[ti]demon[/ti]MANTIS REBORN / What happened to the original Mantis (FULL)
Aug 4, 2016 19:26:51 GMT -5
Post by Caustra on Aug 4, 2016 19:26:51 GMT -5
Hey guys, this is Caustra, the guy you probably remember as the guy to start the megacollab known as Mantis. Well, the original Mantis didn't work out, so we are starting a new one, just comment below with your IGN if you want to enter.
Level: Mantis
Difficulty: Easy/Medium Demon
Song: Mantis Shrimp Showdown by BoomKitty
Song Offset: 75 seconds (1:15)
Max Members: 6
We have a Discord group where we will discuss this collab, and just anything to do with it I guess. Leave your Discord tag below, and I'll try to add you, and send you the link to join the Discord chat.
1) Caustra 0:00 - 0:15 (offset: 75)
2) Mouad 0:16 - 0:30 (offset: 90) (lead in to the drop)
3) TwitZ 0:31 - 0:45 (offset: 105) (start of the drop)
4) tdtd27 - 0:46 - 1:00 (offset: 120)
5) Experience F - 1:01 - 1:15 (offset: 135)
6) Sansper - 1:16 - 1:30 (offset: 150)
The final part, or the 7th part, is just a little ending I'll throw together.
UPDATE 4:
Yeah, I know the parts are changing quite a bit right now. Just want to explain everything. First of all, this collab is a DominuS collab because everyone on the list right now is in DominuS, but will probably post it on my GD account, unless we make a DominuS account by then. Second of all, oh wait, I don't have a second-of-all. Okay bye
UPDATE 3:
Well, I managed to get at least 2 people from the original Mantis in, that's exciting.
UPDATE 2:
I have footage of my part, if anyone is interested:
youtu.be/wo17cSm1N3A
UPDATE:
Here are some screenshots of my part so far, if anyone else wants their screenshots posted, I'll put it here.
This first one right here is just some of the gameplay and deco in my part. I went for a unique deco style, I wasn't dissapointed.
This one is the custom background for my part. It's supposed to be sort of like a pixelated mountain scene, but whatever.
This last one is the wave section in my part. I really like the rigid design of everything.
So, the part I'd assume some of you would want to hear. What happened.
So, the collab was going fine, for quite a while too. I had everyone set up in a Skype room (I didn't know what discord was at the time, plz don't hurt me ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ). It took a few weeks, but finally, everyone had their parts finished, and sent them back to me. I was going to be the one to verify. Ecodust, or he is now known as Ethlin/Ethy, wanted to verify it, and normally, I would let anyone else verify, but I refused to give him a copy of the level after I had seen his channel.
From what I had seen, he hacked/auto'ed levels, and I didn't want that to happen to Mantis, so I refused to give it to him. I sent him screenshots, but for him, it wasn't enough. He wanted the whole level. When I refused, he got very mad. Spamming me on Skype. Raging hard. It was a mess. But, I had his part.
Then, after all the parts were done, I was ready to verify. I could easily get through all the other parts, except for one. This part still bugs me to this day. It was bennxt's part. Don't get me wrong, I liked his part, but the gameplay. It was absolutely frustrating. Worst of all, it seems to be specially designed so I couldn't nerf it, which drove me insane.
After a couple of weeks practicing and nerfing it, something horrible happened. You could say it was a Cataclysm ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), or even an absolute Bloodbath ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°). Okay, I'll stop.
You know that annoying level glitch that happened to Etzer on his level Aevius? Well, same thing happened to Mantis. I don't know what triggered it, but everything was ruined. Some parts were submerged too far in the ground. Other parts overlapped each other. And most of Mouad's part just vanished completely.
The only thing I learned from that is that RubRub doesn't like Mouad ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Either way, a few months later, I had all the parts restored. It took a lot of work. So, I went back to verifying, but obviously, I was kind of bored of Mantis at that point. It's hard to concentrate on a single project for a long time, especially if you're me.
Around the time I was repairing everything, I was invited by Eco/Ethlin/Ethy to his new clan, Estramental. I was really excited, as I had never been in a GD clan before, so I dropped everything for a bit, and helped out by beating the one demon I have beaten so many times I can practically do it in my sleep now: Syobon Action (probably because I have beaten the original Syobon Action in a "NO LIVES LOST" challenge, which tooks months of practice, but I'll save that for another day).
Then, Eco/Ethlin/Ethy abandon everyone in Estramental, and got in a fight with Mouad. He changed his name to Ethlin, and created A2, which I was a part of for some time, but he kicked me out for not being on every 3 days. Which is sad, because he is the one that understands that I have a super busy schedule better than anyone else.
