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The Vision Document

Update #17 · Jun 11, 2012 · 59 comments

The progress on Wasteland 2 continues on at a healthy rate. Not a week goes by that I am not in a conversation with my team here or with other development groups about how wonderful this experience has been and the gratitude for the opportunity to work on a game under our terms. We are so much more efficient this way, and the game's development has a more organic process to it. Nothing in the world beats out the tinkering and re-iteration process.

I can't imagine a better way for Wasteland 2 to be created. We have your trust and a symbiotic relationship that will have us learn from each other. We are not afraid of the transparency of our process and thinking and intend to share it along the way. Our detailed reasoning of our choice of the Unity engine is just one example.

Today we are publishing our vision document for Wasteland 2 which details the sensibilities of the game itself. The ideas in this document come from things that worked in Wasteland 1 and are expected, things I have communicated previously, and suggestions/opinions from the fan boards. The role of a producer is often misunderstood and sometimes done poorly, but my role is to help shape a vision for a game, hit the right touch points and then watch it become bigger than any one person could make it. No one person can take credit for games of this size and intricacy, and for me it all starts with the vision document. My role is not to hammer on spreadsheets and task oriented management but to instead create a team that is excited and understands the totality of the game. I have been using this method since the beginning and it continues to serve me well. In the past I have had to rely wholly on my instincts but this new paradigm helps me to limit the surprises.

I would not expect too many surprises in the vision document, but it does answer much of the detail for those who might not be up to speed on many aspects of the game. We will have a section set up on our forums http://wasteland.inxile-entertainment.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2333 for comments and we'll read them all as usual.

Also you will note that Andrée created another gorgeous piece of art for the game that will be used for the packaging. Those who fondly remember the original Wasteland 1 box will appreciate the handing of the baton off to this new look and camera. Our next update will be to move away from the conceptual and into reality with early screen shots and camera angles...stay tuned and enjoy the vision document read.

Here is the link:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxMevjNSr2EjbDBpZ2ZMdmNnc28

--Brian Fargo

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      Creator Mocharaid on June 11, 2012

      I keep getting redirected to Google Drive whenever I click on the Google Docs link xD

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      Creator nin on June 11, 2012

      Never played the original (sorry!), but I'm so excited about this. Thanks for the doc, looks awesome!

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      Creator moozaad on June 11, 2012

      talking about art... 2560x1440 version of that top image as a wallpaper pleeeease :]

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      Creator Deon du Plessis on June 11, 2012

      Mr Fargo, you, sir, are a scholar and a gentleman, and I salute your refreshingly transparent approach to this process. I look forward to watching WL2 take shape in the coming months under your care.

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      Creator Layle Baker on June 11, 2012

      doubleplusgood

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      Creator Tomimt on June 11, 2012

      This will be an exiting thing to see.

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      Creator Dreadcog on June 11, 2012

      Thanks Brian!

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      Creator mosfeusz on June 11, 2012

      Finally! Thank you for this.

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      Creator Georges on June 11, 2012

      Awesome!

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