13 October 2023, 06:12 | #1 |
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GRIND : a Doom-like, first person shooter for a500!
Grind is a first person shooter, set in a dark and foreboding Steampunk/Lovecraftian world. The game is a continuation (and spiritual successor) of the Dread project, powered by the amazing Dread-engine and offers unparalleled visuals and performance, even on vanilla 1mb a500 machines! Grind is currently in its second year of development, is planned for a commercial release and hopes to feature :
And here's a list of some of the planned features (from day 1) and their current status:
Footage: The following video capture is from the latest released "Darkward east v0.3" Patreon-only binary, running on a1200+4mb fast (recommended for max performance): [ Show youtube player ] And here is footage running on a real 1mb a500 (minimum required): [ Show youtube player ] The current active team: -John Tsakiris (Tsak): managing this project and also responsible for the gfx, sfx, Amiga music, game and level design. -Coder Temisu is currently looking at dynamic assets loading and also doing maintenance on the complete base, engine and tools. -Amiga coder Remz (author of 'Hamulet') has brought to the game Music support and is currently working on extra engine features, bugfixing and additional engine optimizations. -Amiga coder Bszili has given valuable help with the game's logic and maintenance of the ST version. -Kabuto (from the demogroup Titan) is preparing a port of the game for the Mega Drive. -Musician Christoffer Magdalus is providing additional music for the Amiga version -ST musician DMA-SC is currently providing music for the ST version. Honorable mentions: -Legendary coder and author of the Dread-engine KK/Altair, although not directly involved with the project, is also present, overseeing the game's development and progress, providing feedback and moral support, as well as valuable insight on the inner workings of his engine! -Coder Alex Brown (Alpine 9000) is also on-board for extra help (while Metro Siege still remains his main focus and priority). -Artist Pixel Shade has made various gfx contributions in the past, (which still remain in the game) and is in contact with the team. Links: For those who want to know more about the history of the project, the 'new amiga 500 doom like! ' thread, documents in detail the past development of the Dread-Engine and the beginnings of Grind. -Support Grind on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Grind_Amiga -Visit Grind's Pixelglass page: https://pixelglass.org/#grind -Join Grind's Discord server: https://discord.gg/QXGQbkRCxN Last edited by Tsak; 14 June 2024 at 05:01. Reason: Update |
13 October 2023, 12:06 | #2 |
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I'm still amazed at this engine and just how well it runs. And now it's gotten even better with a great steampunk vibe. Very nice, looking forward to the release
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13 October 2023, 12:16 | #3 |
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Is the demo version a 'timed exclusive' to Patreon?
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13 October 2023, 12:49 | #4 |
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Is anyone else thinking Chaos Engine 3D ?
The pixelling is superb. I have to day, the statusbar face really reminds me of the Quake ranger though. Last edited by Karlos; 13 October 2023 at 13:53. |
13 October 2023, 13:05 | #5 |
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13 October 2023, 13:11 | #6 |
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I meant if older demo versions eventually will become available also for non-Patreons.
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13 October 2023, 13:15 | #7 |
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Fantastisc work by everyone involved!
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13 October 2023, 16:26 | #8 |
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Glad to see this taking a more concrete shape.
I'm curious what the story is with KK/Altair (I haven't checked the megathread in a long time), I thought he was keen on releasing the game himself. Too busy with other things? Also, does it mean the engine is up for "licensing" and we might see other games based on it? Definitely an influence, even if only subconscious |
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13 October 2023, 16:43 | #10 |
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this game looks great i hope for its release some time within my life time
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13 October 2023, 16:54 | #11 |
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If this game had been conceived "back in the day" I could imagine every Amiga magazine going nuts over it. I should think they'd each have had a devoted section every month giving updates and probably new demos. It's truly remarkable.
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13 October 2023, 16:59 | #12 |
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Looks like chaos engine graphics, I like them, or like a The Bitmap Brothers video game, like Gods, seems good.
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13 October 2023, 17:31 | #13 |
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True. But we should make no mistakes here. Even if this is running on a stock A500, the knowledge about how to do it was not there "back then". It's nothing that could have existed at the time, even if the hardware was there.
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13 October 2023, 18:16 | #14 | |
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13 October 2023, 18:48 | #15 |
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This is a masterpiece for A500, I'm waiting for the final version to be played on my lovely Amy
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13 October 2023, 19:24 | #16 |
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13 October 2023, 20:00 | #17 |
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13 October 2023, 21:59 | #18 |
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Briefly, and then I think of Earthworm Jim 3D, Simon the Sorcerer 3D, Swiv 3D, Monkey Island 4.
Let's not go there anymore. The Chaos Engine was awesome because of its lightning fast 2D action. Emphasis on the lightning. I want more of that. |
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And there's also the free SDKs. |
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It's probably Chaos Engine 3D meets Darkmere 3D for me . Quote:
I'd love to hear if people think the game (with what is already shown) manages to capture this or if it feels lacking. |
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