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holy I love this new design! It feels way more book accurate while also being its own original thing.

Will 100% be drawing this.

Also, can I archive the current version once this releases? Just wondering since this seems WAY different (but also way better).

btw I forgot to mention but on the concept thing I love the idea of it "smashing through buildings".

Imagine it seeing you through a window then just ramming into the building you're in, that would be terrifying lol.

hey I decided to make a concept for the flying machine! The only things I really changed from the current concept was making it more "flat" (like described in the book) and made a hole in the bottom.

Tell me what you think about it!

oh, honestly thought it was temporary lol just making sure. Anyway do you want me to remake the logo like I said in the original post or are you also making a new one?

hey so I played through this entire game and it was really fun! Are you ever gonna update it or has it been abandonded?

yo gng can WE stop begging for 7.0, I know that its been a while but its lowkey getting annoying and probably just putting more stress on the devs.

hey so I played the new update and I really like what you did with the ui. Just wondering though, is the banner made with AI? Obviously I don't want to accuse you of anything but it looks very blurry and just has that AI feel.

If it is made with AI I would gladly make one for you and also remake the logo as looking back at it theres some things I don't like ngl :/

I forgot how fast the tripods in this version were, genuinely terrifying lol.

Hey so I tried out the update and its really good! I just have some questions about it (and the future of the game basically).

1: Red weed?

When is red weed going to be added, and is it going to be the same as the old version or more accurate to the book. (basically it spreads way quicker and the entire island will be covered with it by day 8)

2: New Tripod?

When are you planning to add the new design, will it be next update or after that.

3: How does the destruction work? (also does it work with the big buildings)

Are the buildings made of pieces like the new Team Green game or is based off a script (like its coded for the building to be destroyed when the tripods hitbox touches it)

also I'm only wondering about if it destroys the big buildings because I haven't seen a tripod walk through one yet.

4: Will the destruction system change at one point?

Since it is WIP are you planning to change it to be more advanced at one point or is it going to stay the same.

5: Will we be getting more building variants?

Will we be getting buildings that have more decoration  and more floors or will it stay the same as it is.

looking at what you added rn, can't wait to play this update!

I'll probably post a video showing off the destruction and crows. (btw thanks for linking the old version!)

EDIT: Decided to scrap the vid because nothing really major was added, still really like what you added though. Can't wait to see what you add next update! (mainly hoping for the new designs and tripods looking through windows, they both look and sound really cool)

it has officially been more than 100 days since last update :(

not the only thing that got scrapped, the flare gun and unicycle which were both present in the 1st release are both also gone.

maybe they'll make it once it reaches 100 days since last updated

Wish they kept this version, its basically a better version of the one we have right now.

hey is it okay with you if I upload the 0.3.5B version? Just for anyone who wants to play it.

Made some fanart of the new design with the style of that one thumbnail I made (the one about wotw survival best bla bla bla you already know). Happy to see this game finally getting lots of fanart and attention! 

Oh yeah btw if you have watched the vid already what do you think of it?

Edit: Also about my actual opinions on the design, I really like it as it reminds me of the darkhorse comics! Btw what made you put those knee pad kind of things on the legs?

I just realised, why does the newest version actually crash? Does it have something to do with the tripods.

👀 oh yeah btw your design is in the middle

Nice job on being able to make a mobile port for this game! First time I've seen a War of the Worlds game do that.

Just wondering when are you making the custom tripod design? For the thumbnail of that vid I'm making (The one about wotw survival being the best)  I'm planning to draw the tripods from the games I'm talking about for the thumbnail and I need to know when the custom design has been added so I can draw it.

Also about the actual video I have finished the script and done the first part of the vid (basically explaning what War of the Worlds even is) so hopefully I'll be able to finish the rest of it today!

Bro i'm writing a script on why I think War of the Worlds is the best survival sub-genre and I went on this page to check on when it was made just to see it was updated lol. Anyway I'll try the update and probably edit this to say what I think about it! 

(also I'll probably attach this games part of the script once I finish it)

Hey so I played the update and just wondering what did you add? The game seems basically the same as the last version

Oh yeah I forgot to mention but i'm finally starting to work on that vid on why I think War of the Worlds is the best survival sub-genre! I'm still new to making videos, editing AND making scripts but so far I feel like its going pretty well.

Hey so I saw your reply about changing the game to be more multiplayer based and I feel like if it was done right it could be cool, just make sure to keep survival and other gamemodes based off that (like endless) for the people that like that type of game!

Anyways I have some suggestions for the game, obviously i'm not a game dev and don't know how hard it is to make but I feel like seeing these would be cool,

1. Black smoke: I know that many people have suggested this already but I know a pretty cool way it could work, after tripods start harvesting and the flying machines  appear they could equip themselves with the black  smoke, if they dont spot anyone after 5 - 10  seconds they use the black smoke (basically killing anyone outside of buildings which they didn't see)

2. Smarter AI: When a tripod appears in their line of sight they could either run into a building or just run out of town with a 50/50 chance. You could also talk to them and they say something about the invasion

3: Probe (but not really): kind of like what happens in the book/musical, if the tripod uses black smoke but knows someone (player or AI) is inside a building it will crouch down and blindly use one of its tentacles to search inside the buildings, this will make it so then you aren't invincible inside a building (until you add destruction obviously)

4: The Artilleryman/Crazy Dude: around when the tripods start harvesting randomly around the map you can find a dude digging, if you go up to him he says he recognises you from somewhere and starts talking about his plan about living underground and asks if you also want to. If you say yes you get a short (probably) drawn cutscene of you living underground with him and eventually looking outside to find all the tripods dead, if you say no and go to the same spot later you find a dead body next to a small, hand dug hole. In multiplayer it would be a vote across everyone in the lobby, if majority of people say yes then you get the same cutscene except with multiple people in the pit and if you say no basically the same thing happens as in singleplayer.

like I said earlier obviously i'm not a game dev and don't know how to code in the SLIGHTEST but it would be really cool to somehow see these things in game as they would make it feel more challenging but also fun! 

when we getting the next update? Its been nearly 90 days since the last one.

