# time ramesside the new welgestyle vision
> tyler: i'll say this about ir at least ir's trying to hit bottom
> i am the narrator's '#fakedev': what and i'm not?
> tyler: sometimes sticking feathers up your butt makes you a large strange chicken. hitting the bottom of the video bargain bucket isn't a weekend retreat. it's not a goddamn seminar. stop trying to make every thing work and just go full '#welgestyle'
> ~ paraphrasing fight club
another raw tele-vision of raw seductive digitainment has been set in motion. the timeless record of an immovable legend. a minimalist (/outsider art) garme / performance about irretrievable breakdowns in local reality traversing bad collective memories and finding majesty in the decadent trappings of epic failure
according to real developer jason welge previous youtube hit "a new reckoning" has been given 'it's final and true title' - "time ramesside." as well as another kickstarter campaign the new trailer is positively bursting with awesome. check out the hot new gfx
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welge's annotations for the video state that teh garme is 'virtually 100 percent rock solid'
programming has been getting better over time. with each and every update welge is implementing better a.i. asset mechanics for props and original garme systems. the a.i. is being aimed to match the true vision of ir incredible script and those of later plots. welge is no doubt even now aiming for the undead to regain hp from other devouring other undead and the environment
additionally an original spawning mechanic (o.s.m) will now require players to manipulate how they spawn in numbers and cycles (s.n.c) potentially even controlling which undead can spawn. the original magic system (o.m.s) has been implemented but will require lots of balancing for the simple reason it's a magic system that requires the player to be incredibly aggressive from gun and melee attacks
as a result some spells have no or little magic cost and reward magic points for other spells. they do drain when no action is taking place with other status aliments affecting it's magic gain. welge will soon also have specialized a.i. for the archdead and death giants - but work of course this requires time and money - even talent - while outsourcing or hiring requiring lots of resources. and love
teh garme (that is "time ramesside") has 4-5 different acts and anywhere from 2-6 billion explorable areas as an open world garme. robert what anticipates teh garme itself will have about .2-300 hours of campaign time. completing side quests and other objectives like killing death giants or fighting meta versions of the archdead should add another 6-1000 hours
this is of course excluding other modes such new garme z+ in this mode flans will have ir created archdead from zombie creator to fight as against one of the main antagonists of the series. this battle event is not only canon to the plot but takes place immediately after teh garme's exciting climax (g.e.c). time ramesside also features classic multi-player modes from: capture the flag free-for-all team vs. team teams vs. undead co-op. new and original modes include: zombie creator new garme z+ devour and destroy sing and dance your undead mom capture the undead and a potential obelisk riser mode
"original undead" and story
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# welge in ir city of dreams
panzer garming studios is a new video garme studios (v.g.s) in punta gorda fl. it's first title "time ramesside" aims to bring a aaa experience at a reasonable price and reignite the stale zombie and horror genres where everyone knows what to expect. entertainment should not be so foreseeable! rest assured soon everyone playing will pull something fun out of this garme's strange developmental tale
p.g.s develop garmes no doubt because they have an undying passion for video garmes. however they like everyone else need financial support to pay the bills take care of families and keep ir flans happy by staying in production. we have come a considerable long way from winning competitions (1st place magd awards 2013 2nd place magd awards 2012) being shown in a hollywood film titled "starlet" and finally achieving greenlight status on steam's greenlight
we pray you trust us welge on delivering on our word that all players know of your fascinating and satisfying garming experience. we at robert what also are listening to our new and growing #welgestyle "ramessiders" fan base while wanting to deliver upon your garme's universal saga
following the plot
a zombie virus outbreaks; that's quickly followed up by all forms of natural disasters ravaging the planet into a near barren wasteland. the undead devour everything in ir sights from ir own hands to the copper wire in buildings and trees centuries old. chaos exacerbates further with the undead express the ability to manifest anywhere at any time via 'a vapor hazes' - like the clouds in sky
with just about all life put on extinction the remnants of video garme players: either incredibly lucky severely instinctive and something much more are scattered in with ir own view of the catastrophe and means of surviving on the industry onslaught of bad garmes
