Website News Update

[Chris]

I've posted a news update on the Xenonauts site, which can be found here:

http://www.xenonauts.com/category/news/

Not that much there that's not covered in the thread I posted on this forum a day or two ago, but there is an image of the first crashed UFO there.

[NoIdidnt]

thanx Chris.

WoW! that crased ship looks absolutely awesome. cant wait!

[Pinetree]

I'll repeat what I just said when I saw the crashed UFO:

Damn

That looks frickin awesome!

[wonderboy2402]

I checked throughout the day and right before I go to bed, new post! Nice!

Like the crashed ship, can't wait to see the interior.

[anotherdevil]

awesome!

[Gorlom]

I thought it looked like a dug in bunker or something at first. Didn't make sense to me untill i realized the wings were gone.

[Jean-Luc]

Does fawning over the crashed UFO art and pretty much ignoring the rest of the update mean we're superficial?

[NoIdidnt]

Does fawning over the crashed UFO art and pretty much ignoring the rest of the update mean we're superficial?

the ufo crash is about the only new news in this post.

Chris gave an earlier post with the updates so most ooo's and aaa's were already oooed and aaaed.

[Amiga4ever]

OMG:eek: That's look awsome! The best UFO crash site I ever seen

Edited February 27, 2012 by Amiga4ever

[poulwrist]

Great WIP shot

[Ziggarius]

I had to look it up on my phone, but it looks awesome. Can't wait to see it in-game.

[P-DEX]

Thanks for the update, Chris.

And the crashed UFO pic makes me all tingly in the naughty bits! Friggin' sweet, man!

[Gazz]

Graphically, UFO-ET is officially pwned.

That thing actually looks crashed, not fresh off the assembly line like in so many X-Com clones. =)

[admiral]

Yes, the crashed UFO looks great (and the same goes for the dropship art but we've seen that before). High-res 2D looks great, I wish more developers would use it over 3D.

[Lokik]

Holy cow that crashed UFO looks amazing.

[UltimaVirus]

Holy cow that crashed UFO looks amazing.

I second this! Excellent work, guys! Thanks for the good update.

[nutbarz]

One thing on the scout ship has always troubled me... How do they get from the front to the back when in FLight?

[Gorlom]

they dont. they just use the intercom to talk to the guys in the other compartment =P

[Zinn]

The crashed UFO looks great

[Gazz]

they dont. they just use the intercom to talk to the guys in the other compartment =P

Intercom? What if they have to use the bathroom?

[kribu]

Their advanced intercom doubles as a bathroom ldo.

[Gazz]

Advanced intercom = letter chute?

[NoIdidnt]

Their advanced intercom doubles as a bathroom ldo.

I believe that would be letter/poop chute.

[Gorlom]

Intercom? What if they have to use the bathroom?

They use that poop teleporter they showed in family guy episode where stewie and brian jump around through different alternative dimensions.

Or possibly they are just told to go on the bathroom before takeing the scout out for recognisans. If they dont then they just damn well have to hold it untill they get back to the mothership.

PS. If you dont shut up back there I swear to god I'll turn this scout around. DS.

Edited February 29, 2012 by Gorlom

[VJim]

Lovely update.

I am liking the design of the scout more thanks to this take on a crashed one.

I wonder how you will make it look like when some of its tiles are destroyed by damage from previous air combat, explosives, or heavy firepower ?

Also, if there will be a quick grenade option in the ground combat UI (which is a welcome improvement), could you extend it into a quick "item use" option ?

I mean, instead of only being able to throw a grenade with it, you could use other items in the soldier inventory like flares, medical packs, set up explosives, ... It may even be useful for moded items.