New kind of sligs you think we should see in OW4!

paramiteabe · #1 01-31-2003, 11:09 AM

I thought it would be interesting to see what kind of slig ideas you can come up with for OW4 or future games. I know the ideas we have most likely won't be official but its only for fun so pick your imagination and be creative of the kind of slig you would like to see. So post your ideas of the kind of slig you dream of seeing in future games.

I see sligs takeing to the water and I know there have been several times on here where a lot of us discussed that idea, and some of us didn't like the idea and thought Interns would be better suited for the water. Well I disagree with that and I still see them as "Aqua Sligs" cerrying harpoons to go after Munch or patroling industrial shipping lanes or docks.

Like flying sligs with oil powered propellers. The Aqua slig would look very much like the flying slig. They would come equiped with these small oil powered water jets and a rather strange looking breathing apparatus. So not only the slig would be capable of moveing underwater easily, but also (unfortunately for the natural world), they would be the pollution of the water. Since their water jets would run on Mud Flub fats or oils. Now I think thats pretty cool for an industrial upgrade. Infact I did a drawing of such a concept. Let me know if you want to see it.

Anyway, what kind of slig ideas do you have in mind?

Oddipus · #2 01-31-2003, 12:49 PM

It would be nice to see existing creatures with new equipments.
The slig-in-the-water-costume could be one. (Go ahead, post your drawing).
But there can be enhancements for Mudokons, Slogs, Gabbits, Glukkons, whatever...
That and new characters off course.

Dipstikk · #3 01-31-2003, 05:35 PM

What about a Wheeled Slig? It could have a wheel/tank tread apperatus.

paramiteabe · #4 01-31-2003, 07:44 PM

Well here is a picture of my concept on the Aqua or water slig. If you notice I made it very similar to that of the flying slig only without a propeller. instead an O2 tank with a small water jet. the mask looks similar to an armored slig popper where it completly covers the tenticals of the mouth with a solid metal cover with hoses comeing out of it. Take a peek!

***Alcar*** · #5 01-31-2003, 08:08 PM

Wow!

I didn't know you were a drawer, can draw things myself unless they are objects, for some reason I don't have the ability to do good faces.

Anyway, I wouldn't mind seeing "upgrades" though I hope they don't over do it (i'm sure they won't) because it might spoil it.

And: February the 1st! OWI comes back to work in Feb! Yay!

Alcar...

Majic · #6 02-01-2003, 06:19 AM

If they add new creatures, they better not go overboard, like Alcar (Ally

) said. And they better not use abuse with them in the game, like put them in unreasonable places (likea water slig in a small pond area guarded on land anyways). Water was one of the few safe places in MO...

I wouldn't mind seeing a slig that can climb, that may have some potential. Vehicles should probably be brought into play, but preferably nothing that can easily match Munch's weelchairs speed.

Woot! Good idea! Well, not really, but... I'd like to see sligs versing sligs. You possess a Gluk and start conflicts between other Gluks, until you actually have them using their sligs against each other. For some reason that just sounds fun, commanding Sligs in battle.

Oddipus · #7 02-01-2003, 06:28 AM

mmm, when you posses a slig you allready have slig vs slig.

Aqua slig pictures looks really great!!! (Though I would change the swimsuit a little)

Now some changes for Abe. I would like to see his crouch and roll back! And his hoist too! Please get rid of the salto. I don't like that. It make's him less believable. And give him vehicles instead off vendo-power-ups. (a mix off both).

Fez · #8 02-01-2003, 07:50 AM

I was thinkin a special forces unit. They could be sligs with all black armor, and better, cooler guns.

how about a treaded big bro slig with 2 big gatling weapons?

TheKhanzumer · #9 02-01-2003, 12:34 PM

Let's be reasonable. Sligs are sligs. The only other versions I hope to see are ones with new weapons and maybe some new vehicles like tanks. I don't see why they would need to go underwater and I don't see why they would need to be climbing up cliffs. Let's have new species for those roles if they are needed.

I do think that scuba diving interns are exceptable since that is what they were originally planned for. But sadly there were no underwater levels in MO.

