Parasite 3 v1.07

[AMoose]

So, any news with this?
I absolutely love Parasite.

If DarkShogun / Cronos is giving up on this does anyone have an open source version of the map?

 

[Tanasren]

DSG are u planning to develop something elsewhere ?

 

[Tanasren]

I found some bugs, when you want to detransform from the chrysalis it says "transform into chrysalis"

also, the vessels can't attack the station or the relay station effectively, the touchbox for the station is ridiculous for the missile attack, the turrets can't attack stations too, when u click on the station it doesn't fire a missile. When u're flying in space the vessel tends to turn on itself without any reason, especially when u use the hyper reactor.
When u blow a blast charge in the vessel (docked or not) it does 0 dmg to the vessel.
You should add a count on the blast charge too.

I don't understand the point of shocking the bear neither.

and the para is weak, it's better to fight in human form i guess

the vessel system fight looks fun to play if not bugged

 

[Cronos]

I had started this map again from scratch, but I never completed the project. If anyone would like an open source version just send me a message.

 

[Tanasren]

omg why u made 3 or more versions of parasite 3 lol you're mad but i already understood that

 

[Cronos]

It didn't turn out well alot of times so I kept redoing it, and now I have taken interest in it again. Ill be uploading an update once I have done a few tune ups.

 

[Dr Super Good]

You really should look into SC2 for another parasite map once the custom game system is improved (which I hope it is). You can do so much with visuals in it such as creating a very dark atmosphere and even have torches cast shadows. The game also hosts a nice death engine where you can have people die in various grusome ways (such as being cut in half, eaten, disolved, blown appart etc). If I recall these are features you would have liked for such a map as this.

 

[Cronos]

Oh yes indeed I would love such features especially having people die in gruesome ways, but sc2 editor is very complex for me, and I have yet to know how to exploit it. I would like to get this map at least close to being done, but it seems fruitless now since wc3 is on the verge of death. I guess its nostalgia that holds me back and keeps me on this. Oh well, ill wrap it up and see what happens.

Perhaps when heart of the swarm comes out ill move to sc2 editor, and hopefully by then the custom gaming system will be improved. I wished they would allow the option to select games through a random filtering system to give new maps a chance to be noticed and played. it seems like now you really need to depend on using media sources such as sc2mapsters or hiveworkshop for mappers to promote their games before they can get any attention.

 

[Tanasren]

yeah dr super good visuals effects is the most important thing for this map !! good advice

joke

it's impossible to host new maps on wc3 too (new maps or just unknown maps)

 

[SasuhKun]

Yeah, the years finally caught up to us it seems. Long live WC3 and all its awesome maps! And let's hope SC2 gets better soon enough. Happy New Year for you guys as well. And I can't wait to test the wrapped-up version!

 

[BeyondBirthday]

Para 3

I'm glad you regained interest in Parasite 3
The map itself is really awesome, it's got a few bugs, but it's awesome. Hopefully you can fix them:
- Sometimes, when you destroyed the Power Generator, either online or offline, the power gets back on.
- When Alien kills someone, he gets into an Egg. In 65% of my games, the egg just vanished when it was supposed to hatch.
- Ship bug: When getting on a ship, there is a high chance that when you'll want to dock after moving a bit, you'll get your ship stuck in a small place with the other ships and you can't get outside the ship either, it's like a GG.

Those are the ones I saw so far D; Hope I helped you, but you prolly knew of them. Again, the map is really awesome, and I thank you for all the nice versions of Parasite.

 

[Cronos]

You're welcome. I started the map over again and its vastly different from this version. New map layout, easy to kill people, projectile system, you can engage in an FFA death match mode after you die, and I am going to try to add a replay option when the game ends. I think that last bit is crucial especially now that its harder to find players.

And btw, nice avatar, Death note was a good show.

 

[BeyondBirthday]

You're welcome. I started the map over again and its vastly different from this version. New map layout, easy to kill people, projectile system, you can engage in an FFA death match mode after you die, and I am going to try to add a replay option when the game ends. I think that last bit is crucial especially now that its harder to find players.

And btw, nice avatar, Death note was a good show.

Ah, that sounds nice. Though it should still have some similarities to Parasite 3 D;
Thank you. I really enjoyed Death Note a lot. The plot with Beyond Birthday was pretty interesting too.

 

[Garfield1337]

You're welcome. I started the map over again and its vastly different from this version. New map layout, easy to kill people, projectile system, you can engage in an FFA death match mode after you die, and I am going to try to add a replay option when the game ends. I think that last bit is crucial especially now that its harder to find players.

And btw, nice avatar, Death note was a good show.

