Metroid was once offline, but now it's Online

I'm working on the Metroid Online project again. Me, Lightning, Kirby, Mithos, Teh Lag, and Sc00by are all working on various parts of the project. I also have SonicXtreme of the Sonic Maps fame helping us shoot a vid for promotion for the mod when it's finished up. We have planned to use the existing mod, without the addition of the "defensive beams": Solar Beam, Force Beam, Spazer Beam, or the Super Missile (which isn't really defensive, but it doesn't make much sense and would be sort of cheap).

Double-jump is still out. Morphball is still out. Grapple-beam is still out. Even though I showed the ship in a previous "teaser trailer", there are no intentions of making it a pilotable vehicle, it will either be used as scenery or just for promotional purposes. Tallon IV will not be redone, we are going to utilize other maps to take it's place. I believe the only reason that that was one of the first maps we released is because we didn't have any other completed levels to really put our mod into. We also figured the waterfall would be fun to jump off of, which it was. I feel like I sorta cheated by using Derelict and just putting the mod in it, but I felt the design worked well with the gameplay our mod offered. I guess this leads me into talking about the maps we have planned.

I want to release an Elemental map pack. This consists of Phendrana Shorelines, Magmoor Caverns, Maridia, Fire Deity, and Chozo. Whether all of these make it in is up in the air, but the only one of those maps that hasn't been in game/textured yet is Maridia, so there's a good chance we'll get all of those out except for that one, but I'd love to have Maridia included, mainly because of an unrevealed addition: an underwater booster pack. You may have seen the mishaps we included in the "History" video of that one map where we were trying to get double-jump to work. Well, I think we can refine the idea and make an underwater jetpack of sorts. If done properly, it should add an additional element to the mod and will alter the strategic nature of our mod significantly for the better.

I feel sorta bad for delivering a teaser video last year and never delivering anything from it. This should more than make up for that. I'm also going to see if I can get a frontend made for the mod that is an external program you use to launch it, which allows you to check for updated versions of the maps, if they are released, and have news posted there too, so you will always be up to date on what we are working on.

Hopefully you guys can forgive us for our shortcomings, I believe we'll resolve it and live up to the potential of the talent that is working on this mod in the end.

Here's a proof of concept test of what we have created so far for Magmoor Caverns. It was merely to test out the space and see how easy it would be to maneuver around the lava:


Additionally, I have a shot of Phendrana in-game, with placeholder textures: http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...603-183638.png

To add, here's some pics of Maridia with some placeholder textures, and not currently unwrapped/uv'd:
http://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/maridia01.jpg
http://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/maridia02.jpg
http://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/maridia03.jpg
http://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/maridia04.jpg

So we may be seeing it in-game sooner than I expected.

-Seraphim

Good..That other nebulon dude screwed it up:)Nice to see you´re on the right track again..

glad to be of assistance :) nice to be yet again working with you Seraphim

Oh thank Christ you're back. Good to see the project is up and running again.

Expect many an update over the summer as I regain my formerly-elusive free time to work on stuff.

we'll finish it this time i swear!

^Now if you dont finnish it..We can use those words against you:D

Wow..still livin the dream eh? haha
Nice to see you haven't gave up yet :)

Looking good. I still think the power suit needs to explode when the person dies... lol.

Kirby did that ^^

The beta map released a while back was so much fun. Me and my friends played it to death. Make another one or we will come and :freelanceryardsign:

One of my favourite mods. Glad to see you back.

aaaw shit
This was epic back in the days of CS CE, can't wait for some more to play at LAN's :iamafag:

Hopefully there'll be a release this time ;)

Wowww.....the nostalgia just hit me. :)

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Originally Posted by Timo

Hopefully there'll be a release this time ;)

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It's actually more the maps than the mod this time. We could release the old maps with a revised mod today, but it's not worth doing if we don't have any new areas to play in.

Oh, and I forgot to say something about it, but I'm adding the "speedboost" feature. Don't worry, it won't be too fast, and it will be sorta uncomfortable to utilize crouch all the time. I wish I could make you look like you are blurring so you can tell someone is using it, but it would affect every player, unfortunately. So that's something new, and the jetboost for Maridia, which if executed properly, will really make that map awesome.

all images are works in progress comments appreciated if it's obvious we probably know about it bla bla bla

http://www.modacity.net/forums/pictu...&pictureid=672
http://www.modacity.net/forums/pictu...&pictureid=671
http://www.modacity.net/forums/pictu...&pictureid=670

the light beams coming from the overhang lights end abruptly. Is it going to be fixed with a better gradient alpha?

No.

No it will not.


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Looks really cool. Glad to see Metriod Online is coming back.

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all images are works in progress comments appreciated if it's obvious we probably know about it bla bla bla

http://www.modacity.net/forums/pictu...&pictureid=672
http://www.modacity.net/forums/pictu...&pictureid=671
http://www.modacity.net/forums/pictu...&pictureid=670

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isnt the thing on the right a door?

If so, how does it open?

I only remember those doors from the 2d games and havent played any of the 3d ones to know if it was on there.

