[NightFright]

That mugshot in the fullscreen statusbar is really growing on me. Does anyone feel like making a mod for Duke3D to put Duke's mugshot instead of the health icon?

Anyway, I am three levels in now (I am slow, I know) and I am thrilled about all the details and references you guys put in there. And some of the secrets are really hard to find. For one I pushed a trashcan up some stairs and it really took me a while. However, usually it's worth doing crazy stuff like that.

[Marya]

BlitZ, on 17 August 2019 - 11:58 AM, said:

The Quartering weighing in.

Yep, just saw this...



So how is this game?

[Radar]

Alright dude. We've argued about Israel before on Discord. You know I'm not antisemitic, but rather a fierce defender of Israel and the Jewish state. My favorite pundits are Ben Shapiro, Dave Rubin, and Dennis Prager. But ok.

[Forge]

NightFright, on 17 August 2019 - 12:58 PM, said:

Anyway, I am three levels in now (I am slow, I know) and I am thrilled about all the details and references you guys put in there. And some of the secrets are really hard to find. For one I pushed a trashcan up some stairs and it really took me a while. However, usually it's worth doing crazy stuff like that.

I'm only four levels in. I started as soon as it unqued and installed on steam, and I've been playing it a couple hours a day.

I own it. I'm not in any hurry. And I'll most likely start over from the beginning when I finish this one.

[Zaxx]

Yeah, I'm taking it slow too, I don't want to rush through it because oh boy, the maps are dense, there is a lot to take in.

[Danukem]

Anyone else notice that a good tactic against most enemies is to mash altfire while pointing loverboy in their general direction? The instant you release altfire, if it locked on, it will kill low and some mid-tier enemies. This yields better time to kill than most of the other weapons and it's especially good against flying enemies who are harder to hit (I don't use autoaim). The only drawback is that lock-on will not engage unless the actor has been triggered (I'm guessing the actors themselves run the code for the lock-on), so if you surprise an enemy, you can't lock-on and they might get the drop on you. EDIT: I should add, the main reason I started doing this was I would find myself in situations where enemies were shooting me outdoors and I couldn't spot them quickly enough. Sometimes I could get the lock-on kills without ever seeing them.

[LeoD]

NightFright, on 17 August 2019 - 12:58 PM, said:

Does anyone feel like making a mod for Duke3D to put Duke's mugshot instead of the health icon?

I feel like making a mod to remove the mugshot altogether.
[EDIT] Done:  IonFury_NoShellyHUD.zip (1.3K)
Number of downloads: 8

[Forge]

Still messing around in Cultural Divide.
Found a nice shortcut to the loading dock looking area full of crates, so I don't have to use the red key, raise the bridge, and clear out the far side

Spoiler

push a trash can onto this edging & jump up to the wire cables

this ledge was fun, but didn't lead anywhere

[eisnerguy1]

So, I'm working on a mod to restore the Ion Maiden logo.





It looks a bit off (compared to the Preview Campaign screen) for some reason.




I guess I need to change one of the .con files. From a quick glance, the info I need is in menu.con, screens.con, or tokens.con, But, how to I reference a .con file in a .def file? I know how to do that with textures:

tilefromtexture 5475 { file "im_logo/tiles/5475.png" }

Is there a way to reference a .con file the same way?

[LeoD]

eisnerguy1, on 17 August 2019 - 05:01 PM, said:

[...] how to I reference a .con file in a .def file?

You can't. You can only set the top level DEF by CON. This might by helpful for some: ion_fury_modding_template.zip

[Jblade]

Curioius about the mega easter eggs btw, was it a group decision about the references or did each mapper pick one themselves?

I just watched Hardware since it was up on YouTube, pretty cool to understand the reference a bit better now.

replaying it again now, definitely starting to enjoy it even more - I'd say the gameplay is the best out of the build quadrilogy (still wish we had a SW-style rocket launcher, but I've grown to love the grenade launcher quite a considerable amount)

EDIT: I have found a slightly more serious bug - I'm in zone 6 and when I try to return to Parting Procedure after clearing it once, the level is completely reset (up to the secrets being re-added to the counter)

[Malgon]

Just finished playing a third session of the game, and figured I'd post my thoughts so far.

