Results of the competition for the game “New Union”

Results of the competition for the game "New Union"

Before the release of the ambitious post -apocalyptic role -playing game from the creators of the Enemy Ray, the Ukrainian Studio Best Way, for a long time. There is something to work on, there is time to invent and look for inspiration. At the end of February on Gamery.RU "launched a creative competition in which each participant had a" new union ".

In total, about four hundred works came to the competition. Each second – on a few pages of the text. To say honestly, we almost killed we carefully read to every. But you probably are probably not very interesting to read about how we did not sleep at night, revel in coffee and learned anogenes and anomalies, so after all? Therefore, let's take stock.

Conditions of the competition

You can read full conditions in this news, but for the especially lazy (or those who, for some ideological reasons, do not want to click on hyperlinks) we will duplicate them here.

About selection criteria and prizes

Together with Best Way, we have compiled a list of the ten best works and in the process of voting we chose three winners. They are awarded video cards GeForce GTX 660 Ti For the first place, GTX 660 For the second and GTX 650 Ti For the third. System requirements for the New Union have not yet been announced, but we are almost one hundred percent sure that with each of these video cards your computer will launch it at maximum settings, as, indeed, any other modern game.

► The winners will receive boards based on the most productive architecture today – Nvidia Kepler with support for DirectX 11, 3DVision and, of course, Physxx.

In addition, winners will receive two games from 1C-SoftKlab (we will send a list) and commemorative postcards.

But besides material prizes, there is something else, maybe even more important: the opportunity to contribute to the creation of a "new union". Some ideas that have come to the competition have a high chance to come to the game later. Sometimes – not literally, but nevertheless! Some of you will then be able to brag to your friends: “Look, look, I came up with it! ", And this article will serve as evidence. But, of course, you should not make a guess in advance-although the developers lit up with the desire to bring some ideas to the game, as the development process will eventually develop and what exactly will appear in the New Union, to predict early.

The criteria for evaluating us and the developers, of course, are different. We looked primarily at originality and vitality, tried to imagine every anomaly and ourselves inside it. Best Way came differently. They are developers and first of all paid attention to the implementation of anomalies and anogenes in the game, they saw not a beautiful picture, but rather a harsh game designer “it will work like this, but this is, and this, sorry, will not work”.

Opinions on individual work with Gamery.ru "and Best Way dispersed, and it is predictable. The final line was brought through the set assessments, and with a common solution we gave the ratings from the developers.

It is noteworthy that the creative vein of our readers pulsates, like a jugular vein on the neck of a bull, but the exhaust often turns out to be like horns with a swing in a concrete wall. For example, many came up with a folly bright anomaly, you read-and just a delight. But then followed the rotten anogen or a banal superstructure for weapons. It was so that you read, read the pages of five texts and at the end you find out that the author invented just … a muffler.

Here are the main mistakes or, more precisely, the weaknesses of the work.

1. Passion for science. Many decided that the text should be replete with medical, physical, weapons and other terms. But units had actual knowledge. As a result, frank nonsense with a bunch of pseudophysics, then the profession of anomaly on the internal organs of man.

2. Increased attention to anomalies. In their description – a sea of fantasy. And then – "merged" anogen and modification. In general, very few people invented truly entertaining superstructures for weapons. As if we have a literary competition for the invention of beautiful anomalies ..

3. Illogicality. Anomaly – ok, anogen – ok, modification – also ok, but there is no connection between them.

However, there were also enough interesting works. We add that we looked not at the volume of the written text, and even more so not at the ornate style, but the meaning. The idea itself was appreciated.

[Best Way] The fantasy of our audience was very pleased. The descriptions have many funny ideas that can be realized in https://sister-site.org/mister-x-casino/ the game with one degree or another of the finalization from the point of view of the gameplay. In addition, it was very pleasant to read about game elements that we have already implemented in the game in one way or another – this means that we are moving in the right direction.

The participants of the competition were much better than the weapon, which is modified by anogenes than the physical model of anomalies and methods of production of artifacts. We found problems in the absence of specific game situations, a weak connection between modification and gameplay and in too complex metamorphoses of the victims of anomaly and anogenes. Many ideas are difficult, and often impossible to visualize so that the player understands what is happening.

Some modifications, original at first glance, were completely meaningless in terms of the gameplay. For example, no one will lure the victim into a complicated trap in production (to get an artifact, you need to have special equipment processed using the produced artifact, for which some other ingredients are needed) if the sacrifice can be riddled with nails with nails.

However, we repeat, we are very happy about the results of the competition. The fantasy of our future players is simply amazing!

Well, we finally go to the winners?

Note : Next, we give full versions of the work. Climb under the cuts, but keep in mind – there is a lot of text. Very informative, but stock up on time!

First place. “This guy needs a game designer!"

Author of the idea: Anton Zakaryavichus

Anton Zakaryavichus sent us as many as well -developed and thoughtful gameplay ideas, and the first commentary of the developers was: “This guy needs to be in the game designers! »Studying the ideas of Anton, we could not decide which one to note – all eight could equally successfully be embodied in the New Union. There is a gravitational anomaly, and a portal gun, and even an anomaly of the “mother of mutants”, from which the blood in the veins is crushed, and many more, and many more.

The strength of the works of Anton – the implementation. Ideas are not only interesting and thoughtful to the smallest details, but also implemented in practice. In addition, the author sent many masterfully painted illustrations, which completely designated his superiority. Congratulations to you, Anton!

Four selected work awaits you under the cut.

Mother of mutants, a portal, distorting and gravitational anomalies

Biomorphic anomaly ("mother of mutants")

Anogen: Large, saline-white stones that radiate special waves similar to salt deposits; mined from the insides of the "mother of mutants".

Anomaly inspiring fear in the bright minds of scientists of the new union. The area of action is average. It appears mainly in closed spaces (abandoned mines, tunnels, caves), but always in places of accumulation of different animals. Possesses a kind of otherworldly mind.

With the help of special waves that penetrate the brain and modifying its consciousness, the anomaly captures the body of a young mutant and gradually modifies its structure, DNA and structure, turning into a shapeless, extremely ugly living organism with tentacles and several rotary cavities equipped with razor-sustained teeth and able to erupt the jet of particularly aggressive acid into medium distances. At the same time, radiation intensifies (the radius of its action can reach half a kilometer), and more and more animals and mutants fall under the influence, which from now on become involuntary slaves of the “host”.

