Kingdom Come: Deliverance - Interview with Tobiasz Stolz-Zwilling

At Gamescom 2022, we were able to meet up with Warhorse Studios to check out Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the upcoming historic role playing game originally crowdfunded via Kickstarter.

The presentation, which you can cheque out in video form below thanks to Seanarchy Gaming, focused on the stealth arrangement and infiltration. Fighting against multiple enemies is not advisable in Kingdom Come: Deliverance as it will nearly likely event in your expiry, and then being sneaky is a great idea. Of course, to do that finer it is recommended not to habiliment heavy armor as it would make the character very conspicuous.

After taking out an enemy patrol, the main graphic symbol took his armor to disguise himself and enter the enemy camp. One time that was washed, another interesting option was mentioned: poisoning the soup, which could weaken the enemies and even kill them. Following a few additional sabotages such equally burning their arrows, the mission was completed and information technology was time to report to the Lord.

After the presentation, which one time again showed how promising Kingdom Come: Deliverance really is, we were able to chat with Tobias Stolz-Zwilling and inquire him a few questions nearly the game.

Obviously, the game was delayed in 2022 every bit we reported exclusively some time ago. What was the main reason backside this delay?

The main reason is e'er quality. The more than time nosotros have, the more time we can spend on actually developing the game. Nosotros are a crowdfunded company and we are actually closely listening to our community. For case, today I showed you the halberds. Nosotros were already sure to scratch information technology from the listing of weapons, but the customs was so upset and wanted them in there that nosotros had to evangelize.

The more time we spend, the more features and shine we tin can add.

Do you lot have a target window like Q1 or Q2?

We have no target even so. We accept some things to discuss right now, just we desire to release the release date every bit presently as possible. We want to say it in the side by side weeks, months, we'll see.

Now nosotros're already playing through the entire game. Maybe adjacent year we'll talk about Kingdom Come 2.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is coming out simultaneously beyond PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. How are the console versions doing?

We are working as we speak on the PS4 and XB1 builds. Both of them are doing well, but of course we started in evolution with the PC version. Now nosotros accept to think about where nosotros can downgrade, optimize some parts to make information technology fit for the consoles every bit it'southward a fact that consoles are non equally powerful equally a PC.

However, we desire to have the best results for all the platforms. The builds are running expert, simply not fast enough right at present, and so we need to find the right spots which nosotros can live with if we take to lower the graphics at some points.

Practice you lot have a target resolution?

1080P is the target, we want to arrive as good as it gets. Yous saw the computer version, nosotros accept one of the most powerful graphic cards right now just in one case the game is released it will be optimized. Nevertheless, for consoles nosotros have to downgrade a chip to brand it run there.

Sony and Microsoft appear new and more powerful consoles, though, due next yr. Are you looking at supporting them?

We are looking at them, possibly for the long term. Right now, we're working only on PS4 & XB1. We know of them, we know of the technical stuff...We know of DirectX 12, nosotros know of Oculus Rift, we know of new consoles and nosotros take it in heed. Our Chief Programmer is having a lot of ideas.

Is Kingdom Come: Deliverance running on the latest CRYENGINE 5?

We have the latest version of CRYENGINE 3, which is way more advanced than CRYENGINE 5. It's a bit complicated, because we have the paid CRYENGINE version from earlier they released CRYENGINE V.

Perhaps if we were to kickoff over again right at present, we would consider using information technology. At present, we don't consider it at all because 3 is a bit more advanced than the V, and it would exist a big trouble to make the change.

You mentioned the Oculus Rift, so there'due south a chance that the game will be uniform with VR?

Information technology works, you can plug information technology in and it works, simply nosotros don't have the fourth dimension right now to optimize it and you may get motion sick. Just it makes great sense and every bit I said, our Chief Programmer wants to make it happen.

And so information technology could back up PlayStation VR likewise down the line?

Why not! Nosotros don't say no, nosotros can definitely try.

How long should it take to complete the game?

Well, it's an open globe RPG. If you lot blitz through it and only complete the chief quest, it volition be something like 20-30 hours. If yous take care (you saw the presentation today, this was something you didn't need to practice) you lot tin can load it upwardly to 100 hours with all the side quests.

Once the game is released, are you lot going to add together more content?

Once the game is released, we will share modding tools with the community. This will happen some fourth dimension after the game'south launch.

Of grade, if the game has some success then nosotros'll work on Kingdom Come ii. The name might modify, there might a small time jump (maybe from 1403 to 1410), the protagonist might exist older. We want to continue the story.

Will this sequel incorporate the decisions made in the commencement game via a save file, perhaps?

We'll encounter, we don't know about that however.

Then you're not planning any DLC/expansion for Kingdom Come: Deliverance?

We take ideas, but it's not on the to-practice list. It's in the perchance list.

Thank y'all for your time.