Welcome to Dustbowl Valley - Page 12

o_sacred · 09-08-2006, 09:23 AM

I saw that back on page 2

If anyone has seen something in the video which they think still needs a little work, and feels like being helpful :P, have a read of this thread

Warning though, people are critising FF in this thread, so don't view it if you think FF is perfect.

o_beavis · 09-08-2006, 09:23 AM

Wow. A+

The only crit from me seems to be with some of the stiff character animations but I guess that'll be smoothed out over time. Excellent work guys.

o_loyus · 09-08-2006, 11:39 AM

Dustbowl looks great, I'm really impressed by Zouave's work, it's by far the best FF map I've seen yet. For once we're very far from the Quake design style, it really looks like a HL2 map, it copes really well with the engine. This is the kind of map that will appeal to larger audiences. It's congruent and beautiful. Kudos.

The gameplay looks very nervous and somewhat unique, wich must be difficult to tune. It could be very fun or very messy, or both, or just inconsistent. No one could tell right now except the devs. I hope you'll manage to tune it the right way.

The overall graphics and animation may be the weakest part of FF, but it's still pretty decent, and can be improved with time. The main feature of FF is the gameplay, not the graphics, therefore the beta-test will be an extremely important phase (and it should be a really intense one). From what I've seen, the gameplay has something really promising, but it also looks like very sensitive and thus very delicate to tune... "One little thing can mess it all", if you see what I mean.

Pretty decent job here, congrats.

o_mescalito · 09-08-2006, 12:16 PM

i hate it

I HATE IT ALL!!1

when ff will out? :s

i cant wait anylonger beechez!!

yeah.. cool video edit and redneck voice. i was worried u'll let Defrag do the talking for the moment

it's funny how both TF2 and FF released their first vids in a Western style theme.
nice work on Dustbowl. it allready looks so fun that i'm sure you fuckers screw around all day instead of beta testing.

keep feeding that beast!

o_abjure · 09-08-2006, 12:21 PM

I love how everyone is bashing it (well not everyone) in the steampowered.com forums. They're saying things like, "It looks too much like TFC!" or "Those models look like crap!" Well, I'm here to tell you devs, don't worry about those guys, what you're doing right now is great! Keep at it!

o_mescalito · 09-08-2006, 12:31 PM

steam.. what? most of their forum is full of clueless losers. can't watch that vid without a stupid smile on my ugly face. there's gotta be something right going on in that avi..

Defrag · 09-08-2006, 02:38 PM

To be honest, the bashing is mutual. I've seen plenty of TF2 bashing here just as I've seen plenty of FF bashing there. It's only natural when one is posted on a forum for another game/mod (not that I agree with people bashing stuff like that).

o_bumgravy · 09-08-2006, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Defrag

To be honest, the bashing is mutual. I've seen plenty of TF2 bashing here just as I've seen plenty of FF bashing there. It's only natural when one is posted on a forum for another game/mod (not that I agree with people bashing stuff like that).

It reminds me of the good old Nintendo / Sega days where people would send in scribbled drawings of sonic the hedgehog molesting mario with a chaos emerald to Sega Power, and vice versa.

o_destroyer · 09-08-2006, 04:25 PM

Phenomenal stuff, amazing video and progress so far judging by the screenshots. I have to question however, if the time and energy going into producing this video could have been better spent getting the "first week in august" public beta ready....?

Dest

o_ivaqual · 09-08-2006, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Zydell

that's 'dope fish'!

thank god someone else than me knew what it was

o_geokill-----> · 09-08-2006, 05:00 PM

ARgh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
18%

o_captainronseyepatch · 09-08-2006, 05:06 PM

I lurk here every day and post once a blue moon....but DAYUM the moon just turned blue again with the release of that vid!!! As Frankie S. once said: "Start spreading the news..."

o_qbaler · 09-08-2006, 05:40 PM

ok i just watched that vid like 5 more times and I must say mrbeefy good job on the narration/story! Very intertaining and educational for none tfc players.

