Forager Posted June 6 Posted June 6 (edited) The D Squad Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 are live! D Squad adventures include hard boss fights and tricky encounters. Also, this is ROGUE CONTENT. The D Squad is a team of ex-criminals. Your tech guy was a Skull! Your character will be tested and your character will be tested. You may or may not be able to keep your nose clean. That's mostly up to you. The D Squad Vol. 1: Constellation Row Arc ID: 68066 Alignment: ROGUE WARNING: There are cops, civilians and innocent bystanders that you can target at one point if you're not careful. Description: When the meteors hit and Shivan attacked Galaxy City, the FBSA ordered an evacuation. Officer Daniels has never been great at following orders... and the rogues assigned to him are even worse. [SFMA] The D Squad Vol. 2: Overlooked Arc ID: 68479 Alignment: ROGUE With Officer Daniels out of action, the FBSA tries to send his team of ex-criminals on a routine patrol. Blue Spectrum decides that the team should take control of its own destiny, and sets his sights beyond the War Walls. Edited July 10 by Forager 1 The D Squad Arc ID: 68066 Content for Ex-criminals following Blue Spectrum and Officer Daniels after Galaxy City These Ain't Your Daddy's Skulls! Arc ID: 68427 (A Playtest Arc for a Complete redesign of The Skulls)
cranebump Posted June 6 Posted June 6 I managed to run the first 2 mishes before having to go for an appointment. GREAT first mish. Ally spawns helped out a lot. Last ambush was a big one, but occurs after mish completion, so anyone who wants to bail can. Mish 2 also mechanically well done. I was grumbling about having to Find Exit, but located Blue Spectrum on the way out, so it made sense. Nicely done so far, kemosabe! I'll knock it out when I get back on. I have done a TON of AE work, both long form and single arc. Just search the AE mish list for my sig @cranebump. For more information on my stories, head to the AE forum sub-heading and look for “Crane’s World.” Support your AE authors! We ARE the new content.
Forager Posted June 7 Author Posted June 7 22 hours ago, cranebump said: I was grumbling about having to Find Exit, but located Blue Spectrum on the way out, so it made sense. Oh wow... lol then you may have found the best solve... because that dude usually causes trouble. Thank you so much for checking it out. Find Mission Exit is not anybody's favorite, so I used the small map. It just made the most sense for the story, the troll rescue and the final encounter. The D Squad Arc ID: 68066 Content for Ex-criminals following Blue Spectrum and Officer Daniels after Galaxy City These Ain't Your Daddy's Skulls! Arc ID: 68427 (A Playtest Arc for a Complete redesign of The Skulls)
cranebump Posted June 8 Posted June 8 Finished the run today. Some observations: Big Shivan ambush is a toughie. Handled it fine with some insps. The bloodsucker I "rescued" hits HARD. Ambush on top of it and I died. Probably would've handled it fine had I chose to retreat and drag the group to me in nearby hall. Then I could've rezzed in mish if I died. Finale mish ran much smoother than I remember last time. Ended up with 3 allies as we did the Troll rescue chain floor-by-floor. Daniels had a nice moment at the end (finale text). OVERALL: Clean. Mechanically sound. Lot of nice details involving NPCs, esp. use of animations to show what they're doing. Nice use of dialogue there, too. Ambushes would be VERY tough for a non-exemplared character (though I think if you follow mainline quest, you miss some of them). Finished it without a hitch (save for that bloodsucker betrayer!).:-) Nicely put together. I'd like mish titles (or numbers) just to track my progress, but it's not a dealbreaker by any means. Only obvious thing I saw that you probably want to fix is missing searchbar text for "locks" in the New Skulls mish. It's just an empty red bar. Minor item, though. Overall, well done! Really liked that first mish. 1 I have done a TON of AE work, both long form and single arc. Just search the AE mish list for my sig @cranebump. For more information on my stories, head to the AE forum sub-heading and look for “Crane’s World.” Support your AE authors! We ARE the new content.
