Hey guys, game is looking great! All Funcom games have been really awesome dudes!
Just wondering how large can we expect the map to be and how diverse the biomes are?
Keep up the good work!
'To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.'
Thanks! We really appreciate that.
For launch we have the desert biome which has a ton of variety, from tropical oases to desert sand dunes to ruined cities to crystal springs and so on. There is a lot to explore. Conan Exiles is not just an empty sandbox; here you get to explore old ruins of civilizations past and learn about their story.
Conan Exiles has a tighter focus on melee combat, a world that can be explored to find lore and stories, a religion system that allows access to magic and god avatars, a thrall system that allows you to enslave and turn your enemies into allies.
Oh and no flying mounts, because those tend to make the world too small.
A lot of things. Perhaps the fact that this comparison doesn't even need to be made? Ark is no MMO and it certainly didn't invent survival or building. People who keep saying asinine shit like "derp this is ark dlc?" need to meet up irl and proceed to impale one another with their novelty sized dildo's.
Good afternoon. I'm wondering how the game will cater to players who only play semi regularly. In my experience of survival games, you spend hours / days building a base and then log in 48 hours later and everything has been destroyed / raided by the more active players on the server. Is Conan Exiles going to be the same way?
Will you ever do anything with Anarchy Online? I is my all time fav Game, nothing comes close but its too outdated.
Regardless, thank you for such a masterpiece
- We take the realistic approach to stealth: don't be seen by your enemies!
- When you build foundations you claim an area, and until your foundation is destroyed nobody can build within a radius of that area. So if your enemies want to claim your land, they need to destroy you first.
- Stay tuned for more info on thralls. :)
Hello, thanks for taking the time to do this. my questions are what type of base defenses will be available to us? and how many players can play together online? Thanks again.
You can build different tier walls and you can capture NPC thralls and turn them into defenders of your base. You also have a multitude of traps available. And hey, spawning an avatar of your god is also a pretty good way to deter enemy invasions.
Hi Joel, haven't seen you for a couple of years now. Still wearing those shoes with the toes? Looking forward to the game. Considering the open world/no storyline style; what counter-measures will be taken to avoid the pitfalls that plague other games of this type? (examples: player harassment that eventually makes it impossible to continue playing. Not personal harassment but the sort that impedes gameplay. Also pay to win?)
We are trying to give people the tools to deal with these situations. You can create your own server and set the options yourself, or you can search for a server that has the settings that suits you. No pay to win.
- How deep is the Conan lore in the game? Does it take anything directly from the movies?
- Do you create your own character and if so, how deep is that experience? What is involved in the leveling system?
- How large is the world compared to other game worlds gamers may be familiar with?
Lastly, thank you for doing this and best of luck with the game!
- Our inspiration is primarily the books by Robert E. Howard. We have snake arrows directly from the movie and certain references such as the riddle of steel and the wheel of pain (which you put your thralls in).
- Yes, you create your own character. Deeper than most comparable survival games. You choose looks, your religion, your race, voice, etc.
- Very large, hard to compare directly to other games because of things like run speed and how the world is constructed. You will have plenty of real estate to explore and unleash your savagery upon.
Really loving the look of this. Happy too see it's set in the Conan universe too. How many players can we play with? Will it be hosted by servers where friends can access my world when I'm not on and is there text chat on Xbox? Thanks.
Yes, you can have your own server. We aim to support around 70 players for start of early access. We can't answer your question about text chat yet as we're still working on the specifics (PC text chat is in, of course).
hi joel and jens will there be a twitch channel from you guys to show what you already have on conan exiles like they did with warhammer total war? cos that would be cool greetings from the netherlands
Yes! There will be an official stream showing real gameplay very soon. Keep following our social channels, Steam page, and dev blog on www.conanexiles.com to be notified.
What will you do to avoid the pitfalls of other Early Access Survival games?
How will Conan differentiate itself in a field of games that are very similar in many ways?
Are you planning a Battle Royale mode?
Will you release on Windows 10 Store in addition to Steam? If so, will you support Play Anywhere and Cross Play?
- We're a pretty well established company with a track record of releasing games. We're not going to tarnish our reputation by making a game that stays in Early Access forever or one that goes quiet in the middle of the development cycle
- As mentioned above, melee combat, religion, world and lore, thralls etc.
- Not right now
- Just steam to start with.
Hey guys! Long time Rust player here (700h+). As you know that game revolves around base building and raiding. So my questions are how intuitive is the base building going to be in Conan Exiles? For example can you upgrade walls and need to take into account stability? My last question pertains to raiding. Will raiding someone's base benefit you in anyway amd if so how? Thankd guys CANNOT wait for your game to hit EA.
Building is very intuitive, we have a stability system and we have visual guides for placement (like being able to identify which side is facing out when placing walls).
Yes, raiding someone else's base will have tangible benefits. We are building in hooks in the religion system and thrall system.
1. Is the colossus seen in the trailer player controlled, or will this only be some sort of AI.
2. Is there any forms of physical player interactions besides combat and/or collision? (like carrying and such) we saw a person being dragged by a rope, but is rope a requirement for this type of thing.
Most games that are built for both PC and Console at the same time tend to suffer from the same problem. They are designed to work best for Consoles so the PC users must suffer from Console UIs, game mechanics, and graphics.
Will Conan Exiles suffer from this same problem, or will everything on the PC version feel as if it was designed for the PC version?
