[oasiz]

Skill4 is not meant for first play and you could think of it as a slightly modified like you had in many other old games where they maybe tweaked one or two NOPs away from their behavior to make them more aggressive.

Traditional "more or less enemies" approach doesn't work too well these days as some just simply require a lot more reaction time, no matter the enemy count.
If we had to balance the game for our tastes then we'd probably do skill4 as medium, but naturally that isn't possible

Just think of as 1-3 for first play and skill4 being the more unfair one that actually requires you to remember & hunt for secrets.

Overall skill4 still has very little core changes as we don't want it to force you to re-learn the whole AI

[Kathy]

Frankly, I couldn't finish the level on skill3. The last lift is too hard with different enemies and scarce resources. Haven't tried it enough to 'ragequit', but decided not to bother after realising I couldn't reload save after update.

[Jblade]

Skill 4 felt good, I think the only part that really gave me trouble is the big open outdoor area in front of the GDF offices as there's enemies on all side who just whittle you down.

[Sanek]

I'm kinda late to the party, but I'm finally played this new House of Horrors level.
Overall, I like it. New weapons and enemies is quite good (although barely distinguishable), and level design is top notch. I like all the small things that you can interact with, like pictures or microwave. Love that door in the cellar!
One bug that I noticed is when you look at the security screen from the distance (i.e. don't use it), the skybox is all wrecked up.

[TerminX]

Sanek, on 09 February 2019 - 09:09 AM, said:

I'm kinda late to the party, but I'm finally played this new House of Horrors level.
Overall, I like it. New weapons and enemies is quite good (although barely distinguishable), and level design is top notch. I like all the small things that you can interact with, like pictures or microwave. Love that door in the cellar!
One bug that I noticed is when you look at the security screen from the distance (i.e. don't use it), the skybox is all wrecked up.

Yeah, we know about the skybox problem, it just wasn't worth holding up the release for.

[MusicallyInspired]

Has the question been asked yet of whether it's been considered to put Ion Maiden on the Epic Games Store because of the better developer percentage cut?

[Zaxx]

Has it been considered to put Ion Maiden on the 3D Realms store?

[Radar]

Does anyone know where I can find dimensions for the Ion Maiden T-shirts? I was thinking of buying one but I'm not sure which size I should get.

[TerminX]

MusicallyInspired, on 22 February 2019 - 11:08 AM, said:

Has the question been asked yet of whether it's been considered to put Ion Maiden on the Epic Games Store because of the better developer percentage cut?

It's something we wouldn't mind doing, but since Epic's store doesn't really provide the same level of services as Steam yet (will it ever?) there isn't a whole lot of reason for customers to purchase the game there. We might reconsider if the situation changes.

[NightFright]

Well, just don't pull it from the other platforms if you go to Epic. I don't think these "exclusive" deals are a very customer-friendly move. One should always have a choice.

[MusicallyInspired]

Well, it's on GOG too so I doubt exclusivity would be a worry here.

[Zaxx]

MusicallyInspired, on 23 February 2019 - 01:12 PM, said:

Well, it's on GOG too so I doubt exclusivity would be a worry here.

And that's kinda why going to the Epic Store doesn't make that much sense for IM: Epic needs those exclusivity deals because they know that without them people will just go and buy on Steam instead. So imo sure, the more stores the game is available on the merrier but really IM ticks all the boxes even without going to Epic:

- The game is available on a mainstream store: Steam.
- It has a DRM-free option in GOG.
- If you buy on the 3DR store then more money is going towards the publisher.

[Kathy]

If Epic needs exclusivity, then it doesn't provide other incentives. If having it on Epic store without exclusivity comes at almost no additional work, then why not. If anything, Epic needs content.

[Zaxx]

Kathy, on 24 February 2019 - 12:59 PM, said:

If Epic needs exclusivity, then it doesn't provide other incentives.

I think that's kind of a flawed argument, I mean what they could provide? Steam pretty much has everything you'd want from a game client covered now apart from providing DRM-free versions of the games you've bought. That's the only "plus" Epic could provide but in reality that's pretty impossible since big publishers still believe in DRM so they won't sell their games without it.