Sounds great! I'm really eager to see it.

 

[Tanasren]

omg cronos it looks awesome !

but a replay option may not cause lags ? (i dont know a shit about mapmaking)
and i always thought a projectile system would be the greatest thing to add in parasite but it will make the game harder (hope it wont scare new players)

 

[hugonh]

where download last version?

 

[Vizel]

Man, DSG, I remember playing Para 2 with you on bnet (Although I don't remember which account I played with you on, probably not vizel though) and I remember when you told me a couple years ago you were going to make a parasite 3, I was so happy. Just getting back into playing wc3 again after a long break, and managed to stumble upon this little egg!

Furthermore, WC3 may be "dying" but it'll never die till blizz removes it from bnet. Keep on making it, man, at the very least, I'm still really looking forward to Parasite 3, although I don't currently have people to play it with. Currently, myself and another person play TDs that are 2-player friendly (and some that aren't), but we'd need more than just us to play parasite,

Keep up the work, mate!

EDIT: To clarify, by DSG I meant DarkShoGun, not Dr. Super Good, who just so happens to have posted on this page, lol.

 

[TheRandomDudeII]

really nice

 

[Nickhunter]

Please place your next Parasite instillation on diablo 3 instead of Heart of the Swar

Hello Darkshogun word on the street is your going to move onto heart of the swarm once it comes out. I think it would be a much better idea to continue the parasite series with diablo 3. I say this because starcraft 2 is much more geared torward large battles consisting of very small units. Plus its inventory system is a bit strange because the icons are much smaller and lack contrast. Blizzard also did a very good job hidding the inventory where wc3 players wouldn't look. Assuming that they make diablo 3 moddable it would be a much better platform to play parasite on. My main reasons are you have a bigger avatar and have a screen fixed to the character, you can customize your armor down to the gloves, you can hotkey spells and have your own skill tree, there are many grotesque monsters and the envirnment is much more gloomy than sc2's envornment so you can create much more frightining aliens that look borderline demonic/ zombie, and possably one of the most important fetures is the ability to point and shoot instead of highlight and select attack, I say this because your most reacent parasite 3 instilation I've played was looking to expand on acually shooting instead of ordering to attack. The only draw backs I can think of the fact that you would have to be very creative when creating your futuristic map in a medieval set game. Other than that you would need alot less modding and more custom skinning than if you did the same game on sc2. If blizzard allows for custom games diablo 3 would be a very parasite friendly platform to play on. Hope to hear back from you dsg, nick.

 

[Vizel]

@nickhunter he problem with that is that D3 will not be moddable, it's not that kind of game. Starcraft and Warcraft are RTS games, whereas Diablo is a hack n slash action rpg series. So that won't be the case.

 

[Auckmid]

Oh yes indeed I would love such features especially having people die in gruesome ways, but sc2 editor is very complex for me, and I have yet to know how to exploit it. I would like to get this map at least close to being done, but it seems fruitless now since wc3 is on the verge of death. I guess its nostalgia that holds me back and keeps me on this. Oh well, ill wrap it up and see what happens.

Perhaps when heart of the swarm comes out ill move to sc2 editor, and hopefully by then the custom gaming system will be improved. I wished they would allow the option to select games through a random filtering system to give new maps a chance to be noticed and played. it seems like now you really need to depend on using media sources such as sc2mapsters or hiveworkshop for mappers to promote their games before they can get any attention.

Parasite was an amazing game, so I'm sure that even with and imperfect system for custom games, the game would become very popular. I'd be very excited if this game came out for HOTS

 

[Cronos]

New map coming soon

 

[Vizel]

Best news I've heard all week.

Looking forward to it, mate.

 

[peon_workwork]

is 0.7.4 latest? i see something like alpha 0.9.7

 

[Cronos]

alpha 0.9.9 is the latest, i have not uploaded it to hive because it is not finished yet.

 

[Mr.Troll]

so scary if your alone...

 

[Tanasren]

i dont know if u'll ever read what i say

i maybe already told ya i don't remember
but in v1.00 the private chat system didn't work and it never worked for me

 

[Cronos]

Map Updated:

- Fixed a bug that causes space ship turrets to damage themselves.
- Fixed a major bug that occured after the inhabitants of a destroyed space station or space ship were killed resulting in everyone always reviving after death.
- Fixed a bug that prevented the Dragon Combat Suit's Heat Field ability from affecting enemies.
- Fixed Private Chatting.
- Nerfed Meteor Shower Event.
- Slightly Nerfed Space Pirate Event.
- Slightly Nerfed Space Station's regular attack.

 

[Vizel]

I thought I was excited to see a new version of SOTP. This just topped that.