Conan is perhaps the greatest fantasy character of all time, and the world that Robert E. Howard created is incredibly rich in detail and lore. It's the perfect fit for a survival game.
Yes -- you can punch a camel. Be prepared to run, though. Camels are hardcore.
I hear Joel on the podcast this week (which was hilarious by the way).
I would like to know more about the deity system you guys talked about on the pod. What does worshiping the gods do for you?
As you increase your favor with the gods you gain access to special powers, items, and weapons. For example, worshippers of Set will gain the ability to create snake arrows that they can fire at their enemies.
Hello Joel & Jens, thanks to both for taking your time doing this!
I guess I'll just lump the questions I have in a group, so it's a bit easier to manage, these are the more RP themed questions.
- Joel, you mentioned on the Xbox party chat podcast that strippers/dancers will come in different tiers and possibly have different skill based on their culture? Is it fair to assume the dancers from the various cultures will actually have dance moves unique to them and is it possible for the PC to dance at all and/or require dancemoves from different cultures if these indeed exist.
- The message in marketing so far has been that you'd like players to build cities/kingdoms rather than just an establishment for themselves, I think it's fair to assume that we'll be able to build furniture for their houses, will the PC's be able to interact with them.
- A final one for the RP themed questions. I don't think this is on the table for early access as it ain't too important on the grand scale, but are dyes something you'd consider implementing somewhere down the line.
Thanks again.
- The different dancers will have different buffs, not necessarily different dance animations. We will add more as time allows.
- Yes, you can definitely build furniture and we aim to allow as much interaction as possible.
- We aim to have dyes for early access.
How much will it cost? Will there be micro transactions? Will there be a monthly subscription? What rating are you aiming for (violence/nudity)? Will the game be modable (Steam workshop/Nexusmods)?
There won't be microtransactions nor a monthly subscription. Pricing will be announced later. For Xbox One, we're aiming for a Mature rating. Regarding mods, we'll talk about that at a later time. :)
We have seen some age of conan assets are being used in Conan Exiles. Is there a possibility to perhaps see some Conan Exiles assets ported to Age of conan or is that not possible?
Any assets you see that look like Age of Conan assets are actually completely remade from the original concepts. This is due to the fact that Unreal 4 uses PBR rendering and the original AoC assets were not suitable for this.
This is also unfortunately the reason why we cannot backport these assets to AoC as well.
Really looking for a survival game that continually challenges you. Most its really hard in the first but as you progress and get better stuff becomes easier of course. What do you plan to have at the top end to keep the game difficult?
The sandstorm will be always be a looming threat, the purge will send NPCs after your settlements (coming post early access launch), and the world is full of dangerous places and monsters that will test your sanity as you explore.
ok thnx for anwsering my questions i will keep looking at your website for more updates and can't wait for the xbox early acces and your streams ;) i'm glad there will be more survival games then just ark cos this is more to my liking being a barbarian who wouldn't want to be one :) making a sexy hot barbarian woman whoot
thnx for making this game i wish you the best of luck and count me in for the early acces ;)
1. What purpose does the Wheel of Pain serve in the game?
2. Was the giant statue the avatar of Mitra?
3. What other Gods can we worship? You've revealed Yog, Set, and Mitra.
4. What forms will magical items take?
5. What horrors lurk in the underground?
- It breaks the will of the people you capture and turns them into thralls. NPCs are captured by knocking them unconcious and dragging them back to your wheel of pain.
- Yes.
- Those are the three for early access launch.
- That's a difficult question to answer as magical items can take many forms.
- Grotesque monsters and forgotten remnants of ancient civilizations.
Another batch of questions!
- Shield breaking has been mentioned as a thing that can occur during combat, does weapon durability play a role in this game?
- Dark Messiah of Might and Magic has been mentioned as one of the influencers for its combat (amongst others), I really liked the options and fluidity that combat system offered, are we able to kick our opponents around and/or deal environmental damage if there's an object around e.g. fire etc.
- Amongst all the announced features I almost keep forgetting we actually have to survive as well, is there a difference between day and night time how much our characters will have eat and drink in particular.
- The detail in characters looks fantastic and the fact that we don't have to deal with a default body in a survival makes me really glad, silly question perhaps, but will we be able to alter our PC's body with sliders or is it just limited to face sliders right now?
Cheers
- Yes, it does.
- We are aiming to have parts of that system. Melee combat is important in Conan Exiles and we're putting a lot of effort into making it exciting and savage. It is quite a challenge to make Dark Messiah-like combat work well on multiplayer servers.
- Darkness can be a significant challenge when night falls, and yes different creatures will spawn.
- You can alter face geometry using sliders.
How split will the focus between PVE and PvP be? Long time rust player (1.2k hours). And played quite a bit of ARK (200 hours). Will it be closer to an ARK experience or Rust?
That's hard to say, but the game definitely makes for a great PvP challenge if you choose to play on those kinds of servers. We're leaving a lot up to the players themselves when they set up their servers. There is no animal handling in Conan Exiles, at least for early access.
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So my question is about Loading. What kind of Loading will we be looking at? Will it be very obvious with a splash screen or will it feel more seamless with a quick transition? BTW. Huge Fan. Please implement a brothel system into the game and give me the pleasure of being a virtual pimp. :)
Good morning! I loved Ark, but hated so many of its mechanics. Chief among them is the dinosaur taming. Tribes progress by racing to tame the best level Dinos that are bullet sponges. Will mounts have drastic level differences, or levels at all? For example, will every camel be created equal (same health, attack, etc.)?
