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War of the Worlds - New 4K Gameplay & Development Update (2023)
🕑 Added 2023-03-17 22:52:08 +0000 UTCEverything you see is a continued Work in Progress & not final
(Exclusive YouTube development live streams & early access to videos)
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There is no updated release ETA for early access. We are taking our time to improve the game in all aspects. The last 4 months the game has undergone a major rebuild from the ground up of all of its systems inside and out. It's pretty much a new game.
New Tripod Designs + Uber pod Previews
We will begin by discussing one of the main concerns we’ve heard since the conception of this idea. People have expressed their fears that the game will be shut down due to the fact that we recently created and began using a virtually 1:1 replica of the machines from the 2005 film.
I’ll be showing work in progress previews of the new machine design we have been working on. The purpose of this new design is to be our replacement for the movie accurate machines should we be denied a licensing opportunity or told to not use designs. While it is possible, it is unlikely that this will be the case. War of the Worlds itself is public domain hence why you see many different shows, movies, and other adaptations. While the idea is open for anyone to bring their own twist into the narrative, it is highly likely that the designs of the machines are property of Paramount so there is that possibility they will step in at some point. Because they haven’t yet doesn’t mean that they won’t. Our hope is to acquire official licensing to use the IP. We are continuing cautiously & optimistic but want to have Plan B ready to go & fully implemented so that should a change in the tripod designs be required, it doesn’t become an interruption to the development process and is as simple as toggling between both options. We assure you this game will be released and you will be able to play using the movie accurate designs through a separate free add on that will come separate from the game. Either way, both of these machine designs will be available upon early access release to switch between.
Across the design team, we agreed this new imagination should visually and technically resemble the original inspiration. We know most of you are all fans of the look of the tripod’s in the movie and should we need to change it for our own imagining, we wanted to make sure the tripod still gave off the same biomechanical aquatic three legged hooded machine feel and that it could still use the same rig and animations as the movie accurate model. This will end up saving hundreds of development hours from needing to re-rig and reanimate an entirely different machine. It will use most of the same animations and be based on the same AI. The switch between either or will be as simple as flipping a switch. There are many unique differences between the designs that differentiate it enough from the movie’s design to avoid issues.
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Karel Cap
Hi
Merudiana
Just this video alone was so awesome that I immediately wanted to become a tester…
Louie
Just don't rush it. We know the love of the passion you dev's are putting in for this game. I wouldn't be given any eta until we are all happy with it. Otherwise Karen's will flock out. Good say about the copywrite drama too. Keep up the good work😍 Back up tripods look sweet as. I'll be happy with those. I hope when we know the movie versions are allowed we still get access to the back up ones
Frozone - yeah!
Ok, this just keeps getting better and better, and I don’t know about the rest of you, but every time a new gameplay showcase drops, these videos get scarier and scarier with each new update. It can’t be just me. But I love the engine sounds, I think these sounds are the best they have ever been you can really hear the massive thumping with every cycle as well as the squeaking and whirling in between cycles, really gives the impression of the movie while still being it’s own unique sound. The horn at around 17:22 is just perfect, it’s that perfect intermediate distance balancing where it sounds not too close but also not too far away plus the sound overall is just music to the ears. And what the heck was that last tripod doing right before the weapons showcase, with those creepy erie sounds. 😳 Legit an eye opener with that one.
