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jankoM

top down shooterish game
Jan 20^th, 2007, 1:44pm

hi...

I love processing (and started to love Java because of it)... (I just strongly hope sound will work this time). I played two nights and done this.. source is included..

http://itmmetelko.com/blog/files/debugr_inc_4021_2/
(if you wont read the blog... aim with mouse, move with WASD, change weapons with 1234)

More abou it...
http://itmmetelko.com/blog/?p=29

It is of course far from finished... any feedback is welcome..

Best regards,
Janko

mflux Senior Member Offline Posts: 388	Re: top down shooterish game Reply #1 - Jan 20^th, 2007, 10:50pm This is cool The enemies look hilarious. Have you tried smooth() to iron out the jaggies? Also, give svg candy a try (http://processing.org/reference/libraries/candy/index.html) that way you can import graphics and animate, etc.
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jankoM

Re: top down shooterish game
Reply #2 - Jan 23^rd, 2007, 5:38pm

Thanks mflux

Yes I have tried smoothing it all but then lost on performance and I wanted to load scenes with as much bugs and particles as possible... Althougth when I will make concrete levels with smarter bugs (not just walking around but attacking too) there might be need for smaller number of them so I will maybe think about adding smooth again.

Although I in a way like that they are more pixelated and jagged because it gives more roughness to the look and more strange retro style..

Thanks for your comment... I will be improving game in about a week. I will work on bug's brain this time.. I would lowe to make them attack or run away but I will see how it will go. I am confident as I now see that Java and so processing is really gast so a lot of *processing*

can be done behind the scenes.

I will look at SVG, thanks!

Best wishes,
Janko

jankoM

Re: top down shooterish game
Reply #3 - Jan 26^th, 2007, 3:44am

just some updates you can try... bugs got some small brain upgrade

1600 tiny bugs on a wall - (if you kill them all here then tell me and go see a doctor

)
http://www.itmmetelko.com/blog/files/debugr_inc_4021_3a/

200 "normal" bugs
http://www.itmmetelko.com/blog/files/debugr_inc_4021_3b/

processing / java is quite fast indeed

bye

jankoM YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 12	Re: top down shooterish game Reply #4 - Feb 2^nd, 2007, 3:34pm new WIP version and new sources.. http://www.itmmetelko.com/blog/files/debugr_inc_4021_4/

bob07 YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 1	Re: top down shooterish game Reply #5 - Feb 9^th, 2007, 3:30pm that's awesome =]

jankoM

Re: top down shooterish game
Reply #6 - Feb 26^th, 2007, 7:50pm

Thanks bob07!

I have finally made a basis for web application around the applet... not yet really playable (you can't die or earn money but you can talk to some characters and clean some bugs)
http://www.timeeaters.com/4021/debugr_inc/ (It is only usable in firefox and I think Opera too) since it uses inline SVG. (It doesn't work in IE)

//edit: uh... the test username is "Dee Mo" and password "demo" (processing applet is in DEBUGR building if you click GO on some "job")

leRiCl YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 24	Re: top down shooterish game Reply #7 - Mar 10^th, 2007, 1:01pm heh... I think it would be better as a "Level 1" "Level 2" sort of game. and with more weapons. But all in all, great game & idea.!

jankoM

Re: top down shooterish game
Reply #8 - Nov 12^th, 2007, 4:40am

I was putting some videos to youtube and google video and I also made a quick video of debugr for those who don't have time to login and test the thing..

(its quite quick only 40 seconds)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8214175803247992202&hl=en

Otherwise I havent progressed with this game because I don't like the concept of killing bugs and only killing bugs.

Another thing that made me stop working on it is the character doesn't allways responds to keypresses which takes away all the zoone-in feeling to me and I don't know if I can write routines for controlls somewhat different to make them responsive or this is processing/java/applet problem.

I could make it level1 level2 type of game but I wanted to make it managment exploration type of game at firs which isn't yet properly thought out so I will see.

best regards,
Janko

antiplastik YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 699 France	Re: top down shooterish game Reply #9 - Nov 12^th, 2007, 5:24am hi. that's great. anyway, I find it difficult to move the ship with WASD and aim at the ennemies with the mouse : when you're moving fast, you may run over the cursor and it's getting weird what about just one key to propulse the ship, and the mouse to turn left/right?

jankoM YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 12	Re: top down shooterish game Reply #10 - Nov 12^th, 2007, 7:51pm antiplastic, thanks for your reply.. hm .. yes that can be a little weird at this type of controls (aka crimsonland) but the ones you describe are used a lot in more casual games but I don't like it personally because then I cant strafe and I just end up heading towards enemies and shooting and they shooting me.

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