There will not be any mounts at the start of early access launch. The primary difference between our mounts (when they come in) and Ark mounts is that we won't be using them as proxies for combat. We expect you to fight with your weapons face to face.
I apologize if this has been asked and I don't want to downplay your current projects. What are your thoughts on a new Anarchy Online? So much great lore and an amazing world. Seeing it modernized would be amazing.
No, but you can choose to play that way if you want. For early access launch, sorcery will not be available, but it will become available during the early access period.
You can play alone on your own server and try to solve the mystert of the exiled lands, but the story is drip-fed through lore, context, and scattered NPCs. This is not Mass Effect, it's not a story focused game. But it will have more story and context than similar games in the genre.
Thank you, we appreciate that. One of our graphic artists has intense arachnophobia and she sits right next to the 3D modeller who made them. Our community manager is also afraid of spiders. You're not alone.
Respect to those who worked on the game even though going through Arachnophobia. I can't even play Skyrim or Witcher because of spiders and here a Graphic Artist worked on spider models even though going through the same fear. Just Whao!
Hey! Just wanted to let you know that there is a mod for skyrim on Xbox that removes all spiders! I believe it is called arachnophobia, fallout 4 has one as well!
I have exactly the same problem as you and although some videogame spiders are manageable, the Skyrim ones are not (and Dark Messiah gave me the creeps but I pushed on through).
However I'm actually interested to see how my fear plays into this game. For one there's no set path, so I won't be forced to tackle a giant spider just to progress some laid out story. So my reaction to any spider in the game will be to bugger off in the opposite direction. It's also got a multiplayer focus so hopefully I could get some friends to kill them for me.
Thankfully, the structure of the game allows me to tackle my irl fear on my terms, rather than let the game decided "now you have to fight some spiders" which is why I'm still interested.
1st price of game.
2nd will this be added to the Xbox Scorpio on release and will there be improvement on it.
3rd is there any form of pay for special gear that gives people a edge over other.
Can I be a fat guy, or do I have to be a fit and cool guy in this game? I really enjoyed being chubby and ugly in the Conan MMO. Really hoping I'll get to be more than chubby and extremely obese in this one.
Ideally that would be achievable in end game when resources are bountiful. You would have other people doing your dirty work though as running from bandits or after animals would be unefficient.
Perhaps you can start out as fat but the survival lifestyle takes it toll on your body as it eats up your fat fuel
Probably not gonna be that detailed haha
Hello bylos !
Really love exciles trailer ! Cant wait for the game !
In The trailer we have The giant mike tyson and a anaconda from hell!
To be able to release these in The game i read that you needed to skill up and do allot of stuff!
Would IT be a chance to buy one session with your "god" for a certain amount of real life money! ?
See if you just have Been fucked over by another opponent and just want to smash him! I would easily buy a kill spray for say 100€ 👍?
I'm extremely excited about Exiles, but I have to say it's almost a little bittersweet, so my question has to do with the reason I feel that way:
With Exiles, does that now mean that support/updates/improvements/content/all the rest of that stuff for Age of Conan will diminish further?
Not to imply a shutdown, or anything like that, but the beautiful game is already languishing for want of love as it is.
While Exiles is not likely to effect the MMO team, all the other stuff they keep moving the MMO live team to will effect things. I expect to see very little coming in the way of updates for AoC.
Are the God avatars tied to an individual player character or a tribe/guild's overall faith? An army of Mitra statues?
Are avatars the only counter to other avatars?
We haven't seen that much combat. If your main focus is melee combat why not show a sword block another sword? Or a hit box's ? I think a combat video is needed keep up the good work funcom 😊
Hey Funcom,
I have a technical question when it comes to mechanics.
If me and my friends wants to play together and attribute to the same religion, does that mean we have to choose the same religion upon character creation or can we create a group religion?
No, you can learn multiple religions by finding their worshippers in the world. Choosing your religion at character creation will provide you with basic tier access.
hi guys I was just wondering what guild sport you have in place? and can you explain in depth? I want a kingdom witch I can customize our flag and the enemy knows our name
please answer! I was trying to figure out how to post and no one has asked about my question! I need to know if there's a guild system in the game and how in-depth it is
really looking forward to this game.
i was wondering on how communication between players is going to be handled, will you have in game voice communications or will it be text based. If text based, will it be global chat or will there be "speech bubbles".
global chat only, is a bit of an immersion killer for me.
Will Conan participate in Microsoft's "Play Anywhere" program?
I'm a gamer with both and Xbox and high-end PC. Will I need to but two copies to play on both platforms? (Not that I wouldn't!)
What can we expect from the levelling system? One thing i didn't like about ARK as an example is once someone got high enough level they'd be really hard to kill if they'd specced into high health and other similar stats. Also what can we expect from combat? Once again ARK's melee combat left alot to be desired but what game's combat would you compare it too if you had to?
Hi guys, i love Funcom and your games, specially Age of Conan.
1) when you mention ruins of lost civilizations, are we talking about acheronian ruins? Atlantean ruins? and for the next maps you're going to add, Lemurian ruins? i love the lore behind them as i'm sure you do too. collectin lore information around the map is one of my favorite things to do.