In such a swarm, up to fifty enslaved creatures can live. They supply the “owner” with food (they bring the extracted or voluntarily become food, or rather, biomaterial for further development) and serve as “struggle” with external irritants: for example, with animals who managed to not succumb to radiation (human does not succumb to him and human the brain due to its complex structure), and with stalkers who want to eradicate this infection.

In addition to radiation, it uses a heartbreaking roar for the return of “orders”, allowing monsters to be organized quickly.

Stalkers noticed that people are increasingly becoming the victims of creatures, and not even living next to those places where it lives. Apparently, the creature learned to organize from the mutants “raid groups” for the extraction of human genetic material. In addition, she tries to develop in herself the opportunity for self -cutting – for now, fortunately, to no avail. But most likely this is only a matter of time.

Weapon: Raven Crossbow

Scientists from the Research Institute of the New Union developed a semi -automatic composite two -year -old crossbow with an electric drive and optical sight. Especially for it, arrows (bolts) were created with special shells based on anogen of a biomorphic anomaly.

Firing range : high

Rate of fire : 40 shots per minute

Accuracy : high

Ammunition : small

Sinless

Color : black

Features of weapons : the enemy, in which they got an “anogenic” arrow, becomes the bearer of the Lighthouse-emitter, which calls and provokes to aggression of any mutant animal. All surrounding mutants run to the call to break the marked victim into pieces. If the arrow did not hit the target, the mutants will run away to where it stuck, and for some time they will violently protect their “their” territory from uninvited guests.

Arrows also inflict physical damage, additionally poisoning the victim, slightly slowing down and weakening it, and even can temporarily nail it to the wall or to the ground (if it falls on the foot).

If the arrow enters the mutant, his brothers in two accounts with him will be dealt with.

Sleep mode : The mode of euthanasia of mutants is also built into arrows. If you put a mutant and move closer to the place of the upcoming battle (in case the monsters are not nearby), after the launch of the main “anogenic” arrow, he will immediately wake up and begin to execute commands.

Anomaly "Portal"

Anogen : weakly vibrating stone with a purple tint.

Appear both in open spaces and in rooms. Existence and the frequency of occurrence – from several seconds to several years. There are in the form of an oval distorting light, circle or spheres with visible electromagnetic swirls. Can be almost imperceptible to the eye. Are located in the air (at different heights), on the ground, ceiling, walls. Diameter – from 1 to 3 m. Some stalkers say that even ten -meter.

The property of portals – to move the matter in space (players, opponents, monsters, objects and even other anomalies). Each portal has an entrance and exit. Some allow you to move back and forth without restrictions, some do not. There are stable and unstable, capable of closing immediately after use. Separate portals are able to transfer the player even to other dimensions. Where, however, not a warm welcome awaits them at all.

Although scientists have not yet been able to understand how these anomalies appear, this does not at all prevent the stalkers from mastering them. And the ability to use these not so rare phenomena on the battlefield and in conditions of severe post -apocalyptic life endlessly delight fighters and adventurers. Lure enemies or monsters into the portal, or even all at once – an insanely cheerful and effective activity! Even some mutants have learned to use these anomalies to hunt people.

Weapon : experimental portal gun (support weapons)

The fragmentary knowledge of the laws of the formation of portal abnormalities did not stop creating a portal gun with fantastic capabilities on the basis of anogen.

Range : average

Rate of fire : low, single shot with energy

Ammunition : limited

Area of coverage : Single goal

The shot is carried out quickly enough.

Has several firing modes.

Weapons are able to move enemies or allies when they get into them with a special energy supply. The goal is teleported to a random place in a radius of 100 to 300 meters in front of the shooter, which allows you to dissipate the ranks of enemies, break the groups, and move away from danger. Helps to remove allies from under the squall fire, move the wounded or simply change the location of the allied troops in order to get a tactical advantage (this regime does not require much energy).
Portal tunnel. Creates temporary through passages even in thick walls, which makes it possible to get into a previously unreasonable place, bypass the enemy from the flank or rear, lure especially dangerous monsters from shelters.
Portal disk. Launch a disk, which will “accept” all teleported objects in an arc for an average or close distance. That is, having launched the enemy’s disc through the window, you can teleport the command straight to the enemy behind the back! You can teleport any moved anomaly, explosives and even a mutant (a lot of energy is required).

Distorting anomaly

Anogen : a small translucent white crystal of irregular pseudo -cooled shape

Arises both in open spaces and in rooms; areas of action – small and medium. It looks like ripples in the air, with visible, blowing in different directions with strong winds.

Properties : distorts the law of inertia, twists the vector of body movement, changes the properties of phenomena and chemical reactions (electricity, fire, low temperatures). All rapidly flying objects randomly change the direction of movement.

The principle of action : bullets released by the player while in the anomaly or in her direction sharply and randomly change the direction of flight. A bullet flying in a straight line can fly in an arc in any direction. All physical shells receive an additional property of repeated ricochet. Direction and power of the spread and exposure of explosive waves, electric arches, flows of fire also change.

In practice, the effectiveness of firearms and other exotic weapons in the anomaly is sharply reduced, and the benefits of near -battle weapons are increasing. But if in a closed space open a squall fire of several guns with a very high rate of fire, in the area of action of the anomaly in the literal sense, lead rain will spill, which no one will succeed in hiding.

Weapon : a deeply modernized Shpagin submachine gun (PPSh-41).

Shells to it received almost supernatural properties thanks to the study of the principles of distorting anomaly and its reverse properties, as well as the introduction of its fragments into an electronic fire control unit. A second drum has been added to increase ammunition from 71 cartridges to 142. Additionally, a miniature portable source of energy requires.

Rate of fire : ~ 900

Ammunition : big

Firing range : 200 m

The accuracy of shooting : below the average

The properties of weapons : Thanks to the hard -explanable power of the super -electromagnetism of artifact, the bullets get the ability to change their ballistic and physical properties.

Shooting modes.

