Modern Tactics 4 Update

It's time for a small update. Currently all the guns are being drawn. There is a total of 24 guns with one secret gun for every type of gun (one for submachine, one for assault etc)

Now there is a lot of fighting over no money/ rank system. Guns can be found from completing missions, picking up guns, destroying crates or just randomly. Attachments/equipment will be found from completing missions and new abilities will be unlocked through challenges.

I think its a far system and I am taking my time. If it doesn't work well I will change it no big deal.

Here is a list of possible objectives:
Elimination - defeat all enemies
Hostage - protect the hostages, they are AI controlled.
Assassinate - defeat the targeted enemy.
Bomb - Defuse the bomb before it explodes.
VIP - follow the AI controlled VIP to the exit point. Don't let him die!

The game is coming along nicely and nothing is being rushed. I know this game will be a success.

48 Comments

Posted on Mar Tue 23, 2010 @ 6:17pm by lautan

by Vuther @ Mar Tue 23, 2010 @ 6:35pm

Sounds like a good way to make the game have a good, smooth progression.

But, it'd be nice to know, will the units' knees move more in Modern Tactics 4? Knight Tactics 2 had a problem with that. That'd be a nice thing to do, I think that'll make the animations look much better.

by chuggaconroy @ Mar Tue 23, 2010 @ 7:30pm

Looks amazing, you are gonna rock Lautan.

by Sasukene @ Mar Tue 23, 2010 @ 8:02pm

the units Looked like from MT1 :) and everything is rocking well i hope people like this bc i do :)

by Sasukene @ Mar Tue 23, 2010 @ 8:05pm

will the game have least CTF game? at least

by pearles @ Mar Tue 23, 2010 @ 8:11pm

yea CTF would be sweet, also i liked the home base type games from MT3 and MT2

by Blahagaga @ Mar Tue 23, 2010 @ 8:11pm

I like the new look for the characters. They seem to have a 3D feel while still holding the original 2D look, too.

by TehGuest @ Mar Tue 23, 2010 @ 9:15pm

The boots! The boooots! The tan block boots of death! AAAARGH!
Just kiddin' :D. Looks like its coming along nicely

Btw, did you get those game mode ideas from me?! *giddy school girl giggle*

by People132 @ Mar Tue 23, 2010 @ 9:43pm

yea you should make some girl outfits because im always play a guy -.-

by Quiche @ Mar Tue 23, 2010 @ 10:33pm

I agree that the characters are 3d and have that feel, but the guns are 2d. The character is on an angle but the gun is flat. But anyways the game looks great so far.

by Blood @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 2:26am

i hope we would get more like the sand tile sheet from MT3 because a sand map full with boxes....
some special tiles for each type of terrain would be nice also some things for inside because only boxes and some tables in MTO or MT3 isn't enough
(off topic)
also my forum acc is beta tester but here it isn't why is that?

by Quiche @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 2:58am

The site got cleaned up, so you could use the "Contact" link and tell him that you were a beta tester in the forum. Thats what I did.

by Heartnet @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 4:59am

Looks cool Lautan, and hope this topic will be no war,

by nepazistamas @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 8:56am

heartnet, you're such a hippie, i bet u're vegetarian too ;D
on topic, guns look nice, but they should be drawn in 3d, like in mto. actually, i think that you should start making games in mto graphics again, because it looks much better than mt3 style soldiers and guns

by nat @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 1:16pm

i would like to see a defense style game mode. and an infiltration type mode for stealthy missions where the AI doesn't know your there and if they spot you a little exclamation mark or something could pop up over their head. and i had a crazy idea for a game mode called "insurgents" with a bunch of AI walking around say a market place or whatever and you will be randomly attacked by them as the insurgents reveal themselves from amongst the civilians. your job is clear them out. could be fun... and another one could be ... no I'm done lol

although it would be cool if, instead of the soldiers holding the guns at their wastes maybe they could move around with their guns shouldered but with the barrel pointed down, then when they shoot they would swing it up and fire. could look cool and make the units look like professionals

by TehGuest @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 1:47pm

I didn't really like playing "lego tactics" MTO guys. They just weren't drawn correctly and turned out too blocky

by nepazistamas @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 2:21pm

yeah, i didnt like mto style at first too, but after some time i realized that this is the best style from lautan. well, i think he should at least keep head from mto style, because i hate faceless zombies

by bk12 @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 2:23pm

looks great, cant wait for it to come out, and the hostage mode is a great idea

by Randyll13 @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 2:48pm

WOOT SOUNDS GREAT. but i think you need some more objectives, search and destroy was always my favorite. But I love the old characters, i wasn't a fan of the MTO lego peices

by TehGuest @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 5:11pm

I'd rather have faceless zombies than a uniform expression on all my guys all the time. I do like this combination look though. Pretty nice

by Sasukene @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 7:00pm

i want the units to knee and the cover down move type thing if you put that in

by drago9876 @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 7:23pm

An idea for unlocking weapons :
Make an enemy with the new weapon harder than the other enemies. Sometimes put him away from the real enemy squad, or if there's fog of war make him have a hiding spot. Then you only unlock the weapon when you kill that enemy...