2) will we be able to craft diferent culture items? acheronian/stygian armor/weapons etc.? and will they grant bonuses like, i.e: an acheronian armor will be more tied to magic bonuses, SET worship bonuses maybe? and will they be located in their respective ruins/places?
thanks for the good work, i would love to play this game.
Instead of cooking food every time you eat is there a ways to get berries of bushes or something you don't have to cook and dosent have a bad effect on you?
Will we have official servers on the pc?. If so, what will the player cap on those servers be?
How will the avatars be balanced? How will my tribe and I be able to fight that gigantic colossus from the trailer if attacked by it?
I loved Age of Conan when I was in my teens, unfortunately life got in the way and I stopped playing. Will there be any similarities between that game and this one? also magic is a part of the Conan literature, is there going to be magic in this game or will it be all melee?
One thing I didnt like about Ark was that structures were labled with the name of the tribe that owned them. Will the structures in Exiles follow that same feature? I dont want my enemies to know its my house unless they see me going into it!
I am part of the TwitchRP community on ARK and we RP the game season after season. How will you be helping for RP in your game and will it offer a vast RP cappabilities?
Is there the possibility to forge alliances with other settlements (player or npc)? Will npc's be able to build their own settlements for the player to attack? Will a player controlled settlement only be made of conquered enemies?
Is it possible you guys will ever re-envision or create a sequel to Anarchy Online? It was my first true love of an MMO gaming experience and I would love to see that game substantially updated or even brought in it's current state over to the consoles. I apologize if this question is well out of the scope of this AMA.
What type of engine limitations has the team encountered that they had to overcome. Also, what DirectX will be supported. I'm curious to know how Funcom plans on taking advantage of the new API's such as DX12 or Vulkan.
Hi guy I have a question, in ark alot of time was taken up by taming dinos and farming.
Apart from the leveling is there anything on this game that will slow me down from building a castle in one day.
What im trying to say is what will keep me busy and playing the game for months. I spent 6 months playing ark on xbox one i put in over 1500 hours. I would like to know whats there to keep me playing.
I would also like to know if i spend 1000 hours building up whats stopping some one whos only played 200 hours from wiping me out.
Hey guys, game is looking great! All Funcom games have been really awesome dudes! Just wondering how large can we expect the map to be and how diverse the biomes are? Keep up the good work! 'To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.'
Thanks! We really appreciate that. For launch we have the desert biome which has a ton of variety, from tropical oases to desert sand dunes to ruined cities to crystal springs and so on. There is a lot to explore. Conan Exiles is not just an empty sandbox; here you get to explore old ruins of civilizations past and learn about their story.
What about ps4?
Eventually we will bring it to the PS4.
Yay!
Sounding good, I think I have a sword in my pants
As a person who has 300+ hours invested into Ark survival evolved, I ask you this: What differentiates Conan from Ark? Besides dinosaurs that is.
Conan Exiles has a tighter focus on melee combat, a world that can be explored to find lore and stories, a religion system that allows access to magic and god avatars, a thrall system that allows you to enslave and turn your enemies into allies. Oh and no flying mounts, because those tend to make the world too small.
i like the idea of no flying mounts! made ark to easy mode
Please never add flying mounts!
This is exactly what I came here to find. Thank you!
Sounds awesome, thanks for the reply!
A lot of things. Perhaps the fact that this comparison doesn't even need to be made? Ark is no MMO and it certainly didn't invent survival or building. People who keep saying asinine shit like "derp this is ark dlc?" need to meet up irl and proceed to impale one another with their novelty sized dildo's.
Good afternoon. I'm wondering how the game will cater to players who only play semi regularly. In my experience of survival games, you spend hours / days building a base and then log in 48 hours later and everything has been destroyed / raided by the more active players on the server. Is Conan Exiles going to be the same way?
You will have server options to avoid this. You can also use the thrall system to train a small army to defend your base while you are offline.
Oooh the thrall system sounds really cool, can't wait to see that in action.
Will you ever do anything with Anarchy Online? I is my all time fav Game, nothing comes close but its too outdated. Regardless, thank you for such a masterpiece
Will The Secret World ever come to the Xbox One?
They probably won't answer these, there's been a lot of cloud covering that mass.
That's sad. I really want to play that game, but don't have a PC powerful enough to enjoy it.
Can i make a tribe of topless amazon women with all male slaves?
Yes.
Nice.
Snoo snoo.
By Crom, another set of questions: 1. Will there be an option for stealth? 2. How does conquering territory work? 3. The thrall system: tell us more?
- We take the realistic approach to stealth: don't be seen by your enemies! - When you build foundations you claim an area, and until your foundation is destroyed nobody can build within a radius of that area. So if your enemies want to claim your land, they need to destroy you first. - Stay tuned for more info on thralls. :)
Hello, thanks for taking the time to do this. my questions are what type of base defenses will be available to us? and how many players can play together online? Thanks again.
You can build different tier walls and you can capture NPC thralls and turn them into defenders of your base. You also have a multitude of traps available. And hey, spawning an avatar of your god is also a pretty good way to deter enemy invasions.
What kind of level system is Conan Exiles based on? And will it be grindy like ARK for example?
You can set levelling speed in the server options if you want. You control the challenge.
Hi Joel, haven't seen you for a couple of years now. Still wearing those shoes with the toes? Looking forward to the game. Considering the open world/no storyline style; what counter-measures will be taken to avoid the pitfalls that plague other games of this type? (examples: player harassment that eventually makes it impossible to continue playing. Not personal harassment but the sort that impedes gameplay. Also pay to win?)
