The Crucible Anticipation thread

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Well with the MSUC phase4 deadline approaching Runestorm(South Africa's coolest and most experienced modding team) wil be releasing something soon.
When they release something, it's normally awsome. Deadline is 31st August.

They probably gonna upload something at the very last moment of the deadline so until then.

Can someone upload the The Haunted 2.5 locally...Should keep me busy until then.
http://www.moddb.com/mods/the-haunte...d#commentreply


All update they gave so far was this one screenshot:

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Should see something from them any time between today and tomoroz. They gonna have a hard time competing with The Haunted though. Luckily it's in the non fps category.

[ReGret]

Will it be a full-fledged game?
Seems awesome - and ofcourse, support your local product!
Edit: Oh :/. Thats what happens when you don't read.
UT3 mod Okay...

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Will it be a full-fledged game?
Seems awesome - and ofcourse, support your local product!
Edit: Oh :/. Thats what happens when you don't read.
UT3 mod Okay...

Well they're aiming at going retail after the MSUC contest. They gonna use this basically for their portfolio and gonna go publisher hunting. At least that's how I understand it. They're local support to thus far have been quite lack luster though.

To check out some of their previous work check below this page.
http://www.runestorm.com/news.php

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Looks like they just uploaded it
They haven't gotten chance to fully announce it yet though so won't find any info on it yet.
http://www.fileplanet.com/204474/dow...-Crucible-v1.0

Looks like they also uploaded a Trailer:
http://www.fileplanet.com/204462/200...:-Beta-Trailer
which is about 42meg

The MSUC site takes time to update, you can find all the latest entries here:
http://www.fileplanet.com/174/0/new50/New_Gaming_Files

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Well downloaded it, definately not what I expected.

[Maplassie]

you seem dissapointed?

[Sockmonkey]

Well downloaded it, definately not what I expected.

Why was it not what you expected?

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If you familiar with their previous work like ballistics for UT2004 and if you look at the theme of The Crucible(heaven vs Hell the last thing you'd expect them to bring out some kick ass multi functional weaponry. Was expecting iron sights and some cool new unique features for the weapons to polish em off.
Instead they seem to have concentrated on a new multiplayer gametype in the spirit of Grand Theft Auto and pimp my ride(carmageddon edition) to show off what they can do.

Check out the trailer and you'll get an idea. It does have a whole lot of content inlcuding all their past characters and a few new gametypesUnfortunately I can't seem to get stock weapons to work on some on those new gametypes kinda limiting them, which will hopefully be fixed in the future.

Here's the features list:

4) Mod Elements:

We have added a great number of elements to this mod which include the following:

Weapons:
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-Hammer of Retribution
-Raven Sidearm
-Basilisk Shotgun
-Reaper Assault-Rifle
-Trident Machinegun
-Gryphon Sniper-Rifle
-Hydra Rocket-Launcher
-Scarab Grenade, aka "Pineapple"

The Crucible Weapons feature:

Reloading System
Weapon Recoil
New Effects
New Sounds
Standard Crucible Weapons Mutator
Melee only Mutator
Hammers vs Pistols Mutator
Health Regen with varying levels
Armor Regen
Bonus health for frags
Botlist Randomizing
Hints System
Un-Desaturation Feature
Melee Swipes
Hammer Combos
Hammer Skill System
3rd Person Melee Animations
AI Support
Multiplayer Support
Enemy Name Tag Remover
Weapon Brass
Fancy Grenades
Player Movement Speed tweaks
Options Menu
Low ammo sounds
Crouching improves recoil
Pain knocks aim off
Improved Scopes
Guided rockets
Splash Screen shows active components
Randomized kill messages


Crucible Weapons Options:

These can be set using the mutator 'Configure' option

Preferences:

-Disable Hints
Disable the hints for the Crucible Weapons.
-Eject Brass (Shell Casings)
Toggle weapon brass spawning.
-Saturation Scale
Adjust overall saturation in the game. Higher values mean more color.
0 = Default, 1 = Average saturation, -1 = Double grey

Rules:

-Use Crucible Weapons
You can use this if you want the other features of the mod without the weapons or
you are using another method to spawn the weapons.

-Enable Health Regeneration
Enables regenerating health. Health starts to recharge shortly after being injured.

-Enable Kill Health Bonus
Gain a small health bonus for frags.

