My First Impressions

[bengreenwood]

Hi.

I downloaded Nexuiz, and had a few quick goes on it. It's a really fun game, and I like it (especially the rocket launcher and machine gun), but there are a couple of very simple things I think would dramatically improve it:

1. It would be good to have the option to increase the gib size/ blood effects. When I used to play Quake 1, I loved the way that bodies blew up, sending huge chunks and blood everywhere. It'd be cool if you could make it so it was similar to that.
2. Some of the weapons don't feel powerful enough. In particular, I think it would be better if the shotgun blasted out a massive, player-sized storm of shells or nails (maybe it could just be a close-range gibbing weapon). With proper recoil it would just feel a lot more powerful. Maybe make the weapons bigger, too.
3. The skins on the weapons are a bit too colourful and cartoony for my liking. I'd prefer black, grey, or camouflage. Something a bit more gritty.

Thanks.

[Ed]

The shotgun is a weapon you start with. It therefore should not be the most powerful weapon. We've gone through the numbers on this many times before.

[bengreenwood]

Thanks for the quick reply.

Okay, you're right. It wouldn't be a suitable initial weapon but it would be bloody satisfying as a separate weapon. I mean, when you kill someone, you could have it cover the player model in simple Quake1-style nails sticking out of it, so it looks like they've been shredded to fuck.

I still think there would be no harm in making the starting shotgun feel more powerful. The shotgun in PSX Doom seemed really powerful but wasn't, yet it was still really fun to use. e.g. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qugh8GOSJo

Thanks again for making Nexuiz!

[impulse9]

Hi bengreenwood!

1. Play a deathmatch/minsta with 12 people, if that isnt bloody enough for you I don't know what is .
2. I think weapons are perfectly balanced.
3. With this one I kinda agree, it would make Nexuiz feel more creepy if the guns were a little more serious.

Oh and welcome to Nexuiz and have fun .

[The mysterious Mr. 4m]

what i like about Nexuiz is the customizability. we should make a contest for alternative skins or something like that.

[bengreenwood]

Any chance you could replace some of the weapon models/ sfx with ones from mods that are already out there? I'm not talking about changing their power, just how they look/ sound.

It's just like I said about the shotgun. It doesn't feel cool enough to fire compared to others I've used. I'm sure there must be loads of suitable shotgun models/ sfx out there that could replace it.

If I can find a shotgun that an existing mod team will let you guys use, might you consider replacing the Nexuiz one with it?

Thanks for listening to my feedback. I appreciate it must be hard enough making this without people asking for stuff.

[Ed]

Content can only be included in Nexuiz if it is released under the GPL. Many mods aren't GPL'd which will mean that unless the original authors are happy to relicense it, it can't be used.

The Shotgun model has already been replaced anyway. The RL seems the next candidate for a complete replacement and there are a few threads about this complete with some files.

[bengreenwood]

Sorry to seem like a dumbass, but I can't find those threads. I'm presuming there are threads for both the shotgun and rocket launcher replacements? I'd be interested in looking at them if you know where they are..

By the way what do you guys think to my idea about making it so you can customise the blood/ gibs a bit? Come on, it would be really cool to have big juicy Quake 1 style gibs again, you've got to admit.

[KadaverJack]

By the way what do you guys think to my idea about making it so you can customise the blood/ gibs a bit? Come on, it would be really cool to have big juicy Quake 1 style gibs again, you've got to admit.

set cl_particles_quality to 50 and you'll get all the blood you want
As or bigger gibs: that might look pretty stupid, esp. if the gibs become larger than the actual models. The current size is ok imho.

[bengreenwood]

I found this rather nice picture of Quake 1 gibs.



They're a bit meatier than the existing Nexuiz ones but I don't think they're too big. They look great when you get a rocket launcher kill and they splatter all over the place.