Hey I think I know a game you would like more! Its called "War of the Worlds - Survival" and is (mostly) what you described.

It does have less content (like only having one gamemode and less things in general) but the heat-ray is mostly invisible (you can still see it but it is way more transparent then in this game) and there is nothing that protects the tripods!

he means when you play as a tripod and press shift and the cage thing appears which stops you from getting shot, not sure if the martian npcs can do it though

Hey so I played the new update and it was really fun blasting tripods with cannons! The only complaints with the update are:

1.  Tripods feel a little too weak: I feel like killing tripods are too easy, instead of it being 3 hits it should be like 5-6.

2. You can't shoot down flying machines(?): not sure if you just added more hits to these (which would make sense since they are later machines) but from what I played I wasn't able to shoot down a single one.

Oh yeah btw I made another video on the heatray/pit, you don't need to watch this one though since it is just more of a showcase then a actually fun gameplay vid :/ 

EDIT: Forgot to mention that when you go into the water with a cannon it bugs you out until you go off it, not sure if you know about this one already though. Also saw that you are making a actual original tripod, can't wait to see how it looks!

hey so I FINALLY was able to verify on yt after 5 days. Should I send the video here or do you think you can find it yourself?

Oh yeah just wondering since I didn't see it through my entire playthrough, is the boat/thunderchild(?) still in the game? I found it really cool and if it was deleted I would be really happy if you were able to add it back!

I also didn't see any red weed in the game (the one that normally grows when tripods harvest, NOT the ones near the cylinders) but that might be because I was in the same town for most the game :/. Another thing is I am very scared of whatever "the new PIT" is.

 (also about the video so far I haven't been able to verify today so it SHOULD be up tomorrow.)

Not sure as i've been trying to verify for the past couple days so then I can upload vids longer than 15 minutes and add thumbnails however for some reason it isn't working. Hopefully I can get it working today/tomorrow. After I do that I will upload the gameplay and start working on the other video!

oh yeah btw I forgot to mention I actually scrapped that part because the vid is like 30 minutes long HOWEVER I am planning to release a video on why I (personally) think that War of the Worlds is the best/most fun type of survival game so I might put my feedback in there!

Hey so I played the entire update and I loved it! All the changes make the game way better, the game felt way more scary and high quality and I also love the new fog.

The only bug I ran into was on day 7 a flying machine grabbed me, forgot to harvest then it died and I was stuck in the cage. After it happened I had to exit, go back into the game and then I was unbugged and it ended.

Will be posting my gameplay to youtube soon and my thoughts on it!

Have you been able to fix the update yet? Also to actually talk about the update I love how much the trees add, it makes the world feel way bigger (for some reason idk why) and just more lively and I also like how there is now stamina and hunger as it makes the game much more challenging. Not sure if you added more but if you did I will give feedback once it is fixed!

Hi the update seems great HOWEVER whenever the tripod is supposed to spawn in my game freezes for some reason, not sure if you changed the model or its just my pc but I would be really happy if you found a way to fix it!

Also ty for using my logo, I feel like you could find a better person to make a logo but still very happy lol.

hey so considering the update is probably coming out soon I have some suggestions for the NEXT update (which you were probably already planning to add before but yknow:

1: Digging Machine, not sure how you could add these maybe they could spread the red weed in some way?

2: New Horn, considering the horn is described as sounding like a siren in the book it would be cool to add that!

3: Gamemodes, obviously this is kinda ripping off the NEW team green game but you could add gamemodes like being a martian or multiplayer and stuff.

4: Rarer flying machine, obviously you can do what you want with the machines and stuff but considering they are only reported as "sightings" and never genuinely seen it would be cool for them to appear more later on in the game

also this one is more of a question but is endless still gonna be in the game? It wasn't really clear as you just said they would all be combined so does that mean like they will still be their own thing or is it JUST only 8 days now.

is that a flying machine in the first image?

do you mean the thing to the left, pretty sure thats a rock

hey for some reason it wont let me post the logo on here so I posted it on the war of the worlds subreddit.

The name of the post should be "Art I made for a new War of the Worlds game". If you find it make sure to tell me what you think of it and if you have any complaints!

once again a really good update! only 2 things i will say are

1: since the villagers are immortal (or maybe the heatray just doesn't reach them idk) the tripods just get stuck trying to hit them for a couple seconds then just walk away

2: this isn't really a bug but considering I wanna try supporting this project as it seems cool, do you want a new logo? I'm a (okayish) artist and can make a better one for you if you want! (for free btw I forgot to put that lol)

Anyway once again hope more people find this project and make sure to never give up.

hey so I just got the game (both versions) and the amount of development right now is really good! The shading and eviroment got way better.

The only things I dont like is 1: the tripods feel too small, they're only like 2x your size 2: you dont really get a warning for when they come they just kind of appear infront of you then make the horn noise 3: I know this might be because of the lack of npcs but the tripods kind of just walk in circles and then follow you when they see you until you die.

Besides that the game so far seems to have lots of potential and I wish the best for it!