Weapons are able to shoot magnetized, self -correcting direction of flight with bullets. In order for the cartridges to receive this property, first it is necessary to get into the enemy by direct fire with a marker with a under-barrel grenade launcher. Then, thanks to the strength of the electromagnetic fields of the artifact, the bullets will fly to the target marker marked at a blunt angle along the arched trajectory (if the shooter will shoot not straight aiming, but in the other direction). The accuracy of the shooting falls the more, the farther the goal, or if you shoot at the opposite side of the goal. In addition, there is an opportunity to launch a command marker at the target, which will focus on the enemy all the allies' fire (unless, of course, they are armed with this weapon and this is the fire regime).
Due to the increase in the power of the electromagnetic field around the muzzle, the rate of fire increases by a third. This allows you to fire more effectively to suppress and apply the enemy more damage.
The bullets surrounded by a special electromagnetic field receive the ability to rickshest from the walls and objects of the situation from two to five times, significantly reducing the enemy’s survival in closed rooms (the more times the shell sred before getting into the target, the less damage he will cause).
Particular electromagnetic radiation helps weapons and bullets scan space and homing to objects with a powerful kinetic charge, flying towards high speed. This defensive ability allows you to destroy enemy shells (the accuracy of getting into large shells is much higher than in small -caliber), flying into a player or allies.
Bullets are endowed with medium penetration and are able to change the flight path. During the shooting of direct fire, if she manages to flash the body through, changes the direction of movement and flies to another closest player (for each bullet the effect works once).

PZD "Cauline"

Personal protective armor from composite materials, using proactive protection based on small quadrangular three -tier cells (are located in three layers) with a special explosive substance, as well as a high -frequency protective field based on angent anomalization. The shell flying to the protective field randomly changes the trajectory. Thus, you can reject up to half of the shells flying straight into the player.

If the shell penetrated the protective field, then for hundredths of a second before it breaks the cell, an explosive substance is triggered and a shock wave with a small shot destroys it. There are two more of the same. The armor completely closes the torso and on all sides is covered with containers of proactive protection.

Gravitational (anti -gravity) anomaly

Anogen : a small nugget resembling a piece of iron with a strong metallic shine, as if soaring in an inch above the ground.

It occurs both on plains, streets and in the forests, occupying hundreds of meters, and in rooms, and looks like ripples in the air (due to aerosol and electromagnetic distortions). It is characterized by a small level of radiation and a high level of electromagnetic radiation. The main feature is partial or complete abolition of gravity, and sometimes other related laws of physics. Players, monsters, objects (any, up to small buildings), under its influence, hang in the air and slow down a little, but continue to obey the laws of inertia. For example, a fast -running monster or player will retain the lion's share of speed in the abnormalities itself, which will allow him to perform unimaginable tricks and pirouettes in the air. If the object, before you please the anomaly, was motionless, it needs to leave the opportunity to move in zero gravity literally with the help of the power of thought; In addition, he will be able to change the direction of his inert movement with the help of an assistant firearms.

The effect is compared with staying in open space or on a planet with low gravity.

Gameplay features :

With the help of a gravitational anomaly, you can fall into inaccessible or inaccessible places, as well as where, under ordinary conditions, I would have to get to a very long time.

You can drag weighty key objects to where they need to be placed.

Weapon : Gravis-47

AK-47 modernized with under-barrel grenade launcher shooting anti-gravity grenades. Shoots at a small arcuate trajectory, under a small canopy.

The projectile has a regime of a complex mining – for a wider tactical application.

The grenade launcher shoots single shots, ammunition is limited.

Firing range – average.

It is possible to automatically fire using an automatic cartridge.

The effect of a grenade : on medium sizes, the area for a short time is superimposed the effect of a gravitational anomaly. The enemy, who fell under its influence, can be confused and losing tactical superiority, his team game will be disorganized, and he himself will not be able to conduct targeted fire as effectively as if he had confidently stood on a hard surface. At this moment, opponents become especially vulnerable to plump fire.

But the opposite effect is also possible – dexterous players will be able to benefit from the current circumstances, turning the advantage of the enemy into their own, because thanks to the effect of anti -gravity, you can move the character in any planes, which will leave the enemy’s fire and find a good position for response to response.

Can be used both with the support of the enemy of the Union forces advancing on the strengthening of the enemy (using shells straight to their troops), and with the support of the retreating, increasing the mobility and tactical capabilities of the allies.

In the mode of mines, the shell released at a distant or close distance does not detonate, but remains inactive until someone approaches it and the experimental motion sensor will react to vibration.

Gravitational mace (near -battle weapons)

A secret experimental weapon created on the basis of a gravitational anomaly with monstrous destructive force.

The base is collected from particularly durable materials. An artifact -based device was invested in the nucleus of the shock “head”, capable of increasing the internal mass of the shock structure a thousand times in a fraction of a second. That is, in practice, the shock part of the head in a moment, when the weapon touched the enemy and is about to convey kinetic energy, increases its mass from 4 to 4000 kg for a split second, maintaining the initial speed. The impact force is transmitted to the opponent, and the mass of the shock element is returned to the original indicator of 4 kg. Result: the enemy receives crushing damage. This is the first property.

In addition, the mace is able to radiate a powerful force field at the time of the blow, which is why all opponents who are one or two meters from the player fly in different directions, getting damage. If during the fall they run into trees, walls or interior items, the damage increases.

[Gambling.ru] Anton's work is one of the few not containing obvious flaws. Attention is equally paid to anomalies, anogenes and modifications, and all three components are logically linked to each other. In itself, the use in the game opens up exciting prospects and does not contradict either the laws of the gameplay, or the world of the "new union". The author is also fine with the imagination.

Work perfectly commented on Best Way, and we will note a curious thing. One in the editorial office of Anton's idea was terribly liked. Others, on the contrary, seemed secondary and banal. Best Way was offered to give him the first place and the part of the editorial office who appreciated his work at “Wow!"And" The cut above all that was sent to the competition ". What is the opinion?

[Best Way] Mother of mutants : a well-thought-out ligament of the anomalous zone, monsters that live in anomalies, anogen and modifications based on psi-ability. Just a great job.

Portal : the idea is not new, but described well. The gaming mechanism based on portals allows you to create a lot of puzzles that few people get tired. Modifications of angery weapons open up wide tactical capabilities in battle.

Distorting anomaly : An excellent anomaly for creating areas in which the effectiveness of near -fight weapons is higher than that of the rifle, which will diversify the gameplay. Anogen on the basis of an electromagnetic field in this work is maximally worked out in terms of logic.

