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Offline An4ximandros

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Angles Fall First on early access (Steam)
on: October 07, 2015, 08:49:59 pm
It's been 7 years since I heard of this thing and started following it. And it's beginning to bear fruit! ANGELS FALL FIRST IS ON STEAM!
Installing now. Will provide a report soon.
 

Offline AdmiralRalwood

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Re: Angles Fall First on early access (Steam)
Reply #1 on: October 08, 2015, 02:06:50 am
It's really great, but I recommend people wait for a few patches until they work out the networking kinks.
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schrödinbug (noun) - a bug that manifests itself in running software after a programmer notices that the code should never have worked in the first place.

When you gaze long into BMPMAN, BMPMAN also gazes into you.

"I am one of the best FREDders on Earth" -General Battuta

<Aesaar> literary criticism is vladimir putin

<MageKing17> "There's probably a reason the code is the way it is" is a very dangerous line of thought. :P
<MageKing17> Because the "reason" often turns out to be "nobody noticed it was wrong".
(the very next day)
<MageKing17> this ****ing code did it to me again
<MageKing17> "That doesn't really make sense to me, but I'll assume it was being done for a reason."
<MageKing17> **** ME
<MageKing17> THE REASON IS PEOPLE ARE STUPID
<MageKing17> ESPECIALLY ME

<MageKing17> God damn, I do not understand how this is breaking.
<MageKing17> Everything points to "this should work fine", and yet it's clearly not working.
<MjnMixael> 2 hours later... "God damn, how did this ever work at all?!"
(...)
<MageKing17> so
<MageKing17> more than two hours
<MageKing17> but once again we have reached the inevitable conclusion
<MageKing17> How did this code ever work in the first place!?

<@The_E> Welcome to OpenGL, where standards compliance is optional, and error reporting inconsistent

<MageKing17> It was all working perfectly until I actually tried it on an actual mission.

<IronWorks> I am useful for FSO stuff again. This is a red-letter day!
* z64555 erases "Thursday" and rewrites it in red ink

<MageKing17> TIL the entire homing code is held up by shoestrings and duct tape, basically.
 

Offline X3N0-Life-Form

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Re: Angles Fall First on early access (Steam)
Reply #2 on: October 08, 2015, 02:09:02 am
*insert geometry joke*
 

Offline Dragon

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Re: Angles Fall First on early access (Steam)
Reply #3 on: October 09, 2015, 05:55:47 pm
Will it have actual singleplayer set in its "rich universe of fiction and art" or are we just getting another multiplayer shooter?
 

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Re: Angles Fall First on early access (Steam)
Reply #4 on: October 09, 2015, 07:28:22 pm
That
by Scott Manley talks about a singleplayer mode...
 

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Re: Angles Fall First on early access (Steam)
Reply #5 on: October 09, 2015, 10:25:33 pm
Quote from: Dragon on October 09, 2015, 05:55:47 pm
Will it have actual singleplayer set in its "rich universe of fiction and art" or are we just getting another multiplayer shooter?
Quote from: crizza on October 09, 2015, 07:28:22 pm
That
by Scott Manley talks about a singleplayer mode...
(Fixed your youtube embed.)
It started as an Unreal Tournament 3 mod; there's a remote chance we might eventually see some kind of singleplayer campaign, but I wouldn't set my sights above Incursion maps BUT MORE.

It's the kind of thing the devs talk about as "nice to have", not "we're working on this".

That being said, bot support is actually pretty good; they have a decent understanding of the full range of game mechanics, so other human players are not required to enjoy the game.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Codethulhu GitHub wgah'nagl fhtagn.

schrödinbug (noun) - a bug that manifests itself in running software after a programmer notices that the code should never have worked in the first place.

When you gaze long into BMPMAN, BMPMAN also gazes into you.

