Grim Misadventures #6: Of Rats and Zombies

[Ballistic]

These look like they are going to end up being a real challenge, and fun to fight. Since there’s not a ton of them,(66) I’m guessing they make multicolored loot rain.
Oh, and give my compliments to the modelmaker.

[system]

very cool ive never seen unique monsters with special abilities in any ACTION RPG this is a revolution for ARPG

[matthewfarmery]

These look like they are going to end up being a real challenge, and fun to fight. Since there’s not a ton of them,(66) I’m guessing they make multicolored loot rain.
Oh, and give my compliments to the modelmaker.

I think 66 of these little beauties is quite a lot, and probably way more if Crate didn’t have the extra full time staff like they have now. or maybe we would have seen only a handful, but anyway, 66 is a lot, and should easy spice up the game no end

[system]

Great work as always, Zantai. And yes, yes I would like more explosions. Thanks for asking.

[Harlequin]

Great work Zantai. I really enjoy reading your blogs. maybe they could be included in the frontpage? The page wasnt updated in months.

[system]

I’m loving the fact there’s gonna be unique abilities on those heroes. It really adds a lot to the game. You actually are looking to fight one of those meanies more when you know you ain’t just killing the same mob again which just is scaled-up version of regular one.

I’m seriously hoping there’s gonna be some rare last-difficulty end-game heroes that are truly horrifying in terms of skill-set and looks. I’m at least expecting some huge AOE meteor storms or something similar.

Always a delight to face off something new even after dozens of playthroughs, and if it’s a epic scale rare discovery, it’s exciting as hell!

[Dri]

You should give Baldim the red tinted skin as that’ll match his red chaosy attacks better. :rolleyes:

[koovan]

Just to add my appreciation - your blogs are an entetaining as well as informative read. Thanks Zantai.

[system]

I love that first pic, all the small rooms Excellent stuff.

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[Assassin]

Nice. Crate Entertainment FTW!

[LostSoul]

You forgot to add the third option to the poll which is obviously “Yes.”

[system]

I will keep coming back for whatever you put up if you can continue to have those great write-ups.
“…two hero monsters, great way to leave a tombstone…”

Bravo!

[system]

just voted for the skittles, you can keep the monsters and bring the epic as I think skalds singing about monsters is also cool, not to mention much safer.

those training dormitories remind me of the Matrix. we’ll need monsters, lots of monsters, and maybe a '65 GT Shelby…

[system]

After this phase is complete, the 100% genuine awesome seal of approval coolness stamped hero monster is added to the spawn pools (this is about when the other devs at Crate start asking who put the ******** monsters into the game).

OMG, Flamingo monsters!

[system]

Greetings to the overpowered monster extravaganza! This is Zantai reporting from my own personal monster boot camp, where creatures enter and hero monsters emerge.

Welcome to the monster factory.

It goes on and on and on and on…

Here is where brand new hero monsters are first tested against real human opponents for bugs (oops, he’s casting invisible fields of death), damage (oops, he just killed me in two shots), and fun (oops, he just killed me in two shots using an invisible field of death). Depending on your level of masochism, the aforementioned scenario might have fit your definition of fun. In that case, we apologize in advance for a lack of invisible death fields.

After this phase is complete, the 100% genuine awesome seal of approval coolness stamped hero monster is added to the spawn pools (this is about when the other devs at Crate start asking who put the ******** monsters into the game).

Let’s meet some of our heroes, shall we?

Disclaimer: the following names, models, textures, mechanics, concepts, otherworldly beings, and brain children are work in progress and may not reflect the final product.

You will recognize hero monsters easily thanks to several defining factors:

1. They are usually bigger
2. They are usually of a different appearance
3. They cast unique skills
4. They probably hurt…a lot
5. They have an icon over their head denoting them as a hero (art TBD)

We are here to own you…or to summon Captain Planet.

Who better to start off with than a traitor to our race? Meet Leander Greene, the Saboteur! This mean fellow prefers explosives, fire, and ballistics to walks on the beach and generally being nice to others. Forum sleuths may recognize his abilities from the Demolitionist mastery. The Saboteur’s skill set includes:

Molotov: hurls a projectile that explodes on impact, creating a field of fire that persists for several seconds.

Mortar Trap: creates a stationary pet that hurls exploding projectiles at nearby enemies.

Thermite Mines: creates a stationary pet that explodes when an enemy comes near.

The Saboteur is chaotic and never lets you sit still. Ranged characters will find themselves in a particularly dangerous situation as Leander prefers to hurl his Molotovs at range. Rumor has it that Leander occasionally carries a powerful gun that has as vile a reputation as he does.

You know what you need? More explosions.

Up next, we have Baldim, the Chaosbringer. Baldim comes with the standard Raptor repertoire, along with the addition of two chaos-based spells:

Chaos Wave: unleashes a wave of chaos damage in a tight cone. This skill has a wide damage range.

Chaos Barrage: unleashes a barrage of projectiles throughout the area which explode into chaotic fragments. Evading all of these projectiles is nearly impossible.

Baldim is relentless in his attacks, leaving neither ranged or melee fighters in a state of comfort for long. Should you be unfortunate enough to find him in a pack of his lesser broodlings, it would be wise to play it safe.

Baldim and his brother Aragonax, the Undying. Meeting two heroes in one battle? Great way to leave a gravestone.

This is just a small sample. There is a grand total of 66 hero monsters in the game at this time, awaiting the arrival of foolhardy adventurers who would test their mettle against the unique skill set.

That’s all we have for today. Curious readers are encouraged to vote in the poll as I would like to take things in a new direction next time (9/16/12): In addition to your usual discussion, please vote on whether you wish to see more hero monsters, or some low level epic items. Til next time!

Go ahead, make my day !

[Kardiophylax]

Yet another great update. I don’t know what to say that others haven’t already… other than to say keep the updates coming. It’s great to see the progress being made.

[Dri]

That’s all we have for today. Curious readers are encouraged to vote in the poll as I would like to take things in a new direction next time i[/i]: In addition to your usual discussion, please vote on whether you wish to see more hero monsters, or some low level epic items. Til next time!

Looks like the vote is in (even though I wanted to see more hero monsters)! Are we gonna get that lowbie epic item post today?

[system]

I very, VERY much like the fact that they all have custom skills and skill animations! Awesome! Do they spawn in certain areas as well or can they appear wherever?

Seems hero monsters are shaping up to be exactly what I was hoping for! Also, here’s to hoping you can continue to think up cool abilities for even more hero monsters!

These type of hero monsters put the D3 elites/champs/uniques to shame - those ones don’t have unique skills… just a pool of random affixes that all of them share. =/

100% agree with this.

[wajld]

Absolutely fantastic. The fact that they all have special skills and their own animations and skins is great! I love that you aren’t cutting the players any slack when it comes to the fights atleast it seems like it