SpaceHack - Chronicles of the Final Push - Page 3

Thaumaturge · 26-08-2008 **Thaumaturge** wrote:

Aah, fair enough, and thanks for the explanation. ^_^

The glow isn't terribly obvious to me, although that might just be the image size or my monitor, or, for that matter, my eyes. ^^;

dislekcia · 26-08-2008 **dislekcia** wrote:

No worries. As with any shmup, visibility and immediacy are very important. The last thing we want to do is frustrate the player...

Aequitas · 29-08-2008 **Aequitas** wrote:

So I've been messing with the meshes (for an unrelated effect actually), and found a neat way to "explode" meshes into their constituent triangles. So now when enemies die, they "break apart". I think it looks pretty cool

edg3 · 29-08-2008 **edg3** wrote:

I would just like to say, I want to play this game. kthx.

Its looking more awesome with every screeny

Thaumaturge · 30-08-2008 **Thaumaturge** wrote:

Ooh, that does look very cool indeed, Aequitas - nicely done, I believe. ^_^

Aequitas · 10-09-2008 **Aequitas** wrote:

So I've been working on making things "grow"

The first thing to get this applied is textboxes.

Also ... i made them asplode instead of just disappear :)

Thaumaturge · 12-09-2008 **Thaumaturge** wrote:

The idea of having the textboxes explode instead of just disappearing does indeed sound cool, in keeping with the style of the game, from what I've seen thus far, and looks in the last screenshot as though it does indeed work.

However, what are those odd collections of triangles that appear to be attached to the textboxes, if I may ask?

Tr00jg · 12-09-2008 **Tr00jg** wrote:

Woot. Looks sexy!

dislekcia · 14-09-2008 **dislekcia** wrote:

Ok. So last night Aeq and I were having this conversation about random things when an idea popped up about slowing things down in space...

15 minutes later there was a new module in the game, a HypoInertial Field that does exactly that: Slows everything in a certain radius around the player down. It is hax.

Really enjoyed adding that... And this means the game is finally starting to come together when adding new elements is that easy.

dislekcia · 15-09-2008 **dislekcia** wrote:

Story events have been spotted in the game Cap'n!

Gah... A wall of asteroids with stuff to kill on the other side!

Hah, a gap! Prepare to die, blue hobos! - Wait, why is a portal opening? Huh?!

Boom! Bad place for a por- Wait? WHAT?

W... T... F?!

What just happened?

That's the feeling we want to leave our players with ;) These shots just looked pretty, enjoy:

Slowdown is FUN!

Cyberninja is indeed hax (Thanks!)

edg3 · 15-09-2008 **edg3** wrote:

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QFE

THAT looks amazing....

Cyberninja · 15-09-2008 **Cyberninja** wrote:

That's not the final artwork. ^^ I'm still working on those. :-)

dislekcia · 15-09-2008 **dislekcia** wrote:

Originally Posted by Cyberninja

That's not the final artwork. ^^ I'm still working on those. :-)

This is what happens when perfectionists work together ;)

Heh.

Gazza_N · 15-09-2008 **Gazza_N** wrote:

Well, a few hundred more scripted sequences like that, and you're sorted. ;P

It's coming together very nicely indeed, and Cyber's artwork is a pleasant surprise. Strong contender is strong. ;)

dislekcia · 15-09-2008 **dislekcia** wrote:

Originally Posted by Gazza_N

Well, a few hundred more scripted sequences like that, and you're sorted. ;P

It's coming together very nicely indeed, and Cyber's artwork is a pleasant surprise. Strong contender is strong. ;)

Yup, that's the plan... Although you actually know what's going on in that event. Kinda. It's changed a little ;)

Miktar · 16-09-2008 **Miktar** wrote:

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Win.

Kensei · 16-09-2008 **Kensei** wrote:

I love the starfields :D
Does this mean I have to pay your royalties to use the starfield as a background, cyberninja?

Edit: This might have been asked and I missed it - is this done with XNA?

Aequitas · 16-09-2008 **Aequitas** wrote:

Originally Posted by Kensei

This might have been asked and I missed it - is this done with XNA?

Yeah it is. XNA so far is proving to be a very nice API to work with.
XNA is also what the game needs to be made with in order to compete in Dream.Build.Play.

Now.

I've been working om making the boss weapons more interesting. We're trying to make boss encounters like bullet hell from shmups, and I've got some screenshots to show off the first day of doing this:

A Boss as I aggro him, he's just fired the first volley:

Same boss, a couple seconds later:

Some patterns are easy to dodge:

Using the hypoinertial field just saved my bacon:

This boss likes rocket launchers apparently, also .... the green on his weapons is them being healed:

Kensei · 16-09-2008 **Kensei** wrote:

i really need to start looking into the XNA API -_-*

This game is looking REALLY good so far :D

Tr00jg · 16-09-2008 **Tr00jg** wrote:

Honestly guys! This looks really awesome!