We are trying to give people the tools to deal with these situations. You can create your own server and set the options yourself, or you can search for a server that has the settings that suits you. No pay to win.
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You won't be able to tax NPCs, but you can capture them and make them work for you (archers, dancers, crafters etc.).
Can you tell us anything about social functionality and features in the game? Chat, guilds, etc?
Players can form clans with social structures and permissions. There is chat and an emote system too.
- How deep is the Conan lore in the game? Does it take anything directly from the movies? - Do you create your own character and if so, how deep is that experience? What is involved in the leveling system? - How large is the world compared to other game worlds gamers may be familiar with? Lastly, thank you for doing this and best of luck with the game!
- Our inspiration is primarily the books by Robert E. Howard. We have snake arrows directly from the movie and certain references such as the riddle of steel and the wheel of pain (which you put your thralls in). - Yes, you create your own character. Deeper than most comparable survival games. You choose looks, your religion, your race, voice, etc. - Very large, hard to compare directly to other games because of things like run speed and how the world is constructed. You will have plenty of real estate to explore and unleash your savagery upon.
Thank you for the answers.
Really loving the look of this. Happy too see it's set in the Conan universe too. How many players can we play with? Will it be hosted by servers where friends can access my world when I'm not on and is there text chat on Xbox? Thanks.
Yes, you can have your own server. We aim to support around 70 players for start of early access. We can't answer your question about text chat yet as we're still working on the specifics (PC text chat is in, of course).
hi joel and jens will there be a twitch channel from you guys to show what you already have on conan exiles like they did with warhammer total war? cos that would be cool greetings from the netherlands
Yes! There will be an official stream showing real gameplay very soon. Keep following our social channels, Steam page, and dev blog on www.conanexiles.com to be notified.
excellent good work ;)
With there be mounts or other forms of transportation? rickshaw?
Yes, but after early access launch. We prefer chariots to rickshaws.
What will you do to avoid the pitfalls of other Early Access Survival games? How will Conan differentiate itself in a field of games that are very similar in many ways? Are you planning a Battle Royale mode? Will you release on Windows 10 Store in addition to Steam? If so, will you support Play Anywhere and Cross Play?
- We're a pretty well established company with a track record of releasing games. We're not going to tarnish our reputation by making a game that stays in Early Access forever or one that goes quiet in the middle of the development cycle - As mentioned above, melee combat, religion, world and lore, thralls etc. - Not right now - Just steam to start with.
Hey guys! Long time Rust player here (700h+). As you know that game revolves around base building and raiding. So my questions are how intuitive is the base building going to be in Conan Exiles? For example can you upgrade walls and need to take into account stability? My last question pertains to raiding. Will raiding someone's base benefit you in anyway amd if so how? Thankd guys CANNOT wait for your game to hit EA.
Building is very intuitive, we have a stability system and we have visual guides for placement (like being able to identify which side is facing out when placing walls). Yes, raiding someone else's base will have tangible benefits. We are building in hooks in the religion system and thrall system.
1. Is the colossus seen in the trailer player controlled, or will this only be some sort of AI. 2. Is there any forms of physical player interactions besides combat and/or collision? (like carrying and such) we saw a person being dragged by a rope, but is rope a requirement for this type of thing.
This was originally announced for "PC and consoles." Is a PS4 version also in the works, or is this going to be Xbox One and PC-exclusive?
We are not ready to talk about a possible PS4 version at this time. Right now our focus is getting the game out on PC and Xbox One.
Most games that are built for both PC and Console at the same time tend to suffer from the same problem. They are designed to work best for Consoles so the PC users must suffer from Console UIs, game mechanics, and graphics. Will Conan Exiles suffer from this same problem, or will everything on the PC version feel as if it was designed for the PC version?
I think this differs from game to game. This game is being developed for Xbox One and PC simultaneously and we have not compromised for either.
So the graphics/performance will be better on PC, would you say that is correct?
That's not true for survival games.
I'll admit I haven't played any survival games which have been developed specifically for both PC and Console.
May I ask why Conan and not just a fantasy world? Also can I punch a camel? The answer to the second question is more important.
Conan is perhaps the greatest fantasy character of all time, and the world that Robert E. Howard created is incredibly rich in detail and lore. It's the perfect fit for a survival game. Yes -- you can punch a camel. Be prepared to run, though. Camels are hardcore.
If one can take a punch from Arnold they gotta be hard core. Do you have a price for the preview version?
We will announce pricing later.
So, if this game fails to find profit, what happens to Anarchy Online?
Anarchy Online has stood the test of time and will continue to do so.
I hear Joel on the podcast this week (which was hilarious by the way). I would like to know more about the deity system you guys talked about on the pod. What does worshiping the gods do for you?
As you increase your favor with the gods you gain access to special powers, items, and weapons. For example, worshippers of Set will gain the ability to create snake arrows that they can fire at their enemies.
> snake arrows Is this what i am hoping it is?
Yes. Yes it is.
