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4 months 3 days ago #1 by Craneo
Mauler was created by Craneo
Information:
Name: Mauler
Difficulty: Medium
Connections: none
Summon: GigaDemon
Melee: Yes
Distance: No
Type: Demon, Brute
Brightmaps: No
Actor modification: No
ACS: No

Credits:
Code: Craneo
Sounds: Kalisto Entertainment, Id Software
Sprites: Id Software, Hidfan, Dunkelschwann
Sprite Edit: Craneo
Idea Base: melee-only boss

Description:
A massive pinky demon with a lot of health, chases the player around trying to bite them, after
enough damage is dealt it will enter a spectral mode that negates pain, best used as an early game
boss and on an open arena.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FyNdobxsImfkZZ0hFjv76Gb-ZdgUhjZ7/view?usp=sharing

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4 months 3 days ago #2 by Ganbare-Lucifer
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Information:
Name: Mauler
Difficulty: Medium
Connections: none
Summon: GigaDemon
Melee: Yes
Distance: No
Type: Demon, Brute
Brightmaps: No
Actor modification: No
ACS: No

Credits:
Code: Craneo
Sounds: Kalisto Entertainment, Id Software
Sprites: Id Software, Hidfan, Dunkelschwann
Sprite Edit: Craneo
Idea Base: melee-only boss

Description:
A massive pinky demon with a lot of health, chases the player around trying to bite them, after
enough damage is dealt it will enter a spectral mode that negates pain, best used as an early game
boss and on an open arena.

[img


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FyNdobxsImfkZZ0hFjv76Gb-ZdgUhjZ7/view?usp=sharing
 
Hahah! Craneo!

Glad to see you can finally access Realm667, bro!

The Mauler is also impressive!

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4 months 3 days ago - 4 months 3 days ago #3 by DeVloek
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Hey Craneo, I just wanna point a typo in the credits. Her name is spelled Dunkelschwamm (it translates to "dark sponge" from German) ;-)
Also there's already a Mauler Demon in the repo, maybe rename this one to Giga Demon as the classname suggests?
Last edit: 4 months 3 days ago by DeVloek.

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4 months 3 days ago #4 by Ganbare-Lucifer
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Hey Craneo, I just wanna point a typo in the credits. Her name is spelled Dunkelschwamm (it translates to "dark sponge" from German) ;-)
Also there's already a Mauler Demon in the repo, maybe rename this one to Giga Demon as the classname suggests?
 
Why not Giga Mauler? Makes it more menacing.

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4 months 3 days ago #5 by Gothic
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Giga Demon sounds good, that way it won't get confused with the Mauler Demon, or the Mauler weapon from Strife.
I have some gripes with its walking animations.
  • Instead of using the Cyberdemon's walk cycle, you should make the sounds fit the animations better.
  • Is the Missile state meant to be a slower walking cycle? In that case, you should make it jump to it at the end of its normal walking cycle.
  • Instead of using A_Hoof, you should give it a custom walking sound:
Code:
See:         GIGA A 2 { A_Chase; A_StartSound("giantstep",5,CHANF_OVERLAP); }         GIGA ABB 2 A_Chase         GIGA C 2 { A_Chase; A_StartSound("giantstep",5,CHANF_OVERLAP); }         GIGA CDD 2 A_Chase         TNT1 A 0 A_Jump(80,"SlowChase")         Loop SlowChase:         GIGA A 3 { A_Chase; A_StartSound("giantstep",5,CHANF_OVERLAP); }         GIGA A 3 A_Chase         GIGA B 3 A_Chase         GIGA B 3 A_Chase         GIGA C 3 { A_Chase; A_StartSound("giantstep",5,CHANF_OVERLAP); }         GIGA C 3 A_Chase         GIGA D 3 A_Chase         GIGA D 3 A_Chase         GIGA A 3 { A_Chase; A_StartSound("giantstep",5,CHANF_OVERLAP); }         GIGA A 3 A_Chase         GIGA B 3 A_Chase         GIGA B 3 A_Chase         GIGA C 3 { A_Chase; A_StartSound("giantstep",5,CHANF_OVERLAP); }         GIGA C 3 A_Chase         GIGA D 3 A_Chase         GIGA D 3 A_Chase         Goto See Pain:         TNT1 A 0 A_JumpIfHealthLower(2500,"Phase2")         GIGA H 2 A_Pain         GIGA A 3 { A_Chase; A_StartSound("giantstep",5,CHANF_OVERLAP); }         GIGA ABB 3 A_Wander         GIGA C 3 { A_Chase; A_StartSound("giantstep",5,CHANF_OVERLAP); }         GIGA CDD 3 A_Wander         GIGA A 2 { A_Chase; A_StartSound("giantstep",5,CHANF_OVERLAP); }         GIGA ABB 2 A_Wander         GIGA C 2 { A_Chase; A_StartSound("giantstep",5,CHANF_OVERLAP); }         GIGA CDD 2 A_Wander         Goto See
During its attack state, is it supposed to strafe around you, or charge directly towards you? If you want the later, you should add A_FaceTarget before the recoil function:
Code:
TNT1 A 0 { A_FaceTarget; A_Recoil(-20); }
If you want the invisibility animation to look more convincing, you should stop the demon for a moment while the "ghost" actor dissapears:
Code:
    Phase2:         TNT1 A 0             {             A_ChangeFlag(NOPAIN,1); A_ChangeFlag(MISSILEEVENMORE,1); A_ChangeFlag(SHADOW,1);             A_Stop; A_SpawnItemEx("GigaDemonDissipate");             }         GIGA H 20 A_SetRenderStyle(0.2,Style_OptFuzzy)         Goto See
Code:
ACTOR GigaDemonDissipate {     +CLIENTSIDEONLY     +NOINTERACTION         States     {     Spawn:         GIGA HHHHHHHHHH 2 A_FadeOut(0.1)         Stop     } }
I was using Quake 4 step noises while testing new sounds. If you like them, you can use them:
 

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4 months 3 days ago #6 by Craneo
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I'll look into fixing the credits, changing the name and other stuff tomorrow, as for the missile state being slower, that's the opposite of what I wanted, I wanted the missile state to be a faster walk if anything, really should prolly do something else tbh like him charging towards the player.... again will look into it tomorrow probably

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4 months 2 days ago #7 by CaptainToenail
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A pinky this big feels like a T-Rex!

Maybe you could play that up with the Jurassic Park scene foot stomps and roar.

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4 months 2 days ago #8 by DeVloek
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I like this little fella :-} The upscaled pinky sprite works really well.

I wanted the missile state to be a faster walk if anything, really should prolly do something else tbh like him charging towards the player

Yea, a long distance charge towards the player would make him more fun to fight imo. The short distance charge attack already works well but if he is too far away from the player he's just a big ol' bullet sponge and a bit too easy to outmaneuver. But I guess that also depends on the map and whatever obstacles are present.

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3 months 4 weeks ago #9 by Craneo
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I'm sorry but at the moment I'm kinda sick and demotivated right now uh... I'll look into fixing this wheneveR I am feeling better :/

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3 months 4 weeks ago #10 by DeVloek
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no worries, take your time. Get well soon!

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