[Miscellanous / Other] OriginZ

[maddeem]

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Updated: 9.7.20 - v0.31

 

[maddeem]

Change log

Beta 0.31 - Veterancy Update
•this update is going to track the following player statistics: Games Played Games Won Games Lost Innocents Killed Aliens Killed Humans Killed Only games played will influence gameplay in this update insofar that more games you have played, the more likely you are to be shown the alien dialog (in all scenarios)
•Guass rifle base attack rate decreased from 0.2 to 0.3 times per second
•Further fixed vessel teleport logic (likely the last fix required)
•Allies & chat dialog are now grayed out
•Alt-tab loading crash bug is fixed once and for all (Tested with two battle.net accounts with windowed mode and full screen mode alt tabbing. Hopefully these test results are conclusive and that it is not player count dependent.)

Beta 0.30A6
•Nuke overhaul: nukes no longer deal damage to targets behind cliffs (walls). Nukes will also not create fire or debris through cliffs. Nuke health has been reduced to 25. If a nuke is destroyed prior to detonation, it will not explode. Nukes only explode when detonated.
•A custom skybox has been created / added to the game.
•A custom ice planet model has been added to the game (thanks to P4RI4H)
•Shotgun no longer knockbacks vessels
•The planet & star no longer deal damage (they now occupy a higher z axis to allow vessels to pass under
•Fixed main ship death
•Fixed known console bugs
•Added self destruct to bridge console. It is accessable with Tier 4 Mainframe and the Power Core Stabilizers decoupled in the engineering bay. Self destruct can be halted within one minute by turning off the power or by recoupling the core stabilizers.
•Fixed ship turret targeting so it requires a keycard again
•Main Ship HP reduced to 7500 to allow for mutiny
•Asteroids deal x3 damage than dealt previously

Beta 0.30A5
•Fixed all remaining vision issues
•Fixed all remaining sound issues
•It is now far more difficult (likely impossible) to determine who the alien is through meta gaming
•Lighting system reworked to be more versitile. Now lighting changes on which environment your camera is viewing, not the location of your avatar
•Sentry turret max stock size increased from 1 to 2
•Minor polish

Beta 0.30A4
•Fixed vision issues with various alien and human forms.
•Opened bunkers no longer block mech pathing
•Minor polish / bug fixing
•Fixed a few sound issues
•Camera tower vision changed from 600 base to 900 base. Adjusted Camera tower positions on level 2 to allow all docked ships to be visible.

Beta 0.30A3
•Polish, Bug fixing & small tweaks.
•Changed nuke behavior. It can no longer be instantly detonated.
•New minimap
•Credits for mining asteroids have been reduced by 50%
•There are now crystalline asteroids that give 300 to 600% more credits and more income bonus.

Beta 0.30A2
•Major improvements to 3D sound system. (You can only hear sounds on the level you are occupying unless its a really loud sound)
•Fixed all known bugs
•General Polish
•Removed a few user contributions
•Chepi

Beta 0.30
•Custom 3D sound system that allows for sounds to be heard through fog
•Implemented many user contributions (edits / tweaks during my inactivity)
•New loading screen
•Minor balance tweaks
•Space objects now have minimap icons

Beta v0.29:
•Fixed map crash on load.
•Players now have 30 seconds to tab into the game after loading or they will be kicked. (This prevents afk players from feeding the alien)
•Fixed the enter / leave mech bug.
•Goliaths can no longer attack while moving. (Might return in a later patch, but this was removed due to desync issues)
•Mounted camera starting vision has been reduced from 400 to 200. Hopefully this will encourage the alien to take advantage of the early game.
•Mutliple fixes in regards to game UI revealing the alien.

Beta v0.28:
•Successfully ported the map to Reforged. For some reason or another, a lot of previous multiplayer issues were fixed in the process.

