Schmooples' Den! The DA News Discussion Thread

Very Games Michael @cromwelp
A lot of people don't know that the "dialogue wheel" is actually patented by BioWare and none other than famous UI artist @mike_Laidlaw is credited as an inventor patents.google.com/patent/US20070226648A1/en

This is one of my favourite facts because you can roll into any production meeting for any B-tier RPG, drop that fact, and watch people shit themselves

Mike Laidlaw @mike_Laidlaw
Aside from the UI Artist bit, this is true.

So the BioWare dialogue wheel...which is what I call it...is actually the BioWare/ Mike Laidlaw Dialogue Wheel.

There’s some buzz on the interwebs that a remastered ME trilogy is coming out this fall. If it does, that raises the possibility of remastered DA games.

A remastered 4k/60fps Inquisition with glitches fixed and some QoL improvements would not be a bad shout - especially if DA4's storyline is going to be closely connected.

They could even add some basic cut scenes on side quests.

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John Wayne Tracey @tankiesanders
Congratulations on inventing talking Mike.

Mike Laidlaw @mike_Laidlaw
I’ve often said that talking wasn’t going to invent itself.


Sylvester Folks @sylvester_Folks
Did you come up with the concept of how many letters each dialogue description would be?

Mike Laidlaw @mike_Laidlaw
No, that was just UI driven. iIRC each paraphrase could be 25 characters.

Sylvf @sylvf1
It was 30 on DAI, which I never thought I'd be grateful for. (Honestly can't recall if ME2/ME3 was 30 characters now. I THINK so?)

I'm sure it'll be cross-gen. Hopefully with Smart Delivery too...

Any ~ambiguous~ tweet news? (・・)

Well shit it’s something.

I have never posted the same gif, two posts in a row until now.

Indeed.  Now we need a movement to compel Patrick to make a plot line with a Fraggle Rock reference.

Jon Renish @jonrenish
We recently completed an engine integration.

Imperator Furiåsa @devilkitten
I snort laughed!


DragonMelissaBow and arrowJanowiczDragon face deedlite
I made a scary thing go smashie smashie today

Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes
WHOAH HANG ON SAVE SOMETHING FOR THE DEV INTERVIEWS, JANOWICZ!

DragonMelissaBow and arrowJanowiczDragon face deedlite
No, the public deserves to know this epic scoop!!!

It also made a lot of grunts and screams!

Presley Hynes @phrequencies
I made things make sound.

DragonMelissaBow and arrowJanowiczDragon face deedlite
Its true - without her im relying 100% on stock sounds and my untrained ears and trust me when i say we dont want to live in that world lmao

Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes
Remember the very brief period when I did storyboards?

When we ship, I want to show my work to everyone who doubts that story artists are trained goddamn professionals.

DragonMelissaBow and arrowJanowiczDragon face deedlite
Aww! It couldnt have been that bad...

The story and concept artists we have are so phenomenal. I would happily pay for a book just outlining storyboards and concept art vs final scenes for this game tbh.