[The Original] Conan the Barbarian (Crappy preview released)

[ThomsonI]

Slight update and apologies for the delay. Neither the project nor I are dead. A few months ago I had intended to try to have the first release out "by the end of the year," but will definitely be able to accomplish that now. >_>

Coding is about a quarter to a third done totally, half-ish for the beta. Blame the new Shadow Warrior (no, I won't be trying to include the special move system from that, as fun as it was to play).

I've added a few new names to the "Thank you's" section on the first page.

Malak will be included in the first release.

The Stygian sword drains your life while you hold it out to make up for it allowing you to suck health from enemies (not using it? You're gonna want to put it up!). It also has a third attack (coded, not tested, but should work) allowing you to drain your life force for an additionally powerful short-range (not just melee) attack, with gory special effects.

Working on including parrying for most of the swords, and may possibly add a shield for some of the weapons. Probably won't be in the beta. In fact, most of the utility items probably won't be in there (though you can see the commented off framework I've laid out for them in the coding when I put it up). This does give me some additional time to work out some weak attacks for certain utility items (e.g. swinging your torch or leg of lamb, tossing an apple, etc).

I haven't begun work on limiting item selection yet, beyond restricting what characters can use what weapons. I do hope to implement this in the long run, but only after I get all the weapons perfected.

[Slax]

Better be able to taunt God for a random ailment/bonus. Because that's what Conan does.

[ThomsonI]

I will have to add in (in the long run) a button for Conan to shout "Crom!" that does (probably) nothing, in addition to the Arnie "Gyah!" pain noises. Thanks for the idea.

[ThomsonI]

Because yesterday was the birthday of Conan creator Robert E Howard, I'm releasing an extremely crappy preview (alpha 0.2, alpha 0.1 only getting a slight private release). I've totally screwed up on offsets (will be fixed in the first proper release, somehow got the impression it was relative instead of absolute), several weapons are commented out because I'm still getting different errors with them or haven't even filled them in enough to get errors, and I've set the weapon speeds to the minimum to just get the proportions the way I want (I plan on adding 1 tic to every frame until it looks right for the next release).

...but you'll be able to see a little bit of what I'm up to, at least, especially if you know how to use Slade3 or similar products.

Credits to Ravage for the crossbow graphics.

Download link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/25jewfa3caqjo ... review.wad

I'd try to polish it a little more, but I've got to get ready for work.

[Virtue]

are you gonna use those recoloured arms i made for you?

[Crudux Cruo]

I was looking in the wad and it seems like he is using them to me, but i know that he still has alot of new sprites to integrate and code, and has little time to do it in unfortunately. he also, like me, is more of an artist than a coder. give it some time, and THANK YOU for contributing those great recolors!

[ThomsonI]

Until you had asked, I was pretty sure I had. I'd have to double check, but I'm honestly just going to get drunk and go to bed tonight and probably after work tomorrow*.

And yes, thank you Virtue for contributing them. I think I remembered to add you to the front page. I need to put in a credits lump in the actual wad itself at some point.

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Snowed for the first time in two years here, the city has only eight trucks to deal with it but probably not the employees and none of them experienced with that sort of thing. I was the first proper cashier to show up, three and a half hours after the store opened, and I only had help from two other impromptu cashiers for almost four hours. Every machine I used today was busted from the weather (our store has no insulation, and almost no climate control). Every other business and school in the area was closed except a couple of restaurants. At least four departments of our store were completely unmanned. Also had to do carts (highlight of my day besides curry and noodle lunch), restocking, and customer service. And the majority of customers were the sort of smegheads who don't think to stock up for the one-night "snow storm" until the bloody day frelling after it. Of course, they stocked up only on the "necessities," like beer, milk, and tabloids, because you'll just die without having those for the two days it's gonna take for the snow to melt, and those are totally gonna be fine if the power is somehow out for that time. Oh, and I might have food poisoning, I definitely ate something I shouldn't've, and I have 18 Constitution.

[Crudux Cruo]

lol man good stuff. yeah for a snowed in 2 day vacation it would be me, and a $40 bottle of jaegermeister, and 2 buckets of refridgerated KFC, extra crispy drumsticks. mmm.... i dont think i need a snow storm for that