Story: None, I'll work on that later.
I want it to be a sort a mix between asteroids and space invaders.
Things done:
Things to do:
Thanks for sharing, Megabytte! Those pictures look like you've got a good start!
Also, since I am a still pretty new, I have a link to my code repository so I can get feed back on that too.
I didn't look in depth, but from what I saw at a high level, you've got great code style and structure. Have you been programming in other languages/frameworks before? Your code looks like it was written by somebody with experience.
I've been all over the place with languages and libraries over the past 3 years, I've used Allegro 5 with C++, LWJGL/OpenGL with Java, pygame with python, and now XNA with C#. Its funny really, I've always considered myself a jack of all trades, but a master of nothing. Thanks for the compliment. :) Now lets see if I can turn this into a awesome game by the end of our deadline.
I'm using the same artwork for mine. I really like his style.
I have a more advanced background now. You guys can clone the repository and test this tech demo thing, if you want. This game development thing is really fun, having a wonderful time.
Looks good, MB! And, great MB icon!
"May the mercy of His Divine Shadow fall upon you." - Stanley H. Tweedle, Security Guard class IV, The League of 20,000 planets
I love Update 2! Though I kept getting pummeled into space dust! You definitely have something that feel like a real game on your hands here.
I think the only thing that caused problems for me was the controls. Because it isn't first person or use a camera chase style, I had a hard time keeping the directions straight in my head. The coordinate system for the WASD arrows was relative to the player and the mouse location, while my brain wanted it to just be relative to the screen (down arrow moves you downward, left arrow moves you to the left side of the screen, etc.). Or alternatively, if the entire perspective of the game shifted to align to the player's position and and heading, that would probably feel more natural.
But I'm just one person. Perhaps I just haven't played all of the same games as you, and that input scheme is just less natural to me than it is to you. I'd say don't change anything until you get feedback from others.
Keep it up! It looks great! (The music was a lot of fun, too!)
I agree with Rb on the controls, but im sure they are also controls that you can get used to.. there for creating a "different" skill set required to play the game (in other words.. if someone is very experinced with Top down shooters.. they will have a challenge to learn these controls..
Which may or may not be fun.. its up to you.. I personally have never seen these kind of controls…
I wanted the controls to be "different", I tried to make them new, something I have not ever seen, also something that will take more than 5 seconds to master. If they are not well favored they can always be changed, I really don't mind xD. The reason I made them that way was because I wanted to create a sense of moving forward, thus the background continues to scroll forward. In the main game, enemies will be at the top of the screen rather than the sides. Asteroids will fly your general way from the sides occasionally. So you will want to stay at the bottom so you can shoot and dodge things, but you will still have free movement. Thanks for the feedback, :)
Looking good Megabytte! Can't wait to see more!
"May the mercy of His Divine Shadow fall upon you." - Stanley H. Tweedle, Security Guard class IV, The League of 20,000 planets
