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Sorry bout the afk, but the snow finally melted enough to get out to the lake, where I have been fishing and mastering the way of the 'dragon fist' for the last few days.

Anywho, I did make some progress with AW. I have added a bunch of bitmap foliage to give the open fields and forests a bit more personality. I got the Idea from COD4, and it looks fucking sweet.

The character in the screenshot is a ghost-type next gen soldier. There are 5 different types of nextgen, who are a VERY secretive division of the army, and, depending on the situation, will be hostile to regular military. The NextGens are who will be enforcing the quarantine in the first chapter (campaign, whatever).

I gots to get out, as the sun is shining fierce. I'm going to do up a quick little movie showing a skirmish between two squads soonish, as that way I wont have edit a bunch of footage, unlike trailers.

oh, and here's a quick movie of me getting warmed up for Ninja Gaiden 2.

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Jun. 1, 2008 | 6:18 PM spartin117gonfishin says:

Hey i see you suscribed to me on youtube. thank you. anyway the aw2 ghost-type next gen soldier looks amazing. Just a bit of a sugestion. could you make the next gen soilder be just a wee' bit more diffrent from the military. like for example put gloves on or a full length shirt to make it seem a little more scary or darker (kinda like that cod4 level when your the british and you raid that ship, all the british commando guys were very dark and hard to see because of their helmets and and tack gear and mask and well you know the rest , that kinda thing.)

Jun. 1, 2008 | 6:42 PM Oreo47 responds:

I cannot change anything except headgear for the first campaign. For AW2, all global animations will be object based (last stand style), which will mean different/customizable clothing and gear. The hood/gasmask combo above is from that bit in COD4. I decided that it was going in after I beat the airplane level in veteran...

Jun. 1, 2008 | 9:03 PM Smiley119 says:

Sweet Pic but, whats with the cursor thingy and was the autumn war trailer just in game playing or just a movie?

Jun. 1, 2008 | 10:06 PM Oreo47 responds:

The screenshot was taken while I was testing the sniper-spotter team. The view is through the binoculars of a spotter. When you recon an enemy squad, their units and weapons come up in the HUD as though they were your troops. If you have snipers in your team, then you can specify a target for your snipers, and they will be able to hit them, even if the target is in the rear rank. The sniper must be on front rank to snipe, so unless its an assassination, you only want to snipe an enemy already shooting at some other squad. The recon HUD is still being worked on, so I only showed the top half of the screen.
The trailer was made from clips of gameplay, but they were mixed and cut to keep pace with that perticuar music.

Updated: Jun. 1, 2008, 10:10 PM

Jun. 1, 2008 | 9:58 PM Echo418 says:

can yo u make a special leader system like the leader will have a red badge thing on his arms and the lutenit will have a yellow 1 etc etc
and the higher there rank the more moral they spread?

Jun. 1, 2008 | 10:13 PM Oreo47 responds:

Depends on the faction. You will be able to spot officers, as they will be wearing berrets or caps. Officers give morale boosts, and other bonuses.

Jun. 1, 2008 | 10:48 PM Nikomas says:

Ehm seince you didnt answer the other page im asking again...
Will the mech units make a comeback and what do you have to do to get in the beta? is worshiping you like a god enought? :P

Jun. 2, 2008 | 12:16 AM Oreo47 responds:

Each army will have at least one super unit. The mech is getting a makeover, however.

I'll be doing the beta in a month or so, and anyone that wants in is allowed. I'll put a link in an update when it's ready to go.

Jun. 1, 2008 | 11:41 PM Smiley119 says:

So...... since you said that the trailer was gameplay video i am very impressed with the fact you've always to make the soldiers look 100% human. And have you tried vector graphics? :)

Jun. 2, 2008 | 12:15 AM Oreo47 responds:

The soldiers are in vector, which is handy, because the camera can zoom right in to see the expression on their faces.

Jun. 2, 2008 | 1:27 AM Nikomas says:

I just have to say this....... Yeaaaaaaayyyyy :P
But realy just post the link here so only the people who visits here reguarly can see it......... otherwise you will have a bunch of kids ocmplaining n wining........

i cant wait to see the rebel superunit...... Ny spoilers?

