Scully
Insider
I made a video showcasing it. Posted it here:
http://www.baremettle.com/forums/index.php?threads/0-4-2-disappearing-item-bug-recreated.1982/
Exanima 0.4.2 Beta Released
- Thread starter Madoc
- Start date
http://www.baremettle.com/forums/index.php?threads/0-4-2-disappearing-item-bug-recreated.1982/
Tamha & Xalbrus
Insider
0.4.2 locks up during installation and the archive reports a cabinet file fault, 0.4.1 installs/repairs correctly however, is anyone else experiencing this issue? 0.4.2 HF refuses to write to the system. (Repeated on 2 computers using windows 8.1 Home edition, both systems have had no issue running instances of the program up to this point.)
Tamha & Xalbrus
Insider
Thanks for the response Tony, though the issue remains even after verifying all registry entries are clear of any instances of Exanima. The Installer locks up with a full progress bar on Extracting from Archive. The Archive version installs a few files then errors with a cabinet integrity fault. Going to let the installer set for about 30 minutes to see if it eventually figures itself out. The fact others are reporting the version works and installs correctly is frustrating to say the least.
(Archive fails on sound.rpk)
(Archive fails on sound.rpk)
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Tony
Insider
I went to the control panel and used it to remove all Exanima entries. Then I checked to make sure all three folders were deleted (located in program files x86 and appdata; there are two Exanima folders and one Bare Mettle Entertainment folder). Next I downloaded the full installer and not the archive version to make sure the installer wasn't corrupted during the download. After that everything worked. I'm running Windows 7.
Brendan
Developer
Sounds like I better test it again on Windows 8.1!
I've just been doing some Wine testing on Mac OS and Linux and found that the archive doesn't work with that either, comes up with a similar cabinet corrupted message. I've found some new packaging software (for the archive) that works with Wine so will use that for future releases, presumably that'll solve the issue on 8.1 too...
In the meantime you could also try Right click > Run as administrator on the HF or main setup if you haven't already just in case that makes any diff.
I've just been doing some Wine testing on Mac OS and Linux and found that the archive doesn't work with that either, comes up with a similar cabinet corrupted message. I've found some new packaging software (for the archive) that works with Wine so will use that for future releases, presumably that'll solve the issue on 8.1 too...
In the meantime you could also try Right click > Run as administrator on the HF or main setup if you haven't already just in case that makes any diff.
2Devs
I still believe this is a must. A lot of the enjoyment comes from seeing how your actions impact things. Without this feature combat looks dull and enemies feel like puppets and not 'real' characters. You can clearly see it in your own video you just put out -- lots of great hits and opponents do not react in any believable way completely ignoring whatever damage you doing to them...
tiny lampe
Insider
Yes but let's be fair here.
The vast majority of RPG games have no weapon collisions. As a result, attacking an opponent feels as if you were hitting thin air. Not in this game though, where hits are visibly stopped by flesh or armor and your opponents' bodies are even pushed aside due to the inertia of the hit. So you can already see how your actions (your crosshair movement, your steps...) impact things (opponent's bodies) to a much larger degree than in many games of this genre.
Now I'm not sure what kind of hit reactions you have in mind but maybe you want something like hits in unprotected legs causing the victim to drag around that leg and hits in unprotected arms causing the victim to have that arm hanging lifeless. Now let me tell you this: personally, I'd love that. It adds a ton to the belivability of the combat and it has important gameplay applications (you can incapacitate a target instead of killing it, if you are fighting multiple opponents and you incapacitate one, then the fight becomes easier...).
Having said all that, let's look at the CONS for a moment because that's also important.
First, a technical CON. Quoting Madoc:
Since your suggestion would require a lot of animation work it would be very time-consumig to pull off. That in itself makes it a low priority now, when more pressing matters development-wise exist (the skill system, thaumaturgy, more content for ExAnima...)
Second, there are also gameplay CONs to this suggestion.
Since BareMettle absolutely wants the player and NPCs to follow the exact same rules, your suggestion would affect the player as well. Indeed; one clean hit to the leg and the player will be dragging his leg around unable to dodge and run. One good hit to an arm and forget about using a 2H weapon. This will make combat exponentially more unforgiving, because even if a hit doesn't kill you outright, it will make you much easier to defeat. And if you manage to win the fight but you are left say with one crippled leg and no means to heal it, then what?
Your suggestion would make the game extremely hardcore, and force players to avoid fighting as much as possible because dying would be much easier (and remember that in ExAnima dying means game over and in Sui Generis it means losing all your equipment unless you can find your corpse and it hasn't been scavanged yet). I'm not saying this is good or bad (in fact I'd be crazy enough to try it) but I'm not sure the devs want to go that route.
TwoPumpWarrior
Insider
Very well put @tiny lampe
I thought it had been mentioned that enemies would put off audio cues in the future, just not a priority at the moment. @Novado Just seems a little unfair to blast the enemies in this game when there is so much more great stuff going on
I thought it had been mentioned that enemies would put off audio cues in the future, just not a priority at the moment. @Novado Just seems a little unfair to blast the enemies in this game when there is so much more great stuff going on
Holy.Death
Insider
I might be wrong, but I recall developer(s) talking about reflecting the amount damage done to enemies? That's something I find severely lacking, because aside from knowing how good your recent blow was (a lot of blood, enemy stumbling, etc.) there is no way to estimate the total amount of damage sustained over time by your attacks. Even something as little as the amount of blood staying on target could help gauging the severity of injuries.
Murf
Moderator
From Oct 2014 --not sure if any of it has been implemented fully or not.
"We do plan to also introduce some feedback about how wounded a character is btw. Our latest overhaul of character graphics should make this much easier but we haven't got round to it yet. Undead are also missing some voice effects which would give a better clue as to how much damage they've received from a blow."
http://www.baremettle.com/sg/forums/index.php?threads/exanima-first-impressions.1473/page-12#post-20677
"We do plan to also introduce some feedback about how wounded a character is btw. Our latest overhaul of character graphics should make this much easier but we haven't got round to it yet. Undead are also missing some voice effects which would give a better clue as to how much damage they've received from a blow."
http://www.baremettle.com/sg/forums/index.php?threads/exanima-first-impressions.1473/page-12#post-20677
Boothie
Insider
Thaumathurgy has yet to be implemented in the current build.
