Assault! - Multiplayer 4VS4 Shooter

Assault! is a 4VS4 Multiplayer Third Person Shooter.

You can choose the Marines team or the Resistance team, the game is based in small levels in a team deathmatch gameplay style.

The Marine soldier, equipped with an M4A1 carbine:



The Resistance soldier, equipped with an AK-47 Assault rifle:



The gameplay is simple, you enter the server and you choose one of the two teams, there will be several rounds in which you have to kill the other team, similar to CS, COD and these types of games.

Basic gameplay and HUD is done. I have to add a menu and round system and I hope to upload the first version soon.

Looks good. Any video?

not yet, I want to improve it a bit before making a video

Will be waiting forward to see your demonstrating video

Great quality model! I really hope you'll find a way to counter lag to allow for smooth and fair gameplay. Looking forward to the video.

Only one thing about the Arab solders model.
For me Arabic solder (or terrorist) is something like this:

Or like this:

But this is just my opinion dude. Models are really good.

These models arent from him, you can find them at turbosqid

So basically you're saying that you're promoting a game by showing us two pictures of bought models?

Basic gameplay and HUD is done, like he said... halfway through the beginner's tutorial, I guess...

yes, you are right, but these are insurgency soldiers, not official state soldiers, for example from iran, who have an advanced suit.



I'm trying to send as less data as possible to avoid too much lag.



Yes, the basic soldier model is Avaliable at TurboSquid: http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/free-fbx-model-soldier-military-character-rigged/516949

I added him the weapons, modified textures and animated, for the arab soldier I also modified the model a bit.



lol I just wanted to show the appearance of the characters, as I said I have still a lot of things to do. I opened this thread to show the progress of development, and it will be free so I haven't too much to promote.



lol I think I'm going to ignore this comment.

You should make the difference between the arab soldier and the usa soldier greater. Otherwise it will be hard to play (because of friendly fire ^^).

A video of your scripting process would be interesting!

What I find especially interesting is the third person thing.
Do you already have methods for fluid and accurate camera movement and aiming?
And how do you handle animation blending with different animation sequences for upper body/lower body?

That's why I changed the soldier colours, but anyway It can be changed in the future



The camera point of view is this:



As you can see it's and hybrid between standard 3rd person view and 3rd person aiming, with mouse_right you can zoom a bit.

About blending animations, I use ent_bonerotate for the shoot animation (it's done by script) and then it's mixed with ent_animate with walk, run or idle animations.

I really don't like the cameras position, the character takes way to much of the screen and the field of view is fairly limited. Imo you can increase the cameras height by at least 120 pixels (pixels, not quants!)

put the character more in the side like Gears of Wars 2 :

And use some similar view for zooming :


Just ideas !

Dude, these aren't insurgency solders:

make sure to call them just "OPFOR"

Regarding the animation thing: Shooting animations fine, okay, can be done by script, but what about reloading, switching weapons and stuff like that?
I'd recommend you to use the ent.pose parameter and ent_blendpose in order to combine these animations with running, walking, etc - it works well, and makes also the transitions between the standard animations smoother.

Ok, I will try to work on the camera view.



In the game you can't reload and walk at the same time, it's just a gameplay decision, it could be done easily. But in another project I have I merge walking animations and shoot or reload using ANM_ADD, First you animate the legs and then with ANM_ADD you animate the arms, it also works good.

I also use ent_bone_rotate to rotate player's arms with camera tilt

Ok after some test I liked this result:

Standard view:



Zoomed view with mouse_right



Let me know your opinion.

Images taken on the game level DM_Garages by Rondidion, thanks him for letting me use it

zoomed in mode needs a litte more fov. a little.

Agreed, the first screenshot of the new is at least a billion times better than the very first version!

Awesome - I like the camera position... I just have a question... are u using a MP plugin (IE: ANET) or ur own codes???