Gravity anomaly : A cheerful anomaly with flights in the anti -gravity field is seen with the preservation of the impulse and ricochet from different surfaces – a lot of tactical possibilities. Modifications of weapons from different categories increase the value of anogen.

Second place. Gate to the subspace

Author of the idea: Denis Taratonov

In second place is a spatial anomaly "Mirage" , which drags away all the “second phase” that entered into another world, where incomprehensible creatures live, vaguely resembling snakes. A person who falls into a parallel dimension cannot really move, loses orientation in space and becomes the prey of local residents. Immediately recalls Stephen King's story “Fog” (or his film adaptation of “Mla”), in which the American town fell into the power of creatures from a parallel measurement.

Anogen, extracted from an anomaly "Mirage", is used in grenades. He threw it into the crowd – the crowd went to the "second phase". As the author describes: “The creatures who are in the“ second phase ”receive random damage. Then, living or dead, they again fall into our world. He seems to attract them back. This journey greatly acts on the psyche, panic (aggression to his own and strangers) and fear are possible ".

[[Bullet]] may be that for a few seconds a person who has gone to the “second phase” will return with such a skeleton.

Anomaly "Mirage" and the anogen "Blue Clay"

Anomaly "Mirage"

Ee features: Invisible and intangible.

The history of the discovery: was open by accident. A special intelligence officer entered one of the residential buildings, whose counter -heiger meter showed a deadly dose of radiation. Surprisingly, people lived there for a long time and did not experience any negative consequences. Soviet physicists investigated the anomaly and determined that it was a phase indignation, the center of which is a certain subject on the “that” side. Further experiments made it possible to create equipment that made it possible to synchronize the conditional artifact (anogen) with the phase of our measurement. It was decided to conduct experience in transferring anogen to our world.

The first success almost turned into a disaster. It turned out that the manifested anogen also took part of his world with him – he would be charged with strange snake -shaped translucent creatures. Apparently, in shock and confusion from the transition, they rushed to the equipment and people. Fortunately, the experiment took place outside the victory, which means there was an armed detachment of security. Soviet soldiers immediately opened fire and defended scientists.

Anogen First caused disappointment: a plastic mass of blue, completely inert, according to the devices. It seemed that everything was in vain, but there was a positive reaction to the electric discharge. Under the influence of current, the clay glowed the stronger, the more powerful the current was. Beautiful, but useless. It was decided to take several photos for the report that recognized the meaningless study of the “blue clay”, or blue. Physicist Georgy Frolov connected to a piece of clay 3×3 cm measuring instruments (as he himself then said – for a boring effect), a couple of electrodes and prepared to photograph.

Equipment breakdown changed the course of the routine task. A high -power impulse was filed on the clay that activated it. Flared up, and George, the table and part of the equipment disappeared. As it turned out later, the capture diameter was 3.14 meters. Sirens howled, people peered intently into the instruments and window of the artifact camera, thinking what to do. However, after thirty -seven seconds, a scientist, a table and part of the equipment in a certain anti -spike returned back.

But in what form! The table is dispersed, the devices are broken, George Frolov is seriously wounded. The space where he visited was decided to name the second phase. Frolov describes it as a place where it began to twist and twirl it, the earth was not felt, and in addition it seemed to be drawn in different directions, blood flooded to his head and eyes. Visibility was very limited, but nearby were already familiar translucent snake -like creatures. The scientist found the courage and self -control to take a blind manner before they attacked him. Snakes tore a protective costume on their hands and back, inflicted several lacerated wounds, bit their hands and hips. Fortunately, George withstood this test and returned. Of the photographs taken by him, only one can be called more or less successful, the rest are blurred and spoiled. What he saw and managed to shoot is classified, but we can say that the second phase is a place deeply hostile to man and all living things in our world.

As a result of all this, blue clay completely burned out, it was impossible to use it again. Subsequent experiments with the remaining mass of “blue” allowed to establish that an increase in clay mass is more than a specific value does not entail an increase in the transfer zone. The supply of currents of greater power also did not entail anything new (say, the creation of the portal). Items that exceed the size of the transfer zone, for example, a tank or earthly firmament, did not move, and the mannequins that fell into the second phase and animals received different amounts of damage. Apparently, in the second phase there are slightly less hostile places, where physically and mentally strong man in protective equipment will be able to defend and hold out until returning, receiving relatively small damage. But there are places where nothing will help him. Of the twenty displaced pigs, one returned almost whole, eight wounded, six deadly wounded or death, four completely torn to pieces, and one did not return at all (!).

It could not be achieved about the most successful, and the project was transferred to the experimental weapons laboratory, where phase mines (FAM-1) and manual grenades (Farg-1) were developed. One of the laboratories of the Tafr created a field set for the manifestation of anomalies of the Mirage type and gathering blue clay. It includes three folding antennas and a device for calculating their installation places and launching the phase transition.

How special intelligence officers are looking for a “mirage” and blue clay?

At first, our brave comrades with the help of a Geiger counter are looking for an anomaly place. It is noteworthy in that the testimony of the device begins to go off abruptly, without the transition from low values to high. Pressing the button on the device notes on the map the place of installation of visualization antennas (the search can be designed as a mini-game). Antennas are installed by a triangle, noting the area of anomaly. Their installation and activation causes the transition of anomaly to a visible and tangible state. A artifact appears from nothing and falls to the ground. In appearance and consistency, it resembles blue clay; enough of it for several grenades or mines. Do not forget about the "guests" who appear with him.

Why do you need blue clay?

In the postwar years, Soviet gunsmiths began to make simple and inexpensive German grenades M-24. After the opening of the properties of the "blue" it turned out that they are great for modernization. The explosive was replaced by clay, and a powerful capacitor was inserted into the handle, which produced the pulse five seconds after pulling out the cord. In a similar way, the usual anti -personnel mine was redone.

The action of this weapon following. When activating blue clay, it and living organisms in a certain radius briefly return to the native measurement of "blue". This measurement is hostile to living organisms from our phase, and those who are there receive a random amount of damage. Then, living or dead, they again fall into our world. He seems to attract them back. This journey greatly acts on the psyche, panic (aggression to his own and strangers) and fear are possible.

Unfortunately, due to the relative rarity of the “Mirage” anomaly, the production of phase weapons could not be put on stream; It is rare and exclusively in special intelligence.

