Heya! This one has quite a bit of surprises! That Sea serpent is terrifying! X.x" If you like my videos, please check out my game (Horoscopicus) on Steam! Thank you!
Words cannot express how much I have been waiting for something like the cream lizard; this game prides itself on its ecosystem yet it seems that _every single_ species has evolved to interact with slugcats, it feels so good to see a "special" lizard that still might as well be a green one gameplay-wise.
The trouble with having a creature who only attacks other creatures is that it means the player can just wait for a few minutes at the start of every cycle and then all the hostile creatures will fight each other to death and the game's easier now. Balancing the gameplay experience would be more impossible than it already is. That's why Rain World doesn't 'pride itself on its ecosystem' because that's never been what Rain World's truly been about - it's about creating the functional _feeling_ through gameplay of being a prey creature struggling to survive. Anything that's extraneous isn't worth the development time, especially if it weakens the design integrity. ...Though I definitely don't agree that every species is designed primarily to interact with slugcats. Noodleflies more often interact with lizards; vultures and leviathans are designed to go more after lizards; wolf spiders hardly care for slugcats, primarily pursuing lantern mice; and the core 'prey' creatures being slugcats, scavengers, squicadas, and centipedes are all treated roughly equally by most creatures, with a few exceptions. You could probably argue most predators are better at going after scavengers than slugcats, due to slugcats' unique ability to jump. So uh, idk where that feeling comes from, as it's never been one that I've felt while playing the game.
@@bro748 Both the rain and room-based layout system is already a good fix: A few minutes of waiting means you have a lot less time left before the cycle ends, giving you less time. Not being able to see a large area at once means you can fake behaviour off-screen very convincingly. The room-based system also means that you get to spawn new species throughout the cycle, and can even tune the numbers if let's say you detect that the player hasn't moved far from the shelter for a while. As for the slugcats are equal point; I'm not saying they just beeline towards you (as a matter of fact, the wolfspider example you gave is excellent), but not enough has been done for a game that uses this as a marketing gimmick. I get that Rainworld is more of a "do simple things well" type of game, and therefore it is hard to advertise it to make it look good without making somebody play it; but it still isn't right that every creature plugs into gameplay one way or another. As for the most critical point though; I said _any_ interactions, not just things besides hunting. What really breaks the immersion is that every passive creature is gameplay-centric as well, I'm a big advocate of gameplay over all, but there is no harm in adding something that doesn't do anything from the perspective of a slugcat; maybe carnivorous slugcats can eat it, maybe you could tame a lizard with it, but a handful of species that seems to do nothing but walk around going about their day would be nice; they don't need to be as high-effort as the "mainline designs", just a few things to make this feel less like a scene where only the main characters are present in the center of a big&buisy city.
This makes me REALLY want dlc that expand on the existing story's. Like one where saint is nearing the end of the ice age and his body looks more echoed this could be saint lookin for purpose after a eternity of attempting ascension has broken him. Or gourmand wandering a new part of the world leading the scugs with a pup like leader mechanic. Of course arty having a expansion on her dark ending showing her body even more scar ridden as she slaughters in mass before coming across a single young pup or scav allowing her to be a mother once more Seeing spear masters home and having a quest system as we help sons perhaps with other SMs suns built Rivulet: running as the ice age approaches in racing across the regions trying to outrun the snow in the ending they are saved by three of saints own species who help Rivulet who isn't adapted for the arctic environment Just some ideas
A really good dlc would be survivor coming back from the ascension to meet the other scugs like the slugcat who has seen the "other side", and that other side being a alternate version of rain world where the slugcats are at the top of the food chain
Whenever i see a slugcat who's power is related to void or karma and their gimmick is based around it, i usually think of the Gurgoid, the Martyr, and such. I really like these type of scugs!
Oh my god I didn't expect my mod to get a video when it's so unfinished still. Thanks for showcasing it anyways! (I apologize to anyone who wishes to download it right now, the new Rain World update broke it heavily and I haven't found a way to fix it yet! I plan on continuing it sometime after The Watcher DLC releases.)
Extra headcanon; Ascendant's brother literally CREATED the ENTIRE grapple worm species, and Ascendant accidentally ate one of them, that also explains why Saint is partially froglike
yknow,addint all those lizards seems a biiiit out of place. they are cool,but they are being added in the same mod as the ascendant. then again,the mod itself is not called "the ascendant" so i guess there might be more content in the future. but yes, 🆒 mod.
I plan to add 4 playables total. Ascendant is the first one for now, but I have yet to edit the map or give them custom abilities. I'm surprised the person who made this video reviewed them when they're so w.i.p still.