I agree on the fov for the zoomed version, otherwise it looks really good

oooo... another tps, lol, seems i'm not alone, goodluck man, it can be a fun process wont show mine anytime soon though [i think]

this seems to have potential, btw, notice the way the comments changed when u showed a gameplay screen over just pics, lol welcome to GS

To my mind it could be better if it was some kind of Army man shooter. Without mentioning USA and Arabic country.

thats very true its really not needed, you could just say this army versus this resistance, also that way you dont have to worry about models not matching up to real images

And making game with Army Man style, will give also unforgettable ambient to your game.
Which I think all of us had in time back then via playing it on first PSOne.

thanks





Ok, i will increase fov on zoomed mode a bit.



Thanks. I'm using the default multiplayer system from A8.



I'm sure your project will look much better

Yeah this forum is very used to see very noob people showing projects which will fail, and they need to see something to take you seriously.







Yes, I also think that is better. I will change first post.

OK, here are two versions of zoom:

This one, with arc=55



And this one, with arc=60



Let me know which one do you prefer.

Well if the accuracy in the zoomed-in-mode is a lot higher then I would prefer the first with arc=55. because your FOV is rather limited and thus a small disadvantage because you might not see any opponent coming in from the side.
Thus the player has always to decide if its better to zoom in and loose some of the viewing area or stay zoomed out and spray the bullets at the enemy rather than hitting accurately.

I think the first one is better for aiming

Ok, I will use 55

Round system is nearly done and I hope to release a first version soon

Round system completed, now I'm improving the interface and adding a simple chat.

Waiting for demo))

I'm now doing some tests. If all works correctly, a first version will be released tomorrow

Yahhooo!!!

First Version Ready!

Download Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?d1jzr8sa60ka2jq

Official Server OFFLINE: 87.223.131.138

You can start a online game opening your port 2300 with your local ip

Dude, why server is offline?
Go on-line and lets play!

Why player can't reload and walk at the same time...
All other ways looks good.

I will open server later. About reloading and not walking I did id intentionally, but if people doesn't like it i can change it

Very cool game. But I miss jumping, is simply a must, and the player stops when recharge is not very nice.

Open the server please, I really want to play now XD

Absolutely seconded - jumping would be cool, and the disability to move while reloading is annoying.
I'd like to play now, too, however.

at the_clown: you can create a server?

Unfortunately not, as I don't have time atm - sudden important things await my attention.

ok server open now!!

Official Server ONLINE: 87.223.131.138

It usually crashes on connecting for me.. I was able to get in twice, but the game always crashed before I could actually shoot someone. I guess there are timing issues you don't have when testing on a single computer or in LAN. When creating my own server, it looks pretty solid though. has some potential!

EDIT: I was able to play a few round with only me and painkiller playing. I guess the instability came from the higher number of players, maybe the BPS is too high for your server to handle. The native multiplayer tends to crash then.
The game itself is cool, with two players I couldn't see enough strategy yet, but I'm eager to see how the game evolves!

The game seems to get somewhere

Maybe you can change the free roam code some:
when I press the 0 key, I can move the camera, but I can't pan or tilt it.
There is also a bug:
As I got ingame, the character was tilted down, to the floor....
Which doesn't make it easy to win the game!

sorry, double post

Tried 3 times - No game found? (port open - firewall off)
Created the server and played alone. Liked the shooting part the most.
(Game is good, needs some polishing and will be great)

Server OFFLINE

I take note of your suggests

I would like to say that if someone wants to join the project and help, he'll be welcome

has potential, havent played with anyone yet but i see potential, suggestions:

- run by default and let walk be the button you need to hold
- ability to be running in all directions, not just forward and back
- jump, crouch might be optional but if you dont do them, you need another manuever, climbing up stuff? rolling? something to make combat more diverse, walking around isnt enough to make the game skilled based, if you do them though, i suggest a stamina meter to prevent abuse such as bunny hopping
- rework the shooting mechanism, it might be ok NOW for testing but useless for a real game, i noticed i could shoot around walls when i was nowhere near the edge, your tracing from the camera alone? if yes? not the best idea for a TPS
- your spread doesnt work yet ? i havent noticed any accuracy loss when running or not
- reloading alone is a punishment, stopping them while reloading? omg.. evil,d ont do that

