MM8,5 - Echo of Destruction

[Swish3rTwist3r]

Is this mod ded? Hoping that's not the case but no communication for 4 years I'm guessing so.

[Eksekk]

If anyone is interested, I asked on M&M discord about this mod and Grayface said that "this mod is currently on hold", but (I think) it's not forgotten about. So we just need to wait some more.

[Kendarion]

Any update yet?

[Karol]

bump

[Tomsod]

OK, for anyone wondering, here's a recent Maestro's post on Russian MM forums where he states that Echo turned out to be overly ambitious and he's not working on it anymore. A pity, but at this point it's evident.

[vladimir-maestro]

yes. sadly but mm8,5 stopped for now and will not be released in the nearest future. i'll keep you up-to-date if something changes

[Tomsod]

Sigh. I really wish I got into modding MM 5-10 years earlier, when Echo was still actively developed and I could've made a difference. While MM8 is the weakest game of the trilogy, as a basis for a total conversion mod it's objectively superior to MM6 and MM7 -- the upgraded engine is an obvious plus, but the dynamic party system alone has so much potential! Instead of a four-headed party hydra, we could have PCs with actual personalities, quirks, opinions on game events, perhaps even side-quests and intra-party conflicts? You know, the stuff that's expected from a good RPG nowadays. Vanilla MM8 hadn't really tried this, except for three PCs with quests (two of which coincidentally break the game), but it certainly would be possible to implement.