That leaves exclusivity deals and reduced prices as the options available to them but only one of those can work really: Steam's playerbase is loyal to their platform so they won't buy somewhere else even if it's slightly cheaper. On the other hand I think Epic is fucking up consumer good will by buying up shit instead of them making proper first party games for their platform. It's clear that the kids playing Fortnite won't be enough to get customers so what they should be doing instead is stuff like finishing up UT4, remastering Unreal / making an Unreal 3, remastering Jazz Jackrabbit / making a new Jazz game, somehow getting their Gears of War titles on there etc. Every single one of those games could get a small but significant when combined number of customers.

But at least they managed to get Journey from Sony and I missed out on that one on PS3 so I'll buy that.

[Kathy]

Answered here. https://forums.duke4...475-epic-store/

[John Brown]

So, when Shelly gets her player sprites, will she be as Thicc™ as her model in Rad Rodgers? </bad joke post>

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[Zaxx]

Oh God, I promised myself that I won't cause flame wars by stating my honest opinion but that character model is... yes, managed to keep it together!

fireeveryonewhosresponsible

[TerminX]

No, that's explicitly a caricature-like version for Rad Rodgers. The guy who did the model is the same guy who did all of the enemy and weapon modeling for IM, though.

[Danukem]

Yeah seriously Zaxx, you need to look at that character model in the context of Rad Rogers. It's like criticizing Link for not looking buff and realistic in Windwaker.

[Fox]

Shelly in Rad Rogers was revealed long ago, and her figure has been in the Ion Maiden front page for a while.

[John Brown]

^That's pretty much what I thought when I saw the trailer, that it was just her figurine from the boxed set I still regret not buying.

[Zaxx]

Fox, on 04 March 2019 - 04:20 PM, said:

Shelly in Rad Rogers was revealed long ago, and her figure has been in the Ion Maiden front page for a while.

That figurine has legs though... you know, instead of those things the in-game model has where her legs should be. Maybe she's just pregnant and her legs are retaining water?

[Fox]

You do realize they 3D printed from the in-game model?

[Aristotle Gumball]

Zaxx, on 04 March 2019 - 08:20 PM, said:

That figurine has legs though... you know, instead of those things the in-game model has where her legs should be. Maybe she's just pregnant and her legs are retaining water?

Yeah, she's pregnant. Surprise!

[TerminX]

Fox, on 04 March 2019 - 09:15 PM, said:

You do realize they 3D printed from the in-game model?

It's not quite the same.

[Zaxx]

thricecursed, on 04 March 2019 - 11:13 PM, said:

Yeah, she's pregnant. Surprise!

I hope Duke's the father.

Anyway honestly the Rad Rodgers style is cool, it's just that I think her body proportions are off even for that kind of art design.

[MrFlibble]

Zaxx, on 04 March 2019 - 11:55 PM, said:

Anyway honestly the Rad Rodgers style is cool, it's just that I think her body proportions are off even for that kind of art design.

I believe this is called Super-Deformed and there seems to be no single standard for how this should be pulled off. She looks cute though

[Zaxx]

Yeah, I know that style but look, their legs are okay. Who knows, maybe I just caught the plague, I mean I have a 3D model artist friend who hates Batman's character design in the Arkham games because the proportions are off. You can tell him that "dude, it's the comic book design, he looks monstrous because that original comic book character is what they going for here", he still hates it.

They make amazing stuff btw., check them out though chances are you've already seen some of their stuff:
http://www.digicpictures.com/

[Sledgehammer]

John Brown, on 04 March 2019 - 07:55 AM, said:

So, when Shelly gets her player sprites, will she be as Thicc™ as her model in Rad Rodgers? </bad joke post>

She looks pretty thick and curvy on that box art if you ask me. I mean just look at those damn sexy legs. Is there high res wallpaper, by the way?

thricecursed, on 04 March 2019 - 11:13 PM, said:

Yeah, she's pregnant. Surprise!

Spoiler

[MrFlibble]

Sledgehammer, on 05 March 2019 - 01:06 PM, said:

Is there high res wallpaper, by the way?

The press kit has very high-res wallpapers of the box art.