Beta v0.27:
•Nukes now deal 30% less damage and are considerably more difficult to instantly detonate
•Added Swarm Dominance [Tier 2] evolution: Increases the health, damage, and armor of all infected minions. Allows the Baneling to spawn from creep tumors. The broodling, changeling and fleshling will no longer spawn.
•Fixed Armor/Shielding bug
•Mines deal 10% less damage
•Zerg Swarm Upgrades (Minion upgrades) now only affect the minion tier below the upgrade. (Effectively preventing zerg from developing ludicrous stats)
•Hatch Egg/Spawn Egg no longer cost any evolution points nor do they generate evolution points
•Knocked out crew members no longer drop all items
•Interfector Mutation can now transform back into human form
•Queen Mutation can no longer transform back into human form
•Taking damage no longer interrupts the X-Rifle
•You can no longer get your shuttle stuck in Xenos-6 the Dwarf Star
•Minigun attack range reduced from 1000 to 600

Beta v0.26:
•Mines do 25% less damage
•Mines now have a 2 second audible arming time
•Mines now all deal the same amount of damage (300 depending on range, which deals about 230 damage on average to power armor if you are standing on top of it [No more 1 hit K.O. with mines]) •Mines no longer trigger other mines
•Fixed Undying (Zerg Evolution) bug •Alien host gains 1 evolution point income every 5 minutes
•[Tier 2 Mutation] The Interfector is an advanced strain derived from the Hunter Killer Hydralisk. Further specializes in direct combat, it can deal devastating amounts of damage. Disables the ability to transform back into a human. You can only have one evolve mutation per tier.
•Objects can no longer be built on vents
•Power loss allows containment fields to take damage
•Power core health reduced to 2250 HP (3 shot by bunker busters)
•Containment field health reduced to 750 HP (1 shot by bunker busters)
•Alien form again has inventory for items, however, while in alien form you cannot use items. Certain mutations will not have inventory at all (Mormur for starters)
•Creep now slows non-aliens by 30% and increases movement speed of aliens by 30%. Creep tumors now spread 50% more creep
•Movement speed of Seeders increased by 75%
•Income time changed from every 12 seconds to every 10 to increase the pace of games
•Vent gas now targets biological structures (Creep tumor for starters)
•The blood tester now has a 30% starting accuracy and deals 75 damage per test. Meaning max accuracy is 60% when fully upgraded (can't reduce you below 1 hp). If an infected player fully upgraded the blood tester it will ***never*** show atypical DNA
•Autoshotgun projectiles no longer collide with dead bodies
•[Tier 2 Mutation] The roach is one of the most resilient strains of zerg with plenty of armor and health. You can only evolve one mutation per tier. Advanced
•[Tier 2 Mutation] The Queen is able to effectively command large armies of zerg. Direct combat can be used but should be avoided, as you should rely on spreading creep and spawning zerg to command. Disables the ability to transform back into a human. You can only evolve one mutation per tier. •Vitapack health boost increased from 10 to 25 to increase impactfulness
•Scarab burrow animations fixed + no longer leaves a visible burrow in the ground. The un-upgraded energy cost has been increased to 50 and back down to 0 with Improved Burrow upgrade
•Parasite inflicted targets will now turn infected after dying by any source
•Players will drop all items when knocked out
•Ship upgrades now take anywhere from 10-45 seconds to complete
•Parasitic Infection now reduces the target's movement speed by 20% and reduces vision significantly. Also new eye candy
•Multiple bug fixes that were found during testing

Beta v0.25d:
•Fixed rad filter bug
•Fixed Goliath bug
•Fixed zerg AI in vessels
•Zerg will no longer spawn in overcrowded areas •Added targeting effect for goliaths
•Fixed console bugs

Beta v0.25c:
•Fixed a ton of bugs - should be a stable version

Beta v0.25b:
•Bugs hotfix

Beta v0.25a:
•Misc polishing
•Fixed crash bug
•New music

Beta v0.25:
•New [Tier 1] Mutation - Mormur
Description:
The Mormur is a strain of zerg that specializes in deception and high mobility but severely lacks in health. Able to mimic other crew members. Disables the ability to transform back into a human.

Spawn:
Infested Marines: Capable of using items (not weapons) and mechs. Unable to return to human form.

Abilities:
Deep Tunnel: Burrow under the ground, allowing you to move faster and undetected for 20 seconds. Be careful of flares and flashlights! (Can cast parasite)

Mimic: Creates a projection of a crew member who is currently alive. The mimic will inherit the weapon, but not the items of the crew member. Can speak in the voice of the mimicked crew member by keeping the mimic selected. The mimic projection will stay active as long the ability stays channeled. When the mimic dies, it will explode in a small radius.
•Added Minimap
•Removed Camera bounding
•Destroy mechs if player inside dies from parasite
•Fixed player pinging
•Fixed obscure mech bugs
•Fixed cameras bug
•AI finally fixed - significantly smarter
•Power outage will not affect planet
•Vessel can no longer be moved around w/ the shotgun
•Vessels will no longer be attacked by Zerg
•Railgun has been fixed
•Many many bug fixes

Beta v0.24c:
•Reduce base Mech Health
•Remove Infinite mech fuel upgrade
•Made zerg AI far more aggressive

Beta v0.24b:
•All known bugs have been fixed.