One of things that surprised me straight off the bat was the movement speed and how fast it was. I'm not sure if it has changed from the preview campaign, but I think it really helped in getting the game off on the right foot. Also, I don't know how it is for everyone else, but the mouse movement in EDuke has never felt quite right and always took me a bit of getting used to whenever I hadn't played for a while, but in this it feels really good, and I slipped right in with no problem. It may not seem like much, but these two things helped to get me into the game immediately. The framerate also zooms along at a consistently high speed, and is an improvement over the early version of the preview campaign I played.

The one thing that has stood out of course is the level design. It is absolutely top-notch and is probably the first thing people will bring up when talking about the game. The way the areas flow and loop around on themselves, and how you explore them is magical. This is backed up by the solid art across the board. It's a great feeling to walk into a new area and be impressed by how everything looks (Alphabet Soup was amazing). I'm really enjoying the music too, and I think it works well in giving the game its own personality and isn't something you hear in games these days, which is refreshing. I'm finding some of the secrets to be cool but there are a few that are extremely hard to find, so rather than trying to get all of them before moving onto the next level I've resorted to only looking for some of them so as to maintain a nice flow when going through the levels. I did find a fair amount in the first zone, but am having more fun now running and gunning. Definitely something to come back for on new playthroughs. Some of the one liners have been delivered fairly well, and one in particular stuck out when gibbing an enemy with the shotgun. Right as it happened Shelly ripped out 'gotta keep 'em separated' which made me laugh as the timing was just perfect.

As for complaints, there are very few of them and they're pretty minor quibbles. Probably one of the things I noticed is that the enemies blend in maybe a bit too well with the surroundings, which can make acquiring them sometimes a little difficult (mainly the flying enemies), but mostly it's fine. Something I didn't notice at first, but is more noticeable now that people have mentioned it, is some form of direct-firing rocket launcher. Even though there are a few options for explosive weapons, this would fill the gap in the roster somewhat. Maybe a couple more weapons would be neat too, but that's wishful thinking I guess. Also, I spotted what I believe is a misaligned texture on the first level, which surprised me considering how polished everything is. I took a screenshot in case anyone wants to look at it or tweak it in future patches. Another thing that is occurring is when I press space while naming a save game it acts as if I pressed enter instead. Not sure what is happening there, but thought it was worth mentioning.

All up so far, the game has a hell of lot going for it and has been quite a lot of fun, and it's obvious to see the passion and effort that has gone into many aspects of the game. I don't know how many times I was grinning and saying wow over and over when I fired it up for the first time. The team really deserve the praise this is getting and they should feel damn proud of what they have achieved. Definitely looking forward to playing another decent session.

[Micky C]

I only have 2 zones to go now. I haven't commented much on gameplay yet, but you guys have certainly captured the build engine and 3DR magic. Everything looks so vivid and polished. Once you get your head around all the enemies and the subtleties of all the weapons, everything starts to flow really well. I'm not really missing the absence of a BFG-styled weapon or rocket launcher as others have said, although maybe a rail gun with a scope could be useful if my two cents are worth anything.

I'm really enjoying the levels, which twist and fold on themselves quite nicely. Davox's levels are the most impressive in terms of their complex architecture that makes you 2nd guess whether you're actually using the build engine. I'm enjoying everything involving fans. Unexpected little touches like the shooting range were nice. I also didn't realize initially that the whole game was intended to be so extraordinarily continuous in terms of its progression, so great job managing to pull that off to successfully, including that escape elevator from Heskell's skyscraper.

I'll post a few issues I noticed, including some texture things, which in a free mod would be incredibly minor, but since it's a paid thing I'll bring it to your attention anyway in case you want to fix it. You might have fixed some of this already for all I know. I didn't note the map names, but hopefully the mappers can recognize these areas.

