Alien: Online, multiplayer, please??

[TYM]

I really wish that they could make an online multiplayer DLC of Alien Isolation, where someone plays the Alien and the others try to survive and complete some tasks before the Alien kills them all, similar to how Among Us works (but here it's not a secret who the Alien is).

The Alien AI in Alien: Isolation is really smart, but an actual human playing the Alien would be smarter!

It would also be nice if it was possible to talk to the other players if they're close enough, like the "proximity chat" mod to Among Us, with the risk of the Alien hearing it.

What do you think about it? And if you agree this would be the greatest horror-multiplayer-game ever, how could we make it happen? :D

[NinthElement]

The alien could be kind of OP in the hands of a human player, but if everyone had flamethrowers and flaming forces the alien player to retreat then it could work.

[TYM]

yeah good point, and also map size would matter. I suppose there could/should be different maps, with different tools, loot and different recommended number of humans...

Another thought, in the game the Alien has quite a restrictive visual cone, i.e. if you're not in front of it, many times it won't see you. I suppose this should also be implemented, so that the human controlling the Alien only can see straight forward. Then it would be more even!

[Vzzdak]

Unreal Tournament had a "mutant" mode, where one person versus the others in the match. Killing him makes *you* versus everyone else.

Dead By Daylight is 1v4 with a horror theme. Essentially a movie monster versus four victims that must overcome by working together.

Left 4 Dead has 4v4 versus matches with horror theme. Only issue is need to practice the infected characters by using command line in solo game, otherwise you'll be kicked for learning in an actual match.

[TYM]

Publicado originalmente por Vzzdak:

Unreal Tournament had a "mutant" mode, where one person versus the others in the match. Killing him makes *you* versus everyone else.

Dead By Daylight is 1v4 with a horror theme. Essentially a movie monster versus four victims that must overcome by working together.

Left 4 Dead has 4v4 versus matches with horror theme. Only issue is need to practice the infected characters by using command line in solo game, otherwise you'll be kicked for learning in an actual match.

Alright nice! If they sold well, maybe it can help to convince SEGA to make the Aline: Online :D

[Katiekooleyes]

Sounds pretty fun, I'd be up for that.

Another fun muliplayer idea could be that the xenomorph remains AI, but the players are individual humans on the map. You can each find scanners, hacking tools etc around the maps and get given random objectives. The winners/losers are decided upon who finishes most tasks/dies last or survives and who finishes the least tasks/who dies first. It could bring some interesting tactics. Like, do the humans work together, or do they try to trip each other up by say making a noise and letting the other players get torn apart

[Emperor of The Great Unknown]

It would be cool to have like an Escape from Tarkov style multiplayer. where everyone spawns in as survivors and try to scavenge and escape the station. AI aliens would spawn and be hunting them down like the AI in game. Of course players would probably be killing each other too.

[セーラーマーズ]

Honestly, I don’t think a human player can really represent the alien. A human player thinks like… a human and sensors the environment like a… human. It loses all meaning of the word “alien”. The only way to somewhat simulate an otherworldly creature is sadly AI.

[Vzzdak]

Publicado originalmente por セーラーマーズ:

Honestly, I don’t think a human player can really represent the alien. A human player thinks like… a human and sensors the environment like a… human. It loses all meaning of the word “alien”. The only way to somewhat simulate an otherworldly creature is sadly AI.

You understand the best here. Everyone thinks like Waites, that the alien is a dumb animal. But we know from the film Aliens that they are organized: "They shut off the power? What do you mean they shut off the power? They're animals, man!"

For the closing chapters of Alien Isolation, there's an argument supporting the idea that the aliens were shepherding Amanda (or anyone smart like her) into helping them get off a doomed station.

Regardless, for the previous pvp-style games I listed, those are well-thought-out and balanced multiplayer games, which you all can play whilst waiting for a response from Sega. I thought we *already* had decent AvP type games, so not sure why there is discussion, especially when the OP doesn't own the game.

[inkus]

Publicado originalmente por Vzzdak:

Unreal Tournament had a "mutant" mode, where one person versus the others in the match. Killing him makes *you* versus everyone else.

Which one of the Unreal Tournaments exactly?

[Vzzdak]

Publicado originalmente por inkus:

Publicado originalmente por Vzzdak:

Unreal Tournament had a "mutant" mode, where one person versus the others in the match. Killing him makes *you* versus everyone else.

Which one of the Unreal Tournaments exactly?

Do a keyword search: unreal tournament mutant

2003, 2004

[Peelsepuuppi]

Publicado originalmente por Vzzdak:

Unreal Tournament had a "mutant" mode, where one person versus the others in the match. Killing him makes *you* versus everyone else.

Dead By Daylight is 1v4 with a horror theme. Essentially a movie monster versus four victims that must overcome by working together.

Left 4 Dead has 4v4 versus matches with horror theme. Only issue is need to practice the infected characters by using command line in solo game, otherwise you'll be kicked for learning in an actual match.

I would pay good money for Ellen Ripley and the Alien in DBD.

[TYM]

Publicado originalmente por セーラーマーズ:

Honestly, I don’t think a human player can really represent the alien. A human player thinks like… a human and sensors the environment like a… human. It loses all meaning of the word “alien”. The only way to somewhat simulate an otherworldly creature is sadly AI.

I disagree:
* Regarding thinking: What people loved about Alien Isolation is how unpredictable the Alien is, how you cannot simply learn the path it walks and then walk another way. So having a human controlling it would only add to this "unpredictable" feeling of the Alien, a human could be a real challenge as a human could even guess how the human players think and make it a real challenge!
* Regarding sensing: Since this DLC is not made yet, the senses of the Alien can still be programmed however we'd like! :D

[TYM]

Publicado originalmente por Vzzdak:

Publicado originalmente por セーラーマーズ:

Honestly, I don’t think a human player can really represent the alien. A human player thinks like… a human and sensors the environment like a… human. It loses all meaning of the word “alien”. The only way to somewhat simulate an otherworldly creature is sadly AI.

You understand the best here. Everyone thinks like Waites, that the alien is a dumb animal.

Oh no, I want it to be intelligent, that makes it a larger challenge! Which is why I'd like a human to control it, as humans are quite intelligent!

[Peelsepuuppi]

Publicado originalmente por TYM:

humans are quite intelligent!

Debatable.

[TYM]

Publicado originalmente por ToveriJuri:

Publicado originalmente por TYM:

Oh no, I want it to be intelligent, that makes it a larger challenge! Which is why I'd like a human to control it, as humans are quite intelligent!

Debatable.

haha are you referring to the risk of the Alien being OP? Well I thought, to compensate for its possibly enormous intelligence, the senses could be limited. Like, the Alien only being able to see what's straight forward (within its visual cone), just like the Alien in the game :)