-Randomize Bot List Order
Improves the bot-list by randomly sorting your chasen bots per match.

-Tweak AI (Reduce Jumpiness)
Forces bots to be less jumpy.

-Hide Enemy Name Tags
Hides the name tags that follow enemies/players around.

-Don't Replace LinkGun
Useful for Warfare for charging nodes and vehicles.

-Melee Required Kills Scale
Scale the amount of kills required to gain level-ups for the Hammer:
1=Default. 0=Levelup every kill. 0.5=halve the kills required. 2=Double hard to get levelups

-Players Move Speed Scale
Tweak the movement speed of players. 1 = Default, 2 = faster, 0.5 = half-slow, 0.9=slightly slower
Player speed is capped so setting this to very high values won't have much effect


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Characters:
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-Savior Character

OVer 80 parts (incl. alternate skins)
Custom Physics
Voice Pack
Custom Materials
1st Person Arms
5 Characters
18 Extra Bots

Savior:
The Savior, the mightiest warrior of Heaven and ruler of it's armies, is unmatched in battle. He has fought countless wars, battled the underworld's most powerful beings and slain untold numbers of Hell's minions. A number of powerful generals serve under him and honorably follow his will.

Redeemer:
One of Heavens veteran generals, the Redeemer is as capable as any of Heavens Elite. A battle-hardened pit fighter, the Redeemer has walked with the Savior into countless bloody battles against the ravenous fiends from Hell.

Paladin:
Serving under the Savior, the Paladin is imbued with holy energies which gives him the strength to battle Hell's twisted Warlocks and Sorcerers. As with most of Heavens elite generals, the Paladin does not command his troops from the back of the line, but at the vangaurd, engaging some of Hells greatest minions.

Purifier:
The Purifier is the leader of a specific sect of Heavens army, whose duty it is to hunt down and slay the corrupted, the possessed and the heretics who have turned from the light. He fears nothing from Hell and serves the Savior as faithfully as any, carrying out his task with great conviction.

Sanctifier:
A devoted warrior, the Sanctifier is skilled in the arts of stealth and subterfuge. This assassin has been tasked with the elimination of demons, that do not take part in battle directly, preferring to command their hordes from behind the lines.

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-Zombie Character

1st Person Arms
20+ Parts
Voice pack
Custom Physics

Hell employs many of these undead warriors for their persistence, toughness and frenzied aggression.

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-Skeleton Minion Character

30+ Parts
Custom physics
1st person arms
Custom gibs
Voice Pack

Among the unthinkable number of undead minions under hell's command, the bizzarre animated dead skeleton is an iconic figure. Unlike most undead, they are quite agile and possessed of a wicked cunning. Their ability to use human equipment, even that with which they left there former lives, makes them very deadly. Skeleton minions are even capable of cooperative tactics and often work together as a coordinated squad.

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-Crusader Character

1st Person Arms
Voice pack
Custom Physics

These elite warriors are all experienced veterans whose foremost purpose is the slaughter of demons. They will venture into the depths of hell to uphold the light and battle the fiercest demons. No fight is too tough and crusader legions have been known to massacre almost limitless hordes of hell's minions in the most vicious of battles.

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-Gargoyle Character

20+ Parts
Custom Physics
1st Person Arms
Custom Materials
Voice Pack

Deep into the creatures body the magic rocks have drilled, replacing its weak inner structure. The organic flesh and skin has become just a shell whilst the magic of the rocks keep it alive. Despite it's inorganic core, it can still feel the pain of the foreign matter that crawls under it's skin, bursting through its flesh. It has become a raging monstrosity!

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Maps:
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-Avalon Temple [Deathmatch]
A Heaven themed Deathmatch map.
-Road Rage [Road Rage]
A long Road Rage highway, connecting 2 bases and an outpost.

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Vehicles:
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The new Crucible vehicles feature:

Improved Vehicle damage system
Heavily customizable vehicles
Multi Area Vehicle Paint customization
Multiple vehicle weapons, dependant on what player was using
Improved vehicle physics
Improved player vs vehicle physics

-Buchannan
A medium speed passenger car:
5 seats including driver and sun-roof gunner
6 Paint areas
Tougher than Inferno

-Inferno
A fast 2-man car:
2 Seats including driver
8 Paint areas
Good handling

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