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You can post here, it's fine.

But how can that be? All I did is re-add some old models.

As for video, whichever is more convenient for you.

Unlisted videos would be great.

Wait, so now the whole mod is fucked up?

I'd be interested in looking at your YouTube channel. Although I'd prefer if you'd wait for the next update for gameplay footage; There's enough footage out there of the mod in early/broken states and I'd like to keep things more up to date.

Although, seeing the footage for fight-tuning would be very valuable for me.

Hello, thanks for the feedback! These kinds of long rants are very valuable to me.

First, I am aware of the weapon fire rate increase bug, with Cecil's patch. And I think they're aware of it too. They're probably waiting for a full version to make a tweaked version for the patch, but I'm also looking for a solution. Also aware of the collision bugs with the cluster grenades and I think I might have just fixed it for the next update. And that sound file has been bugging me for a while. I am certain that I have already placed it within the Atlantis rar file.

Fast monsters is a decision I've been meaning to go back on. In the beginning, I added it, just to see if I can and a lot of people have told me it's fun. But I do like the idea of a game mutator, where you can set enemy speeds and reaction times yourself. Perhaps a variable, ranging from reasonable difficulty tweaks, to ridiculous amounts of speed. I shall look into it.

Fight difficulty tuning is always a very difficult process. I'll look into what can be done with the fights you mention. And melee attacks have been broken since the original games. There's a very fine line between the enemy being able to hit you from very far away and being way too easy to dodge.

I think last update kinda broke some things. Forgot that each gun's model is loaded on each level start and not just the levels that have them as pickups, so now it might be looking for models that aren't there anymore. You can just put the new models in their old places and rename things. I might release a small update to fix this issue.

By the way, you don't put anything into the root directory. Everything goes into the mod's folder.

Yes, Mental's model is already finished an animated, in fact, with a rough plan for the battle laid out.

If it's really that big, then you likely downloaded it when it was still bundled in one huge rar, which contained literally everything. This is likely very outdated as well. You're better off trying the new downloads.

You extract the contents of "TheSequel.rar" into your "mod" folder. Keep in mind, that maps are currently packed separately, so you'll have to download them too.

Could be more specific on where this crash occurs? You say it's on the fourth level, but also after the ice taxi, which is after the third level. I wanna know if it's something that I can fix, or another random untraceable thing.

Hey, cute Miku avatar. I see you're also using Cecil's patch, because some guns fire way faster than they're supposed to. This is because both my mod and Cecil's patch fixes the infamous slow down bug and it ends up adding up, making those guns fire faster. The patch may also cause some unexpected issues, which is why some of these might not get caught in time.

Regarding the issues you found. Some of these are because a fight has been reworked in an update and I guess I messed up some counting triggers. You're also playing on a lower difficulty, which is a bit less tested. And chapter transitions aren't implemented yet. (Each chapter is a separate mappack currently, so linking them up would cause a map to be unable to load, due to the world link not finding the target level.) Framerate issues are of course, a big sticking point for most mappers. I'll try to look into the places you mention. No idea about bouncers. Bouncers are cursed. And Icu-Turso is a constant struggle. I thought I fixed the crashing issue, but it seems it's still there.

Thanks for playing!

Hi, people are having issues with "VirtualAlloc failed" and "out of memory" errors. But it seems to be caused by random things and  not even always. Any ideas?

A lot of people are reporting things like this, but it's always a different cause and sometimes it's not even reproducible.

The server is called Serious Sam Classics. But looking at it, it might be invite only? I don't know. Give me you Discord handle and I'll invite you.

It's odd that you couldn't get the levels to load. If you have the latest version, they should be working. Though it's possible that there's something there that hasn't been patched out yet. It's also odd that you were able to play the original levels, since the mod is supposed to have its own set of levels. Unless you just copied them into the mod's folder.

To answer your questions:

- This is never explained. I always assumed that Mental just has some magic or technology, that lets it sense energies and detect advanced civilisations.

- Some factions might follow it, because they think they have something to gain. Usually that gain is a lie, or a pact made with the worst of that species' society. Other times its forced servitude.

- Sam isn't the last human. This time SS3 ends differently and humanity successfully repels Mental's attack.

- The Sirians aren't humans.

- The SS2 medallion is entirely useless.

- There isn't one specific Discord for the mod, but there is an active thread on the Serious Sam Classics server.

The problem is that Cecil's patch does some integral things very differently and I don't know how to work with it.

It's also probably better to finish the mod itself first, before porting it to different setups.

Have been focusing on another project. Beyond that, the Atlantis levels will be getting an update some time.

Oops, sorry it should be good now.

Hey, thanks for looking out. Most of these I have fixed already, I just forgot to add the updated files. The source has been fixed now.

