Sorta OT, Machines, Anarchy and Destruction progress

[BS-er]

Like Overmind, I didn't quite know where this fit.  Hope the BZ2 modders aren't too annoyed by this intrusion.

Anyway the MAD project is making progress visually and functionally.  here is a screenshot:



We plan to have a demo in maybe 3 months or so, to get feedback, so I wanted to keep the BZ/BZ2 gang aware because the remaining BZ2 community could be quite helpful in testing it.

The site is: http://mad.orderlymayhem.com

[bigbadbogie]

NICE!!! Now I know what I want for christmas!!!

[Zero Angel]

Oh man, i'm loving that blur effect. Its starting to look more and more like FarCry (which is awesome, even though I just happen to think FarCry is overrated).

[BNG Da BZ Fool]

The screenshots look awesome BS. I look forward to the demo. Love the look and feel too.

[bigbadbogie]

now that i look closely, those armoured cars actually resemble a unit from the qf mod that i made

[Warfreak]

thats purely coincidental, no one has seen your units off your mod yet........

[bigbadbogie]

true - only coz i want it to be a surprise

[Nielk1]

More likely you saw one of these MAD models and kept it in your subconscious.

[bigbadbogie]

it was made about 3 months ago actually, and that picture is the first one i have seen of that type of vehicle in MAD

[anomaly]

Looks very nice, though I can't get past the feeling that tanks with wheels look odd.
Still, graphically speaking it looks great.

[VSMIT]

Probably none of us can think of a tank with any part of it touching the ground .

But the pic looks great, hope to be able to play it sometime soon.

VSMIT.

[Avatar]

it was made about 3 months ago actually, and that picture is the first one i have seen of that type of vehicle in MAD

Um, that's the only type of vehicle ever seen in MAD...  unless he's posted a picture of the airplane model also.  It's a ground-based, wheeled-vehicle based combat game and no matter how much I whine they've got no real plans for hovervehicles. 

I assure you that what you're looking at is 100% Lizard magic.  He's a true arteest, that's for sure.

I'm an old, spoiled BZaholic so I too have trouble with vehicles that actually have to touch the ground to move...     It's a personal bias I can't quite get over...

[anomaly]

I've seen pics of their helicopter, too.

Those looked a bit odd too since the landing gear looked like legs.  Kind of insect-like.

[BS-er]

Here's another screeny.  Hopefully they're getting more drool-worthy .



Yeah the wheeled vehicles seem to get all the press.  We're going though some rebuilding and they're the first out of the shop.

Just to make Avatar happy and give him less to whine about I'm looking into having a hovercraft type of vehicle, quite similar in feel to the BZ2 hovercraft.  It won't be featured much in the campaign, but it will be in there for modders, and multiplayer if we get that far .

There will be a lot of unconventional styling in this game: wheeled tanks, unique heli-fighters with 3 and 4 rotors, and insect-like landing gear.  I really want the sense that its a world that's different in many ways.

[Avatar]

The Tanks are definitely picking up an 'attitude' now, looking very good.  I have to check out the latest builds, and feel guilty I'm not contributing more, but GSH is looking at PB4 very soon and BZC needs a lot of work yet... taking all my meager free time and attention.

Still, looks like Lizard has really developed a good look for MAD, and I'm better at expanding already existing things than coming up with new stuff...  so maybe I'll be of more help later in MAD development... 

-Av-

*droool...*