Zinger! - Facepunch

foszor

Gold Member

April 2005
2,215 Posts

Summary

Zinger! is a team based gamemode that combines action, adventure and strategy wrapped around a game of mini golf. Shoot, trap, drug and destroy your opponents with a ridiculous arsenal of weapons at your disposal. Battle along side your teammates and claim your victory on each hole. With the course as your battleground and the cup as your goal, you'll need to avoid obstacles, teleport distances and jump across a melody of puzzles. Zinger! bundles all this excitement and more with a rich visual style and cartoon atmosphere; blending a 2D backdrop into a 3D world.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/zinger

http://twitter.com/arcadiumsoft

Features

Supplies

AC-130 - A plane loaded full of modernized warfare rains death from above
Air Strike -
Bazooka - Launch a rocket at your inferior opponents
Blow Gun - Disorient enemies with a hallucinogenic dart
Blow Dart -
Bomb - A throwable bomb used to blow your enemies to bits
Cluster Bomb - The mother of all bombs gives birth to more bombs
Disguise - Confuse the enemy team by changing to their ball color
E.D.S. Crate - Evil Demolition Supply Crate tricks the enemy into picking it up then... BOOM!
Homing Bazooka - A persistent rocket that hunts down your targeted opponent
Insta-Shroom - Grow your own temporary (non edible) shroom to create a new obstacle
Jihad - Make the ultimate sacrifice and gain 72 virgins... or not
Jump - Launch your ball into the air and over obstacles
Magnet -
Ninja - You disappear into a cloud of purple velvet and become invisible to enemies
Nudge - Gives you a boost in the direction your cursor is aiming
Proximity Bomb - Throw this bomb and it'll explode when it detects an enemy near by
Scramble - Chance of fate! Randomly swaps with other players
Shotgun - Pelt your enemies with a load of buckshot
Stone - Get heavy like a rock and you won't be knocked around
Stop n' Go - Stops you in place and enables your turn instantly
Teleport - Travel through another dimension!
Uzi - 'Yo boss, can I hold my gun like this?'

Media
Screenshots

Videos
Gameplay example:

View HD YouTUBE video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XtSgjyyvHvw

Foliage demo:

View HD YouTUBE video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wN98D-kyncQ

AC-130 demo:

View HD YouTUBE video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=X99FIBa-yps

Blow Dart effect demo:

View HD YouTUBE video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hy9B9cCYv6M

Initial teaser video:

View HD YouTUBE video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LquhFW1EkPg

Jinto

May 2005
1,132 Posts

VIDEOS

Teaser video 2:

View HD YouTUBE video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jFBvr0HcM0I

BoingBoing

March 2009
490 Posts

it's... beautiful T_T

CrashLemon

November 2007
596 Posts

It's awesome! I hate golf, but the overall feel is awesome.

BoingBoing

March 2009
490 Posts

Some soothing music, cartoony and relaxing environment.

It's pretty awesome dude. Not what you would expect when you first buy Garry's Mod.

CrashLemon

November 2007
596 Posts

Don't forget the minds behind that, Foszor and Jinto.

BoingBoing

March 2009
490 Posts

The two arcadees.

I'm going to go play GOLF on my NES now.

raccoon2112

Gold Member

June 2007
2,114 Posts

I hate those moving timed things. Putt power should be click and drag.

tankkiller

Gold Member

August 2006
5,072 Posts

I played this a really long time ago when it was first being made, it was fun but it got boring after a while.

I just watched the video, it's changed a lot sense I played it that one time.

Quickyne

April 2009
46 Posts

This looks like a good gamemode, I just hope you add the right things to make it replayable without turning it into a golf deathmatch from all the powerups. Perhaps adding challenges that add extra score (3 bounces before scoring the hole, timed courses, hole in 1 ect)? Maybe Adding ball effects if you hit a 95%+ power?

foszor

Gold Member

April 2005
2,215 Posts

raccoon2112 posted:

I hate those moving timed things. Putt power should be click and drag.

We share that feeling. Probably going to remove it.

tankkiller posted:

I played this a really long time ago when it was first being made, it was fun but it got boring after a while.

I just watched the video, it's changed a lot sense I played it that one time.

Yea the old version could take upwards of 20mins per hole, this version will finish an entire course in 20mins.