[optional for now]
- camera effects, bullet tracers

thats it for now, oh, that particle fire eats fps

- Yes, run by default can be a good idea, I will make it.
- Running in all directions, I think I'm not very sure what do you mean.
- Shooting mechanism: yes, we noticed what in the game, you could be covered but shoot to the enemy, I think I will solve it doing tho c_traces, one from camera.x and then another from weapon to hit.x, If it founds the same, then there is the shoot.
- Yes, currently there is the same precision standing, walking and running. I will solve it.
- stopping while reloading: seems that people doesn't like the idea, so I will change it and you will be able to move.

About camera effects, I've thought about a DOF effect when you are aiming.

Particle fire is made by rondidion, it's the same effect he had in the original level. It's true it eats fps, but in my HD3650 it runs at high fps. Maybe I can add a particle fire select option in the launcher.

nah, having a particle fire option doesnt truly make alot of sense, remember when you make a game you dont make it for yourself alone its not that it needs to be removed just that, comparing quality to performance, its a bit slow

- by camera effects i didnt mean DOF, i meant camera shaking and bobbing
- by all directions i mean, i should be able to RUN diagonally also and left and right, not just forward and back
- you player is too rigid with the camera, meaning, like hes attached to it, maybe you could have him turn just a bit slower than the camera

i was thinking about helping you out by allowing you to use the anims shown here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlxHrAEz-0c

however, they werent designed to be realistic and trying to use them in a realistic world might break that world, so maybe you could tell me your plans for this game and how long you plan on working on it

Ok, I will delete that fire.

Now you can run diagonally, but it moves more forward than sidewards, I can make him move more sidewards.
I can smooth player turning, would be simple.

My plan is to make a playable game, and try to solve all bugs and make improvements till i get something close to CS or COD gameplay. I hope in a few months I can get that.

well you can take a look at the vid and tell me if you think those anims would be suitable for the image you have now.

ps. do u do blending between anims ?

Yes, I think they can look good in the game. I'm changing the animation system and I will use ent_blendpose to combine for example reloading and walking

ok, pm me your add for either one of the following: msn/skype/yahoo/icq and i'll send you the model, too lazy to upload ^^

pm sent

ok .. added, awaiting confirmation

added

Some users asked me to center the player more in the screen.


This is the original position



And this is a possible more centered position




What do you think?

much better I think ^^

As I'm redoing some of the animations, I would like to ask what pose of the player with the weapons would you like more:

The one I used on the game:



Or a pose more like in the Unity demo:

Yours

The one from Unity looks more realistic IMHO.

The only problem I have with your character is that his arm is sticking out sideways in kind of a wierd way. Apart from that he looks fine.

The new player's animations are finished, here you can see a preview of them:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z18RuC6_MP8[/youtube]

Animations are better, but still they look too robotic.

New Features list ready and features to be made before releasing the new version:

Done:
-Rotate player with collision detection
-Camera with collision detection
-New animations
-Move while reloading
-Free camera when you are dead
-Weapons are now heard also by other users
-Blood effect when shooting someone
-Run by default and walk with shift
-Run also diagonally
-Shooting mechanism remade to prevent shooting while being covered
-Precision loss while walking and running
-Shade-C HDR (can be deactivated in settings)

To Be done:
-Jump and crouch
-Update player position manually to prevent lag

Maybe you could prevent this by making the head always looking straight ahead and not moving with the shoulders, as it seems to be currently.