These columns aren't textured properly. Some of the sides were done right, but at least two surfaces look like this:


When dropping down into this sewer, which should be a level transition, the transition didn't occur the first time so I ended up in the dead-end of the previous map instead. Of note is that I landed right where the crosshair is pointing, against the wall (no sector tag to prevent fall damage). Maybe the transition requires the player to move forward more than I did? Had to reload a save to trigger the transition.


Flickering light issue.


Sprite shadow not matching up properly.

[Zaxx]

I love how Cliffy liked it and his post instantly got dragged into this whole ResetEra idiotism:
https://twitter.com/...833948109692931
It's like these guys literally have nothing else to do with their lives other than complaining on the internet, whenever I glance over the thread at RE to have a laugh the latest comment is always just a few minutes old.

Btw. Cliffy saying how he loves retro FPS titles is giving me a mixed feeling: it's cool but dude, you have all the power in the world to make something then, like a spiritual successor to Unreal or even just a new Unreal through Epic.

[Micky C]

I've spent some time looking through mapster. It's very nice how you've collected textures and sprites into relevant categories for easy selection. That should greatly speed up the whole texturing process. Some of the additional key combinations through mapster scripting are useful too, and it's nice that they're self-describing in-game.

The art is looking very versatile and it's clear that everyone has gone through some effort to make sure this is the case, especially in combination with the pal system which has been at the forefront of the artists' minds the entire time.

I'm a bit surprised that many of the effects don't have this self-describing quality. IMO if you point the mouse at an effect sprite, it should give you some information about what the sprite does and how to use it. Perhaps this will be added in later along with the documentation oasiz is going to write? Many of the SEs are still listed as "unknown".
Can there also be a document explaining the pal colours? Looks to be some variant of Extclut but it'd be nice to have a list somewhere.

[BrOiler1985]

Hey guys! My first post in a loooong time.

I just wanted to say that Ion Fury is freaking awesome. The devs have done a really good job with this. Ion Maiden Fury is really on par with the great build games! Can't wait to get my big box!

After playing throught the first few zones I thought I'd give Mapster32 a go again, since it recognizes Ion Fury now. The problem is that it detects my Duke 3D installation and uses Dukes palette. This makes the artwork look.. strange .
Is there a way to force Mapster to use IF's palette?

[LeoD]

 BrOiler1985, on 18 August 2019 - 06:10 AM, said:

Is there a way to force Mapster to use IF's palette?

Yes. Get Voidpoint's "Ion Fury Level Editor" from here. It's actually the same Mapster32 executable as in the corresponding synthesis build. But you need the accompanying files to work with IF maps.

[BrOiler1985]

 LeoD, on 18 August 2019 - 06:31 AM, said:

Yes. Get Voidpoint's "Ion Fury Level Editor" from here. It's actually the same Mapster32 executable as in the corresponding synthesis build. But you need the accompanying files to work with IF maps.

Thanks! Works perfectly

[gemeaux333]

What about the multi-language support/translation ?

[Fox]

 BrOiler1985, on 18 August 2019 - 06:10 AM, said:

After playing throught the first few zones I thought I'd give Mapster32 a go again, since it recognizes Ion Fury now. The problem is that it detects my Duke 3D installation and uses Dukes palette. This makes the artwork look.. strange .
Is there a way to force Mapster to use IF's palette?

The palette files and defs should have been included in the game. Just copy them.

[MetHy]

 Micky C, on 18 August 2019 - 05:45 AM, said:

I've spent some time looking through mapster. It's very nice how you've collected textures and sprites into relevant categories for easy selection. That should greatly speed up the whole texturing process. Some of the additional key combinations through mapster scripting are useful too, and it's nice that they're self-describing in-game.

The art is looking very versatile and it's clear that everyone has gone through some effort to make sure this is the case, especially in combination with the pal system which has been at the forefront of the artists' minds the entire time.

I'm a bit surprised that many of the effects don't have this self-describing quality. IMO if you point the mouse at an effect sprite, it should give you some information about what the sprite does and how to use it. Perhaps this will be added in later along with the documentation oasiz is going to write? Many of the SEs are still listed as "unknown".
Can there also be a document explaining the pal colours? Looks to be some variant of Extclut but it'd be nice to have a list somewhere.