Beta v0.24:
•Added Mechs: Scattered around the ship and planet you will find [3] mechs - Marauder, SCV, and the Goliath. The CEO is tasked with upgrading the Mechanoid Upgrade [New] which unlocks mech abilities, decrease energy costs and unlocks the mechs for general use. Mechs come each with a unique ability.
•Infestation ending now properly works. The infected will now be notified if a new infected crew joins their ranks. The host will gain 1 evolution point income and 15 flat evolution points per successful infestation.
•Mines do 50% less damage.
•Added Info [F9] for the infested players.
•Tweaked item refresh values

Beta v0.23:
•Fixed Space color
•Added new weapon type: Biotic Pistol - deals minimal damage but can greatly slow a target if enough adhesive (attacks) are applied. Can apply stimpacks for free w/ a higher weapon upgrade
•Nuke blasts now leave debris behind and fire that lasts for significant amount of time
•Fixed genetic marker
•Level 5 is about 20% smaller (including last update)
•If the host leaves the game early or dies early, a new host will be selected
•If the host dialog is skipped more than 5 times, the next player will become the host automatically
•All known bugs have been fixed

Beta v0.22:
•Various bug fixes
•Turrets and baracades now show team color. Baracades can be "opened" to walk through.
•All placable objects now visually travel up and down the elevator
•Got rid of alliance system
•Level 1 is about 25% smaller and level 5 is about 20% smaller

Beta v0.21a:
•Lag has been fixed.
•Minor bugs have been fixed.
•Minigun has been slightly nerfed.

Beta v0.21:
•Added planet and star to space. Star will destroy you if you get too close. Planet can be landed on/explored.
•Predition Flamer Turrets have been added as an item. Turret targets zerg specifically and infected crew members.
•Sentry turret now targets everything besides ship structures and the player who placed it.
•Turret targeting requires having an access 3 card equiped
•MAE MK 1-3 damage has been doubled
•Added AutoDoc in the med bay - Stationary medical device that activates after 2 seconds, fully healing and removing parasites
•Fixed a ton of bugs

Beta v0.20d:
•Version reverted to v0.19 due to unknown crash bug. Map was patched to latest version. All known crashes have been fixed.

Beta v0.20a:
•Major bug fixed discovered after optimization

Beta v0.20:
•(Again) Possibly fixed the crash during initialization.
•Greatly improved stability in key systems.
•Fixed various bugs/glitches and did minor polishing.
•Crew member base health increased by 50 for a total of 250.
•60 second grace period has been added where crew members will take 75% less damage.

Beta v0.19:
•Possibly fixed the crash during initialization/fixed player name bug.
•Disabled saving/pausing to prevent trolling
•Fixed various bugs/glitches


Beta v0.18:
•Huge sound overhaul. Added ambient music/tension sounds.
•Added the diplomacy option in menu (F1) to ally/unally players.
•Added EMP Grenade as a suit augment.
•Overhauled thrown projectiles to interact w/ the environment.
•Players now unally each other when attacking each other.
•It is significantly harder to tell which player is infected. (I think now impossible by meta gaming)
•Plenty of bug fixes and polishing.

Beta v0.17:
•Huge lighting overhaul: Infected players have a form of night vision in the vents and during power outages. Default flashlights have been removed from crew members. Power outage lighting is no longer pitch black.
•Added the flashlight item, provides additional light and true sight in a small radius
•Added padded boots, allows you to move silently when in your inventory and adds +1 armor
•Added suit augments: Sprint, Stealth, and Fragment Grenade. Can be applied at the Corporeal Modulator.
•Sprint allows you to move 50% faster for 5 seconds. Cost 25 energy.
•Stealth allows you to turn invisible for 30 seconds, taking damage or dealing damage breaks stealth. Attacking with a sniper rifle will not break stealth.
•Fragment Grenade deals ~100 dmg in a small AOE, stunning affected units for 0.75 seconds
•Infected crew are now unable to use or pickup items while in their infected form
•Fixed an ish ton of bugs and improved quality of life in several areas (polish)

