Cottonhammer Studios

Indie game studio fueled by passion, built by pros.
Currently crafting RINGFALL, launching when it's ready on Steam.

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@daddyloldark I'm not sure that would fit our game, but Unreal Tournament did this super well!

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Instead of sprint, we focus on player physics.

In the clip below, you can see me use a slope bounce to make a jump I couldn't make otherwise.

(I also kept the recording going so you could see some authentic movement, mistakes and all.)

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@Frokage @Ag0at Unfortunately, we don't really have the means to at the moment. It's expensive to release on console and we don't have any funding.

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@Real_Priception Our post didn't say it did!

We give the player opportunities to move fast via physics instead of offering that through a button.

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@Radical_Rad_ We don't have Mac support planned, I'm afraid. I think you might be the first person that's requested it.

If something happens and it becomes feasible, however, we'll sound off for sure.

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https://t.co/PaSeXYKBca

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@Upshy_ It's in Custom Games, you'll be able to host it yourself. :)

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@LifeArtStudios I mean, if I shoot my feet with an explosive IRL I'm not going to just jump really high, either.

It's a video game.

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@LifeArtStudios What part is confusing? I'm happy to rephrase anything that might be a little off, I wrote this post pretty late.

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@NinPho2246 There will be plenty of options to influence your speed and direction, but we won't be adding air strafing.

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Ringfall will be $15 btw. :)

Originally was going to be $20, but we wanted to make it easier for people to jump in when we release.

Doesn't make sense to me to raise prices when times are tough.

I'm going to talk a bit about our "No sprint" direction soon, as well!

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We hope you'll consider wishlisting RINGFALL on Steam.

https://t.co/0uF3ApFwHY

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@Sidera__ They're yelling at me now thanks

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@Sidera__ I'll forward this to the team!

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@Mk2Sektor If you're happy with post-launch, then I think we're both in a great place!

I really appreciate your responses and understanding.

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We uh... we discovered a super bounce in RINGFALL.

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@Mk2Sektor Quick update: I sent our conversation to our programmer. We'll do our best to add bots later on. I can't promise when or to what extent, but we'd like to add it in the future.

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Unfortunately, we have one programmer and don't have any funding to pick up another for a feature like this. If we find success, we'd have more resources to work with in this regard.

That being said, your concerns are why we're leaning on community servers. Matchmaking can be convenient, but is very impersonal and can add a lot of pressure for even casual matches.

We want RINGFALL to be a game to make friends on.

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@NEKR1D We actually recently buffed it in our nightly builds! I want to see people hitting nasty clips with it so bad.

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When you say deathclock, are you talking about the respawn timer?

If it helps, we are working on a system to help you find the right matches a bit easier. You'll be able to search by match Temperament (Polite, Rowdy, etc.) and Ethos (Casual, Competitive, etc.).

My goal is to help people find communities to be a part of. I figure the hyper-competitive guys can yell at each other in their own spaces, meanwhile people that just want to relax can enjoy themselves.

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We want to, but it represents a sizeable chunk of work that would take important time away from everything else.

Bots have come up a few times during meetings, we'd like to add them but doing them right would delay the game by a few months given our team size + lack of budget. If we find success with launch, we'd like to include them at some point.

Is there a specific use case you're after? Or were you just wanting to play against bot players?

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@VeNoMzShibe @JukeTD HOW DID HE DO THAT??