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Yep. It's kind of 2.5D. 2D projected images, essentially. It runs on the Build engine, like Duke Nukem 3D.
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BLOOD remaster announced by NIGHT DIVE! FINALLY!
- Thread starter metsallica
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2.5D
Three dimensional levels but without using poligons (and enemy and weapons are flat images)
Awesome, i'm in. Would be nice to play one of those types of games going in blind for once :D
BloodGDX is amazing and has support for incredible mods like Death Wish, though having a proper re-release in the same vein as that is great for returning and new players.
Fantastic news.
Fantastic news.
This is amazing and I'm mega hyped for it. Night Dive have been an amazing force at bringing back classic FPS games - see System Shock 1-2, Strife: Veteran Edition, Turok 1-2, Terra Nova, and now this. Thanks guys!
Yeah. Way too many enemies with powerful hitscan weapons and you don't really get a clear idea where damage is coming from. The atmosphere, weapons, and Caleb are worth it, though.
It'll probably come to Xbox One, as some of their past remasters have, but Night Dive has been weirdly reticent to port anything to PS4. I think they have a deal with Microsoft or something.
I'm a weirdo who actually likes the second game, but the first is infinitely better. Just be ready for dated graphics and lots of a really unappealing pinkish-brownish-purplish colour.
I wish Night Dive would clarify if this portends a source code release, but I'm very satisfied with this announcement. Kaiser and co. do excellent work on classic FPSes, more than we deserve, and Blood's one of the best from its era. This seems like the best excuse to finally sit down and play the Death Wish level pack since that's one of the best fan mods in the community.
I still hope that we get a release of the source code down the line. I mean, this rerelease is fine, but I still would like to have the original game as is running on eDuke or a similar Build Engine source port.
That's incredible, played the shit out of it as a kid, Redneck Rampage too. :p
PC is fine but I wouldn't mind a console version too, Duke 3D actually played surprisingly well.
PC is fine but I wouldn't mind a console version too, Duke 3D actually played surprisingly well.
I think all Build games had mouse look option if you check keyboard bidings (you needed to toggle it with some key).
It's nice to see this happening as I still have the dozens of maps I made back in the day, but I feel like BloodGDX already beat them to it.
Compatibility with original user maps and Linux support are essential if I'm even going to look at this (BloodGDX has both).
BloodGDX also solved this issue too.
Compatibility with original user maps and Linux support are essential if I'm even going to look at this (BloodGDX has both).
Blood had mouse support, but it feels really weird due to the Build engine not being true 3D. Instead of having a camera that rotates up and down, it's more like the field of view stretches beyond the top and bottom of the screen, so playing is kinda like viewing the center part of a portrait photo to fill the screen of a landscape monitor. Looking up and down just pans up and down the picture to see the top and bottom parts, but the actual picture itself doesn't change and is always looking directly forward.
BloodGDX also solved this issue too.
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Blood has mouselook and that's the standard way I play it. However it feels pretty crappy because of Build's shitty mouse feel. There is a program called bmouse that's supposed to help these games' mouse support but it still feels bad.
Steam release or epic launcher?
Wow. I thought you were the last person on this forum to use curse words. whats happening today???
Wow. I thought you were the last person on this forum to use curse words. whats happening today???
Nice! I've tried playing Blood a few times over the past couple years, and just couldn't get into it due to technical issues. There's a source port out there that is pretty decent, but it's still unfinished as of the time I last checked.
I've been pretty impressed with Night Dive's previous work, so I have high hopes for this one. They do great work preserving the feel of older games while making them much more accessible on modern machines and controllers.
Now I just hope that PowerSlave is next. The EX version of it is good, but has really bad mouse issues on Windows 10.
I've been pretty impressed with Night Dive's previous work, so I have high hopes for this one. They do great work preserving the feel of older games while making them much more accessible on modern machines and controllers.
Now I just hope that PowerSlave is next. The EX version of it is good, but has really bad mouse issues on Windows 10.
Crudux cruo!
Such a great game with so many details to appreciate, from the level design and all the secrets to the many references to other works of horror. The weapons, the one-liners, and of course the amazing atmosphere and visual aesthetic... Blood is so fantastic and really seems like it was a labor of love for everyone involved.
Such a great game with so many details to appreciate, from the level design and all the secrets to the many references to other works of horror. The weapons, the one-liners, and of course the amazing atmosphere and visual aesthetic... Blood is so fantastic and really seems like it was a labor of love for everyone involved.
Cheers. It may just have felt off then. I can hang fire till the remaster comes out and see if that works any better.
Something that concerns me is modding. Blood has a strong modding community, and mods are compatible with the existing BloodGDX engine port. But will they work with this new engine?
