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Depot Games: Secret of the Hose
Current Version: 0.96
Project Status: On Hold
Highest Popularity: #10 during July 2006
Links: Web Site
Category: Action
Developers: Todd Cope
Number of Players: 8 (Direct IP (LAN/Internet))
Ports: Windows
Source Code: Not Available
Author's Description: Secret of the Hose is a free top-down water fighting game with 2-4 player splitscreen, plus up to 16 players with online play support. Other features include various multiplayer characters, and many different secrets hidden within the levels. Play in arenas such as a school, a casino, a cave, and more! This game also includes a replay mode so you can record your matches. Enjoy tagging out your best friends with a 99-Cent Water Pistol, a Dual-Fire Water Rifle, a Water Balloon Launcher, or just letting them step on your Water Mines. Compete in various multiplayer modes including Splashfest, Team Splashfest, Runner, Capture the Flag, Hothead, Tag, Freeze Tag, Cops and Robbers, Tag Match, and Team Tag Match! The excitment of the soundtrack, consisting of 12 songs, will keep you going. With all these gamemodes and all this action-packed music, what else do you need to keep this game exciting for hours and hours of fun? Oh, did I mention that it's bundled with a level editor for creating your own custom levels to play with friends? Well what are you waiting for? Call your hydrophobic friends and show them how the true master plays!
Downloads
Name |
Comments |
Size |
Date |
soth096win.exe |
v0.96 Win32 Installer |
6,115,731 |
07/26/2006 8:36 PM |
soth096win.zip |
v0.96 ZIP |
6,267,117 |
07/26/2006 8:42 PM |
What's New:
0.96
Numerous bug fixes
Added new sounds
Level updates
Network play fixes
Option for smooth network play
Better music selection algorithm
Many more updates that escape my memory
0.951
Fixed player not being able to join if connected while game was in progress
Added several messages to help players know what is going on in network play
Fixed control bug in net play if more than 1 player was on the same computer
Fixed chat problems on player select screen
In Cops and Robbers, cops can no longer lay mines
Fixed player stuck facing down when switching from Cops and Robbers to other game modes
Other miscellaneous fixes
0.95
Implemented brand new network engine, uses a lot less memory and has no known bugs as of now :)
Integrated with the first generation NCDNet client so you can quickly and easily open servers to the public and find servers to connect to
Added 2 new weapons
Many new in-game settings
Fixed countless bugs
0.94R2
Fixed NULL pointer access that was causing non-networked game modes to crash.
0.94
Fixed replays
Added some error checking in the menus to prevent crashing
Implemented alrand random number library, this is in preparation of making the Linux version so Linux players can play Windows players over network without a hitch
Level editor fixed, it's not finished, but it's usable again
Some minor gameplay adjustments
Added version checking, newer versions will be incompatible with older version and you will only be able to connect to servers using the same version of the game as you
Fixed some depth buffer problems
Other fixes
0.93
Better network engine
Reduced lag for net play (still might improve but it's a lot better than it was)
New levels
New characters
List server interaction (check server listing from in the game)
List server reporting (starting a server will add you to the list server automatically)
No more server list program, not needed anymore
Various in-game improvements
Bug fixes
More that I've surely forgotten (long time since the last version came out)
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Public Opinion Overall Rating: 9.0 8Very good! The only bad point is that I didn't find any servers running online :( 8A really good game, but in need of more weapons. Very funny to play split-screen. 10After playing this game for a few minutes before a Halo LAN Party we got addicted to it and played it the rest of the time. Just goes to show that free games can be as good if not better than commercial games. Excellent!
The Developer
Todd Cope I am a game programmer and designer. I've created several freeware games in the past under NewCreature Design and am now working on a few projects with T³ Software. ( View Profile)
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