Exactly.
Overgrowth - Weird combat game made by some guy for PC
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Exactly.
jediyoshi
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Pretty sure being in alpha and a video game aren't mutually exclusive.
I am actually a little concern about that... i hope it dosnt finish been Lugaro with better graphics. But yeah, i guess they still have a lot of work to do.
Sigh .. every time I see it I cry a little inside. I saw the last update was when converted to DirectX11.
GuitarAtomik
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I've been checking in on this game every once and a while and I think it looks amazing so far. The combat looks so good. I'm really hoping the final product turns out great and that we get it sometime soon.
jediyoshi
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I'll have to remind myself that I'm not playing a video game next time I'm clearing my way through a user made level.
Overgrowth Alpha 166 changes
http://youtu.be/Q6Jlc44_98Y
Oh shit, this week video's is worst than a snuff movie xD
http://youtu.be/Q6Jlc44_98Y
Oh shit, this week video's is worst than a snuff movie xD
bigboss370
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do these guys have some sort of timeline so that they can have an idea of when the game will be actually done, or when they're hoping it'll be done?
Imp the Dimp
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Yeah, I bought Lugaru on Steam and it confused the fuck out of me.
Watching the blood stream from those wounds was even better than the knife throwing physics he was trying to explain (which was awesome in it's own right).
Dragoon En Regalia
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Rosen always reminds me of Uli, mainly for the amount of dedication to this project, but also for his talent with math and finding unique approaches to common problems with other game engines. He just needs a more active team to work on the game portion, which is lacking in comparison.
Guy. One guy.
no, obviously he is not the only one as there is an artist who also posts videos. Also there is an animator I think.
there will be cats too.
I believe there's heavy mod support (or that's the plan). Anyways, you can swap out the skin with that of a Wolf and some other creatures, I believe.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
As long as humans are an option. Gotta have the most dangerous prey.
David is the lead/primary programmer, Aubrey as the artist. I don't know the other 2 gents names, but from what I've read, David has done like 95% of the programming, 5% being input from the other 2 guys and probably friends and such.
I've seen this game on RPS before but for some reason I've never watched the videos. This is some awesome shit, right here
indigo-cyclops
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Dude 166 is really awesome. The Knife throwing shit will be fantastic. I'm looking forward to the actual game content, hope its on the horizon in a year or two.
mickcenary
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HUGE fucking kudos to this dude. What he is doing is what all the AAA developers should be doing and that's focusing heavily on animation and mechanics, rather than trying to create the biggest on-screen explosion or a wall with a bajillion polygons packed into it.
Fuck that.
On top of this, the game looks amazing; even if you were to strip back its visuals, it'd still look and feel more next-gen than 90% of the crap that's forced out today.
Fuck that.
On top of this, the game looks amazing; even if you were to strip back its visuals, it'd still look and feel more next-gen than 90% of the crap that's forced out today.
Completely forgot about this game since the RPS article a while back. Suddenly, I just randomly click this GAF thread, and now I've found myself pre-ordering, waiting for the Alpha to download (via torrent, which is a kick ass option they set up, Alpha is 1.8GB!).
And it's done, just as I finished the last sentence!
Let's see if my crappy PC can run this, hehe...
And it's done, just as I finished the last sentence!
Let's see if my crappy PC can run this, hehe...
Nice, tell us your impressions later please.
Well, I can tell you a bit right now, some early impressions...
It runs great! From a rig that can barely run games at medium settings (I need to upgrade soon, haha), so far this game runs at high FPS (70 is the lowest I've gotten it) with most of the shaders and post-processing options that are found in the "config.txt" turned on.
Still, the game is far from complete, so maybe later releases (and even the full completed game) will start to tax my 4 year old computer with a 2 year old video card. Hopefully, I upgrade it before they finish (been wanting to play BF3 on the PC anyways, so I'm sure I'm going to do something to upgrade my comp).
Been playing around with the controls; it takes a while to get used to and I can't seem to get into fighting properly. I've only played for a short while, so that might be why. The latest build has the whole throwing weapons and stealth combat, so that was a kick when I grabbed a rabbit from behind and slit it's throat. Tried spawning more enemies (with combat turned off, "C" key), turned on the combat, and promptly got my ass handed to me. I did manage to kill one with an epic thrown knife to the face before I was launched off a cliff with a well placed kick.
Love the controller implementation that was revealed in the previous builds, got my 360 wired controller hooked up for play, while the K+M are used for the built-in editor (which I still haven't mastered, can spawn weapons and bots, but I still need to learn how to move things around, etc.).
Very good first play though, going to mess around with the alpha while waiting for what Wolfire adds next!
Dyni Crippler
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For everyone who hates rabbits and such, I suggest to wait for the mods. Someone already made a mod with Oni's characters.
Also, I replayed the first six Lugaru's challenges in Overgrowth. Amazing, especially with the knife.
Also, I replayed the first six Lugaru's challenges in Overgrowth. Amazing, especially with the knife.
Yep, I just stumbled across that mod today, immediately downloaded and installed it! So simple too, just drag and drop, nothing to it.
Someone else made a public video showcasing the mod.
Wanted to try out the Guns Mod next, but I'm going to see if I can read the Overgrowth Wiki to get a decent understanding of the editor, hehe.
New video's up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNJ9iahQlmU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNJ9iahQlmU
Wow, most these issues were discussed by the community after 166 dropped. Will be fixed in next release. That's pretty cool, Wolfire Games. Now I know why people love them so much, haha!
Especially the bug that happens when an enemy grabs you and tries to slash your throat without a weapon, which crashed the game. That one happened a lot.
Lactose_Intolerant
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Just think if this had a more people working on it. This guy is pretty talented and its cool that he gets to make his ideas come to life week to week. I guess being a small studio allows him to do that.
A fan also made this trailer, which looks great. As good as the mechanics and gameplay looks, I really want to see something from their campaign mode, something with structure. I'm hoping there's some guy in the background just creating levels with immense scripting and narrative, and one day they'll surprise us with something.
The campaign is why I preordered ages ago. All the features are nice, but I too hope to see something more structured in the near future.
CountAntonius
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fuzzyreactor
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looks so good besides player health. whats the point in that awesome combat if you die in one hit?