We Need More Guns Development

[azure tusk]

Here's some of the over 250k possible gun mesh generation possibilities with a LOT more on the way

[azure tusk]

The first arena area is pretty much done, got a bit more to do to it still!

If you are interested in the project feel free to wishlist here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2704650/We_Need_More_Guns/

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We Need More Guns

We Need More Guns is an electrifying 4-player co-op wave shooter that redefines the art of survival. Team up with friends and dive into the heart of chaos, where relentless waves of enemies put your strategic prowess and adaptability to the ultimate test.In this adrenaline-fueled battle for survival, every decision matters. Collaborate with your...

Release Date

Coming soon

[sage kettle]

Looks really cool! Always loved the procedural weapon generation in games like Borderlands. And your artstyle looks cel-shaded aswell, which is really nice.
I am missing a bit of polish on the weapon feel though. It could use some firing & movement animations.
Other than that I think it looks really nice already! Keep up with the updates :)

[azure tusk]

Yeah movement for the weapons is very close up on our todo list, we just wanted to start getting the weapons working and basic gameplay down before polishing up the systems! Glad you like the style of the game

[azure tusk]

Reuploading our damage VFX video since it was causing the thumbnail of our post to be black

This is our new damage VFX system that we have been working on, the weapon movement and AI are still WIP

[viscid girder]

Wow this looks really good. Everything connects well together.
How did you make the world look so similar?
Was it using a similar/same shader on most objects or does the game have very carefully picked 3d models?
Amazing work!

[azure tusk]

I made 99% of the models, enemies, buildings, containers, pretty much everything using 1 material/color pallet. It's all using the standard shader with a custom color profile and an outline effect, took a TON of tweaking but I think we got it nailed down now!

[viscid girder]

Definitely nailed down! That's crazy!
Well done!

[azure tusk]

Always some sort of fun bug you run across while doing multiplayer games

[azure tusk]

@flint jackal just finished workin on the code behind our new escape menu, we didnt want just a normal escape menu so we added a cool little PDA

[viscid girder]

Have the round button close the menu

That would be epic

[azure tusk]

What type of round button?

[viscid girder]

The one at the bottom of the tablet

[azure tusk]

Ohh yeah, that would be actually kinda cool

[lavish igloo]

why does the gun grow ;-;

[azure tusk]

Oh that bug was a mess, also made client mags MASSIVE lol

[lavish igloo]

[mellow bison]

are you planning to add fps hands to them procedurlly?

[azure tusk]

Yeah that's the plan, still trying to get core gameplay stuff down first though

[flint jackal]

physics based enemy drone in development, i had to create its own pathfinding and obstacle avoidance algorithm.

next update will be models, animation, sound and weapon functionality.

[lavish igloo]

🤔 will there be zombies

if theres one thing I've wanted in a game, it's the ability to find wood planks around. use a drag mechanic to prop it up on a door. and use a hammer to nail it down

😭 why cant one game do that

[feral vale]

Voxel based or something else, I have been researching flying enemies for a while now

[white spruce]

why didnt you make the arena generation random aswell xD

[azure tusk]

We contemplated it, our other game has campaign generation and it may be something we revisit in the future

[white spruce]

also does the shoot sound become deeper when it generates a bigger gun?

[azure tusk]

Physics raycasts

[azure tusk]

Sounds are still wip but that's a good idea

[feral vale]

Interesting. You just bolt it towards the target and course correct with a couple of “feeler” raycasts?

[azure tusk]

That's a question for @flint jackal she's the programmer I just know the general stuff that is explained to me, i do the art stuff lol

I forward the question to them when they get on though

[flint jackal]

that was the initial system which is shown in the video, however it had some flaws and was a bit too simple. i have since rewritten it entirely and now the drone uses a potential field algorithm to navigate around the map. and i'm far happier with the results. i'll have a video to showcase it as soon as im done polishing the sound and animation work on it.

[feral vale]

Interesting and how do you generate the potential field?