Prominence Release Date Announced
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DMWI Mission Control Gives Prominence a “Go” for Launch on November 6th Pre-orders include a DRM-free Windows download + a Steam key! Check out the screens here. Pre-Orders Now Available with Exclusive In-Game Bonus Long Island, New York -- Digital Media Workshop, Inc. today announced a release date for their upcoming first-person, point-and-click adventure game, Prominence. The game will launch on November 6, 2015. Prominence will be available via Steam ( http://store.steampowered.com/app/270230 ) and directly from the official website ( http://www.prominencegame.com ). Pre-orders can be made through the official site, and offer an added bonus: Players can choose to join the Letarri colonization mission, which will give them the option to select a title and have their name appear in-game as a founding settler of New Letarr. The final round of beta testing is currently in progress. Developer Mike Morrison reports, “Reactions by players in the closed beta have been very positive, particularly with respect to production values, story, puzzles, and emotional impact. We are also implementing some enhancements based on player feedback so that we can offer gamers the best possible experience when Prominence is released.” Pre-orders are available here: http://www.prominencegame.comAdd Prominence to your Steam Wishlist here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/270230Prominence will launch on Win XP/Vista/7/8/10 in English and German, with additional localizations planned for French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, and Russian. ABOUT PROMINENCE After living for generations as persecuted refugees, the Letarri people launch an interstellar mission to colonize a new world. When things go terribly awry, the fate of their people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too late? Prominence is a first-person, point-and-click, science-fiction adventure game. Players solve narrative-driven puzzles, gain and use special skills, interact with computers, and hack subsystems while they collect clues about the mission and the crew. ABOUT DIGITAL MEDIA WORKSHOP Founded in 1997, Digital Media Workshop, Inc. is an award-winning multimedia production company based on Long Island, New York. Specializing in audio production, 3D design and animation, motion graphics, and video production, the studio has developed assets and content for the Web, print, TV, DVD, and games. Happy Gaming! Ana
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Re: Prominence Release Date Announced
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Re: Prominence Release Date Announced
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The wait is over. Mighty anxious for this game. Thank you Sheriff for the good news and the release date is so near. Is the DRM edition from the developers web site Steam free or you still have to play using Steam?
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Re: Prominence Release Date Announced
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Is the DRM edition from the developers web site Steam free or you still have to play using Steam? The DRM-free version does not require Steam to play. And pre-ordering the game, you get both a Steam key AND the DRM-free version.
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Re: Prominence Release Date Announced
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Thank you Kevin
On my way to pre-order and can't wait to play. You must be excited too!
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I was never able to get Mission Critical to work on any of my systems, so that would be an extremely nice addition to GOG. I love so many of the FMV games from those days. I am pretty sure I ran Mission Critical on Win98SE with no problems. 3 Day until Prominence
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Even though the Steam key is available it hasn't yet released on Steam. I had messaged Kevin earlier when I saw the same thing but I think they are very busy with the release. In my excitement to hurry up and start to play Prominence I forgot my patience. I am sure we will see the game available shortly.
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Here is the reason: Happy launch day! The release is coming shortly and we can't wait to share Prominence with you all. smile emoticon We just got word a little while ago that our German localization team was unable to finish translation and testing in time for today's release. They report that it should be completed early next week. We apologize for the delay. We want the translation to be spot on, so that German players can have the best possible experience! As a result, we're reworking the launch settings in Steam and in our builds so that we can release the English version today for everyone, and then players who want the German version will automatically get an update next week that will switch the game over to their native tongue. (And should work with their existing saved games, too!) The English version will release today as planned -- as soon as we've reconfigured our launch scheme and revised the Steam packages. We thank you for your patience! Thank you and pel koloro!
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Thanks Sheriff
I just received a similar response from Mike. I have my snacks all ready in anticipation of an evening of Prominence and can't wait.
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If you have a key, you can take it and go on steam and put the code in the "Add a game" section and you will get it. Ana
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The description says Includes Steam key and DRM-free download for Windows! That suggests they're not the same thing. The purchase at prominencegame.com also seems to be done through HumbleBundle, which usually gives a choice. Uncle Reg, I guess you could try emailing them through their webpage at http://www.prominencegame.com/contact.htmlAlso if you have an account at Humble Bundle, try logging in and see if the game is there. You might have to add the purchase ID number somewhere (I had to do that for some game, but don't remember the details).
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Is the DRM edition from the developers web site Steam free or you still have to play using Steam? The DRM-free version does not require Steam to play. And pre-ordering the game, you get both a Steam key AND the DRM-free version. This was posted in this thread by somebody who, by his signature, appears to be connected to the game developers.
