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DarkFlameWolf

Stopped playing this for a year and got back to it just now. Then realized why I stopped. It's stupid hard....on normal difficulty no less. Not even any of the 3 Descent games had THIS MANY hitscan like enemies. It's near impossible to dodge if you do not see them first. And they're typically ...

DarkFlameWolf

There's a Helix secret? XD lol

DarkFlameWolf

I come in here finding y'all bad mouthing my level 25! lol Nah, it's fine. It truly is an infuriating level. If I had to redo it over, I have a better idea in mind.

DarkFlameWolf

^ Called it.

DarkFlameWolf

I rediscovered my copies of Descent 1 and 2 on GOG.com and just wondering.

DarkFlameWolf

This is a far cry from a 'boxy' level of Minerva days, so I am very happy to see something like this being made for the follow-on Overload. Good job! Looks great and good flow and design!

DarkFlameWolf

Yes, the designer is sadistically genius.

DarkFlameWolf

Yeah, I seriously don't have time and there is a lot of imbalance in the enemies and weapon loadout that really hamper enjoyment of the game. I really find that the 'feel' of Descent isn't as strong as when I play the actual series.

DarkFlameWolf

sooo....not at all in this coming release of episode 1...

Ah well, was some of my best work, but guess it'll have to wait another decade then.

DarkFlameWolf

I know The Enemy Within had an insane difference between Insane and Ace mods in terms of how hard Robots were. I also made a change between Trainee and Rookie where there was a stark difference on trainee and you could pretty much beat the entire level set with eyes closed on that difficulty setting!

DarkFlameWolf

I've still yet to beat this game...

DarkFlameWolf

Is my Azaran Zodiark going to be used at al in this first episode?

DarkFlameWolf

If I got time this week, I may just rewatch the series and provide comments if I haven't already.

DarkFlameWolf

It's fine Pumo. I already got it. It is a shame this never went through. I even Tweeted the guy who was on the contract, he's still active on Twitter. I've not gotten a response back from him, not like I expect to.

DarkFlameWolf

Man, people just really hate that weapons pack I made. Just can't get no love for it! XD I remember spending so many hours on it just making sure it all freaking worked.

DarkFlameWolf

That email has not changed since I first got onto the internet. Yes, that email at yahoo is still valid.

DarkFlameWolf

This message is specifically for Pumo, Darkhorse, Sirius and anyone else who contributed to Vignettes. Remember that one time this company came to us to sign this contract so they could port Descent 1 to the Wii and have Vignettes be like a DLC sort of add-on for people to play with the port? So we ...

DarkFlameWolf

I bet! I'm always impressed when people trounce my levels and make it look easy. It is the type of stuff level designers love to see, at least I do. I plop down a challenge, that is the level set and I go: "Let's see what you can do." And you showed me exactly what you can do and it was fantastic. :)

DarkFlameWolf

Not too fond of Bahagad Outbreak or Lost Levels myself, but they each got their fans, I guess.

DarkFlameWolf

Wow, guess I missed this whole conversation, huh? lol

DarkFlameWolf

Why go after dated designs and build new maps and designs centered around the new gameplay mechanics and physics?
And remaking all of Vignettes? Oof...that'll be a rough time. Good luck with it though.

DarkFlameWolf

Taking a cue from me I see.

Good luck with the endeavor. It'll be a big one.

DarkFlameWolf

I don't know. I haven't played this in months and haven't been bothered to return to it to finish the main campaign. It just seems to lack the charm the original series had. Like, I can load up any Descent and play any level, fan-made or not, and have a blast. However, here? It just seems like a ...

DarkFlameWolf

In terms of difficulty curve, Bahagad and Lost Levels were my 'learn as I go' sort of level designing projects. Enemy Within was a bit better in this regard, but in terms of complete and imo perfect difficulty curve, Descent Vignettes seems to have this pretty well set.

DarkFlameWolf

You know, booting up level 1 and seeing class 2 platformers alongside a good wealth of medium hulks doesn't really bode well for first impressions on the overall difficulty of this set.

DarkFlameWolf

Looking forward to seeing how you use my pieces I loaned you.

DarkFlameWolf

Huh, just noticed every new mission pack released these days has a pinned topic. That's...neat.

DarkFlameWolf

Doesn't matter anyway. OBS won't even update the Descent window as it is being captured. So whatever it loads up on stays on the OBS screen during recording. So I'm playing through a window, but OBS still has me on the main menu title screen.

DarkFlameWolf

Plutonian Shores, if I can

eDIT: Yeah....that didn't work for crap.

DarkFlameWolf

Do it anyway. >:D

DarkFlameWolf

It always opens fullscreen which is havoc when I want to use OBS to stream it. So how can I get D2X-XL windowed?

DarkFlameWolf

The level designs feel simple and quaint. They are getting bigger from level to level, but unsure if we'll see outdoors like in Descent 3 or if it'll all stay indoors. The robots are actually quite hard to tell apart except for a few exceptional ones (I'm looking at the Diamond Claw remake).

DarkFlameWolf

Welp, I just played through most of level 1 and I gotta say, very cubish and I can see how the transition from DLE to this can be so smooth. It is very much reminiscent of the classic series level designs. If this is the case, I know I can do some fantastic ideas. My only concern, I'm at what I ...

DarkFlameWolf

Wow...I haven't played Descent in over 5 years. I'm a keyboard only player and I was pretty good at it, but now I feel weird and out of place using the same control scheme setup in Overload. lol

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Why are my levels being used as benchmarks for timelines here? -_-
Is it like, all amazing missions before these POS ones were released?

DarkFlameWolf

Literally. Just found out about this game in the last 24 hours. Had no idea it even existing, kickstarter, anything. Guess it is based on cubic architecture, something I am apparently semi-decent at. Might as well take a look at this and see if it has an editor and see if I can make some MP levels ...

DarkFlameWolf

Yeah, tried to give him my IP address and he come join the game I set up. He never saw the game.

DarkFlameWolf

Multiplayer don't work? I am trying to bring a new player into the fandom, but we're having trouble accessing multiplayer. I set up IPX Network game, he doesn't see it. He sets up an IPX Network game. I don't see it. I set up a UDP/IP with my IP address and port number which I relay to him, he can't ...

DarkFlameWolf

You sir, are nuts for doing these runs. Don't ever change!

DarkFlameWolf

People are doing insane runs of my levels? You people be CRAZY!

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