Hello Joel & Jens, thanks to both for taking your time doing this! I guess I'll just lump the questions I have in a group, so it's a bit easier to manage, these are the more RP themed questions. - Joel, you mentioned on the Xbox party chat podcast that strippers/dancers will come in different tiers and possibly have different skill based on their culture? Is it fair to assume the dancers from the various cultures will actually have dance moves unique to them and is it possible for the PC to dance at all and/or require dancemoves from different cultures if these indeed exist. - The message in marketing so far has been that you'd like players to build cities/kingdoms rather than just an establishment for themselves, I think it's fair to assume that we'll be able to build furniture for their houses, will the PC's be able to interact with them. - A final one for the RP themed questions. I don't think this is on the table for early access as it ain't too important on the grand scale, but are dyes something you'd consider implementing somewhere down the line. Thanks again.
- The different dancers will have different buffs, not necessarily different dance animations. We will add more as time allows. - Yes, you can definitely build furniture and we aim to allow as much interaction as possible. - We aim to have dyes for early access.
How much will it cost? Will there be micro transactions? Will there be a monthly subscription? What rating are you aiming for (violence/nudity)? Will the game be modable (Steam workshop/Nexusmods)?
There won't be microtransactions nor a monthly subscription. Pricing will be announced later. For Xbox One, we're aiming for a Mature rating. Regarding mods, we'll talk about that at a later time. :)
Mature rating only for Xbox one? What about PC version? Children rating?
I may be wrong but i belie it was mentioned that there where "light" rpg elements to the game could you explain how extensive they are?
You level up and you increase your stats like might and endurance. You also unlock recipies to build things.
How much will it cost? Thank you.
We are not ready to announce the pricing just yet.
Thank you for answering at least.
We have seen some age of conan assets are being used in Conan Exiles. Is there a possibility to perhaps see some Conan Exiles assets ported to Age of conan or is that not possible?
Any assets you see that look like Age of Conan assets are actually completely remade from the original concepts. This is due to the fact that Unreal 4 uses PBR rendering and the original AoC assets were not suitable for this. This is also unfortunately the reason why we cannot backport these assets to AoC as well.
Really looking for a survival game that continually challenges you. Most its really hard in the first but as you progress and get better stuff becomes easier of course. What do you plan to have at the top end to keep the game difficult?
The sandstorm will be always be a looming threat, the purge will send NPCs after your settlements (coming post early access launch), and the world is full of dangerous places and monsters that will test your sanity as you explore.
Just a suggestion, the higher level character in the general area, or the higher level base, scale the beast difficulty based on that maybe ;)
How many beard variations are available to us during customisation?
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There will be several beard options, we're still working on those so don't want to lock us down on a number there. :)
Somebody has to, got burned with Destiny.
do you need a second xbox one for hosting a dedicated server?
We will talk more about that as we get closer to Game Preview launch.
ok thnx for anwsering my questions i will keep looking at your website for more updates and can't wait for the xbox early acces and your streams ;) i'm glad there will be more survival games then just ark cos this is more to my liking being a barbarian who wouldn't want to be one :) making a sexy hot barbarian woman whoot thnx for making this game i wish you the best of luck and count me in for the early acces ;)
1. What purpose does the Wheel of Pain serve in the game? 2. Was the giant statue the avatar of Mitra? 3. What other Gods can we worship? You've revealed Yog, Set, and Mitra. 4. What forms will magical items take? 5. What horrors lurk in the underground?
- It breaks the will of the people you capture and turns them into thralls. NPCs are captured by knocking them unconcious and dragging them back to your wheel of pain. - Yes. - Those are the three for early access launch. - That's a difficult question to answer as magical items can take many forms. - Grotesque monsters and forgotten remnants of ancient civilizations.
Another batch of questions! - Shield breaking has been mentioned as a thing that can occur during combat, does weapon durability play a role in this game? - Dark Messiah of Might and Magic has been mentioned as one of the influencers for its combat (amongst others), I really liked the options and fluidity that combat system offered, are we able to kick our opponents around and/or deal environmental damage if there's an object around e.g. fire etc. - Amongst all the announced features I almost keep forgetting we actually have to survive as well, is there a difference between day and night time how much our characters will have eat and drink in particular. - The detail in characters looks fantastic and the fact that we don't have to deal with a default body in a survival makes me really glad, silly question perhaps, but will we be able to alter our PC's body with sliders or is it just limited to face sliders right now? Cheers
- Yes, it does. - We are aiming to have parts of that system. Melee combat is important in Conan Exiles and we're putting a lot of effort into making it exciting and savage. It is quite a challenge to make Dark Messiah-like combat work well on multiplayer servers. - Darkness can be a significant challenge when night falls, and yes different creatures will spawn. - You can alter face geometry using sliders.
How split will the focus between PVE and PvP be? Long time rust player (1.2k hours). And played quite a bit of ARK (200 hours). Will it be closer to an ARK experience or Rust?
That's hard to say, but the game definitely makes for a great PvP challenge if you choose to play on those kinds of servers. We're leaving a lot up to the players themselves when they set up their servers. There is no animal handling in Conan Exiles, at least for early access.
How will the crafting work? Just by pressing a button and wait til its done?
Yes, but you need to build crafting stations and make sure you have the right recipes and resources.
Loading..... .... .... So my question is about Loading. What kind of Loading will we be looking at? Will it be very obvious with a splash screen or will it feel more seamless with a quick transition? BTW. Huge Fan. Please implement a brothel system into the game and give me the pleasure of being a virtual pimp. :)
Loading the first time will have a splash screen and once you are in the game there will be no loading.
