Christmas Update December 25th 2009

 December 25th, 2009 by Dman757 Introduction
Well it's Christmas, I hope you all had some time with your families. You should thankful they are not trying to devour your flesh right now, well that is except for uncle George that toothless bastard... Anyway this update is brought to you by copious amounts of caffeine and love. (though mostly the caffeine) I've got a bag of presents that is just ready to be opened although I lost the receipts, sorry you can't return them.

Happenings
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of progress on the coding front. Ssba has implemented a barricading system, added our custom zombies, our custom world sounds among many other additions. Our mappers as well have gotten their maps to a very fun playable state. Crazymatt just this last week went through and touched up the textures on all of our zombie models and nearly finished his next character. Maxx completed yet another awesome weapon the SKS, (see below) he is how working on few props and a bus model. Vincent074 has created two very nice models, an ambulance & barricade which you can see below. This is just the tip of the iceberg everyone on the team has been really busy working on content for the mod before the holidays.


Moddb Award Nominations

Well it's that time of the year when moddb holds there annual mod of the year award awards. If you feel we deserve it then please nominate us and thanks for your continued support. Click the image above to go to our Moddb page.


Gameplay Video & Audio Update
So I wanted to give you guys a nice little present for Christmas so I made you this video. I hope you like it.
[color="#FF0000"]NMRiH Developer Build Gameplay Video[/color]
Approximately 5 minutes in length.

Small little update looking back at our achievements this year.
[color="#FF0000"]NMRiH Audio Update #4.5 December 25th 2009[/color]
Approximately 3 minutes in length.


Fresh New Models

Maxx's Simonov SKS


Vincent074's Ambulance & Barricade




Map Screenshots

Sotapoika's Quarantine


Nay0r's Broadway



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Weekly Update - December 16th, 2009

 December 16th, 2009 by Dman757 It seems like Wednesdays are the best time for me to get these updates out.

Team Updates
It's that time again little boys and girls. Good news this week with finals over and the holidays upon us. It's time for the holidays and with holidays comes presents, so just hop in our van for something a little special on the 25th. Don't be scared, don't you like presents? Well lets see what everyone is up to shall we? Sotapoika has been going through and fixing bugs in map NMRiH_quarantine which as of late has been looking very nice. Chad has nearly finished the Ruger 1022 animations. Maxx has finished his Van, has started on a bus and plans to make an SKS soon. Vincent is just adding the final touches to an ambulance and his sports car. Flea has just finished his portfolio for college and is now starting work on his map.

Here little girl have some candy
Well then lets get right down to it! If you remember correctly, I mentioned Maxx was working on a van model last week. Well here it is in all its free sugary glory. This is just one texture of many variant textures and crashed versions. So you may expect many different types through out our maps with different logos and colors.



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Weekly Update - December 9th, 2009

 December 9th, 2009 by Dman757 This weeks update brought to you by the insomniacs the floor above me. As I sit here in my friends apartment at 5AM listening to his neighbors upstairs pounding on the floor playing rockband (or having very fast and repetitive sex to rock music?) They've been at it since about 3:30 and well I can't sleep, I've tried writing this update a few times now but keep getting interrupted so now is a good a time as any.

Small announcement about weekly updates
Well it's time once again for our weekly scheduled update, except for the part about the schedule. If you haven't noticed its Friday Saturday Sunday oh hey it's already Wednesday again, and it seems that I have had less and less time on Mondays due to various factors. (School, Life, Finals, Etc.) Which means for the next few weeks I may be switching the update schedule around to find a good fit. Well this last week was Thanksgiving for those you in the States, Uhh yeah anyway hope you all had a good Thanksgiving...

NMRiH News
Now onto NMRiH related news. We recently hired a new mapper/modeler to the team. So I would like you all to give a big warm welcome to Vincent074. He has already jumped right into working on the mod. With his map layout all planned out and a custom prop already completed in just one week he as proven himself to be a valued addition to the team. Our other modelers it seems have been working on some fresh new car models. Maxx completed a new van recently, Vincent is working on a Lamborghini and Surfa is working on an Audi.

Audio Update
Now for the audio update which, if you read them, has been in my developer log for the past few days. Though now we present you with the shownotes of what was discussed.

