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Post by tbird on Mar 4, 2019 9:48:55 GMT -6
I have started a new project...a small one (hopefully...don't laugh johnno56).
It is going to be one where the player is not defending the ground from aliens, but is an alien attacking the ground forces....not terribly original but it's what I am going for.
Please keep in mind that my available time is very minimal, so updates will be slow...but I will try my best!
Have shell of the game posted tonight.....maybe!
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Post by johnno56 on Mar 4, 2019 18:33:18 GMT -6
Cool. I like the twist - The Alien is the 'good guy'...
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Post by tbird on Mar 8, 2019 10:36:57 GMT -6
Well as per usual, I am incapable of doing something simple, my brain just keeps rattling stuff off, and I must oblige.....so what started as something simple has taking off into something else. I only have about an hour into it, but I like the idea and where it's going, next couple days will be the early prototype.
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Post by johnno56 on Mar 8, 2019 13:48:31 GMT -6
Ouch! "my brain just keeps rattling stuff off"... That's a cruel thing to say to someone who struggles with that part of game creation... Nah. Kidding.... or am I?
One hour: Prototype in a couple of days: Well, I'm impressed... Looking forward to it.
I'm away for this weekend and won't be back until early afternoon on Monday. Just in case you may be wondering why I won't be so "talkative"... lol
J
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Post by tbird on Mar 8, 2019 14:20:07 GMT -6
No worries, I have been quite busy in other aspects in life it takes awhile to post anything of interest.
I don't think you 'struggle' as much as you say...I believe you are more original than most.
Also just because my brain wont stop rattling off ideas.....does not mean those ideas are any good lol.
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Post by johnno56 on Mar 10, 2019 21:00:58 GMT -6
Oh. I'm an expert in generating poor ideas... THOSE I can whip up in a matter of moments... Ok ideas formulate at the speed of cabbage mould on a bar of soap... Good ideas usually manifest themselves in vague dream-like moments or at times of either severe food shortage or oxygen deprivation... Brilliant ideas don't even appear on my long range radar.... lol But that never stops me from trying... unless the food and oxygen thing becomes permanent.... lol
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Post by tbird on Mar 11, 2019 0:17:14 GMT -6
Out of all those the mould on the soap was the best for me, for a good laugh.
Also there are pills which can provide similar effects, without the deprevation of oxygen...maybe not without side effects though.
I managed to get 20 minutes in this weekend, which resulted in some very poor pixel art....but it's progress.
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Post by johnno56 on Mar 11, 2019 3:45:14 GMT -6
Cool... even a little is more than nothing at all... As long as you are having fun doing it...
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Post by tbird on Mar 24, 2019 14:31:40 GMT -6
Well was making a level for my little game and I found a huge bug in my scene editor, so the last 1.5 hours I had to work on my game turned into a bug hunt and squash. I will be back on track for next time.
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Post by johnno56 on Mar 25, 2019 16:44:17 GMT -6
A 1.5 hour bug? Sounds more like a rodent... Good luck with your hunt.
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Post by tbird on Mar 25, 2019 18:19:45 GMT -6
Well I have been changing the way I write out code to be much neater and declare all my variables....but some of my old code that I have not converted yet, is quite spaghetti code lol, so going through 5000+ lines of code hunting my rodent was quite the fun... Is fixed now and even added a couple of features!
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Post by johnno56 on Mar 25, 2019 21:09:49 GMT -6
Wow. You ADD features... Most of mine are almost automatically coded. I have give my bugs a more positive sounding name... Random features. Works for me... lol
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Post by tbird on Mar 25, 2019 21:36:53 GMT -6
If it works, and your enjoying yourself....life is good!
Speaking of if it works, how is the platformer coming along?
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Post by johnno56 on Mar 25, 2019 23:08:20 GMT -6
Did the back in a few days back and have just got back on the machine today (Tuesday). Sitting upright for longer than 15 minutes is awfully uncomfortable... As a result, the platformer (and everything else) had been put on hold. I had completed a simple level one and started a layout for level two but haven't got any further. Hopefully , in a day or two, I can sit at the keyboard for longer time periods... I am still trying to workout how to code extra levels. At the moment, I am using data statements to house the level layout, and once I have figured out how to code in extra levels, I will probably migrate the layouts to external text files.
As mentioned before, once the game is running ok, I will probably need a hand at adding delta timing... I need to lay down for a while....
J
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Post by tbird on Mar 26, 2019 12:07:45 GMT -6
Well my dad is going through the same thing...and he won't take it easy, no matter what I say, a few pills and he feels ok, then over does it. I see where I get my stubborn streak from lol. I look forward to you posting some code, and I will gladly help where I am able.
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