Zouave, you did an outstanding job with dustbowl. As a dustbowl server junky I have to say that this is awesome! These are the types of maps that win wars!

dev team, you have done an excelent job (from what can be seen from the vid) in producing a fun action packed mod. The conc effect looks amazing (the wind comming up kinda reminds me of something that happens in mario kart) and I'm sure it will produce some incredible plays and effects in league and public play. The sg placement looks fun and easy to use. The ragdoll physics/gibs I am sure will give us countless hours of amusement.

anyway i am just really excited for this mod!

RELEASE!

o_drs · 09-08-2006, 05:48 PM

Nice movie guys. I want to install steam and play tfc now

... until a release

Just a little mistake in the movie, is it a spy ? ( I haven't read all the thread, sorry)

Pyro transform to a soldier an try to kick him with his crowbar (same team color).

And looked like the soldier die for no reasons (but maybe infected by a medic; but why don't show some blood like in tfc). Maybe some programming bugs, or scripting, or bug on the demo made for the movie.

But nice movie, equal the valve's movies. (personnaly I think it's better, with "fools" jumping everywhere as in tfc or tf, old school gameplay).

Edit: Nice voices too, seems we're in the far west. Now I'll bitch in the updates thread

Blunkka · 09-08-2006, 06:05 PM

Well one of the new features in ff is that everytime spy backstabs he takes the personality of his dead victim.

o_drs · 09-08-2006, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blunkka

Well one of the new features in ff is that everytime spy backstabs he takes the personality of his dead victim.

Ok, I'm sorry. Spy were easy to find in tfc, nice feature.

o_a boojum snark · 09-08-2006, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PussyHunter

side note: What the hell is the dopefish all about? I remember finding it in a secret area in quake one many years ago, not a clue what it's all about though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopefish

o_shrone · 09-08-2006, 06:35 PM

Thats the greatest thing I have seen in a long time!!!
::weeps::its soo awsome!!

o_4est · 09-08-2006, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blunkka

Well one of the new features in ff is that everytime spy backstabs he takes the personality of his dead victim.

What concerns me is that stab is from about 6 feet away.

o_cashmoney · 09-08-2006, 07:25 PM

IM THE FIRST TO FIND THE SECRET DOPEFISH!!!!! YESSS!!!!!

sry i had to say that... do i get some sort of prize? lol :P

09-08-2006, 02:38 PM	#227
Defrag Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Scotland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	To be honest, the bashing is mutual. I've seen plenty of TF2 bashing here just as I've seen plenty of FF bashing there. It's only natural when one is posted on a forum for another game/mod (not that I agree with people bashing stuff like that). __________________ Fortress Forever. Level Designer, Gameplay Dude and whatnot.

09-08-2006, 09:23 AM	#221
o_sacred Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I saw that back on page 2 If anyone has seen something in the video which they think still needs a little work, and feels like being helpful :P, have a read of this thread Warning though, people are critising FF in this thread, so don't view it if you think FF is perfect.

09-08-2006, 09:23 AM	#222
o_beavis Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Wow. A+ The only crit from me seems to be with some of the stiff character animations but I guess that'll be smoothed out over time. Excellent work guys.

09-08-2006, 11:39 AM	#223
o_loyus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: France Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Dustbowl looks great, I'm really impressed by Zouave's work, it's by far the best FF map I've seen yet. For once we're very far from the Quake design style, it really looks like a HL2 map, it copes really well with the engine. This is the kind of map that will appeal to larger audiences. It's congruent and beautiful. Kudos. The gameplay looks very nervous and somewhat unique, wich must be difficult to tune. It could be very fun or very messy, or both, or just inconsistent. No one could tell right now except the devs. I hope you'll manage to tune it the right way. The overall graphics and animation may be the weakest part of FF, but it's still pretty decent, and can be improved with time. The main feature of FF is the gameplay, not the graphics, therefore the beta-test will be an extremely important phase (and it should be a really intense one). From what I've seen, the gameplay has something really promising, but it also looks like very sensitive and thus very delicate to tune... "One little thing can mess it all", if you see what I mean. Pretty decent job here, congrats.