Im pretty sure you shoot them and it opens :B

Actually isnt a red door locked?

Not if you have 5 missiles/plasma beam.

Its obviously not a door. it shows what teams side your on.

no it's
a door

fucking scrubs need to go play some 2D metroid.
It's a door, whether it opens or not.

Maridia Status : INGAME

http://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/w...4-27-47-78.jpg

Blue side, looking towards middle.

http://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/w...4-28-41-20.jpg

Red side, looking towards base entrances.

http://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/w...4-29-46-83.jpg

Red Base, looking towards exits.

http://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/w...4-25-43-75.jpg

Blue base, looking towards exits.

http://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/w...4-27-20-57.jpg

Top floor, skylight.

http://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/w...4-26-20-00.jpg

Bottom floor.

http://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/w...4-26-09-11.jpg

Bottom floor again.

http://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/w...4-26-37-51.jpg

Bottom of red side, looking up.

Final lightmaps will have significantly more bright spots. Worry not, people with low gamma settings.

So its all underwater? Any way to get out?

I can help a bit in the lightmaps. If you plan on having those spot lights actually show up on the lightmaps without it being really pixelated you can try using self illuminating decals to create the illusion that is is smooth.

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So its all underwater? Any way to get out?

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No way to get out, no. Bases are on both sides, three levels of tunnels between them and three levels of entrances to each base.

I like the bubbles!

Are you guys going to want to get rid of the gametype indicator or are you leaving it in?

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Originally Posted by FlamingRain

Are you guys going to want to get rid of the gametype indicator or are you leaving it in?

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Probably going to take it out altogether. You should know when you join the server what the gametype is and the announcer says it before you start gameplay. Why do you ask?

That's fucking awesome.

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That's fucking awesome.

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Hey look. Hey look. You killed my thread :spam:

By commenting that it's awesome?

*confused*

oh

mah

lawd

As a massive Metroid fan, this is, to me, the purest representation of awesome in such a small space. I just... can't... criticize it, no matter how hard I try.

Now how about some particle effects :allears:

A VIDEO. A VIDEO I MAED.
U LOOKS, THANKS.


:woot::woot::woot:

lol at the end

cool shit brah

Thats awsome, nice work :D

Hey this is awesome. :D

By the way Seraph, check out your mails, just sent you something. :p

Whats the green bits floating around? Im guessing your underwater though.

Thats been said,
my concerns:
Will it sound underwatery?
Will it have underwatery phyiscs?
quite apparently^^

Pretty sick man.

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Originally Posted by Heathen

Thats been said,
my concerns:
Will it sound underwatery?
Will it have underwatery phyiscs?
quite apparently^^

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It already sounds underwatery, you just couldn't really hear it in the vid. I assure you, it'll feel like you are underwater.

Will bullets travel slower in the water? Or did you already fix that?

Metroid is like the Alien of gaming, therefore I'm in love! <3

Looks good boys.

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Originally Posted by Inferno

Will bullets travel slower in the water? Or did you already fix that?

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The weapons in Metroid don't slow down under underwater...

Halo has a modifier so that underwater gravity and speed change.

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Originally Posted by Inferno

Halo has a modifier so that underwater gravity and speed change.

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Madness, I don't think I ever noticed that. Just took it the wrong way, sorry. lol.

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Halo has a modifier so that underwater gravity and speed change.

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It does? What level in Halo 1 are we talking about, The Silent Mermaid? I don't recall any levels where you were constantly underwater so why would it even matter? I specifically don't remember any part where going underwater causes your physics to change?

I have no reason to be defensive over the matter of whether Halo's engine does that automatically, however, I feel that's quite a silly statement to make. As for me and my relation to the matter, I didn't fire any weapons in the map because I didn't feel it was appropriate, but I have before, and they aren't slowed down at all.

You can kinda see it in Yoyorast Island, but its in the .projectile tags.

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It does? What level in Halo 1 are we talking about, The Silent Mermaid? I don't recall any levels where you were constantly underwater so why would it even matter? I specifically don't remember any part where going underwater causes your physics to change?

I have no reason to be defensive over the matter of whether Halo's engine does that automatically, however, I feel that's quite a silly statement to make. As for me and my relation to the matter, I didn't fire any weapons in the map because I didn't feel it was appropriate, but I have before, and they aren't slowed down at all.

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Uh, the Silent Cartographer (water surrounding the island), 343 Guilty Spark (swamp), and Keyes (pools of reactor coolant).

Keyes is the only level were you're ever fully submerged. 343GS is way too shallow, and you're not supposed to be in the water for Silent Cartographer.

Not supposed to be in the water?

They put fishies and shit in it, it goes out for like a kilometre in all directions. Of course you're supposed to go in it.

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Not supposed to be in the water?

They put fishies and shit in it, it goes out for like a kilometre in all directions. Of course you're supposed to go in it.

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Who here hasn't gone as far as possible in that water?

Say me and receive a ban :iamafag:

wait there's fish in the water? really?

I don't think there's any fish.

Nor do I think water changes gravity. I know it messes with vehicle function, but that's it as far as I know.

