Heavy Gear Assault Screenshot

vincemektek · June 5, 2014, 12:29pm

Over here at Studios we’ve been working very hard over the past few months on our movement system in Heavy Gear Assault. Heavy Gear is a fast paced big stompy robot game! It’s been in development for about a year and a half using UE4. Today is also the last chance to get into our alpha test which launches this June! We’d love to hear your comments.

http://i.imgur.com/8GpFp9u.jpg

anonymous_user_8943aceb · June 5, 2014, 2:26pm

Looks cool! I like the materials and the design. Except maybe the hands, they look a little bit too weak/small compared to the rest, but maybe that’s just me Do you have a video of that in motion?

leonn3k · June 5, 2014, 3:54pm

I love big stompy robots! The design kinda reminds me of the original transformers cartoons

anonymous_user_44d624c2 · June 6, 2014, 12:26am

Looks awesome.

anonymous_user_e52b72cf · January 20, 2015, 10:57pm

UPDATE: Heavy Gear Assault announces a tournament for all Alpha access testers!! Sponsored by EPIC, Razer and even a nVidia GTX970!! Thank you EPIC!!! BTW I would like to see a gear in UT4!!
http://heavygear.com/tournament

sixb0nes · January 20, 2015, 11:41pm

Exactly … thought of Shockwave immediately. Nice job!!

Mr_SquarePeg · January 20, 2015, 11:55pm

Just got an email about the Heavy Gear Tournament

Steve_T · January 21, 2015, 2:38am

wow this looks great :eek: I kinda got the original transformers vibe too xD

order66 · January 21, 2015, 8:30am

Looks good!

You should really post a link to your video(s) in this thread though

SE_JonF · January 21, 2015, 10:37am

Cool. Reminds me of E101 Beta from Sonic. =)

anonymous_user_e52b72cf · January 24, 2015, 7:36am

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Looks good!

You should really post a link to your video(s) in this thread though
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Awesome! Thank you for doing that!!

Moss · January 24, 2015, 5:01pm

Wow this looks brilliant! Can’t wait to get myself into a Mech!

anonymous_user_e52b72cf · April 3, 2015, 4:10am

Mad Catz did a quick article on HGA too. Click the pic!

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anonymous_user_e52b72cf · April 18, 2015, 3:48pm

Hey check out this new exciting edition to the team! Fleming will be working on Heavy Gear Assault now!

Meet the New Game Design Lead, Fleming

Posted Apr 14th 2015 5:16 PM by Wildcard

You may have seen on social media, that we have recently added to our team. We’re excited to announce our new Game Design Lead, Fleming. He will be heading the design of HGA’s major game mechanics as well as the single player campaign.

We got a chance to sit with him and gained some valuable insights into what he has planned for HGA.

, tell us a bit about yourself. What are some of your influences?

Well, I’ve played video games since I could stand upright - my earliest memories involved wondering what Qbert was actually saying. Since then, my tastes have evolved, mostly focusing on role-playing, strategy and massively multiplayer games on just about any platform you can think of. I even have an nGage and a Neo Geo Pocket somewhere.

Tabletop roleplaying games and miniature games are also a huge influence. I started with Dungeons and Dragons at age 11, but my horizons were broadened when I worked at a little independent game store at 18. It was there that I learned exactly how deep that rabbit hole goes. It partly explains my two shelves of gaming books and stacks of board and miniatures games.

What games have you worked on? Could you elaborate on your experiences with them?

I’ve spent more than a few years in the game industry, but my major design credits are on Ultima Online, Rift and Defiance. In each, I was in charge of creating content and providing feedback on balance, systems and supporting ingame events. I’d say that some of my favorite pieces to work on have been the first iteration of the Extra Life corgi rifts for Rift and the Stahma storyline for the second season of Defiance.

What are some of the things you like about the Heavy Gear universe?