[color="#FF0000"]NMRiH Audio Update #4 November 2009[/color]
Approximately 24 minute in length.
Voice talents of Maxx, Radcon The Mighty, Noobbot, Ghettobarney and Dman757


Shownotes:
00:00 - Into Music
00:50 - Introduction by Maxx
01:40 - Will the game have its own custom sprites such as muzzle fires and flashes?
02:10 - Will certain doors have a sort of health level that causes them to open after repeated attacks on the door and will it be broken or usable after a certain extent?
02:40 - Will doors move on free hinges?
03:15 - How will the barricade system work?
04:10 - Do guns have bullet penetration?
04:30 - Can zombies climb and can you only kill them with headshots?
05:20 - Can you spectating people playing with out having to play yourself?
05:50 - Will there be physical signs of infection for players to look for?
06:25 - How many hits from an infected can a player take before they die?
07:01 - How many melee hits from another player can you take before you die.
07:20 - How predictable will the zombie animations be?
07:50 - How deadly is fire damage to survivors?
08:25 - Will friendly fire be on by default and can you turn it off?
08:43 - How long will it take for a person to turn into a zombie after they become infected?
09:10 - Can you kill your self if you want to?
09:30 - Will there be radio transmissions from the military or other survivalists in game?
10:01 - At release will there be maps after the "of the dead" films?
10:42 - What is the teams relationship with Darthbrush.
11:24 - Will the mod be available on steam through steamworks?
12:02 - How long will rounds be on first release?
12:31 - Will characters have their own vocal commands?
13:11 - Will the mod come out before 2010?
14:06 - Will we have some gameplay video out some time soon?
15:17 - Will fire generate its own light?
15:56 - Will there be "twitchers"?
16:23 - Sidenote* about asking questions by Dman757
16:41 - Will there be more melee weapons in the future?
17:36 - Will the game fgd come out before the game for mappers to work on custom mappers.
18:03 - Custom sprays?
18:50 - What do we have to say about the dismemberment system?
19:21 - Will damage effect your speed?
19:40 - What will our default player name be.
20:21 - Will be some sort of realism option where the hud/vgui can be disabled.
21:05 - Do you believe that love can bloom on the battle field.
21:30 - What are our opinions on L4D2?
23:10 - Closing comments by Dman757

Weekly Update Coming soon

 November 30th, 2009 by Dman757 Been out of town/very busy this week so audio update as well as weekly update is delayed until Wednesday. Sorry for the delay.

Weekly Update - November 18th, 2009

 November 19th, 2009 by Dman757 Very informal update this week since I have very little time between writing term papers and studying for finals.

First off, I forgot to mention this last week but CrazyMatt has set up a livestream account in which you can watch him work on models, play moves, crysis or whatever he is up to, So be sure to check it out. He isn't on all the time so pay attention to his devlog (if he ever makes one) for announcements or just pop in from time to time. I thought about doing something similar on livestream while back but then I realized no one wants to watch me fumble around putting an update together each week. Then I was sad, though you should always look on the bright side that is unless you try only too hard only find out your shoulder is fractured... Well as some of you might know Maxx attempted to make his triumphant return this week but alas some unnoticed fractures in his shoulder kept him down again while he rests his arm in a sling. Though before he noticed the fracture he had started working on a new prop model for a Van.... (Cars: 2 Maxx: 0) Anyway, our mapping/modeling teams have been pumping out quite a bit of props recently so we thought to show some off so check the image below.

Surfa put together this image with an accumulation of the props he has crafted so far just to show of we aren't straying away from our goal to create custom content.


Edit* I nearly forgot, don't forget to ask your questions for this months audio update link to the thread here.

I would write more but I've run out of time :(

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Weekly Update - November 9th, 2009

 November 9th, 2009 by Dman757 Small update this week just a few announcements on what we've been doing this week.

Happenings
Well first off, though you might have heard, Maxx is a little concussed right now after getting hit by a car on his way back from work this past week. That hasn't stopped him from keeping in contact with us and keeping things running smoothly. Just means he gets a well deserved break while he recovers, so send him your best. Now on the rest of the mod team, we've been working on various aspects of the mod. Chad509 and Sharkdog have been working on animations for the 1911 and flashlight. Our animation and modeling departments have been working together to get custom props and maps together. The sound department has been working on music and some more cryptic recordings from frantic people. SickJoe has been working on getting a job by spiffing up his portfolio. (wish him luck!) Crazymatt has just shown me his new start on his new character model after one of SickJoe's are pieces. (I'll give you a hint hes wearing a baseball cap)


Website
I've been working on the website this weekend to get all our new content up to on there and up to date. Well it is nearly finished, I had hoped to get it all done in time for the update but expect it 100% by next week. As for now all weapons, concept art, and wallpapers are up to date music/maps/in game screen shots once I sort through them all are next. On a side note Xendrid has created alternate sizes of his wallpaper compiling many of SickJoe's concept pieces. Check out the links below or the front page under the files section.




