ZDoom Wars 2

There was a like 3 hour convo about Command and Conquer last night, it’s nerd shit all the way down, JOIN UP

The cover for Kate Bush’s album “Hounds of Love”, but she is threatening the viewer with a gun

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The most lavish Ult is probably the Inquisitor’s “Vengeance”, where it does a big volley attack based on whatever Talents you purchased for it, so it varies in form hugely. Super interactive, really happy with that one.

All Hero Ults are completed, and I’ve already done 1:6th of the Talent and Ult GLDEFs. Looks like I’ll be getting more things done before the Tournament than I thought!

Alright, only 5 Ults left, period. I’ll do them tomorrow. My favorite one from today is probably D’Sparil’s Netherlord. He summons a whirlwind over his head, which proceeds to violently spew out a ton of Gargoyles and Golems. It’s pretty funny.

More coffee required. Just got my ass beat for like 2 hours on one stupid thing. I’m taking a break!

Made the Land Carrier’s Eliminate Ult effect actually touch the ground and allow the sound to complete. Much better.

Mr Rogers making a drawing. He says: “I’m not very good at it. But it doesn’t matter. It’s the fun of doing it that’s important, no matter how anybody says it is. It feels good to have made something.” Incidentally, the drawing is Loss.

Me, making the menus:

Bugs bunny in a tux with a gun. He’s saying “Forgive me Lord, but it’s time to go back to the old me.”

Me, asking if I could post about ZDW2 in the Zandronum Discord, inadvertently stirring up a hornet’s nest and realizing I still have a talent for being at utter odds with the Zandronum community.

As always, working on this on the weekend, where I anticipate finishing the Hero Ults!

It’s not pretty, but it’ll work haha

15 minutes ain’t bad. I got shot up pretty good despite the favorable setup, so games probably wont go super long like they could in the original. I still made Tier 5 there at the end, so it’s not out of reach.

NOT looking forward to those menus but I’ll live. Gotta get it right once and then at least it’s just Find and Replace!🧵End

I should be able to finish the Hero Ults this weekend, then it’s on to GLDEFs. Then the secret thing which it would be fun to have done before the Tournament but isn’t actually important.🧵

Remaining things:

For Me:
-Last few Ults
-GLDEFs
-Minor Secret Feature
-Talent and Ult menus
-T5 Faction Abilities
-Help Screen (for Defenses and Faction Abilities)
-Tutorial Videos
-Actually coding in LMS

For whoever I end up getting to help:
-Capture Weight
-Orders
-HUD

THEN it’s Beta time.

Well the summoners are just insta-swapping weapons so you can mouse wheel it. Otherwise they’re organized by tier on the number keys, 3 per key. We’ll see if I end up reorganizing it based on battlefield purpose rather than tier. Who knows!

Hopefully it’s not too much. It’s definitely a complex game, which is why I have so much documentation planned!🧵End

ZDoom Wars 2 requires a lot of buttons. You have typical FPS controls and the inventory controls, then the tech menu button, then the 3 order controls (Move, Defend, Clear Orders). There are also a lot of Summoners: 15 for Units and Heroes (for most factions), 3 for defenses, 1 for Mana Generators.🧵

I consider ZDoom Wars 2 to be in Alpha. As I envision it:

-Alpha: Feature and content incomplete. No maps.
-Beta: Feature and content complete, at least one map. Closed testing with trusted people.
-1.0: Released to the public. Requires at least 5 maps. I will be soliciting for mappers eventually.

Worth a watch. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the length of most games. Also Chex Quest is so much fun y’all. Cheap, cheap units everywhere. I must have churned through 300 dudes by the time I finally brought down the defenders. Just waves of garbage. Also Flem Meteors are heroic.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

My Co-dev (Ariadne) was secretly my older brother Derek, who wished to be pseudonymous because he was very private. I’m telling you this because, during his second bout with cancer, he has passed away.🧵

Also yeah music was way too fucking loud. My bad.

YouTube video by ZDoom Wars 2 ZDoom Wars 2 Alpha Battle (Game demonstration)

I didn’t use Faction Abilities because I kinda forgot, and this was my sixth take. Suffice it to say, those would have helped. Regardless, a demo of sorts showing off the economy (and Chex Quest’s specific take on it) in full!

#GameDev #Mod #Doom #UZDoom #DoomMod

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Look, I know today is a terrible day for me and my family personally, but I’m coping with working on/memeing this, a game my brother was just passionate for as I am.

What I’m imagining it should work like, basically.

Tuned Chex Quest to Tier up earlier than other factions (and since you don’t have to purchase tiers your normal spend on tiers is converted to units!), but of course they backslide if they take a loss.

Also tuned Virus’s Prismatic Energy. Doesn’t seem to be too much of a hindrance, scales well.🧵End

Feels pretty good now. 5 minutes for full 2 point eco, a decent army, and Tier 2. In theory you could have a full eco and rush a third point by around 3-4 minutes with a pretty good force if you didn’t stop to tier up. But you have GOT to get a full eco going first or you can’t sustain an army.🧵

Please keep his wife and my parents in your thoughts during this incredibly difficult time. I will always miss you, Derek.🧵End

Grief will not stay my hand. On the day we learned his prognosis, he specifically bemoaned not being able to code the Orders for ZDWars 2. It was that important to him. This was his project as much as it is mine and it meant a lot to us to work together on something momentous.🧵