brkl Posted December 24, 2008 Yup, I'd love to play some! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaff Posted January 19, 2009 Right, a new build of this is now available, We're happy to announce a brand spanking new build of Plain Sight beta. Go forth and download This will be the last internal build before the 2-3 week long open beta that starts next week. So, we really need all your help swashing the bugs before we go public! This version includes : Networking - We've heavily optimized the networking code so there should be much less lag. Also we've fixed a number of LAN hosting issues. Little Bang - A new level for your enjoyment. It's awesome! Customization of games - You can now alter various aspects of the game play. These include: limiting the number of in air attacks and dashes and the ability to steal a percentage of points off players (rather than one hit kill). Also, you can now choose any name you like in the options menu. Blocking - players are now repelled when blocked. Bug Fixes - Loads! Alt-Tab now works... This build should really add mode of a skill element to Plain Sight. There are some aspects (such as the new blocking) that require tweaking - please leave feedback the forums! As there isn't much time to test prior to the open beta we've decided to have two daily playing sessions. These will be at 19:00 GMT and 19:00 PST. All the best The Beatnik Games Team I'm gonna jump into those daily sessions and help the guys out, I'll be there tonight hopefully, not tomorrow due to mister Obama, but then again on Wednesday. Come join me? sorry about the xmas plays sessions, i wastaken out of action: http://www.idlethumbs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6173 hehe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Posted January 19, 2009 I still have yet to play against someone else in this game. I'll try to make it to one (or several) of the PST sessions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted January 19, 2009 There's an event at 7PM GMT today: http://www.plainsightgame.com/node/1957 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted January 19, 2009 Little Bang is quite difficult, the debris is in the way quite often. I had an "interesting" set up in the first game I hosted, I gave unlimited dashing. So you could stay in the air for ever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted January 19, 2009 I tried to login in to the website to see if there'd been any speed improvements with the new build, but I didn't have any luck. Is my account still valid..? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted January 19, 2009 it should be, my stuff still works Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eljay Posted January 21, 2009 You don't even need an account for the latest build wrestle. Also I've been meaning to ask you, did you run it in full screen? I know some people have had really bad frame rates in windowed mode but it has run fine when full screen... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted January 21, 2009 You don't even need an account for the latest build wrestle. Oh, OK. I was getting a 404 on the Plain Sight website when I tried to access the 'Beta' section. Got the same thing when I tried to login to the website too. Also I've been meaning to ask you, did you run it in full screen? I know some people have had really bad frame rates in windowed mode but it has run fine when full screen... Yeah, always run full screen as I typically get a decent performance boost on my aging PC If I do. It's a P4HT 2.6GHz with 2.5GB of 3200 RAM and an OEM GeForce FX5200, which quite likely isn't anywhere near powerful enough to properly run something built in XNA. But hey, it was free! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted January 21, 2009 Somewhat related: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/interviews/ids/5677-Indie-Developers-Showcase-Day-3-Plain-Sight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twmac Posted January 22, 2009 Plain sight also got a plug on Kotaku and Rock Paper Shotgun! I don't really play PC games but good luck to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted January 22, 2009 It's a big deal, and I'm really pleased for eljay, Alex and the rest of the Beatniks. Really hope this continues to rocket for you guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted January 26, 2009 Looks like it will! Front page of Eurogamer this morning. Good work! http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/plain-sight-starts-open-beta-test Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marek Posted January 26, 2009 Yeah, it seems to be going well! I'm happy for them. They deserve to succeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted January 26, 2009 I'm really pleased to see the amount of attention this is getting going up and up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n0wak Posted January 26, 2009 Grabbed the latest build and was happy to see that it finally worked Played a bit of it and liked what I saw. Was lagging a little bit (and got totally destroyed) but the action was very kinetic and I liked how the motion was handled. The trails the characters leave and the effects of gravity and attacks on the movement, and the the sparse aesthetic remind me in someways of JP's (idle thumbs guest two weeks ago) Purity. Look forward to trying it when there are more people playing (only a couple were one when I tried it.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted January 26, 2009 the exploded robot map is really insane... gravity changes all over the place Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted January 29, 2009 Front page picture article at EG! http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/plain-sight-hands-on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scratch Posted February 2, 2009 Tried out the beta and I like what I see. Though it was kinda hard to navigate around first, you get used it. The lack of players is disappointing. Most of the time I jumped around with only two or three others at most. In those circumstances it seems to me that the player with the most kills always remains at the top. The bottom players are never able to kill the top player and thus end up leaving the game. Or maybe that was just my initial impression. Still great to play anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted February 2, 2009 I found that too Scratch. It also seems to me that the top player is either the host or the guy with the lowest ping. Hopefully that will be fixed as the network code improves. Either that or some kind of handicap needs to added for top-scorers (or else other people just give up, as you observed). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaff Posted February 3, 2009 there are quite a number of gameplay changes being added soon that should address some of those things hopefully! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nonamermcgee Posted February 5, 2009 I thought this was really awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Obscurity Posted February 18, 2009 I played it some this weekend with my 4 year old son and we both had a blast! I found that when sprint-charging sometimes the game crashed but that is my only complaint. I used a 3rd party 360 controller in Windows on my Macbook Pro, so maybe that had something to do with it. Also, it was oddly reminiscent of a game prototype that I made myself some time ago. I don't have a screenshot to link to at the moment but you can see it about halfway through my demo reel if anyone is interested. Robot planet hopping stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Altaco Posted February 22, 2009 Are you still accepting new people into this? I'd love to try it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted February 22, 2009 I'm not certain, but I think the beta's all-but-finished now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
