Could this possibly turn into a GPL mod?
Any estimate when a newer version might be released?
NanoBlobs 0.3, dev diary
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This mod will be released for free, but we will not be GPL'ing it. The license will be explained on release, but the short version is, "you may use this mod to learn from, but we do not want you stealing our work".
As for the vampiric... eh... no. It's not that I don't like vampires, mind you. It just wouldn't fit
As for the vampiric... eh... no. It's not that I don't like vampires, mind you. It just wouldn't fit
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It's very, very simple, right now. I do not think players are going to be like, "whoa, I have too many choices", or confuse NanoBlobs with, say, UTASP or whatever The Holder is the first truely new unit, really- the rest are still pretty much theoretical, and until you see finished screens, rest assured, they are still in testing. The proposed unit list was just that- a proposal. Not a promise.
We're adding things veeeeeery slowly. Half that reason is that good content takes awhile... half is because I'm actually spending a lot've time on the game-design side of things. Remember, I built the first two versions' gameplay in seven hours... this is more like seventy, and counting. It will definately be a refreshingly different experience, but with strong resemblence to the first versions in terms of the basic, pure balance that we're seeking. It's not a mod where you build 50 different kinds of things, and obsess endlessly about buildtree order. It's a mod where you have very few things to build, and each one is useful, usually in more than one context. The real questions are, "how many, how fast, and what am I doing with them". While the battles will continue to be massive in scope, micro is being deliberately encouraged in a variety of ways, and units used in micro will feel very different than the equivalents used as random spam from AutoFacs (which are, really, no more or less than the Fortress concept with prettier clothing and much better game design).
The Holder is the first truely new unit, really- the rest are still pretty much theoretical, and until you see finished screens, rest assured, they are still in testing. The proposed unit list was just that- a proposal. Not a promise.We're adding things veeeeeery slowly. Half that reason is that good content takes awhile... half is because I'm actually spending a lot've time on the game-design side of things. Remember, I built the first two versions' gameplay in seven hours... this is more like seventy, and counting. It will definately be a refreshingly different experience, but with strong resemblence to the first versions in terms of the basic, pure balance that we're seeking. It's not a mod where you build 50 different kinds of things, and obsess endlessly about buildtree order. It's a mod where you have very few things to build, and each one is useful, usually in more than one context. The real questions are, "how many, how fast, and what am I doing with them". While the battles will continue to be massive in scope, micro is being deliberately encouraged in a variety of ways, and units used in micro will feel very different than the equivalents used as random spam from AutoFacs (which are, really, no more or less than the Fortress concept with prettier clothing and much better game design).
The rotating part near the front is offset enough that when the gun drops, there's quite a bit of angle to play with. Minbarrelangle=1 is broken in this Spring version, but I wasn't intending to limit it. I suppose that, if a unit got right next to it, it'd look dumb firing down, but you're just never going to notice it, I think. I wish Spring had a Maxbarrelangle TDF tag, so that I could prevent this from ever happening, period, but <shrug> it's not that big of a deal anyhow.
At any rate, I almost have the new Sheep done. It looks quite a bit more... harmless... and cute. I hope people like it, because it's done, and I'm not changing it
The Lord (that'd be the humanoid) is mainly taking awhile because I've been so busy with IRL stuff this week, and my animator has been having computer issues. I'm probably going to end up animating the Sheep, Lord and Square Rook myself, starting tonight... and then we're ready for release of 0.3.
Total units at this point:
AutoFac
MegaFac
Sheep
Wolf
Archer
Knight
SpireRook
SquareRook
Holder
Lord
... as you can see, this is a very short list. Most mods have more units than this in their Tech Level One buildtree, but I believe quality pwns quantity, and I'm not settling for less.
I have a couple of other things that I will be putting in, but they're... not really units. This is pretty much it for this release. We'll add more units if there's a real demand for it, and it makes sense, but we're aiming for a small, high-quality and tight release. After that, we'll talk to folks about game-balance, make sure it's relatively tight, and then move on to something else.
At any rate, I almost have the new Sheep done. It looks quite a bit more... harmless... and cute. I hope people like it, because it's done, and I'm not changing it
The Lord (that'd be the humanoid) is mainly taking awhile because I've been so busy with IRL stuff this week, and my animator has been having computer issues. I'm probably going to end up animating the Sheep, Lord and Square Rook myself, starting tonight... and then we're ready for release of 0.3.
Total units at this point:
AutoFac
MegaFac
Sheep
Wolf
Archer
Knight
SpireRook
SquareRook
Holder
Lord
... as you can see, this is a very short list. Most mods have more units than this in their Tech Level One buildtree, but I believe quality pwns quantity, and I'm not settling for less.
I have a couple of other things that I will be putting in, but they're... not really units. This is pretty much it for this release. We'll add more units if there's a real demand for it, and it makes sense, but we're aiming for a small, high-quality and tight release. After that, we'll talk to folks about game-balance, make sure it's relatively tight, and then move on to something else.