"I am one of the best FREDders on Earth" -General Battuta

<Aesaar> literary criticism is vladimir putin

<MageKing17> "There's probably a reason the code is the way it is" is a very dangerous line of thought. :P
<MageKing17> Because the "reason" often turns out to be "nobody noticed it was wrong".
(the very next day)
<MageKing17> this ****ing code did it to me again
<MageKing17> "That doesn't really make sense to me, but I'll assume it was being done for a reason."
<MageKing17> **** ME
<MageKing17> THE REASON IS PEOPLE ARE STUPID
<MageKing17> ESPECIALLY ME

<MageKing17> God damn, I do not understand how this is breaking.
<MageKing17> Everything points to "this should work fine", and yet it's clearly not working.
<MjnMixael> 2 hours later... "God damn, how did this ever work at all?!"
(...)
<MageKing17> so
<MageKing17> more than two hours
<MageKing17> but once again we have reached the inevitable conclusion
<MageKing17> How did this code ever work in the first place!?

<@The_E> Welcome to OpenGL, where standards compliance is optional, and error reporting inconsistent

<MageKing17> It was all working perfectly until I actually tried it on an actual mission.

<IronWorks> I am useful for FSO stuff again. This is a red-letter day!
* z64555 erases "Thursday" and rewrites it in red ink

<MageKing17> TIL the entire homing code is held up by shoestrings and duct tape, basically.
 

Offline Col. Fishguts

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Re: Angles Fall First on early access (Steam)
Reply #6 on: October 10, 2015, 08:43:39 am
That looks intriguing. The art style of the ships is reminsecent of Homeworld :yes: And the gameplay looks not too shabby as well.... looking forward to the final game.
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Offline AdmiralRalwood

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Re: Angles Fall First on early access (Steam)
Reply #7 on: October 10, 2015, 08:57:43 am
Quote from: Col. Fishguts on October 10, 2015, 08:43:39 am
The art style of the ships is reminsecent of Homeworld :yes:
Perhaps, then, you won't be surprised to hear that most people first heard of Angels Fall First through their Homeworld 2 mod.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Codethulhu GitHub wgah'nagl fhtagn.

schrödinbug (noun) - a bug that manifests itself in running software after a programmer notices that the code should never have worked in the first place.

When you gaze long into BMPMAN, BMPMAN also gazes into you.

"I am one of the best FREDders on Earth" -General Battuta

<Aesaar> literary criticism is vladimir putin

<MageKing17> "There's probably a reason the code is the way it is" is a very dangerous line of thought. :P
<MageKing17> Because the "reason" often turns out to be "nobody noticed it was wrong".
(the very next day)
<MageKing17> this ****ing code did it to me again
<MageKing17> "That doesn't really make sense to me, but I'll assume it was being done for a reason."
<MageKing17> **** ME
<MageKing17> THE REASON IS PEOPLE ARE STUPID
<MageKing17> ESPECIALLY ME

<MageKing17> God damn, I do not understand how this is breaking.
<MageKing17> Everything points to "this should work fine", and yet it's clearly not working.
<MjnMixael> 2 hours later... "God damn, how did this ever work at all?!"
(...)
<MageKing17> so
<MageKing17> more than two hours
<MageKing17> but once again we have reached the inevitable conclusion
<MageKing17> How did this code ever work in the first place!?

<@The_E> Welcome to OpenGL, where standards compliance is optional, and error reporting inconsistent

<MageKing17> It was all working perfectly until I actually tried it on an actual mission.

<IronWorks> I am useful for FSO stuff again. This is a red-letter day!
* z64555 erases "Thursday" and rewrites it in red ink

<MageKing17> TIL the entire homing code is held up by shoestrings and duct tape, basically.
 

Offline General Battuta

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Re: Angles Fall First on early access (Steam)
Reply #8 on: October 10, 2015, 09:11:46 am
This actually looks pretty dope...
 

Offline Dragon

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Re: Angles Fall First on early access (Steam)
Reply #9 on: October 10, 2015, 08:18:02 pm
Quote from: AdmiralRalwood on October 09, 2015, 10:25:33 pm
It started as an Unreal Tournament 3 mod; there's a remote chance we might eventually see some kind of singleplayer campaign, but I wouldn't set my sights above Incursion maps BUT MORE.

It's the kind of thing the devs talk about as "nice to have", not "we're working on this".

That being said, bot support is actually pretty good; they have a decent understanding of the full range of game mechanics, so other human players are not required to enjoy the game.
Well, if they have good bots, a Battlefront 2-style campaign should, at the very least, be possible to pull off with minimum fuss. This looks like it could have a lot of potential in singleplayer, even if the missions retain the "gamey" mechanics like BF2 ones did.
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