying all the gameplay balancing there may be. DLCs getting ignored by players, who rush through the base game and don't want extra content or don't want to pay for it. DLCs adding new achievements to unlock, fueling those that would bring up the cash grab argument. And finally, working on the next full game is the better long term goal for any small developer studio, which cannot afford keeping devs busy with DLCs, which may not create a lot of income compared with a base game.

I agree with your reasons, it would cause too many headaches. For this type of game and the way it is constructed, DLC content would be ill advised.

Having played through the entire story, a sequel (being what they planned to do in the first place) makes more sense than adding DLC content.

They are also still working on improving their proprietary Genome game engine and again, releasing another game would almost require it be released as a complete title rather than a DLC that might "break" existing player's games.

In game design, it is entirely up to the developer. In other games, like the Civilization franchise* for instance, DLC make sense only if you are building on the same engine as the original game. If you come up with a new game engine and/or new game mechanics, it would make more sense that you release it as a new title.

*my favorite was Civ 4 and all of it's DLC.

Originally posted by Towly30:

Piranha Bites does'nt like DLC's, cause its a rip off in their eyes. They had to do some for risen 2 and 3 cause they worked with another publisher and were forced to do so. But now, different publisher, no more DLC's!

I did not know that was the reason why they didn't like DLCs. It does make sense though that changing publishers would require something be released as a new title. When it comes to games and copyright law, things can get a bit tense and, ... weird.

[BDK]

You get the full game in one purchase. Be happy about that, it's super rare these days!

[Voland]

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

Originally posted by Voland:

dlcs? risks for devs? where?

Various risks. Grumpy players starting a "cash grab" crusade against the devs and/or publisher. DLCs released late requiring players to replay the game, if the DLCs don't add post-endgame content. DLCs destroying all the gameplay balancing there may be. DLCs getting ignored by players, who rush through the base game and don't want extra content or don't want to pay for it. DLCs adding new achievements to unlock, fueling those that would bring up the cash grab argument. And finally, working on the next full game is the better long term goal for any small developer studio, which cannot afford keeping devs busy with DLCs, which may not create a lot of income compared with a base game.

so, only risks is some angry gamers?))) and nobody makes dlc by full team, so comparing it with full game isnt correct