26-08-2008 Thaumaturge wrote:	#41
Re: SpaceHack - random dumping ground Aah, fair enough, and thanks for the explanation. ^_^ The glow isn't terribly obvious to me, although that might just be the image size or my monitor, or, for that matter, my eyes. ^^;	Thaumaturge Herald of SHODAN Ignore this user
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26-08-2008 dislekcia wrote:	#42
Re: SpaceHack - random dumping ground No worries. As with any shmup, visibility and immediacy are very important. The last thing we want to do is frustrate the player...	dislekcia Game.Dev Moderator and bettar-rar game developer than Wea-sel Ignore this user
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29-08-2008 Aequitas wrote:	#43
Re: SpaceHack - random dumping ground So I've been messing with the meshes (for an unrelated effect actually), and found a neat way to "explode" meshes into their constituent triangles. So now when enemies die, they "break apart". I think it looks pretty cool	Aequitas the hottest thing on Pandora Ignore this user
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29-08-2008 edg3 wrote:	#44
Re: SpaceHack - random dumping ground I would just like to say, I want to play this game. kthx. Its looking more awesome with every screeny	edg3 Member Ignore this user
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30-08-2008 Thaumaturge wrote:	#45
Re: SpaceHack - random dumping ground Ooh, that does look very cool indeed, Aequitas - nicely done, I believe. ^_^	Thaumaturge Herald of SHODAN Ignore this user
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10-09-2008 Aequitas wrote:	#46
Re: SpaceHack - random dumping ground So I've been working on making things "grow" The first thing to get this applied is textboxes. Also ... i made them asplode instead of just disappear :)	Aequitas the hottest thing on Pandora Ignore this user
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12-09-2008 Thaumaturge wrote:	#47
Re: SpaceHack - random dumping ground The idea of having the textboxes explode instead of just disappearing does indeed sound cool, in keeping with the style of the game, from what I've seen thus far, and looks in the last screenshot as though it does indeed work. However, what are those odd collections of triangles that appear to be attached to the textboxes, if I may ask?	Thaumaturge Herald of SHODAN Ignore this user
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12-09-2008 Tr00jg wrote:	#48
Re: SpaceHack - random dumping ground Woot. Looks sexy!	Tr00jg the goggles, they do NOTHING Ignore this user
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14-09-2008 dislekcia wrote:	#49
Re: SpaceHack - random dumping ground Ok. So last night Aeq and I were having this conversation about random things when an idea popped up about slowing things down in space... 15 minutes later there was a new module in the game, a HypoInertial Field that does exactly that: Slows everything in a certain radius around the player down. It is hax. Really enjoyed adding that... And this means the game is finally starting to come together when adding new elements is that easy.	dislekcia Game.Dev Moderator and bettar-rar game developer than Wea-sel Ignore this user
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15-09-2008 dislekcia wrote:	#50
Re: SpaceHack - random dumping ground Story events have been spotted in the game Cap'n! Gah... A wall of asteroids with stuff to kill on the other side! Hah, a gap! Prepare to die, blue hobos! - Wait, why is a portal opening? Huh?! Boom! Bad place for a por- Wait? WHAT? W... T... F?! What just happened? That's the feeling we want to leave our players with ;) These shots just looked pretty, enjoy: Slowdown is FUN! Cyberninja is indeed hax (Thanks!)	dislekcia Game.Dev Moderator and bettar-rar game developer than Wea-sel Ignore this user
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15-09-2008 Cyberninja wrote:	#52
Re: SpaceHack - Thread of TIMELIKE LOOPS That's not the final artwork. ^^ I'm still working on those. :-)	Cyberninja Member Ignore this user
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15-09-2008 Gazza_N wrote:	#54
Re: SpaceHack - Thread of TIMELIKE LOOPS Well, a few hundred more scripted sequences like that, and you're sorted. ;P It's coming together very nicely indeed, and Cyber's artwork is a pleasant surprise. Strong contender is strong. ;)	Gazza_N s gonna find ya, he's gonna getcha getcha getcha Ignore this user
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16-09-2008 Kensei wrote:	#57
Re: SpaceHack - Thread of TIMELIKE LOOPS I love the starfields :D Does this mean I have to pay your royalties to use the starfield as a background, cyberninja? Edit: This might have been asked and I missed it - is this done with XNA?	Kensei The Flame Of Youth AND PASSION Ignore this user
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16-09-2008 Tr00jg wrote:	#60
Re: SpaceHack - Thread of TIMELIKE LOOPS Honestly guys! This looks really awesome!	Tr00jg the goggles, they do NOTHING Ignore this user
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