Is there a bot up on bnet that's running this yet? Or anyone hosting this? I don't particularly care if it's a bot or not, I gotta play this. Can't wait.

 

[Cronos]

Updated it yet again!

- Nerfed Flame Thrower Robot Event.
- Fixed a victory/defeat bug that would occur when all players simultaneously die.
- Fixed a bug that allowed players to continously revive themselves with Medical Combat Suit.
- Fixed a bug that would not let the Furnace be able to hold corpses after a game remakes.
- Fixed a bug that would cause a space ship to be stuck after launching if the space station landed on the planet.
- Lowered the chance at which random events can spawn.
- Lowered the amount of kills needed to unlock killstreak rewards for The Arena.

 

[Koloricsi]

Would be nice to put changelog into the description, i believe a lot of people would appreciate it.

 

[SasuhKun]

Cronos, you're still updating it... Oh god. I admire your persistency, you know. Well, SC2 still sucks in many things, so I suppose it is logical that wc3 still lives on. For more than one reason I stopped playing, but maybe I'll try to soon enough, if I get some time.

 

[Cronos]

Thank you, im just waiting for blizzard's updates to the SC2 editor before I migrate from WC3 however; I have some pretty interesting concepts in mind and I would like to give them a shot with SC2. About this game... the other ones prior to this are bugged to hell, almost unplayable, but this one is very stable and enjoyable... the remake feature is a blessing to my gameplay experiance!

 

[kiloneie]

Parasite 3 is so weird DarkShoGun... it's non stop team killing even by newbies, mutant and alien aren't even cool... skills tend to be just stupid... and seriously all of the interface is okward... odd... not really good ...

I liked the parasite 2 >.> and parasite ressurection which was not made by you >.>.

 

[Cronos]

It is nice that you don't like the map, but it would be more nice if you left suggestions on improving it. I quite like the abilities, and I find both mutant and alien forms to be very fun. I also don't understand why you feel the interface is awkward, care to elaborate?

 

[Tanasren]

i have a long list of suggestions too

interface is good though

 

[Cronos]

feel free to share them right here.

 

[Cronos]

Map updated again, and here are the changes:

- Nerfed overall damage that can be inflicted upon any player.
- Reduced firing delay for semi-auto weapons.
- Reduced the amount of life recovered from auto-regeneration.
- Reduced overall unit move speed.
- Made Random Events trigger less frequently.
- Nerfed Space Station's regular attack.
- Nerfed the Speed Boots Item.
- Buffed Dragon Combat Suit's Projectile Speed.
- Replaced Dragon Combat Suit's Conflagrate Ability with Napalm Grenade.
- Buffed the Effect Radius of the Dragon Combat Suit's Heat Field Ability but lowered its damage.
- Replaced Tesla Combat Suit's Static Charge Ability with Circuit Breaker.
- Buffed Hazmat Combat Suit's Hazmat Shield ability by doubling auto-regeneration rate while it is active.
- Revised the Space Pirate Event.
- Nerfed the Maximum Life and damage for Failed Human Experiments.
- Nerfed the Maximum Life for Renegade Robots.
- Nerfed the Melee Damage for the Fire-Based Renegade Robot.
- Slightly Reduced the time it takes to enhance genetics.
- Slightly Increased Cooldown for Item Dispensing.
- Made Blood Tester unusable until after the first 5 minutes of each round.
- Prevented the Item Teleporter from teleporting a detonated Anti-Matter Bomb.

 

[Tanasren]

nice updates, thats what i noticed with earlier vers (0.9xx)

move speed too high, auto regen too high, hazmat shield not very useful

 

[Unseen110]

One thing that bothers me is that health item which heals 400 hp (dont remember name), especially now that all damage is nerfed... its really lame, after a long battle ur about to kill someone and they use it and full hp, then they can just run and use and use it again.. kinda ridicilous...
Also, dunno if this has been reported but I had a bug with the Heavy Mech last game, I went into a docked ship with it, but couldnt get out with it anymore. I walked on the exit circle but didnt get teleported out, I could still exit the ship by leaving heavy mech behind

 

[frostloh]

I reached my maximum genetic potential splice omg monster thingy...and I got stuck. No transforming into a mutant, alien or anything, i just got stuck in front of the damn cryogenic chamber.

* 3 MINUTES LATER *
Bats swarm over me.
The Reaper, Captain Dicky Doodle ( or something ) was killed!

and FFA mode/observation mode toggling doesnt work.

but overall, nice map - the above was the only problem i ran into in over 4 games. Good job!

