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M.A.S.S. Builder: Simple Shooters Part Preview

by | Jun 18, 2022 | Blog, MASS Builder

Posting early feels nice. Anyway, straight to it.

They’re letting us build the guns, too.

It’s a simple but beautiful idea, and now I’m looking forward to 0.9.0 more than ever. I know the highlight of that update is supposed to be the multiplayer testing, but honestly, having this level of customization available on our weapons was completely unexpected. I figured they might already be pushing the envelope by letting us add accessories to not only the MASS unit, but also the individual handheld weapons they equip during missions.

Thinking about it more closely though, this might be less resource intensive since they’re working with a simpler model, and letting players define the weapon’s appearance with just the accessories. That’s opposed to how things work currently, where weapons are fairly detailed on their own, and accessories are placed on top of completed models.

I’m sure Vermillion Digital will try something similar with melee weapons at some point, but today’s preview was about the shooter weapons. Either way I’m looking forward to this.

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