Would look forward to this.
I was planning on making a top-down zombie game similar to this (i think) but probably wont for a long time yet. When can we see some very early alpha video/screenshots?
Finishing up the game design right now. Can't really start on things till that's done, but I'm hoping the design will be done by next week.
I actually made two engines for this.. I'm not sure which one I like more. One gives me much more control, more realism. The other one is dumber, but has nicer details like quickly calculating cover, special effects, line of sight, and things like shooting off arms. First engine would be awesome if this was a turn-based tactical game, but second is so much prettier. Decisions, decisions.
I don't do videos (well, I've never done them, might). But my plan is to release a 3-part demo, just to show off the gameplay. Heh, this is just a plan, off the record, how I'd imagine it:
Part 1: Conquest mission, where you get a bunch of resources to equip your squad. You go in, shoot things or smash them with a crowbar, and hopefully win.
Part 2: Turning the building you conquered into a base. You get approx 7 days before the bots mount a counter attack to retake the building. You can scavenge the place, try to manufacture guns, toss around defenses, whatever, in that small time.
Part 3: Defense mission. Some siege bots, nasty humanoid bots, and some very heavy shooter bots. Try and survive.
Can't give a solid deadline. I'd say that if there aren't any screenshots by 19 July, it's going to be after 17 November for sure. I'm busy working with (not so killer) robots IRL
Also, I don't want to give away some of the cooler bots in the demo or screenshots. I want every new player to have at least two "Oh ****!" moments when playing the game when finding a new bot type. So, the screenshots are going to have boring things like cockroach bots and terminator-style robots in guns and armor
Disclaimer: Any sarcasm in my posts will not be mentioned as that would ruin the purpose. It is assumed that the reader is intelligent enough to tell the difference between what is sarcasm and what is not.
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