Hello, I'm the lead dev for the mod. I was unhappy with it being shown off in such an unfinished state and would like to try and improve upon the mod further before I release it again. But I can confirm it is still quietly being worked on, it even has some more art donated to it thanks to CritterHeart. Modding RW is still very new to me so I'm looking to find a way to fix the gate freezes (aka, have open regions not be a requirement for the mod to run) as well as finish custom spawns for the remaining regions. I'm not sure how long this will take at the moment as this mod is a hobby for me and not a full-time investment. By the time I release it again it should have two characters as well, as I'm working on Copycat in the background at the same time. (It also doesn't help that the new Rain World updates broke it heavily, spears and centipedes don't work properly in the mod now and I am trying to fix that.)
Cheapest option is to get a laptop with atleast 4+ RAM, 2.5+ ghz, and 128mb+ video memory. They're usually lower than $300. However, best option is to just invest in a PC if you can
Heya! This one has quite a bit of surprises! That Sea serpent is terrifying! X.x"
If you like my videos, please check out my game (Horoscopicus) on Steam! Thank you!
I love how they give you a grapple worm instantly in the first room to make up for the fact that you aren’t saint
Aha yeeaah. But the rest is traversable with a Squidcada glitch.
Words cannot express how much I have been waiting for something like the cream lizard; this game prides itself on its ecosystem yet it seems that _every single_ species has evolved to interact with slugcats, it feels so good to see a "special" lizard that still might as well be a green one gameplay-wise.
Glad someone likes it! I tried making all the lizards fill a niche rather than only counter the Slugcat.
The trouble with having a creature who only attacks other creatures is that it means the player can just wait for a few minutes at the start of every cycle and then all the hostile creatures will fight each other to death and the game's easier now. Balancing the gameplay experience would be more impossible than it already is. That's why Rain World doesn't 'pride itself on its ecosystem' because that's never been what Rain World's truly been about - it's about creating the functional _feeling_ through gameplay of being a prey creature struggling to survive. Anything that's extraneous isn't worth the development time, especially if it weakens the design integrity.
...Though I definitely don't agree that every species is designed primarily to interact with slugcats. Noodleflies more often interact with lizards; vultures and leviathans are designed to go more after lizards; wolf spiders hardly care for slugcats, primarily pursuing lantern mice; and the core 'prey' creatures being slugcats, scavengers, squicadas, and centipedes are all treated roughly equally by most creatures, with a few exceptions. You could probably argue most predators are better at going after scavengers than slugcats, due to slugcats' unique ability to jump. So uh, idk where that feeling comes from, as it's never been one that I've felt while playing the game.
@@bro748 Both the rain and room-based layout system is already a good fix:
A few minutes of waiting means you have a lot less time left before the cycle ends, giving you less time.
Not being able to see a large area at once means you can fake behaviour off-screen very convincingly.
The room-based system also means that you get to spawn new species throughout the cycle, and can even tune the numbers if let's say you detect that the player hasn't moved far from the shelter for a while.
As for the slugcats are equal point; I'm not saying they just beeline towards you (as a matter of fact, the wolfspider example you gave is excellent), but not enough has been done for a game that uses this as a marketing gimmick.
I get that Rainworld is more of a "do simple things well" type of game, and therefore it is hard to advertise it to make it look good without making somebody play it; but it still isn't right that every creature plugs into gameplay one way or another.
As for the most critical point though; I said _any_ interactions, not just things besides hunting. What really breaks the immersion is that every passive creature is gameplay-centric as well, I'm a big advocate of gameplay over all, but there is no harm in adding something that doesn't do anything from the perspective of a slugcat; maybe carnivorous slugcats can eat it, maybe you could tame a lizard with it, but a handful of species that seems to do nothing but walk around going about their day would be nice; they don't need to be as high-effort as the "mainline designs", just a few things to make this feel less like a scene where only the main characters are present in the center of a big&buisy city.
This makes me REALLY want dlc that expand on the existing story's. Like one where saint is nearing the end of the ice age and his body looks more echoed this could be saint lookin for purpose after a eternity of attempting ascension has broken him.
Or gourmand wandering a new part of the world leading the scugs with a pup like leader mechanic.
Of course arty having a expansion on her dark ending showing her body even more scar ridden as she slaughters in mass before coming across a single young pup or scav allowing her to be a mother once more
Seeing spear masters home and having a quest system as we help sons perhaps with other SMs suns built
Rivulet: running as the ice age approaches in racing across the regions trying to outrun the snow in the ending they are saved by three of saints own species who help Rivulet who isn't adapted for the arctic environment
Just some ideas
A really good dlc would be survivor coming back from the ascension to meet the other scugs like the slugcat who has seen the "other side", and that other side being a alternate version of rain world where the slugcats are at the top of the food chain
Their in-game design is so cool! Usually the scugs are not very detailed in-game, but this on is very good.
