Blades 'n Gore II v0.99h

[Moderator]

Date: 14:09:12 31-Jan-12
Map Moderator: -Kobas-
Map Status: Approved 5/5
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Comment: Awesome ideas. Good job

 

[ironymon]

Unique and entertaining, balanced competitive gameplay. Challenging. Easy to start, hard to master. Very well made. 5/5

 

[Kitabatake]

Quick update!

Version 0.55b

[TD]

• Some interface improvements
• Fixed texts around the map

[/TD]

 

[Maverik Léon]

-Deathmatch-Fun for the whole family-


Tried it out with some friends. Result: Fun²+8.

The fightingsystem is brilliant, if you play it a few times you learn how to make effective combos and the game will speed up. Simple example is to charge forward and roll back after hitting the enemy.
The character is cool too. He bleeds, he drinks, he stumbles, he's starts limping.
You made a nice map, wich is not that ... warcraftish. Good job.

Rating: 5/5 and +rep as bonus.

 

[switchtotems]

Cool Map . Advice - Make the playing area bigger and keep working on it ! - We want more weapons more armor tipes and use some Ruined Castel Theme i believe it would be alot better then that tropical shit . One In all the map is very cool ! Great Work ! 5/5

 

[xorkatoss]

i tested this alone and it was pretty good 5/5
would you mind adding AI bots? newbies like me could use bots for trainning...

 

[n00b]

subscribed, sexy map, awaiting future updates, etc

not much to comment on the combat, since it's pretty fuckin perfect. the only thing that i remotely disliked was autoattacking; i just feel that it doesn't belong in a dodge-centric game. also i'm pretty sure you can't evade the autoattack even when tumbling, which kinda sucks

also tumble seems infinitely better than sprint to me. the "downside" of tumble is that you lose some health upon use, but really, it's a pretty damn trivial amount of hp that can be recovered quick anyway

(pardon me if everything i just said was bullshit, this is all based on me playing this game for like 20 minutes lol)

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

The combat system was epic, the terrain was nice, the gameplay was awesome.

Also, maybe you could make some abilities like slash, power slam, kick, etc. to No Target instead of Point Target to make it easier to play.

5/5

 

[Kitabatake]

Update!

Version 0.56d

[TD]

• Maximum selectable kill limits increased
  • Deathmatch kill limit: 10 - 100
  • Duel Arena kill limit: 3 - 30
• Tumble ability balanced
  • Self damage increased from 5 to 10
  • Cannot be casted if user has less than 15 health
• All weapons and armor rebalanced
  • Damage, Stamina, Range, Defence, Flexibility and Mobility values changed for all weapons and armor
  • Rune armor replaced with Field armor and added a helmet

[/TD]

-Deathmatch-Fun for the whole family-


Tried it out with some friends. Result: Fun²+8.

The fightingsystem is brilliant, if you play it a few times you learn how to make effective combos and the game will speed up. Simple example is to charge forward and roll back after hitting the enemy.
The character is cool too. He bleeds, he drinks, he stumbles, he's starts limping.
You made a nice map, wich is not that ... warcraftish. Good job.

Rating: 5/5 and +rep as bonus.

Thanks, nice to hear that!

Cool Map . Advice - Make the playing area bigger and keep working on it ! - We want more weapons more armor tipes and use some Ruined Castel Theme i believe it would be alot better then that tropical shit . One In all the map is very cool ! Great Work ! 5/5

More weapon and armor types are coming but first I aim to balance the existing weapons and armor.
And yes, more game areas are planned for future updates.

i tested this alone and it was pretty good 5/5
would you mind adding AI bots? newbies like me could use bots for trainning...

This has been suggested and it has been under consideration but I don't think I'll focus on it for a while since there are higher priority stuff to do at the moment.
However, I'm quite sure you'll learn the game by playing deathmatch once or twice.

subscribed, sexy map, awaiting future updates, etc

not much to comment on the combat, since it's pretty fuckin perfect. the only thing that i remotely disliked was autoattacking; i just feel that it doesn't belong in a dodge-centric game. also i'm pretty sure you can't evade the autoattack even when tumbling, which kinda sucks

also tumble seems infinitely better than sprint to me. the "downside" of tumble is that you lose some health upon use, but really, it's a pretty damn trivial amount of hp that can be recovered quick anyway

(pardon me if everything i just said was bullshit, this is all based on me playing this game for like 20 minutes lol)

Good points!
In the start autoattack was not a part of the combat system but was later added since it worked perfectly with the defend system and made the combat look smoother by adding regular attacks in between abilities.
I have, however, noticed that some times the autoattack may overlap with an ability and cause some serious extra damage. That needs some looking into...

