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[TDWP_FTW]

A.R.I.D. - Apocalypse Rescue & Investigation Division

DESCRIPTION:

A.R.I.D. is a new top down shooter zombie survival game that is far different from most. What makes A.R.I.D. unique is the wide variety of weapons, exciting gameplay, and overfull fun that the game has.

FEATURES:

• 22 unique weapons, including a flamethrower, gatling gun, RPG, and more!
• Onslaught Mode - Fight through endless waves of zombies on 3 different maps with the help of powerful weapons and helpful traps.
• Map Creator - Create maps to play on, or share them with friends.
• Firing Range - Test out all the weapons in the game without having to wait to get them in Onslaught, as well as a console to mess around with.
• 4 Difficulty Levels - Beginner, Normal, Hard, & Insane. Difficulty levels affect zombie health, zombie spawn frequency, and more.
• 4 different zombie types! Normal zombies, phantom zombies which disappear from time to time, pyro zombies that charge at you went shot, and Sploder zombies which explode on contact with you, as well as death.
• 12 Medals (Achievements) as well as basic stats!
• Online highscores courtesy of MadeWithClockwork by Jub Jub!
• Music by Anterroir - Not made for this game, but he gave me permission to use his music.

SCREENSHOTS:


Shooting at a zombie in Overgrown.

Getting chased by a horde of zombies in Stockpile.

Using the map editor.

Using the gatling gun in Firing Range mode.

VIDEOS/OTHER MEDIA:

• Official Trailer
• A.R.I.D. Vlog #1
• OLD - Messing around with the console

DOWNLOAD/PLAY:

YoYo Games: http://www.yoyogames...mes/161251-arid
Host-a: With Music, Without Music
File size: With Music = 28.12 MB, Without Music = 11.83 MB
Vista-Compatible: Yes
Changes screen resolution: No

CONTROLS:

WASD - Move player
Mouse - Aim/Move view in map creator
Left mouse button - Shoot/Place blocks in map creator
Right mouse button - Alt fire for certain weapons, such as the Shade Jar/Choose from objects in map editor, destroy objects in map editor
Mouse wheel/Arrow Keys - Scroll through weapon select menu.
Shift - Open weapon select menu
Escape - Pause
Space - Use/Purchase
R - Reload
F1 - Toggle console (Firing Range only)/Toggle map editor buttons
F2 - Toggle map editor grid
F4 - Toggle fullscreen
Enter - Execute code in console (Firing Range only)/Save map editor map

CREDITS:

Myself - Programming, Graphics, Design
UnoAphex - Graphics
Anterroir - Music (He didn't make the music strictly for the game, but he gave me permission to use his music)
Supertramp - Mini Map example
Lukearentz - Typewriter engine v3
Jub Jub - Clockwork highscores service
39ster - 39dll that Clockwork uses.

FUN THINGS TO DO IN THE CONSOLE:

• global.rpgclip = 99999 (Just sets the ammo really high)
• global.gatlinggunclip = 99999 (Just sets the ammo really high)
• global.noclip = true (Lets you walk through walls and solid objects)
• global.godmode = true (Makes you not get hurt)
• global.rpggatling = true (Makes the gatling gun shoot rpgs)
• global.harpoonsuffernail = true (Makes the suffernail shoot harpoons)
• global.weapon = 99 (You'll have to find out for yourself! ;D)
• global.weapon = 23 (Baseball bat)
• instance_create(whatever,whatever,whatever)
• Any other action/script/command/whatever you can think of...instance creation, deletion, etc.

NOTE: Use the console at your own risk. Please don't post with errors you get while using it, as what can be done is up to you, and some things may not work properly.

NOTE: When submitting a highscore, only use letters and numbers. Symbols such as underscores will not work.

Edited by Yagibabla, 08 March 2011 - 01:22 PM.

[toao]

I can see from the screenshots that the blue HUD covers the screen way too much.

[TDWP_FTW]

I can see from the screenshots that the blue HUD covers the screen way too much.

...It does? I thought if anything it was too small, like the screen size itself.

Even so, it's translucent, so you can see stuff behind it.

Also, I updated it with a pause menu (Where you can obviously keep it paused, resume, turn the music on or off, or quit to the title screen), and fixed up a few things. You can use it by pressing Space.

[TDWP_FTW]

Well, there have been quite a few updates since I last posted.

Added a pause menu (Press escape), made switching between weapons smoother, made nicer button sprites, added a retry button in the score menu (After you die), added bullet casings/shotgun shells that drop out when shooting certain guns, made the music option work for the whole game, so you don't need to set it off or on at certain room changes, polished weapon reloading up a little, fixed up a few things in the map editor, and a few other minor things like damage and weapons.

If anyone has any map editor maps saved (Doubt it), they will not work with the latest version. However, I've "thoroughly" tested the map editor, and I shouldn't need to fix anything else.

Anyway, I'd really appreciate it if people that played (If anyone from here played) could leave feedback. It's been hard developing this since I've had VERY little feedback, suggestions, etc...

[TDWP_FTW]

Well, the game is now to the point where I don't need to update it anymore. I added a new zombie called the Sploder, and it explodes on contact with the player or weapon fire, 12 medals (Achievements basically), and basic stat tracking.

All the bugs I've found have been fixed, all the content I wanted has been added, and the game is in great shape.

Work has begun on a sequel that will use the same engine obviously, and it will have the campaign I had planned to put in this version, the 33 other weapons, new game modes, and more.

I will have more info on the sequel, which will be named A.R.I.D. 2: The Aftermath, most likely later this month, or in early April.

[JWRAC]

This game is awesome, it deserves way more views than other standard zombie TDS games.

[MudbudGoldfish]

This, looks...... AMAZING!!! I LOVE YOU! (lol jk) I cant wait for the download to finish!!!!!!!

[TDWP_FTW]

This, looks...... AMAZING!!! I LOVE YOU! (lol jk) I cant wait for the download to finish!!!!!!!

Lol. Thanks! I'd like to hear your opinion on the game if you don't mind.

[TDWP_FTW]

Hey guys! I'm working on a BIG update for A.R.I.D.! I'm going to be adding 3 new levels, all of which have tons of improvements over the old ones, as well as new features, including traps, upgrades (Kind of like Perks in Zombies on CoD:WaW/BLOPS), and much more!

So far, I've added one of the new maps, which takes place inside a chemical plant, configurable controls, and much more. Stay tuned for future updates, I'd appreciate it!

EDIT: Here's two screenshots of the new map:

Edited by Yagibabla, 27 August 2011 - 08:56 PM.

[lalliman]

great game, but not very original.

[TDWP_FTW]

great game, but not very original.

Thanks. Not very original as in it was heavily inspired by CoD:WaW/BLOPS Zombies? Or something else?

Cause I did take a LOT of inspiration from it, but it's obviously not the same exact thing.

[Robert3DG+]

Pretty fun little game. Congratulations on starting an update


The collisions could really use some polish though. It sucks getting stopped by walls.

Edited by Robert3DG+, 05 September 2011 - 11:06 AM.