09-08-2006, 12:16 PM	#224
o_mescalito Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Israel Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	i hate it I HATE IT ALL!!1 when ff will out? :s i cant wait anylonger beechez!! yeah.. cool video edit and redneck voice. i was worried u'll let Defrag do the talking for the moment it's funny how both TF2 and FF released their first vids in a Western style theme. nice work on Dustbowl. it allready looks so fun that i'm sure you fuckers screw around all day instead of beta testing. keep feeding that beast!

09-08-2006, 12:21 PM	#225
o_abjure Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I love how everyone is bashing it (well not everyone) in the steampowered.com forums. They're saying things like, "It looks too much like TFC!" or "Those models look like crap!" Well, I'm here to tell you devs, don't worry about those guys, what you're doing right now is great! Keep at it!

09-08-2006, 12:31 PM	#226
o_mescalito Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Israel Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	steam.. what? most of their forum is full of clueless losers. can't watch that vid without a stupid smile on my ugly face. there's gotta be something right going on in that avi..

09-08-2006, 04:25 PM	#229
o_destroyer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Phenomenal stuff, amazing video and progress so far judging by the screenshots. I have to question however, if the time and energy going into producing this video could have been better spent getting the "first week in august" public beta ready....? Dest

09-08-2006, 05:00 PM	#231
o_geokill-----> Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Tejas Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	ARgh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 18%

09-08-2006, 05:06 PM	#232
o_captainronseyepatch Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I lurk here every day and post once a blue moon....but DAYUM the moon just turned blue again with the release of that vid!!! As Frankie S. once said: "Start spreading the news..."

09-08-2006, 05:40 PM	#233
o_qbaler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boston Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	ok i just watched that vid like 5 more times and I must say mrbeefy good job on the narration/story! Very intertaining and educational for none tfc players. Zouave, you did an outstanding job with dustbowl. As a dustbowl server junky I have to say that this is awesome! These are the types of maps that win wars! dev team, you have done an excelent job (from what can be seen from the vid) in producing a fun action packed mod. The conc effect looks amazing (the wind comming up kinda reminds me of something that happens in mario kart) and I'm sure it will produce some incredible plays and effects in league and public play. The sg placement looks fun and easy to use. The ragdoll physics/gibs I am sure will give us countless hours of amusement. anyway i am just really excited for this mod! RELEASE!

09-08-2006, 05:48 PM	#234
o_drs Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paris, FR Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Nice movie guys. I want to install steam and play tfc now ... until a release Just a little mistake in the movie, is it a spy ? ( I haven't read all the thread, sorry) Pyro transform to a soldier an try to kick him with his crowbar (same team color). And looked like the soldier die for no reasons (but maybe infected by a medic; but why don't show some blood like in tfc). Maybe some programming bugs, or scripting, or bug on the demo made for the movie. But nice movie, equal the valve's movies. (personnaly I think it's better, with "fools" jumping everywhere as in tfc or tf, old school gameplay). Edit: Nice voices too, seems we're in the far west. Now I'll bitch in the updates thread

09-08-2006, 06:05 PM	#235
Blunkka Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Helsinki, Sweden Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Well one of the new features in ff is that everytime spy backstabs he takes the personality of his dead victim.

09-08-2006, 06:35 PM	#238
o_shrone Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Thats the greatest thing I have seen in a long time!!! ::weeps::its soo awsome!!

09-08-2006, 07:25 PM	#240
o_cashmoney Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	IM THE FIRST TO FIND THE SECRET DOPEFISH!!!!! YESSS!!!!! sry i had to say that... do i get some sort of prize? lol :P

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