Also, tumble has now been fixed.

The combat system was epic, the terrain was nice, the gameplay was awesome.

Also, maybe you could make some abilities like slash, power slam, kick, etc. to No Target instead of Point Target to make it easier to play.

5/5

The thing is, if they are set to no target, you can't aim them.
As the system is now, it is possible to for example run away from an enemy and then immediately start performing a power slam targeting backwards, causing your character to turn and slam fast and smoothly.
If the spells were "No Target", it would require you to actually order the unit to move towards the direction you want to cast the abilities, before being able to cast the ability at the desired direction.

Oh, and apparently you misclicked your map rating.

 

[AuroN2]

OUH! you made Number TOUH!
Ok, singleplayed it and i can say, even though i fought absolutely nobody, 'twas very fun to play around with combinations, my current favorite is kick tumble power slam, i hope it's killer when my friend hosts this.

 

[xorkatoss]

This has been suggested and it has been under consideration but I don't think I'll focus on it for a while since there are higher priority stuff to do at the moment.
However, I'm quite sure you'll learn the game by playing deathmatch once or twice.

i see...the problem is in b.net nobody hosts this and i can't host games-___-
but if you have 1 more slot free for me to join in your garena games ill be really happy!!

 

[k13k]

Nice map!!

 

[clockwork2]

yayz, kitabatake is back!!!btw, can you still choose what gear you wear??imo it gave me a sense of customiztion, and i wanna look good when i die XD

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

The thing is, if they are set to no target, you can't aim them.
As the system is now, it is possible to for example run away from an enemy and then immediately start performing a power slam targeting backwards, causing your character to turn and slam fast and smoothly.
If the spells were "No Target", it would require you to actually order the unit to move towards the direction you want to cast the abilities, before being able to cast the ability at the desired direction.

Oh, and apparently you misclicked your map rating.

Well I was also thinking about that before I posted. But yeah, it makes you fight better.
Also about the map rating, I already changed it.

 

[-Kobas-]

There you go 5/5.
Have a nice day.

 

[Fingolfin]

Gameplay screenshots PLEASE!

 

[Teldrassil]

YESSSSSSSS! woooooooooooooo

This is awesome man, my props go out to ya, After playing the first I've been waiting for something like this.

 

[frostloh]

Very entertaining.

 

[lateris]

Epic. 5/5 and +rep.

The only thing i didn't understand was the "character menu" which you enter by clicking V. Was it for future updates where we will be able to upgrade our hero or something?

 

[Kitabatake]

i see...the problem is in b.net nobody hosts this and i can't host games-___-
but if you have 1 more slot free for me to join in your garena games ill be really happy!!

Certainly.
If anybody is interested on playing the map on Garena, just send me a message or friend request there (account name Kitabatake).

I also have a beta testing group set up on Garena.
Let me know if any of you are interested in joining.

yayz, kitabatake is back!!!btw, can you still choose what gear you wear??imo it gave me a sense of customiztion, and i wanna look good when i die XD

Yes, at the moment there are 3 different weapons and armor in the game that you will find from your inventory.
However, equipment in BnG2 differs from the original by actually having different stats and specialities that will support certain playing styles.

More weapons and armor will be added once the current ones have been thoroughly tested and balanced.

Gameplay screenshots PLEASE!

I always seem to forget to take some when I play the map.
Anyway, I'll try to have a few sometime in the near future.

Also, if any of you have played the map and taken nice screenshots, feel free to send them to me. I would appreciate that!
(Use for example pastebin, album, or imageshack for the screenshot and send me the link)

Epic. 5/5 and +rep.

The only thing i didn't understand was the "character menu" which you enter by clicking V. Was it for future updates where we will be able to upgrade our hero or something?

Yes.

 

[xorkatoss]

hey dude, i just played a quick game with 3 other ppl and i found smth that bothers me...
when at low hp you move slower and your arm bleeds, most times when i die and then revive i still have that effect for about 1 second...i wouldn't call that a bug, i guess you have a trigger which checks every x second the hp of units and applies the slow effect right? if that's right then my suggestion is to lower the intervals...

there is also a thing that im wondering...why i can't upgrade my abilities?
is that going to be available in the the next update(s)??

well that's all for now. ill continue playing and report any bugs i find later

 

[Kitabatake]

Update!

