Aracnocide [11/01/20] Dev diary page 28

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

Description

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Aracnocide is a Weapon/Enemy/(a bit of) Objects Mod replacement for GZDoom Engine.

Basically all enemies were replaced with different kinds of spiders, scorpions and wasps. But what else does it bring to you?

Features:

• Choose among SEVEN classes and use between 129 weapons, to destroy your enemies. Watch your ammo!
• Many custom resources!
• Compatible with Hexen, Hacx and Heretic!
• Diffculty settings named after spider movies!
• Very few weapons have altfires, but the altfire key also reloads!
  (Lazy ass excuses to use Altfires, i know).
• A Quick melee key! Kick those spiders up theirs!

It's always good to remember:

1 - All enemies were replaced with something insect-like. If you're ARACHNOPHOBIC or you don't feel too good with spiders/wasps/scorpions/insects, play at your own risk and consider yourself warned. After the download button is pressed, i can't do anything.

2 - The main file is NOT intended to be compatible with Brutal Doom, TrailBlazer, Demonsteele or other mods that change overall gaming experience. I suggest using the enemies or weapon packs for those purposes.

3 - I like true feedback. I can't say i will add everything you guys ask me, but i like to read your opinions.

4 - Each class has its OWN weapon set!

5 - Load order should be enemies last, if you really wish.

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(Video by AbsoluteN7)

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Recommended Add-Ons

Dark Doom by Sid Doyle
http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=46174

What's frightening than dark ambients to kill spiders?

Doom SNES Jukebox by cryomundus
http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=49073
To add some fun 16-bit beats to the game.

Ambience Pack by Hellstorm Archon
viewtopic.php?f=46&t=45060&p=741205&hil ... ck#p741205
Atmospheric music to give it a little creepiness.

The Hives of Madness
https://mega.nz/#!v8FC3SQK!Jtr1B-d1nuHZ ... gYb7Kg0weU

This levelset was especially designed for the game by user Mosshopper. It uses the Too Much Brown Texture Pack by Tormentor667, which you can get here:

https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/graphics/2mbrown

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Video by: ICARUSLIV3S



Videos by: Gaming Room









Video by: Lezuum



Video by: Vinny Sauce (Starts at 1:13:00)



Video by: Andrea Wolf



Video by: Pixelfox

Download Links:

Enemies pack

Weapons pack

Play the full Aracnocide gaming experience and HAVE FUN!!!

[chronoteeth]

very nice! Though I have to admit that m60 sprite is starting to get overused

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

Yeah, i agree. I tried to resize NAM sprites, but it became a mess.

[chronoteeth]

its more just overused! I think a nice center aimed machine gun would be better tbh

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

I dicarded some ideas a couple of days ago, among them a flamethrower (burning sprites would be hard to do)
a gatling gun (Overpowered and out of context) and some melee weapons (good for nothing).

About the SMG, i have my doubts about making a modern one or some classical ones, like the AK or the STG-44.

[chronoteeth]

I just think to keep consistency the m60 should have a sprite change to be center aimed, thats all!

[YukesVonFaust]

I discarded some ideas a couple of days ago, among them a flamethrower (burning sprites would be hard to do)

oh, not the flamethrower!
maybe you should use the Reelism Burning states instead

[wildweasel]

oh, not the flamethrower!
maybe you should use the Reelism Burning states instead

Just make sure you ask permission to use them first.

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

I discarded some ideas a couple of days ago, among them a flamethrower (burning sprites would be hard to do)

oh, not the flamethrower!
maybe you should use the Reelism Burning states instead

Yes, killing spiders with fire would be amazing. I'll download reelism to see the burnin' states.

Just make sure you ask permission to use them first.

Don't worry, i'll contact the creators

And, Here are some weapon sprites i discarded from this one or other projects (actually i considered using them on Aracnocide):

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- Flamethrower

- Gatling Gun

- My version to a FG42.

- Another simple Crossbow.

- XIII revolver.

- A edit i made of a Stg44 by HazeBandicoot, using a Wildweasel's thompson sprite from Nazis.

[chronoteeth]

truth be told the minigun and flamethrower look great! i'd have them in over that overused m60 anyday

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

truth be told the minigun and flamethrower look great! i'd have them in over that overused m60 anyday

Thanks! I'm reconsidering them in-game

[chronoteeth]

cause i enjoy the center aimed sprites a lot more (and to coax you to change the overused m60 to help keep center aimed sprites balanced and thematically consistent) heres cleaned up center aimed sprites for the two best guns so you can make em look better

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

Game is finally released! See first post!

[-Ghost-]

I'd say go for ammo drops, I've always hated infinite ammo stuff.

[Zhs2]

I would say that anything would nice over grinding away with the crowbar. Case in point: Doom 2's own MAP02. The map practically forces you to rely on dropped shotguns to survive, and without them you are very, very shanked. The pistol here wouldn't help much even if it did have infinite ammo, but the chainsaw would at least be a boon.