Well, first off...thanks, everyone. I really, really appreciate your comments. I made a lot of edits to the arc today, and I think it's a LOT better.
Paradoxe pointed out that the tone gets a bit more serious in the last two missions, and that's a downer. He's right, I think, so I've addressed that. In my opinion, the last two missions look a LOT better now. =D
In general, dialogue has been improved throughout the arc and streamlined in many places. I've cut out some of the useless spam and removed some of the glitches folks encountered. New bits have been added in.
Gameplay-wise, spawning has been adjusted for the final mission. I've specified the spawns a bit better, so they shouldn't all pile up in the final room at once, as some of you experienced while solo. Finally, a word on difficulty. Yes, this arc can be made harder. But I'm extremely hesitant to do so. Perhaps I'm gunshy after my experience with my first attempt at a long arc (the Midnight Squad one), which was initially quite tough as published, but had to be cut down to size as it were, especially for solo play. At present I'm satisfied with how this is - low EB/AV count, conservative spawns.
-- Acyl
Paradoxe pointed out that the tone gets a bit more serious in the last two missions, and that's a downer. He's right, I think, so I've addressed that. In my opinion, the last two missions look a LOT better now. =D
In general, dialogue has been improved throughout the arc and streamlined in many places. I've cut out some of the useless spam and removed some of the glitches folks encountered. New bits have been added in.
Gameplay-wise, spawning has been adjusted for the final mission. I've specified the spawns a bit better, so they shouldn't all pile up in the final room at once, as some of you experienced while solo. Finally, a word on difficulty. Yes, this arc can be made harder. But I'm extremely hesitant to do so. Perhaps I'm gunshy after my experience with my first attempt at a long arc (the Midnight Squad one), which was initially quite tough as published, but had to be cut down to size as it were, especially for solo play. At present I'm satisfied with how this is - low EB/AV count, conservative spawns.
-- Acyl