Version 0.57c

[TD]

• Host setting selection dialog improved & simplified
• Duel arena terrain remade
• Slight terrain fixes around the map
• Healthbars hidden
• Player will no longer limp/bleed for a couple of seconds after respawn
• Spawn protection runes no longer momentarily randomly appear in wrong places during respawn

[/TD]

About hidden healthbars; I'm not yet 100% certain if it's better or worse this way.
This feature may or may not be reverted in future updates. We'll see after more testing!

hey dude, i just played a quick game with 3 other ppl and i found smth that bothers me...
when at low hp you move slower and your arm bleeds, most times when i die and then revive i still have that effect for about 1 second...i wouldn't call that a bug, i guess you have a trigger which checks every x second the hp of units and applies the slow effect right? if that's right then my suggestion is to lower the intervals...

there is also a thing that im wondering...why i can't upgrade my abilities?
is that going to be available in the the next update(s)??

well that's all for now. ill continue playing and report any bugs i find later

Yes upgrading abilities will come in later versions.
Bleed/limp effect upon revival is now fixed, thanks for reporting!


Oh, also: GAMEPLAY VIDEO FOOTAGE AVAILABLE!

[TD]

[TD] Gameplay Video Footage: [/TD]

Thanks to ironymon1 for recording and uploading!

[/TD]

 

[clockwork2]

Suhweet!!!!

 

[Kitabatake]

Update!

Version 0.58d

[TD]

• Deathmatch max kills set to 5-50
• Camera unlock feature removed
• [C] hotkey now rotates camera 90 degrees counterclockwise
• Tumble balanced further
  • "Too injured to tumble" no longer occurs as often

[/TD]

 

[Teldrassil]

I miss being able to thrust multiple times, or even be able to switch thrust direction mid attack.

Is this version unprotected? and if not, are you going to release an unprotected one?

I remember an older version of blades and glory 1 I swapped out the blades for lightsabers, added some force powers and saber throw, had a good time pretendin to be jedi with friends over lan.

 

[clockwork2]

uhh glory??i thought it was gore..

 

[sonofjay]

Epic map. 5/5

 

[Kitabatake]

I miss being able to thrust multiple times, or even be able to switch thrust direction mid attack.

I might bring that feature back depending on how balanced it appears to be during testing. We'll see in future updates!

EDIT: I just realized, the lunge already doesn't pause the character. What version are you playing?
It is perfectly possible to lunge multiple times or change the direction just by casting it again. As long as you have the necessary stamina of course.

Is this version unprotected? and if not, are you going to release an unprotected one?

[TD]

[TD] Notes: [/TD]

The map is currently in beta, which means that bugs will be fixed and more features added in later versions.
The map is also kept protected during beta-stage development .

Found a bug?
Got an idea to suggest?
Interested in helping out with the map?
Interested in testing?

--> Let me know!​

[/TD] [/TD]

Yes, I'm going to release an unprotected version once the map is developed enough.

 

[MR.Tricky]

sometimes enemies spawn beside me and my ally so he dies instantly unable to escape and it happened 2 so he got double killed and got pissed so he left
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in short players who are enemies should spawn a little further apart from each other
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and there should be a replay choice when the game ends just incase no players left and still want to play once more instead of creating and waiting again
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great gameplay 4/5

 

[Kitabatake]

sometimes enemies spawn beside me and my ally so he dies instantly unable to escape and it happened 2 so he got double killed and got pissed so he left
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in short players who are enemies should spawn a little further apart from each other

Yeah the spawn locations will be fixed in later versions.
However, when you spawn:

1. You have spawn protection for 3 seconds
   • You cannot be spawnkilled upon spawning
2. You spawn with only 15% stamina
   • You cannot instantly kill another player upon spawning

But yeah, as I mentioned, spawn locations will be fixed for future versions.

and there should be a replay choice when the game ends just incase no players left and still want to play once more instead of creating and waiting again
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great gameplay 4/5

This has been suggested many times before.
It will be implemented in one of the upcoming updates.

EDIT: Game updated!

Version 0.59k

[TD]

• Level up and experience gain enabled on Deathmatch mode (if selected by host)
• Host can now choose more options
  • Enable/Disable Level up and experience gain
  • Select ability starting levels [0-3]
• Observers can now lock their camera to dueling players in Duel Arena mode
• Host can now restart the game at the end
• Hitmarkers no longer get stuck when game ends
• "Too injured to tumble" no longer occurs as often

[/TD]

 

[Teldrassil]

I might bring that feature back depending on how balanced it appears to be during testing. We'll see in future updates!

