The third scene features a few new features. Probably the most notable is a new kind of weapon:
The Spear
Again, this works much as TripleM gathered:
...some kind of spear. It also seems to 'push' and 'stun' roaches in a way resembling mirrors, freezing them for one turn, so can probably only kill via the sharp front edge.
The spear can only stab via a forward thrust, and other movements can push and stun monsters, mirrors, and certain other game elements.
In the scene, you can also see a
Spear Token on the west side, which works as a weapon rack. Step on it to grab the spear and set down your current weapon in its place, and then you can swap back at a later time. Beethro will have certain sections of the game that need to be played with other weapons. These weapons have special properties that offset their weaknesses from the more civilized light saber--uh, I mean, Really Big Sword.
I snuck a third new game feature into this image that isn't actually featured in this particular room, just so we could show it off in more than one way in the trailer:
Overhead Image Layer
In addition to the custom image you can provide in a room for custom floor/walls/pit graphics, the engine now supports a second custom image layer, for displaying overhead images with alpha layer transparency. So, the overhead grate isn't a room element -- you can use these responsibly and to good effect for decoration, and to give a greater sense of depth to your areas.
For a bonus -- in this image you can also see a new graphic that didn't make it into the teaser trailer:
Updated roach queen graphics
The more bulbous shape will make roach queens a bit easier to immediately distinguish from regular roaches. Alex has even put together a couple of additional roach queen mods that you'll be able to swap in manually if you prefer.
So, that's six new things so far, and we're only up to the third scene in the trailer. More to come!
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Gandalf? Yes... That's what they used to call me.
Gandalf the Grey. That was my name.
I am Gandalf the White.
And I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.
[Last edited by mrimer at 04-21-2013 07:27 AM]
For example, can they block off the light from light posts?
It's just that the chain part of that doesn't take up the whole tile - it makes it seem like you can almost move where there is a gap, if you see what I mean.
