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Map12 Full Sketch
Here's the final sketch, with my preliminary thoughts put into order. I will obviously have to adjust certain things on the go, but I'm pretty satisfied with it so far.
2020-01-01 16:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostMap12 Sketch 3
More sketching progress. I have three layers of working on a map, the first being the architectural and urban layout in which I determine the context, placement and scale of the level's rooms.
Since this level is centered around a Cultist mansion, there's of course the main house in the middle (in this image you can see the upper floor and cellar overlapped with the main floor in different colors). Then, there is a series of connected spaces around it, which need to fall into a realistic o...
Map12 Sketch 2
Merry belated Christmas, guys! I've been off the grid for the past week, struck down by a massive flu which pretty much rendered me braindead. Here's the next part of the sketching progress for Map12, featuring the main floor of the mansion which will be the centerpiece of the action.
Since investing in the sketch phase seems to have paid off a lot for the previous map, I'm planning to put in few more days in it and get everything as good as it can get before I take it to the level editor....
First E2M2 Sketch
Sorry for the delay, got struck by a cold right on time. Feeling pretty braindead right now, this might take a while...
2019-12-24 11:09:52 +0000 UTC View PostLynn's Reward
Really enjoyed doing another Hedon-related reward piece.
Tomorrow you'll see some first E2M2 sketches too, so stay tuned!
2019-12-22 19:11:07 +0000 UTC View PostP1NKAC1D's Reward
I'd stay away from that worm if I were in a fight.
I'll be making some rewards these days while I'm gathering some level design ideas for E2M2.
2019-12-18 14:35:56 +0000 UTC View Post1.5.2 is up!
Check this sick trailer out~
On GOG, Steam, and soon itch. Testing hub with the latest updates, you can check out the changelog here.
Next stop: E2M2
2019-12-13 19:51:27 +0000 UTC View PostTime to Vote!
Another year, another top 100, this time on IndieDB. You can vote for Hedon to be the top indie of the year (or at least die trying) below, under RELEASED GAMES - First Person Shooters!
https://www.indiedb.com/groups/2019-indie-of-the-year-awards/top100
2019-12-11 08:03:02 +0000 UTC View Post2019 Cacowards!
I'm honored to announce that Hedon just won one of the 2019 Cacowards!
Thanks a lot for all the support, you made this possible! Onward to new milestones!
2019-12-10 08:09:07 +0000 UTC View PostPreparing Another Patch...
Sorry for being silent these days, I have to deal the RL work that stacked up when I was crunching E2M1.
Thanks to the new arena I had the opportunity to do some more analytical testing and iron out several minor bugs. I've written a changelog for the next update already, here's what it looks like so far!
1.5.2 Changelog:
General:
- Fixed some text overlapping issues with the end credits on certain displays;
Weapons:
- When reloading, the ...
2019-12-09 10:34:43 +0000 UTC View Post
The Acolyte
New monster which will be introduced in E2M2, the Acolyte is a variant of the Initiate. By comparison they are slightly taller and slimmer, and have pink/purple decals on their robes.
They have a Mind Blast attack dealing Magic damage. The amount of damage is the same as the Initiate's Harm spell but this one completely bypasses the player's armor and is incredibly fast (not quite hitscan but close). It also takes about a second and half to charge up, providing an ample telegraph time ...
More Fanart
Pixel Zan by Gary23 and a sexy ass Zan by jaquierkhader. Love ya, guys!
2019-11-27 08:05:59 +0000 UTC View PostDeep Chill
Surprise surprise, more unused Unreal beta from Alexander Brandon. I love this track.
2019-11-21 20:40:56 +0000 UTC View PostFixer
https://www.artstation.com/jessyruiz
More amazing art from Jessy!
2019-11-18 08:51:30 +0000 UTC View PostMore Map11 Progress
My God, I know I've been saying this a lot but this is definitely the most complex and difficult map to make so far. Luckily I'm having some spare days and I can put the crunch in it, but man, this is a beast. I've mostly finished the western side of the town, and I feel like it took and will take forever to finish this.
It probably won't tower Map10 time-wise overall but still, wew.
I estimate it will be up for testing in two weeks at best, but that depends on how much RL work pops up...
Cutie Zan
More precious fanart from the awesome Jessy Ruiz, go check him out!
https://www.artstation.com/jessyruiz
2019-11-12 08:11:54 +0000 UTC View PostMap11 Progress
Slow and steady. This map is going to be pretty big and dense again.
On the left you can see a secondary dimension that is linked on top of the right part through a plane portal to allow me to create traditional roofs for the houses on top of whatever geometry the rooms below have.
Chill
Patched this together in Audacity. If you like Alexander Brandon, you can probably guess what the dynamic follow up of this track will be.
It's a fairly low sound, and it's meant to blend in with the various ambient sounds of the level, but if you use headphones you will be able to hear extra notes in the backdrop.
2019-11-08 15:32:29 +0000 UTC View PostHotfix 1.5.1 & GOG Connect
Here's this. Remember that if you own Hedon on Steam you can use GOG Connect to link it to your GOG account until the 12th of November.
Eisenhorn's Reward
With this I'm all caught up, will resume work on Map11 soon.
2019-11-04 17:55:21 +0000 UTC View PostD1SoveR's Reward
A few more left and I'm all caught up, enjoy~
2019-11-02 20:56:59 +0000 UTC View PostAdam's Reward
Making progress with the reward catch-up. Adam gave me full freedom, so I made this beauty :^)
2019-11-01 17:11:19 +0000 UTC View PostMore Art Reward Catchup
You'll be seeing a lot of those these days :^)
Merishya in dragon form here btw.
1.5.0 is Officially Out. Hedon is on GOG.com too!
There it is, guys, another milestone hit! Thanks a lot for your support and investment!
Hedon is now on GoG.com, and I've also updated the itch.io page ( https://zanthebonebreaker.itch.io/hedon ) with the new commercial version. And of course, the update is up on Steam as well.
Enjoy!
2019-10-30 15:55:00 +0000 UTC View PostNew Wiki Entries
Updated the Wiki page to reflect 1.5.0 as well as give info on the Hellclaw and Hellblaze.
2019-10-29 16:32:38 +0000 UTC View PostLuke Pwner's Reward
Finally catching up with the rewards, here's LukePwner's doc, Shearra.
2019-10-28 15:04:09 +0000 UTC View PostBeta Event is Over
The three days of open beta are up, thanks to everyone who participated and gave me their feedback, I've made lots of improvements to the new starting area based on that!
Today I will be sending my builds to GOG, will keep you updated.
And next week things should return to normal with me catching up with Patreon rewards, and then resuming work on Map11.