[Hexen] Serpent: Resurrection [New version 09/2017]

[Crudux Cruo]

Well, as long as the game is balanced, i dont see why not. i do feel, however, that a functional release is more important. the core, then the extras, i would say.

[The Ultimate DooMer]

New version released, see page 1.

I'm currently toying with a 4th player class, a Hexen 2-style assassin...I have everything but the weapons installed in a copy of the RPG mod, together with the class menu stuff. Not entirely sure of the player sprite though - I've done the first walking frames (for the menu) and I'm reasonably happy with how it's turned out so far, but having seen the threads here about female NPC's (as well as mostly coming up blank when looking for suitable heads to transplant ) I thought I'd put an example up:

Essentially Serpent's thug with gloves, long sleeves, boobs and Revy's head. Looks better on the menu (due to hardware renderer) than it does here (despite the fact she's somewhat shorter than the other classes), but what do you guys think?

[ShadesMaster]

You COULD use the Hexenified sprite sheet of Corvus....

[ChronoSeth]

Except that they are very obviously Corvus, and nobody will ever see them as anything else.

[The Ultimate DooMer]

Plus I already have Corvus in use as 3 NPC's (which itself is too many really tbh). There's a few female NPC's over at Spriter's Resource (including some cool M&M ones), but none of them really fit in here. I'm actually kinda liking the one I posted an example of, but not entirely sure if it needs any more changes or not...what do you think?

[ShadesMaster]

Pointy shoulder pads and we have a winner!!!! Also slim out her waist on our left side, would help too!!!!

[Crudux Cruo]

cool beans.

[The Ultimate DooMer]

Gotta love the timing of new official GZDoom releases...just like in 2010 a new official version comes out as I'm close to the release

So now I can throw out my elaborate hacks aimed at maintaining compatibility with 1.5.06, as well as test the new class with an official GZDoom (in other words the release will take a little longer)

[Springy]

Gotta love the timing of new official GZDoom releases...just like in 2010 a new official version comes out as I'm close to the release

So now I can throw out my elaborate hacks aimed at maintaining compatibility with 1.5.06, as well as test the new class with an official GZDoom (in other words the release will take a little longer)

Damn I thought it was fully released, been playing this a lot. Must've taken a huge amount of scripting to come up with something like this. That boat ride was a pretty neat idea.

[The Ultimate DooMer]

New version released, see the first post on page 1.

[chopkinsca]

I'll give this a go now that I have a newer graphics card that can actually run it.

Edit: Seems my new graphics card cuts it, I can run this now. I'm looking forward to the grand adventures!

[Viscra Maelstrom]

welp, i remember this. i should probably go and play it again sometime.

[Ed the Bat]

I actually remember spending insane amounts of time rewriting parts of your code in this project just because of how crazy the sloppy coding was making me =3. That, and I wanted it to be more compatible with other mods.

I'd be happy to share any of my work with you, but I'll need to see how revised this new version is, first. You may not even need my touch-ups, for all I know!

[Ethril]

(warning: the following post was made while somewhat sleep-deprived (haha i almost typed "derpied" there... i just dont know what went wrong. 6_9))

finally bothered to actually play all the way through this (last time i tried i got frustrated and bored in the volcano as the fighter with the USELESS GRENADES)
using a cleric this time, on normal difficulty
at the palace right now THERE ARE SO MANY MONSTERS THIS HARDLY SEEMS FAIR (i kicked their asses anyway once i stopped being stingy with my items. "if i use my scrolls and mana batteries now i wont have them later when i really need it" NO SHUT UP YOU "REALLY NEED IT" RIGHT NOW AND THERES A SHOP RIGHT OUTSIDE AND YOU HAVE A TON OF CASH SO STOP BEING SUCH AN AMMO-SCROOGE AND USE THE GODDAMN LIGHTBRINGER "okay fine alright geeze")

first hub area was easier than i remember. maybe i'm just better now than i was then? or maybe i was playing on hard difficulty or something.
or maybe cleric is just a better class than fighter. BEHOLD, JESUS POWERS

dsparil is still a fun fight. "!eid dna resolc emoc", he says. "okay", i says, and finish him off by clubbing him over the head with my mace of contrition. who needs a tome of power, anyway? i aint no wussy elf.

got stuck for a while in the monastery since the ornate key was invisible for some reason.
the raven staff and glacial longbow were invisible too, as was one part of the lightbringer (although that one was in an obvious spot as opposed to tucked in the corner of a random house).

secret level was cool except for the part where i couldnt figure out how to get the purple crystal and just sort of ran around in the cave for 3 hours until i found the way up. you sneaky dog.

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also found the easter egg. "Braxus flipped off God and was obliterated."
You jerk... At least I got to fight the trees again.

korax's spliced sentences were honestly kind of hilarious. really fun fight regardless; captured pretty much everything i feel a FPS boss should be.

the mountain pass isnt nearly as bad as everyone said it would be (maybe they were all on hard mode or maybe you nerfed the beasts since then?)
you just need to get the enemies to bunch up and then lure them into a time bomb or a gas cloud (or two; the dogs are too tough for just one) in a choke point. or melee and backpedal and make sure you dont get surrounded or backed into a wall.
or pop a shrapnel scroll since none of them can shoot.
maybe if you could assemble your slot 4 artifact weapon beforehand it'd be better? idk i managed fine without it. flechettes and firestorms, baby.

the lost temple is seriously the best map. i haven't seen that kind of legitimate challenge in a long time. the brutal fights were blended perfectly with the puzzles and platforming. felt kind of like castlevania in that regard, actually.
by the end of it i was nearly out of health and mana (although i still had a krater of might and like 3 assorted batteries left)
that last part after you get the artifact piece broke my patience though. i just said "screw it", popped a protection scroll, and ran like hell through the water area instead of putting up with more fireballs.
but hey it was all worth it since i had an artifact piece and all i had to do was make it back to the shops.

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and then a goddamn dragon showed up. you magnificent bastard.
luckily i know how to deal with death wyverns and their path-following. didn't even need to use that last krater.

frozen fortress was cool except for the pitch black basement that ate up all my torches and jump boots.

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was kind of expecting some kind of mutant monster boss fight at the end though what with the blatant frankenstein references.

i cleared out the palace's sewer system and finally assembled the wraithverge.

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and then i realized i forgot to rescue banedon. time to DO IT ALL AGAIN.
the escort mission was kind of a pain in the ass since banedon loved to toss himself into projectiles. i got through it with some scrolls, though i ended up with 12 hp left since i kept taking hits for banedon (i had to, he was suicidal and down to 33%). we made it out alive though!
AND THEN THERE WERE HELL GUARDS OUTSIDE WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT SCREW THIS IM ACTUALLY USING A PORKALATOR FOR ONCE
still had my summoned serpent alive, thankfully. he cleaned up the 1 or 2 guards that didn't get piggified. we're home free OH GOD DAMMIT SLAUGHTAUR AMBUSH but it wasn't enough to stop our unstoppable heroes! (actually i had to reload this part like 5 times, but the last try was a flawless victory in which i took no damage and wasted no mana. )
okay baney's healed up and so am i- WAIT WHAT HE HAD A CHAOS DEVICE WHY DIDNT HE USE THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE ASFASFKAJfsklafjalfaslfka;sfl

at that point i decided now was the perfect time to save and quit because it was like 3 in the morning and i really couldn't put up with any more shenanigans at that point.
(good lord it is like an hour later right now i think i dozed off while typing this. i definitely was NOT typing for an hour!!)

[RV-007]

Is there Eidoleon in the game?