Talk:Alien Swarm: Infested
rough time line
2005
29 Apr 2005
03:24 PM- Alien swarm infested is announced. The page launches with originally 2 images however by later in the day 3 more are placed https://web.archive.org/web/20050507101528/www.blackcatgames.com/swarm/ https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/alien-swarm-forums/alien-swarm-discussion/6883-alien-swarm-infested-announced The page states that the game will have 2 releases a free mod version and a pay for version with more content The original alien swarm section is updated to tell people about the new game, and to reassure that updates to Alien Swarm 2k4 will still happen,m mentioning that patch 1.3 is on the way. https://web.archive.org/web/20050430195814/http://www.blackcatgames.com/swarm/news
03:48 PM- An IRC chat is posted of the announcement revealing an intresting detail people at valve we're enjoyers of alien swarm and contacted them. https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/alien-swarm-forums/alien-swarm-discussion/6884-as-i-on-irc#post6884
05:00 PM-In a thread asking about compatibility between the versions IE: can free players play with commercial players on the same servers; lead developer Dalai says that they don't have an answer for that and will respond when they do https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/alien-swarm-forums/alien-swarm-discussion/6887-commercial-version?p=197026#post197026
30 Apr 2005
07:18 PM- A developer responds in a thread about the view of players, responding to a idea a poster comes up with, insinuating that they figured out you can select a top down or isometric perspective. https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/alien-swarm-forums/alien-swarm-discussion/6892-question-about-players?p=197226#post197226
07:28 PM- Developer Cythe says that the marine models in the game will be new and will not be back ported to AS2K4. https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/alien-swarm-forums/alien-swarm-discussion/6895-inspiration-for-interstelar-armed-forces-troops?p=197228#post197228
1 May 2005
12:45 AM- Developer Cythe posts about how they will make use of the physics engine https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/alien-swarm-forums/alien-swarm-discussion/6915-since-it-s-using-the-source-engine?p=197282#post197282
2 May 2005
02:03 AM- Developer Cythe posts that there will be outdoor areas and they will be "SWEET"
02:12 AM- After a user expresses confusion about a screenshot featuring 3 medics on the site Cythe responds saying that the medic skin is the only one they had at the time and that those skins aren't final. The final ones will be "awesome" https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/alien-swarm-forums/alien-swarm-discussion/6922-3-medics?p=197491#post197491
02:15 AM- Cythe confirms that all the aliens in Infested will be new and smarter ai wise then the UT version.
16 May 2005
06:52 AM- Lead Dev Dalai responds in a thread about squad based A.I for the game. https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/alien-swarm-forums/alien-swarm-discussion/7013-squad-based-ai?p=199516#post199516
27 May 2005 The website updates,announcing that the team has secured a deal with Swiss metal band GURD to produce music for the game.
31 May 2005 The GURD website is updated to talk about the game. "GurD has written the ingame Soundtrack for the soon appearing PC-game ALIEN SWARM INFESTED from BLACK CAT GAMES. The game is build upon the source engine from Valve (Half Life I/ II) and is presented at present on the E3-fair. Some of the songs will also be on the next GurD record." However the game isnt shown at E3 that year.
24 June 2005 The website updates with five concept drawings of the swarm drone https://web.archive.org/web/20050627013932/http://www.blackcatgames.com:80/swarm/
26 Jul 2005 12:59 PM- Dalai confirms more marine chatter will be in the game. https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/alien-swarm-forums/alien-swarm-discussion/7427-more-auditory-cues?p=214442#post214442
7 Aug 2005 The website updates to faeture a sample track by GURD titled "Reload" https://web.archive.org/web/20050808002450/http://www.blackcatgames.com:80/swarm/
18 Aug 2005 Gamecould does an interview with 'Jonathan Sutton about the game. We finally learn the difference between the free and pay for versions. The free on is "just a few missions." while the paid one is "a brand new campaign, made up of 8 to 10 missions. It'll feature all your favourite marines from the previous version of Alien Swarm, plus new characters to choose from and the new equipment, creatures, etc. I mentioned before." Also valve had been offering advice and help to the team. https://web.archive.org/web/20051103175756/http://www.gamecloud.com/article.php?article_id=1139
15 Oct 2005
02:59 PM- A user posts mentioning that Alien Swarm: Infected is on the steam mod page. https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/alien-swarm-forums/alien-swarm-discussion/6883-alien-swarm-infested-announced?p=235829#post235829
8 Nov 2005 1:49 PM- Dalai posts in the thread about ai again, this time in respons to adding a "go to" feature simmilar to HL2's squad movement. https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/alien-swarm-forums/alien-swarm-discussion/7013-squad-based-ai?p=286499#post286499
10 Nov 2005 The website has a major update. We only have a save from the 23rd. However we have tons of new pages. Pages for News, Downloads, Screenshots, Concept Art, and IAF intelegence. are added. No new content is added, its just organization. 11 Nov 2005 Four screenshots are added showing architecture and a IAF marine taking on a swarm drone. https://web.archive.org/web/20051123213908/http://www.blackcatgames.com/swarm/
2006
6 Mar 2006 The site announces the IAF Inteligence section of the forum is open to anyone who signs up. https://web.archive.org/web/20060314112436/http://www.blackcatgames.com:80/swarm/ 06:20 AM- Aside from a welcome post the only other post made in this section is a thread featuring the original concept art for the AS:I marines. https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/the-archives/archived-public-forums/iaf-intelligence/8558-marine-concepts
29 Mar 2006 The IAF section adds a post showing off the Marines run cycle https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/the-archives/archived-public-forums/iaf-intelligence/8660-marine-run-test
16 Apr 2006 Five more screens are revealed, three gameplay and two model renders https://web.archive.org/web/20060426173736/http://www.blackcatgames.com:80/swarm/
18 Apr 2006 03:46 PM- A single promo image of Infested is released depicting a marne on a cave on the planet "Vereon XII" https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/the-archives/archived-public-forums/iaf-intelligence/8758-the-twelth-planet-in-the-vereon-system
1 Jun 2006 08:17 AM- concept art and model renders of the assault rifle are revealed. https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/the-archives/archived-public-forums/iaf-intelligence/8974-assault-rifle
11 Jun 2006 02:40 PM- A program used to test spring collision between the drones is shown off https://forums.blackcatgames.com/forum/the-archives/archived-public-forums/iaf-intelligence/9007-swarm-spring-collision-ai-test