Dipstikk · #10 02-01-2003, 10:27 PM

oh, so wheeled sligs ain't good enough, eh? I guess not.

paramiteabe · #11 02-01-2003, 11:30 PM

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Originally posted by Dipstikk
oh, so wheeled sligs ain't good enough, eh? I guess not.

Wheeled sligs are cool mann. Do you want me to draw you a concept? Because I can. Anyway a slig on wheels would look rather odder than the flying slig. Hehe I like it

Canned Gabbiar · #12 02-01-2003, 11:40 PM

That wheel idea would be cool. They could have like different classes of wheeled sligs. Like a small, fast one for slig bouncers and perhaps a tank like thing for big bros. They could be carrying things like bazookas or perhaps a gun could be attached to the tank thing. That would be cool. Or even like battle mechs or combat walkers. That would be so cool!

Hey Khanz, what's wrong with diver sligs? I mean, they could use it to attack characters like Munch. That would be awesome.

Facsimile · #13 02-02-2003, 03:54 AM

No more Sligs! I mean, of course more Sligs, but not different kinds, I didn't even like Bigbro Sligs. We can't have Sligs doing everything, they aren't like a 'Super Species' or something.
So I say keep them the way they were.

slogster · #14 02-02-2003, 06:00 AM

hey wat about a slig that uses flame throwers or
sniper rifles
that would be cool
or how a bout a slog with robotic arms
well ill draw the slog well try wat do u think of the ideas

Majic · #15 02-02-2003, 06:12 AM

Creating more, bigger guns would be hideous. Honestly, people who want to go extreme with guns should consider this isn't the military...

I also should say that possessing sligs in MO was lame. Often, it was to go in a straight line and kill lots of other sligs. If you possess a slig, they should really have more purpose and use than just making it more of a shoot em' up.

Fez · #16 02-02-2003, 03:16 PM

yeah, they should have put more of those slig locks in MO, then you could get more fun out of possesing a slig. The abuse they shouted was good though!

***Wil*** · #17 02-02-2003, 03:48 PM

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The abuse they shouted was good though!

No, it definitely was not! A load of offensive expressions that don't have any place in Oddworld is not good, no matter how 'witty' they are. Just think how much better it would have been to be able to press the Y button and initiate a conversation with other Sligs. Instead we have OWI trying to make humour out of pure foul language - and then go and bleep some of it to make it sound like it's intended to go before the watershed. The abuse they shouted is probably the best example of OWI aiming their games at kids rather than a mainstream audience.

TheKhanzumer · #18 02-02-2003, 06:25 PM

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Hey Khanz, what's wrong with diver sligs? I mean, they could use it to attack characters like Munch. That would be awesome.

Diver sligs would be okay but I think that OWI could come up with better underwater enemies.

And I agree with Max. The gamespeak was SO much better in AE than MO.

paramiteabe · #19 02-02-2003, 10:07 PM

Well you got to remember that Lanning took this stuff out in the last minute when it made the switch. I am sure he wasn't intending to do so. He had no choice. He made the switch so he just had to put Munch on X-Box in a cheap manner quickly. By the way why did OWI take that stuff out when they were switching to X-Box? Does anybody know? I never understood that. But now OWI won't be doing that in future games. They are takeing their time now so I am sure we will be amazed. And I am sure the slig speech will indeed be much better. The only thing I dident like was the shooting. I liked in AO and AE how the moment the slig shot you were dead. And plus the gun was rather more realistic in AO and AE. and the sound of the fireing was so much more realistic aswell.

TheKhanzumer · #20 02-03-2003, 12:43 AM

NOTHING WAS TAKEN OUT.

After the switch to XBox the game MO had to be completely rebuilt from the ground up. Sure they had all the old stuff to model after but basically they had to make a new game. All the stuff everyone says was "taken out" was actually left out so that they could finish the game in time.

paramiteabe · #21 02-03-2003, 11:30 AM

Ah ok so when they decided to switch MO to X-Box nothing was taken out right? But in the little time they had they were basically rebuilding the game so they had to leave certain things out of the game to meet the release date. Thanks Khanz for explaning that. Now I understand why that had to be. THANKS!

TheKhanzumer · #22 02-03-2003, 10:25 PM

No problem. Hope that helps it make more sense to everyone. Taken out and left out are two different things.