Graphical Slog & Getting My Payday

Been busy this week doing TWO WHOLE THINGS! Firstly I've been continuing on with the slog of tiling all of Revolvers levels. So far I've fully finished the first level 100% and got about 90% done of the next couple. After that I've mostly been experimenting with bits of tiling here and there but I'm progressing quicker and quicker as more I make more tiles. Secondly I began an online course in Unity which for those that don't know is a development platform for creating similar but more technical than Game Maker. The main reason I'm learning it is that it has a wider range of capabilities than GM and it should allow me to make more complex games easier. That said I will definitely still be using GM for simpler projects. At least for now. As for Revolver you can download this fortnights update here as usual to take a look at the improved graphics. I'm also still looking for feedback so once you give the game ago head here and fill this out, you'll be doing me a huge favour!

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For more information about overkills bullshit head here to hear first hand what people think. It's not pretty!

Do you like robbing banks? If you did you probably wouldn't tell anyone to be fair, but if you've always felt like staging a bank heist then Overkills Payday 2 might be the game for you. In Payday you take the role of one of many heisters and take part in a multitude of robberies ranging from banks, nightclubs, a private military storage yard or two, many armoured vans and even a train. But you will not find it an easy ordeal to steal everything in sight. In your way lies the police, FBI and a nasty security company called GenSec. Oh and don't forget about the deadly array of special units:

-The Taser, a git who can stun players and make them waste ammo spraying bullets all over the place

-The Cloaker, who sneaks about, hides under stuff then leaps out at you when you least expect it kicking you to ground while insulting you (real piece of work he is)

-The Shield, which is pretty much just a bloke with a riot shield
-The Bulldozer, a giant of a man wearing bomb disposal armour who stomps his way around the area slaying anyone in sight, be careful of these!

If you see one of these coming your way you run.

Seems impossible now to rob even a little jewelry store, no? Never fear for you have at your disposal a massive array of weapons ranging from shotguns, sniper rifles, LMG's and a freaking rocket launcher to blow the living hell out of anything in your way! Or perhaps, for the more discerning, you can get some silenced pistols, smg's and crossbows and sneak your way around stealing everything that isn't nailed down (and even some stuff that is). One thing of note is that many weapons are DLC only but that said DLC isn't required for a fun time and many DLC are pretty cheap for what you get, especially on steam sales.

Now you've got your guns but do you have the skills to rob many a bank? Payday has an awesome levelling system that rewards you with tons of skill points (120) that you can spend in five trees each representing a different style of play. The part that makes the system great is the fact a player can dabble in multiple trees allowing them to fill more roles effectively or access certain skills from certain trees to buff their armour to an incredible rate, or make them as quick as possible or max out their dodge chance. It's a really, really good system even though there are a few skills that absolutly suck, I'm looking at you Daredevil. You can give the system a quick look here: pd2skills.com/

I can't really give much more information other than you should check out some trailers (they are all excellent) and really, really give this game a go.

-Beau

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