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we really need engines to store up to 5 incremental quicksaves before overwriting the oldest one
What about the feature Baker put into MarkV with a1,2,3 etc timed saves? Would it make sense for something like this to be added to QS? or other engines? I use saves for historical reasons, to be able to quickly go back to cool places/battles at anytime. Not just as an assistance to beat the game. I usually create 3 to 6 saves per map.
Yes, I'm emotionally attached to savegames. Changing default gameplay settings
No I don't do this. Same with using cheats and gameplay mods in normal games, same with the coop mode in Warpspasm. I want to see what the gameplay is like how the developer intended it. Feet Naff as any fule kno and turned off straight away. Other ambient sounds, creaking etc Really good, the creaking is well creepy. Like the new effects, used very well. Breakables I think I mentioned this before?? Also really good, great addition and used well. I like how the surfaces are indicated, I also like monsters breaking through them (an atmospheric trap with a bit of warning. Mage bellends Not Quakey enough but I do like their teleporting effect a lot. Backstein Redux Fine but I don't think the gameplay mods add anything apart from slowing it down while you dodge Flying Skulls. Harder on Normal than Backstein was on hard. Projectile shotguns I wasn't quite clear enough before, I think they are actually quite neat and I kinda like the effect (except shells are a bit meh and the orange particles make shooting secrets a bit less obvious). The problem comes when faced with certain enemies e.g. accurate Ogres, distant crossbow knights, tiny flying skulls and dodging bobs etc. Crossbow Knights Kinda annoying but kinda well done aesthetically. I think these have to be used with a lot of care in maps to not be super frustrating and instant health loss. Having multi-angle ambushes in Lavatomb with the knights completely invisible against a grimy alcove was not a high point. Traps in Necrokeep The right hand path is possibly the worst gameplay I've seen in any recent Quake map? Did you really have to go through a few instant death crushers then get pushed off into a room full of buzzsaws that spawned a vore in the middle, or did I imagine that after a particularly traumatic curry experience?? I did actually get through the final pushers/crushers to avoid the buzzsaw/vore farce, it took me about 40 attempts from a quicksave?? Secrets Generally great in everything, both the execution and the detailing inside. Always a pleasure. Triple shotgun Cool. Loved the projectile shotguns. The triple barrelled shotgun/widowmaker is very satisfying to use and has a great sound. The only downside is that it gives you a risk free way to take on zombies at close range: not sure that's an improvement over all.
The new axe is fun (and in contrast to the above, using it to take out zombies at close range is an interesting challenge: do you just use the axe to knock them down and gib, or switch back and forth with another weapon, etc). Monsters... I think possibly the new crossbow dudes have too much health? Liked all the base monsters I think. The bob-a-like's seemed less of a pain than the quoth ones. There seemed to be an endless parade of ogre variants that I never really got the difference between (although the hammer one was fun, generally I try pretty hard to not get in melee range of ogres I think I enjoyed most of the more different stuff too -- mages, wraiths, etc. As someone said ages ago the minotaurs somehow manage to not be as hard as it feels like they should be -- perhaps a function of how they are used though. Loved the breakables! the right hand path in necrokeep was fucking great. Very tense in a long form way that quake maps rarely achieve/do right.
I also enjoyed Xen though, so... (no demos, sorry)
ad_swampy Just an amazing experience. I think I've easily played this for 6+ hours, mostly hunting for secrets of course. I think I even stopped getting lost after a while, although finding the purple (?) key door after finally finding that key was pretty irritating. ad_cruical Also great, although I found the ammo balance a bit off. ad_obd Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person in the world who didn't really like backsteingotik. I enjoyed this more, for whatever reason. ad_mountain I really liked this (on skill 1). Different to the usual quake experience, but in a good way IMO. ad_end An appropriately twisted way of "finishing" ad_lavatomb Still feels like a jam map somehow. A very good one, though :-) ad_necrokeep Enjoyed this one a lot. Some bitching secrets! (Are you really just supposed to rocketjump into the windy tunnel?) ad_dm1 A bit more easy paced to start with, which was nice (if I remember correctly). Enjoyed. ad_dm5 Not really a remix if the original is so hidden away :-) Enjoyed figuring out the mechanics, found the layout a bit confusing and hard to know if I'd been somewhere before. ad_e2m7 Seemed like a pretty faithful remix. Can't remember where the secrets were in e2m7 though... ad_e2m2 Lots of fun figuring out how to get into the nooks and crannies. I love exploring maps like this. ad_e1m1 Only very vaguely remember the original. Was fun though. Detailed investigation and review of all 3 published readme files is in progress.
