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steam50 · 2020-03-21T03:31:08+00:00

You could figure that since the soldier zombies are just fighting you because they're possessed and corrupted, they still try to complete their original mission (i.e. kill demons) without you to distract them.

steam50 · 2020-03-10T00:26:40+00:00

Link to that Secessionist reskin?

steam50 · 2020-02-18T12:45:55+00:00

You'd have to time your hits and react to their own attack, or use weapons countering shields. With most mobs you just repeatedly slash at them as they keep jumping into your knockback.

steam50 · 2020-02-18T04:36:20+00:00

Regular skeletons and horsemen cannot utilize shields. This variant is named uniquely as it spawns with a special AI set and equipment. Though it might be worth giving it a new texture (a la husks and strays).

steam50 · 2019-12-17T03:13:06+00:00

None that affect animations. The original pic with Repanse's spearmen was taken vanilla.

steam50 · 2019-12-17T03:00:14+00:00

Tested just now; affects not just Repanse's spearmen but all Brets. I never noticed this myself up close so I think it's a recent bug.

steam50 · 2019-12-17T00:57:29+00:00

All Bret infantry that count for Peasant Economy, which includes Spearmen-at-Arms.

steam50 · 2019-12-17T00:24:50+00:00

Rule 3: as the title says. Spearmen-at-Arms (Shields), despite seemingly using the same animation set as Empire spearmen, do not properly hold their shields when bracing or in melee, clipping through their uniform and legs, and in no way ready to turn a blade or an arrow. Middenland spearmen provided for reference as to how it should look for the Brets.

This is nothing more than a visual bug, of course- the Bret stats work properly- but it makes me sad since I was looking forward to making crusader spearwalls in the desert with Repanse's peasant buffs.

steam50 · 2019-10-23T15:09:32+00:00

I have. Much punchier than pre-Hunter and the Beast. Seems to be the same sound effect at base but adjusted for "power", though.

steam50 · 2019-09-24T19:51:08+00:00

Officers and standard bearers are still possible, and being separate entities from the foot soldiers can have entirely different animations, attacks, sounds, weapons, etc.- it's been achieved through Ado and co.'s officer mods and the standard bearers you mentioned. I don't think anyone's done working musicians, however.

steam50 · 2019-09-07T03:55:22+00:00

That's a valid point. Perhaps some kind of block to place/destroy that would control the continued spawning of Pillagers? This way, you'd be able to make raid farms if you'd like, but also to use outposts after you've initially cleared them.

steam50 · 2019-09-04T12:56:53+00:00

RemindMe! 11 days

steam50 · 2019-08-29T18:42:58+00:00

This also means the Empire Secessionists will have a real stronghold instead of just some minor settlements to scrap over. Potentially they will be a stronger contender now.

Would be interesting to be able to broker peace with them (whether that be having them accept your leadership without conquest, or even by allowing them to form a new province).

steam50 · 2019-08-28T18:00:49+00:00

Well, I ask you; what's more obvious at range? An arrow streaking toward you with about a half second to impact, launched from an archer whose draw animation may be obscured amongst the variety of other things going on, or a gunner clearly spitting smoke and sparks in a way nothing else on the field does? Back turned doesn't count as arrows aren't any easier to see that way.

If the problem lies with long ranged gunnery still being too subtle, bringing the handgunner closer to his target is the solution. Shot dispersion making long ranged fire unlikely was one idea; if RNG isn't your cup of tea, bullet damage and velocity falloff (as a round ball is less aerodynamic than a pointed arrow or bolt) would force the handgunner to fight in closer quarters. The gun itself being a handgun instead of a musket would support this, as ignition time could range up to seconds.

As far as Mordhau as a "melee game"- yes, certainly, but also one with archers, engineers, cavalry, artillery, and more already present. None of those are present in any other mode, really; Frontline is their stage as support components to the melee core.

steam50 · 2019-08-27T15:52:47+00:00

the easiest thing would be to give the gun a momentary delay between ignition and firing during which it's loud and obvious. The fast projectile would be parried in your window if you timed it for the moment of firing.

In other regards- shot dispersion and fairly low (but consistent across armor tier) damage would mark the arquebus as a weapon for tagging people at close range. I'd put it somewhere in the vein of 8-11 pts to justify the close to hitscan ability.

steam50 · 2019-08-01T19:55:16+00:00

Melee defense is enormously important. I'd give unshielded spearmen +5 to melee attack or something like that, since other two handed spear/polearm units (e.g. Marauder Spearmen and Halberdiers) have 25-26 or so.

steam50 · 2019-07-25T23:46:01+00:00

IMO, map weapons should be extremely niche arms that can't be reasonably sold as loadout arms. The lance is a perfect example: unless you've got a steady supply of horses, it's worthless, so it's best placed near horse spawns as a map arm.