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The purchase at prominencegame.com also seems to be done through HumbleBundle, which usually gives a choice. Yes, The email I got came from Humble Bundle, and the link with the Steam key is a Humble Bundle page. Also if you have an account at Humble Bundle, try logging in and see if the game is there. You might have to add the purchase ID number somewhere (I had to do that for some game, but don't remember the details). I have bought several other games directly from the developers site that were delivered through Humble Bundle, and I didn't remember ever having to log in to get them. I couldn't find any record of ever having an account, so I tried logging in and clicking on "Forgot your password?", and I got this reply from Humble Bundle: "You are receiving this email because you attempted to reset your Humble Bundle password. Our records indicate that you have purchased items from us in the past but have not yet created a Humble Bundle account with this email address.
Accounts are an optional feature, but we recommend creating one to easily keep track of your purchases. If you would like to create an account, click the following link"I went back and checked two of those older games, Homesick and Tormentum, and both of the emails still take me to a Humble Bundle page with both a Steam key and a download link, without having to log in.
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I went back and checked two of those older games, Homesick and Tormentum, and both of the emails still take me to a Humble Bundle page with both a Steam key and a download link, without having to log in. And neither did I -- until I had to create the account because I didn't get a link to download a certain game by email.
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I pre-ordered the game because I wanted the drm free version for Windows. My Humble Bundle page reads the same-just a Steam Key. I sent in a support ticket to the folks at Humble Bundle to inquire about the missing DRM free game. I'll post back here when I hear from them. I did what I never thought I would do-I installed Steam and downloaded the game because I was really looking forward to this game. I have to say it was worth the trouble of installing Steam. It's a true adventure game-a breath of fresh air in our stagnant genre.
If I had to complain about anything, it would be: -transition graphics are terrible -the mouse use/navigation takes a little getting used to but once played for a little while, it becomes less aggravating. -no resolution options. I have no idea what the game is playing at even though I have my monitor set to 1080P. And this hearkens back to my first gripe above.
But if you are on the fence, buy it. I am over 2 hours in and am enjoying it very much.
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Hi! I was a beta tester and was curious how others felt about the game, so I happened upon this thread. My understanding is that the DRM file will be separately downloadable through Humble Bundle. The developers have run into a snag, which is causing the delay. From Facebook:Prominence 4 hrs ·
If you pre-ordered and are waiting for the DRM-free download version of Prominence, we're working on it! Our unified Windows install builder is having trouble with the game that we didn't have in earlier iterations. As soon as this is fixed, we'll get the build out and it will appear on your Humble pages. We apologize for the delay!
If I had to complain about anything, it would be: -transition graphics are terrible -the mouse use/navigation takes a little getting used to but once played for a little while, it becomes less aggravating. -no resolution options. I have no idea what the game is playing at even though I have my monitor set to 1080P. And this hearkens back to my first gripe above.
But if you are on the fence, buy it. I am over 2 hours in and am enjoying it very much.
That's awesome you're enjoying it so! I'm secretly hoping they get enough sales to to bring the transition quality up a notch. It's probably more of an encoder licensing thing than anything (but don't quote me on that). On Steam, someone posted a good suggestion to make the mouse more like an FPS. I believe it was to turn down the "Momentum" setting about two notches. It should be running in your native resolution. Also vsync is useful.
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Prominence 4 hrs ·
If you pre-ordered and are waiting for the DRM-free download version of Prominence, we're working on it! Our unified Windows install builder is having trouble with the game that we didn't have in earlier iterations. As soon as this is fixed, we'll get the build out and it will appear on your Humble pages. We apologize for the delay! That's exactly the same response that I got by email after posting a query on the Prominence website's Contact page. All is well. Now that I know what's what, I'm happy to wait.
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Is the DRM edition from the developers web site Steam free or you still have to play using Steam? The DRM-free version does not require Steam to play. And pre-ordering the game, you get both a Steam key AND the DRM-free version. This was posted in this thread by somebody who, by his signature, appears to be connected to the game developers. I missed this earlier, but Kevin McGrath is not only connected to the developers, AFAIK he's the sole programmer. The engine is proprietary, which he developed. Prominence is pretty much his and Mike Morrison's project, with some help (possibly sub-contracted) in the music, art and voice acting departments. Here's a 2013 interview with both: http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/25016
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Humble reports that the issue should be fixed now. Please try again and let me know how it goes. Clearly you're quicker on the download-draw than I am! Glad it's resolved. Happy adventuring!
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I agree. Prominence is one of the best games I've played in a long, long time. You must be playing the Steam version, because the DRM-free version that I'm using doesn't divide it into chapters. In case you didn't know, there are two different endings you can get. You can decide to build a new shuttle, or you can decide to save the ship. Make sure you save your game just before you make the choice, so you can go back and play the other ending. It boggles my mind that, except for this thread, GameBoomers is completely devoid of any discussions about this great game. Everybody that hasn't played this game is missing out on a real winner.
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I REALLY wish you could play Mission Critical! I was one who told the PROMINENCE team about that game and how the part of their game reminds me of it. I kept my ME PC, now with no online or Nortons just to play my really old games. AMBER, Mission Critical, The Dig, Midnight Nowhere and Dark Side Of The Moon (games GoG doesn't offer) all play flawlessly on it.
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BubbaJake .... The Dig is available from GOG - and at a very low cost, too
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