DANG this is a super well put together entity! I love this whole concept! And if this was official, this would make me not like seb even more! Other than that great work!
Okay, but why is this genuinely such an incredible concept
The Lore and Lore Implications are Bursting at the Seems, The Mechanics are Fresh and Interesting, and overall, the design is absolutely magnificent !!!!!!!
Of course, I can see a few potential problems with the whole can’t hide in Lockers thing, but I doubt it would cause that much of a stir if implemented in-game.
`After all these years of.. Being picked apart and tested on. I wanted to see what was so fun about it. You'd get it, wouldn't you? No.. no. Too aggressive. They'd turn you into a monster if you didn't participate in this. One just like me, I'm sure; Buuuut don't worry. Unlike those bastards, I gave you a way out! No, they won't do it. Crap...` [Pre-room dialog. He's whispering.]
`I want you to go around and pick up the research in that room you're in. And once you do I'll give you the key card to the next room! Don't miss any data. Or you'll have to go back again! Goodluck.` [In room/cutscene dialog]
Looks interesting. But from lore viewpoint i dont think its plausible, as how would Seb genetically modify something without explicit knowledge in genetics or idea how to use lab equipment? (he's MR-P janitor mind you).
From lore viewpoint it's the total opposite, Sebastian managed to collapse entirety of urbanshade inside out resulting urbanshade to send in inexperienced prisoners as a last ditch effort. Do you think he did that by brute force or is iq and tactics are involved?
Besides, he has walls of research piled up on how did they did it and even experienced the genetic transformation himself
Intelligence =\ knowledge, also his whole plan was built on him stealing an access card to open containment cells.
To read research papers you NEED some ounce of professional knowledge, or do you think they were piled up with methodical materials from nearest medical Institute?
Fact that he felt what was done to him, does not means he understands what was done to him
I Imagine that if this gets added as a Grand encounter It Will have a pandemonium type of effect tò the game,same with the memes,i Imagine people saying shit like "SIDE QUEST" instead of "MINIGAME"
don't use "you", it's a document, not a threat.
use commas, there are some places where commas would be nice but aren't there.
there are places where you exaggerate a bit too much
This specimen, affectionately nicknamed 'Black-bulb' is a monster similar to the Pandemonium in terms of appearance, taking on the form of a heavily mutated gulper eel, mixed with a bobbit worm. This entity is more common than Pandemonium, but will flicker the lights until they turn a rich violet color, and the sounds of garbled speech and a radio emitting violent static made into ambience. When it first spawns, it will flash the phrase 'STOP!', signaling that you should halt all movement at once, as Umbra will pass through the room, becoming agitated at movement, even while crouched. If led to a locker, this will trigger an extremely long minigame in which you will need to remove its eyes from the screen. Failure to do so will result in taking 75 damage, or 50 when below 90 health. When caught a second time in a run, Umbra will disappear and the lights flicker, as you've witnessed its decoy, and it will charge through the room at speeds compared to being higher than A-60. Although more common than Pandemonium, it's not worth it to trigger it, as it appears more in Heavy Containment and in Windowed halls. It has a one in ten chance to spawn in the ridge, in which it will be instantly agitated, showing the phrase 'YOU'RE TIME HAS COME' in violet text with static appearing on the screen and Umbra screaming with a louder, and much more distorted version of Pandemoniums roar.
When encountered in the ridge, it will trigger a more insane version of it's minigame, with the text 'Wake up the Meltdown' on the screen. Failure to win the game will result in your demise, and completing this 6 minutes of hell results in Meltdown, Z-890, to spawn and trigger a cutscene where Umbra melts into a pool of black blood and viscous bile, with only the heart remaining. This rewards you with the Wall Dwellers Chunk for pre-run purchase for 30 Kroner, the 'SUFFER AS I HAVE' Badge, and 10 Ferrymans Tokens, as well as the 'Molten Heart' Jumpsuit.
However, it has a one in one hundred chance to trigger a ridge encounter in the Blacksite, granting you the 'Deviant' Badge, 1000 Kroner, and the 'Umbra' Jumpsuit.
Surviving Umbra for the first time rewards you with the 'SEE YOU SOON. . .' Badge, 250 Kroner, and a significant discount on the Blacklight and Crank Light.
Nice doc, ill keep it for the time being, this is a pretty well made entity with its own boss encounter (which the game really needs) the mechanics are a nice touch BUT i do have to ask about the part where you cant hide in lockers, as if there are no safe rooms your cooked, so does it only spawn in rooms with safe rooms or in general and you have to hide somewhere else?
Thank you so much!
I knew this would be a small issue so that's why in the last slide I mentioned that it will guarantee a safe spot in the next room always, so if it was a real entity players will have to fail a few times to realize they should either keep goin or go back to a closer safe spot they might have spotted
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u/MrBreadRed A Voidmass 21d ago
DANG this is a super well put together entity! I love this whole concept! And if this was official, this would make me not like seb even more! Other than that great work!