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[center]The Shadow Saga
Part 1 Lost Identity
Storyline
You are a normal civilian, or so you think, until you find out that you are part of an intragalaxy combat squad. You have never held a gun before, but as one comes to your possesion, you are instantly familiar with it. You've never been the fastest, the strongest or the brightest, but now you are. You are a IGCU the best of the best, and now you are mankind's greatest hope against the oncoming tides of shadow. This is the Shadow Saga
Gameplay
At this moment the information about the gameplay is confidential along with the exact storyline (no spoilers). I might release someinformation at a later time but for now, it is confidential.
ScreenShots
There are no screenshots at this moment of time
Suggestions
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Questions :

Battle System?
Map tileset?
#of Players?

More info on story?

mabe when you find out that you are an IGCU you have mini missions inbetween the big ones ...

Weapons?




sounds good

A: Battle systems are RTC, and you can use specials/abililities
B: It's a Saga, The first map takes place in badlands terrain and every map has new things that werent in the one before, but you have to play them in order or it doesnt make sense.
C: 1player, I couldnt do some things thatI want to if it weas multiple players.
D: Sorry, not at the present time.
E: you do have mini missions that help you later on and/or add to the storyline, but only if you do them.
F: Weapons are a variety, you have a max of three weapons carried at once and you can switch which ones you are carrying with ones you find, but you can only use 1 weapon at a time without specials.

It's Update Time!

It will have some extended terrain, a city area, and some wilderness with other things.
There will be cinematics mixed into the game to create that RPG feel and a slightly lost/creepy feel.
Still no screenshots, but I am working on the town/city, I need ideas for the city mindboggling how annoying a good looking city can be, I'm hoping to have this done for the map making contest (ar at least a few parts of the saga done.) so you can expect it done by then. I need some ideas for side quests and the like so I'm trying to be open minded.

Offtopic:
Why does it sound like starting of RE movie, where she lose memory. Once chick holds a gun she owns the hellhounds?

Ontopic:
So your only one hero? not working with anyother heroes?

How many weapons can we use?

We want screenies!

Town Ideas.

All towns need a fountain.(shild battery cloacked and on fire does nicely.)

Make sure it isnt to big... if its to big with nothing in it. it looks like a mess.

Use doodads and sprites for cool things.

You could make a dock in a lake with boats in it. If you dont know how you can ask me

A lot of things have people with memory problems. The book Chasm City is really weird and based on a guy like that. I will be working on 2 maps, nad I'll sned the best to the contest, one has a guy whose suppose to be a terrorist on this flooded planet, and he doesn't know why. I like the memory idea, just rememebr to tell why he can't remember.

Side quest ideas:

killing a terrorist
repossess a nuke
find parts for a broken spaceship
fix or destroy a power plant
protect civilians from snipers

How do you do boats with a lake, I could use air units, but they don't look like they're on water.

Maybe give the city different districts, like poor, government, middle class
Or you could have balconies and bridges connecting buildings or something

Just some ideas.

In responce to moogles questions, I have never seen any of the RE movies/games so I wouldnt know, Its a oneplayer map, and no, there will be other heroes with personalities and the like. NO SCREENSHOTS YET, this city is annoying.
Also, I dont think that it's too big, but I did add two skyscrapers, and a few smaller buildings, I tried to make a park but it was too big so now i have to fix that, i like the fountain idea and a dock at one end would help. Keep the ideas rolling!

Its times like this were it would have been smart of Blizz to add water combat.


Boats would be so useful, but their well... no there

Anyway, this map seems like it will be good, and a pretty original idea.


Good luck!

pretty original? some of it except the story.

IT's basicly the bourne identity. he was a elite agent in the secret service, loses hius memmory yet he can somehow kick the enemies ass and fire guns.

Except the bourne dude never joined a COMBAT SQUAD.

Woot! Another Update:
Despite the fact that Yoshi left I will still be working on this (lol)
I added about three buildings today, finished the docks (no boats though might change), BUILT A FOUNTAIN YAY, and made the city look alot better, also I added some sprite trees since SF killed em'.
Also I have not seen the Boune Identidy or Supremecy but i heard they were good
(I need to get out more) so it isnt an idea from that either.
That's about all, oh ya and NO SCREENIES YET MWHAHAHHAHAHAHAHH!!!111!!1!one!!

I think I might have a beta test later, but not at the moment for it is NOT done yet, also, GJ what is that supposed to mean? Good job with the story?

Update; This thread has never had much action, I think its because of the few details, but at the moment the roads are lookin' snazzy and I've finished part of the dock although I need to see if I can make a boat that looks somewhat like a boat, but otherwise I thank you for your support. Also, in the city, there will be people walking around and cars and stuff. Questions;
A. Should you be able to talk to the people?
B. Should the cars be able to crash into you and kill you when you get hit by one?
C. Should you be able to go inside a few of the buildings.
D. Can anyone post a map with an extended terrain building in the badlands tileset to demonstrate what a door in the side of it would look like?

Thanks again for your support peeps, I plan on making this the finest map I've made to date.

UPDATE TIME AGAIN!11!!!11!!one!!
I know nobody even cares but its update time, the time when I tell you all that's happened with the map, so here it goes...
The terrain is still coming along and I have decided that you are only going to be able to enter buildings that I want you to, also you can't talk to people and cars dont kill, sound like real fun eh? I'm having trouble with this friggin city and I'm thinking about just ditching it, please give feedback to that, also I made a new sig to promote action in this thread and it doesnt seem to be working so far although I still have 2 about 2 months until the contest I might just ditch this whole series and go back to aliens RPG (which can be found in my sig) and start over there since I know how things work with that, I worked a little on terrain today and yesterday but didnt get far because I've kinda lost interest in this map/storyline and Im begining to think that it never had a chance. So unless people really want me to finish this I'm going to ditch it for later and work on a new ALiens RPG which is a subject that I am more knowledgeable in and have more enthusiasm for, so tell me what you think I should do please.

hmmmm...

I could help you make an Alien Map...

Im not that familiar with alien movies and stuff...

But I am prety good with instilation Terrain...


PS: Mabe you could add more players to this game... That would attract more attention