If Alien Swarm were to have a DLC, what would you like to see in it? - Games

[url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/630/]Alien Swarm[/url] is the free game that Valve released on July 19, 2010. It's good, however, it's rarely played these days due to lack of content. As the source code is freely available from the SDK, I've decided to try to make an expansion pack, think of it as DLC. So he's my question, what would you like to see in this 'DLC'? This is your chance to actually [i]be[/i] the 'ideas guy' and not get shouted at! Hoorah. If anyone would like to join in, and help out, please don't hesitate to contact me, the more the merrier! [h2]Ideas:[/h2] [release] New Campaign [/release]

[QUOTE=Smashman;32674632][url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/630/]Alien Swarm[/url] is the free game that Valve released on July 19, 2010. It's good, but it's unfortunately rarely played these days, due to lack of content. As the source code is freely available from the SDK, I've decided to try to make an expansion pack, think of it as DLC. So he's my question, what would you like to see in this 'DLC'? This is your chance to actually [i]be[/i] the 'ideas guy' and not get shouted at! Hoorah. If anyone would like to join in, and help out, please don't hesitate to contact me, the more the merrier! [h2]Ideas:[/h2] [release] New Campaign [/release][/QUOTE] [release]Fun[/release]

I think it should have a reference to the tf2 wiki

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An more open environment to play around in. Maybe the ruins of a city?

New Campaigns make levelling up less crummy

Hats.

I'd like to see the top down concept simply expanded on, its not that AS was bad, it was just released and promptly abandoned. L4D Could work with it, DOTA 2 will be using it. But I'd like to see some more interesting environments.

IRON SIGHTS

First person game mode

New environments.

Kill streaks.

[QUOTE=Shugo;32674852]Hats.[/QUOTE] Eminently possible

New maps/Campaigns More weapons/items More NPCs THAT'S BASICALLY IT

I'm looking for more specific ideas. Saying 'More everything' doesn't [i]really[/i] help. I was hoping people had ideas for aliens, or weapons.

More weapons, more campaigns that have more variety, further expansion of the top down gameplay

More items/weapons (For levelling) More campaigns More content More npcs

[QUOTE=Smashman;32675657]I'm looking for more specific ideas. Saying 'More everything' doesn't [i]really[/i] help. I was hoping people had ideas for aliens, or weapons.[/QUOTE] Alternate routes so you aren't forced into situations where you NEED an engineer or something in order to advance. Shortcuts with engies? Okay, awesome! Required? Ew.

[QUOTE=Smashman;32675657]I'm looking for more specific ideas. Saying 'More everything' doesn't [i]really[/i] help. I was hoping people had ideas for aliens, or weapons.[/QUOTE] "More of everything" is the only answer we can give considering it barely has anything to being with

A possible remake of levels from Shadowgrounds.

Friendly NPCs would be great to have.

[QUOTE=TopHatLayton;32675712]Alternate routes so you aren't forced into situations where you NEED an engineer or something in order to advance. Shortcuts with engies? Okay, awesome! Required? Ew.[/QUOTE] That's a fairly nice idea. Something I'll consider.

Cool co-op puzzles, maybe separate the entire team into 2 group squads and have them trek through a portion of the map, new locales etc, something to spice up the flow of game play. Something I noticed about half-life compared to other shooters was how the way you played changed. Most shooters have you run and gun through chest-high walls and cover and shit (with the occasional "stealth" mission) Half-life would always change from, Action run and gun stuff to puzzel solving, to careful terrain navigation, to action, to puzzel etc etc. try and mix some things up like that. Apologies if this is worded a little strangely, hopefully I got the point across.

More enemies. More items. More campaigns.

another form of multiplayer would be nice. not death match BTW.

How about a new gamemode? Or maybe porting of maps from other Source games? Imagine playing a TF2 Payload map where you have to push it while the aliens attack. I saw it done in a L4D2 map, so maybe it'd be possible in Alien Swarm

[QUOTE=Hawt Koffee;32675803]Cool co-op puzzles...[/QUOTE] Who said Cool co-op puzzles?! [url]http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/558669913732087605/D733D2E4B6304FE70D38506AF2A4003536E715D6/[/url]

Just remake all maps from the original Alien Swarm. Rebalance the game to be like original Alien Swarm. I spent many many hours with the original UT2k4 mod. It was absolutely amazing. The current version feels... lacking.

[QUOTE=Nicolas;32678523]Who said Cool co-op puzzles?! [url]http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/558669913732087605/D733D2E4B6304FE70D38506AF2A4003536E715D6/[/url][/QUOTE] How the actual fuck?

Survival modes are always great. Even though lots of custom maps experimented with this it'd be cool to see something more official.