I really like the narrative written for the worlds, and how the timeline really embraces how realistic people and organizations would act in a situation like this. It’s why I really appreciate Dream Pod 9’s attention to detail in all of their RPGs.

The fact that Gears aren’t monstrous, gargantuan pieces of machinery is also a really unique piece in the Heavy Gear universe that makes the world work. Size does matter, and the scaling between soldiers, Gears, Striders and tanks and all the rest really does keep everything grounded and sane.

What are some the challenges you foresee to working with an established IP like Heavy Gear? What are some of the advantages you see?

Working with an established IP means I have boundaries that have existed for quite a while. On one hand, it means I have plenty of characters, locations and systems all ready for me to play with. The story bible has been written, and I can use all of these tools to make an awesome experience!

On the other hand, it also means that introducing new things into the world can be tricky. Taking a game made in one medium and converting it to another means that things will have to be changed a bit to fit, and making sure that the spirit of the world is brought over as intact as possible is a challenge.

Heavy Gear Assault is slated to be primarily an e-sports combat game, similar to professional sports involving giant robots. However, there will be a single player component focused on military conflicts. How will you bridge the gap between these two spheres?

The good news is, the world allows for both styles of game to co-exist! My goal is to use the single player components to tell the story of the world, and to provide a “lore wrapper” around the Arena component. The world of Heavy Gear has lots of really great story, and I’ll be using as much of it as I can to get people immersed into the “why” of the Arena.

Customization is a core feature of the mech genre. What are some of your plans for the Gear Bay, Gear and equipment customization?

I don’t want to write too many checks that I may not be able to cash here, but the current goals I’m wanting to hit involve skins and decals for Gears, a variety of weapons from the books and a version of ONNET. I also have some plans for Agents and Pilots, but they’re all still in the early planning stages.

Weapon and component customization are on the list, too, but we’re still figuring out the specifics. I want the idea of manufacturers to be prominent here, though.

Following up the question on customization, the player driven economy or “Black Market” will be a huge feature in HGA. What do you envision?

My goal with the Black Market is to have a bustling economy, where players can make and sell cool things like blueprints and things made from said blueprints as well as the components to put everything together. I want every piece that you get from playing to be useful to someone.

pontolkanjang · April 19, 2015, 6:35am

I remember playing Heavy gear on my pentium 2 14 years ago :D. Definitely can’t wait to see more from this project
Because this game will be an e-sport game, I hope there will be a lot of HG types

anonymous_user_e52b72cf · May 21, 2015, 7:49pm

Here you all go! A big wonderful update from the producer!

http://forums.heavygear.com/index.php?p=/discussion/915/5-19-producer-update#latest

anonymous_user_e52b72cf · May 31, 2015, 3:31pm

Hey people I found this cool pod cast from 2013 about HGA and thought I would share this with you. You’ll have to FF to the 20:40 mark to get to the HGA stuff. http://lazytechguys…-journey-to-gdc

It also looks like has made it so you can buy in at any point now and isn’t restricting access, basically if your willing to buy it then they’re willing to let you in! The basic game pack starts at $39.95 so it’s less expensive to buy in than most titles!

anonymous_user_e52b72cf · June 5, 2015, 3:30pm

Just wanted to share and update for Heavy Gear Assault, they did a one on one with the VFX artist in which they show some really cool shots and talk about some really cool stuff!

http://forums.heavyg…x-artist#latest

?v=aGaUtlUpRcc

anonymous_user_e52b72cf · June 18, 2015, 10:24pm

I’ve got another really cool read about Fleming from Heavy Gear Assault and some really good insight to his approach when working with HGA.

http://forums.heavygear.com/index.php?p=/discussion/942/news-from-the-front-lines-developer-chronicle-issue-1#latest

anonymous_user_e52b72cf · July 3, 2015, 3:21pm

New update with REALLY cool stuff in it and a must read and see! Go check it out! This game is coming together nicely and is doing a fantastic job!

producer-update#latest