Quickyne posted:

This looks like a good gamemode, I just hope you add the right things to make it replayable without turning it into a golf deathmatch from all the powerups. Perhaps adding challenges that add extra score (3 bounces before scoring the hole, timed courses, hole in 1 ect)? Maybe Adding ball effects if you hit a 95%+ power?

These are interesting ideas. Adding bonuses for trick shots and such could keep it fun and interesting.

Clavus

September 2009
1,282 Posts

Awesome graphics You'd totally forget that this is GMod.

grea$emonkey

GMOD Moderator

May 2007
9,015 Posts

I love it. You are so going to win.

Sorin

December 2008
436 Posts

Looks like a completely different game.

Rambo_9

December 2009
1,094 Posts

i don't see the point in varying times of day but yeah... it's pretty polished.

foszor

Gold Member

April 2005
2,215 Posts

Rambo_9 posted:

i don't see the point in varying times of day but yeah... it's pretty polished.

I forgot to bring that up, the match takes place over 1 day. Starts at dawn ends at night. Its just a visual timer.

grea$emonkey

GMOD Moderator

May 2007
9,015 Posts

foszor posted:

I forgot to bring that up, the match takes place over 1 day. Starts at dawn ends at night. Its just a visual timer.

And a very visually pleasing one at that.

i_speel_good

Gold Member

June 2006
11,226 Posts

This is so beautiful!

pod

August 2008
1,863 Posts

Did you draw the clouds and the moon?

Disseminate

Gmod.com Admin

December 2007
1,477 Posts

GarryWare has a competitor

foszor

Gold Member

April 2005
2,215 Posts

pod posted:

Did you draw the clouds and the moon?

The moon was drawn yes, the clouds are actually dynamically generated out of 6 oblong circles randomly positioned. I don't know if you can tell in the video but they are animated; they swell and shrink as they float along.

ConnaWiles

December 2009
8 Posts

Looking excellent as ever, Brandon.

jakejakke

August 2006
465 Posts

Looks funny and amazing. Nice weather changing. Maybe somemore details on the ground would be good.

jA_cOp

Gold Member

May 2006
5,573 Posts

You sure do like weather :)

Looks excellent, but I can't say the video shows much more than looks. The concept sounds interesting though.

MegaJohnny

Gold Member

April 2006
7,762 Posts

The amount of polish and shine on this gamemode already is incredible.

If there's any gamemode that should be shown to the community as a testament to the power of Fretta and the flexibility of the engine, it's this.

grea$emonkey

GMOD Moderator

May 2007
9,015 Posts

It's very pretty and polished, but it lacks features. It needs more twists. But damn it's beautiful. I wish I could do stuff like this.

otoris

March 2007
413 Posts

Ja, very beautiful. ^^

MrFii

May 2009
255 Posts

Love that ball.

foszor

Gold Member

April 2005
2,215 Posts

grea$emonkey posted:

It's very pretty and polished, but it lacks features. It needs more twists. But damn it's beautiful. I wish I could do stuff like this.

The video was merely a visual style demo, we haven't even shown the gameplay yet.

borisvdb

Gold Member

July 2007
2,206 Posts

Change the clouds, they look ugly.
Everything else looks great. I wonder if the day/night cycle can be slower?

Another thing is this looks like some video game I'd buy in a store, it's not very gmodish, maybe if you could be actual players.

foszor

Gold Member

April 2005
2,215 Posts

borisvdb posted:

Change the clouds, they look ugly.

No.

borisvdb posted:

I wonder if the day/night cycle can be slower?

No.

Kamern

March 2005
1,599 Posts

Changing the clouds and the day/night sequence would be dumb for one simple reason - it's pernickety, there is no real reason to change something that looks perfectly fine and suits the cartooney feel of the entire gamemode.
My guess is that it will be cleaned up overall with time, as foszor and Jinto become more sure on what they want out of the gamemode, but for now, let the game progress.

CowThing

Gold Member

November 2006
2,829 Posts

That is very pretty. I remember playing this a long time ago, it was lots of fun. The time of day thing is great too.

Nerdeboy

August 2009
1,284 Posts

Huzzah! It's back!

grea$emonkey

GMOD Moderator

May 2007
9,015 Posts

Even though this is some serious competition for me (and everyone else), I love the looks of this game. I wish you the best of luck and really hope it turns out well.