Jun. 2, 2008 | 2:08 AM Oreo47 responds:

Yea, I'll be posting the link here.

I don't have the rebels super unit done up yet, but i can give you a hint: You can fit ALOT of guns on to a bus if you chop the roof off. You can even fit a howitzer...

Jun. 2, 2008 | 1:34 AM Nikomas says:

(sorry)
Also are those nextgen like a squad of those church assasins? (or whatever they were called)

Jun. 2, 2008 | 2:12 AM Oreo47 responds:

No, they are more like the CIA on meth. Stratigey wise they are pretty much like the army, except they don't give a rats ass about civilians or colladeral damage. In AW2 they will function as the army elite (one step up from special forces).

Updated: Jun. 2, 2008, 2:20 AM

Jun. 2, 2008 | 1:53 AM Runekn says:

So what unit is that? Also, since you didn't see my message in your last entry (due to the spam in there I guess) I'll just put this again.

"Looks like you have spam on your hands...well, will your character have "upgrades?" for example, you said he could be called a saint in the church faction, could he "change" classes in a sense? It would be fun to see what changes your character can have.

Especially if he/she could become a Psycophage-ish character..."

Jun. 2, 2008 | 1:54 AM Runekn says:

Whoops, didn't see the comment up there, never mind it, except the hero thing.

Jun. 2, 2008 | 2:18 AM Oreo47 responds:

Your character (in AW2) is completly customizable; you can be a combat type, and hire your self out to whoever needs some muscle. You can be a mercant type, and move commonities (although raiders just LOVE ambushing convoys), you can be a leader type, and bring glory to whatever town or cause you chose, etc.
You can gain some skills from factions (even some from the undead), so you will have to play through a few times to really say you beat it.

Jun. 2, 2008 | 10:14 AM Nikomas says:

Battlebusses? Ahhh Generals deja-vu... nice concept. (they will be reenforced right)

well this is going to be awesome and i think this whole year i spent checking your page 3-7 times aweek finaly paid of :P Well have any XBL gamertag yet?

Jun. 3, 2008 | 12:23 AM Oreo47 responds:

Generals? Thats C&C right? I haven't been in to that since red alert. I studied under one of the designers of that game when I was at the arts institute. Anthony something. The bus will be like a super heavy transport (can carry up to 30 plus crew). Its only weakness is that it can ONLY travel on roads. A heavy battle tank or tactical artillery strike can destroy it.

Jun. 2, 2008 | 12:37 PM bov930527 says:

How many missions will there be? And how long time do you think it will take to complete the game first time (if you sit in front of the computer all the time) ?

Jun. 3, 2008 | 12:28 AM Oreo47 responds:

AW2 will play more like rome:total war. Missions are yours to take or leave. The campaigns will have about 10 story missions, with many opportunity missions. It will take at least a few hours to play though each campaign, but I will put in awards.
The awards will be quite small, like concept art and stuff, but you will have to get though without alerts, taking out all NextGens, etc.

Jun. 2, 2008 | 4:38 PM Sub-Zero9090 says:

like ur nunchucks lol, aw2 looks like its coming along nice.

anyway, remember, im ur main man for the beta right? hehehe *hits ur shoulder*
remeber hadymaber@yahoo.com

Jun. 3, 2008 | 12:29 AM Oreo47 responds:

I'll probs forget to email you, but the update with the beta will be hard to miss.

Jun. 2, 2008 | 5:04 PM Echo418 says:

by the badges i ment only on like military uniforms

oh can you make it so like raiders can like STEEL uniforms from bodys but they dont give the morale boost of the badge (if u add it)

oh and 1 more thing

can you have a special unit for every faction like the pic u posted can be the militarys and the raiders special unit could be like a marauder they killl the dying and steel ALL there stuff helms,armor,guns etc

Jun. 3, 2008 | 12:37 AM Oreo47 responds:

Raiders will be able to disguise squads with fallen soldiers equipment. This is important, because raiders only way of dealing with heavy tanks is with demo charges, and getting close to a tank during battle is nearly impossible. Sneaking in to an enemy base and taking them out while they are in the hangar is the best way to take em out. Although you will have to get to the tank without alerts, and getting your men out will be tough, too.

