Feed - Progress Report

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Oct 14 2011, 5:59 pm (Edited on Oct 14 2011, 6:08 pm)


Well, progress on Feed has stirred up a bit more over the past couple days! After reading some suggestions UPD4T3 left in the dropbox, I worked on the first one; atmosphere. However, more important news first.



Welcome -

First of all, please welcome Raimo to the Frakture Studios team! He's been with us for only a day and has already made some great updates to the interface and the GFX in general! He will be helping me with programming and I think he will be a great addition to the driving force behind Feed! So please fan him and give him a warm welcome!

Updates -



First off, this is the new interface border and startscreen Raimo did for the game. In my opinion; It looks great. I love the style of the border. So a huge kudos to you, Raimo!



Secondly, this is some of the things I've been doing to kind of add a bit of atmosphere to the game. I darkened things up a bit and added fog i threw together in Paint.NET which I think adds a nice touch to it.

We're in the progress of finally adding more weapons. Four that Dave has the icons and all done for but need to be implemented are bats, pipes, rifles, and machine guns. Dave has also been coming up with bullet effects such as acidic bullets, fire bullets, and ice bullets which would have the sensible status effect inflicted on the zombie and even some physical effects.

Contribute -

Well, we want your ideas to come to life so speak up and share some ideas! We're inviting you to share your own concept for enemy types and weapons! Just follow the respecting forms below!

Zombie Concept -
Name:
Description: (text, sketch, icon; you're pick!)
Health: (high? low?)
Strength: (strong defense? low offense?)
Speed: (fast mover?)
Other: (any other special attributes or notes?)

Weapon Concept -
Name:
Description: (text, sketch, icon; you're pick!)
Strength: (average damage?)
Other: (any other special attributes or notes?)

Also, we're still accepting Posters and Billboards! Feel free to advertise yourself or your mindless creativity!

One last thing; As far as a control layout goes, would you like WASD to move, left click to use primary and right click for the secondary or the current with strict keyboard macros? Speak up below!


Well, that's all for now. We'll possibly have a public beta sometime Sunday or Monday. It all depends on how things go between now and then.
We're always looking forward to hearing your thoughts and comments so honestly; what do you guys think of the game and the looks?


Later,
-Kumo

Frakture Studios in partnership with Teka Co.
Kumorii | Vrocaan | Joshuaray202 | UPD4T3 | Raimo
#1 Oct 14 2011, 6:04 pm
I prefer the previous title screen, but this interface ( no more white border with black lines through it ).
#2 Oct 14 2011, 6:09 pm
Thank you and I fixed it now, thanks for pointing that out! (:
#3 Oct 14 2011, 6:13 pm
I agree the title screen is a little bit excessive, maybe less bright? And on the other side of things, I'm not a fan of the "atmosphere" you added. The fog looks like dirt, and I preferred it when it was brighter, although a day/night system would be pretty interesting, with more violent zombies coming out at night. Also, that pistol/grenade icon really needs to be fixed.

Unrelated, but your CSS is one of my favorites.
#4 Oct 14 2011, 6:15 pm
Also I suggested a frog as a monster a long time ago and I don't recall reading a post saying you added it to the game. Either I overlooked it or you disobeyed my commands.
#5 Oct 14 2011, 6:24 pm
Damn this is starting to look really damn good. I've been playing this every now and then since the first release. Lots of improvement.

Zombie Concept - Zombie dog
Name: Zombified Dog
Description: moves faster then any other type of zombies but a lot less health.
Health: low
Strength: low defense, moderate offense
Speed: 9/10
Other: Nah

Weapon Concept - Energy sword from Halo(if you plan on adding subscriptions or donations, then a knockoff would be fine)
Name: Energy Sword
Description: Basically the same energy sword from Halo(who doesn't know the infamous energy sword?)
Strength: 9/10
Other: Runs out after a certain amount of hits rendering it useless.

keep up the good work!
#6 Oct 14 2011, 6:42 pm
Zombie Concept - Zombie Ace
Name: [Boss] - Ace
Description: One of the strongest Zombies, decent health but a lot of damage
Strength: ext low defense, moderate power
Speed: 6/10
Other: Afro, ripped clothing.
#7 Oct 14 2011, 7:28 pm
Name: Zombie Bag
Description: A really fat zombie stitched together from various fleshy parts, maybe an arm sticking out of a hole in the stitching.
Health: Average
Strength: Low
Speed: Very slow
Other: Once it dies it explodes into various weak zombies (normal zombie, half zombie, zombie dog, etc).
#8 Oct 14 2011, 7:43 pm
Still too big of an interface. Time to fix things when I fix my laptop.
#9 Oct 14 2011, 7:51 pm
The white outline and the red background image don't seem to feel like they should in the same game as the art. Maybe the interface should go in a direction that feels more like the quirky art style in the game(that I love). I like the idea behind the white outline though and if it felt more cartoony it'd work perfectly.