Forager Posted June 8 Author Posted June 8 Thank you so much for this feedback... it is very well thought out and extremely useful. You have a really good eye for this and great attention to detail. The D Squad Arc ID: 68066 Content for Ex-criminals following Blue Spectrum and Officer Daniels after Galaxy City These Ain't Your Daddy's Skulls! Arc ID: 68427 (A Playtest Arc for a Complete redesign of The Skulls)
Clave Dark 5 Posted June 19 Posted June 19 On 6/8/2025 at 10:56 AM, cranebump said: Big Shivan ambush is a toughie. Handled it fine with some insps. My TANK WHO'S 50 AND IOED OUT needed Insps and an Amys Ward to get past that. I had it set for +1/+2 too, so that felt a bit needlessly tough. The allies help a lot though in other spots. I don't normally go for toughy play, so I shudder to think what would have happened if I had stepped in with another toon. Still though: solid writing, fantastic use of mechanics with writing towards them making sense. Dispiriting for me though, because your first mish is a near-exact copy of the first mish of something I'm working on, and you pull it off much better than I was planning; I may just abandon the arc now. Seriously good work. Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney: Matt (Posi) used to say that players would find the shortest path to the rewards even if it was a completely terrible play experience that would push them away from the game... ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ Clave's Sure-Fire Secrets to Enjoying City Of Heroes Ignore those farming chores, skip your market homework, play any power sets that you want, and ignore anyone who says otherwise. This game isn't hard work, it's easy! Go have fun! ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Forager Posted June 20 Author Posted June 20 On 6/19/2025 at 9:50 AM, Clave Dark 5 said: Dispiriting for me though, because your first mish is a near-exact copy of the first mish of something I'm working on, Make your stuff, homie. Nobody can stop you! The 6 people who play my mission won't notice or care and yours might be better anyway! About the difficulty... I want tension and panic! I hope you die! I want you scared. Seriously, though... thanks for checking my stuff out. Great feedback! The D Squad Arc ID: 68066 Content for Ex-criminals following Blue Spectrum and Officer Daniels after Galaxy City These Ain't Your Daddy's Skulls! Arc ID: 68427 (A Playtest Arc for a Complete redesign of The Skulls)
Clave Dark 5 Posted June 21 Posted June 21 Yeah, I was already too far into it to want to drop it, might as well hash it out and take the hit if anyone says "heeyyy... this first mission is just like that Forager one!" Have to say seeing how you handled things (across the whole story) has kicked mine up a notch, I think, if I can get it done. Also really liked the character FlakRabbit, inspired name choice. Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney: Matt (Posi) used to say that players would find the shortest path to the rewards even if it was a completely terrible play experience that would push them away from the game... ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ Clave's Sure-Fire Secrets to Enjoying City Of Heroes Ignore those farming chores, skip your market homework, play any power sets that you want, and ignore anyone who says otherwise. This game isn't hard work, it's easy! Go have fun! ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Forager Posted June 21 Author Posted June 21 22 hours ago, Clave Dark 5 said: Also really liked the character FlakRabbit, inspired name choice. He's great... when he feels like helping. The D Squad Arc ID: 68066 Content for Ex-criminals following Blue Spectrum and Officer Daniels after Galaxy City These Ain't Your Daddy's Skulls! Arc ID: 68427 (A Playtest Arc for a Complete redesign of The Skulls)
Forager Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 (edited) Volume 2 is now live! The D Squad Vol. 2: Overlooked Arc ID: 68479 With Officer Daniels out of action, the FBSA tries to send his team of ex-criminals on a routine patrol. Blue Spectrum decides that the team should take control of its own destiny, and sets his sights beyond the War Walls. Don't be scared! There will be hard boss fights and tricky encounters. Edited July 10 by Forager 1 The D Squad Arc ID: 68066 Content for Ex-criminals following Blue Spectrum and Officer Daniels after Galaxy City These Ain't Your Daddy's Skulls! Arc ID: 68427 (A Playtest Arc for a Complete redesign of The Skulls)
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