4th episode will not involve going to Sirius, nor Sky City. I have other plans. As for vehicles, I thought about it, but I wasn't impressed by them in SS2 and I have no idea how to code something like that, anyway.

Did you update the Atlantis levels? There have been a few updates for those as well.

I don't know. It's that way in the alpha too.

If you're that far behind, then the issue is likely something outdated, or assets conflicting. The best way to proceed is to get the latest update and replace everything. If you get the issue after that, then I might be able to help.

There already are secrets, that encourage exploration. I really don't see the point of score items, since points don't do anything in the game. A life system would be too much hassle and everybody hates lives systems nowadays, anyway. And I kinda hate SS4's upgrades and gadgets system too, so that's definitely not happening. Secrets are a mapper's responsibility to make it worth looking for them. Or making a map that relies more on exploration. I'm not good with making secrets and I prefer classic gameplay, so that's what I'm going to make.

I just think that the mantaman looks good as is. It's got a nice alien design, with good animations, that's not really asking for an improvement. I didn't feel like putting in the effort to redo it as is. (Also, its wings seem like an arse to animate.)

I don't know what's going on with the gnaar boomer. It's literally the same code as the others.

The dragonman is kind of irrelevant, since the devil stallion can already be considered an improvement of it.

Yes, of course!

Will the old comments be back if I revert it?

Yeah, I switched to discussions from the recommendation of a more experienced creator, but now I think I made a mistake. And I'm not sure if the old comments will ever be back.

You like something? You don't like something? Just found this mod and wanted to say your opinion? This is the place.

If you have suggestions for features, then send them here.  This doesn't necessarily mean new feature suggestions, but adjustments to existing features as well.

Find any bugs or issues? Report it here.

The Carcinus Lurker is an enemy from Next Encounter. It shoots a laser in a sweeping motion from left to right and you're supposed to jump over it or duck under it. I did bring back the enemy, but never got that sweeping motion down, so it just shoots towards the player, even though the animation still does the sweeping motion. I was just wondering if that's possible.

Nah, I kinda hate those. The beheadeds are an idea I keep coming back to, but I doubt I'll ever really commit to it.

Hey Cecil, do you think it'd be possible to remake the Carcinus Lurker's sweeping laser attack? Like, the ray casts based on an angle. And then the angle moves in a sweeping motion. How complicated would that be to make?

Do you have a specific Netricsa entry in mind for this, or do I make one myself?

Okay, so after trying to work with the rev sources you gave me, I noticed that its code has been almost completely overhauled. Most notably in the HUD functions. It is completely different, so I can't really replicate the way they rearranged the ammo icons into multiple rows. (Same issue with Cecil's overhaul.)

The attempt to separate the secondary fire from use and Netricsa has been half successful. Finally gotten rid of that annoying bug where you have to wait a moment after firing off a secondary shot, otherwise it'll just keep doing it even though you're pressing the primary. But now the grenade's and cannon's secondaries can't be charged anymore. And judging by traces left for a scrapped idea (grenade spam fire), that might be unfixable. It also broke sniper zooming, making the player unable to fire or switch weapons. Haven't tried the controls yet.

But I did manage to make the sniper scroll wheel change colour! I'm keeping the map for later, because it seems much easier to do once I have all the resources necessary for it.

Well, the only Revo feature that I haven't been able to implement, is the sniper's scroll wheel changing colour according to enemy health. Also the ammo types sorted into multiple rows. Currently it's one single row, which may end up overlapping other hud elements. Also would like to look at how they were able to implement multiple world maps in a single game. I'd like to make a world map for my own campaign and I could use some help with that. Oh, and also separating the secondary fire from use and evoke Netricsa. Not sure what exact files these would require. Player.es, PlayerWeapons.es, HUD.cpp, Map.cpp. Would also be interesting to include the new headman types, though I'm not sure if I'd actually use them.

Ooh, I'd love to see that.

You're gonna be waiting for quite some time. I'm making steady progress, but I still give it about two years.

Also, too late for story modifications. It's already been scripted and voice acted. I thought about making the story continue from the SE rocket, but I already used elements of SS3 and SS4 (some lore pieces, enemies, weapons), plus I needed to explain away the holy grail. But it's not like Sam games aren't already full of wacky time stuff, so a needlessly complicated backstory is on brand for the series, I feel.

There should be an update coming, but I'm not in a hurry. Work has started on the second chapter, so I'm focused on adding new key items. But also trying to improve the Carcinus Lurker and Zorg sniper. For the former, I want to add in the sweeping laser, like in Next Encounter. For the latter, I just want to make it into more than just a mini-reptiloid.

Also, looking at the Cyclops, wouldn't it make more sense for it to be an Albino?