Jun. 2, 2008 | 6:06 PM david414 says:

Suggestion! Can you make the wheels of the tanks rotate? It'll look cooler and more realistic. And also, earthquakes! you mentionned that we will engage thousands of zombies at a time so when they're in big numbers and charging crazily make the earth shake a little. More realism. Add cooler zombie screaming sounds. And when our guys get fucked by zombies make our guys scream like crazy, it'll be funny! :*O And remember, add the cool titles I suggested earlier; Desperate offensive, last regard, defensive situation, desperate situation, armored blockade etc. cool names, be creative! Make it so that we can sort of see the bullets flying around. Pweaz?(please) Oh and is the map going to be like the one in AW1? With the red arrows and green ones? Oh and grenade, airstrikes, mines, bear traps, rockets, nunchucks? o-O lol spikes, dogs which we can send to attack zombies. Zombie dogs. Oh and what happened to the sexy thing you mentionned about?

Jun. 3, 2008 | 12:39 AM Oreo47 responds:

The tanks treads, and wheels on vehicles are fully animated. There will be some rumbling when dealing with epic squads, but no full blown earthquakes. Most of your other suggestions will be going in, too. Most of em...

Jun. 2, 2008 | 7:52 PM sammyfun says:

don't you know the number of missions is unknowable because if your chooper gets shot down you have a mission jeeeeees guys remember the early posts come on anyway battle buses thats sooo like comand and conquer generals nice soldier can't wait we now a lot like you can build sam-sites, towers, and sabotage all at the same time will the map be like aw1 I don't think so with all the sniping and stuff well bye

Jun. 3, 2008 | 12:42 AM Oreo47 responds:

The map system is alot more detailed, and you can handle battles without going in the battle screen. This allows you to focus on the whole battle, or a particular skirmish (unlike most strategy games, where you can only see a fraction of the battle at any given time).

Jun. 2, 2008 | 8:49 PM Smiley119 says:

Man i hope this autumn war will be slightly easier than the previous one
PS. keep up the good work and one other question why do they pay you so little no-matter how awesome you make it you really deserve more than $1000 since you've already put in so much time into it

BYE

Jun. 3, 2008 | 12:44 AM Oreo47 responds:

Now that the game keeps going, even if your retreat all your men, it will be ALOT easier. And yes, I do deserve more then $1000 dollars... $1002.65 more like it!

Jun. 3, 2008 | 2:35 AM Nikomas says:

yea that was from generals....... i just never could stop myself from loading several upp with suicide bombers and rush the enemy (or rocket troops).

Nope you deserve more than a million :P

Jun. 5, 2008 | 11:33 PM Oreo47 responds:

Im not sure about suicide bombers, but yea, the battle bus can be loaded with whatever.

Jun. 3, 2008 | 2:36 AM Nikomas says:

lets all donate 1 Euro/Dollar :P

Jun. 5, 2008 | 11:35 PM Oreo47 responds:

Ok, but no US dollars; they aren't worth ANYTHING up here in glorious Canada.

Jun. 3, 2008 | 9:31 AM 82315766 says:

Hi,I'm new.I like to play Autumn War.I got some suggestions for Autumn War 2:You can add tanks to the zombies,zombie tank!And you can let the soldiers to punch and kick zombies.

P.S.About the zombie tanks,take it as a joke.

Jun. 5, 2008 | 11:40 PM Oreo47 responds:

Zombies do have the xenos on their side, and they take ALOT of pain, and can take out vehicles. Think El Gigante from RE4 mixed with a wolf or bear or boar or whatever.

Jun. 3, 2008 | 9:37 AM 82315766 says:

You can also let the zombies nosebleed when they got punched in the nose.

Jun. 5, 2008 | 11:41 PM Oreo47 responds:

Then you get bonus mission where you drive em to the hospital.

Jun. 3, 2008 | 9:38 AM 82315766 says:

One more thing,nice work on the trailer.