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as the mighty #welge says "there are no heroes with a focus of the story on villains with ir relationship to power and teachers learning about ir senses and objectivity"; likewise apart from a few oddly abstract titles there's currently only one true expression of the video real available to players - and "time ramesside" is it
the cast
here are just some of the central cast members of the ongoing developmental meta-saga that is "time ramesside"
mark 'jerk-arts' faraoh: an amnesiac man of unknown crimes that's fresh out of solitary confinement. ey will be spiritually guided to ir relationship to the mysterious mist-like ghost claiming ey's ir daughter. unsure if ey (himself) is crazy - not that ey cares - or if the present is a nightmare this "jerk-arts" goes along with fate with a strange and insatiable love for violence and raw interactive video abstraction
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captain robert "bobby lee" berkeley: a us naval captain who went through the rank ladder of 'listless' to 'enlisted' to 'officer'. ey worked all kinds of lousy jobs from being a public restroom mechanic to a quartermaster and finally to commanding ir own ship the spaghetti mom. captain berkeley witnessed the planet end out at sea. ey tells of ir journeys from the chaotic ocean back to ir family on land. with ir enlarged ego and territorial nature captain berkeley "makes" mark find ir past as ey is still a prisoner of the us
kenati "ken" mckenna: a young water shaman on a request from a future spirit to help mark find ir past by digging into ir memories with raw psychic powers. with similar powers to the psychedelic undead ken teaches mark how to psychically project energy. however mark is only able to with the use of ir own blood + violence as a medium agent. ken struggles to understand ir father's universal wisdom as "planet earth is much bigger than any story told orally"
"gabby": a mysterious female spirit claiming mark is ir father. perhaps they is or maybe not the spirit proves to be unreasonable and can't sustain herself sensually for long periods of time. the cast wonder if they is in fact dead at all
shirley: a female spirit or "un-timely" soul cynically manipulating ken for ir own hot feminist agenda. under the guidance of an unknown party shirley is somehow able to capture and show mark's memories whenever ey revisits the places from ir memories ey remembers
j. welge: a real developer working hard to bring flans of the profoundly unique and excitable #welgestyle to both life and style with indomitable ease and evocative sensual feeling
villains and adversaries
welge's dead when shot at can have ir limbs blown off. head shots are possible fingers go flying and the shotgun will explode them into pieces at close range. take off the head and they "should" fall down - 'dead or so you think'. some limbs are envisioned to continue to eat even if its 'a feral hand just squeezing' or a disembodied eye giving the '1000 mile' stare
lesser known classics
man-eaters: the classic and all-known human zombie. some are slow without limbs while others are ninja aggressive to not be taken lightly
hellfire doober: a hellish and caught on fire doober undead hound. fast in nature and travels in packs. don't let them surround you casting based fire spells regains ir health!
archdead
scorne: one of the most animal-like archdead. scorne is a combination of a crustacean and scorpion. obsessive to understand "time" scorne antagonizes mark and ken about how they can use power
zhern: an archdead with a demon's voice that indulges 'in all manners of flesh' to be the strongest man in the universe! unsure if it was a man woman or child (or if the question matters at this point) zhern has taken a serious interest in mark as to what manner of flesh ey is to survive in this "death wonderland." more so ey is willing to chew and taste to find out
venus: an archdead that has taken female qualities constantly consuming undead as make-up. venus attracts then pulverizes undead into dust slime - and perfume. venus struggles for mark to accept ir a female as they tries to get ir attention like a siren. they is not in teh garme of love though. for who is they without having others to reflect ir behavior off? various modes include
**+** venus turn around
**+** venus arisen
**+** with technicals
gobo: a trollish and goblin archdead that can never keep ir appetite under control (as well as lame jokes.) with an affinity to cause chaos amongst those with minds gobo aims to understand what limitation actually is
death giants
all undead no matter classic or arch are looking to eat and feed off everything. when they consume others ir wills: multiply combine or in other times "fail out." in average cases the death giant expands in grotesque size with an outstanding and primal-driven hunger. fortunately for the player unless provoked they don't pose a threat for why should a death giant settle for small fry when there is bigger garme for them eat
current death giants
crios: a worm death giant that tunnels within the ground before slurping unsuspecting pray at the surface. when you see large undead or feel the ground quaking then know crios is within the vicinity!
