Monster Closets are Out for Rage

[Shawn Zipay]

A staple of id Software titles has been the "monster closet." A hidden area that usually contains a wealth of enemies ready to tear your limbs off. Fortunately, id has confirmed that Rage will not contain any such monster closet.

"[In Rage] when you're going to the RC-Bomb base [from the demo] to deal with the Shrouded clan they're doing whatever they're supposed to be doing. If they're supposed to be defending against you coming there, they'll be doing that. If they're just tinkering or having a conversation they'll do that. You will never see [a monster closet.]"

Your enemies will not pop up out of nowhere in Rage. Everyone can breathe a sigh of relief at this.

[-:Nighthawk:-]

Re: Monster Closets are Out for Rage

It's about time.. So many games feature positioning and AI states that flat out don't make any sense, and while yes, monsters popping up behind you might create a "scarier" atmosphere in something like Doom III, overall it's nice to have a well thought-out system instead.

Hopefully other gaming companies will take a hint and have their AI doing realistic things instead of standing idle, waiting for first sight of the player.

[nemes1s3000]

Re: Monster Closets are Out for Rage

Wonderful idea, I've always wanted this type of system and glad it's out and working.

[warezIbanez]

Re: Monster Closets are Out for Rage

ah, c'mon, wouldn't you like to have a random door pop out and have a flood of enemies killing ya?!? :P