[Gambling.ru] First of all, the “Mirage” gives a huge plot potential. Subspace or even individual parallel worlds – this is almost always interesting and unusual, remember at least Half-Life. According to the author’s descriptions, the “second phase” is more like a sort of subspace pocket where parasites live. Who knows, maybe they could also be involved in an unexpected turn of history? In the end, we saw such plots in many fantastic books and TV shows like “Doctor Who”.

The grenades themselves, of course, are not very – in fact, these are ordinary grenades, but!.. One important but. Visualization. If, instead of a boring explosion after throwing a grenade, a crowd of people with screams and otherworldly rumble will pull a flock of snakes into the ground, and then the corpses will spit back, it will be grandiose.

From the weaknesses-“Mirage” is one of the works of the class “And let's create a game inside the game!". In essence, it is proposed to develop a whole system for the sake of an ornate but not too effective way to kill opponents. But – is still impressive!

[Best Way] A good idea of a spatio-temporal anomaly. It can be useful for organizing areas for the set of combat experience of the character. Anogen from the point of view of the gameplay is not very interesting. The game will have enough "cheap" grenades.

Third place. Ghosts of past years

Author: Pavel Viktorovich

Let us give the floor to the author: “Dejavu refers to constant phenomena existing for decades. Therefore, in populated areas, its location is known to all local. […] Outwardly, it manifests itself in the good preservation of buildings, furniture and things – wallpaper, paintings, windows, paint does not break, there are no rust, light bulbs are whole and burning. All this creates confident confidence in the uninitiated person ".

Pavel, whose work receives third place from us, came up with an anomaly that returns what was lost. Shows a happy and carefree life to the Caribbean crisis and the exchange of nuclear warheads. Allows you to plunge into the past. And also ghosts of long -dead people … What a scope for plot quests!

An object is hidden inside the anomaly, when approaching which the player begins to lose memories (in the game – experience), and it is worth taking it, as the ghosts of the past attack. The task is to get out. With each contact with ghosts (the author calls them chronodes), the player loses even more experience and runs the risk of getting out of anomaly, having lost several levels. However, you are completely immortal inside (your experience becomes your life) and, besides, you can find your own chronodna, which will protect you.

With the help of anogen “Memory” you can make an unclear machine, self-healing grenades or even return the money after buying something back to the wallet.

Anomaly "Dejavu" and the Anogen "Memory"

The name of the anomalies : Deja vu

Places of education and area : an anomaly is great and occupies a room, floor, house, and sometimes large territories. It is always formed where there were or are human buildings, that is, where there was active human activity before the war or after it.

Properties and method of detection : Deja vu refers to constant phenomena and has existed for decades. Therefore, in populated areas, its location is known to all local. It happens that people live inside if an anomaly occupies part of the residential areas.

Outwardly, it manifests itself in the good preservation of buildings, furniture and things – wallpaper, paintings, windows, paint does not break, there are no rust, the bulbs are whole and burning. All this creates confident confidence in the uninitiated person. And at times causes shock – in the middle of the desert stands a house without a part of the walls and floors. And if you are present when the anomaly is formed and see how the building materializes ..

And ghosts. More precisely, the intangible chronodes of people and monsters, the embodiment of the events of the past, who has long or recently. Sometimes still living people. Sometimes they say. Sometimes you can talk to them. Sometimes they show key events of the past. Sometimes you can see yourself. How much space for the plot and quests!

A way to extract an artifact: Deja vu is very widespread. True, this is compensated by the fact that in its entire “life” (decades), only two or three artifacts have been formed inside.

In the usual state, dejavu is non -gas. When memory arises in it, too, but conditionally. People lose low memories (just burning experience). The closer to the artifact, the stronger the effect. After standing in the center, you can determine which item received unusual properties (stone, a tin can, any garbage), they are small. The higher the skill of working with artifacts, the faster it turns out to determine.

When the booter of artifacts picks up memory, the test begins. Memories are lost faster (experience is burned already in certain percentage of the level, quickly reducing the level). This is irreversible harm. Several levels are immediately lost, and gradually they decrease. This is temporary harm within the anomaly, weakening the hero. The player receives immunity to all conditions, including death, and monstrous regeneration. This is a bonus during the test.

Many hostile, material for the hero of chronodes. They are dangerous for the hero, and the hero is dangerous for them. Chronodnikhniki will not be able to harm any third parties, and third parties will not be able to harm chronodes. This is a test.

Purpose: to break out of the dejavu. Its peculiarity is in the impossibility of dying; If health is at zero, the player loses consciousness and the penalty amount of experience and comes to his senses with 50–70% of health, constant burning of experience as a percentage of the real level, strongly weakened due to a temporary decrease in the level.

Among the chronodes can be the chronodic of the hero. If the hero has reached the heights in working with artifacts, then in the test the chronodic will fight on his side. After leaving dejavu, everything stops, the selected object scatters into dust, the memory particles stretch to each other and form a sand ball.

Application: Memory has the property of chronoregeneration; They can cover things – with a different effect.

Large firearms becomes unvaded (repair is not needed), and its reliability is 100% (the impossibility of misfires and jamming), the details are self -healing and self -cleaned. It is useless to cover cold weapons, because all the wounds he caught instantly heals. But the presence of such weapons in the inventory gives a bonus to medical skills and medical entry outside the battle. If you get a scalpel, the bonus will be larger.

For pistols, the effect is the same that the large firearms, but the revolvers also restore cartridges – without reloading, very quickly and during shooting. Grenades are revived at the place of the explosion, and with high skills in working with artifacts – in the inventory. The armor is repaired over time, but very slowly, but accelerated passes negative states.

Depending on the skill, you can modify the clips, and in each you will get several regenerating cartridges. Freely used with other artifacts. You can modify the wallet, and a small amount of money will become irreplaceable (problems with the law are attached).

Note : Deja vu is very great, and smaller abnormalities with artifacts can form in it.

[Gambling.ru] Of course, "dejavu" is a plot anomaly, and nothing else. It is difficult to realize a bunch of such pieces, but two or three per game-why not? A clear and atmospheric picture stands in front of my eyes. Night. Flaw dogs on the moon. Children's swing creaks from the wind. Dark houses come from all sides. Waste foliage started dancing. And suddenly the darkness cuts the light – warm, yellow, and followed by pre -war music. In one of the abandoned apartments, ghosts celebrate the New Year.