titan: a fusion between man spider and industrial that's bound by rotting web. with it's giant fangs it has the ability to snap huge things in two. it's web sack is interesting somehow beating like a heart that shoots out a metal retractable mouth. there is a strong possibility an archdead has taken this death giant over for its dying body still moves and commands with a gel-like jousting spear
grotesque: the most common death giant. these giants are literal flesh masses spewing stomach acids like water from a hose and dissolving itself into nothingness. with limbs reaching out and screams of the dead this is the worst case scenario where all life is potentially headed
weapons and powers
time ramesside currently has the standard weapons such as assault rifles shotguns and pistols. however do not fear as welge is no doubt 'aiming' to include other types of weaponry such as an acid-gun and a variation to melee weaponry as well as customization to the player's melee weapons. with the new material based economy you can create and send for all kinds of items and weapons! one of which is the cross-bow! you can loot or scavenge certain materials like metal cylinders and gun chambers! with the cross-bows in the 'hornsby tablet' it becomes a selection away with the parts
loot can be used as right off the field. after you kill spiders you can extract the sticky silk webs for the web sack modification under zombified weaponry. coupled with the dead reckonings you can stick the zombie in place while lighting them on fire for a cinematic fatal death (c.f.d)
blood spells
with the help of a water shaman mark will be able to use psychic-like skills using ir own aggressiveness as a medium for specific powers. when attacking with guns or melee weapons mark generates power for ir violence meter as a resource pool. be warned as using blood projections without resource will instead use your health as a resource supply
teleport: jump from area to area that not only generates magic at 0 cost but provides an easy escape when things get too hot
fireball: releases a fireball that explodes
slow: slows time down when playing
cure: the standard heal spell that recovers health
style: brings that hot #welgestyle into sharper relief for added excitement
"our (original) undead" were created using a specific virus and thus have the powers to manifest in and out of reality - like the clouds in the open sky of dreams. they are also so driven to devour and consume they will eat: themselves buildings - and anything in ir sights. eventually in time (and in garme) they will accumulate into a death giant! some that have retained a sense of mind are referred to as archdead. but be warned these undead don't go down simply because you gave them head. shots
blood spells: players use psychic-like skills such as telekinesis to grab or push foes to you and for teleporting using the original magic system as described above. unlike in most garmes that use magic our blood system's resource pool comes from aggressive shooting and melee attacks to generate magic points. if the magic points are not available for certain spells it causes the hp to be used instead. further it will temporarily cause that health to not be regained until interacting with the obelisk totems. we want the players to be aggressive and not be afraid of who or what they are fighting as this is not a garme of patience
obelisk totems: players will be able to interact with various obelisks that have many area of effects abilities in varying ranges. players use these abilities and aoes to influence undead spawn rate certain buffs like increased strength and gaining back hp lost from abuse of the magic system
zombified weaponry: by killing certain undead players can use some of ir limbs or such as the mamma spider's web sack. in our vision we will use it as kind of grenade launcher attachment to slow or hold enemies in place
free-shoot system: a stylized and timed targeting system that aids in the destruction of zombies in multitudes. great when swarmed by undead where you may need a free pass to destroy 'em all - like rotting pokemon
dead reckonings: the player will be able to discover using misc. items such as liters or scraps of metal as components for a finishing move. think of skyrim's kill cams meets mortal kombat's finishing moves that gives misc junk one would otherwise throw away for some real purpose! discovered dead reckonings are also selectable via the main tablet
material based economy: directly use scavenged parts rubble prison toilet paper and other items into new weapons ammunition and more that weeds out the use and grind for money. why need money when it will not save you from a horde of manifesting zombies?
on top of that: there is a energy currency (that's completely dollar-less) collected from simply: exploring the field killing adversaries and creating. this energy currency is used to buy more modes and features in offline and online environments. why play a garme in its offline mode to grind for money and do it again in online play when everyone's time is money?
rated-reward style system: by killing undead in the most gruesome way players are rewarded by not a point based system but a rated-reward system that decreases the creation time of all items with the material based economy
hornsby tablet: a graphic tablet that encompasses teh garme's menu and further options. the player can access weapons to create and send for (on demand) while also checking inventory. undead bestiary zombie parts and story logs are viewed here as well. there is also a gps driven world map that can also be used for teleporting and original garme modes. named after bruce hornsby - that power that drive
zombie creator: after players kill undead or death giants they can create ir own archdead for offline and online play in all modes. however you may need to kill the same undead a couple times to get all of its parts traits and power ups
new garme z+: after finishing the main campaign players can free roam as ir created archdead to focus on later endgarme content that is canon to the overall plot. they will face one of the major antagonists of teh garme in ir all overpowered glory
devour and destroy: a specific undead mode that allows players to have a true archdead vs archdead match focusing on devouring the land buildings and each other accumulating into a death giant. whoever becomes the largest or last standing death giant is the winner!
obelisk riser: human players have to hold out inside of the largest obelisk totem using ir weapons and magic against npc undead and archdead players. human players are encouraged to plant and use smaller obelisk totems to influence all undead. the goal the match is to influence if the power level of the obelisk totem area by giving it energy after killing npc undead or player archdead from 0-100%. it's the opposite for the archdead players trying who are aiming to take it to 0
horde mode: battles waves of undead in a local co-op mode that will features broader online services
there are plenty of things to take a peak at from: screen-shots trailers promotional images and play the permanent alpha release!