I'm extremely excited about the future of this game and I wish I could do art like this for my future games.
#10 Oct 14 2011, 8:25 pm
Name:
[Mini Boss -> Rare Zombie] - Boulder
Description:
Boulder Icon (Edit as pleased)
Health:
High
Strength:
High Offense. Medium Defence.
Speed:
Normal Speed
Other:
Based off of L4D's, Tank, but without the background music
#11 Oct 15 2011, 8:42 am (Edited on Oct 15 2011, 8:50 am)
Zombie Concept - RE/L4D Fusion
Name: Hunter
Description: Medium-sized, athletic, black-hoodie, sharp claws and teeth.
Health: Low
Strength: Low Def, Med Att
Speed: Incredibly fast.
Other: Has the ability to jump across obstacles, chooses to target one person and constantly attack them until they die.

Weapon Concept - Turret-Manned
Name: D910 Exile
Description: Small, compact weapon that can be attached to the ground or a car.
Strength: Very powerful, shooting a bullet every 2 seconds, has a 40-bull mag, and a cooldown of 10 seconds between each reload.
Other: N/A

Zombie Concept - L4D/Enchanted Fusion
Name: Witch
Description: Young, infected woman who moans, cries, and even sings to attempt to draw in prey, spawns in the corner of buildings or the middle of streets, is blind yet has incredibly long claws.
Health: High Health
Strength: No Def, Very strong
Speed: Fast
Other: Most vulnerable point is her head, not affected by most melee weapons.

Weapon Concept - Third-Degree Explosive
Name: C5
Description: A compound that, upon activation, will completly freeze anything in a 3 tile radius.
Strength: Causes little to no damage.
Other: Will only slow down human players, but will cause NPC's to be completly still and unable to move for about 25 - 30 seconds.

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Keep it simple. WASD to move, F to shoot primary, T to use secondary, etc.
#12 Oct 15 2011, 10:11 am
Stop taking L4D zombies as suggestions, this isn't a fan-game, same with energy sword, a beam sword is one thing, but copy pasting the energy sword from halo... No.
#13 Oct 15 2011, 10:24 am
I'm basing my idea on other games. It doesn't make them exactly the same. If they aren't added, then they won't be. I didn't make the idea of the energy sword and I tried to give some diversity to the fan-game material.

Stop critising our suggestions, because yours isn't the best either. "Zombie Bag". What a creative name. Sounds like the boomer from L4D2
#14 Oct 15 2011, 10:34 am
Masterdarwin88 wrote:
Stop critising our suggestions, because yours isn't the best either. "Zombie Bag". What a creative name. Sounds like the boomer from L4D2

He is right.
The only two differences are the name is...........
And zombies pop pop out when it dies, rather than a swarm being called?
#15 Oct 15 2011, 10:46 am
The game look great so far, Kumorii. Keep up the good work!
#16 Oct 15 2011, 10:58 am
Alright. Even though I think my ideas are realistic, I'll go ahead and suggest some more.

Zombie Concept -
Name:
Description:
Health:
Strength:
Speed:
Other:

Weapon Concept -
Name:
Description:
Strength:
Other:



Zombie Concept - Non-Hunting Undead
Name: Creeper
Description: Tall, skinny, nearly naked, huddles in corners, will attack anything (Zombies and Players alike) that come within 2 tiles of it.
Health: Very High
Strength: Low Def, Low Att
Speed: Very Fast
Other: Uses it's long tounge to grasp prey and slowly consume it, prey can attack while being strangeled but cannot move, Creeper is immune to fire.

Weapon Concept - Anti-Force
Name: Riot Shield
Description: Secondary, covers lower body, is made out of bulletproof glass and is hard for zombies to break through.
Strength: Very high def
Other: Can withstand gernade blast, can be thrown over holes and such to walk over them.
#17 Oct 16 2011, 11:20 am (Edited on Oct 17 2011, 4:23 am)
Megablaze wrote:
Stop taking L4D zombies as suggestions, this isn't a fan-game, same with energy sword, a beam sword is one thing, but copy pasting the energy sword from halo... No.

who doesn't love crossovers? and anyways I said that a knockoff would be fine. like masterdarwin said, it's basing the ideas on other games. even some of the most creative and talented game designers do this, so chill.
#18 Oct 16 2011, 8:42 pm
To anybody who played the beta today, please leave comments on the hub; Click.
#19 Oct 17 2011, 4:04 am
There was a beta? And I was not informed!??! SIGH.
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