Nexus: EP1: Fishy Business

[deepstrasz]

The cinematic tag is only for totally cinematic maps. Also, this is not a first person or shooting game. It's an arena, mini-game.
User and author are different.

1. The guy teleports with his back to Sime and then immediately turns.
2. There are two hero icons which look the same, like an acorn.
3. Why does the hero have the chicken soundset?
4. The hero should automatically be selected after a scene ends.
5. There's an issue when reaching the northern force wall as the hero tries to get through/past it instead of going to the left/west when I click the arena a bit south of the force wall.
6. The rockets ability is pretty useless. I used the other two instead.
7. You can see the dummy unit of the third spell. Maybe you'd want it to be invisible and unselecatble? Set the model to none and add the Locust ability to it.
8. The hero remains selected during cinematic mode.
9. Seems like people are just minding their own business while the huge Sime walks through the village towards the fount where the protagonist has gone.
10. In the second battle, you can't see all the arena and it's a pain to know when Sime is shooting and when not.
11. Not sure how're you supposed to dodge the salvo of crushing waves. It's also annoying that they don't deal any damage when you're somewhat far away even if they go over/through you.
12. In the second fight, the second hero icon (shop?) is no more.
13. Animations freeze after some are ordered via triggers. Either use the queue animation trigger or use wait and run another animation after one finishes. Stand animations loop by themselves.

From what I understand, you'll continue this. I suggest either placing all the maps into a campaign file (.w3n) or uploading them in one thread, not as separate maps.

Nice anime references.
You could ask someone to help you with textures/skinning:
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Awaiting Update.

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[linknukem]

1. The guy teleports with his back to Sime and then immediately turns.
2. There are two hero icons which look the same, like an acorn.
3. Why does the hero have the chicken soundset?
4. The hero should automatically be selected after a scene ends.
5. There's an issue when reaching the northern force wall as the hero tries to get through/past it instead of going to the left/west when I click the arena a bit south of the force wall.
6. The rockets ability is pretty useless. I used the other two instead.
7. You can see the dummy unit of the third spell. Maybe you'd want it to be invisible and unselecatble? Set the model to none and add the Locust ability to it.
8. The hero remains selected during cinematic mode.
9. Seems like people are just minding their own business while the huge Sime walks through the village towards the fount where the protagonist has gone.
10. In the second battle, you can't see all the arena and it's a pain to know when Sime is shooting and when not.
11. Not sure how're you supposed to dodge the salvo of crushing waves. It's also annoying that they don't deal any damage when you're somewhat far away even if they go over/through you.
12. In the second fight, the second hero icon (shop?) is no more.
13. Animations freeze after some are ordered via triggers. Either use the queue animation trigger or use wait and run another animation after one finishes. Stand animations loop by themselves.

1. That was intentional, but I guess it's more confusing than necessara, so I'll fix that.
2. Yeah the hero you control has an acorn icon. i'll change it to something more fitting and make it so there is only one
3. Why not?
4. Will be fixed.
5. Will try to fix.
6. The rockets have an extremely low cooldown and are suppossed to be your main source of damage. I have no idea how you managed to defeat anything without relying on it. (I mean I guess, if you have an hour to spare...) Rockets can also be used between Sime's regular attacks (splashing water attacks) if you can be quick enough.
7. Will be fixed
8. Doesn't seem like much of a problem but whatever. Fixed
9. That's just me being lazy. And I'll stay lazy.
10. Fixed. Also Sime is has a set pattern: Shoot water splashes a couple of times- wait 2 seconds (great opportunity to attack)- splash some more and fire the tsunami barrage- wait 2 seconds
11. The tsunami barrage is what makes that fight so difficult. And I like that. It's better than being ridiculously easy. The reason that the tsunami hitbox is so small, compared to the model is because the model size gets bigger with the user. But making them that big would be unfair.
12. Fixed
13. For all I know, that''s not much of a problem, (I don't mind having characters frozen, as long as the position they are in is fitting or it doesn't last for too long) but I remember not fixing this on some background characters, who stay in freezed pose for far too long.

Also I forgot to originally add the defeat trigger when the player character dies, so I should probably fix that he he xd

 

[deepstrasz]

(I mean I guess, if you have an hour to spare...)

Actually 20mins total, I guess.

Rockets can also be used between Sime's regular attacks (splashing water attacks) if you can be quick enough.

I know but in the second round it's bad since you have to get near that whale and then it's harder to run away if you're not careful, so I just used the third spell and the second to back off.

By the way, what's that shop about anyway?

Also I forgot to originally add the defeat trigger when the player character dies, so I should probably fix that

That's OK. It avoids accidentally hitting quit or restart instead of load.

Add the mini-game tag so I can approve this.

EDIT:
Change made,
Approved.

 

[linknukem]

I know but in the second round it's bad since you have to get near that whale and then it's harder to run away if you're not careful, so I just used the third spell and the second to back off.

By the way, what's that shop about anyway?

From my experience, the missiles have enough range, so you can still keep your distance. Of course, if you are using these missiles when Sime is not waiting, then it becomes really problematic. During the second phase it's recommended to to only attack while he's waiting. You can probably get a missile or two on him during that time, or one missile and a skystrike.

What shop? You mean the Goblin Merchant near the place where the first battle takes place. It's there only for show.

 

[deepstrasz]

What shop? You mean the Goblin Merchant near the place where the first battle takes place. It's there only for show.

I think that was selected when I clicked the other acorn icon.

 

[edysan]

The map was funny and retarded 5/5!