BLR Open-source Community Re-creation

[Caietan]

When Ace of Spades went to ♥♥♥♥, the community made their own open-source version of the game. We can do the same, if there are enough people who are capable and willing to work on something like this. Anyone interested?

[neoVictrix]

Originally posted by Caietan:

When Ace of Spades went to ♥♥♥♥, the community made their own open-source version of the game. We can do the same, if there are enough people who are capable and willing to work on something like this. Anyone interested?

That is to say, a lot of work on the part of those involved if this hasn't been in the works already.

Edit: Also a quick look at Ace of Spades leads me to believe they had a very easier time than anyone working on this ever would simply due to the fact that there are an absurd amount of low-polygon models available on various asset stores that match the style of the game, allowing for quite literally very little legal complications outside of direct references to the IP.

That isn't the case with the Blacklight: Retribution IP.

[Caietan]

Originally posted by neoVictrix:

That is to say, a lot of work on the part of those involved if this hasn't been in the works already.

Edit: Also a quick look at Ace of Spades leads me to believe they had a very easier time than anyone working on this ever would simply due to the fact that there are an absurd amount of low-polygon models available on various asset stores that match the style of the game, allowing for quite literally very little legal complications outside of direct references to the IP.

That isn't the case with the Blacklight: Retribution IP.

A lot of work, sure. Mostly due to the amount of graphical assets required. The gameplay mechanics would be quite easy to implement in UE4, it's so easy to make FPS games in it, even multiplayer is relatively easy.
But of course some corners would need to be cut to get the project up and running in a reasonable time frame. It could be done in a much simpler artstyle, like this for example: https://syntystore.com/collections/frontpage/products/polygon-sci-fi-city while still retaining the aesthetic of BLR.
The question is, would the final result (BLR gameplay with simple graphics) be something the community would be interested in playing?

[neoVictrix]

Far as I'm aware there hasn't been anyone publicly stating that they're doing something along the lines of this, so probably not.

That said, things usually are never easy when actually doing it when it comes to this.

[Caietan]

Originally posted by neoVictrix:

Far as I'm aware there hasn't been anyone publicly stating that they're doing something along the lines of this, so probably not.

That said, things usually are never easy when actually doing it when it comes to this.

I made this thread to gauge interest in something like this. This might not be the best place to do that though, it's been a year since the game was shut down, there aren't many people browsing this hub. We'll see, if there is enough interest in something like this I'll start working on it in my spare time and hope other people jump on board later on.

[Caietan]

I've searched around and apparently there already is an attempt at re-creating BLR called Halcyon. Must be in very early stages of development, I couldn't find even a single screenshot.
They're subreddit seems to be dead though, I guess that means there isn't much interest in something like that. Who knows, maybe it will be more popular once/if they get this thing off the ground.

[IIFriggII]

would be a cool idea. this was one of the better of its type. sad it died but cs is going strong. no fairness :P

i got zero graphical abilities but i can do the code if it becomes serious give me a poke and expect a discord setup for communication or something equally ^^

[Caietan]

Originally posted by Tjaranis:

would be a cool idea. this was one of the better of its type. sad it died but cs is going strong. no fairness :P

i got zero graphical abilities but i can do the code if it becomes serious give me a poke and expect a discord setup for communication or something equally ^^

Nice, I'll contact you if I decide this project is worth doing.

[Poorkidd]

I’m in I have been working on a ninja FPS, but would totally be down for this. I made a map for BLR and have around 4,000 hours on Blacklight. I have a lot of assets from the marketplace to include a couple of FPS templates. I have perforce setup on a server so 4 people can work together on the same game. les do dis :)

[Poorkidd]

Type in kitbash on the unreal engine marketplace and there are a bunch of usable assets on sale this would save tons of time. After we all get back to work I’ll grab these and recreate a level to see how it turns out.

[Caietan]

Originally posted by Poorkidd:

I’m in I have been working on a ninja FPS, but would totally be down for this. I made a map for BLR and have around 4,000 hours on Blacklight. I have a lot of assets from the marketplace to include a couple of FPS templates. I have perforce setup on a server so 4 people can work together on the same game. les do dis :)

Very good, someone like you will be very useful in a project like this.

Originally posted by Poorkidd:

Type in kitbash on the unreal engine marketplace and there are a bunch of usable assets on sale this would save tons of time. After we all get back to work I’ll grab these and recreate a level to see how it turns out.

I'd hold off actually doing anything until we can figure out exactly what this project is supposed to be. Most of those kits are pretty high quality, and if we don't get a reliable artist to "fill in the gaps" that we can't find assets for then we're ♥♥♥♥♥♥. It might be better to go for a much simpler artstyle, but I don't know if such a downgrade would be acceptable to the potential playerbase.

[Rugg]

I have no technical experience making games so it's not like I can help or anything but this game was sick and I would love to see some kind of successor too it like ace of spades got.

[Chillet]

Wish everyone gl with this

[Styxii]

Originally posted by Caietan:

I've searched around and apparently there already is an attempt at re-creating BLR called Halcyon. Must be in very early stages of development, I couldn't find even a single screenshot.
They're subreddit seems to be dead though, I guess that means there isn't much interest in something like that. Who knows, maybe it will be more popular once/if they get this thing off the ground.

While there was an attempt at making a "spiritual successor" (as named by the crew on the Halcyon project), they ran into quite a few issues in the last couple months, and they announced on their discord that because of various things, including real-life problems, they had to shut it down, and are no longer working on it.

[ed@1]

bring it back fr!

[ed@1]

i cant do anything to help tho besides cheer you on