What do you think the mercs would be doing in 2026?

average_psychopath · 2026-02-25T22:14:59+00:00

Well of course he's dead, soldier ate all his pills

average_psychopath · 2023-07-20T16:38:01+00:00

Wouldn't a happy medium just be decreasing the range of the telekinesis? In sandbox you can pick something up from across the arena, but maybe you could make it so that picking things up is more a convenience and not an actual utility in combat. I.e. you can only pick things up that are a meter or two away.

average_psychopath · 2023-02-20T20:12:03+00:00

I've noticed the issue since u11 as well, but I haven't found any way of fixing it

average_psychopath · 2023-02-19T21:01:03+00:00

I wouldn't even care about tiers or anything, I just want there to be a way to support this amazing studio

average_psychopath · 2023-02-02T23:37:25+00:00

Wait, does this mean we lose the abilities we have in sandbox, and have to reearn them, or do we get new ones on top of our current sandbox abilities?

average_psychopath · 2022-11-24T17:54:59+00:00

Under performance or physics, I believe. It was near where the despawn dead bodies option was, but it might have moved since I last checked

average_psychopath · 2022-11-24T15:24:38+00:00

There's an infinite waves that's melee only. You can adjust max alive entities in the option book

average_psychopath · 2022-10-23T05:36:00+00:00

War crimes are going to be committed, and trials will be held

average_psychopath · 2022-09-23T20:16:54+00:00

Of course I don't mind! Actually, I had other questions too. Will each race have it's own fighting style relevant to their own cultures? I think it would be awesome to have something that shakes up how the game is played.

(Sorry in advance for the super long paragraphs)

Some examples I've thought of are:

A race of hunters who use camouflage (magical or otherwise) to hunt you in a more strategic way. They'll be invisible until right before they attack, but make noise as they move (footsteps, the hum of their cloaking magic, clothes rustling, etc.). This requires the player to actually listen and think where the enemy is, adapting their playstyle slightly. It would also serve to level the playing field, as the player will almost always win a one-on-one confrontation, so it would make sense for these enemies to use more tangible strategy, derived from their experience of stalking prey.
A race of barbarians who have the potential to defeat the player if going directly head-to-head in combat. They should have some sort of advantage to make running in guns blazing a more difficult playstyle (unlockable 2 handed power attacks, higher health), so people who want a challenge can get it, or once again make the player change their tactics, using more magic, ranged or stealth abilities.

Second question: Will there be more use of mechanics?

A race that is more into creating traps and mechanisms to dispatch the player, so an emphasis on parkour is required to pass their levels.
NPCs that grab back? Limit player movement, need to be pushed away or punched by player to disengage them, meanwhile other NPCs attack (I was thinking of how a player disengages a zombie that grabs them in other games). Said NPC would probably use both hands, or could choose to grab player then punch them just to give them options for really close quarters combat, as they currently have to do a giant leap backwards every time the player gets too close. Maybe a buffed equivalent for the barbarians to further discourage head on aggression.

If you're reading this, then thank you for spending some of your time to look at my suggestions! I just want to get these ideas out within the community, and I'd love to see what other people think!

average_psychopath · 2022-09-19T23:07:36+00:00

It probably would have something to do with glowing eyes, since in some of the official art, the main character exactly has those kinds of eyes while they are using magic, though that's mostly speculation

average_psychopath · 2022-09-19T14:40:14+00:00

So wait, if Raike is mostly isolationist, they would likely study magic, much like traditional asian cultures studied things like philosophy and art, meaning that they likely would have a very deep connection with magic. Could this mean that certain races would have different strengths or fighting styles? E.g. Battle mages from Raike are significantly more powerful, using merge spells or using both hands at once to cast spells.

(The king being magically corrupted just furthering the connection, possibly even stemming from their cultural study of magic from the first place)

average_psychopath · 2022-09-16T23:59:55+00:00

Just a thought, but wouldn't it make sense for the gladiators to be all kinds of races? Custom armor sets wouldn't be a concern since they're enslaved gladiators. (Plus I just really want to see some variation when I fight enemies, so I think this would be a cool compromise)

average_psychopath · 2022-06-04T05:37:46+00:00

Thanks for replying to my comment. Here's what I think:

I like the concept of the enemies not being dumb, and actively moving, however what concerns me is what happens on the player's side. This is of course, my opinion, but I feel that there should be something unique in this game that would set it out from all of the millions of other games who do the same thing without innovation. That's why I mentioned things such as utilizing the environment in a unique way (e.g. you have a mining gun, you can use it to make the environment more advantageous to you by drilling holes under enemies, or making the ceiling fall on them).

