LIVALINK - [SciFi FPS] Steam Greenlight

Livalink is NOW LIVE on Desura!
http://www.desura.com/games/livalink



Hello my forum friends! I think its about time i started getting serious with one of my projects! Over the past year i have been working hard creating a single-player (hopefully multiplayer one day) first-person shooter Livalink, or previously known as RELIC. I have posted all the details about the game below so be sure to give it a quick read!

I have just recently submitted to Greenlight and would appreciate any feedback!



NOTE: Livalink is still in development, most content you currently see is not a final version and will continue to be improved.



Livalink is an action-pact science fiction first-person shooter that combines the gameplay elements of todays popular shooters. You will experience unique game modes, weapons, abilities and other enjoyable functionalities from a science fiction setting.



Background:
Years of exploration and research have discovered what was once, and wished was still unknown. The discovery of a new race known as 'the Progeny' proved violent and reckless, retracing the breadcrumbs of our ventured exploitations back home. Set in a far fetched future, you play as a Reinforced Intergalactic Livalink Trooper (RILT), a special operations organisation involved in the Livalink project (A teleportation transfer system from one point to another, Live Instant Vector Apport Link).



Gameplay:
Throughout every game-mode, the players RILT unit will earn credits and experience determined by performance used to upgrade, unlock, and activate. Depending on the selected mode as you progress through endless waves the progeny enemies will become much more intelligent and stronger, keeping you entertained. You will find yourself indulged in determination to achieve the highest score possible and compare it amongst your friends.



Follow Livalink's progress:
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/Ben4views/videos
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Ben4Views/152235644850176

All rights reserved - Ben4Views - 2013

 

Recently been working on some interior design using some assets i made previously, still playing around with the light mapping but i think it looks nice. I also made a borderlands inspired pistol which is also featured in the screenshot.



Edit: Worked on a new melee opponent, i wanted something tall and lanky with a fear factor to some extent. I had no concepts at the time, it was rather spontaneous.
Tris: 532

 

Very nice

 

WOW

I remember playing Relic a few months ago, and it was amazing even back then. Glad to see you've made fantastic progress!

edit: I must note the landscape looks stellar. What effects did you use?

 

Hey Ben, it's looking great. Keen to see what's next!

 

Hey i live in Brisbane Australia too!

On topic; nice looking game.

 

Nice work.

 

Check out the latest update with a new game mode and brand new ai.

 

The game looks great, the guns remind me of Crysis (in older versions it reminded me of the original Halo both are nice) I like that you tried to add a fear factor to the some of the enemies. I'm a huge horror fan so adding fear factors to stuff is just awesome. I can't wait to see the complete game.

 

Love your hud. How did you arrange the graphics to construct it, and not have them stretch?

 

Just some feedback: The ambient light is to much in your indoor environments. Makes it look very flat and 1990's-ish. Go into your render settings(I think?) and change the ambient to black, then try to get ambient light manually with point lights in the environment that are set to either not-important render mode or lightmap only. Tends to give better results as there is more contrast, imo. Use your own judgement, of course.

 

Thanks for the feedback, i'l look into it.

 

Wow, DEFINITELY an improvement. In my opinion, you should go even farther though, there are very few areas of dark, contrasting lighting. Also, I think you should try some brighter/more contrasting colors. Obviously don't go to far (Dungeon Defenders, anyone?) but perhaps throw in some blue areas to contrast with the yellow/orange feel in your shots currently.

 

All new video showing off the two work in progress game modes. Much more to come!

 

The blood splat sound effect when the human characters die are very recognizable. It feels like a heard it in a lot of other games/movies.

 

looks sick cant wait for more

 

Wanted to work on creating a whole pack of guns for my project. Today i made a simple rifle based of a small scribble concept i did a while ago, the back half of the gun's texture was rushed, just wanted to get it in game and try it out.

 

Looks good! Suits the world nicely too.

 

Sure did, i agree but thats mainly due to the low poly character. Nothing i can really do about it when having hundreds on screen, although im thinking about re designing that horrible arm blade


Another timelapse

 

It looks good but what is the unique selling feature, what sets is apart from the competition?

 

This looks amazing. Good job!

 

Hi Ben, your game is looking fantastic so far! I've sent you a PM, please have a read as soon as you can! Thanks!

 

Can you aim down the sights on the guns?

 

Created a new concept with a more robotic feel. It was a collaboration of Iron Man, General Grievous, Zero, and Alien. The head might need changing as its to iconic.


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Cool. Nice looking.

 

Well for one thing I know where your inspiration came from...Borderlands

Looks good

 

My inspiration comes from many games i can assure you

 

Very nice art! Animations are good too!
Keep up the good work!

 

Really nice work so far! I love the look of the icy area, it looks cool (pun intended ). The UI looks nice too, keep it up man!

 

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=114464371

Help Livalink get on steam!


More Screenshots




Update:
Recent work on the upgrade machine's design

 

Voted!

 

Looking good man!!!, defiantly voted up!!!

 

Awesome! Bookmarked this project! Do i see a random box in the last video you've posted? Inspired by Call of Duty Zombies? ;-)

 

Voted for it on Greenlight. I love the artwork, but the AI could definitely use some work. Maybe some movement left or right so they don't line up for perfect headshots? Otherwise, I'm excited to see where you go with this, and I'll definitely stay updated on your progress!

 

I definitely agree, although the last weeks development was primarily focused on this similar behaviour. I'l bring out a video showcasing this in the coming days, thanks for the feedback.

 

Hey,
Did you design/model those interiors/corridors yourself? I'm looking for someone for a sci-fi project...

-Carmine

 

Sure did, new video -

 

This looks great man! very cool.
Only feedback I have is that the the texture work could definatly use some shading itself to make it really pop out more, they look a bit flat at the moment i think.

Heres an example of a gun texture i made a while ago:


You could also look into some nice hard surface shaders with reflections etc, that would be perfect for all the architecture you got around.
If you get all that going the visuals would definatly benefit and pop out more!

 

I know what you mean but its more the artstyle i've chosen, nothing to do with laziness or lack of care. I'm going for a semi realistic/cartoonish feel. Thanks for the feedback though.

 

Ok that explains it haha, yea fair enough man and no problem

 

Man that was actually alot of fun, i don't really get to play that long when testing.

 

You should be proud of what you accomplished here. This is very impressive at your age. You are very talented.

 

hey man i saw this when you first posted this thread and im happy to see that with hard work you got to a very respectable place

 

Thankyou very much, i've learned alot and had a great time developing it, i hope it does well Many updates to come!

Man that was a looong time ago, time flys when you're having fun eh?

 

Livalink is NOW LIVE on Desura!

http://www.desura.com/games/livalink

 

If you don't mind me asking, how are sales going?

 

He may need some help. If you could offer some advice that would be great as I too am not sure what I will do when it comes time to market my completed project.

 

Not bad, could be better. Desura has its limitations.

 

Limitations? And would it be too much to ask for some numbers? I'm interested to see how other devs are doing, especially since you are 2nd most popular on indieDB.