Ns V1.1 Teaser Info
Flayra
Game Director, Unknown Worlds EntertainmentSan Francisco Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 3Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer
Game Director, Unknown Worlds EntertainmentSan Francisco Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 3Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer
<div class="IPBDescription">Silence upgrade change</div> One of the most often requested changes to silence has been implemented for NS v1.1. When an alien has the silence ability, his <b>attacks and footsteps</b> are silenced too!
<b>Level 1:</b> Sounds are played at 50% volume
<b>Level 2:</b> Sounds are played at 25% volume
<b>Level 3:</b> Sounds aren't played. Total silence.
It's just plain eerie to rove around the level as a silenced skulk, not making a sound and gliding in and out of shadows, snacking on targets that are facing the other way...this works well for leap too ("Did you just see something?").
Note that if a skulk bites something, the "hit" sound is still played. This means a commander will hear munching on his resource towers when there's no one present, but he won't hear the chomping.
All of this is subject to change after playtesting of course.
<b>Level 1:</b> Sounds are played at 50% volume
<b>Level 2:</b> Sounds are played at 25% volume
<b>Level 3:</b> Sounds aren't played. Total silence.
It's just plain eerie to rove around the level as a silenced skulk, not making a sound and gliding in and out of shadows, snacking on targets that are facing the other way...this works well for leap too ("Did you just see something?").
Note that if a skulk bites something, the "hit" sound is still played. This means a commander will hear munching on his resource towers when there's no one present, but he won't hear the chomping.
All of this is subject to change after playtesting of course.
Comments
Meh Silenced Lerk just got THAT much better. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Question : Will that include the whack sounds some species make just as they move about? Especially the Lerk, obviously (as it's are WELL noticeable, and it seems to make more), but also the Onos & Gorge.
Meh Silenced Lerk just got THAT much better. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
No fair, *I* want his babies!
Anyway, that sounds AWESOME. Silence will be so much fun now... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Also, everyone has his babies, NS is Flayra's kid.
As always, teaser info is much appreciated...may I make the guess that this week will be much like the "press week" in October '02 that got me and others so hyped up for the initial release of 1.0? Please don't feel rushed to release it. First off, I want it to be playtested thoroughly -- have fun with it <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> Second, I have exams next week and won't be able to play anyway, so feel free to release it in two weeks. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Which flayra, is how you've balanced the game before.
But, good work. This has always been one of my fav silence suggestions.
Silenced Primal Scream
It could be slightly annoying for when you bite the Gorges **** to get healing though <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Silenced Primal Scream
It could be slightly annoying for when you bite the Gorges **** to get healing though <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Just chuckle at him. I have my "Z" key set to impulse 7 so I can use it just like the medic call key in TFC <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Silenced Primal Scream
It could be slightly annoying for when you bite the Gorges **** to get healing though <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Just chuckle at him. I have my "Z" key set to impulse 7 so I can use it just like the medic call key in TFC <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think the number 1 most annoying thing as a gorge is when you're trying to build a nice neat, symetrical WoL and you get friggin skulks jumping in front of you that need healing. They could stand to the side and poke their head in slightly, that works. Or just wait for you to drop def chambers/turn around
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"Move to your waypoint soldier"
"In position"
"Hey, where did Dave g..."
"Mike? Awww crap"
*chuckle*
skulk killed marine 1 with silent bite
skulk killed marine 2 with silent bite
skulk killed marine 3 with silent bite
skulk killed marine 4 with silent bite
skulk killed marine 5 with silent bite
skulk killed marine 1 with silent bite (again)
skulk killed marine 2 with silent bite (again)
skulk killed marine 3 with silent bite (again)
skulk killed marine 4 with silent bite (again)
skulk killed marine 5 with silent bite (again) . . .
You get the picture. Playtesting will confirm or deny . . .
Rest assured, the dev team has already taken this into account. 'Tis better to ask questions about how the teaser ideas will work than discuss their balance effects before they've even finished internal playtesting.
He did, he posted updates in the devour thread. I cant wait to start eating the HAs.
SWWWEEEEETTTTT!
Keep the info coming. This is great, and that's the first smart upgrade to aliens I"ve seen or head of in a while. Very scary. Great job. Hope it stays in after play testing.
He did, he posted updates in the devour thread. I cant wait to start eating the HAs. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
He DID?!?
*scampers off to go find those replies...*
just live with it, it's a wallhack that's part of the game. aliens do have ways to get around em, figure em out. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
anyway, flayra, EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED! THANK YOU AND GREAT JOB!
if youre going to do something with motion tracking, make a sensory upgrade weaken it, but dont negate it. but i'm sure you're smart enough to know that <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
To think I'm supporting taking them off MT "somehow", after I just got snuck up on in my game 4 times, when they were MAKING noise. THe idea of how powerful that would be got me wondering if anyone would even use anything else after that. Adreniline and Celerity sort of pale to not making an ounce of sound at all. The good news of course is some people would finally get into debates over which is truly more useful, Defense or Motion first. If cloak is changed back to 100 percent, it could get a turly balanced set of towers that people have to debat their team strategy over to use, instead of just D, M, and..possibly S.
Ah well.
Silence should be cool now. Usually I plump for one of the other two, but the idea of making no sound is cool.
By the way, these updates/snippets of info are cool. Thanks for letting us know.
I could not agree more. I have always found silence worthless becuase the majority of marine teams out there rush, or get MT very quickly - so why get silence?