Shadowhand Developer Vlog #9 – Enemy AI, bombs and potions
Saturday, January 14th, 2017In this developer vlog Jake looks at how the enemy AI makes decisions about what weapon to use, or if they should throw a bomb or take a potion.
Archive for January, 2017Shadowhand Developer Vlog #9 – Enemy AI, bombs and potionsSaturday, January 14th, 2017In this developer vlog Jake looks at how the enemy AI makes decisions about what weapon to use, or if they should throw a bomb or take a potion. Shadowhand Developer Vlog #8 – New EnemiesFriday, January 6th, 2017Shadowhand is an RPG card game for PC/Mac coming soon to Steam. In our 8th vlog, Jake talks about the new enemies he has added to the game such as the Broken Bard, the Drunkard, the Sea Tar, the Coachman and more! Shadowhand Dev Diary #10: brawling with a Sea TarThursday, January 5th, 2017In her adventures as a highwaywoman, Shadowhand has to fight for justice on a regular basis. As well as coming across land-based enemies, she may also fall foul of sea-going foes. Smugglers were incredibly common, and plied their trade along the moonlit shores of the English Channel in the late 18th century. Britain was also busy building its empire and had created a strong navy. Sea Tar Ahoy! Our Sea Tar character is based on a stereotypical sailor type, sometimes known as Jack Tar. Here is an illustration of a few from 1770. When we first see him he’s armed with a Woodcutter’s axe: But as the game progresses we see him gradually upgrade his melee weapon to include a Boarding Axe. This was a weapon used by sailors boarding ships in a combat situation, and it is a lot like a tomahawk. Axe upgrade Naval firearms The Sea Tar also uses guns. He starts out with a Sea Service Pistol, which later gets upgraded to a Firebomb Blunderbuss. This second firearm is based on a real weapon from around 1770, made by Henry Nock of London. According to International Military Antiques:
Fully Upgraded This is clearly a superior weapon – a blunderbuss that shoots firebombs! In his most upgraded version using the Firebomb Blunderbuss, he also swaps out the Boarding Axe for a Sharp Cutlass, for maximum swashbuckling: Finally, our Sea Tar has the ability to throw a variety of bombs, which he does like this: Shadowhand also has the ability to wield all of these weapons – if she can beat him and get her hands on them! |