Brian Fargo on Wasteland, plus Unity tidbits

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Brian Fargo tweeted a few clarifications on the Wasteland 1 included in Wasteland 2 deal.<blockquote>We cannot release it prior to Wasteland 2. It is to be bundled as part of Wasteland 2. I'm still happy to be able to get it in there at all.

I can't give specific details but the terms were very fair. I can tell you that most publishers would not have helped at ALL.

It's too early for me to know all the detailed issues with including the original Wasteland.

Fear not my worriers... The Wasteland 1 inclusion has no conditions related to Origin.</blockquote>Especially the last bit should come as a relief. I've seen a lot of concern expressed about EA's involvement, especially on other websites, but it is not Origin-related, and EA still does not publish this game or influence its development/design.

In news from last month that we forgot to post about (thanks Candlejack for the reminder), some features of Unity 4 have been announced, including native Linux support. That was already promised for Wasteland 2, but it's good to see it confirmed.
 
In regards to a free copy of Wasteland, I don't know what the big deal is, the game has been freely available for years. http://www.abandonia.com/games/436/Wasteland . It would be interesting if you can only play the game inside Wasteland 2, e.g - an old forgotten computer in the back room of a school, etc.
 
.Pixote. said:
In regards to a free copy of Wasteland, I don't know what the big deal is, the game has been freely available for years.
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Not legally. Shocking, I know, but that matters to some people. Plus they'll probably work a bit to make sure it works ok on modern computers.
 
After Wasteland 2 is available, i suspect most reputable abandonware sites will remove it, as it won't qualify as abandonware anymore.
 
Brother None said:
Not legally. Shocking, I know, but that matters to some people. Plus they'll probably work a bit to make sure it works ok on modern computers.
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And those of us who prefer hard copies. :P
 
I don't think including an installer file in the disc or along with the digital download for an old game that already exists would take too much dev time...
 
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