Denis Dyack Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Hi Everyone, We are getting ready to roll the demo out to everyone here this week! First off - thank you so much for participating. Together we can make Deadhaus Sonata an awesome game! Feel free to post anything you want here in this forum. Likes, dislikes, features, bugs, wishlists, questions, anything really. It will be a goal to get feedback from these forums in as many updates as possible. The demo will be updated every week (usually Friday or Saturday). We are looking forward to hearing the feedback and hope everyone likes the demo. Please keep in that this is a combat demo only and still really early in development and not representative of the final game. Thank you! Denis 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varik Keldun Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Hi Everyone, We are getting ready to roll the demo out to everyone here this week! First off - thank you so much for participating. Together we can make Deadhaus Sonata an awesome game! Feel free to post anything you want here in this forum. Likes, dislikes, features, bugs, wishlists, questions, anything really. It will be a goal to get feedback from these forums in as many updates as possible. The demo will be updated every week (usually Friday or Saturday). We are looking forward to hearing the feedback and hope everyone likes the demo. Please keep in that this is a combat demo only and still really early in development and not representative of the final game. Thank you! Denis maybe make different sub-sections for Likes, dislikes, features, bugs, wishlists, questions and others as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanStargazer Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 maybe make different sub-sections for Likes, dislikes, features, bugs, wishlists, questions and others as needed. I agree with this, being able to sort out likes and dislikes would help determine what if anything everyone universally likes or dislikes. And a seperate Bugs section would help identifying what bugs there are and what actions we take to cause them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Dyack Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) Thanks for the suggestion. I added a bugs Forum under this one so people can post specifically bugs, I think, for now, all suggestions, likes, dislikes, and everything can easily go here for now. It is likely many people may not use this as much a the main thread as sometimes it is not always easy to tell if something is a bug or not. You can find it here Edited April 4, 2022 by Denis Dyack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipols Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 It would personally help me in giving feedback to know what is definitely a placeholder. Not for very onbjective reasons but because I keep thinking "Of course they know that already, no need to point that out" To use a very obvious example we already know there are supposed to be more classes so I don't need to say "The game should have more than just a vampire" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Dyack Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 It would personally help me in giving feedback to know what is definitely a placeholder. Not for very onbjective reasons but because I keep thinking "Of course they know that already, no need to point that out" To use a very obvious example we already know there are supposed to be more classes so I don't need to say "The game should have more than just a vampire" Please never assume anything, always best to assume nothing, and just give your comments. All comments will be welcome, positive or negative. Just post away giving as much feedback as you can. Thank you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipols Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Understood. Please then excuse me for the eye rolling that I'll induce inthe future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Dyack Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 Understood. Please then excuse me for the eye rolling that I'll induce inthe future Never be eye rolls from us, any and all feedback is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 BUG : cant download the game tried to download it a few times ... but it seems that it doesnt work without a key please fix asap ! ;P 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Dyack Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 BUG : cant download the game tried to download it a few times ... but it seems that it doesnt work without a key please fix asap ! ;P Thanks for your feedback @Conker we are working on this 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanStargazer Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Had a good few rounds of the Bloodbath Demo, really like it though the controls felt a bit delayed for me, though that could be entirely on my computer. But good and bad things so far. Good. I'm loving the blood and have already made an attempt at covering as much of the floor in blood as I can. Being a relentless force when attacking is fun and definitely makes me feel like a force of the unnatural. I noticed health drains naturally over time, which I at first was confused by but then realized it does emphasize that the Vampire must consume the life of others to survive even outside of combat. Bad. Everything I do feels like I must commit fully to the action and follow it through, while it seems like the 'e' dodge lacks a bit of range. Now a few screenshots I took, I found out you can still move during the cutscene and tried to take some good pictures with the werebat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx_Bishop_MD Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 First off I want to say being able to just sit down and play this after being a part of this community is amazing. The demo itself seemed to start up a little rough but smoothed out within seconds so there isnt a real issue there it seems. Definitely could have been a thing on my end. The Tarot video was awesome. I havent done much in terms of searching for bugs...but a few things imo that might feel/look better: - Using the mace seems to have a frame or two of missing animation when holding the attack button. Zorin seems to "snap back" into place when starting the combo over again. When letting go of the attack after the third hit he naturally moves back down into a starting stance. - In regards to the Mace combo it would be nice to move around just like with your normal attack. - Im not a fan of the targeting system and would maybe prefer for a hot key to lock on to the closest enemy instead. - Exsanguinate feels nice to pull off but without targeting the enemy needs to be in front of you. So for example if you are running around to get away hitting the attack does nothing and breaks the flow of movement. You have to stop running then face the enemy to pull of the attack. Becomes more of a problem when you have multiple enemies. Thats all I have at the moment. Im loving this so much glad to be a part of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Dyack Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 - Im not a fan of the targeting system and would maybe prefer for a hot key to lock on to the closest enemy instead. Middle mouse button or space key for locking on (otherwise it default to auto) Hit esc to see the keymap Glad so far things seem positive. There is still a long way to go till launch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx_Bishop_MD Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Middle