[Player Lin]

It's very weird, the 3DR website and forum just looks like...uh...deadly water, nothing like all PAX footages or news.

No news about IM except the history one(March 23), and the latest news just about Raptor from the 1st day of April.


Are they just want to keep low profile or something(like don't get too hyped or whatever else may backslash them if goes wrong)?

It's really really weird... Just hope it just they're too tired or some bad things and still preparing something good or big for IM or their new other things...

[NNC]

Just wondering, is there a chance that the blocked subway exit in the streets of Washington Wasteland is the same as the blocked subway exit much later in Disrupted Service (after the start of the level, the rightmost secret tagged area to the grey corridor)?

[oasiz]

Yup, kinda! there are 2d images of the whole map that help with showing it. Maybe fox can post one of his here.

We wanted to convey this to some degree but they ended up aligning quite well by accident

[Mr. Tibbs]

Another Ion Maiden mention over on PC Gamer, in the article "Do FPS games still need a singleplayer campaign," inspired by the recent rumors that Black Ops 4 would be solely multiplayer focused.

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On the one hand, first-person shooters need to have singleplayer campaigns if they're going to continue appealing to the market of misanthropic hermits like me who only play multiplayer games so we can complain they don't have bots, or if they do they're definitely not good enough bots. On the other hand, I haven't played a Call of Duty since the original Black Ops back in 2010 and now just play retro indie craft beer shooters like Ion Maiden and Amid Evil instead, so it's not like they were going to win me over no matter how much they spent on hiring one big-name actor for the single-player campaign anyway.

What I'm saying is I don't have a horse in this race, which never stopped anybody from sharing their opinion on the internet as the comments below will bear out. You should definitely check out Ion Maiden though, which is like Duke Nukem 3D only you can blow somebody up with a bowling ball bomb and then kick their head around.

[NNC]

I recognised the "Cops are pigs" banners had been replaced with "Pigs are cops". I think the original made sense, and was quite funny, this one well.... what's the meaning?

[NightFright]

I guess the original term had a taste of political incorrectness, even if the Duke3D pun was fun.

[NNC]

NightFright, on 23 April 2018 - 04:26 AM, said:

I guess the original term had a taste of political incorrectness, even if the Duke3D pun was fun.

In that case, the whole salt and fat stuff for the true americans or the Funk You should be gone too. Or the MTV joke. I seriously hope this wasn't the reason for the change. The current one is terrible and meaningless, it's even better to remove them.

[Sanek]

Hank, on 21 April 2018 - 05:23 PM, said:

^ It’s not that simple. Voidpoint needs 3D Realms and vice versa, methinks? Could be wrong, as most of the time.

I know that. I was talking about the mentioning in the press.

[Hank]

Sanek, on 23 April 2018 - 05:22 AM, said:

I know that. I was talking about the mentioning in the press.

This was not directed at anyone, specific.
And as I wrote in that post, for now, I'll shut up. I deleted my sardonic comment on Steam and simply wait now for the entire game to be published. This is the only way for me to chill.

Thus, best wishes to all.

[Mark]

I have been mostly silent on IM because I too am waiting for the full version before I buy it. It will be the first new game I have bought in many years. And thats saying something. I'm against signing up for digital downloads on a website but I'm going to make an exception for this game when the time comes.

[MusicallyInspired]

There will be a physical release. You could just get that.

[Mark]

Wow, even better. Shows how much attention I've been paying.

[MusicallyInspired]

Yeah. Classic big box release. Comes with a floppy disk that slides out a USB.

[Mark]

OK. I remember now reading something about that. I just forgot.

[TerminX]

Nancsi, on 23 April 2018 - 04:23 AM, said:

I recognised the "Cops are pigs" banners had been replaced with "Pigs are cops". I think the original made sense, and was quite funny, this one well.... what's the meaning?

It was always supposed to be a Duke3D reference, but some morons thought it was a political statement so I changed it around. The intended meaning is the exact same now as it was before.

[Forge]

TerminX, on 23 April 2018 - 01:34 PM, said:

some morons thought it was a political statement

[OpenMaw]

TerminX, on 23 April 2018 - 01:34 PM, said:

It was always supposed to be a Duke3D reference, but some morons thought it was a political statement so I changed it around. The intended meaning is the exact same now as it was before.

Ugh...

[Hank]

anyone remember him?

[Mark]

I have a bunch of his great quotes saved on my HD.

[NNC]

TerminX, on 23 April 2018 - 01:34 PM, said:

It was always supposed to be a Duke3D reference, but some morons thought it was a political statement so I changed it around. The intended meaning is the exact same now as it was before.

Seriously, who cares what morons think? The original was a lot better.

[Danukem]

"Pigs are cops" just doesn't sound right.

What if "cops are pigs" was accompanied by the distinctive silhouette of the Duke 3D pigcop sprite?

[High Treason]

One for the list of things to mode into the game when the full version comes out, I guess.

[Zaxx]

Trooper Dan, on 23 April 2018 - 06:02 PM, said:

"Pigs are cops" just doesn't sound right.

What if "cops are pigs" was accompanied by the distinctive silhouette of the Duke 3D pigcop sprite?

I like this idea but my guess is that Voidpoint can't use the exact sprite silhouette from Duke 3D. Maybe there could be a different one that resembles it closely?

[Daedolon]

I feel "pigs are cops" is a more direct reference to Duke3D than it would be the other way around.

[MetHy]

I think "Pigs are cops" is more funny.

"Cops are pigs" was like "heh, double meaning" whether a political statement was intended or not.
While "Pigs are cops" is a direct reference which at the same time fools around that famous expression. It also fits with the kind of derative humour other Build games had.

[NightFright]

Just take it as Yoda speech and suck it down. I understand why it had to be changed and don't think it makes the levels less fun or the pun less obvious.

[NNC]

I tried Queen of the Hill, and love the concept. The music is awesome, the weapon is awesome, unfortunately it has two flaws:

1. Stage 2 is terrible, the worst level in the entire thing. I mean c'mon, why the enemies are so hidden for so long? It's hard to make it in time. Other early levels had these problems (especially when you have 2 spiders left scattered) but not as badly as stage 2.
2. After the spider spam level my FPS drops to very low, and never really recovered.

As for the base game, I suspect "Salt & Fat" will be Ion Maiden's answer to "Duke Burger". I hope that thing gets his own level in the final release.

[oasiz]

For 1, wait for the next update
It's already fixed in the current test version.

[TerminX]

Stage 2 being the way it is is pretty much the result of last minute changes fucking it up; there will be an additional update sometime in the near future to address it and some of the additional performance concerns.

We are straight up pushing the BUILD engine too hard.

[MusicallyInspired]

I just realized there was a message in my Bombshell Digital Deluxe edition on GOG that said to go to my account in More>Serial Keys and I'd find a key for the Preview Campaign. Sure enough I redeemed it and now I have an entry for the preview campaign in my games list, not just as an extra bonus goodie download for Bombshell Digital Deluxe. It contains the second update installer so I can finally play QOTH now. In fact, the bonus goodie download link in Bombshell Digital Deluxe now just leads to a 403 forbidden error.