Journal #6375

Posted 14 years ago2010-02-05 11:45:03 UTC
More Necromancy!

Hello everyone, I owe an explanation to everyone who was watching "Xen Assault" so far.

It indeed took longer than expected but it was because mostly of the real-life calls. Which I wont be bothering you with those details, as we all know it sometimes gets difficult.

Also I want people who have been distributing the old demo, to stop. Yes, it was a public release. But I though, I gave up on the mod at that time. It's actually not dead at all, but probably more like in a zombie state.. With a little polishing, it can provide more fun then the demo itself. So please stop distributing it.

I think the demo covered the first 4 chapters. There is actually 4 more. But I might not be including one of the chapters to finish the mod quickly instead. And I'm nearly done with the fifth chapter. So it leaves 2 more (10-11 maps) that needs to be mapped.

Some new screenshots;
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I also started to improve some of the maps visually, the mod is very very old.. if anybody recalls when I started mapping, I didnt have the skills to back it up much. So the first several maps in the mod visiually sucks ass. Now they look nicer. Most of the people's complaint about the mod was how hard the gameplay was. Now the "Easy" mod, is very easy. "Normal" mod is a bit challenging followed by a smooth similar gameplay to Half-Life's normal difficulty and well... "Hard" mod may drive people crazy. But hey, nobody is pushing you to play "Hard" right?

Some old-new improvement screenshots;
Before;
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After;
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So shortly, XA is on the table and wont be getting down there until its done.

8 Comments

Commented 14 years ago2010-02-05 17:16:18 UTC Comment #48631
Are you updating this?

... Nice gun. :3
Commented 14 years ago2010-02-05 17:54:52 UTC Comment #48632
I love the before/after shots. Second one is sexy.
Commented 14 years ago2010-02-05 18:04:41 UTC Comment #48635
Map looks hawt. New zombie, please.
http://old.ambientimpact.com/downloads_npc.htm
(You can find HD zombie source files here, plus downloads)
Commented 14 years ago2010-02-05 18:22:49 UTC Comment #48629
No, don't! Stick to the good old low poly models, they fit perfectly in your mod.
Commented 14 years ago2010-02-05 21:10:03 UTC Comment #48634
Cool news. I thought it was dead for real. In fact, I even don't remember what's the mod about xD
Commented 14 years ago2010-02-05 21:56:11 UTC Comment #48630
Nice atmosphere in those maps.
Commented 14 years ago2010-02-08 08:46:25 UTC Comment #48633
It's awesome to see you're still working on this!! Keep the sweet screenies coming!

D

Commented 14 years ago2010-08-14 18:22:32 UTC Comment #48636
is disagree, the old low poly models are suck in this mod.

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