Ahoy there!
These last weeks we’ve been working hardly (or hardly working) on the enemies of Okhlos.
A lot.Like, really a lot.
One of the most enjoyable things in Okhlos is fighting enemies. Early on, we figured out that one of the cornerstones of the fun and variation in Okhlos is to have enemies with very different mechanics. So we started establishing which mechanics were interesting enough to explore. Besides that, we have to put the mechanics in context, so we have to do a lot of research to determine which enemies will appear, when will they appear, and keep them coherent with the rest of the whole.
So we established 21 mechanics that we think are cool. But! Besides that, some of these mechanics can work with each other! So suddenly, we had a lot of new stuff that we didn’t think of! Basically, we have 21 behavior archetypes and a lot of combinations to do. We still don’t know how many enemies Okhlos will have. But I think that we’ll have plenty of interesting challenges.
So, besides the behavior, we have the sprite part (my part, the cool part). I’m actually making a lot of tests to see how they look. Trying different palettes and different sizes for the monsters. One of the things I did was remaking some of the old enemies.
Here you can see some of the progress.
As you can see in the image above, the Prophetai and Hosioi have their eyes covered, which makes them darker and gritty, because of Nolan.
The Nemean lion found a stash of steroids.
Also, the Hosioi now share the size of the Prophetai, because the Prophetai now summon a different creature!
Here are some enemies.
Here you can see:
- Some ideas for the Posidon’s stage creatures.
- A warrior that protects himself with a shield, and a color variation
- Some satyrs. One of these is based on this guy.
- Some centaurs. They will focus on the mob and trample them.
Finally, I want to finish the post with some unjustified screenshots!
The Calydonian boar
The Nemean Lion
Some Hephaestus’ machine
And the three of them together
Fantastic art!
What does the name Okhlos mean? I love the art for the enemies btw especially that lion.
Thanks! Okhlos means mob in greek.
Can't you just use both versions of the sprites? It's not like the older versions won't fit in.
Overall this looks interesting
Thanks! We'll have it in mind. Actually, we are thinking in using the old versions of some of them as a special feature, but we really dont want a lot of identical enemies with only sprite swaps.
Nothing wrong with mere visual variation imo. Could you make them have the same mechanics, only slower?
Very cool new art ! Love it
I LOVE THE BOAR! its so awesome!