DUX for Dreamcast

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:37 pm

moar liek sux amirite

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:42 pm

Woo doggie, that was a zinger.

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:46 pm

I'm here all week.

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:44 pm

http://blog.hucast.net/

Stage 3 video up.
Nothing special and NO MATCH for Last Hope's stage 3 (which was one of the most atmospheric stages in a hori shmup EVER) but it looks ok.
Quite a few bullets on screen too, I didn't expect that.

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:42 pm

Can someone explain what happens at 00:14? There's a bullet going through the ship, right?

Edit: Nevermind, it must be some kind of an item.

Edit 2: Uhh, that scene at 01:30… Let's say I just don't get it. :|

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:13 pm

moozooh wrote:Edit 2: Uhh, that scene at 01:30… Let's say I just don't get it.

See, when a man and a woman love each other, they start touching and become very...

...

Wait. Are we watching the same video?

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:47 pm

The Coop wrote:
moozooh wrote:Edit 2: Uhh, that scene at 01:30… Let's say I just don't get it.
See, when a man and a woman love each other, they start touching and become very...

...

Wait. Are we watching the same video?

Gonna have to go with "No".

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:02 pm

Plasmo wrote:http://blog.hucast.net/

Stage 3 video up.
Nothing special and NO MATCH for Last Hope's stage 3 (which was one of the most atmospheric stages in a hori shmup EVER) but it looks ok.
Quite a few bullets on screen too, I didn't expect that.

That is a seriously claustrophobic level ..

rtw · Post by **rtw** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:24 am

Official site is up: http://www.dux.hucast.net/

There is a new trailer on that site as well.

Wonder why all the powerups share the same image ?

rtw

RHE · Post by **RHE** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:25 pm

rtw wrote:Wonder why all the powerups share the same image ?

They don't. Every weapon power up has specific colors, which isn't very easy to make out in the video. The trailer is already on youtube btw.

rtw · Post by **rtw** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:03 pm

RHE wrote:
rtw wrote:Wonder why all the powerups share the same image ?
They don't. Every weapon power up has specific colors, which isn't very easy to make out in the video. The trailer is already on youtube btw.

I was referring to the icons under the "System" heading on the official home page. They all look the same and refer to the same PNG file.

rtw

RHE · Post by **RHE** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:04 pm

rtw wrote:I was referring to the icons under the "System" heading on the official home page. They all look the same and refer to the same PNG file.

That's right, and already improved. Thanks for letting me know.

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:38 pm

I'm sure the game is fine but I wonder how big the hitbox is? Those levels look really narrow, something like a game boy game with big sprites.

ave · Post by **ave** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:19 am

I am still sceptical about the graphics. Isn't there a way to exchange the explosion sprites (or sprite)? They look really gruesome, even the Mega Drive could do better.

Rest of the game looks ok, but don't feel offended if I say that I'm not really staring in awe at that trailer. It seems a bit too slow and spongy to me, maybe I'm wrong.

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:44 am

Almost every level looks like a claustrophobic nightmare. Almost no room to move before you're looking at slamming into a wall or something. I guess that could work .. would probabally annoy a lot of people though. It seems there's some good strategy going on in the trailer. Hopefully this one turns out to be pretty fun. If you don't mind really tight spaces ..

And please fix the explosions allready, they still vanish in mid-animation.

Nate · Post by **Nate** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:13 am

Udderdude:

Almost every level looks like a claustrophobic nightmare. Almost no room to move before you're looking at slamming into a wall or something. I guess that could work .. would probabally annoy a lot of people though. It seems there's some good strategy going on in the trailer. Hopefully this one turns out to be pretty fun. If you don't mind really tight spaces ..

And please fix the explosions allready, they still vanish in mid-animation.

I have a feeling the game will be easier to manage than what the trailer leads on...It's obvious the player in the video is making what seems to be a rough situation seem easy - almost by some calcualted and memorized pattern. I know that if someone had shown me a video of the maze section in Pulstar's "Dangerous Forest" Stage 5 (before I played it), I would have probably had similar concerns. That's the thing about tactical hori's, they can actually look as "hairy" as bullet-hell verts!

Octopod · Post by **Octopod** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:53 am

Game looks very pretty to me. I like the way it looks.

RHE · Post by **RHE** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:52 am

Pixel_Outlaw wrote:I'm sure the game is fine but I wonder how big the hitbox is? Those levels look really narrow, something like a game boy game with big sprites.

Currently the hitzone should be 24x16px which is pretty small for an R-Type game. Don't get fooled by the chunky look of the ship, its pretty much the same size then in Pulstar, but the wings which aren't part of the hitzone are standing out. The final size of the hitzone isn't estimated yet though.

aventus wrote:I am still sceptical about the graphics.

Nothing wrong with that as the game has not many times seen befor style - the nearest thing is Border Down. And outside the shooter genre, Katamaris stlye isnt' everyones cup of tea either, which hasn't been an issue.

Isn't there a way to exchange the explosion sprites (or sprite)? They look really gruesome, even the Mega Drive could do better.