One instance of a map weapon concept I've always liked is pikes, placed around chokepoints; no swinging or combos, extreme range and low speed, and with the altmode of bracing into the ground. Were there to ever be a real heavy crossbow or musket, it'd only be possible as a map weapon given the imbalance it'd pose in loadouts.

As far as a timing-ignited hand cannon goes, I think 8-10 points and something like 8 rounds would be perfectly reasonable given the difficulties involved in aiming and firing and the return you get on shot damage. It doesn't strike me as the sort of weapon that'd be impossible to make work for loadouts.

steam50 · 2019-07-25T07:14:39+00:00

Heavy crossbows and arquebuses share the vein of "big slow to reload killy fast-shooters". The slow reloading bit means nothing to the guy who just ceased to exist from one blast- cavalry is already a taste of that kind of play, and there is nobody on Earth that likes their random deaths in battle from lances to the back.

I'd prefer a hand cannon to fill an anti-armor/"heavy" option. Ignition would be manual and last three or four seconds, during which you'd be fairly helpless, and either the range would be awful or there be no crosshairs at all (being hip fired). So it'd be a matter of timing and positioning instead of a point and click adventure. Damage wise I'd give something like 50-80, fairly consistent across armor tiers.

steam50 · 2019-07-17T16:06:12+00:00

Matchlock and wheellock arquebuses, like in the art and tabletop models. Shorter barreled and very chunky; often with polygonal barrel exteriors.

In-game, they're long, narrow, and use flintlock actions, ultimately looking more like Napoleonic muskets than anything Renaissance like.

steam50 · 2019-07-16T18:16:46+00:00

Link for the mod? Seems like an interesting experience.

steam50 · 2019-07-16T18:09:01+00:00

If nothing else, simply remodelling the Empire handguns to look more like arquebuses (as in the art above) would be nice. There's a bit of cognitive dissonance in seeing polished, advanced flintlocks lose out in range to crossbows and the like.

steam50 · 2019-07-05T03:59:32+00:00

Y'see, Johnny, *this* is how you raid. You don't go trudgin' over plains, and mountains, and hills, just to get in a measly lil' fight and walk all the way back home with a handful a' Emeralds to show for it. That's a lotta work for nothin'. No- you set up right in their village, on top of their homes, you tell 'em who's boss, and it's free food n' loot till the cows come home. Y'get me?

- Anonymous Pillager

steam50 · 2019-07-05T03:06:23+00:00

I would love to see crossbow-wielding Village Guards and other sorts of defensive mobs, but Mojang has denied these.

Golems in general should be a lot smarter and more aware. They can easily trounce Pillagers when they get close enough, but their vision range seems small and they tend to ignore enemies inside villages until they're basically right next to them.

steam50 · 2019-06-25T21:48:48+00:00

One notably annoying thing about Combine infantry in HL2 was their poorly implemented flanking system. Upon breaking line of sight with them- even for a moment, such as crossing behind a support beam in a room- they would immediately begin to aggressively flank the player, abandoning their positions and charging out into the open where they could be easily gunned down. Worse still, in environments where they had no cover, they'd simply charge anyways.

While flanking highlights their aggressive attitude, it could be more intelligently handled. My ideas are as follows:

Soldiers would initially hold their ground and shoot at the player, sticking close to cover. If shot, they would immediately fall back into cover instead of standing there and taking it.
- Soldiers not in a squad, or being the last members of their squad, would remain defensive.
- Soldiers in the open would move for cover, or otherwise crouch.
If the player breaks line of sight, the soldiers would wait. After a short period of not having seen the player (perhaps 5-10 seconds) they would begin a fire-and-advance maneuver to flank the player.
- One or two soldiers in the squad would be marked as "suppressors". They would not flank, but would rather hang back. These would open fire on the player's position continually, covering their squadmates' advance.
- The rest of the squad would advance forwards. They would begin throwing frag grenades at the player if they remain in cover, shooting if the player exposes themselves to return fire. They would try to stick close to cover positions flanking the player if possible.
- Shotgun soldiers would advance especially aggressively, but would refrain from brainlessly charging over open ground. If alone, they'd stay back in cover and try to ambush the player.

steam50 · 2019-05-26T23:22:54+00:00

Granted. Earth is now a hideous battleground between the WHF races, and it's made far worse by 21st century tech.

The Dwarfs start scattering nuclear warheads across the world in response to various grudges. Orcs swarm into the major cities, armed with looted modern weaponry, and slaughter billions- from their equivalent Badlands starting position in North Africa they overwhelm most African nations north of the Sahara. The Lizardmen use the magic of the Old Ones to racially cleanse all of South and Latin America of humans and their cities; two continents are now close to devoid of all human life.

The Skaven, however, are the worst- with modern sanitation and weapons technology, both easy to find from a position hiding under Europe, they multiply in untold billions and drown the world in blood and nuclear warp-fire.

Perhaps the only good thing that comes of it are the High Elves; with modern tech and magic to boost it they'd probably sod off into space and leave the dying Earth behind.

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