Jun. 5, 2008 | 11:42 PM Oreo47 responds:

merci

Jun. 3, 2008 | 3:27 PM sammyfun says:

oh yeah make the next gen more different looking and CHINA rules in command and conquer and send us all units, factions, weakness please

Jun. 6, 2008 | 12:00 AM Oreo47 responds:

The units are still in concept stage as far as their stats and stuff, but the general balance is:

Military
evacuates civilians, hunts down raiders.
pros
-have artillery and air support
-have best vehicles and armor
-have well trained solders
cons
-civilians think the army is responsible for outbreak, so are reluctant to soldiers.
-out numbered around 5 to 1 when fighting zombies and raiders
-very dependant on gas to keep tanks operational

Church
hunts down zombies, in charge of defence of towns
pros
-Has full support from civilians
-Uses large mobs of conscripts
-devastating in melee
cons
-fanatical units may not be willing to retreat, and may charge on their own.
-doesn't have much access to guns or gun training.
-minimal vehicle support.

Rebels
Anti-military. Salvation through anarchy.
pros
-raid towns for slaves, food, and supplies
-large numbers
-okay at melee and ranged
-many light vehicles
cons
-hostile to all other factions
-squads may fight one another, unless led by a champion.
-Very poor moral, unless led by a champion.

And zombies you know about.

Jun. 3, 2008 | 3:30 PM sammyfun says:

forgot is all you said in the posts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10? what about the super weapons

Jun. 6, 2008 | 12:01 AM Oreo47 responds:

ehh, i'll get to them later.

Jun. 3, 2008 | 4:24 PM david414 says:

ok so now this leaves me with an unanswered question- what happened to the sexy thing you mentionned before?

Jun. 6, 2008 | 12:02 AM Oreo47 responds:

ehh... i'll post a pic of a female solder or something.

Jun. 3, 2008 | 6:45 PM sammyfun says:

oh Oreo I LOVE YOU

Jun. 6, 2008 | 12:03 AM Oreo47 responds:

I love me to.

Jun. 3, 2008 | 6:45 PM sammyfun says:

SEXY ENOUGH FOR YOU

Jun. 6, 2008 | 12:03 AM Oreo47 responds:

i could take it or leave it...

Jun. 3, 2008 | 6:51 PM ajsjps says:

Can't wait for the beta! Email me about the beta at ajsjps@hotmail.com. thanks!!!

Also, nexgen soldiers look so cool. Are the like the imperials in star wars where they kill civilians?

Jun. 6, 2008 | 12:07 AM Oreo47 responds:

I don't want to get in to the specifics, but if civs try to escape the quarantine, they will be taken out by enforcers if they are using roads, and ghosts if they are in the forest. You will know all about them by the end of the first campaign.

Jun. 3, 2008 | 7:34 PM Smiley119 says:

Can't wait for the chance to see 2 squads going all out hope to see lost of action ^_^

Jun. 3, 2008 | 10:46 PM Slobbyfishman says:

If you have ever heard of Warhammer 40,000, try looking into dark angel space marines. they have really good looking stuff you might want for your church or rebels or whatever. Also, is it possible for customizable platoon insignias and actual shoulder pads? that would look great. Btw saying that i think the game is awesome but that the idea of the battle bus is extremely cheap (unless tanks rock at killing and are easy to produce. Also, is this like an RTS? Or a turn based strategy?

Jun. 6, 2008 | 12:12 AM Oreo47 responds:

Vehicles may have insignias, and larger squads may have banners for morale. The battle bus is very difficult to produce (you need to overrun an army base just to get the guns to make one). They do have heavy armor, but a few well placed 100mm shells can take it out.

Jun. 4, 2008 | 12:56 AM Smiley119 says:

No really i ain't joking cuz you really put a _eck of a lot of effort into this beautiful game which has gone from a superb flash game to a near modern Computer Game Quality style you've put you heart into it I say we should all donate at least something to help you out

PS if i'm being over emotional plz tell me

Jun. 6, 2008 | 12:14 AM Oreo47 responds:

Money would be nice, but i would just buy video games and ninja stuff.

