Cheech the cat said:
Uh huh. I dont even know which apocalyptic event formed the world? You dont either! That's because no apocalyptic event is mentioned. Unless I'm missing something. Feel free to enlighten me.
It's been mentioned many times.
From our site:
"War did come, and like the army who brought it, the magnitude humbled all that came before. Men and towns burned alike and even the seas stirred with the fury of war. The sun became as night, and the moon ceased to shine. The war continued with the passing of many years and although countless thousands had died, [...] The Q'antaari Servants of Power called upon the Gods of Chaos, who came forth like an eruption consuming the armies and fleets of men[...]
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Then the High Mages summoned [...] beings, which have no king and deign superiority to all that came before them. Moreover, immortality deifies them within the mortal domain, exalting them far beyond kings and champions. They did then condemn the Gods of Chaos and their forces, casting them into the abyss, and breaking their malefic hold upon the land. The cities lay in ruin, the rivers did no longer flow, the mountains had tumbled, and the dead did strew the whole land. The Wrath of Power brought down both the wicked kingdom of Q'antaar and the glorious [...] Empire."
From the NMA interview:
"As we all know, war never changes and if left unattended, it tends to fuck things up, which is exactly what happened in the AoD world. A war between two kingdoms devastated an entire continent. Magic more potent than several 1d4+1 magic missiles in a row was used and supernatural allies were summoned. Predictably, both kingdoms were reduced to pretty much nothing, unless you count a few towns and outposts here and there. Several hundreds years later the world is still slowly recovering, being set back by centuries. Instead of rebuilding, noble clans and guilds are locked in a struggle for power in a world where the past can offer more than the future does."
From the RPG Dot interview:
": The setting is post-apocalyptic fantasy. Several hundred years ago a war between two kingdoms almost destroyed them both. Magic, not unlike nuclear power, was used and supernatural allies were summoned. Needless to say, what's left wasn't in any shape to be called empires or kingdoms, so the age of town-states and decadence has begun. A lot of knowledge has been lost; magic was blamed for the devastation, and was all but banned; facilities that were seemed too dangerous were sealed."
From the RPG Vault interview:
"The Age of Decadence is set in a post-apocalyptic, low magic fantasy world, devastated by a war that lasted decades and set the world back by centuries. What once was a powerful empire is now a handful of crumbling towns. Instead of rebuilding, noble clans and guilds are fighting for power, looking not into the future, but into the past, where the secrets of the true power lie buried and forgotten, waiting to be rediscovered."
Ayuh. So essentially right now, we are living in a post-apocalyptic world. According to the Old Testament. This is fine.
Haha. Funny. Let's take the Fallout world and fast-forward it to 500 year later. Would it still be PA? "Post-" is not a permanent condition, and in case you didn't notice, we aren't living in a post-renaissance, post-WW2, or post-depression period anymore.
This game = apocalyptic, not in noah's ark sense. Because no apocalyptic event is mentioned, besides the fall of an empire. In this sense apocalyptic means anarchy.
See above. It's been mentioned in every interview.
post-apocalyptic = whole other can of worms. A set of modern fiction where a diminished humanity is trying to survive.
Exactly. The concept isn't modern though.
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Wasteland Stories said:
NWN and AoD. Graphic on the same level, animation in NWN still looks better for me.
Sure.
When I'm watching moddb I see much better modeling skills from independent developers. And I don't understand, why AoD team can't find somebody.
We are happy with what we have, and considering that you are probably the only person (special much?) who's bitching about the quality of models...
Yeah, I' hope. But I didn't see something after what I can say "Wow! cRPG's back, baby!".
Try Oblivion. I've heard it's one of the best RPGs ever made. Ever!
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