Ok guys, bout time I started a WIP thread for this again. The dbp one was getting pretty long and wasn\'t getting enough attention from outside users. Let\'s try and make this as formal as I can.
Progress Synopsis:
models>: Zircher and Co have made some very excellent models for weapons, items and vehicles, remade from the original game images. A truly commendable effort on his part. there are still models to be made, including humanoid models and a few extra items. here is a picture of some of the models.
Engine/system>: God.. err i mean Van-b (close enough) has donated his OIE engine (modified) to our coders to use as the engine for syndicate remastered. I am extremely grateful as the OIE engine is not only an awesome engine for a syndicate style game, but it\'s overly awesome in general! it already caters for 4 agent control, and blowing up enemies. once modified it will hold the models zircher has made and cater for more buildings and enemies. Until Van releases his modified engine to our crew there won\'t be any work on it done. however her eis the link to a screen of the OIE game Van had created.
http://darkbasicpro.thegamecreators.com/data/showcase/400c8e77cd5937.98487534_f.jpg
Sounds>: At the moment we don\'t have anyone working on the sounds, which is a bummer cause we will really need them. Our team is currently open to any sound/music experts who would like to lend a hand. See the above flyer for info.
Movies>: As mentioned in the dbp forum thread, I will be making real action cut scenes for level intros. This method is being less and less used, and is more often found in the rts genre, with games like command and conquer red alert and the DUNE series. I have already prepared several costumes, and have gained the interest of a few local actors, (local to my production group; RMITV). The link below is to a video I quickly put together of me being a gimp in my costumes. I will play the role of the low tek leader, my cousin will play the low tech female agent. I have an actor and actress playing the leader and female agent for the corporation. (Sounds cheesy, but it\'s 80s cyberpunk, so there is a guy in charge and a busty female. hey it works.)
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/xt/xt_apollo_download.php?i=763926
requires Quicktime 7 to play.
Story>: I have currently compiled a theme for the game, as mentioned in the DBP thread. I have also prepared a script for the Intro of the two groups, which I will film as a test run for the cutscenes. (this file is at the office, will upload it tomorrow). i am still open for comments and suggestions on the story I have devised, feel free to comment on them.
This code box contains the post I had written explaining the overview of the story I had created in the last thread.
actually i haven\'t asked anyone to be in it yet, i told my punksih cousin and she said she\'d be interested. Migh get the new girl i signed up to the tv network to do some stuff, she wants to act. Then I can always put a message out to the list. i\'m thinking of making more footage stuffs to, for in-game cut scenes etc, like the dune series had. i\'m even thinking of putting an underlying theme in this syndicate, where you play as a corporation or the low-teks. Corporations are greedy groups, and they have more money and look sharper, also they can afford better quality implants/equipment. Low-teks are the street punks, their equipment/implants are cheaper, but are of lesser quality etc. And there is a plague spreading across the world, seemingly unstoppable till one company (pharmacorp, generic.. ain\'t it ) developed the cure, of course they sell this for very high prices, so of course the low-teks want to rebel against the corporations. During the game you will end up discovering that pharmacorp created the disease and teh cure in order to make huge profits. You also discover how to synthesize the cure, (that\'s right, sing like robert smith with this new implant! j/k) your choice then is wether to syntehsize teh cure and sell it yourself, competing with other corporations and making money, or spreading the information to as many corporations / low-tek gp\'s as you can, thus bringing pharmacorp\'s reign to an end. Sounds cyberpunk enough? of course the original game of blowing the heck out of things will still be there, you just have goals to achieve
Well that\'s it for now, I will upload more things tomorrow. Hopefully I will have some time spare to begin some practice footage that I can upload aswell. Hope to hear from some sound techs too! as for the rest of the public, fire away with comments & suggestions.
Syndicate remastered: Corporate persuasion through urban violence.