Beta v0.16:
•Added mining capabilities to light cruisers
•Added repair type ability to light cruisers / "the ship"
•Added a movement speed increase ability to light cruisers
•Added ambient red light to vents [refer to screenshot]
•Made infected players unable to kill each other, with the exception of the host
•Bug fixes
•General Polish

Beta v0.15:
•Increased income rate
•Added more aesthetics
•Fixed all known bugs
•When the ship dies, so do all the inhabitants
•Added ship damage indicator

Beta v0.14:
•Security cameras have been added throughout the ship that allow remote viewing from any computer console.
•Status Report has been added to every computer console that allows you to check the status of various subsystems throughout the ship
•Terrain has been improved on multiple levels with new custom models
•Fixed all known bugs •General polish
•Dead players can now chat with other dead players.
•Dead players can issue one death statement within 5 seconds of dying
•Everyone can chat with everyone at the end of the game

 

[Lt_Hawkeye]

Interesting, looking forward to more updates. I hope this overcomes its spiritual predecessors' flaws.

 

[A]mun]

Xenomorphs spotted!

 

[maddeem]

Interesting, looking forward to more updates. I hope this overcomes its spiritual predecessors' flaws.

That certainly is my goal. I will be posting an early alpha version in a few days.

I will be looking for alpha testers soon, so if anyone is interesting please PM me or let me know on discord.

 

[Fingolfin]

Great job with the audio! Very atmospheric.

 

[maddeem]

Progress was slowed due to Blizzard patches, but work has continued! Checkout the newest firearm

 

[purparisien]

Very interesting and well made project. Im really hopping to see the end of it.

 

[maddeem]

The project is in a semi-playable state, working on content/secrets to keep it interesting. There are currently 10 firearms and each comes with a 5 tier unique upgrade. The 5th upgrade unlocks the gun's full potential and adds a new characteristic (Such as a slow, set on fire, critical, AOE, etc..)


Finally with the X-Rifle and the upgrade counterpart complete, this is what a Tier 5 X-Rifle looks like in action:

(The beam is now a lot smoother when it comes to tracking the player's mouse and the rotation of the unit)

 

[maddeem]

Probably a few months away from release in the maps section :')

 

[maddeem]

The ship (main gameplay area) is complete! It is pretty big though

 

[maddeem]

Hard at work adding with the mainframe upgrades. Progress is slow but steady.

EDIT:
The beta is available! Check the download link in the description!

 

[maddeem]

Bump! Several large updates. Been doing a lot of public beta testing on b.net. The game is pretty much ready for the map section. For those who follow this thread, feel free to test the game and provide feedback

 

[maddeem]

Sneak peak of Planet DELTA-X41. Will be available w/ v0.21!

 

[shadow2632]

Today I joined this by random chance in battle.net and... dude this is awesome. I am an old player of the Parasite/Zerg Infestation/Metastasis group and I can really appreciate the amount of effort here and how everything is so nicely polished. Awesome work also with the models/sounds everything fits incredibly nice together.

There is a lot of players out there who love this stuff and I can't until this goes super-popular, very good luck with your project maddeem!

 

[maddeem]

Today I joined this by random chance in battle.net and... dude this is awesome. I am an old player of the Parasite/Zerg Infestation/Metastasis group and I can really appreciate the amount of effort here and how everything is so nicely polished. Awesome work also with the models/sounds everything fits incredibly nice together.

There is a lot of players out there who love this stuff and I can't until this goes super-popular, very good luck with your project maddeem!

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Feel free to join the discord for updates and discussion.

Also: New version is available!

 

[maddeem]

Version 0.23 is here! Introducing the biotic pistol

 

[maddeem]

Working hard on version 0.24! Mechs and upgrades for the Chief Engineering Officer are inbound

 

[maddeem]

Version 0.26 is out - Check the change log for the long list of updates!

 

[maddeem]

Finally a new version!