For yellowish curtains, people dance and have fun whose life has not yet happened. We go into the dilapidated house, climb the gloomy staircase and open the door into the past. Tangerines, olivier, champagne … Women in beautiful outfits smile, men welcome and take off our hats before us. Only a radio receiver shining with unhealthy blue light stands out. We come up, raise … music is silent. For a second or two, everyone in the room silently looks at us, and then rush with a squeal and screams: “Give! This is ours! This is our life! I went away! Thief! The kidnapper of memories! ", Their faces are distorted, the bodies lose their human traits … We run that there is urine, but the apartment turns into a maze, from which it is not so easy to get out.

In our opinion, this anomaly works on the atmosphere more powerful than any other. Bravo, author! But the implementation of the weapon could, of course, think over and better.

[Best Way] An anomaly resembles one of the basic scenario anomalies in the game. The effect is very interesting, but it is not easy to realize it: in fact, each interaction with an anomaly is a mini-historian. Only on it one could build a game, but then there will be no room for another and the whole game will turn into a continuous “deja vu”. Therefore, in the New Union, the player will interact with an anomaly only a few times, in the key points of the plot. And although the author described what Zorichi came up with (Dmitry and Yana, if you are hiding under the author, it's time to admit!), work deserves attention. Anogen, reducing the wear of weapons and armor, take into the game, but its production will be associated with another anomaly.

The ruler of other people's destinies

The author of the idea: Alexander Farutin

Hereinafter, we talk about work that did not receive prizes, but nevertheless were close to the leading pedestal. To everyone who liked the Universe of the "New Union", we are very advised to read!

Alexander sent us four anomalies, but only one liked – "Pinocchio". Its strength is the original feed and unusual use. An anomaly is something not ephemeral, but quite visible – white threads hanging from trees. So look at both, otherwise you risk falling into the trap. The ropes will entangle you and will slowly suck your life until you cut them.

But then, with the help of these threads, you can build a trap and for half a minute to capture the consciousness of the victim, which will fall into it. You will see her with your eyes and you can even manage it.

[[Bullet]] who does not want to “ruin” such a charming monster? If the Buratino anomaly fell into the game, we would have such an opportunity.

Anomaly "Pinocchio" and anogen of omnipotence

Located on the trees and looks like shaggy white threads with hooks at the ends. If the player has a trap, he has fifteen seconds to cut or gnaw the threads (when the counting begins, the screen is gradually blurred and finally makes it completely white). If the player does not have time to free himself, he becomes a puppet ("pins") and the game ends. The player can meet other characters in these loops. They can attack you, because you pose a threat to threads. The threads themselves eat at the expense of the victim and gradually suck out life from it.

If a living character is released from threads, he will gradually become a normal person with a normal memory, but nothing will remember anything about being in the status of Pinocchio. When you are freed from the threads, they remain in your hands, and you can make traps from them. For example, stretching: knocking it down, a person for thirty seconds becomes your eyes and ears, your puppet. The camera is transferred to it, and you play them in the first person (shoot, go through traps), but if it dies, you receive part of the damage and you as the owner.

[Gambling.ru] If the New Union will have stealth elements and espionage, the anogen from this anomaly will become very useful. Putting a trap correctly, you can lure the sentry in it, and then explore the territory with its help or arrange sabotage.

[Best Way] I liked it! Let's think about how to realize it. But we will most likely do not anomaly, but a monster.

Wedge wedge

The author of the idea: Alexander Zhuravlev

Alexander’s idea is simple: to create an almost invisible anomaly, the center of which will need to be reached very carefully. An anomaly is a maze of invisible barriers that beat bullets (stones, rockets – anything) back to the shooter.

Inside, the “Shield” angot rests, which can be put on the belt, and then a shield will appear in front of the hero, acting in approximately the same as an anomaly. All the bullets intended to you will fly back to the owner, and the shield itself will also absorb the features of the gun with which the hero walks. He will get a flamethrower – and a fiery shield will arise in front of it, frying enemies from one touch.

Anomaly "Barrier" and anogen "Shield"

Anomaly "Barrier" : located on the ground, has the appearance of a transparent shapeless wall with a diameter of about ten to fifteen meters. You can notice only by trembling air or using a detector (if any). To any physical contact of the outside world (bullets, stones, grenades, missile shells), the “wall” responds with increased dedication: if you shoot at it or throw a grenade, it will send the object back to the point of departure. In the "wall", of course, there are places where you can go without contact with the barrier. Another and/or several internal barriers awaits inside the player, depending on the complexity.

Anogen (artifact) "Shield" : when the player passes through the external and internal barriers of the anomalies (having groped out the gap with throwing knives, bolts, bullets, in general, throwing weapons), he will be available to a very useful anogen with protective properties that can be used for attack. The principle of anogen: when the player hangs him on the belt, a transparent shield appears in front of him at a distance of two to three meters, repulsing enemy charges. The player’s shells pass through the shield, the enemy shells are ricochet and fly further at an increased speed.

Than this anogen is useful for weapons?

If, when using this anogen, the player picked up any gunshot weapons, shells produced through the shield, fly faster and, accordingly, apply more damage, which can help with fast armored opponents. The shield can help with this property in a tense battle at distant distances, when there is no time to calculate the trajectory of the bullet, but you need to shoot back.

With all this, the weapon with which the player walks during the use of this anogen is endowing the shield with its properties, which allows you to use the power of the shield for close combat: for example, in your hands Tesla-gun or flamethrower, and there are many fast creatures that can get to you For a share of seconds.

If in such a situation in your hands, for example, Tesla-gun, a shield is turned on, when the enemies approach a distance of two to three meters (there is a shield at this distance), the shield will react with the property of the chosen weapon (in this case Tesla) and gives the enemy How to feel the power of ampere!

The same thing if the player was holding a flamethrower and used this anogen: the shield will set fire to an approaching enemy, and you don’t even have to press on the trigger!

[Gambling.ru] Anomaly, of course, is a little unfinished. What if you throw the bolt into the barrier, it will fly off our forehead? And if you scatter properly and crash? But, one way or another, it is implemented quite simply, and the personal shield created by anogen is a definitely useful thing. We doubt, however, in the Universe of the "New Union" this thing from the arsenal of the green lantern will be appropriate.

[Best Way] Described an anomaly that resembles an anomaly of the Labyrinth already introduced into the game, but the action of anogen did not fully think. However, the idea of the shield, which reflects the attack with the same type of influence as the enemy uses, seems interesting. You need to try.

