00:00In this video, I'll show you the changes for Verviger Alpha 201, which you can try if you've pre-ordered.
00:07I started by adding a new spear throw animation, which throws them straight so they hit point first.
00:13This makes them more reliable than throwing swords and knives, even though enemies can still catch or parry them.
00:19To make spear impacts look right, I added support for deeper penetration,
00:23so they can actually go all the way through characters from certain angles.
00:28They're a bit too accurate at long-range, but I can work on balancing that once we see how it
00:32plays out in specific levels.
00:35I also polished the spear combat to bring it up to par with the other weapons,
00:39including close-range stance variation, block animations for each attack direction, and threat stances, so you can see when a
00:46character is planning to attack.
00:48There are also quite a few new hit reaction animations, because the old ones were designed for one-handed weapons.
00:55There's a new leg-sweep attack with the spear, replacing the standard crouch attack.
00:59It causes less damage than the other spear attacks, but is good at breaking through the passive block.
01:05To make this attack look right, I added a new method of transferring force from weapons to ragdolls,
01:11based on squared distance from the line of the weapon, instead of a specific point.
01:15This should make all of the weapon impacts look more believable, especially long slashing attacks like this one.
01:21The spear is now enabled in the arena, also, so it can appear in weapon matches.
01:26Compared to the swords, the spear attacks are faster and longer range, but don't inflict as much damage with each
01:31hit.
01:32This makes them more effective in 1v1 duels, but they can't take out large groups as quickly as swords can.
01:39That's it for this video. If you'd like to pre-order, and try the alpha for yourself,
01:43and get a free copy of Receiver and Lowlight Combat, you can do that at Wolfire.com slash pre-order.
01:48If you'd like to hear about development news as soon as it happens, you can follow me on Twitter, at
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