The list of textures in the group tiles is not complete. I don't think it'll ever be (there are some corner cases, for instance), but I'll try to update it the best I can when I have time.

For the new effects, most of them give info (flags etc) when you hover your mouse over it. Some are missing, and others don't have flags so we personally didn't need an explanation.

As for "SE Unkown", nothing we can do without source changes if I recall correctly; however you can get a list of all SE and STs (old and new) by holding ctrl+alt+shift.

There should be more mapping info given soon covering all of that and more, just need to a be a litttle bit more patient as everyone's been super busy

[oasiz]

 Micky C, on 18 August 2019 - 05:45 AM, said:

I'm a bit surprised that many of the effects don't have this self-describing quality. IMO if you point the mouse at an effect sprite, it should give you some information about what the sprite does and how to use it. Perhaps this will be added in later along with the documentation oasiz is going to write? Many of the SEs are still listed as "unknown".
Can there also be a document explaining the pal colours? Looks to be some variant of Extclut but it'd be nice to have a list somewhere.

Damn, how did I manage to miss those pillars, even testers too I think

Btw, use that archived mapster32 as it has some .m32 scripts that are vital supplemental material for any new fx that we have in the game.
DOWNLOAD MAPSTER

[MrFlibble]

A belated congrats on the release!

I was wondering, will the preview campaign now function as a public demo of the game, or will it just remain an extra for the folks who pre-ordered?

[MetHy]

The preview campaign can be played by everyone through the "bonus missions" menu in the full game.
The preview version of Hekel's House of Horrors, which wasn't put in the menu because it was on its own (not connected to other preview maps) and also closer to its final full campaign version than most of the preview maps, is also there somewhere, for people to find.

[PokeThePower]

 oasiz, on 18 August 2019 - 08:11 AM, said:

Damn, how did I manage to miss those pillars, even testers too I think

This is the one that caught my eye early on... it was like a record scratch specifically because everything is so meticulously well done.

Spoiler

[Fox]

 Micky C, on 18 August 2019 - 05:45 AM, said:

Can there also be a document explaining the pal colours? Looks to be some variant of Extclut but it'd be nice to have a list somewhere.

Spoiler

0: Normal

1-12 Remap whole spectrum without fullbrights

1: Grayscale
2: Tan
3: Brown
4: Desaturated Green
5: Green
6: Desaturated Blue
7: Blue
8: Purple
9: Red
10: Orange-brown
11: Yellow
12: Orange-yellow

13-17 Remaps blue range and fullbrights
(For light textures, but can be used for remapping blue color if you like the results)

13: Gray
14: Yellow/orange
15: Red
16: Green
17: Blue

18-29 Remaps blue range (Actors and textures)

18: Grayscale
19: Tan
20: Brown
21: Desaturated Green
22: Green
23: Desaturated Blue
24: Blue
25: Purple
26: Red
27: Orange-brown
28: Yellow
29: Orange-yellow

30-41 Remaps blue both ranges - Saturated blue into a color and the desat blue into a desaturated variant (Actors and textures)

30: Grayscale / Grayscale
31: Tan / Grayscale
32: Brown / Tan
33: Desaturated Green / Grayscale
34: Green / Desaturated Green
35: Desaturated Blue / Grayscale
36: Blue / Desaturated Blue
37: Purple / Desaturated Blue
38: Red / Brown
39: Orange-brown / Brown
40: Yellow / Tan
41: Orange-yellow / Brown

42-53 Remap whole spectrum without fullbrights (Sprites inherit the sector floor palette)

42: Grayscale
43: Tan
44: Brown
45: Desaturated Green
46: Green
47: Desaturated Blue
48: Blue
49: Purple
50: Red
51: Orange-brown
52: Yellow
53: Orange-yellow

54-59 Disable fullbrights, light remaps without fullbrights

54: Disable fullbrights (They're converted to closest normal colors)

55: Fullbrights are standard blue color
56: Blue range is gray and fullbrights are standard gray
57: Blue range is green and fullbrights are standard green
58: Blue range is orange-yellow and fullbrights are standard orange-yellow
59: Blue range is red and fullbrights are standard red