And maybe he could look at his weapon while reloading.

just an idea to be tried out

Assault's new version is done, here are the new features so far:

-Rotate player with collision detection
-Camera with collision detection
-New animations
-Move while reloading
-Free camera when you are dead
-Weapons are now heard also by other users
-Blood effect when shooting someone
-Run by default and walk with shift
-Run also diagonally
-Shooting mechanism remade to prevent shooting while being covered
-Precision loss while walking and running
-Shade-C HDR (can be deactivated in settings)
-Jumping
-Update player position manually to prevent lag
-Realtime stats panel (tab key)

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?p2csrrcyrcskhmb

probably I will open server within two or three hours

OFFICIAL SERVER OPEN

IP: 212.106.234.225

server closed, having some problems with router ports

When do you open the server again??

As soon as I solve problems with my ports and I'm able to create

Ok, good luck

OFFICIAL SERVER ONLINE AND WORKING!

87.223.155.81

SERVER CLOSED

we've played some cool rounds Later I will open again

OFFICIAL SERVER ONLINE!

87.223.155.81

SERVER CLOSED

Only one people joined, maybe later I open again

Great Game Keep it up. Is the map from Rondidon? (Great map :D)

Please do not make a new post for every closed/open

(Maybe write the open/closed in the opening post, or modify your latest ;))

Yes, its DM_garages level by Rondidion.



I would do It if I could edit my first post, but I can't, I don't know why.

PS: I open server again.

OFFICIAL SERVER ONLINE!

87.223.155.81

Tried to join, but always got a "No game found." message.

edit: must have been exactly in the "offline"-time, works ok now.

Some remarks:
- Improve movement (absolute speed should stay the same no matter which direction you are running)
- A "Foo killed Bar" message would be nice
- A statistics screen between rounds would reduce the "boringness" inbetween rounds

I take note of your suggests, thanks.


PS: SERVER CLOSED

I played a few rounds 1on1 and had really some fun! Animations and graphics are really nice. But I think there have to be some adjustments for the gameplay:

- The movement and mouse are a little bit sticky. Slower speed while strafing sucks! There have to be an Option for setting the mouse sensitivity.

- In the free camera mode strafing with A and D was inverted for me.

- I'm not really sure about the noise in the shooting script. I stand 3 or 4 meters in front of a wall and shoot with single shoots while aiming. The hits were in a region with the size of a human head. Because of this critical hits over long range are very uneffective. So everybody is rushig and shoots very much - lower tactical component. Its to you, don't know whats your aim for the gameplay.

- Further I had problems to recognize enemies behind me before I get shoot. Maybe some sound adjsutments? And then turning arround and aiming in an acceptable time - very hard! (mouse sensitivity...)



So thats it. I think discussing about this kind of optimization shows the good basic of this project. But with the shooter genre you have a few standards to consider!

Keep it up!
GorNaKosh (alias Skar)

Yes, youre right, the bullets do not make much damage.
And I think you should be able to duck and crowl.

But I still love it !

First of all, thanks for you time and for playing.

- Yes I will add running while strafing. Ok, I will add a mouse sensitivity option on settings.

-Yes, already solved.

-Actually if you shoot single shots instead of holding the button the weapon is more precise, but maybe the precision loss is too small, I could increase it.

-Sounds from others are 3D sounds, the problem should be on the sound system itself, let's see what OpenAL will be able to do.



I implemented duck and crawl, but I didn't like the result and removed it.

I wan`t to play this with other peapole.
Are you maby making something like score counting, to find out who the best player is in the forum?

hmm I hadn't thought about that

PS: SERVER ONLINE IP: 87.223.255.164

SERVER CLOSED

Development update:

For the next version, apart of adding all your suggests and solving bugs, I'm working on new weapons, which you will be able to buy depending of the score you have on the current game, here is the weapons list:

-Gun (default)
-M16
-AK-47
-MAC-10
-MP5
-MP5 Sniper
-P90
-Benelli M3 Shotgun
-Benelli M4 Tactical Shotgun
-Steyr AUG
-Steyr AUG Sniper

What about grenades?

huh I forget about that, you will have one grenade each round