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The Secrets Beneath [v1.4]

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness360
Graphics1263.94
Fun5173.06
Mood5702.97
Overall6403.10
Humor7582.17
Audio7862.29
Theme8502.90
Innovation9172.58

Comments

seppel 2014-04-28 06:18

Can't run. Msvcp120.dll missing, or something.

almost 2014-04-28 06:18

The file is really large. Are there some assets not required to run it included in the rar?

ad-man 2014-04-28 06:21

Seppel, thanks for pointing that out. I noticed I forgot to package the Win32 build. Ill build that soon!

xangotrick66 2014-04-28 06:23

I can't see to be able to find the Win32 exe. Is it my fault?

helco 2014-04-28 06:25

First: Please provide a x86 package for those who still run 32-Bit (fortunately not me), your Msvcp120.dll could be solved by searching your msvcp120.dll and putting it into the binaries folder (or for those who want to play it earlier, go to http://www.microsoft.com/de-de/download/details.aspx?id=40784)

taugeshtu 2014-04-28 06:26

Can't rate, only 64-bit binaries supplied (I'm on 32-bit system) :(

mtinkerhess 2014-04-28 06:30

The graphics look really nice, especially considering how minimal the characters are. I really like the vibe. Some of the decorations in the spaces make the world come alive, like the boxes just sitting around make the world seem lived in.

On the other hand the motion blur makes the game run super slowly on my machine, I'm probably getting 5 or 6 FPS. That makes it hard to aim and hard to tell what's going on when I shoot things. When I die the game locks up.

manabreak 2014-04-28 06:30

I love the overkill choice of engine! The looks are awesome. :)

ad-man 2014-04-28 06:32

Yeah Im so sorry about that guys, this is the first time I was the one to publish the game in UE4 (or any game for that matter) so Im a real nub! Ill get it fixed here soon for you!

pheonise 2014-04-28 06:32

Projectiles were shot to the right of the crosshair, but other than that, it was pretty solid!

ad-man 2014-04-28 06:36

For those that have been able to play the game, thanks for all the positive feedback and little quirks you pointed out! For those who have a 32 bit OS, I should get something published in the next 30 minutes! Sorry

almost 2014-04-28 06:47

Ok, I was able to run it after downloading the vc redistributable helco linked. I didn't manage to make it to the boss, but I killed a decent number of enemies.

There seems to be a bug where if an enemy is too close neither of you can hit each other.

muramasa 2014-04-28 07:10

Awww dammit! Another win64 game :'C... Maybe at my other PC.

ad-man 2014-04-28 08:01

The Win32 redist now replaced the Win64! Im really sorry to all who couldnt play it! :C

druid 2014-04-28 08:17

Can't run too. Msvcp120.dll missing

ad-man 2014-04-28 08:19

Ah found that issue. It requires Visual Studio, Ill just package the DLL with the binaries

8bitpimp 2014-04-28 08:20

It was nice to see UnrealE4 being used, I didn't expect that. The mix of high end graphics with large pixel sprites looks good too. AI seemed very minimal and often got stuck. Also game seems to hang on death. Overall very nice! Good job!

ad-man 2014-04-28 08:26

Thanks 8BitPimp :) The AI was a tricky part considering AI documentation is nonexistent and its still not officially completed in the engine yet.

micdoodle8 2014-04-28 08:30

Nice job. Best graphical fidelity I've seen so far. Getting a few lag spikes even on a very high end machine, but other than that good game!

jase 2014-04-28 09:00

Can't rate, some required dependency is missing relating to DirectX. If you need a specific version of DX installed you should state it.

dreii 2014-04-28 09:10

missing dll :(

kiririn51 2014-04-28 10:12

woah, it looks fantastic! and this was my first time playing an Unreal 4 game haha, kinda unstable though.

ad-man 2014-04-28 16:10

Kiririn: Yeah the reason its unstable is because the engine isnt meant to handle crappy code :p I didnt really have time to make it run smooth considering I was already squeezing my time pretty thin using the engine.

Also, I found 2 more missing .dlls and am packaging them as we speak

lacaranian 2014-04-28 16:25

That was one angry octopus thing (beat it on my first try though, so yay!). Loved the 2d sprite oriented in 3d thing going on. Some animation could be a good next step. Pretty mazeish.

techblogogy 2014-04-28 17:35

This game has a very interesting art style

zazibar 2014-04-28 17:41

Good attempt, looks great but the gameplay could be tightened up a little.

dragonxvi 2014-04-28 17:43

Pretty cool! Environment's awesome and decent size of variation too. Made it to the boss before getting bullet-pwned :D

mintarcade 2014-04-28 17:45

"Final" boss is tough. Nice UDK work.

jacksendary 2014-04-28 17:45

IDK if it is just my shitty PC but the game is lagging like crazy!

kratorspore 2014-04-28 17:46

Had a great time with this, was interesting seeing a high-end engine doing a lo-fi shooter. Worked really well. Great level design and lighting. Got up to the boss and died :(( Great work!!

whitewolf93 2014-04-28 17:49

Is it using vsync? My pc started to warm up and make weird noises... Graphics are interesting, couldn't test much more :/

marccspro 2014-04-28 18:05

The gameplay and graphics are awesome ! The only problem is the game ends fast :/ But it makes me want to play it again :D Well done !

ad-man 2014-04-28 22:13

Thanks for all the feedback guys! This is my first attempt building a full UE4 game so the performance really isnt good, sorry about that. Also WhiteWolf93, the game does have Vsync enabled, by default its set to 120FPS, but that can be changed in the .ini config file along with the rest of the graphics settings

ad-man 2014-04-28 22:14

Nevermind above, UE4 doesnt build with a .ini config file like UE3, I just assumed it did

2014-05-09 16:13

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gre 2014-05-10 19:40

Impressive graphics.
Very fun enemies.
Nice take on the theme.

ad-man 2014-05-11 19:47

Thank you so much Jwow and gre for the positive feedback, it means a lot to me! :D

lukbebalduke 2014-05-12 01:35

Nice game. Beatiful graphics and shaders. I saw your game in the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBrlCkST2es