News Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition is launching July 31st on PC. (Nightdive, New Blood Interactive)

[Krvavi Abadas]

the backstory here is a bit nuts, a remaster of this game was announced back in 2020. but it was being developed by destructive creations (yes, the Hatred devs) for some inexplicable reason.
putting aside, well, everything about them being a bunch of soulless edgelords. the team had basically zero experience making ports, so it's not surprising the game vanished for a while. with the only real news being that the publisher got changed a few months ago.
meanwhile, about a year prior to those guys getting the project. Kaiser (the lead Kex engine dev at Nightdive) expressed interest in doing his own source port of the game.


evidently these two paths crossed recently, with apogee (they're an entirely separate company from 3D realms nowadays.) recognizing that nightdive would be a far better choice to work on it over the aforementioned edgelords.
as for where New Blood fits into this, a lot of the staff there (including fairly decent person Dave Oshry.) previously worked on the 2013 remake of the game.

and if you'd like to know what this new port brings to the table, you're getting the standard stuff.

• 4K and Ultrawide Resolution support + Unlimited frame rates
• All original ROTT episodes and expansion packs
• Restored game content from "lost" betas
• Ability to play with 1995 or 2013 Soundtracks + Jukebox
• Online & LAN Comm-Bat Multiplayer featuring multiple game modes
• A brand new easy-to-use Level Editor
• A NEW episode created by New Blood, Night Dive and Apogee Software Veterans
• LUDICROUS GIBS

and a physical release is in the works, naturally. by the expected team at Limited Run Games.

 

[Stupid Sexy Flanders]

Excellent post. I was wondering whatever happened to this but didn’t remember who was originally developing it or know anything about them. Nightdive is a clear choice, so this is great news.

ROTT was one of the first games that I had a PC for when it came out. I remember getting the shareware and ordering the CD-ROM as soon as it was available.

 

[Mbolibombo]

Love New Blood - Dave Oshry is a hoot
Limited Run Games, not so much...

Played this a lot back, in the early 90's - lotta fun, if you like them 'boomer shooters' hehe

 

[NeoZeedeater]

I wasn't very into this game back in the day but I might give it another chance with a modern version.

 

[Krvavi Abadas]

there it is. and yes, that is Tom Hall wearing the original El Oscuro outfit at the end.

they're also planning to release a demo on June 19th, containing a small selection of levels from each of the included campaigns.

 

[Krvavi Abadas]

just some basic certification issues (silly stuff), it'll probably just be a week or two later at worst.

BTW, if you're curious about the artwork. it's reportedly some "new cutscene art" they're adding.

 

[Stupid Sexy Flanders]

Thanks for sharing the cert delay. I would have been refreshing the eshop all day for nothing.

 

[Deleted member 3433]

The Switch release will be out tomorrow.

Review: Rise Of The Triad: Ludicrous Edition (Switch) - Definitive, Though Undeniably Dated

Oh my Dog

www.nintendolife.com

"Existing fans will feel so well served by this release that there needn’t be any hesitation in picking it up. Those dipping their toes for the first time should know that it operates in a way that has aged differently to other classic first-person shooters. Whereas Doom's combat and fluidity remain free and immediate, its axis of movement more realistic and its stage layouts more controlled, Rise of the Triad functions around its own, unique design parameters, where violence and abstraction reign supreme. Learn its maps, the versatility of its weaponry, and how to make best use of its playground elements, and there’s a game here with the capacity to enthrall."

Score: 7/10

 

[Krvavi Abadas]

Full Patch Notes:

• Added
• Cross-platform multiplayer.
• Added the final alternate actor, the
  lightning guard.
• A new setting that allows players to prevent automatically switching weapons on pickup.
• Text chat button has been added to multiplayer menus.
• Level statistics: such as kill and secret counts, have been added to the map screen.
• (PC) Added support for connection to a LAN address from the interface.
• (PC) Level editor now has a music jukebox.
• (PC) Lobby invitations can now be sent to friends from the main lobby screen.
• (PC) Add confirmation for starting a COMM-BAT game while playing single-player.
• (PC) Added support for -file parameter for loading custom KPF files.
• Old -file parameter has been changed to -file0.
• (PC) A new network stats option has been added to the options menu.
  
  Changed
• Fonts now have slashed 0's to make them easier to read.
• Online timeout has been adjusted to 20 seconds.
• Better default sound settings that are less ear-splitting.
• (PC) Scanning for lobbies now tells you what is going on with the scan - if it's still scanning or if it's complete.
• (Switch, Sony) Significant performance improvements when looking at floor or ceiling textures.
  
  Fixed
• Various rendering glitches that were noticed at higher resolutions have been fixed.
• Significant improvements to online lobbies have been made, making connections more reliable.
• Numerous shortcomings with the netcode have been addressed, especially in instances of low bandwidth.
• It is no longer possible to get stuck in the game upon connection to a server that shuts down during level load.
• Booting into the editor now no longer has messed-up camera controls.
• Platform icon is no longer stretched in the scoreboard.
• Killing Big John with a flamewall or god ball no longer softlocks the game.
• Many instances of menu stack corruption have been addressed, solving various softlocks.
• Title screen has many fewer missing pixels at the bottom of each column of pixels.
• Rumble no longer persists between levels.
• Default music tracks no longer cause excess CPU usage.
• Disabling freelook now snaps the view to the horizon.
• Using the "No target" cheat code during the oscuro battle no longer crashes the game.
• HUD Preview is now properly cleared when the menu is exited via unconventional means.
• (Consoles) Default binds are now no longer merged with user-provided binds.
• (Sony) Music no longer stops playing in instances where it incorrectly stopped.
• (Switch) Going from docked to handheld mode no longer prevents controllers from being used.
• (PC) Rumble now properly works in online games.
• (PC) Invitations to join a game can now be accepted in more places.
• (PC) Joining from an invite no longer potentially causes a hang.
• (PC) Old lobbies are now cleared when lobbies are re-scanned.
• (PC) Level editor verification has undergone several improvements.
• (PC) Invalid screen sizes no longer cause the game to refuse to launch.
• (PC) Custom gravity no longer carries over from multiplayer games.
• (PC) Disconnections have been made more reliable and are less likely to freeze up controls.
• (PC) Online lobbies are now a little more helpful in telling the user why the lobby died.
• (PC) Prevent the scoreboard from being stuck in an enabled state between matches.
• (PC) Various lightning levels should now work in COMM-BAT mode.
• (PC) Instances where player color and character could be switched in the menu without taking effect ingame have been addressed.
• (PC) Items that spawn in midair are now properly respawned at their correct Z height.
• (PC) Voice chat options no longer show up in a LAN lobby.
• (PC) Violence is now always forced to HIGH in a lobby, for consistency.
• (PC) Returning to the lobby in the middle of a game no longer has the potential to crash the server.
• (PC) Shooting another player point-blank will now always hit them.

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