Stranger's Wrath HD finished

***Wil*** · #1 11-17-2011, 06:03 AM

Just Add Water has finished making Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD and will be announcing a release date soon. They've also released a list of the changes and updates made to the game.

Characters

All 84 character models have been updated with increased polygon counts and higher resolution textures. This includes all three variations of Live Ammo: Those in the environment, those on the Crossbow and those in the General Store.
Wolvark Sloghandlers now release Slogs instead of Slegs.
Professor Dimble now has glasses and an academic tome.
Jo' Mamma has a deeper voice.

Environments

All environments have been given higher resolution textures.
Most vegetation has been updated with increased polygon counts and/or higher resolution textures.
A lot of environment is now reflected in water where it didn't before.
Pipes and barrels rounded.
Added Blisterz Booty's broken crud gun to the floor by his bola'd body, as it is in the opening CG Cinematic.
Sekto's Office has been changed to more closely resemble than seen in the CG Cinematic.

Audio

All game audio (voice, sound effects and music) have been upgraded to 16-bit 44KHz from 8-bit 11KHz or less!
Support for 5.1, Dolby Digital and DTS.
New female voices have been recorded for two characters.

Display

Everything now runs at 720p, 60 FPS, widescreen.
All UI menus have been updated with a new design based on original unused concepts.
Textures added to stamina and bounty bars.
Save game GUIs replaced with standard PlayStation 3 interface.
New posters now occupy the inventory menu when no bounty is accepted.
MLAA - Full screen PS3 only anti-aliasing.

Difficulty

All armour upgrades now actually increase Stranger's health.
Added difficulty levels to the game: Easy, Medium and Hard.
In easy mode: Stranger has twice the health; Enemies have half the health and stamina; Enemies' stamina recovers half as fast.
In hard mode: Stranger has a third less health; Enemies take a bit more to kill

Unlockables

37 trophies: 23 bronze, 8 silver, 5 gold, 1 platinum. 18 of these are brand new, not in the PC port.
Unlockable concept art and movie extras for completing each region of the game.

Sources:
Eurogamer
VG24/7

Nath · #2 11-17-2011, 07:09 AM

Awesome. Sounds good to me. i'm glad slogs are back

Crashpunk · #3 11-17-2011, 07:21 AM

For what I can read, a lot of work has gone into this. I am so exsited to play this

Good Job J.A.W

STM · #4 11-17-2011, 07:33 AM

I wonder if they release slogs just to give us a look at how JAW are at making entirely new models. Might have been better continuity to have sleghandlers though... I don't care really, this is sexy news.

Glitch · #5 11-17-2011, 07:41 AM

Can I go home now please?

STM · #6 11-17-2011, 07:44 AM

Oh sorry, lrns2reed

***Wil*** · #7 11-17-2011, 07:44 AM

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I wonder if they release slogs just to give us a look at how JAW are at making entirely new models.

Not really necessary since the other 83 models already do that.

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Might have been better continuity to have sleghandlers though...

Not really, since Slegs are undomesticable.

MeechMunchie · #8 11-17-2011, 08:09 AM

I am elated by this news. It makes buying the Oddboxx two months before it went to a quarter of the same price worthwhile.

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Can I go home now please?

Your location says UK, but you didn't mention tea anywhere... Where are you from?

You have a nice rest. Then get up at 4:00 in the morning to listen to us whine about Abe and Munch.

JennyGenesis · #9 11-17-2011, 08:12 AM

Any news on what platforms it's being released on?

***Wil*** · #10 11-17-2011, 09:48 AM

PS3, PS Vita and PC.

Sekto Springs · #11 11-17-2011, 09:58 AM

Is that trailer at the bottom of the original page an HD teaser? Because I seriously cannot tell from that resolution.

lloyd · #12 11-17-2011, 10:26 AM

Its nice you guys laid it all out like, This is what we changed / fix'd

as oppose to all the bullshit you get now.

I love the games Rockstar put out but i Hate the crap they spew in the marketing videos! check this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...K0Z-rzlw#t=48s

Also glad to see Pipes and barrels rounded! 3D pet peeve of mine XD

Sekto Springs · #13 11-17-2011, 11:18 AM

I'm kind of bummed they couldn't really improve the vegetation, but that's just nitpicky. I'm proud of all the work you guys did.

Also, slogs, thank you. Seriously.

Fuzzle Guy · #14 11-17-2011, 12:23 PM

The news of the Slogs has made me seriously happy. It will finally make me feel like I'm playing a Game set in the same World as AO and AE.

It makes me happy that finally SW is connected to such wonderfully atmospheric titles with just as strong stories like AO, rather than just linked to Munch by the Vykers and the Fuzzles.

I need to get a life.

Ps: Still think it's a shame there's no Abe Wanted posters as a nice Easter egg for us!

JennyGenesis · #15 11-17-2011, 12:26 PM

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PS3, PS Vita and PC.

Guess I won't get to play it then.

Sekto Springs · #16 11-17-2011, 01:45 PM

You have a PC. How are you posting?
Is it not up to par? Mine sure as hell isn't.

Bodd T.W. · #17 11-17-2011, 01:51 PM

Since I partially helped out with this game with all of the glitches and whatnot that I posted and recorded, somewhat, a while ago, do I get a discount on this if I buy the PC version!!

JennyGenesis · #18 11-17-2011, 01:54 PM

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You have a PC. How are you posting?
Is it not up to par? Mine sure as hell isn't.

It's a Mac.

AvengingGibbons · #19 11-17-2011, 03:05 PM

I thought you could run windows on Macs... 'Bootcamp'??

JennyGenesis · #20 11-17-2011, 03:21 PM

I don't really wanna go paying for the game to find out that it doesn't run.

enchilado · #21 11-17-2011, 04:05 PM

Macs are PCs.

JennyGenesis · #22 11-17-2011, 04:16 PM

Yes but unless there is a version of SWHD that will be specifically released for Mac OSX, chances are I won't get the game running without a lot of blood, sweat and tears.

Sekto Springs · #23 11-17-2011, 05:31 PM

Macs make good boat anchors. That's about the extent of their usefulness though.

Crashpunk · #24 11-17-2011, 10:43 PM

Its a shame SWHD isn't coming for Mac. What i've always found stupid is how come they relelased Steam for Mac and have like-no any games come out for the OS.

moxco · #25 11-17-2011, 11:01 PM

It's an option for Mac users between being able to play some games and being able to play no games. I suppose it isn't profitable to make a Mac port.

Have you tried any Windows emulators for Mac?

***Nate*** · #26 11-18-2011, 03:13 AM

Did you/they (depending on who's reading this) fix the vegetation pop-in issue and the shadow bug?

lloyd · #27 11-18-2011, 06:27 AM

I think you'll find Mac users chose to use a Mac, so they can live with their own dissensions.

Michael · #28 11-18-2011, 06:28 AM

Cannot wait to play Stranger for the first time! Pleased about the slogs for nostalgia's sake, but can anyone tell me, does this mean there are both slogs and slegs in the game now, or have all the slegs been replaced by slogs?

***Wil*** · #29 11-18-2011, 06:43 AM

There are both Slogs and Slegs and Sewer Slegs and the Giant Sleg.

Glitch · #30 11-18-2011, 07:25 AM

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Did you~~/they~~ (depending on who's reading this) fix the vegetation pop-in issue ~~and the shadow bug~~?

No

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Did you~~/they~~ (depending on who's reading this) fix the ~~vegetation pop-in issue and the~~ shadow bug?

No

Limitations of the engine I'm afraid, you'd probably be waiting until next year if we waited until we'd fixed those