You fall slower in water, I believe. And I know it seems that things like the needles from the needler take longer to hit their targets underwater on Yoyorast.

Water. Water. Water. Water.
Are we done yet?
BAM! Get me a Sprite!

It doesn't matter. Whatever it takes, we will make it work appropriately. Luckily enough for us, Samus already moves like she's underwater. The Gravity Boost just helps propel her further.

Wow, I can't believe I missed this thread before now. That water map is a sick idea, and if it's done well, which I'm sure it will be, it could possibly be quite an epic experience. One question though, can you kill the fishies? What could possibly be more fun than running around, killing innocent fishies with missiles?

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One question though, can you kill the fishies? What could possibly be more fun than running around, killing innocent fishies with missiles?

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Non-syncing collideable ai would often pose the question "wtf?" when you run into something that isn't there.

True...meh, I had to ask anyway :P

I am pretty sure there are fish.

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Non-syncing collideable ai would often pose the question "wtf?" when you run into something that isn't there.

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destructible scenery with custom animations?

I'm not going to animate multiple swim cycles all around the map for a bunch of fucking fish.

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I'm not going to animate multiple swim cycles all around the map for a bunch of fucking fish.

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Then don't make the fish fuck:)

/smartass

Well, either way, I'm sure the map will still be fun without killing fish. Another thing, are you guys planning on making any space maps? If I recall correctly, some of the Metroid maps (at least, in Metroid Prime Hunters, not that it can really be called a Metroid Prime game) are set in some sort of space environment. I'd be interesting to see what you could do with that. Sorry if this has been mentioned before, I'm half asleep at the moment, and don't take in everything I read quite well.

I remember that in Metroid Prime 2 that there was the Space Station MP map that was basically an adapted version of the Space Pirate Frigate in MP1.........but I don't know if Metroid Online will be doing that map.

The most important thing in the entire map is fish :O

Like why are you showing us a video of Metroid Prime 4?

H4x mb?

great video! really makes me want to play metroid agian

Holy shit, you guys captured the atmosphere better than I would have thought possible.

Everything is just great.

That is awesome, you are awesome.

Nice to see it presented so well, and nice to see that you all like Seraph and I's work from the past month. Wait until you see the finalized BSP and the revised weapons in action.

(Those will probably come within a week).

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Nice to see it presented so well, and nice to see that you all like Seraph and I's work from the past month. Wait until you see the finalized BSP and the revised weapons in action.

(Those will probably come within a week).

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You`ve both done excelent jobs , you keep up the good work , and with Seraphims permission , i will keep presenting them to this standard if not better :)

<3 you lag

Again, in case you couldn't tell by, like, everything I make, I'm a massive particlefaggot, so that's what I'm most excited to see.

As for the level, BETTER THAN SEX

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BETTER THAN SEX

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:mech: I understand you love particles and stuff, but you got to be joking me with the whole sex thing.

One thing that really bothers me is the "volumes" for the lights. Set the shader to fade when parallel to reduce the hard edges on them.

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:mech: I understand you love particles and stuff, but you got to be joking me with the whole sex thing.

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We don't joke here on Modacity. :mech3:

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We don't joke here on Modacity. :mech3:

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:ohdear: Oh noes

But all good work.

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We don't joke have sex here on Modacity. :mech3:

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Makes perfect sence...I guess.

Just to prove what I can do with this obviously DEAD THREAD, I am going to use my METROID powers and METROID it up! Watch that frown turn from green to brown! What is up and what is down? What's the difference between a city and a town? Have you ever honked the nose of a clown? Which is worth more, a dollar or a pound? IS A CIRCLE FLAT OR ROUND?! CAN I FIND AN ANT IN A PITCHER'S MOUND?!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2529/...358727.jpg?v=0

Custom UI bitch! :downs:

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Custom UI bitch! :downs:

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Of what?

lala nothing going on in this post here nope ~Timo

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lala nothing going on in this post here nope ~Timo

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nah, its obviously a strange model of samus' head, and that blue stuff has to be her eye; her eye is blue afterall. I win, riiiighht? (I can make myself win either way afterall since I has teh tags for it and you doesnt lol)

I have seen the picture!I SHALL RULE!

If you want any help with that right there,

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samus on top of a ship ~gwunty

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Dam right son!

http://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/w...9-05-36-57.jpghttp://tehlag.modacity.net/one/pix/w...9-06-06-62.jpg

It's in spoiler tags for a reason. Only click if you want to ruin it for yourself. You've been warned.

That is way too cool, not much else to say about it.

IN-GAME




For those wondering, the fish DO NOT normally show up on your motion sensor. That's just the result of my forgetting to do something in my tagset.

Ha ha, looks cool. Would be really neat if you could find some way to get the water reflection on the ground. You know what I'm talking about? Kind of like in Crysis when you go under water.

We have that under the lights, it just isn't easy to see. When you're playing the mod you can stop to look for it.

Oh ok.

Keep the fish on the motion tracker but make the dots smaller. I think it's a cool effect.

Do the rays of light animate or just remain static?