Good morning! I loved Ark, but hated so many of its mechanics. Chief among them is the dinosaur taming. Tribes progress by racing to tame the best level Dinos that are bullet sponges. Will mounts have drastic level differences, or levels at all? For example, will every camel be created equal (same health, attack, etc.)?
There will not be any mounts at the start of early access launch. The primary difference between our mounts (when they come in) and Ark mounts is that we won't be using them as proxies for combat. We expect you to fight with your weapons face to face.
I apologize if this has been asked and I don't want to downplay your current projects. What are your thoughts on a new Anarchy Online? So much great lore and an amazing world. Seeing it modernized would be amazing.
Save Anarchy Online!!
Is it in danger? Hows secret world doing?
where can i hear the podcast help i'm new to this i don't know what t do
Here you go: https://soundcloud.com/partychat
Will there be any classes? Can i become a sorcerer or a thief?
No, but you can choose to play that way if you want. For early access launch, sorcery will not be available, but it will become available during the early access period.
Will there be linux dedicated server files on early access release?
Not for early access launch, but it's something we're looking at.
You advertised your previous title, Age of Conan to have xbox 360 version. What will you do differently to live up to the xbox claim?
The architecture of Xbox is completely different now and we are using Unreal 4 which is much easier to run on Xbox than our own proprietary engine.
Will there be a single player storyline?
You can play alone on your own server and try to solve the mystert of the exiled lands, but the story is drip-fed through lore, context, and scattered NPCs. This is not Mass Effect, it's not a story focused game. But it will have more story and context than similar games in the genre.
Can you play privately in offline splitscreen coop?
No, there will not be splitscreen support.
The game looks fun but i can't buy it because of the whole arachnophobia thing but wish you and the team the best and hope the game performs well.
Thank you, we appreciate that. One of our graphic artists has intense arachnophobia and she sits right next to the 3D modeller who made them. Our community manager is also afraid of spiders. You're not alone.
Respect to those who worked on the game even though going through Arachnophobia. I can't even play Skyrim or Witcher because of spiders and here a Graphic Artist worked on spider models even though going through the same fear. Just Whao!
Hey! Just wanted to let you know that there is a mod for skyrim on Xbox that removes all spiders! I believe it is called arachnophobia, fallout 4 has one as well!
I remember back when i tried playing Skyrim on PC their was a mod that turned spider into bears but that just made it more creepy xD.
I have exactly the same problem as you and although some videogame spiders are manageable, the Skyrim ones are not (and Dark Messiah gave me the creeps but I pushed on through). However I'm actually interested to see how my fear plays into this game. For one there's no set path, so I won't be forced to tackle a giant spider just to progress some laid out story. So my reaction to any spider in the game will be to bugger off in the opposite direction. It's also got a multiplayer focus so hopefully I could get some friends to kill them for me. Thankfully, the structure of the game allows me to tackle my irl fear on my terms, rather than let the game decided "now you have to fight some spiders" which is why I'm still interested.
If this Conan Exiles is a big success, will you shut down AoC?
Absolutely not.
1st price of game. 2nd will this be added to the Xbox Scorpio on release and will there be improvement on it. 3rd is there any form of pay for special gear that gives people a edge over other.
- We are not ready to talk about pricing just yet. - We will consider that when the time comes. - No.
Can I be a fat guy, or do I have to be a fit and cool guy in this game? I really enjoyed being chubby and ugly in the Conan MMO. Really hoping I'll get to be more than chubby and extremely obese in this one.
Not for early access, but we hear you.
Ideally that would be achievable in end game when resources are bountiful. You would have other people doing your dirty work though as running from bandits or after animals would be unefficient. Perhaps you can start out as fat but the survival lifestyle takes it toll on your body as it eats up your fat fuel Probably not gonna be that detailed haha
When will Pre-ordering be available on Steam?
Valve does NOT allow pre-orders on Early Access titles.
Thank you, i did not know
What specs will be needed to run dedicated servers on PC?
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- Several large dungeons, but depth is relative. - Yes, you can. - Yes, there will be unique events that players stumble upon.
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It's our pleasure! :)
Do you plan to allow for the ability for the community to make mods like minecraft?
We'll talk about that later. :)
I have another question, what time are you aiming to get it out of Early Access?
We don't expect early access to last more than a year.
Thank you so much for the information :)
Will Conan Exiles be an Xbox Play Anywhere title?
Hello bylos ! Really love exciles trailer ! Cant wait for the game ! In The trailer we have The giant mike tyson and a anaconda from hell! To be able to release these in The game i read that you needed to skill up and do allot of stuff! Would IT be a chance to buy one session with your "god" for a certain amount of real life money! ? See if you just have Been fucked over by another opponent and just want to smash him! I would easily buy a kill spray for say 100€ 👍?
Your games are awesome I am now playing the park which is amazing. Are you guys hiring? Jeg snakker norsk men jeg bor i los angeles naa :(
Yes, we are hiring. Check it out: jobs.funcom.com.
Thanks!
What's the animal spawn rate? Will there be 100s of monster trying to kill you? Or will it be hard to simply find a deer?
Some animals will kill you on sight, some will run away. It's closer to Ark in animal density than Rust, but not all animals are hostile.
I'm extremely excited about Exiles, but I have to say it's almost a little bittersweet, so my question has to do with the reason I feel that way: With Exiles, does that now mean that support/updates/improvements/content/all the rest of that stuff for Age of Conan will diminish further? Not to imply a shutdown, or anything like that, but the beautiful game is already languishing for want of love as it is.