800x600 | 1024x768 | 1280x1024 | 1440x900 | 1600x1200 | 1600x900 | 1680x1050 | 1920x1080 | 1920x1200



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Weekly Update - October 31st 2009

 October 31st, 2009 by Dman757 Ahoy ye zombie lovers I`ve got some nice booty fer ye today! What wi' all them flesh eat'n beings wonderin' around ye be needin' some weapons t' protect ye selves! Thats jus' what we be havin' fer ye.

First up we be havin' a mighty fine pistol! Skillfully crafted by a darn good smith from th' cold country known as Canada.


Ah an` here we be havin` an right powerful boomstick known as a "Shotgun." The craftsman known only as th' "Insane Flea."


Oh a darn beauty o` a six shooter here! This be sure t' put down them cursed flesh eatin' monsters. Now I don't know what a Surfa be but one o' them made this shooter.



Newly posted bounty`s ben posted in these areas fer th' first landlubbers t' clear ou' any infected mongrels ye can find! If ye happen t` be in one o` these areas beware o' th' walkin' dead.



Now be weary this Halloween night I hear all sorts o' tales o' dreaded gouls wonderin' th' streets.

In case you missed our earlier two updates:

[color="#FF0000"]October 31st Audio Update[/color]
Approximately 25 minute in length.
Voice talents of Maxx, Reliclord, Radcon The Mighty, Gamegus, and Dman757


As well as a frighting 911 Call
911 Emergency Call


Now I must leave port but ye didna hear this from me but thar be some good tradin' posts in these parts. Seek them ou' at yer own risk!

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Audio Update - October 31st

 October 31st, 2009 by Dman757
[color="#FF0000"]October 31st Audio Update[/color]
Approximately 25 minute in length.
Voice talents of Maxx, Reliclord, Radcon The Mighty, Gamegus, and Dman757


Shownotes:
00:28 Introduction
01:36 when is the moddb description coming in, or detailed description in general
02:41 Will players be able to choose their character models or will it be random?
03:34 Whats the average players per server?
03:46 Will players be able to have custom sprays?
04:05 Making use of multi-core processing?
04:58 If there's 8 players and X of them die. Hows that gonna effect the zombie respawn? Will it continue as normal or drop?
05:51 How will zombies spawn, will we see it happening or how will it work?
07:23 Will you be able to go back to back to exploit the spawning process?
08:21 Will characters from the story be playable characters?
08:43 Will there be maps where you play through story events?
09:07 Will there be maps in Europe or is it only America?
09:42 Will there be spectator mode?
10:51 Limit on voice communication distance?
11:30 Are there going to be map specific zombies/special zombies?
12:11 How is the inventory system manages and will you be able to increase its size?
12:54 Are zombies afraid of fire
13:08 How will player healing be done?
14:03 Will we be able to throw weapons to specific people?
15:02 How many survival models/zombies models will be out on first release?
15:48 Will the fgd come out on release?
16:26 How will the disappearance of corpses be handled?
17:19 When someone dies will they have a scripted voice that calls out?
17:58 How will the triggering of audio track work?
18:49 What kind of sound scape's and ambient tracks can we expect to hear?
20:42 How will giving ammo to other players work?
21:10 How will attacking with a melee weapon work?
22:08 Will weapons show visible damage after lots of use?
23:14 Sniper game mode...?
24:05 Estimated percentage of the mod completed?

Weekly Update - October 27th 2009

 October 28th, 2009 by Dman757 Introduction
Getting this update out has been troublesome to say the least with computer failures, internet blackouts, browsers crashing and the like. Anyway this is the second time I have had to write this update, sorry if I don't seem that enthused. Hallows eve is just around the corner, with a few surprises in store along with our monthly scheduled audio update. Next week we will have three separate releases from dawn to dusk to keep you satisfied all day long. Well, enough about next week lets see what we have to say this week.

So here is the rundown:
Chad has started working on our chainsaw animations which are coming along quite well. Maxx has nearly finished his Colt1911, just a few final touch ups to the textures to go. CyanideCotdPnut has started working on a female character model, a zombie stripper. Inzaneflea just had his 21st birthday, yet that hasn't stopped him from texuring his Remington 870 Marine Magnum. SotaPoika keeps pumping out great custom textures as well as working on his map. (nmrih_quarantine) Surfa is a few tweaks away from being able to show off his Smith & Wesson. I've been looking into doing a live audio update some time in the near future, no promises but we will see but I have also been working on the story some more as you saw last week, just wait and see whats in store. That about sums this week up, now for a little treat.

Trick or in this case Treat
Well here is a little piece of art SickJoe made was an idea for a in game title screen but he scrapped it. Though as a little early Halloween treat I decided to to show it to you all.



In closing I have been considering changing up the update schedule a tad bit, not sure if I will or not but just as a heads up.

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