Re: (wip) Ashes 2063 TC - THREAD EVACUATION

[goanna678]

you could add some things from fallout
like weapon attachment crafting

[Captain J]

I'm pretty sure you're able make weapons in this mod, The makeshift weapons.

[matuloco]

Have you considered palette swaps to add variety to Vultures? I thought about it because of the green mohawk, but maybe it can work with skin tones or clothing.
The project keeps getting better with each update, looking forward to the new demo!

[Captain J]

Palette swap... Why i haven't thought that? It might make some weaker or powerful variant of vultures and other noxious enemies!

[Big C]

I think at the minimum palette swaps for lategame variants would be acceptable---unless Vostok was just planning to swarm us with dozens of starter enemies by then.

[Vostyok]

Hmm... pallette swaps.

I was thinking of doing that for a particular enemy later, as a mini-boss type thing. Also thinking of minor sprite differences within each monster type (this guy has sunglasses/dust goggles, that mutant seems to be missing an arm, etc). Just for variety. What do you guys think? Would this make things a bit too bloated/busy? I want to make sure that each enemy type is distinctive, so you can immediately tell them apart in a big fight. I don't want to confuse the issue. Very important.

At the moment, I'm working on the Trash Lurker (a homage to a rpg I used to play). These guys are really nasty, and much more mobile than you might be used to. They'll replace the spectres I think, as they have a nasty special ability. I'm keeping them and their full sprites under wraps for now. Also working on map02, which you may remember being a mishmash of industrial/military base. It's got a definite flavor now, although I am again at the point where I don't want to give too much away

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Feel free to reply with any thoughts. I like this group discussion thang we got goin on.

[kodi]

I think you've a bit too many square tile patterns going on at once there. Something like a moldy peeling wallpaper texture on the walls would fix that and make it look a bit more like a diner and less like an industrial washing room of some sort.

[Gez]

And for the ceiling you need something that looks like dropped ceiling plaster plates rather than ceramic tiles.

[Vostyok]

Hmm. Those are good ideas. I will have a look at my textures stash and see what I can make

[Captain J]

Hope you can find some various sprites to decorate that place! Also some wreckage made out of map would be neat!

[Vostyok]

Hey, sup.

Just to show this project is moving along at a decent old pace....

Finishing off Map02. Starting on Map03 later, which will be a decent place to try out the bike. Plenty of roads, canyons, even a raider base built into the side of a cliff to clear out. Should be fun!

A lot of the work is just pulling together what I already have. I've already got a bunch of rooms, sprites and code, the product of last year's mess. Just trying to put it all together into a coherent form. I've got a full soundtrack and weapons load-out, at least. And the monsters are (mostly) done. There's a couple I'm keeping secret though, for now...

Oh, I'm also working on some extra cutscene art.

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Anyway, lots to do, and no time to waste....

[Dynamo]

Great stuff and glad to see you are still working on this keep it up!

[-Ghost-]

I think enemy variety is a good idea. I always like to see variants of monsters in mods; Smooth Doom does it pretty well where they're all clearly the same monster type, but some will have helmets, other gear, missing heads etc to make a crowd feel a bit more alive and varied.

[Captain J]

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Amazing news to hear! And gotta love that big pink dude!

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

The 4th SS scared me! But hey, glad to see this is still being worked on!

Since i bought me Fallout 3 recently, i'm enjoying post-apocaliptic games even more!

I'm eager to see the next updates!