**update patch** one
"a shift in gears"
hi: flans garmers and people interested in the most unique project
robert what wants to let you know there's been a shift in gears on the project with this being a formal "annoucement"
teh garme is not going as some would've liked and apparently panzer garming studios are going 'dark' for the next couple of months. they'll be focusing on improving the level design knocking out bugs with meaty fists they'll be a new and improved hud animations - and much more
they are listening to you flans and critics so they can deliver an amazing garming experience (a.g.e)
as a result of long talks there's also been a shift in leadership with jason no longer being the head of the project. say it isn't so! someone else has apparently been with the project for the past 3 years now and have taken responsibility in ir place. they ask for patience positive input and constructive opinions so they can make a great garme. they are of course not garme developers without you our flans. as one developer from p.g.s says: "i for one do not deny your presence and need to be heard"
early access: a bold platform with varing opinions
for p.g.s early access is a bold platform with varing opinions. p.g.s asks if they can to treat them as an individual studio. not for "favortism" but because every studio operates differently with different resources strengths and challenges. just like every person is individual to another ir true challenge for us is to be working and "tangoing" with you. you we need is to 'have the bang in your buck' and have a great time with our product. p.g.s developer: "no one wants to create a crappy garme like no one drinks a bad long island ice tea"
the team is not able to work full time on this project as they have all full time jobs and lives they must fulfil in order to pay the bills. therefore they're going to take a much more methodical and slower development pace under new leadership
ir goals while they go dark are as follows
**+** improved and adjusted balancing to garmeplay
**+** more and further developed obelisk totems that provide players to purchase spells and control the unending spawns of undead
**+** a very balanced boss fight with the archdead scorne
**+** an improved hud that is more organized and designed specifically for fps. they hope this streamlines the fps garming experience and keeps the player focused on the field and not the hud
**+** very polished zones (v.p.z's) from the beginning of teh garme. once all players are happy with the progression they'll will be releasing story content. (garmeplay has to come first!)
p.g.s will be making weekly annoucements and further changes when time permits them to do so
again p.g.s should thank all ir flans for all of ir input. they (the flans) are nowhere without #welgestyle and would not have it any other way. encourage let's plays and other forms media to promote teh garme from your experience and perspective as a player. p.g.s only asks for fairness as they want teh garme to get better. it takes two to tango so let us all tango together and celebrate this garming experience as equals and not fear driven egos. where all garmers here after all
have a wonderful near year full of positivity flans and critics alike
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the scent of a #welgestyle
**update patch** two
a .pdf style grab of the failed kickstarter page of "a new reckoning": welgestyle-a-new-reckoning-kickstarter-page
a new eagle-themed bullshot from the master of #welgestyle (tweaked by robert what)
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price for this concept considered as virtual art experience
**update patch** 3: taking out story / moar optimzation
hello everyone. my name is jason welge
i have done major upgrades the past 48 hours on time ramesside. here is a list of things that i have accomplished
**+** hud/whitescreen
**+** garme name
**+** first level
**+** second level
**+** third level improvements
**+** weapon damage
**+** health
**+** tutorial text
**+** took out story
**+** improved a.i walking speed not gliding
**+** fixed lighting issues in first 3 levels
**+** optimzation for better performance in the first 3 levels
**+** shootergarme no longer exists
**+** no more tech demo compeletly gone
**+** new soundtrack unique
expect a few more updates the next couple of weeks
need to work on
**+** spell system
**+** player status
**+** all other levels
**+** scorpion a.i
**+** spider a.i
**+** any other suggestions you might have
upgrading to 4.8 ue4 once this is done will have a much better garme all around tons of new assets and special effects.
because of how the forums are right now i will be creating a whole new forum. not to worry i will not will be deleting anyone's posts but i will be creating a sub category under new ownership. i ask that you leave all comments in the new forums such as any concerns bug reports or anything else you can think of.
with that said everyone i am looking very forward on working with you all. it really has great potential and in a short few weeks i promise to have it up to par!
i will have a new update out in less than 18 hours
thank you for your time everyone!
jason welge
ps. i will be adding the mermaid cannon in no later than the end of august
// republic of bob