Last Man's Stand [RELEASE!]
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I downloaded it, was really expecting something, but unfortunately, the amount of lag disappointed me, there was so much frameskipping due to this on the character animation, it looked awful, and it took over a second for the lock-on system to kick in, and the shots were also delayed too.
I got hit one time by a zombie (Taking me down to around 85-90% HP), and the Gameover screen appeared o.O
I thought I'd try again, managed to lag my way around the corner to the supplies where the boss is, and as I walked up to shoot the zombies, the game just froze on me...
I think that the main issue with the game is that you've got some serious lag problems, most likely due to so many events, I mean, the first demo was fine for me, although the framerate was a tad low then, but this time it was highly noticable and made it very difficult to play.
Now, I'm not knocking your game, I'm not saying it was bad in any way, but the lag just made it pretty much unplayable for me, not sure how you'd fix it since I'm sure you've already got an Antilag script or two in there, but that's just my input on it so far.
I got hit one time by a zombie (Taking me down to around 85-90% HP), and the Gameover screen appeared o.O
I thought I'd try again, managed to lag my way around the corner to the supplies where the boss is, and as I walked up to shoot the zombies, the game just froze on me...
I think that the main issue with the game is that you've got some serious lag problems, most likely due to so many events, I mean, the first demo was fine for me, although the framerate was a tad low then, but this time it was highly noticable and made it very difficult to play.
Now, I'm not knocking your game, I'm not saying it was bad in any way, but the lag just made it pretty much unplayable for me, not sure how you'd fix it since I'm sure you've already got an Antilag script or two in there, but that's just my input on it so far.
I haven't noticed any lags on my computer.
The only thing that sucks in this game is the battle system. A zombie can kill you in one second. In addition, range of a pistol is not very long and mixture of those difficulties makes the game a little bit uncomfortable. There's no any enjoyment in killing zombies ;c
And the last thing - how to kill this giant badass camping on the supplies?
The only thing that sucks in this game is the battle system. A zombie can kill you in one second. In addition, range of a pistol is not very long and mixture of those difficulties makes the game a little bit uncomfortable. There's no any enjoyment in killing zombies ;c
And the last thing - how to kill this giant badass camping on the supplies?
OK, thanks for playing.
@006: I haven't got a clue to be honest. At the rate of what I've managed to do at the moment, it's probably going to be more like 2011 by the time this is done. I'm not sure. And lol, yeah, sorry about the demo's size. It should be worth it.
@jъГìsт: Yeah. Lag does seem to be a problem. And it's even more of a problem when the game doesn't lag at all on either my computer, or my tester's (or RezydentX's), so it's quite hard to fix something that you don't experience. However, I am more than aware that the HUD is the main thing that slows LMS down by a mile, and because of that, I have decided to *deep breaths* try and script it and replace the evented one. So, once that's done, hopefully gameplay will speed up, because at the moment, the HUD has 42 conditional branches all running at the same time, non stop through the whole game. And that is obviously a problem. So that's my first priority at the moment - to get rid of all the lag. And I'm guessing both the other problems, (the freezing, the gameover) are also due to lag.
@RezydentX: Right, thanks for putting your opinions across. I know the zombies high speed relentless biting is a pain in the arse. To say the least. So that, along with an increased range for the pistol, will be changed. The reason I haven't edited the zombie biting before, is because I was waiting to add the zombie biting Joe animation, but that wasn't completed in time. So it'll be fixed. Right, the boss (The Bouncer):
So with that, I suppose I will need to start fixing all these bugs, and then get a re release of the demo out, with hopefully no lag, and an improved pistol and zombie attacks. Please still try the current demo though.
@006: I haven't got a clue to be honest. At the rate of what I've managed to do at the moment, it's probably going to be more like 2011 by the time this is done. I'm not sure. And lol, yeah, sorry about the demo's size. It should be worth it.
@jъГìsт: Yeah. Lag does seem to be a problem. And it's even more of a problem when the game doesn't lag at all on either my computer, or my tester's (or RezydentX's), so it's quite hard to fix something that you don't experience. However, I am more than aware that the HUD is the main thing that slows LMS down by a mile, and because of that, I have decided to *deep breaths* try and script it and replace the evented one. So, once that's done, hopefully gameplay will speed up, because at the moment, the HUD has 42 conditional branches all running at the same time, non stop through the whole game. And that is obviously a problem. So that's my first priority at the moment - to get rid of all the lag. And I'm guessing both the other problems, (the freezing, the gameover) are also due to lag.
@RezydentX: Right, thanks for putting your opinions across. I know the zombies high speed relentless biting is a pain in the arse. To say the least. So that, along with an increased range for the pistol, will be changed. The reason I haven't edited the zombie biting before, is because I was waiting to add the zombie biting Joe animation, but that wasn't completed in time. So it'll be fixed. Right, the boss (The Bouncer):
If you examine the two lamp posts infront of The Bouncer, you'll find that they are rusted and hardly standing at the base. You can also kind of see that. If you wait long enough without doing anything to the boss, Joe will say 'I need a way of getting that thing down from those crates, so I can get a clear shot'. Or something like that. So, either shoot, and smash with the baseball bat, and knock the two posts down. This will smash the crates, and you can get two clear shots at him.
