I'll push it off a cliff.

You'll cherish it, and use it as intended, and you know it.

Only when I'm a jaded old fart like yourself.

So you'll be ready when I'm done with it. Good.

When we get the new version, will we also have the annoying move splashscreens to sit through?

What are they?

I’m guessing they’re the screens that appear when you start up the game that tell you about the Move and the health and safety shit that no-one follows.

That will be a requirement set by Sony. There's probably no avoiding it, but I'll ask in our next meeting.

That'll double the loading time for the main game. Shame as it loads pretty quickly at the moment. I hate splash screens, moreso when they aren't in anyway appicable to me.

You won't be saying that when you're dead from a Move-related incident.

EDIT: Can anyone point me to a screenshot of the offending splash screen?

Yes, we'll have to have a splash screen. It's automatically displayed by the system. There's no avoiding it.

I started writing a post here but it just ended up saying the same thing as TB said - But it's something I thought about ages ago when I first looked through vids of SW HD (I don't own a PS3 :( ). Lets just say I agree with him (while watching the vids of BG&E I could see no difference between that and the existing PC version. Shame really.) Good on you guys at JAW for making Stranger into a good example of how HD remakes of games should be done.

And that brings up another point - Since Abe HD is planned to be a complete remake of a game rather than only tweaking a few assets like most companies do 'cause they're lazy, perhaps it'll stand out from other HD remakes and end up being an even more awesome example of how HD remakes should be done. Just a thought. But maybe this is the wrong topic to talk about this.

Awesome! Thanks, TB!

Abe HD is a remake rather than a remaster. I shudder every time I hear someone call Stranger HD, BG&E HD or Ico HD a 'remake'. From a technical standpoint, it's no more a remake than a port. The way we improve upon the original game won't really have any bearing on the kinds of HD 'remake' TB is talking about, because unless the developer is prepared to inject disproportionate amounts of coders into the project, remasters are always going to be bound by the limitations of the original game engine, something that will have no bearing on Abe HD.

yeah, AbeHD is only limited by our imaginations :D

speaking of imaginations, what sort of go-kart would Abe drive if AbeHD happened to become a cartoony racing game (hypothetically)?

MOD EDIT: If you want to answer the question, do so here.

EDIT: I was only joking you know?

Sorry to be a pest but eh the PS3 SWHD patch, it was meant to be available in February now its delayed to April. When exactly is it expected, early or late April? Cheers

I'd be happy with a "when it's done" answer, given that how many people seem to have problems with the first PC port of Stranger. Take as much time for testing as you need, people of JAW. :)

I've still never played this game. How much is it on steam?

Right now it's $10 USD

I honestly would have suggested a dildo weapon if I were suggesting shit for the game, I promise my next suggestions will piss Nate off sooner...

Mr. Bunge you're talking about Stranger? If so, shame on you! ;P Its great game, and it have also "oddworld-feel" (which is important to fans).

Spiderman hates Oddworld. He just comes here to Spiderman.

I completely agree with you DarkHoodness about the PC HD port after the amount of abuse it got for original port which was unlucky, therefore they are obviously going to take more time for it so they don't repeat what happened before again.

However I'm not asking about the PC HD update, I'm asking about the PS3 patch? Or are the both of them getting released at same time?

I think I read somewhere that both were, but I've had a quick look and can't find where I read that, so that may not be true. I'm sure you'll get a proper answer soon enough though. :)

We've never given any release date for it. I'm not sure when we're aiming to get it released. As far as I'm aware everything's been done for it. I'll ask in the next meeting.

Stewart Gilray posted this on ps3trophies.org in January 2012 on topic of SWHD:

"We're doing a features update in February that will add a few more things ...

1.3DTV support
2.Move support
3.Video capture (XMB or YouTube)
4.Some audio fixes
5.Some more subtitles
Along with some other bits. We'd love to add some more gameplay and perhaps some more Trophies. I got annoyed last week when I was playing it as I noticed some others we could have added like ...

Bounty all outlaws alive in hard
Complete the timed sprint to Sektos office in 60 seconds

We also wanted to re-add some of the stuff that was cut from the original game, but like them, we ran out of time."

Oh. Yeah, don't listen to anything that guy says.

As it happens, we're just waiting on video decoders from the good people at Bink, then we can take the update to Sony and see what they have to say.

This forum is class how fans questions are asked to the actually company. Commendable Wil, Cheers! Man should get a pay rise!

P.S Can you answer my initial question, will the patch be available early or late April?

Wil actually got this job because of his being a fan on the forums.

Which is great, because he would have never found gainful employment otherwise. He'd still be giving handjobs behind the supermarket if it weren't for Oddworld Forums.

To be fair, he never would have started giving handjobs behind the supermarket if it wasn't for our poor influence.

Wil is like a lottery winner. There's a 1 in 170,112,293 chance that coming to this forum will actually benefit your life in some way instead of ruining it. Now everyone is filled with false hope. Nice going, Wil.

Hey, don't get mad at me! If you want to increase your odds of winning, you just have to buy more lottery tickets from me.

Anything to update on your meeting about the patch then Wil?

There are some more bits and bobs we're doing in the meantime, like adding extra subtitles, making sure menus work in Move, checking a few remaining gameplay bugs, but the main thing we're waiting for is Bink.

Cheers Wil much appreciated.

Are the PS3 and PC patch planned to release at the same time? If not, which one is coming first?

Since the HD PC version is derived from the PS3 HD version, the PS3 patch will come first.

Now he's free to pursue it as a hobby.


You leave my menus alone. LEAVE THEM ALONE! I don't have time to fix them again.