After Christmas :: Super Scrake

[_Duke_]

(long idea about players being able to determine which boss to fight

It's a pretty well thought-out first post, as far as first posts go, but I would never want players to reliably determine which boss they fight (if there were multiple bosses).

Influence the odds, maybe, but only if it were a small influence.

 

[halbridious]

^^ dukes right. Players would take advantage of it. better to have it random or mostly random. Congrats on the first post tho

 

[Benjamin]

We're making progress...

I've more or less finished work on the hit detection for his attacks; anyone touched by either chainsaw swinging at them during an attack will take damage, meaning every attack can hit multiple targets. This is far better than the method that existing specimens use, whereby damage is only dealt to the target (even if there is another player between the specimen and the target) and only at a specific part of the animation.

We've implemented 4 attacks so far, although I'm hoping for at least a couple more.

Lots more work to do, but just wanted to inform you guys that it is coming along.

 

[halbridious]

good stuff.

 

[Hemi]

This thread title needs to change to "New Specimen :: The Maul" or something...hmm. Anyways, I made a few custom animations for it and its looking good. No release date yet, but Benjamin is doing some great work..so who knows right?

 

[Hemi]

battle damaged, pieces of skin revealed underneath the scale armour.

 

[slavek]

Just an idea, It would be cool if his skin changes as he loses health. The less health he had the more battle damage he has.

 

[Benjamin]

Just an idea, It would be cool if his skin changes as he loses health. The less health he had the more battle damage he has.

 

[timur]

Chainsaw Massacre Time!

 

[halbridious]

Just an idea, It would be cool if his skin changes as he loses health. The less health he had the more battle damage he has.

also - high damage shots (like from tier 3 weapons) blow off a chainsaw if they hit - fun fun.

 

[Hemi]

lol! haha

 

[Raziel]

I can't believe noone has mentioned this before, but The Maul somewhat resembles The Thing of the Fantastic 4 !?
At least that's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this abomination.

Maybe you could make it shout 'it's clobberin time !' once it sights a player ?

 

[Hemi]

I can't believe noone has mentioned this before, but The Maul somewhat resembles The Thing of the Fantastic 4 !?
At least that's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this abomination.

Maybe you could make it shout 'it's clobberin time !' once it sights a player ?

yeah...only the Maul doesnt smoke ....

So I take it you have a problem with this model?

 

[Raziel]

Certainly not.

 

[Nemesis1337]

Can I Haz the releaZe date plzzzz!?

C'mon guys dont let us wait^^

 

[halbridious]

I agree. I played with brutes yesterday and went "wheres the maul??" This thread has been dead for a while, please don't tell me the projects off!

 

[Benjamin]

Don't worry guys, we haven't dropped it. We've been busy with other stuff lately and so it's been on the backburner, but we'll be returning to it soon.

 

[halbridious]

good to hear

 

[thedoommarine]

Hey Hemi!

I'm proud to report someone has already made rule 34 for the Maul.

I saved the picture too.

It's really weird and scary, and the Maul is already really scary.

 

[ChairmanMurder[Forge]]

Who's the better fister, the Fleshpound or the Maul?


Anyway, glad someone's using the INCREDIBLY worthy Scrake Frost skin. That guy was too awesome to just be a joke skin.