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Csonicgo

project idea: cacobusters (cruise control off)

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I had a dream about this one, and it's too good to keep a secret.
I'll just tell you the story, which was written in 5 minutes (sux ass don't read it!)

It is (sometime in the distant future). Research teams at UAC have finally done the impossible: A consistent, stable gateway. With the discovery of dark matter 20 years ago, matched only by a brilliant research team discovering how to manufacture this dark matter in containable quantities, everything Mankind has ever wanted most was achieved: The ability to go anywhere, at anytime, in less than a second. The invasions of decades past were now completely impossible; In fact, research teams could visit Hell at any time, provided that the area was secured by military force. While this was considered suicide for Public Relations with the Euro-American Union before, Time had slowly eased the populace of Earth’s fears of another hellish invasion.

The research teams eagerly awaited official clearance from UAC to explore what a lone soldier conquered many years ago. The scars of that battle still remained in the UAC’s reputation, and only recently had those scars become subtle blemishes in the shadows of its recent scientific Breakthroughs.

As the motherbrain had been destroyed, no more demons could be spawned, unless the demons had developed a new way of multiplying. Research teams had found no reproductive structures in the majority of the demons found, which lead UAC to believe that the Mother Brain herself spawned the entire demon horde.

And so it begins.

You are a lone adventurer on earth, doing what many consider perilous: the study of wild animals. Luckily, the demon invasions of the past did nothing to the wildlife of Earth. In fact, while humans were away, animal life flourished. You spent the prime of your life in the wild with the animals for research and conservation efforts. You’ve wrestled an Anaconda in the Amazon with relative ease, so what couldn’t hurt you?
Unless it’s something you’ve never seen before.

You get a call by the U.S. Government to come to Washington Immediately in the name of national security. Upon arrival, you are greeted by The President and several CIA agents, who suddenly bestow upon you the title of a CIA agent. Since the CIA have discovered UAC’s latest plans, you are to be sent to Nevada to aid the UAC in their latest research, all while telling the President what the hell UAC is up to. They said it was "specimen" related, that must mean some awesome desert animals to study. Right?


Upon your arrival, you were immediately screened and sent to the Board of Directors, which informed you of your mission: You are to enter their “stable” portal and assist scientists in capturing lifeforms on the other side. Piece of cake, right? “Cacodemon Cave” doesn’t sound that scary. Sounds lizard-like to you!

Until you were given your weapons. Then you realize what you’re in for.


tl;dr version: Capture cacodemons for the scientists, mkay?

Yeah I know what you're thinking. How the hell could I mix Doom, Ghostbusters, and Steve Irwin , while keeping a touch of originality? Well, since it's never been done before, that helps a lot.


Oh right, the weapons.

Tranquilizer - does exactly as advertised. Takes a while to work, so fire, run, and let him chase you. He'll get woozy in a few seconds, and fall to the ground.

Bola - If putting them to sleep doesn't work, tying their bastard mouths shut wouldn't be a bad idea. this weapon will literally make them unable to attack. however, they can still charge at you if you're not careful.

Electro-gun - Think of it as a Taser on steroids. This bad boy can make them flinch, and if used enough, makes them scared. however, a few cacodemons might not find this as a display of dominance and attempt to fire back!

Gas-Gun - releases a canister of sleeping gas that fills the room. good for firing into rooms packed with tomatoes. Fire this sucker into a cramped room, and close the door.

Flash-device - this device suddenly emits a bright light, temporarily blinding your target. Since the Caco has only one eye, this renders them helpless for a short time. however, some may panic and start to flail about.

and finally, the main weapon:

Capturegun: This is what you'll use to capture the cacos after you've stunned them enough. fires a bright red ray. Point it at the cacodemon once you think his strength has depleted, or paralysed, or asleep. If you use it on a cacodemon that isn't weak enough, it only serves to piss them off! do it enough and he'll either fight back , flee, or, in the worst case, cry for help. When that happens, you're pretty much dead.

Also, some sort of food bait to lure them into an area would be good. probably an alt-fire would do the trick for this.


So yeah, Feel free to laugh, send comments, hell thread, whatever. ZDoom sounds like the best port to do this, but I don't know ZDoom's limitations.

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cSonicGo, before you start asking for help on your new mega-cool-and-whatnot project, make sure you have something to show first (screenshots, map downloads, etc). Keep in mind we've already seen thousands of upcoming projects that actually never got done.

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Csonicgo said:

Also, some sort of food bait to lure them into an area would be good. probably an alt-fire would do the trick for this.

What do Caco's eat in their natural environment - apart from inept naturalists with Captureguns?

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Jim Rainer said:

How about no?

rf` said:

cSonicGo, before you start asking for help on your new mega-cool-and-whatnot project, make sure you have something to show first (screenshots, map downloads, etc). Keep in mind we've already seen thousands of upcoming projects that actually never got done.


hahaha rf <3

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