SpiceWare's Blog - Bonus Lives

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Done:

• Bonus Lives at 20,000 then every 70,000
• Jingle added to AtariAge Splash Screen
• Disabled collision routines if player is dead as Nathan twice saw the mysterious destruction of station during player's death sequence
• Revised formation appearances
  * Sector 1 = I-Type only
  * Sector 2 = 50% I-Type, 50% P-Type
  * Sector 3+ = 37.5% I-Type, 37.5% P-Type, 25% E-Type
• Fixed condition where Red Alert sound effect would repeat in the menu
• Slowed down explosion sequences
• Shifted 64 bytes of unused RAM from Display Data to C Variables & Stack
• E-Types launched from stations will now collide with stationary objects
• Fixed bug where next level would start if you rammed the last station with your last star fighter

To Do:

• Fine-Tune level progression - notes from Nathan:
  * Spy Ships don't appear in the first two sectors until after the third formation attack
  * After that, it seems Spy Ships don't appear near the start of a sector - it's either after a formation attack (or two), or if you survive for a certain length of time (I have to fly the full height of the sector at least once)
  * Spy Ship appearances seem to (usually) follow formation attacks
  * When a formation attack is launching, it doesn't appear that any other ships will attack you (except Spy Ships) - again, I'll have to look at the videos
  * If you fly around long enough - a Red Alert should start, even without a Spy Ship. I don't know how long, however.
• beginning of next sector (not new game) and next ship - need a delay to show radar before the ship starts moving.
• Need a longer pause after player's ship is destroyed - not needed for final ship as GAME OVER sequence handles that.
• Nathan spotted a collision detection glitch, see details page 9 of Draconian Sound Effects PM. I've not been able to recreate
• Remaining sound effects from ieposta
• If player flies AWAY FROM the side the spy-ship is exiting, condition red can be triggered right away even if the spy ship has additional passes remaining.
• Alert! Alert! Seems to sound when a new threat is sighted - whether a ship or a space station. But it doesn't repeat for each one.

For Harmony or Stella (requires Stella 5.0.2 or newer)


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