The Robots are Revolting! (DOS Reborn) [V2A Released!]

[Magnet Dood]

We interrupt your late night reveling to provide you with another update for DOS REBORN!

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Dyna Man's been spotted in Roll's changing room, sporting a pretty funky color scheme. Seems this handsome devil's posing with his new special weapon, the Dynamite Cluster!


...Oh. It just fires a big bomb. OK, well, it looks like it'll hurt, but if that's it, then it doesn't seem all that sp- wait, what's this?



Wowzers! Looks like it just split into a bunch of mini explosions!

The Dynamite Cluster is a weaponized version of the dynamite sticks that Dyna Man uses for controlled mining demolitions. Dr. Wily must've noticed some untapped offensive potential in them, so he packed them into an even bigger bomb! Once you're hit by the initial explosive, the sticks pour out of the weapon, providing a devastating one-two punch. Aim at one target in a crowd, then clean up the stragglers with the dynamite sticks! Dyna Man sure thinks the weapon's a dynamic offensive option!*

Here are some screenshots of it in action, courtesy of one of our newer team additions, DarkAura!:







Badz and Gumballtoid worked on this weapon, and the ever-present IamaMedalHunter sprited it for us!

*Disclaimer: Dyna Man is a very serious Robot Master who is not keen on puns. We will try to remember that in the future.

The weapons have progressed at a very good rate- all of the concepts are finished and sprited, so hopefully we'll be able to show off some more very soon! Perhaps, even on the respective stages themselves...?

Well, uh, that seems unlikely, since, y'know, we still need textures. But hey, we'll cross that hurdle when it comes!

Thanks for joining us on another exciting teaser! Until next time!
- The DOS Reborn Team

[Superjustinbros]

OH MY BLOODY GOD YESSSSSSSSSS

[Magnet Dood]

Not much I can say about this since it was covered in the earlier post, but we decided to release the skins and bots for early access! Feel free to use them for regular play, but don't use them for any mods without getting our permission first. We will take action against you if you don't follow this.

Otherwise, have fun!

Skin Pack
Bot Pack

For anyone who hasn't used a custom bots file before, you'll have to load it up separately. All you have to do for the skins is drop them into your skins folder and you're good to go!

We'll be bringing a much bigger update in a few weeks, where you'll have the chance to have a look at one of our Robot Master's stage and weapon! Until then, we'll see you next time!

[Superjustinbros]

I am so DLing these.

[Gumballtoid]

We recently fixed a small error on Volt Man that's only visible when his arms aren't in the ground. I encourage folks re-download the file to fix that up. Of course, it's harmless and you don't really have to, but still.

Also take the time to admire the topic's new banner art, commemorating the release of our skins. In case you're wondering, I made it.

[Magnet Dood]

Hey, folks! Sorry for the long wait in-between updates. We're far from defunct; unfortunately, the majority of the progress we've worked on isn't suitable to show at the moment.

We still have another weapon ready to tease, however!

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Here we have Sonic Man, sporting a snazzy lavender-and-white color scheme. He's standing in front of his new weapon, the Sonic Pulse.


Seems to be a pretty simple weapon that just fires two conic shots, but wait, there's more!


Whoa! It's bouncing off the walls! Jewel Man can't believe his eyes!

The Sonic Pulse utilizes Sonic Man's ability to concentrate bursts of sound. They're fast moving and can bounce off of surfaces, but they don't last very long. Use it for rush downs or to create instant pressure in tight spaces!

Here's some photos of it in action!











This weapons was coded primarily by Badz, while Medal Hunter handled the graphics side of things. DarkAura took the photos for this update.

Work has, once again, progressed well pretty much everywhere. We're planning on having all the weapons finished sometime soon (all the ones we have currently are updated to v5 standards), and we're touching up and texturing a few of the maps as well. Sadly, I doubt I'll be able to update with any form of regularity very often, as I'll be heading off to college in a little over a week, but rest assured that we'll still continue to work on this expansion!

Until next time!
- The DOS Reborn Team

[Superjustinbros]

Looking awesome! Nice stage too. Feels very unique.

[JaxOf7]

*"Sonic Boom" Launches 2 sound waves at 30 degree angles, bounces off walls, time based. Quicker but weaker gemini laser.

Were my weapon concepts looked at?

They were considered, but we ultimately decided that we didn't want to use them for various reasons.

[fortegigasgospel]

*"Sonic Boom" Launches 2 sound waves at 30 degree angles, bounces off walls, time based. Quicker but weaker gemini laser.

Were my weapon concepts looked at?

They were considered, but we ultimately decided that we didn't want to use them for various reasons.

You say that Jax, but Sonic Wave from the original DOS did the same thing already, so this is kinda similar to the original.
Only since it seems similar I'm asking, do the shots weaken and does it still bounce horizontally? All in all it looks great, happy to know at least 1 concept stayed for the most part.

[Magnet Dood]

Wow, shoot. I guess I didn't even notice that they were nearly the same. My bad, Jax, there isn't any stealing intended.

The shots don't decrease in damage over time, and they bounce until they dissipate.

[fortegigasgospel]

Ok, sounds good. Looking forward to seeing the other 5!

[GameAndWatcher]

Any chance we'll see the bot campaign info be updated?

[Gumballtoid]

Funny you should mention that! I just got through with that earlier tonight. Since the download link draws directly from Dropbox, it should be ready to go.

[MetalMasher]

awesome! very cool! i want see this finished!

[spotanjo3]

Finally. Everything is normal now.