Deceptive simplicity

The author of the idea: uzumaki naruto

This work is a great demonstration that it was not necessary to write tons of text to enter the list of the best. Moreover, it was possible to write with a bunch of spelling errors (we searched, but believe me, there were a lot).

Here is the full – we emphasize, complete! – description. “The anomaly“ fog ”is the light fluctuations of air that cause a hallucination in the form of an endless corridor, according to which mutants are chasing you. You can still fall into the room where the "demonic eye" lies. If you attach it to the machine, he will be able to change the type of cartridges to incendiary and stun the enemy. Grows into a weapon, and the latter at the same time begins to glow ".

[Gambling.ru] Archpriest, but at the same time entertaining anomaly. Although the appointment of anogen is slightly primitive – the ideas about incendiary cartridges sent to us a total of twenty pieces, if not more.

[Best Way] We took the game – a great idea to create microdanzhi to fill experience and collect production. I liked the artifact too.

Incendiary cocktail

Author of the idea: Evgeny Nikulin

It was rightly reasoning that in the post -apocalyptic union everywhere garbage and glass, Eugene proposed an anomaly “blender”, the action of which depends on weather conditions. On a sunny day, an anomaly forms a dome of glass, which burns everything under it, and at night or in cloudy weather, fragments turn into a hundred small blades and chop all within an anomaly, like a blender.

Anomaly in the anomaly is two types. The first is a glass tube that can be put on an automatic machine as a muffler, and it will set fire to flying cartridges. The second is a lens that can be built into optical sights (an increase, of course, will increase). The author also described the body armor consisting of fragments of an anomaly that refract the light, making the owner invisible.

[[Bullet]] Apparently, “Blender” is the very place in factories and in other industrial places.

Anomaly "blender", incendiary cartridges, optics and invisibility

I tried to come up with an anomaly taking into account that it did not seem in the post -apocalyptic world of a foreign and foreign. Once the circle and ruins, therefore, everywhere and everywhere fragments and fragments of glass (from which I tried to create an anomaly).

In an inactive state, it is an area covered with fragments of glass on the ground, above which slightly visible evaporation (like a foggy haze) sway. But it is worth someone to enter this area, and fragments soar into the air. Particularly large forms form a semblance of a dome and begin, accumulating sunlight, burning everything inside, like a huge magnifying glass, and smaller ones – all inside the shirt (like blades in a blender), inflicting cruel wounds to the player.

Perhaps these stages of the anomalies are manifested due to various weather conditions, that is, burning occurs only in clear sunny weather, or maybe this anomaly will only have a part of the properties I described (here the developers will decide).

Anogens in the anomaly are two types.

The first looks like a glass tube (or a ring, as if covered with a film), which is installed, for example, in a flame arrester or instead of a muffler and, collecting light, ignites cartridges, setting fire to the enemy.

The second option looks like its reduced copy, that is, a lens from glass fragments. It can be installed both in an optical sight, for incredibly increasing multiplicity, and, for example, instead of the platelet plate … Because of this, the anogen begins to refract the streams of light, making the character almost transparent (although, possibly, invisible).

[Gambling.ru] It is difficult to call this anomaly (and even more so anogen) realistic. There should be a lot of glass to arrange a meat grinder – these are not two or even three broken windows. However, you can imagine this in the game easily and simply as realizing. Although here, of course, developers know better.

[Best Way] Work is thought out in all aspects. The anomaly itself, its appearance, behavior, thought out the interaction of the player with an anomaly, moreover, more than that, there are additional effects depending on the external conditions. Interesting anogen. In addition, all effects are easily implemented technically and will not cause misunderstandings and false interpretations. With a high probability in the game will be!

Motyl bullets

Author of the idea: Anton Filippov

Anton came up with an anomaly that is a bottomless well. No, no dead girls crawl out of there, but it’s better not to fall into it. As the author indicates, a person who has fallen into the well will fall endlessly until he dies from exhaustion. That is, according to the idea of an anomaly is dangerous only at the first meeting, and even if curiosity overpower the instinct of self -preservation.

In the anomalies “well”, the Black Sun Anogenes is born, which must be lured to the surface with a flashlight ray. In the future, it can be installed on rifle and throwing weapons – shells will fly into the light, whether it be a bonfire, lamp or enemy lamp. Sort of self -assembled bullets at night.

[[Bullet]] “Black Sun” would force enemies to turn off the lanterns and shoot almost blind.

Anomaly "Well" and the Anogen "Black Sun"

It manifests itself differently. It may look like a well (sorry for the tautology), a vertically set pipe, a sewer hatch, etc. The bottom line is that the well is a hole in the unknown. If you look inside, you will not see neither walls nor the bottom – you know, perhaps they are simply not. Light penetrating inside (for example, a ray of a lantern) will also not show its borders, although it will highlight objects that have entered there from the outside – dust, stones, bullets, bullets. The source of light dropped into the well will fall until it disappears from sight.

Influence on humans.

The well itself is harmless, unless you fall into it. Otherwise, the stalker (I apologize if you use another term to describe people) will probably fall endlessly with some constant speed until it dies from exhaustion (according to the results of experiments with inanimate objects; not a single stalker, of course, could tell , what is the actual action of the anomaly).

Anogen: "Black Sun" (hereinafter).

To get the emergencies from the well, you have to get up. This anogen is strangely interacts with photons, as a result of which the illuminated area becomes a kind of magnetic field: the emergency is attracted to light sources and repels from unlit areas, therefore at night it randomly moves to the well, and in the daytime it rises closer to the surface. Stalkers came up with an original way of emergency production. In daylight, usually at the end of the day, when the emergency room is at the most achievable natural height, stalkers throw a rope into the well with a light source attached to it and thus “fish”. Sometimes it is possible to pull out two or three pieces for entry.

Another option, more suitable for gameplay, – especially skillful stalkers at sunset begin to shine with a lantern in a well. Когда тьма спускается на землю, поднявшиеся за день ЧС быстро «прилетают» на свет фонаря, подталкиваемые тьмой. This takes a little more time and you need to be able to choose the right time when the emergency at the peak of possible heights.

Using anogen.