Jun. 4, 2008 | 12:57 AM Smiley119 says:

Ps keep up the good work

Jun. 4, 2008 | 7:20 PM Smiley119 says:

YOUR video is hillarious :)

Jun. 5, 2008 | 1:39 PM Squeky says:

Will the character u make hav any abilities

Jun. 6, 2008 | 12:17 AM Oreo47 responds:

In AW2 your character will have near witch-hunter abilities, which can be increased by doing missions for the undead (which pisses. I might also include a perks system, like COD4. Makes the game very customizable, and way more interesting then just basic stats.

Jun. 5, 2008 | 4:17 PM sammyfun says:

suggestions of new units: a siege tank, battle cruiser, next gen zombies?, flamethrowers, zombie controlled jeep/tank?(rare), plague ability affects squad lave feed on the infected person then he dies and pop out cames 2 flying bugs?or what ever, and last but not least human piloted mobile battle machines or known as dragoon or any other name

Jun. 6, 2008 | 12:19 AM Oreo47 responds:

read earlier posts... although the power armor is something that I'm considering...

Jun. 5, 2008 | 4:22 PM sammyfun says:

oh yeah and a ghost sniper/and can launch a goo that slows down units and activate super weapons

Jun. 6, 2008 | 12:20 AM Oreo47 responds:

gotta have goo.

Jun. 5, 2008 | 11:48 PM brody1234 says:

hi hi

Jun. 6, 2008 | 12:24 AM Runekn says:

From your last response, I'm guessing that there are a lot of abilities/skills to get, and either you can't them all and you have to have to play it multiple times, or have a new game+ thing, though only your character and nothing else (well, maybe a secret weapon or starting somewhere else).

Jun. 6, 2008 | 1:07 AM Oreo47 responds:

It IS possible to get all the skills, although some you can only get from military, church, raiders, undead, etc. The game ends when there is only one faction remaining (multiple endings), so if you want all the skills, you will have to keep them all alive long enough to learn from them, which will be a VERY delicate and lengthly process. If you DO manage to get all the skills, your character will be a lesser god on the battlefield.

Jun. 6, 2008 | 5:12 AM 82315766 says:

I just played Autumn War again and i discovered a bug.I just have to click the picture of the person's head then all zombies are gone.

Jun. 6, 2008 | 9:25 AM Dauntasa says:

You should be able to declare yourself a faction in the game. This would piss everyone off, but you would be allowed to take towns for yourself, and get an extra ending for killing all the other factions. I know that that would be hard to do, but think about it. It would be cool.

Jun. 6, 2008 | 4:00 PM Oreo47 responds:

Each town is like it's own faction. If you spend the entire game helping the town, then you can come to be the lord of that town. Then you are concerned with keeping your people happy and safe. Having military in the town will keep raiders away, but will tap you for gas, having a large church presence is great for zombies, but can be expensive to maintain its troops, etc.
The idea is to let the player play how THEY want to play; you can get any of the endings without ever even having your main character in a fight.

Jun. 6, 2008 | 11:15 AM sunnyj756 says:

Oreo nice job!!!!

and my email is sunnyj756@yahoo.com

Jun. 6, 2008 | 12:24 PM XeroPaper says:

1) Your video is bad-ass. XD

2) Your three main factions sound an awful lot like the warhammer fantasy universe. The soldiers are likened to "The Empire" due to their disciplined armies and advanced weaponry, the zombies are "The Skaven" because they are like rats that feed on everything they can get their furry little hands on, the church are ironically like "Chaos" due to their insane hand-to-hand combat and fanatacism, and the raiders are like "The Orks".

Wicked...

3) This game is really starting to sound like the Warhammer 40K Dawn of War Series, with particular mention to the Dark Crusade-style campaign, and the way that heroes can be attached to squads to increase their combat effectiveness. But i suppose W40K isn't the first game to come up with such a play mechanic, I think.

Anyways, keep up the great work! Don't get bogged down trying to implement too many things if it keeps the beta from coming to fruition! The best way to attract a large crowd is by putting theory into practice. Once the beta comes out, this page will be CROWDED with devotees for the next campaign! :P

Well-wishes, and 'May Sigmar be with you," or something like that. XD

Jun. 6, 2008 | 4:23 PM sammyfun says:

so did you add a siege tank, battle cruiser, next gen zombies?, flamethrowers, zombie controlled jeep/tank?(rare), plague ability affects squad lave feed on the infected person then he dies and pop out cames 2 flying bugs?or what ever, and last but not least human piloted mobile battle machines or known as dragoon or any other name and the ghost sniper/and can launch a goo that slows down units and activate super weapons

Jun. 6, 2008 | 7:34 PM david414 says:

grenades?

