Haaaa! Finally I can enjoy a nice smoke effect in the game.nice job !
I don't know Why I am feeling like selling my house and donate all of the prize after seeing this video!
I will keep my PC for sure keeeeep on!

Firstly, want to comment on the attitude of the devs (it's a compliment don't worry )

Essentially, even though y'all didn't release Blog 11, you actually tell us that it's coming, and why it's not out yet, which is essential in keeping the community happy, which honestly, top marks (Pun intended) for that.

Secondly, I of course would like to comment on the actual blog post.

It's looking great so far, and I like that you added a free-look, a nice little feature. I also like you added ramrods, will there be an animation that shows the character model actually pulling out the ramrod, or will it just be an empty hand, like in Mount and Blade? Just curious.

Basically, wow, great dev team, great communication with the community, great game

Yes, absolutely. The ramrod is actually attached to the musket at first, and then the character pulls it from the housing as part of the animation before replacing it. I need to tweak the timings a little bit: the challenge is that the animation has to be reasonably short (say, 15 seconds compared to a more "realistic" 20 seconds) but I also need to make sure the fine details are still captured, and right now I think priming the barrel is a little too quick compared to the rest of the animation which is why you probably missed the bit where he actually pulled out the ramrod.

I'll be continuing to refine the animation as I go along

Quote from: Neoptolemus on March 03, 2018, 08:21:39 am

Yes, absolutely. The ramrod is actually attached to the musket at first, and then the character pulls it from the housing as part of the animation before replacing it. I need to tweak the timings a little bit: the challenge is that the animation has to be reasonably short (say, 15 seconds compared to a more "realistic" 20 seconds) but I also need to make sure the fine details are still captured, and right now I think priming the barrel is a little too quick compared to the rest of the animation which is why you probably missed the bit where he actually pulled out the ramrod.

I'll be continuing to refine the animation as I go along

Awesome, I just couldn't see it in the video, but I'm glad that's going to be a feature!

Quote from: csheffield1 on March 04, 2018, 06:58:45 pm

Quote from: Neoptolemus on March 03, 2018, 08:21:39 am

Yes, absolutely. The ramrod is actually attached to the musket at first, and then the character pulls it from the housing as part of the animation before replacing it. I need to tweak the timings a little bit: the challenge is that the animation has to be reasonably short (say, 15 seconds compared to a more "realistic" 20 seconds) but I also need to make sure the fine details are still captured, and right now I think priming the barrel is a little too quick compared to the rest of the animation which is why you probably missed the bit where he actually pulled out the ramrod.

I'll be continuing to refine the animation as I go along

Awesome, I just couldn't see it in the video, but I'm glad that's going to be a feature!

Because we can't do it the Sharpe's way. It would be way too dangerous!

Quote from: Alexander on March 14, 2018, 11:35:00 pm

Quote from: csheffield1 on March 04, 2018, 06:58:45 pm

Quote from: Neoptolemus on March 03, 2018, 08:21:39 am

Yes, absolutely. The ramrod is actually attached to the musket at first, and then the character pulls it from the housing as part of the animation before replacing it. I need to tweak the timings a little bit: the challenge is that the animation has to be reasonably short (say, 15 seconds compared to a more "realistic" 20 seconds) but I also need to make sure the fine details are still captured, and right now I think priming the barrel is a little too quick compared to the rest of the animation which is why you probably missed the bit where he actually pulled out the ramrod.

I'll be continuing to refine the animation as I go along

Awesome, I just couldn't see it in the video, but I'm glad that's going to be a feature!

Because we can't do it the Sharpe's way. It would be way too dangerous!

You'd also need a really powerful set of lungs, and a smaller caliber barrel than the ball you're using. But I'm sure it would work though, and be 110% safe.

Any news on 11?

We've been working hard on getting the alpha ready. I've just finished tightening up the melee system to make it really robust and smooth.

I've also fixed a host of minor bugs to give it some extra sparkle, as well as added some nice additional effects like bullet whizz for near misses and so on.

We should have an update for you soon once we're happy with the level of polish we've managed to achieve :-)

Quote from: Neoptolemus on May 14, 2018, 07:16:19 pm

We've been working hard on getting the alpha ready. I've just finished tightening up the melee system to make it really robust and smooth.

I've also fixed a host of minor bugs to give it some extra sparkle, as well as added some nice additional effects like bullet whizz for near misses and so on.

We should have an update for you soon once we're happy with the level of polish we've managed to achieve :-)

Goodie. Updates are always good to hear.