With the help of emergencies, you can improve the rifle and throwing weapons. Throwing knives, arrows and bullets with an emergency tips can adjust their trajectory in a dark place, focusing on enemy lanterns (however, during the day they will go up to the sun, and in the dark they can fly to a bonfire or another, stronger than a lantern , light source).

Using emergencies, you can assemble a compass-surrounder whose shooter will indicate the location of the nearest light source (enemy with a lantern; minuses are the same as in the previous paragraph, but can be used to get to a stalker camp, for example). In addition, with the help of emergencies, you can improve the rate of fire of the machine guns (the bolt will be faster to return to the starting position, attracted by a flash of weapons gunpowder (but you will have to put a limiter of the number of shots on the weapon, otherwise it will simply shoot all the cartridges in the store for one long line).

[Gambling.ru] One of the few relatively safe anomalies, which, of course, should also take place in the New Union. Two points are notable: “Fishing” with a flashlight and the original use of the artifact. The bullets are self -entering the source of light – this is interesting, especially when it is necessary to break a couple of lamps in order to sneak unnoticed, or in large night skirmishes.

[Best Way] Funny anomaly, but it is not clear what is its role in the game. The anogen requires the study of special game situations sharpened for the use of a particular artifact, and this is not very useful for the game as a whole. But nevertheless, the idea hooked and, perhaps, will germinate with some improvements.

You see the wall? No? And she is!

Author of the idea: Alexey Khomchenko

Alexey sent us two remarkably designed work, but only one received passing points on the vote – “Labyrinth”. An anomaly is an otherworldly maze, according to which harmless ghosts roam with scorched eyes (this is associated with many blinded victims of nuclear strokes). The difficulty is that part of the walls of the labyrinth is invisible, while others, on the contrary, are visible, but permeable.

Invisible barriers modified by anogenes, but some walls for the enemy become transparent for the enemy.

Anogen "Labyrinth" and invisible walls

Work was sent as a holistic picture.

[Gambling.ru] Labyrinth with ghosts (which also comes from the eye sockets) see us very atmospheric, especially if the ghosts are still dangerous. But the implementation of the anogen is in doubt: everything is well described, but how it will look in practice? The halluckering enemy will rush from side to side and crash into invisible walls? Not very spectacular.

[Best Way] There is already a similar anomaly in the game. But the author could not know about it, so we believe that he is well done!

How new

The author of the idea: Lexwhynot

Anomaly with an uncomplicated named "Dye" dangerous primarily for things worn on a character. She is rapidly aging all the inorganic, so, having stayed inside for too long, you risk it in the shortest possible time to wear your body armor and brand new boots. The author describes as an example a playground, where everything is covered with rust and destroyed, with the exception of the sandbox and fungus above it.

“But an amazing novelty and cleanliness is distinguished by a sandbox, where a fungus, which should rise with an ugly rusty community above dirty concrete sand, looks like it was painted yesterday,” the author writes.

The “Serebryanka” that appears in the anomalies can be used to process things that will become more wear -resistant after that for the modification of firearms, the bullets of which will be much more killer.

[[Bullet]] Ino, that fungus would look very suspicious if there were so many rust on it.

Anomaly "Paint", anogen "Serebryanka" and "Supervisor"

The only effect of her – ancient things look like new.

Sets mainly next to technogenic objects – in an open place. For example, on the playground, where the slide and swing were covered with rust and mold, and the horizontal bar is so dilapidated that an attempt to perform a gymnastic exercise on it may end in a fall in dirty oily puddles. But the sandbox is distinguished by amazing novelty and purity, where a fungus, which should rise with an ugly rusty bulk above dirty concrete sand, looks like it was painted yesterday. And sand – sand also surprises with purity; It is even noticeable for brand new children's toys.

The story of an eyewitness.

“Old -timers tried not to approach such places. But the green youths sometimes by stupidity or out of hopelessness went into them. And, most amazing, nothing catastrophic happened to them. In the end, a group of enthusiasts (or madmen) dared to study, and this is what it was possible to find out: if the technique, weapons, clothes or any other inanimate object will be in the anomaly zone for a long time, it will be growing up very quickly and worn out. Other negative consequences were not revealed.

It was not possible to find out anything about the anogenes of this anomaly until one of the youths hid in it from the mutants. He reached the camp by a miracle, remained almost naked, but the boots were intact, moreover, as new. And then he remembered that he had stepped into some silver, similar to the spilled mercury of a puddle, and, indeed, on his boots there was a raid in some places … "

Anogen, similar to a silver plaque, at a sufficiently large concentration accumulates into a puddle similar to a spilled “silver”, for which he got his name. Gathering in flasks. The texture of objects under its influence begins to give in silver. Increases wear resistance when used, for example, in the form of lubrication.

Weapons – “Vypsy”, is a modified version of the Kalashnikov assault rifle and has a great advantage in the characteristics in comparison with the rest of the weapon. Anogen is used to increase ballistic characteristics of bullets. Under the influence of “silver”, that is, passing through the battery part in the “supercharger”, bullets are hardened, increasing their penetration ability, reducing friction and increasing the firing range by polishing the surface of the bullet.

[Gambling.ru] The anomaly primarily works for the atmosphere – the author successfully described an abandoned playground with perfectly clean and as if a new fungus in the sandbox. A clear image immediately arises before my eyes. But in terms of gameplay anomaly and anogenes are not very inspired.

[Best Way] A wonderful idea that is based on the use of contrasts in the visual series, and can be organically woven into the history of the world and the gameplay. As they say, cheap and angry!

Thanks to all the participants, we were very interested (albeit hard due to volumes) read your ideas! We will contact three winners in the near future and tell you how to get their prizes. Meet in the following competitions! And we wish success to the developers of the "New Union"!

They worked on summing up the results:

From the editors of "Gambling.RU ": Tatyana Shvets (primary selection of work) , Oleg Chimde (Secondary selection, affixing assessments, final text) , Denis Davydov (editing, voting) , Artemy Kozlov (participation in the vote) , Anna Polyanskaya (post -cutting text).

From the studio Best Way (all game designers ): Dmitry is not good (creation of enncounters, atmosphere of the living world), Maxim Tishakov (Creation of quests with alternative interchanges, as well as anomalies), Andrey Kholokholov (setting up game objects, in particular weapons, and creating modifications for weapons), Igor Svetikov (leading game designer, screenwriter and director, creative center of the team), Julia Romanova (organization of the work process, the introduction of game chips and quality control).