Merry Christmas to one and all!
Also hi! Lead Dev here! And I thought it would be fun as a lil early present to give you guys a sneak peak at some stuff we've been working on for chapter 3 of Viscerafest! Namely I have 3 enemies I figured I'd give you all a small taste of.
So to start things off it'd probably be smart for me to give you all a broader taste of what the enemy side of chapter 3 will be like. With the exception of the opening map, (that being C3L1) Chapter 3 will be pretty much starting from square 1 as far as enemies goes. You'll see your favorite lil cultist lads throughout, and maybe even a certain somebody covered in peach fuzz, but all of the U.S.C. kin that you've come to know and love throughout the first 2 chapters will be, at most, making brief cameo appearances.
Chapter 3 introduces 12 new enemy types, and today we'll be going over some of the more common... uh... faces? That you can expect to encounter in the games final 3rd. So lets kick things off with a more... "Familiar" lady.
The Adopted Troopers
The Adopted are a common subclass of enemies in chapter 3, they're lifeless pupetted husks who obey the will of the whomever is controlling them. Their bodies tend to be covered in grotesque yellow pustules, and their flesh is often deformed to fit the role set by their new master.
The Adopted Troopers in particular are Zetherans who formerly served the U.S.C. that have been claimed. They're a mid tier threat, firing a burst of projectiles that loosely home in on the player, as well as throwing pustules that bounce around and detonate like grenades.
However what truly sets apart the Adopted Troopers as a threat is their ability to resurrect. If not gibbed the Former Trooper will bounce right back onto her feet, and she doesn't gib as easily as some of Viscerafest's other enemies. The best way to deal with her is to either point blank her with the Deus Mortis, or to blow her sky high with the Warhound.
The Saplings
Another common subclass of enemies you'll encounter are the Bairns, and as you may have guessed, the sapling belongs to this family of goons. Saplings are one of chapter 3's most common enemy types, and they are also Viscerafest's smallest.
The Saplings are speedy little stinkers inspired heavily by the spiders from blood. They're little ankle biters who nip at you whilst you're dealing with bigger more notable threats, and if they get a bite in they can blur your vision, making it hard to see for a brief second.
Now when I describe them like that, it may cause you to think to yourself "Oh God almighty please kill me now! Why are they adding annoying little ankle biters to Viscerafest!" But do not be allarmed because they really aren't that bad. If they so much as sneeze near the cloud of a plague rifle blast they die instantly, a single burp from the BBQ Belter gibs them, and the pistol can 1 tap them into the next life, and with the first 2 weapons I mentioned just so much as aiming in their general vascinity will be more than enough to hit them. They are however, quite resistant to melee attacks, so generally if you see one, it's best practice to deal with them at range.
The Birch Bairns
By the end of chapter 3 you'll be pretty intimately familiar with these lads. As you may have guessed by their name and appearance, the Birch Bairns are yet another member of the Bairns family of folk.
The Birch Bairns are a common low level threat that is borderline bullet hellish in nature. From their eldritch maws they spam a diagonal spread of 3 projectiles in rapid fire bursts, and... that's pretty much it, but really that's all they need. As far as tactics go, a good o'l bunker buster blast will usually be more than enough to take them down.
Carcosa's Wrath
Now... it's at this point you might be saying... "Noah! You already showed us 3 enemies! What's this doing here?" And "This doesn't look like an enemy at all!" And you'd be right on both fronts, because this isn't an enemy, this is Viscerafest's 9th weapon, "Carcosa's Wrath".
Now I'm not going to tell you what it does, quite frankly I want you to find that out for yourself when you play through chapter 3. I will tell you it is not a BFG type weapon, because to be honest with you I really don't care for BFG style weapons. I will also tell you it is a very fun weapon, and a very useful one, but again, beyond that, you'll have to wait til full release to learn more...
So in Conclusion
We'll have some more stuff to show you as we draw closer to chapter 3's release, but I just wanted to give you a small sampling of what's in store. Overall I'm very happy with how Chapter 3's enemy roster has turned out. They're all quite quirky, fun, and interesting, adding a great deal of zest and spice to proceedings in a way former chapters enemy types don't quite, and there are even cooler fellows and ladies we've yet to let you see.
As a small aside last update I said we'd be shooting to have an update for the game out this week. That's... not gonna happen... the update is ready but I forgot our publisher was on vacation and unfortunately any updates have to be run past them before they get released. But rest assured once they get back in the office we'll be releasing that stonker ASAP.
Regardless we hope you have a great, peaceful, and Merry Christmas, and if we don't see you again before then, a Holly Jolly New Year!