Sure, no worries. Here it is.Steve1664 wrote:Sorry to bother, but would it be possible to create a mirror for downloading the mod while DRD Team is down?
Glad you're enjoying itSteve1664 wrote:Thanks for the quick replay; here are my thoughts so far:
The best mods are often nice and simple, and I like the quick' n' dirty approach this one takes. Thanks for adding the kick as a secondary function on most weapons; it's great for crowd control. That said, I happened to play on a wad where there aren't any zombies that drop weapons around, and woe be to you if you don't manage to get a shotgun for close combat right away. That's more the WAD's fault than yours, though. Just keep up the good work refining it; maybe smooth out some animations and add things like a hand gripping on the double-barreled to make it look nicer.
EDIT: You also should add key indicators; right now there aren't any that I can see.
Spoiler: Changelog
The Festivity takes 14 tics to fire, wheras Doom's Rocket Launcher took 20. This makes it 30% faster, not to mention that it launches as soon as the trigger is pressed, not 8 tics into the sequence like Doom's Launcher. And if more firepower is needed, this is what the alt-fire charged shot is for.Untitled wrote:The Festivity is a bit on the weak side. As it stands, it's no better than an ordinary rocket when it comes to crowd clearing; yet fires slower.
The CrowdMower fires at a rate of over 600rpm, with each bullet carrying a base damage of 18 (3 pellets with 6 damage), and uses a 100-round magazine, with 500 rounds total when wearing a backpack. With two options for how wide the spread is, I consider this a very effective crowd control device, on par with or greater than some of the weapons you quoted above.Untitled wrote:Well, now that I've mentioned hell knight hordes, the other problem is lack of a /superweapon/.
The uncharged rocket explosion has a damage of 80, compared to the standard Launcher's 128. So yes, the Festivity has a weaker boom. But, the missile hits for a base value of 60 (bear in mind the projectile damage multiplier is random(1,8)), which is three times as powerful as the Doom rocket.Untitled wrote:Well my bad; it just feels slower. Also, if you don't charge it, it's explosion is laughable.
It has +StrifeDamage. I checked. StrifeDamage means the multiplier is only random(1,4), which means that it effectively only has 1.5 times the power of the Doom Rocket.Ed the Bat wrote:But, the missile hits for a base value of 60 (bear in mind the projectile damage multiplier is random(1,8)), which is three times as powerful as the Doom rocket.Untitled wrote:Well my bad; it just feels slower. Also, if you don't charge it, it's explosion is laughable.
Aha, you are correct! I'd forgotten that part. My bad.Untitled wrote:It has +StrifeDamage. I checked. StrifeDamage means the multiplier is only random(1,4), which means that it effectively only has 1.5 times the power of the Doom Rocket.
Gotta disagree. It is certainly important, but I would not say 'always'. For instance, when fighting a Cyberdemon, or another monster invulnerable against radial damage, I would consider it of zero importance.Untitled wrote:Also, in measuring rocket power, the splash damage is always the more important value.
A fair point. The radius is rather small, compared to the default Rocket Launcher.Untitled wrote:Also, the radius on the uncharged Festivity Rocket is 40. A normal rocket is 128, meaning this thing can barely hit two demons with splash.
I agree to this. The punishment is lenient enough to be fair, but still memorable enough that one would typically not make the same mistake twice. =PUntitled wrote:The charge is neat though, and much to my joy, unlike other overcharge explosions (to prevent charging for too long), this one only does a fraction of the damage-nice to remind me not to charge too long, but not long enough to be "WTH I HELD FOR ONE SECOND TOO LONG AND I DIE INSTANTLY"
