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Contrary wrote:

Really fun. The actor is very well sprited, I especially like the shine on the glass face cover and the shoes (shoes are hard to do). The gun, although it's palette seems a little less shiny than the actor, is very nice as well. The particle effects are pretty and all the really small things are nice and really add to the polish. The levels of armour are a really nice touch that most modders don't bother with. I'm looking forward to what you make next.

Some things though: The gun is weird. It's super powerful when it hits the ground, but it kind of air bursts on actors, sometimes killing them sometimes doing no damage. The actor's gib limits are very low. His limbs die to everything. The shield is a little glitchy, it's from Darkstorm, right? If you stand next to a Coalition drone with the shield on, the shield will fire ground-raping bullets for several screens.

Questions: How does the health system work? I never see him with his health below 100 (Though I might have caught a glimpse once, I'm not sure), and the greyish health bar always seems to stay the same.

Author:	Jon [ Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:13 pm ]
Post subject:	[WIP] Orion Arm Union
WARNING: THIS MOD IS STILL IN EARLY BETA I feel it's kind of overrated to do a backstory for such a small mod as this, so I'll just leave it at this: they were the expeditionary forces of a large empire that just wound up on this planet. ACTORS Strike Commando A fearsome soldier that comes with a ion-deflector shield. This guy exhibits greater than usual strength and speed as well, thanks to cybernetic implants. More coming soon WEAPONS Plasma Cannon A gun that shoots out thick beams of ionized metal towards your opponent. They oxidize on collision, creating a massive explosion. Coil Gun A nasty bullet-shooter that fires heavy, fast projectiles that turn enemies into mush. Simple, but fun. Sticky Grenades A fully automatic (yay!) grenade launcher that fires remote-detonated sticky grenades. More coming soon as well RELEASES -Beta 1 released —Added Strike Commando —Added Plasma Cannon -Beta 2 released —Beefed up the shield of the Strike Commando —Fixed the ugly Plasma Cannon sprite —Added Coil Gun and Grenade Launcher THINGS TO CHANGE -Add custom sounds -Add more weapons and actors CREDITS -DRL for making an awesome game -BW Mercs for helping me learn inis; Darkstorm, for lua -All the people who answered my lua and spriting questions in the mod making forum. DOWNLOAD

Author:	DUDE! [ Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:23 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
looks coool Put more content into your posts, please. -D

Author:	The Decaying Soldat [ Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:00 am ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
Really neat mod. At first I was stunned by the price of the actor and the gun. But they turn out to be really high class stuff. Nice reflective shield. EDIT: I thought the shield was invincible. I walked up to a shotgun-wielding DS Tech robot. I was wrong. But good job on the shield meter. I also like the faction icon, it has good shading. Oh yea, and I notice the flashing red light on the jetpack. There's so many surprises in a mod with only one gun and one actor.

Author:	Contrary [ Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:29 am ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
Really fun. The actor is very well sprited, I especially like the shine on the glass face cover and the shoes (shoes are hard to do). The gun, although it's palette seems a little less shiny than the actor, is very nice as well. The particle effects are pretty and all the really small things are nice and really add to the polish. The levels of armour are a really nice touch that most modders don't bother with. I'm looking forward to what you make next. Some things though: The gun is weird. It's super powerful when it hits the ground, but it kind of air bursts on actors, sometimes killing them sometimes doing no damage. The actor's gib limits are very low. His limbs die to everything. The shield is a little glitchy, it's from Darkstorm, right? If you stand next to a Coalition drone with the shield on, the shield will fire ground-raping bullets for several screens. Questions: How does the health system work? I never see him with his health below 100 (Though I might have caught a glimpse once, I'm not sure), and the greyish health bar always seems to stay the same.

Author:	Jon [ Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:06 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
Contrary wrote: Really fun. The actor is very well sprited, I especially like the shine on the glass face cover and the shoes (shoes are hard to do). The gun, although it's palette seems a little less shiny than the actor, is very nice as well. The particle effects are pretty and all the really small things are nice and really add to the polish. The levels of armour are a really nice touch that most modders don't bother with. I'm looking forward to what you make next. Some things though: The gun is weird. It's super powerful when it hits the ground, but it kind of air bursts on actors, sometimes killing them sometimes doing no damage. The actor's gib limits are very low. His limbs die to everything. The shield is a little glitchy, it's from Darkstorm, right? If you stand next to a Coalition drone with the shield on, the shield will fire ground-raping bullets for several screens. Questions: How does the health system work? I never see him with his health below 100 (Though I might have caught a glimpse once, I'm not sure), and the greyish health bar always seems to stay the same. Hmm.. I made the shield myself; it's not from darkstorm. I only looked at the mod to figure out lua. All code and sprites are by me, except for the offsets on the strike commando, which are from the coalition light. ^^This is what should be happening with the health metre. Are you getting any lua errors in the console? Thanks for telling me, it's always helpful when people report bugs.

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Author:	wutangfan1990 [ Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:43 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
ProjektTHOR wrote: That wasn't a test, you stupid shitburgers. It's ridiculous that htis guy expects us to get all excited for one goddamn screenshot. Post some more content, and then maybe this will be worth a second glance. As a matter of fact, I'd put down CASH MONAYYY that he won't even release. LAWL - Outside of this hilarious quotation I have to say that this mod is one of the best sprited new mods that I've seen in QUITE a while. Keep up the good work. What plans do you have for actor types?

Author:	TorrentHKU [ Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:20 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
THOR: 0 Anyone who bet against THOR: 1 Alrighty, taking bets for the next round, any takers? Gonna DL this when I get home, I'm hearing nice things.

Author:	Contrary [ Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:56 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
The shield works fine most of the time, it deflects bullets very well, but in the case of the Coalition drone, it fires the particles at high speeds. Like, it bounces bullets, which is good, but when it bounces Coalition drone particles, it reflects them at high speeds and/or long lifetimes- and the drones had such powerful particles that it noms ground. Not really that big of an issue, it's just weird to see half my base disappear when I stand near a drone.

Author:	Marx047 [ Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:25 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
Cool; tested it, and liked the sprites. You should add more powerful guns though.

Author:	Jon [ Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:42 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
Hey, I am still working on this. What kind of actor should I make next: a drophip, a spider-walker, or a tank (like, a floating one)?

Author:	TorrentHKU [ Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:44 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
Dropship. Definetly a dropship. Then maybe a crab, then the other one.

Author:	Marx047 [ Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:42 am ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
Jon wrote: Hey, I am still working on this. What kind of actor should I make next: a drophip, a spider-walker, or a tank (like, a floating one)? I say you should get to work on more weapons instead, but i guess a faction dropship would be better than the spider & tank.

Author:	hax [ Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:51 am ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
bubble shield bomb. PLEASE

Author:	deathbringer [ Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:45 am ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
What...? When I looked at that title (And author, no offense on you though, I just never saw you before) I thought it was just some cheap little mod with poor quality. I guess I was wrong. I kinda like the acid explosion in the screen-shot. 'Guess I'll have to try this one. Also, me like your photoshopped (or whatever program you used to make it) siggy and mod logo :3 Edit : Dropship should definitely be next.

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Author:	Jon [ Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:09 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: [WIP] Orion Arm Union
MMkay, it looks like I'm doing a drophship. I'm thinking of departing from the traditional forward-facing style, and doing a side-facing dropship. Most mods have lots of weapons and not many actors, so I've decided to go a different way. Of course, I will make more weapons when I am done with the actors.