Beta v0.27:
•Nukes now deal 30% less damage and are considerably more difficult to instantly detonate
•Added Swarm Dominance [Tier 2] evolution: Increases the health, damage, and armor of all infected minions. Allows the Baneling to spawn from creep tumors. The broodling, changeling and fleshling will no longer spawn.
•Fixed Armor/Shielding bug
•Mines deal 10% less damage
•Zerg Swarm Upgrades (Minion upgrades) now only affect the minion tier below the upgrade. (Effectively preventing zerg from developing ludicrous stats)
•Hatch Egg/Spawn Egg no longer cost any evolution points nor do they generate evolution points
•Knocked out crew members no longer drop all items
•Interfector Mutation can now transform back into human form
•Queen Mutation can no longer transform back into human form
•Taking damage no longer interrupts the X-Rifle
•You can no longer get your shuttle stuck in Xenos-6 the Dwarf Star
•Minigun attack range reduced from 1000 to 600

 

[maddeem]

Bump, a lot of new update:

Beta 0.30A6
•Nuke overhaul: nukes no longer deal damage to targets behind cliffs (walls). Nukes will also not create fire or debris through cliffs. Nuke health has been reduced to 25. If a nuke is destroyed prior to detonation, it will not explode. Nukes only explode when detonated.
•A custom skybox has been created / added to the game.
•A custom ice planet model has been added to the game (thanks to P4RI4H)
•Shotgun no longer knockbacks vessels
•The planet & star no longer deal damage (they now occupy a higher z axis to allow vessels to pass under
•Fixed main ship death
•Fixed known console bugs
•Added self destruct to bridge console. It is accessable with Tier 4 Mainframe and the Power Core Stabilizers decoupled in the engineering bay. Self destruct can be halted within one minute by turning off the power or by recoupling the core stabilizers.
•Fixed ship turret targeting so it requires a keycard again
•Main Ship HP reduced to 7500 to allow for mutiny
•Asteroids deal x3 damage than dealt previously

Beta 0.30A5
•Fixed all remaining vision issues
•Fixed all remaining sound issues
•It is now far more difficult (likely impossible) to determine who the alien is through meta gaming
•Lighting system reworked to be more versitile. Now lighting changes on which environment your camera is viewing, not the location of your avatar
•Sentry turret max stock size increased from 1 to 2
•Minor polish

Beta 0.30A4
•Fixed vision issues with various alien and human forms.
•Opened bunkers no longer block mech pathing
•Minor polish / bug fixing
•Fixed a few sound issues
•Camera tower vision changed from 600 base to 900 base. Adjusted Camera tower positions on level 2 to allow all docked ships to be visible.

Beta 0.30A3
•Polish, Bug fixing & small tweaks.
•Changed nuke behavior. It can no longer be instantly detonated.
•New minimap
•Credits for mining asteroids have been reduced by 50%
•There are now crystalline asteroids that give 300 to 600% more credits and more income bonus.

Beta 0.30A2
•Major improvements to 3D sound system. (You can only hear sounds on the level you are occupying unless its a really loud sound)
•Fixed all known bugs
•General Polish
•Removed a few user contributions
•Chepi

Beta 0.30
•Custom 3D sound system that allows for sounds to be heard through fog
•Implemented many user contributions (edits / tweaks during my inactivity)
•New loading screen
•Minor balance tweaks
•Space objects now have minimap icons

Beta v0.29:
•Fixed map crash on load.
•Players now have 30 seconds to tab into the game after loading or they will be kicked. (This prevents afk players from feeding the alien)
•Fixed the enter / leave mech bug.
•Goliaths can no longer attack while moving. (Might return in a later patch, but this was removed due to desync issues)
•Mounted camera starting vision has been reduced from 400 to 200. Hopefully this will encourage the alien to take advantage of the early game.
•Mutliple fixes in regards to game UI revealing the alien.

Beta v0.28:
•Successfully ported the map to Reforged. For some reason or another, a lot of previous multiplayer issues were fixed in the process.

 

[shadow2632]

I Just had a chance to play this recently.
Glad to see this is still alive and kicking even in reforged times. The map just outstanding and incredibly polished to an insane level of detail. What more can I say? As a fan of parasite2 or Metastasis this is simply all we could ask for... The environmental immersion one has while playing it is just beyond the warcraft experience as a game. Simply awesome @maddeem

 

[kadakash1]

I played this for the first time today, I was impressed at the quality of everything but I think it's lacking at least a 1 minute tutorial at start, cause I was expecting among us and ended up overwhelmed by everything that was going on at once. Still, seems like a really good map with a lot of effort put into it and I'm eager to keep playing and understand how to play it.

 

[maddeem]

The map has been released!

OriginZ 1.04.5e

Whats New: * Added a lot of flavor text to various objects. Balance: N/A Bug Fixes: * Fixed the UI related crash bug. Whats New: Janitor uses repair skills/items more effectively Janitor deals slightly more damage with a crowbar than other classes The swarm icon that shows up on infected...

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