 

[Tanasren]

private chat still doesnt work in 1.03

 

[Cronos]

I have been taking up some suggestions to changes and will be implementing them in 1.05, also tanasren ill see what's up with the private chatting.

 

[Tanasren]

Hmmm when you type -add colour
i dont know if it says soemthing

but then you can use ; and you dont see what you write, the other player can't see neither.
If tac-com is off it says it must be on but it's a LIE !

Cyborg can have awesome strategies, I found one, it requires aiming skill but if you're used to warlock its easy

You increased the stun item, good, because it's a super strong item.

If you change your identity with the item, can you choose the colour ?
For example, if i'm alone vs 2 aliens, i would like to take the spawn colour to confuse the alien.

If you have time to write some hints, like "ping doesnt work" "when you're dead everybody is in red". Could be useful.

 

[Cronos]

Map updated:

- Added Capital Rewards For Killing Random Event Spawned Enemies.
- Added Team Color Distinction For User Controlled Juggernaut Suits.
- Added Particle Shield Ability to Juggernaut Suits.
- Buffed Move Speed for Melee Alien Forms.
- Buffed Space Station and Each Space Ship's Maximum Hitpoints.
- Slightly Buffed Maximum Life for Tier 1 Alien and Spawns (non-cyborg).
- Increased Cooldown for Item Dispensing.
- Reduced the Cooldown for the Arena Juggernaut's Emergency Repair Ability.
- Nerfed Cyborg Spawn's Maximum Hitpoints.
- Nerfed Most Ranged Damage.
- Nerfed Medic Combat Suit's Firing Rate.
- Nerfed Transfusion Kit.
- Nerfed the Assault Combat Suit's Ensnare Ability.
- Nerfed Damage Inflicted by the Star.
- Nerfed Shadow Combat Suit's Blackhole Ability.
- Nerfed Maximum Hitpoints for Renegade Robots.
- Fixed a Bug That Prevented The Dragon Combat Suit's Napalm Grenade From Inflicting Damage.
- Fixed a Bug That Would Cause a Player's Screen to be Locked Onto The Space Station Whenever it is Launched From The Planet.
- Fixed a Bug That Prevented Gene Splicer on The Helios From Functioning Properly.
- Fixed a Bug That Displayed Player Red's Name as the Victorious Reaper, Regardless if he/she is or isn't.
- Fixed a Bug That Would Cause Killstreak Reward Items to Drop From Slain Arena Contenders.
- Fixed a Bug That Allowed Arena Contenders to Use Super Abilities Limitlessly Once Awarded.
- Fixed a Bug That Prevented Players From Viewing Cameras on Planet And Ships.
- Fixed a Bug That Would Sometimes Cause Players to be Permanently Stuck Onboard a Ship When Launched From a Station Preparing to Land on The Planet.
- Fixed a Bug That Would Prevent the Anti-Matter Bomb From Affecting Anything When Detonated on The Planet.
- Fixed all Bugs Associated with the Juggernaut Killstreak Reward for Arena Contenders.

 

[Tanasren]

"- Nerfed Medic Combat Suit's Firing Rate."

Also it had 150 dmg max in 1.03 right ?

i take it only for the shotgun

 

[Tanasren]

-you can remove shared control with the captain card owner

-private chat seems to work

-sonic boom doesn't work sometimes (dunno why and without thermal)

-could you write in loading screen that it auto restarts at the end ?

 

[war-lord]

kinds boring

 

[Vizel]

kinds boring

You probably tried to play alone? This is a multiplayer map, that gets more fun the more people you have in the game. If you have 2-3 people, it probably won't be too fun. If you have 6 people it'll be a blast.

 

[deskulpa]

In version 1.05

Major bug
-Can launch the station when it´s already in space.

Bug
-When auto restart, box vanish in planet.
-When auto restart black role don´t disappear.
-Human lose the bonus mana from enhanced genetic when change suit.
-Gene slice in Andromeda bugged, blood appear in station and if try to upgrade the human die.
-Dead players can leave the arena and living players can enter it.
-Can remove captain enslave by F11, click on button.

Suggestions
-Remove Reaper for human, could be evolution for mutant.
-Make an item in Black Market to rebuild boxes, like Bomb Dispenser or Gene Slice, Tac Com.
-Some events could be done to end the game fast, like after 30min of game the black role destroy all.
-Buff the Heavy Mech, it´s too weak.
-Portal should have a 5sec delay to re-enter in it.
-Bio dome need to be rebuild, it´s too good for alien.
-If a human kill a human, need a punishment, like jail or lose capital or he auto share vision with all players for 5min.
-Mutant spawns.


After playing Parasite 3 for some days, I made this list to help improve the map.
Hope DarkShoGun is still upgrading.