Jun. 7, 2008 | 5:28 PM Smiley119 says:

In a fire fight who will win? Military VS Rebels / Military VS NextGens?

Jun. 7, 2008 | 9:42 PM david414 says:

Oh and did you add gatling guns? Oh and airstrikes?

Jun. 7, 2008 | 11:44 PM Sub-Zero9090 says:

sammyfun, hes not that stuff, besides, u copied pretty much all of that from starcraft.

Jun. 7, 2008 | 11:45 PM Sub-Zero9090 says:

gonna add*

Jun. 8, 2008 | 12:52 AM Smiley119 says:

I have a question will you be able to find out the true nature of the NextGen guys and why the so stupid in fighting the military which it is part of the ranch form?

Jun. 8, 2008 | 8:36 AM david414 says:

Will we be able to put up electric fences in order to slow down and slightly damage opposition? Oh and allow our ennemies to do the same. Same for airstrikes, let the ennnemy also try and bomb us. Oh and can you add bombers to the game. Like we can call in a bomb run. And the whole screen gets bombed or something. Oh and finally, parachuters! :D

Jun. 8, 2008 | 11:36 AM sammyfun says:

they are not from starcraft I just got some Ideas from them (yes I did GO protoss and how did you know)

Jun. 8, 2008 | 11:39 AM sammyfun says:

WHAT ABOUT THE SUPER WEAPONS

Jun. 8, 2008 | 1:16 PM Smiley119 says:

Lets see ...... do you really think no one plays stracraft Sammy fun?

Jun. 8, 2008 | 6:53 PM Sub-Zero9090 says:

a siege tank-starcraft
battle cruiser-starcraft
next gen zombies-oreo47's idea flipped around for zombies
flamethrowers-original
zombie controlled jeep/tank?(rare)-original, but stupid
plague ability affects squad lave feed on the infected person then he dies and pop out cames 2 flying bugs-starcraft (queen)
and last but not least human piloted mobile battle machines or known as dragoon or any other name-starcraft

so, yes, u did copy almost everything from starcraft, and no, hes not gonna add them,

6 years olds..................

Jun. 9, 2008 | 3:12 AM Nikomas says:

Flamethrowers are kind of misunderstood when it comes to zombies so all you would get is a BURNING corpse running towards you

Jun. 9, 2008 | 3:13 AM Nikomas says:

and last but not least human piloted mobile battle machines?????? Mechs is enought and for the info theyr called Goliaths....

Jun. 9, 2008 | 6:44 AM david414 says:

need parachuters in the game! (or indiana jones)

Jun. 9, 2008 | 4:51 PM sammyfun says:

protoss protoss protoss protoss protoss boo zerg go but have to admit zerglings are still a force to reckon with still GO protoss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jun. 9, 2008 | 4:56 PM sammyfun says:

And I worded IT wrong I meant dragoon I was going to write Goliath but I had homework any way who likes the protoss die zerg terrans are fine GO protoss

Jun. 9, 2008 | 7:33 PM Sub-Zero9090 says:

a goliath IS STILL STARCRAFT

Jun. 9, 2008 | 8:59 PM blasia says:

Umm Just wondering what was the song and the video and great screen and video.

Jun. 10, 2008 | 8:10 AM david414 says:

Sammyfun, can you please type messages that make sense (correct grammar, virgules where needed, dots at the end of sentences). You really type like shit, I'll give you that.

Jun. 10, 2008 | 9:26 AM Nikomas says:

I know they are from starcraft i just pointed it out

Also the mech from this games kinda resembles it add gatling guns and aa missiles instead of cannons and there you go A Goliath

Jun. 10, 2008 | 10:06 PM jay37 says:

if u made that move make it faster and make it hit his nuts lol.