The results are to be posted here sometime next week. ad_e1m1
Only very vaguely remember the original. Was fun though. You're aware that it's Doom e1m1, not Quake e1m1? did I imagine that after a particularly traumatic curry experience??
I think you are being a bit dramatic! I thought necrokeep was amazing, I loved exploring the different paths, it had a lovely setup of traps and broke up the typical quake combat with minion spawners perfectly! get the moving altar secret under the silver key stairs?? I could not get this one either, I saw the tracks on the floor and it drove me mad for ages. It is a very obvious and yet very devious secret. There is a texture difference close by Detailed investigation and review of all 3 published readme files I am getting the impression this is turning into something vindictive on your part, are you planning to audit all past MODs for credit issues? or this just something personal? Do you have some grievance or vendetta you are trying to accomplish with this? The triple barrelled shotgun/widowmaker is very satisfying to use and has a great sound. The only downside is that it gives you a risk free way to take on zombies at close range:
The triple shotgun is designed to be an alternative item to give to the player instead of the GL. It does so much close range damage it would be really odd if it did not gib zombies! There is a crazy amount of exceptions going on with shotguns inside the combat qc. It probably would have been easier to setup as hitscan because the code can make an instant decision and not wait for pellets to impact. do you just use the axe to knock them down and gib Originally the new axe had a low random chance to knockdown, but it was changed after much testing by Scampie and it is much better now as a two stage process, knockdown and gib. I think possibly the new crossbow dudes have too much health? Yeah the HP is high so that the monster has a chance to fire twice at the player before death. It is well under GL/RL damage and a NG/SNG take care of these units very quickly. They are designed to be the next step up from a soldier/knight and appear at the same time as a NG. an endless parade of ogre variants that I never really got the difference between Yeah I went a bit crazy with the skin variety and model types. There is a difference with attack patterns, damage and HP but its not really obvious and a little bit pointless. Loved the breakables Yeah I hope more mappers embrace the monster interaction and use them for more surprises ambushes. Thanks for all the feedback on the maps. From a game logic stand point they're great, and it's awesome to see that a stealth enemy can work in Q1SP. My only gripe is that it shares the model with the weaker kind of knight while having the health of the old skinny red knight
My only gripe is that it shares the model with the weaker kind of knight
Would a skin repaint do the trick? "My only gripe is that it shares the model with the weaker kind of knight while having the health of the old skinny red knight "
That's a good observation, I'd be surprised if it never came up.. Ends up working like another stealth tactic.
About variety of stuff: I think the mapper should choose the right limited subset of all ogres and knights and weapons to tell the story. Still can't find the fucker. I know know the textures in that area as well as the inside of CZG's ass. There is a different texture on the steps to the Flesh Key secret and that's all I could spot. I can tell you that all the arches have a wee star on the top and a little beige overlap at the bottom, and that the beige stairs alternate bricks and slabs and that one torch fitting near the outer grilles is slightly greener than the other, and that the apex of the two central arches looking on the SK level are terracotta and the outer ones are brick and all the wee fallen bricks inside the gold key door are the same dark brown BUT I CAN'T FIND ANY FUCKING TEXTURE DIFFERENCES.
Also gibbable bodies are cool. me myself still hasn't found all secrets in this map.
And that vore trap is awesome, you puss. I'm glad other people can't find that secret too (I read the map source in the end!)
adib: yes :-) I remember quake e1m1 pretty well :-) And yeah as kinn says if the crossbow knights were coloured more like the regular knights and less like the super weak ones I wouldn't have complained.
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