Don't forget to check out the Playoff Streams below! You know, one thing I've always wanted in Hogs of War is the ability to jump into a plane and fight up their in the clouds. Sadly though, that idea went out the window quite earlier, as it became clear that the physics engine Hogs was running on just wasn't up to the job. Instead we were left with solely ground based vehicles, two of which are entirely stationary.
Call me bitter, but perhaps I'd complain less if Tanks were actually used more than once throughout the singleplayer campaign.. No, when it comes to vehicles - Hogs kind of misses the mark a bit. When you look at the game from an outside perspective, when you see the artwork, cutscenes and trailers- there is a slight anticipation for that combination of land, sea and air vehicles.
Yet things get pretty stale when you see that airship animation for the th time! And all this got me thinking - what if we took the Hogs of War universe and moved it into the sky? Creating mods of the original game is one thing, but creating a brand new game from scratch is a completely different ballpark. Hogs of War: Rise of the Coalition is my attempt at exactly that. I'd previously tinkered around with the Unreal Engine, but over time found that my current PC hardware wasn't entirely up for the task.
So I quickly turned my attention to Unity, scouring the internet for a 'Dogfighting game tutorial' in order to get started. As you've probably guessed by now - I'm not a programmer, so if I wanted something complicated done in engine I simply couldn't do it myself.
So instead of muttering insults to myself, I decided to go back to the drawing board and began drafting up what the entire game would actually be. The background, the lore, the missions, the story, the characters - everything that would and could be shown and told to the player.
Just as I'd done with my Hogs Mods, the main ambition with this game would be to create a story that players can still relate to in regards to the setting, the teams and characters, but from an entirely new and fresh perspective. Though I don't want to give everything away, the story is essentially a prequel to the event of Pin's Mod v4. So in essence it would be a prequel to the event of the original Hogs game, but instead of turn based action on the ground - we'd be shifting to real time action in the sky.
We'd also be shifting teams as well, as this game is intended to be played from the perspective of Team Lard in this case Lardinia as their islands of Saustralasia are invaded by the Evil Coalition forces, who subsequently are made up of all the other nations. The game will draw upon the standard elements you'd expect to see in a dogfighting game. Air vs Air, Air vs Sea and Air vs Ground battles will feature throughout, with hopefully the player being able to choose and somewhat customise their biplane before takeoff.
Hogs of War is set during the First World War, but its aesthetic and details also drew from World War 2 elements, which is basically what I'm doing here. A few weeks ago my PC's graphics card eventually broke down and died, and so while I waited for the new one to be delivered I decided to utilise my time and gain an insight into how dogfighting games tend to structure their missions. In doing so I was able to plan out my own Demo accordingly, which will essentially showcase the first mission of the game.
Despite the huge mountain this project is turning into, I continue to set my sights low in finishing this Demo. Sure I can come up with a good mission idea or something to add to the story here or there, but ultimately I don't want to get bogged down so early on. The last thing I want to do is get burnt out before at least creating something I can be proud of. As I mentioned in last months community squealer article, I have no idea how far I intend to take this project or how far it can actually go if I decide try and create a full game out of it.
That is right, some people meet their significant other at a club, a bar, or maybe a farmers market, I met mine playing Hogs Of War until the early hours of the morning! The game is set during the era of the First World War and there are different nations. The twist here is that these nations are ruled by pigs. There are six different nations that you can play as in this game. Japan has Sushi Swine and that was the team my wife would always play as.
These are just hilarious stereotypes that still make me laugh, but I would wager some people would find them offensive in this day and age. The gameplay of Hogs Of War is that of a turn based tactics game.
You pick your squad and you can name your pigs if you like. You can then select what classes your pigs will be. There is a heavy gunner, medic, engineer, and espionage class and each one has its own set of weapons that they can use.
It is basic stuff, but for a single-player mode, it is fun. It is in multiplayer where the game really shines.
You have different modes that you can play, but the mode that my wife and I have been playing for nearly 20 years at this point is team deathmatch! Hogs Of War is percent a British game and that is evident from the moment you turn it on. The presentation is showing its age a bit. The whole game is in 3D, but these are some very basic 3D models and the maps do not exactly have a ton of detail on them. I could imagine that someone looking at this game for the first time would probably think it looks terrible.
While I will admit, nostalgia plays a big part in why I love Hogs Of War so much, the fact my wife and I still play this a few times each year says that the game clearly has something.
It is a fun and charming game with a very cheeky sense of humor. I will admit that it has not aged all that gracefully, but this is a game that I still find a great deal of fun, especially when played with another person. Here's the gist of this one: Take three to six of your best oinkers, lead them onto a 3D battle environment, blow the crap out of another army using lots of interesting weapons, and move on to the next round.
The emphasis is on humor no surprise and strategy. Weaponry includes sniper rifles, Ripple bombs, Madness gas. Jet-packs, tanks, boats and more. Twenty-five missions and multi-player capability fill out this summer release Infogrames title.
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