Bolt Action

kconan · Mon 01/11/2010 17:27:35

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I've been working a small quirky one-room shooter as a first game. The backstory is usual cookie-cutter stuff, but I think the gameplay will eventually be pretty cool once it gets ironed out. The basic idea is after a zombie apocalypse, scientists created two prototype super-human zombie-killers who are supposed to be immune. The first one was bitten by a zombie, and turns out wasn't immune after all...He will be your archenemy. The main character is the second Prototype. Using a large bolt action cannon, hand cannon, and nodachi samurai sword the Prototype will fend off the hordes. He also has a caltrop trap and a zombie-attracting chicken in his arsenal. Periodically, a sarcastic, inept scientist will come out of his bunker and berate the Prototype or possibly show off one of his weird contraptions/creations.

I'm slowly tweaking the gameplay, which I want to be a bit strategic and a bit twitch...but I really need a graphic artist to help with the monster sprites, as I need to replace a handful of the ones I'm currently using as placeholders. Each one has a 8-frame walk/attack, 8-frame run/attack, and 4-frame death animation. Some have a 2-frame recoil animation after getting shot or hit by the sword.

Main Menu Scoreboard

Old Screenshot (pre-Pinback)

Story: 100% (Just there to support gameplay)
Sound/Music: 100% (Max McCracken already did the music)
Graphics: 60% (Mainly need to replace monsters, perhaps small tweaks to room)
Gameplay: 70% (Base is done, but many "battle" tweaks needed)

Here's an early beta version in case anyone is curious:
http://shutupload.com/dl/0edccef5ed0d/

The beta is just the base of the game only, as the gameplay is still a ways off and other things don't work properly like the chicken (aim the reticle and press SHIFT key). The zombies also have a bad habit of getting stuck on each other. In this version the only way to die is to fall off the cliff.

Pinback · Tue 02/11/2010 13:02:15

Did someone say apocalyptic graphics needed?

I see sepia tones here too, hell I'm in.

Matti · Tue 02/11/2010 13:08:43

What, you wanna replace the Heroes2-Zombies? Shame on you.

Just kidding, this looks like it could be fun and Pinback is definitely the man for the job!

kconan · Tue 02/11/2010 13:58:22

Yea, the current placeholder "staple/generic zombie" is from a Might and Magic game.

I'm lucky Pinback is jumping onboard, and very eager to see what apocalyptic goodness he cooks up. I know he's busy with his own game, so I'm especially grateful he's making the time to pitch in. I may also need a gameplay beta tester in a few months.

Matti · Tue 02/11/2010 14:18:59

Count me in as a beta tester.

Dualnames · Tue 02/11/2010 14:36:37

As far as I know Pinback isn't a good artist. You should see Primordia. The man can't draw shit.

Oh, wait, that's me I'm talking about.

*goes back to coding*

Looks nice kconan, glad to see you're working on a game

Pinback · Tue 02/11/2010 18:19:03

Quote from: Dualnames on Tue 02/11/2010 14:36:37
As far as I know Pinback isn't a good artist. You should see Primordia. The man can't draw shit.
Oh, wait, that's me I'm talking about.

*goes back to coding*

Looks nice kconan, glad to see you're working on a game

Git back to work- I ain't payin' ya to lollygag on the forums!
Oh wait, I'm not paying you am I? ;P

kconan · Mon 31/10/2011 07:33:34

I'm still working on this on-and-off...Pinback did a stunning background for the huge scrolling room, and he made a bunch of really cool objects. You may recognize Greenboy's Frankenstein (from a Halloween contest on here a while back) in one of the screenshots. His Frank is playable via 2 player co-op, which is a pretty basic implementation but it works.

The game is 85-90% done. The major projects left are to code the main boss and then tweak the levels for balance. I'm hoping to finish up when on vacation in December/January. I keep adding and changing little features here and there (zombie hit recoil has been tweaked about 1000 times for example), and that needs to stop.

Also, the World's first zombie piledriver:

Darth Mandarb · Mon 31/10/2011 13:59:51

Thanks for the update!

~~Could you please update the first post to fix the dead/missing screenshots?~~

Thanks!

Dualnames · Mon 31/10/2011 15:57:55

LOLOLOLO FIRST ZOMBIE PILEDRIVER..This game looks ravishing, I must have it!

Igor Hardy · Mon 31/10/2011 16:03:29

Looks awsome really - like Serious Sam, only good.

Maybe, say, like Brutal Doom!

kconan · Mon 31/10/2011 16:30:29

Updated the first post to fix the dead screenshots.

Thanks for the comments Duals and Ascovel!

Ponch · Tue 01/11/2011 00:43:38

Looking very cool, Kconan. This game is going to be sweet! 8)

kconan · Mon 28/05/2012 03:25:53

I finally forced myself to stop adding features (man that was hard), and so Bolt Action is in the beta testing stages now. I've got two crackshot testers on the case. Hopefully it will be good to go in early July, provided the real World doesn't throw a wrench in the works.

Dualnames · Mon 28/05/2012 19:25:41

Eagerly awaiting for this. Give us screenies!

kconan · Wed 30/05/2012 17:28:01

Quote from: Dualnames on Mon 28/05/2012 19:25:41
Eagerly awaiting for this. Give us screenies!

Here is a little bit of in-game footage, rather than screenshots. Shows the variety of weapons, though doesn't really show off the variety of zombies and zombie bosses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm_-ft4bEhg&feature=youtu.be

LTGiants2000 · Wed 30/05/2012 18:26:12

This looks pretty cool Conan....first thing I think is "Borderlands Meets Diablo"! lol

ig299 · Thu 07/06/2012 20:33:58

i am really impressed with the game it will be my honor if you walk me through the process of making it

kconan · Tue 31/07/2012 14:32:59

Please lock/close this thread

Boom! http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=46509.0

Bolt Action

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