Oddworld Roundhouse
http://modern-way.net/Roundhouse/OddworldRoundhouse.png Oddworld Roundhouse An Oddworld Fan Project Description Oddworld Roundhouse is a fan-made Oddworld game. It will feature 3D and uses the Unity Engine from Unity Technologies. In Oddworld Roundhouse Abe is trapped in a large Rupture Farms like factory in an unknown location on Mudos. He will face wave after wave of industrial character, including Sligs, Slogs and Glukkons in this arcade style game. Oddworld Roundhouse Q&A Q For what platform will Oddworld Roundhouse be developed? A Oddworld Roundhouse will be available on both Windows and Mac OSX. Q What engine does Oddworld Roundhouse use? A We use the Unity Engine from Unity Technologies to develop Oddworld Roundhouse. (http://www.unity3d.com/) Q Will Oddworld Roundhouse cost money? A No, as we do not own any rights to Oddworld it will be completely free. Promise. Q How will I be able to obtain a copy of Oddworld Roundhouse after it's release? A We will make use of digital distribution for Oddworld Roundhouse. Details aren't known yet but will be revealed before release. Q What camera angle will Oddworld Roundhouse feature? A As we were afraid that a Third or First person view will be too much to handle for us at this point in terms of making the level feel alive and real, a thing Oddworld Munch Oddysee suffered from, we have decided on a camera angle like Oddworld Abe's Oddysee and Oddworld Abe's Exoddus but with a small 3D touch. Q What kind of story is there to Oddworld Roundhouse? A As we don't want to touch the Oddworld Canon (yet) with Oddworld Roundhouse it won't feature a storyline. We are sorry but we feel like we are too inexperienced to start playing with some-one else his Canon at this point. Q So how can a game be fun without a storyline? A We know that some of you will be disappointed by this decision but we know what we are doing. We will make sure that player get an really great experience. Q So anything about the game then? A Oddworld Roundhouse will feature one environment where players will be able to use a lot of different approaches to repel Industrial forces. Due to the increasing amount of images in this topic I replaced the images with links that lead to the image. The reason for this is to allow better access for users with low bandwidth and/or loading issues. I hope you all respect this change. Click on the name to view the image. Game Art Vendo Machine - B-Betterz B-Betterz is a powerup that was cut from Oddworld Munch's Oddysee but is now back for Oddworld Roundhouse! It restores Abe's health to 100%. Vendo Machine - Expresso Expresso is a powerup seen before in Oddworld Munch's Oddysee. In Oddworld Roundhouse it increases Abe's running and walking speed for 60 seconds. Vendo Machine - Bounce Bounce is a powerup seen before in Oddworld Munch's Oddysee. In Oddworld Roundhouse it increases Abe's jumping height for 60 seconds. Vendo Machine - Invisible Invisible is a powerup seen before in Oddworld Munch's Oddysee. In Oddworld Roundhouse it makes Abe invisible for 60 seconds. Vendo Machine - Shrykull Shrykull is a new powerup. In Oddworld Roundhouse it allows Abe to transform into his spirit Shrykull form for 60 seconds. Oddworld Roundhouse Team Overall Lead, 3D Models, Scripting & Music. Tim Cottenham - Modern Way Interactive Oddworld Canon Checking, Overall Troubleshooting & Overall Feedback Elijah Landvreugd - Alien Interactive Character Voices Will be considered in a later stage during the development fase. Updates 15.08.2009: Unveiled Oddworld Roundhouse on the Oddworld Forums. 17.08.2009: Start Post Update. (Minor) 18.08.2009: Start Post Update. (Minor) 21.08.2009: Slig Base Model done. 23.08.2009: Slig Base Model Textured. 24.08.2009: Start Post Update. (Major) Disclaimer We do not own ANY rights to ANYTHING Oddworld related. All Characters and/or Objects are created by Oddworld Inhabitants (http://www.oddworld.com/). We hope that the current copyright holder to the assets, may it be either the developer Oddworld Inhabitants and/or publishers GT Interactive and Microsoft Game Studios have respect for our game and will allow us to keep on developing. Please also note that nothing, that means models, audio, art and any other asset are directly taken from Oddworld Abe's Oddysee, Oddworld Abe's Exoddus and/or Oddworld Munch's Oddysee. All assets in game are either re-created or created by Modern Way Interactive. The only thing used in the development of Oddworld Roundhouse is concept art made by Oddworld Inhabitants great concept artists. Thank You We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to a couple of great folks. Oddworld Inhabitants - Thank you for giving us the awesome games that are Oddworld Abe's Oddysee, Oddworld Abe's Exoddus, Oddworld Munch's Oddysee and Oddworld Stranger's Wrath. We hope we can continue to play (and maybe even watch) great products. Oddworld Inhabitants (Concept Artists) - Also a big thank you goes out to all Oddworld Inhabitant's concept artist. thanks to the art that they created and published to the public our work is so much easier. Xavier (Forum Member) - We would like to thank Xavier for his awesome kick-ass Oddworld Graphics Gallery. It's one of the best things Oddworld on the internet. All other Forum Members - We like to present this game to you all, and off course without restrictions. Already an steady amount of fans replied in this topic hoping to play this game and supporting us with great feedback. We appreciate guys, we really really do! Thank You. |
So... I'm guessing this is a 3D Oddworld fangame? Whatever it is, it looks very promising! I can't wait to see more news.
