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[peous]

I state it loudly

[IndieGamesDig]

I'd also appreciate a message or email when the alpha's ready 

[zede05]

^ Ok, got you guys' names down.

Here's the logo...for now. What do you think?



Basically half of it represents nature, the other half represents human technology.

[peous]

Nice logo, the metal/nature feeling is here and the O seems a bit like a compass.

But the "L" is not really obvious. Maybe make the L less curvy, like the angle of the root starting from the N.

Also "Explorers" could has some small details (not eveywhere) to make it more "technological" than "metal", like some bevel, or studded parts (but it's still good already)

[airman4]

This is amazing
All this work

i hope you'll get the success you deserve
seriously wow.

[charlestheoaf]

Wow, looks cool!

[zede05]

^ Thanks guys! 

Nice logo, the metal/nature feeling is here and the O seems a bit like a compass.

But the "L" is not really obvious. Maybe make the L less curvy, like the angle of the root starting from the N.

Also "Explorers" could has some small details (not eveywhere) to make it more "technological" than "metal", like some bevel, or studded parts (but it's still good already)

Yeah, it's a compass inside a gear. I agree with the all your points actually. We're still tweaking it a bit.

This week we've been busy working towards the alpha version, or at least a version we can send off to IndieCade. There are lots of progress, also lots of new bugs. In the below images, the UI avatar images in temporary, that'll eventually be a 3D model.

Survival guide rule #1, AVOID when possible!



Rule #2, hide in holes...not this shallow though!



Rule #3, death from above?



Next week we'll show some tower defense aspects, probably with video.

[zede05]

Some more screens, balancing cannons vs ai.

The ai is getting there, but since it's a ever changing terrain, there are soooo many unforeseen problems. At a certain point, I think we'll end up saying, you know what, if the player digs a giant hole and an ai falls in and starts bouncing around...oh well. 

[Quarry]

Butts

[zede05]

Butts

 

Here's a new vid showing off some of the tower defense elements. We have something called a monster beacon in the game that can start a mini game of tower defense anywhere, anytime...above ground, anyway. This is still early, so lots of bugs in the video. The cannons can also hit each other at full strength currently...so that's why you'll see a bunch of them break for no reason in the video, we're working on that, heh.

There should be some strategy involved in this type of tower defense, since the player will decide the location, the shape of the walls, the materials of the walls, the placement of the cannons, etc.

http://youtu.be/ZDGpl0Hb5C8

We're still open for anyone interested in testing out the alpha for us in a couple of weeks, just hit me with a PM with your email address. Thanks!

[zede05]

We've been working on the mission/npc system lately, but it's turning out more complicated than we originally expected. It all has to do with the follow system. We have a killzone in the game right now designed for all none-player character and objects that gets to be about 128 meters away from the player, then the object gets deleted. Weeell, this complicates our npc follow system a lot since there are ways (like build a giant box around the npc) to force the issue and get the npc deleted, which in turns causes the mission to get screwed up. 'Course, there are steps to remedy this, it's just extra work accounting for all the logical ends of actions a player might take.

[peous]

Here's a new vid showing off some of the tower defense elements.

Don't want to be rude, but in graphical point of view, I fell like towers are a lot less final than the rest of the landscape, and lower the overall graphic quality
They are not integrated at all, and in the video, they make the game feel cheap.

But the gameplay seems nice !

[ollie]

But the "L" is not really obvious. Maybe make the L less curvy, like the angle of the root starting from the N.

I agree - maybe have the vine coiling around an 'L' that's in the same metallic style?

Will be keeping an eye on this

[JimmyJ]

I want to totally express interest in trying out the alpha.

[zede05]

Here's a new vid showing off some of the tower defense elements.

Don't want to be rude, but in graphical point of view, I fell like towers are a lot less final than the rest of the landscape, and lower the overall graphic quality
They are not integrated at all, and in the video, they make the game feel cheap.

Well, the models are sorta final-ish, but the placement and the wall textures aren't, so that might be why it looks out of place. We'll have a different look for it by alpha in 2 weeks. The placement of a cannon will eventually require 4 blocks beneath it, even for the self created ones.

I want to totally express interest in trying out the alpha.

Ok, I'll pm you in a couple of weeks!