EDIT: I just realized, the lunge already doesn't pause the character. What version are you playing?
It is perfectly possible to lunge multiple times or change the direction just by casting it again. As long as you have the necessary stamina of course.




Yes, I'm going to release an unprotected version once the map is developed enough.

Niice, I like it. lookin forward to some awesome lan sessions with this game.

 

[FirstLegacy]

Pretty neat map...A Good one...5/5!

 

[Hydeto]

I'm experimenting random crashes with the last version, I don't know why we are in 1.26a.

 

[Kitabatake]

Update!

Version 0.60h

[TD]

• A fatal error upon killing someone while they are in the middle of casting power slam/other ability has been fixed
• Duel arena observer camera systems redone
  • Observing players can now use the left/right arrow keys to lock their camera to other players
• Duel game mode player colors fixed
• Teams no longer malfunction after restarting the game
• Several minor bugs related to restarting the game fixed
• Map internal description added

[/TD]

I'm experimenting random crashes with the last version, I don't know why we are in 1.26a.

This has now been fixed in the latest version.

 

[ImperialShadow]

the game stopped working when i kill some1 in deathmatch mode.

 

[Kitabatake]

the game stopped working when i kill some1 in deathmatch mode.

Which version were you playing?

 

[Tanasren]

it becomes boring after a little but this game was REALLY awesome !
very very well done the combat system

 

[frostloh]

Deathmatch mode is bugged in the newest version for v1.24e, warcraft 3 immediately crashes with no error message on the death of any player.

 

[Khanh]

Somehow, the "player"'s model reminds me of the swordmaster class in Fire Emblem 10 - 11.

 

[guardo987]

nice1

This map is nice but can you put AI because i want to my own

 

[guardo987]

where to download this map

 

[Hexcellion]

It still gets errors, lol. I guess another version is coming?

 

[xorkatoss]

This map is nice but can you put AI because i want to my own

if you really want to play this map you can add me and play with me on garena
(see my sig. for more info)

where to download this map

nice trolling lol

It still gets errors, lol. I guess another version is coming?

guess so...the creator is still not sure why the game crashes=/

 

[Kitabatake]

Deathmatch mode is bugged in the newest version for v1.24e, warcraft 3 immediately crashes with no error message on the death of any player.

Bug confirmed. It seems I broke something on the last minute with the respawn triggers.

Trying to fix this ASAP.



EDIT: Update!

Version 0.61b

[TD]

• Fatal error upon player respawn has been fixed
  • All known fatal errors have now been fixed from the map

[/TD]

All fatal errors should now be fixed from the map.
Let me know if you find more bugs!

 

[Kitabatake]

Update!

Version 0.62d

[TD]

• Gameplay balances
  • Slash manacost increased 6 -> 9
  • Slash casting time increased 0.32/0.24/0.21 -> 0.32/0.28/0.26
  • Blood Lotus health drain is no longer affected by armor
• Duel Arena bugs fixed
  • Players now spawn at correct locations
  • Players will have correct health and mana at the start of duel
• Equipment now has fitting custom icons
• Several minor bug fixes and tweaks around game modes and combat systems

[/TD]

 

[Shanghai]

I like the terrain. Feel like your on lonley island in the sea cool.

 

[Kitabatake]

Update!

Version 0.63h

[TD]

• Armor models improved
• Armor icons improved
• Armor can now be unequipped (by clicking the equipped armor)
• Armor now affects movement speed correctly
• Each armor now has their own unique passive speciality
• Weapons balanced
  
• Terrain area reserved for the upcoming CTF game mode as well as new duel arena terrain
  • Note: New terrain is not used yet in the current version
• Tumble range is now affected by your armor mobility stat

[/TD]

 

[GIMLI_2]

nice i like it, nice idea to decrease the tumble with more armor, but if i take most defensive armor, the tumble is useless, dont decrease it like that, thats just a tip

 

[Zenerik]

Been planning to revise BnG1 for a long time; but never seems to get it to work; anyway, awesome work Kita! 5/5.

But; there's always room to improvements:

- You should lower the damage AOE indicator circle to about... 20 or 25; because right now it is right above the "hero" making it a bit off compared to the actual AOE (which is on the ground).
- Tumble on heavy armor feels weird. Although armor should lower speed and it's working as intended, since we spent energy to tumble and lunge it should be less affected than normal walking, say... only 50%.

That's it for now. I'll be hosting tonight and get some more feedback; didn't try 12p FFA DM yet.