60-61 Low saturation

60: Low saturation with fullbrights intact
61: Low saturation with fullbrights desaturated and non fullbright

62: Boosted contrast

63: Inverted colors

64-75 Inverted + Color remaps

64: Inverted + remapped to gray
65: Inverted + remapped to tan
66: Inverted + remapped to brown
67: Inverted + remapped to pale green
68: Inverted + remapped to green
69: Inverted + remapped to pale blue
70: Inverted + remapped to blue
71: Inverted + remapped to purple
72: Inverted + remapped to red
73: Inverted + remapped to yellow/orange/red
74: Inverted + remapped to yellow
75: Inverted + remapped to yellow/brown

76-77 Pitch black

76: Pitch black but no change on fullbrights
77: Completely pitch black

78-90 Remap blue to metallic colors (primarily for vehicles)

78: Black
79: Silver
80: White
81: Tan
82: Brown
83: Desaturated Green
84: Green
85: Desaturated Blue
86: Blue
87: Purple
88: Red
89: Yellow
90: Gold

91-103 Remap blue and saturated blue to metallic colors (primarily for vehicles)

91: Black / Desaturated Blue
92: Silver / Desaturated Blue
93: White / Desaturated Blue
94: Tan / Grayscale
95: Brown / Tan
96: Desaturated Green / Grayscale
97: Green / Desaturated Green
98: Desaturated Blue / Gray
99: Blue / Desaturated Blue
100: Purple / Desaturated Blue
101: Red / Brown
102: Yellow / Tan
103: Gold / Tan

104-105 Orange tinting (rusty or burner appearance) with high contrast

104: Orange tinting with high contrast
105: Orange tinting with high contrast (disable fullbrights)

106-110 Remap blue to fullbrights

106: Fullbright blue
107: Fullbright gray
108: Fullbright green
109: Fullbright yellow/orange
110: Fullbright red

111-115 Remap whole spectrum to fullbrights

111: Fullbright blue [REMOVED]
112: Fullbright gray [REMOVED]
113: Fullbright green [REMOVED]
114: Fullbright yellow/orange [REMOVED]
115: Fullbright red [REMOVED]

116: Remap whole spectrum to the closest fullbright [REMOVED]

117: Remap fullbrights to pitch black

118-124 Shade tables

118: Fade to white ("screen"), opposite of regular fade to black ("multiply")
119: Fade to black boosted contrast ("color burn") without fullbrights
120: Fade to black boosted contrast ("color burn")
121: Fade to white boosted contrast ("color dodge")
122: Fade to black using substractive blend ("linear burn) without fullbrights
123: Fade to black using substractive blend ("linear burn)
124: Fade to white using additive blend ("linear dodge")

125-126 Orange tinting (rusty or burner appearance)

125: Orange tinting
126: Orange tinting (disable fullbrights)

1-12 Remap whole spectrum but preserve saturation

127: Tan
128: Brown
129: Desaturated Green
130: Green
131: Desaturated Blue
132: Blue
133: Purple
134: Red
135: Orange-brown
136: Yellow
137: Orange-yellow

138-139 All white

138: All white but no change on fullbrights
139: Completely all white

140: remap blue and fullbright blue to pitch black and desaturated blue to dark gray

141: desaturate blue, desaturated blue, green and desaturated green

142-152: color overlay

142: Tan
143: Brown
144: Desaturated Green
145: Green
146: Desaturated Blue
147: Blue
148: Purple
149: Red
150: Orange-brown
151: Yellow
152: Orange-yellow

153-164 Remap saturated brown, brown, blue and green ranges (primarily for zombies)

[Kyanos]

That palswap list is mighty impressive, I've always loved great pixel art and knowing the game palettes capabilities has me curious what other things will make this stand out as probably the go to modding build game of tomorrow.

[Master O]

So now that Ion Fury is out, what's next for this game? Multiplayer and Co-op?

[Dzierzan]

I guess the left hand goes down too slow when you pick up a dart.

[Truck Stop Santa Claus]

has anyone been posting any custom maps yet?