That's not so easy as making good looking explosions is a task for itself. Personally I don't mind weak looking explosions if that's the only issue with a game but most people playing this genre may disagree with that, so maybe I can improve that.

It seems a bit too slow and spongy to me, maybe I'm wrong

I'm note sure what you mean by saying spongy but the game is still the most fast R-Type like game I know. All R-Types games I know are more slow then DUX.

Udderdude wrote:Almost every level looks like a claustrophobic nightmare. Almost no room to move before you're looking at slamming into a wall or something. I guess that could work .. would probabally annoy a lot of people though. It seems there's some good strategy going on in the trailer. Hopefully this one turns out to be pretty fun. If you don't mind really tight spaces ..

Yeah, It sure works and as your ship won't instantly break when scratching around walls those claustrophobic stuff is pretty much forgivable. I think there's more room to move in DUX then in most bullets hells, so that shouldn' be a issue.

Octopod wrote:Game looks very pretty to me. I like the way it looks.

And I hope it plays as it looks.

John845 · Post by **John845** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:22 pm

So this game is an r-type game with bullet hell features? Color me interested. Actually I've been interested in this game for a while now, this just makes it better. I just certainly hope its less difficult than Last Hope, that game was just unforgiving. Way too many cheap deaths in that game that just ruined the fun. But Dux looks like an improvement in every aspect.

Wonderbanana · Post by **Wonderbanana** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:20 pm

Any idea when it's going to be ready?

RHE · Post by **RHE** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:44 pm

John845 wrote:I just certainly hope its less difficult than Last Hope, that game was just unforgiving.

Yes, the game is less difficult then Last Hope. It's not going to be a very easy game but way more accessible and forgiving.

Wonderbanana wrote:Any idea when it's going to be ready?

December 2008 is aimed. I hope we can hold it but if theres another delay it won't take as much time the previous delays.

NAVVARR · Post by **NAVVARR** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:35 pm

Well, I've just ordered the 'special edition' -so i'm now waiting for the ordinary edition and the 'special' -do i get anything else -say a copy of 'wind and water' thrown in for good measure and my cheek??!

lilmanjs · Post by **lilmanjs** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:32 pm

once the game is done and ships, how long should it take to get to the middle of the united states? I really want this game so I'm getting the special edition.

RackGaki · Post by **RackGaki** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:05 pm

René wrote:There’s not limited edition intended and I don’t think I will ever do that with a HUCAST.net release. Many people were disappointed they couldn’t obtain a limited edition of Last Hope for Dreamcast so I don’t want to see those faces sad again.

RHE · Post by **RHE** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:34 pm

NAVVARR wrote:say a copy of 'wind and water' thrown in for good measure and my cheek??!

Nope, but nice try.

lilmanjs wrote:once the game is done and ships, how long should it take to get to the middle of the united states?

Should take 2 maybe 3 weeks.

RackGaki wrote:
René wrote:
There’s not limited edition intended and I don’t think I will ever do that with a HUCAST.net release. Many people were disappointed they couldn’t obtain a limited edition of Last Hope for Dreamcast so I don’t want to see those faces sad again.

From a personal point of view I'm ill standing to my word as I'm not a fan of LEs but for the future of HUCAST.net it's important to do such LEs as they quarant sales. I mean you would look much more sad, when there couldn't be any further HUCAST.net games. No?

The thing is, the development of DUX takes way longer then expected so there has to be an compensation for that. And this time I don't think anyone has to be dissapointed with the LE, as the OST included is also sold seperatly. It's mainly a collectors item for people who want to have there NTSC-J collection look pretty and it also assures further HUCAST.net games. All in all, it warrants that all people can playing this kind of games on their DC.

RackGaki · Post by **RackGaki** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:17 am

Long as I can turn that regular edition into an LE, I'll be happy. I preordered with $42 back on May 6th, when all that was promised was a little poster for the first buyers. Having this thing fit right with my NTSC/J titles would be a must. - count me in as one of the picky ones.

If you can PM me about the details of making my preorder an LE, that would be swell. I'll gladly pay the difference, but I had no idea of the change until I checked this thread again - I've been sitting on a pretty old preorder.

KBZ · Post by **KBZ** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:34 am

ditto

mjclark · Post by **mjclark** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 1:29 pm

Same here...I preordered before the LE was available, so how do I upgrade?

RHE · Post by **RHE** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:49 pm

Alright, then everyone who wants to upgrade can contact me at info@hucast.net

I thought its self-evident that pre-orders can be upgraded, but maybe I should have made this more clear.

Wonderbanana · Post by **Wonderbanana** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:40 pm

RackGaki wrote:
René wrote:There’s not limited edition intended and I don’t think I will ever do that with a HUCAST.net release. Many people were disappointed they couldn’t obtain a limited edition of Last Hope for Dreamcast so I don’t want to see those faces sad again.

Thats really pissed me off. Last time I order from Hucast. FFS.

Actually how do I cancel my order?