Point is, I want to re-invent the past level. It was really good, but I believe it's time to put the past in the past.
Hope you enjoyed the story ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
- Caustra
Level: Mantis
Difficulty: Easy/Medium Demon
Song: Mantis Shrimp Showdown by BoomKitty
Song Offset: 75 seconds (1:15)
Max Members: 6
We have a Discord group where we will discuss this collab, and just anything to do with it I guess. Leave your Discord tag below, and I'll try to add you, and send you the link to join the Discord chat.
1) Caustra 0:00 - 0:15 (offset: 75)
2) Mouad 0:16 - 0:30 (offset: 90) (lead in to the drop)
3) TwitZ 0:31 - 0:45 (offset: 105) (start of the drop)
4) tdtd27 - 0:46 - 1:00 (offset: 120)
5) Experience F - 1:01 - 1:15 (offset: 135)
6) Sansper - 1:16 - 1:30 (offset: 150)
The final part, or the 7th part, is just a little ending I'll throw together.
UPDATE 4:
Yeah, I know the parts are changing quite a bit right now. Just want to explain everything. First of all, this collab is a DominuS collab because everyone on the list right now is in DominuS, but will probably post it on my GD account, unless we make a DominuS account by then. Second of all, oh wait, I don't have a second-of-all. Okay bye
UPDATE 3:
Well, I managed to get at least 2 people from the original Mantis in, that's exciting.
UPDATE 2:
I have footage of my part, if anyone is interested:
youtu.be/wo17cSm1N3A
UPDATE:
Here are some screenshots of my part so far, if anyone else wants their screenshots posted, I'll put it here.
This first one right here is just some of the gameplay and deco in my part. I went for a unique deco style, I wasn't dissapointed.
This one is the custom background for my part. It's supposed to be sort of like a pixelated mountain scene, but whatever.
This last one is the wave section in my part. I really like the rigid design of everything.
So, the part I'd assume some of you would want to hear. What happened.
So, the collab was going fine, for quite a while too. I had everyone set up in a Skype room (I didn't know what discord was at the time, plz don't hurt me ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ). It took a few weeks, but finally, everyone had their parts finished, and sent them back to me. I was going to be the one to verify. Ecodust, or he is now known as Ethlin/Ethy, wanted to verify it, and normally, I would let anyone else verify, but I refused to give him a copy of the level after I had seen his channel.
From what I had seen, he hacked/auto'ed levels, and I didn't want that to happen to Mantis, so I refused to give it to him. I sent him screenshots, but for him, it wasn't enough. He wanted the whole level. When I refused, he got very mad. Spamming me on Skype. Raging hard. It was a mess. But, I had his part.
Then, after all the parts were done, I was ready to verify. I could easily get through all the other parts, except for one. This part still bugs me to this day. It was bennxt's part. Don't get me wrong, I liked his part, but the gameplay. It was absolutely frustrating. Worst of all, it seems to be specially designed so I couldn't nerf it, which drove me insane.
After a couple of weeks practicing and nerfing it, something horrible happened. You could say it was a Cataclysm ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), or even an absolute Bloodbath ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°). Okay, I'll stop.
You know that annoying level glitch that happened to Etzer on his level Aevius? Well, same thing happened to Mantis. I don't know what triggered it, but everything was ruined. Some parts were submerged too far in the ground. Other parts overlapped each other. And most of Mouad's part just vanished completely.
The only thing I learned from that is that RubRub doesn't like Mouad ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Either way, a few months later, I had all the parts restored. It took a lot of work. So, I went back to verifying, but obviously, I was kind of bored of Mantis at that point. It's hard to concentrate on a single project for a long time, especially if you're me.
Around the time I was repairing everything, I was invited by Eco/Ethlin/Ethy to his new clan, Estramental. I was really excited, as I had never been in a GD clan before, so I dropped everything for a bit, and helped out by beating the one demon I have beaten so many times I can practically do it in my sleep now: Syobon Action (probably because I have beaten the original Syobon Action in a "NO LIVES LOST" challenge, which tooks months of practice, but I'll save that for another day).
Then, Eco/Ethlin/Ethy abandon everyone in Estramental, and got in a fight with Mouad. He changed his name to Ethlin, and created A2, which I was a part of for some time, but he kicked me out for not being on every 3 days. Which is sad, because he is the one that understands that I have a super busy schedule better than anyone else.
Point is, I want to re-invent the past level. It was really good, but I believe it's time to put the past in the past.
Hope you enjoyed the story ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
- Caustra