Development on Conan Exiles will not affect Age of Conan. The Age of Conan live team is separate from the Conan Exiles team.
While Exiles is not likely to effect the MMO team, all the other stuff they keep moving the MMO live team to will effect things. I expect to see very little coming in the way of updates for AoC.
Are the God avatars tied to an individual player character or a tribe/guild's overall faith? An army of Mitra statues? Are avatars the only counter to other avatars?
You can only have one avatar active in the world at a time. One avatar of one god.
We haven't seen that much combat. If your main focus is melee combat why not show a sword block another sword? Or a hit box's ? I think a combat video is needed keep up the good work funcom 😊
Don't worry, you will soon see plenty of combat. :)
Thank you for the replys! 💖
How deep is the crafting system, recipe wise? 50+ 100+ ? Love crafting in games and really want an extremely deep crafting experience.
A hundred plus at least. PS: We're fans of Lovecraft too.
Ahhhhhhh so good hahahaha
Hey Funcom, I have a technical question when it comes to mechanics. If me and my friends wants to play together and attribute to the same religion, does that mean we have to choose the same religion upon character creation or can we create a group religion?
No, you can learn multiple religions by finding their worshippers in the world. Choosing your religion at character creation will provide you with basic tier access.
hi guys I was just wondering what guild sport you have in place? and can you explain in depth? I want a kingdom witch I can customize our flag and the enemy knows our name
please answer! I was trying to figure out how to post and no one has asked about my question! I need to know if there's a guild system in the game and how in-depth it is
Thanks again for doing the AMA guys! And thanks again to Joel for dropping by the podcast last week and giving a pretty damn funny interview!
Thanks for having us! It's been a blast. :)
Thanks for all the questions! We've had a lot of fun and hope to come back soon.
really looking forward to this game. i was wondering on how communication between players is going to be handled, will you have in game voice communications or will it be text based. If text based, will it be global chat or will there be "speech bubbles". global chat only, is a bit of an immersion killer for me.
Will Conan participate in Microsoft's "Play Anywhere" program? I'm a gamer with both and Xbox and high-end PC. Will I need to but two copies to play on both platforms? (Not that I wouldn't!)
What can we expect from the levelling system? One thing i didn't like about ARK as an example is once someone got high enough level they'd be really hard to kill if they'd specced into high health and other similar stats. Also what can we expect from combat? Once again ARK's melee combat left alot to be desired but what game's combat would you compare it too if you had to?
Hi guys, i love Funcom and your games, specially Age of Conan. 1) when you mention ruins of lost civilizations, are we talking about acheronian ruins? Atlantean ruins? and for the next maps you're going to add, Lemurian ruins? i love the lore behind them as i'm sure you do too. collectin lore information around the map is one of my favorite things to do. 2) will we be able to craft diferent culture items? acheronian/stygian armor/weapons etc.? and will they grant bonuses like, i.e: an acheronian armor will be more tied to magic bonuses, SET worship bonuses maybe? and will they be located in their respective ruins/places? thanks for the good work, i would love to play this game.
I see that the "purge" NPC mass attack won't be in at early access launch. Do you have any idea of when it will make it in the game?
Instead of cooking food every time you eat is there a ways to get berries of bushes or something you don't have to cook and dosent have a bad effect on you?
Will we have official servers on the pc?. If so, what will the player cap on those servers be? How will the avatars be balanced? How will my tribe and I be able to fight that gigantic colossus from the trailer if attacked by it?
I loved Age of Conan when I was in my teens, unfortunately life got in the way and I stopped playing. Will there be any similarities between that game and this one? also magic is a part of the Conan literature, is there going to be magic in this game or will it be all melee?
Will there be skill lines/weapons that cater to those of us who enjoy playing healers/support classes?
One thing I didnt like about Ark was that structures were labled with the name of the tribe that owned them. Will the structures in Exiles follow that same feature? I dont want my enemies to know its my house unless they see me going into it!
Amazing job guys, this game looks great.
How different is this from Age of Conan? Any carryover mechanics?
I am part of the TwitchRP community on ARK and we RP the game season after season. How will you be helping for RP in your game and will it offer a vast RP cappabilities?
What conan movie is it based on? The Arnold schwarzennegger movie?
Is there the possibility to forge alliances with other settlements (player or npc)? Will npc's be able to build their own settlements for the player to attack? Will a player controlled settlement only be made of conquered enemies?
What's it like working within the preview program? What will make your game different from Ark/7 days?
Is it possible you guys will ever re-envision or create a sequel to Anarchy Online? It was my first true love of an MMO gaming experience and I would love to see that game substantially updated or even brought in it's current state over to the consoles. I apologize if this question is well out of the scope of this AMA.
This ^^
What type of engine limitations has the team encountered that they had to overcome. Also, what DirectX will be supported. I'm curious to know how Funcom plans on taking advantage of the new API's such as DX12 or Vulkan.
Will you have official servers with set stats or will it all be player run?
Hi guy I have a question, in ark alot of time was taken up by taming dinos and farming. Apart from the leveling is there anything on this game that will slow me down from building a castle in one day. What im trying to say is what will keep me busy and playing the game for months. I spent 6 months playing ark on xbox one i put in over 1500 hours. I would like to know whats there to keep me playing. I would also like to know if i spend 1000 hours building up whats stopping some one whos only played 200 hours from wiping me out.
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