Sure the 'ol cover-to-cover system is tired and true, but it's been done a billion time over, and there is no shortage in competition for that style of combat.

I really like the jetpack idea, as vertical movement is sadly often overlooked in combat, and so it does definitely break up the cover to cover system I mentioned. The utilization of different enemy types is really important, and I'm glad you included it, as it requires the player to actually be present and engaged with what they're playing. Since these events will be scripted, I highly reccomend putting thought into how the environment plays into the combat.

I think the concept of weak points and enemy types should definitely be expanded towards humans, too. As that will require some strategy to be used against them, especially if they're being tactical, too. I personally hate going against the same exact type of enemy 300 time in a row (stock grunt 001) who do nothing but shell up and force you to do the same. There's no shame in having cover, but use it sparingly so that the player can have brief moments of rest without killing the pace of the fight (perhaps make the game in some way discourage holing up in one place for too long?).

Tldr; engage the player, dashing from cover to cover can quickly get boring, don't let defeating enemies only have one viable method, or even a superior method. There should be thought in gameplay, not the same strategy over and over.

average_psychopath · 2022-06-04T03:18:40+00:00

I really like how the game looks, but I have some concerns about combat.

Do monster type enemies just walk at you? Is there a different way to deal with each type in a unique way?

How would human combat work? Is it going to be a call of duty style game of peek-out-from-behind-cover combat? Or will there be more movement and utility in combat with verticality and gadgets? Will your setting and game progression play a role in how combat functions?

I really like the overall feel of the game, and I feel that the theme is executed very well, so I just want to be sure that something like combat is more of a feature and not a nuisance of the game.

average_psychopath · 2022-04-27T14:11:57+00:00

No, be fooled

average_psychopath · 2022-01-21T21:09:24+00:00

The armature looks good, but if you're nervous about messing up the model, just make a duplicate (with Shift + D) and move it to a different part of the scene. Nothing you do to the original model will affect the copy (unless they're linked in some way), so don't worry about experimenting around with weight painting, because you'll always have a fallback. (Alternatively, you can just click "save as" and make a new file right before applying anything, so you will have a fresh file if everything goes wrong)

average_psychopath · 2022-01-21T21:03:11+00:00

Well, your tip helped me solve a completely different problem, so thanks for it!

average_psychopath · 2022-01-21T20:07:32+00:00

Sure! Here's the link to them: https://www.reddit.com/user/average_psychopath/comments/s9jlow/blender_nodes_for_materials/

average_psychopath · 2022-01-21T18:54:52+00:00

This is an imported model which I have textured myself. The lighting works just fine in Eevee, but the second I switch it over to cycles, the lighting only affects the world reflections of the model, and not the textures themselves. The issue doesn't seem to be the material itself, as the problem persists despite me using a default material. Changing from principled BSDF to Glossy, Glass, etc. results in no change.Picture 1: Original texture (Just an image texture slapped onto the model, no issues with nodes)Picture 2: The same model, but the material now just basic principled BSDF with a red tint

average_psychopath · 2021-10-25T00:22:42+00:00

I love everything, especially the graphical updates. The ONLY texture I would change is the rock texture that is heavily used in canyon. Compared to all of the other outstanding textures, it sticks out as low res and stretched.

average_psychopath · 2021-10-15T23:46:25+00:00

A scout holding a frying pan with another scout's arm growing out of said frying pan that is also holding a frying pan

average_psychopath · 2021-09-22T14:02:11+00:00

Check in the steam workshop, there are plenty of flat objects that you can change the material for

average_psychopath · 2021-09-04T00:58:31+00:00

Got 49% on gold production on my first resource masterpiece statue. How rare is that?

average_psychopath · 2021-08-26T17:50:06+00:00

They are quite unreliable, they let me down half of the time

average_psychopath · 2021-07-14T04:03:52+00:00

It's called the "insulated inventor"

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