by l4stspartan @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 7:26pm

omg tehguest ur last couple comment made me laugh so hard for no random reason. anyways... S&D, gotta have it or something close, i like the insurgent idea or whatever it was. guys need animation to them, the ideas of gun aiming down from the shoulder is not only a good idea but if its "modern tactics" the guys should do stuff like modern troops, and can you work on crouching maybe, like, i crouch behind something but it doesnt fell like i did. u guys get that feeling that hes not really in cover? anyways, graphics look great and death to lego people.

by drago9876 @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 7:26pm

Also, for attachments:
i know it'll make much more coding to do but watever. If i have a scope on my weapon i expect to see a scope on the weapon...
Also, for animations:
When a soldier is near a enemy troop, make him hold his gun as if he's aiming and not keeping it down. Kuz in real life, if your unsure about enemy, you make sure your gun is up in case an enemy appears....
Just a suggestion...

by TehGuest @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 8:42pm

Nah, that's too much wasted coding. Keep it nice and simple

by l4stspartan @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 9:33pm

yea attachment details are a nice touch but maybe as an update, not with the release. also, can u make higher land tiles blend like idk make it look more like a hill or a bump or something because it looks so weird the way it is now.

by Quiche @ Mar Wed 24, 2010 @ 10:58pm

I would like a bit more detail in MT4. The idea of attachments sounds nice as I would like to make a cool M4 Carbine (with fore-grip and scope)

by AtomDragon @ Mar Thu 25, 2010 @ 2:19pm

btw, i think you mean "fair system" not "far system"

That done, anyways, i think a Zones game would be good. Like you have 20 turns, and you gain a point for every turn you are in control of a zone (each zone being a 4x4 area or such, you control it when you have atleast +1 people in it compared to the enemy)

Does that make sense or shall i explain more?

by TehGuest @ Mar Thu 25, 2010 @ 4:47pm

Soooo, king of the hill?
What about a BF style point capture, like in that old MT game (don't remember which one) where you had to stand by the flag and it would turn red or blue and work its way up the pole in 1 or 2 turns

by ageust @ Mar Thu 25, 2010 @ 5:38pm

home base.

by l4stspartan @ Mar Fri 26, 2010 @ 12:18am

i still think that you need to either keep S&D from older games,or, add a capture the flag, that would be a great twist from all of the other games, like the REAL CTF, where theres a flag at either side of the map or whatever.

by Blood @ Mar Fri 26, 2010 @ 2:08am

CTF in a turn based game that's way to hard you can just run away easly or just guard your flag with alot of snipers

by BUBEAR @ Mar Sat 27, 2010 @ 6:52pm

omg omg omg omg.....................
can not wait man, ultimate game maker=lautan.
actullaly, whoever made steam(huge gaming community is better slightly as that has all the newest games and games u can not get anywhere else.
but lautan is #1 for free online games
u rock man

by TehGuest @ Mar Sat 27, 2010 @ 11:11pm

Could we get an ETA on the demo? (from past experience I doubt you'll release it on the exact date XD)

by Quiche @ Mar Sun 28, 2010 @ 1:03am

He probably can't have an exact but he could have an estimate, coz he might have other unexpected things he has to do.

by Blood @ Mar Mon 29, 2010 @ 1:19am

but why does he always give a date of release if most of the time he can't release it

by Quiche @ Mar Mon 29, 2010 @ 3:55am

It could be a goal he can work to? Idk

by b25 @ Mar Mon 29, 2010 @ 6:06pm

so then tomorrow? if im not mistaken

by TehGuest @ Mar Mon 29, 2010 @ 6:14pm

Odds are that it won't be tomorrow (wednesday is an unusual day to be working on a game for lautan and he usually uploads them as soon as he sees fit, so there shouldn't be any waiting between the time he finishes and his upload)
My bet would be that he releases it closer to the weekend

by pearles @ Mar Mon 29, 2010 @ 7:09pm

I think that you should make an urban enviroment That would be cool

by nepazistamas @ Mar Tue 30, 2010 @ 3:40am

woot! we start betting! ok, i bet 10 euros that we wont see beta in at least 2 weeks xD

by bj202 @ Mar Tue 30, 2010 @ 5:20pm

Looks great it would be good if you can have two attachments at once sort of like mw2

by destructopoo @ Mar Tue 30, 2010 @ 7:20pm

:( today is 3/30. i can't wait for the game though. all of this sounds faaaaantastic

by CWRules @ Mar Tue 30, 2010 @ 9:32pm

Unsurprisingly, the demo is late. Oh well, at least he's not rushing.

by Blood @ Mar Wed 31, 2010 @ 12:56am

yea but again why does lautan say he would release the demo on th 30th but he didn't make it (againn)
why tell us a specific date of release we don't care give something like "the deomo will be ready oin april"

by pwned @ Apr Sun 4, 2010 @ 8:06am

YAY SOMTTIME 2DAY WELL GET DEMO! HAPPY EASTER LAUTAN

by jose310 @ May Wed 12, 2010 @ 10:30pm

by jose310 @ May Wed 12, 2010 @ 10:30pm

its pretty hard

by shaunthegrunt @ Sep Thu 2, 2010 @ 10:52am

lulz post on old topic