Updated Munch's Oddysee PC Port

[Crashpunk]

Oddworld Inhabitants are releasing a new port of Munch's Oddysee to PC, mainly to address the bugs and problems it still has.



To avoid confusion. This is NOT the HD version.

[Varrok]

What do they mean by "fresh port"?

[Crashpunk]

Another team is porting the game onto PC again from scratch. It seems the port was so bad, they just need to start from fresh.

[Varrok]

That was my first assumption too, but in the tweet they said it's a "port update" which kind of contradicts that

[Alf Shall Rise]

Yeah, "port update" isn't the most accurate phrase for it. Hope this new team does a good job at it because the MO port was pretty atrocious.

[Varrok]

If they managed to make a decent port of it, I'd gladly forgive them the sad memories of buying and using the current one (and a few funny memories too)

[Alf Shall Rise]

Ha, that's great. I wasn't even able to make it that far. My game would crash after about half an hour of playing.

[Varrok]

It was definitely completable on my side, but achievements (and many other things!) were totally broken

[Havoc]

According to 'Oddworld Admin' on the Steam forums, they are essentially porting over the mobile version of MO that they recently made to PC.

[Vlam]

So "fresh port" is newspeak.

[Varrok]

It's still fresh compared to current port. Sad it's not the HD version they promised.

[Connell]

Who did the original PC port?

[Scrabaniac]

I hope this isn't stopping their Exoddus production

[Crashpunk]

I hope this isn't stopping their Exoddus production

Another Team is doing the Port.

[Havoc]

Who did the original PC port?

Not sure, I know JAW did part of the fixing up effort after it was released in an even worse shape than it is now, though.

[Scrabaniac]

Cool. I can't wait for Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus HD Twice the amount of Flavour 2018

[Vlam]

Will you stop being negative? They are working their ass off right now.

[Scrabaniac]

I'm Joking..

[Varrok]

It'll be probably out around 2017. It's not a joke. Game development just takes a long time.

[Crashpunk]

Not sure, I know JAW did part of the fixing up effort after it was released in an even worse shape than it is now, though.

I remember crashing after exiting the first cave. It was like it for months.

[Varrok]

Oh, yes. Now that you mention it, I remember it happening to me too, but I managed to fix it. I remember they gave a small update with a launcher. Maybe that fixed it.

[Paul]

Hmm I would have just done this silently. Marketing "the port was so bad we've had to re do it so it actually works" isn't exactly great.

[Varrok]

It's a common knowledge. Also, I think publicly admitting mistakes (if they were made) is a good sign of a company in the eyes of customers.

[Manco]

I wonder how this will play with save files, do you think it’ll break existing saves?

[Varrok]

Without a doubt.

[OANST]

Will you stop being negative? They are working their ass off right now.

Wait. What?

[Varrok]

He meant that you should stop being such a negative nancy, OANST, and start appreciate their hard work on the game.

[OANST]

I'd like to change my vote for Most Accomplished Troll to vlam.

[Phylum]

I wonder how this will play with save files, do you think it’ll break existing saves?

I think it's very likely that it will use the same save format.

[Varrok]

You do? But it's a different port made by different people apparently from scratch