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Post by xteraco on Jun 6, 2009 18:27:32 GMT -5
I'm proud to announce Asstroidz Beta v017. Right now this may seem like an Asteroids clone, but its building to something even better! I'm just so glad its made it this far and I wanted to show off the basic functionality. Once its done it will be selling for $4.00. Thats a pretty fair price I think. Hopefully I will sell one haha! Here are some features that the finished version will have -Missions -Each different ship will not only be a different color, but will have a different shape. On top of that they will have different handling, armor, and weapons capabilities. -weapon and health power ups -sweet background images -interesting story -music and sound -and more! Aaaany way, its hard not to sound like a salesman haha. Here is a link to the playable beta version. Keep in mind this is in a very early state. omploader.org/vMXNqNwPLEASE let me know what you think. What could be added or changed etc. I want to make sure people will want to pay 4 bucks for this. 8)
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Post by DJLinux on Jun 6, 2009 18:35:31 GMT -5
not bad, your first game in B4GL?
Joshy
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Post by xteraco on Jun 6, 2009 18:38:23 GMT -5
Definitely the biggest project I've done with b4gl. I'm estimating 3,000 lines when its finished.
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Post by DJLinux on Jun 6, 2009 19:59:50 GMT -5
you can give FreeSound a try it's totaly free and stable.
Joshy
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Post by xteraco on Jun 6, 2009 20:14:14 GMT -5
Can it load streaming media? (shoutcast streams)
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Post by UNDISCLOSED on Jun 7, 2009 4:40:43 GMT -5
Verry nice, I like the font. The graphics are as goog as some online flash games.
How long did this take you?
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Post by xteraco on Jun 7, 2009 7:04:09 GMT -5
So far I've put about 3 hours into this. I'm seeing another 6 hours in the future spent though. Before I said this was the biggest project I've done in b4gl. I take that back. My alt is b0ib0t, and I made sen3d ( you can see it at sen3d.sf.net ).
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Post by xteraco on Jun 7, 2009 18:31:00 GMT -5
OH MY GOD! I made it to lvl 8. I snapped a photo to prove it. It wasn't easy that's for sure.
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Post by xteraco on Jun 8, 2009 8:52:04 GMT -5
So, I've got a newer version done. Fixed the bug where you can play as an invisible character after game over. I've added a pause button so you can take a break from the action ( press P to pause ). I added a frame around the health bar so you have an idea of how many hits you've taken, or how full the bar *should* be. I added smoke when you have 2 hits left. Right now the smoke is bugged a little ( I haven't had much time to work on it ). On fast systems it looks real good, but on slow systems you'll definitely notice the bug. You might see a random square pop up and stick (thats supposed to be smoke heh). I tested it on my monster gaming rig so I didn't notice until I tried the game on my slow work machine. I've also decreased the executable size from 2.3mb down to 600kb ( 1/4th the original size ). I bought a new computer today that is a little slower than my work machine. I bought because I need a test/dev environment that is my "target spec machine" meaning, I will try to optimize the game on a machine THIS slow, but no slower. Any way, here's the link. Tell me your high score! omploader.org/vMXNzYw
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Post by shadow008 on Jun 8, 2009 11:04:21 GMT -5
my schools comp blocking system blocked the sight, and i have problems getting on the internet at home (not allowed). This is really ticking me off....
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Post by xteraco on Jun 8, 2009 12:19:32 GMT -5
Hmm have you tried downloading it with firefox? I know the site I'm using blocks IE on purpose. I can host it somewhere else when I get home tonight. I probably should put the latest greatest up, coz I got some killer particle effects going on now!
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Post by shadow008 on Jun 8, 2009 12:22:34 GMT -5
please take another look at my message...
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Post by xteraco on Jun 8, 2009 12:37:22 GMT -5
Haha, right on. Sorry I mis-understood. I'm at work and pretty much glanced over it. =]
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Post by Darkjester on Jun 8, 2009 20:26:17 GMT -5
This is very nice keep up the good work hope to see what it looks like complete
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Post by xteraco on Jun 9, 2009 9:15:56 GMT -5
Its nice to get this much positive feedback! I'm going to wait a little for the next release ( you'll be seeing v 040 ). By then I'll have health powerups for sure, sound, and some really nice particle effects. There will also be weapon powerups
I've been toying with the idea of adding a sentry bot (I coded a rough version of it) that you can get to help you out. He basically follows you around and helps you shoot asteroids. I'm thinking 2 mods for the bot. Mirror mode, where he shoots when you shoot, and at the same asteroid and random mode where he flys around and shoots random asteroids with a low rate of fire.
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