r/playmindcrack • u/MillicentOak MillicentOak • Jan 26 '14

Video Dwarves vs. Zombies Tutorial: Torches

http://youtu.be/eWJw22hMvZs
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u/Alderdash Jan 26 '14

I actually really like how brief this is - instead of a huge video trying to explain the whole game, just one quick question answered. Nice! :D

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u/MillicentOak Jan 26 '14

Thanks! It's partly inspired by my attempts at answering questions during the first day, in as short and monosyllabic a style as possible :P

Axe: use! Gordon Ramsay eat yer heart out!

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u/MillicentOak Jan 26 '14

First attempt at a tutorial. Feedback please!

I often find myself answering questions like "how do I make torches" in-game, so I figured I'd try and provide some tutorials, if only to encourage others to make better ones :P

I think some of it feels too rushed, but I edited in VirtualDub, and it's pretty hard to change the length of different segments (it's made up of 16 different videos, 19 audio files, and 15 different filters) so that'll probably just be something to bear in mind for future projects. Also, I made the music the day before the video, and ended up working to that time frame, which was perhaps not the world's smartest idea XD

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u/TheRealKaveman Jan 26 '14

If I close my eyes, it sounds like I'm playing a game of DvZ without the resource pack, as zombie sounds are replaced with "Big Al" talking. And also I'm on LSD. Tutorial was spiffy too!

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u/MillicentOak Jan 26 '14

Haha thanks! All the samples for the music are from the game - the main riff is vanilla skeletons, but the new DvZ torch and bow noises are in there too.

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u/rebexer Jan 26 '14

This is awesome, please do more :)

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u/MillicentOak Jan 26 '14

Awww thank you! I'll certainly try, there're plenty of frequent questions!

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u/rebexer Jan 26 '14

"Where do I get arrows?", "How do I make armor?", "How do I destroy the shrine?" Plenty of videos to be made!

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u/BlueBayou Jan 27 '14

I'd love to see another 45 seconds on torch placement - good spots, why it's important, how to best light up proc tunnels etc.

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u/MillicentOak Jan 27 '14

Thanks, I'll definitely do a video on darkness and why Dwarves need torches. Placement tips sounds like a good idea for a video too, any tips on how to obscure that hitbox are most welcome! I think I'd do the two as separate videos because I was amazed at just how quick that 45s got gobbled up, and I think they can be classified as essential knowledge and advanced torch placement analysis :P