mouse button or space key for locking on (otherwise it default to auto) Hit esc to see the keymap Glad so far things seem positive. There is still a long way to go till launch Well shoot haha thats my bad. I do like that. The other targeting still seems odd...but I could see it in an instance of probably precision targeting spells like fire balls to hit switches. Its clunky though and it really hates if you are near walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiL Bear Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 so far combat mechanics been easy to figure out and pretty cool, got couple animations where his ankle does this weird broken thing, and I would assume for now the arena is only location, not seeing any jump key, not sure if missing it or not, the feed is nice visual, also I assume on beta adjusting graphics and all will not be present least for now as it is testing phase. I am getting 144 fps on it tho so impressive with level of texture detailing, even my arthritis doesn't complain too much on control patterns set up which is bonus^^ may want to add an exit option for flythrough to as I had to exit it by control alt delete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaina Chaosweaver of Fate Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Some thoughts on gameplay after a bit less than an hour of gameplay: Greats: - Love going all out on enemies, the fact that you take an enemy out in two to three seconds at full bloodlust is awesome. - I love the fact that enemies call out to you, it really makes it easy to locate them and exterminate them! Goods: - The autotargetting usually gets the enemies you want to target, and otherwise, you can get them where you want them without much trouble, but the fact that exsanguinate seems to work on the field of view of the vampire when you tap it is annoying when you are runningmaking a strategic retreat. Bads: - I have already lost count of the amount of times where my 'tap' of the spacebar was just a bit too long and I kicked myself into the Magickal realm, instead of just dodging (no I am not salty about the awesome music getting cut off, what are you talking about!?). I would appreciate it if the dodge could either be a seperate key, or the timing would not be as punishing, since now it feels as though I am getting punished by losing all bloodlust for dodging, and the enemy usually ends up hitting me since I am still where I was dodging from. - No, that's about it for now! EDIT: Actually, if you chain the animation set for the mace together, you loose the heat haze, which looks a bit weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx_Bishop_MD Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Now I need a spectral werebat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaina Chaosweaver of Fate Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Something that I just now noticed on the pause screen: Exsanguinate is on the wrong key here, and E has nothing attached to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanStargazer Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Something that I just now noticed on the pause screen: Exsanguinate is on the wrong key here, and E has nothing attached to it. [ATTACH=full]1039[/ATTACH] I think Mist form is attached to the 'E' key. Edit: Just realized what you meant by it, never mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaina Chaosweaver of Fate Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I think Mist form is attached to the 'E' key. Indeed, but I was talking about the fact taht in the image, it has nothing attached to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx_Bishop_MD Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 - I have already lost count of the amount of times where my 'tap' of the spacebar was just a bit too long and I kicked myself into the Magickal realm, instead of just dodging (no I am not salty about the awesome music getting cut off, what are you talking about!?). I would appreciate it if the dodge could either be a seperate key, or the timing would not be as punishing, since now it feels as though I am getting punished by losing all bloodlust for dodging, and the enemy usually ends up hitting me since I am still where I was dodging from. I like the idea of the dodge being based on the mist form, space makes sense to quickly jump out of the way without triggering the mist ability. and keeping the mist ability completely intact on the E key. I have done this myself and its kind of a bummer for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 it runs good for everyone else? i have a gtx 980 and my fps is around 20 and when i enter mist form it drops to 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor Midgard Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Heads up people may want to watch the videos on the main screen, I know I just jumped into playing but they are definitely worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanStargazer Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 A bit of additional feedback in regards to the mist form dodge. I noticed I often collide with enemies when I hit dodge, if at all possible would there be a way to, although not in mist form proper but in brief movement mist form, the ability to pass through enemies when dodging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesrael Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Ahoy ! So for my first session I've played approximatively 30 minutes, didn't watched any video. Directly into action like a random player. So the few things I've noticed : -A sound/settings menu would be great just to adjust the volume. -The character can move during the bat animation -The drain was fun to use but a little bit confusing. I don't know what I'm really targeting, why sometimes it works on multiple enemies. Maybe adding an outline/feedback when you mark a target you will be draining? -The armor breaker thing (can't remember the name quite difficult to read) feels really weird. The opposite of the main attack in term of feel. It feels not good, you're not moving so sometimes you can't hit anything. Sometimes it feels like there's a delay when attacking. Final thing on it, using it as a combo would be great, like left click (sword) + left click (sword) + right click (armor breaker) would feel a lot better, more dynamic. Also a little step toward the enemy would help. ATM it feels that the reward (breaking armor) is not worth the cost/risk (mana + the fact you're not moving). -The black fog effect when you're moving appears at your spawn point (I think it's the spawn point) when you dash/attack. So it appears on you AND at the spawn point. -The enemy can damage you during the mist dodge, it feels like World of Warcraft (once the enemy auto-attack it will automatically hit). A little invincibilty frame would be great. -The Sword attack feels like a "I WIN" button. There's no real strategy except press left click and hope most of the enemy will be stunlock. -When you're hit you stop attacking (which is not bad) but it feels like weird (I will test again to be more precise). -The enemies tend to avoid their spawn point, so you can camp there a little. Conclusion : Overall it's a really nice demo, I like the atmosphere, the blood (feels kinda blurry on the screen), how the enemy looks. I feel it lacks feedbacks for the player, so he understand a little bit what's happening. Great demo, 10/10 would slay humans again. For the next session I'll check everything before playing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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