Yeah the skin for this one has a lot of attention to detail! :D
How could you say such a thing, gourmand is incredibly detailed. The detail goes so far to the point that you can see all the CHONK
What an interesting slugcat, i’m suuurreeeee saint would love to meet this guy.
Saint vs Ascendant, battle of the century!
Whenever i see a slugcat who's power is related to void or karma and their gimmick is based around it, i usually think of the Gurgoid, the Martyr, and such. I really like these type of scugs!
@@xX_prodeadbird_Xx I remember the gurguid too :p
@Nightcat_Yeah what is it nightcat, curious of the ascendants biology?
Would make sense. Either this is Saint's mother, or could be Saint's partner or whateveryou headcanon
Aww, cute lil guardian lookin sluggo, probably as messed up as saint tho lmao
8:07 bootleg umbreon slugcat vs jurassic park type t rex lizard
I played as this before, it’s pretty fun! Mix this and think ring together for best effect!
OH That is a super cool idea! :D
5:16 I guess we know where the loch ness monster is at now
Ayo you are right! xDD
Oh my god I didn't expect my mod to get a video when it's so unfinished still.
Thanks for showcasing it anyways!
(I apologize to anyone who wishes to download it right now, the new Rain World update broke it heavily and I haven't found a way to fix it yet! I plan on continuing it sometime after The Watcher DLC releases.)
No problem! :D
I think the mod is lovely, keep up the good work!
Also I love your profile pic, Pokemon silver is my favorite! ;)
That scug reminds me of The Martyr
Oh yeah! I hope that one gets ported someday!
I randomly found that gate and while in subterranean and it let me go through
Really wish that Lizard Customizer didn’t make the main menu unusable.
That's weird, it doesn't do that for me...
There's a fucking fanfic about this guy. Holy shit I read that and now I found out a mod like this exists. Woooo!
Glowing scug
WE MAKING IT OUTTA RUBICON WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🐌🐌🐱🐱
LMAO 🗣️🗣️🗣️
oh wow, i thought this was a cosmetic mod, i didnt know there was a campaign for it :0
the mod apparently got deleted, the link no longer works and it doesn't show up on the steam workshop :c
Yup, the author unfortunately removed it :(
I hope it comes back someday!
Echocat, that quite literally IS Saint's mother
Extra headcanon; Ascendant's brother literally CREATED the ENTIRE grapple worm species, and Ascendant accidentally ate one of them, that also explains why Saint is partially froglike
yknow,addint all those lizards seems a biiiit out of place. they are cool,but they are being added in the same mod as the ascendant. then again,the mod itself is not called "the ascendant" so i guess there might be more content in the future.
but yes, 🆒 mod.
I plan to add 4 playables total.
Ascendant is the first one for now, but I have yet to edit the map or give them custom abilities.
I'm surprised the person who made this video reviewed them when they're so w.i.p still.
RW and Undertale are very easy to mod for new stuff yet undertale fans are incapable of finishing any very big mod
Its easy to get cool ideas but its hard to follow through with them, when I made my game I went through the same pain xD
i want to eat chara
Cool
Huh this is a funky looking mod. I wonder who the creator is.
Nobody knows
@@Wesdoezstuff
Yeah. I wonder who could have possibly made it?
:3@@FoundedScreenLady
The creator is amazing at mod development thats for sure :p
Is this mod no longer available? :( I was planning on getting it
It does seem to be gone for now :(
Hopefully it is temporary, I assume the devs are probably working on it behind the scenes :)
Hello, I'm the lead dev for the mod. I was unhappy with it being shown off in such an unfinished state and would like to try and improve upon the mod further before I release it again. But I can confirm it is still quietly being worked on, it even has some more art donated to it thanks to CritterHeart.
Modding RW is still very new to me so I'm looking to find a way to fix the gate freezes (aka, have open regions not be a requirement for the mod to run) as well as finish custom spawns for the remaining regions.
I'm not sure how long this will take at the moment as this mod is a hobby for me and not a full-time investment. By the time I release it again it should have two characters as well, as I'm working on Copycat in the background at the same time.
(It also doesn't help that the new Rain World updates broke it heavily, spears and centipedes don't work properly in the mod now and I am trying to fix that.)
@@FoundedScreenLady ah, ok! It looks quite promising so far! Good luck and have a great day! :D
4:31 how did you get out of rubicon?
Warp mod ;p
the mod sems interesing but sadly its not for cracked
Rain world is definitely worth purchasing :)
@@lolight2 i dont got money for it im sorry but i count resist soo i find a cracked one
Sucks that I’m on Xbox ._.
Maybe one day mods will come to Xbox, until then consider trying to play on PC if you can! :)
Cheapest option is to get a laptop with atleast 4+ RAM, 2.5+ ghz, and 128mb+ video memory. They're usually lower than $300. However, best option is to just invest in a PC if you can
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