The previous experience was taken into account when working on Dark Heresy.
Owlcat Games has released a new development diary for Warhammer 40,000 Dark Heresy. The team decided to highlight the differences between the new game and the previous project in the franchise — Rogue Trader.
The original Dark Heresy is "one of the most iconic tabletop role-playing systems in the Warhammer 40,000 universe." Players take on the role of acolytes: "We are mortal servants of the Inquisition in a sector where heresy is growing right under our feet, and the light of the Emperor has faded."
The world of Dark Heresy will differ from what was shown in Rogue Trader: "While Free Traders, shrouded in luxury and possessing power, bravely go to meet the unknown, the acolytes of the Inquisition remain in the shadows. They are deprived of glory and their name will be forgotten after death. Wealth does not await them, gilded ships do not bear their coats of arms, and xenos relics do not fill their vaults. The world of Dark Heresy is decaying, it is full of fear, lies and madness. And we in it are insignificant servants of the Inquisition inside a huge, dead empire, tasked with hunting heretics, xenos, demons and even each other."
The game's events will unfold in "the inglorious Calixis Sector, located in the Obscurus segmentum. The main plot will take place in the Scintilla system."
The combat system is based on the combat system from Rogue Trader, but the authors promise a complete rework of classes, new mechanics, which "will make the combat system feel original and exciting."
In Dark Heresy, players will have to conduct detective investigations: "In this interactive mini-game, you will be able to solve crimes, analyze evidence and draw conclusions. But remember, your decisions will have consequences!"
You can add Warhammer 40,000 Dark Heresy to your Steam wishlist via the following link.