So with that, I suppose I will need to start fixing all these bugs, and then get a re release of the demo out, with hopefully no lag, and an improved pistol and zombie attacks. Please still try the current demo though.
Ok, after two weeks vacation, I've returned. Sorry for the lack of good updates, but it's kind of hard to do any work when you don't have a computer :smile: . But I'm back now. So.
---UPDATE---
After the continued comments on lag, I've decided to do something to stop it. I am not, as you may have guessed by now, a serious scripter, which is why LMS has an evented battle system, and why I have needed scripters to script other systems for me. This time however, I decided to try on my own at editing a script to suit the purposes of Last Man's Stand. Here's a screen of my progress.
What you can see there is functional and scripted, and as I guess much of the lag was due to the original evented HUD, I hope this will free up gamplay a little. I still have some work to do on it, but it's a start.
---UPDATE---
After the continued comments on lag, I've decided to do something to stop it. I am not, as you may have guessed by now, a serious scripter, which is why LMS has an evented battle system, and why I have needed scripters to script other systems for me. This time however, I decided to try on my own at editing a script to suit the purposes of Last Man's Stand. Here's a screen of my progress.
What you can see there is functional and scripted, and as I guess much of the lag was due to the original evented HUD, I hope this will free up gamplay a little. I still have some work to do on it, but it's a start.
The Last Man's Stand site has mainly moved. Our new site is our global game making site, DeadWater Productions. You can find a load more screens and information on the forums there.
To give you a bit of an update on progress, I am mainl focussing on my side project at the moment, but I have sorted the scripted HUD. So It's still moving on as well. Next job is scripting the ABS...
To give you a bit of an update on progress, I am mainl focussing on my side project at the moment, but I have sorted the scripted HUD. So It's still moving on as well. Next job is scripting the ABS...
---MAJOR NEWS---
OK, I know it's been a while again, but this is the reason. Last Man's Stand is changing completely. Here is the post I made on the DeadWater Productions site, so I don't have to type it again:
So, the game will now be totally different, but still following roughly the same storyline within itself. As I said, it was illogical for Joe to be the only one left, and the quality of the game was seriously lacking, so I'm starting again. To give you an idea of where I am at the moment in terms of the game, the base of the shooting system (based on NeoABS, which, for those who followed this game from the beginning will remember that was the original battle system) is done. As well as the scripts being made, I'm also redoing lots of the tilesets, so there is more life to them. I'll post some of the WIP stuff soon.
But I seriously need help with bringing the new LMS to life. If you're a scripter, and want to help out with just a few things, click here, and please at least help me with one of the things I need. The main one being a small edit of the animations used in NeoABS. So if you can help, please do.
And that's it. Please tell me what you think of everything, your comments are appreciated. This project is not dead. It's undead :grin: (cheesy joke, ignore me).
OK, I know it's been a while again, but this is the reason. Last Man's Stand is changing completely. Here is the post I made on the DeadWater Productions site, so I don't have to type it again:
So, the game will now be totally different, but still following roughly the same storyline within itself. As I said, it was illogical for Joe to be the only one left, and the quality of the game was seriously lacking, so I'm starting again. To give you an idea of where I am at the moment in terms of the game, the base of the shooting system (based on NeoABS, which, for those who followed this game from the beginning will remember that was the original battle system) is done. As well as the scripts being made, I'm also redoing lots of the tilesets, so there is more life to them. I'll post some of the WIP stuff soon.
But I seriously need help with bringing the new LMS to life. If you're a scripter, and want to help out with just a few things, click here, and please at least help me with one of the things I need. The main one being a small edit of the animations used in NeoABS. So if you can help, please do.
And that's it. Please tell me what you think of everything, your comments are appreciated. This project is not dead. It's undead :grin: (cheesy joke, ignore me).
Glitchfinder
Staff
Will you still be using that CMS I made for you?
Anyway, I personally think this is a step in the right direction. It's always a good idea to look back on your older works to see what could have been improved. It's an even better idea to actually improve it, if you actually have the time to do so. I expect that the game will be a much better project as a result.
Anyway, I personally think this is a step in the right direction. It's always a good idea to look back on your older works to see what could have been improved. It's an even better idea to actually improve it, if you actually have the time to do so. I expect that the game will be a much better project as a result.
@Glitchfinder: Yes, I will be still using your CMS, it's awesome, but there's a small error where the torch shows on top of the menu instead of behind it (it's fixed in the Reunion version you made) that I'll ask you about at a later date. I'm glad you like how the game is looking though.
@jbrist: That's a good idea. When I get round to editing the old maps, I'll post one. Thanks.
Any one else got comments? I need to know if the game is looking better.
@jbrist: That's a good idea. When I get round to editing the old maps, I'll post one. Thanks.
Any one else got comments? I need to know if the game is looking better.
Lazer Kirby
Member
Well, yeah I need to see older screenshots before commenting.
LumberWarrior
Member
Goody Department":5fr24lnv said:
First off that is not being completely destroyed, second it worked for me, but if you give me your user name and email I can reset your pass and send it to you.