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Hey I think I rember you from some time ages ago. Good luck with this game!
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Wow, this is a surprise. Good luck with this! Ask me if you need any beta testing or generic Slig voices.
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@Jordan, Yes it is indeed a full 3d game :)
@MoxCo. Executive, That's right :) I had some private issues which prevented me from visiting the forums for quite a time but its going great now and I don't plan on changing that :d Edit: BTW your signature sucks, lol AlexFili, Will Do! |
Interesting... I will be watching this. When you come across a problem or something, post it here. Someone might have the solution.
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looks promising. what kind of modeling software are you using.
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I currently use 3D Studio Max 2008.
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This sounds pretty hardcore. I think I may need to watch this games' progress.
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Slig Base 3d Model done!
Hey everyone! week is getting to it's end so time to give you a small update. :)
I just wanted to let you guys know that the Slig base model is now as good as done, might take a few little adjustments to get it perfectly optimized for the game. Here is a quick image to show you the Slig. http://modern-way.net/Roundhouse/sligpreview.jpg Enjoy! I would like to thank Xavier for his great work on TOGG. (http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/togg/) Without your work ours would be so much harder. Thank You! |
Oh my god that is fantastic! I really hope your game succeeds. Can't wait to see the Slig in action :D
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Unlike many other fan games I have pretty high expectations of this.
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Ah yes... The sweet smell of a newly created model.
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Look awesome dude. Don't ever give up. Enjoy developing the game. Try to always think of the people you'll make happy with your finished product.
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Thank you for all your great comments! I appreciate it. And no I wont give up! :D
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Looking good! There is now reason for me to enter the fan corner now.
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Quick update, Slig is textured. Now quickly off to work. (yeah that has to be done to :( :p)
http://modern-way.net/Roundhouse/sligteaser2.jpg |
Not to sound like a smart alec or anything... but are you sure you've got the right shade of green? I think the average Slig only has 'hints' of green... like in this picture;
(Sorry if I'm wrong btw) |
Hey Alexfili, I really appreciate your feedback :D I am going to research the slig a bit in the following hour, Will get back to you with my opinion then ;)
Edit: I'm already done haha! I think you're right that it's (too) green. Here is a screenshot I found and I think I just need to bring in a little bit of brown. http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/7...91ace13wk6.jpg Edit2: Included a image with three different versions, Could some people give some feedback and pick number 1, 2 or 3 :p? Personally I like 2 the best. http://modern-way.net/Roundhouse/SligColorTease.jpg |
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I like those colours, mainly the second one. I've got an idea... you could keep all three of the different shades, maybe add a few more, and put them all in the game? This would make Sligs a little more different from eachother.
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@MoCo. Executive, Will experiment with that in a bit.
@Jordan, I might do that but I have to keep in mind that textures are one of the things that greatly affect the overall game performance. I am aiming for low-system requirements so that many people will be able to play it. I will have to experiment with that for a while. |
I personally like 3. But it would be good for the user to be able to swap the Slig textures in and out, depending on their preferences.
Keep the requirements Low-Spec please. The best kind of game I can play on my PC ATM is Aliens VS Predator 2 or Spore. People can always opt for high-res textures/models or high resolution displays AFTER the game is made anyway. |
This is looking good. Keep it up.
I personally like number 2 because you don't want it too green or too dark. That's just about right I think. I look foward to playing it when it's complete :) |
@Alexfili, Don't worry :) I will keep it low-spec compatible :)
@Slig75, Thank You :D I also think I got the perfect color's for the Slig :D Check it out. http://modern-way.net/Roundhouse/SligTeaseNew.jpg |
Perfection is a strong word. Properly used in this case however.:D
So who's next? |
Haha thank you Oddey! ;)
I don't know what the next update will contain as I'm working on almost all models, When one is finished I will let you guys know! |
Soooooooo... Has this game got anything to do with Chuck Norris?
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Can you give us any story tidbits about this game? What type of theme is it? Revenge? Mystery? Horror?
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I don't suppose you know any of the system requirements yet.
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@MoxCo Executive,
And what makes you think he is involved? :p @AlexFili, It will be something different than you expect, I will update the start post a bit more later today with some more information. :) (has to get to school now) Edit: Startpost Updated! @MR. Odd, No I'm sorry, that really depends on how much stuff I am going to put in the final build. The only thing I know know is that it is for Windows and Mac, which probably doesn't helps you very much. haha :p |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAVIPUOwMHQ
do you guys need a hand with anything? i'm a 3d modeller and animator with a bit of experience in Unity and i have a lot of time on my hands :) check out my work at http://griever-m3n.deviantart.com/ or give me an email at www.griever.m3n@gmail.com I have a lot of resources like a vector SoulStorm Brew logo, Rupture Farms logo and 3D textures. :) |
Hey Griever_M3n!
I really like your work, really do :) However, for this particular project we would like to work with a very small group. I may have something for you but we will have to see how it turns out. Don't get me wrong I would love to have some more talented people in the team but as this is my first project in quite a while and I feel like it's best to finish the first one this way. If you would like it I can always let you know when we need more talented people like you in further projects. Then all there is left to say for me is to keep it up! your work is great ;) ps: I've also send you a pm, please read it. Griever M3n and I joined up to create something else, but far better. Please see http://www.oddworldforums.net/showth...817#post401817 And let this topic die in piece. Thank You :) |