agradeneu Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I attempted to draw an aardvark. Actually, I replaced most of the graphics. I wanted it to look real, and the result of me drawing them is it looks more like a cartoon. aaronscreenshot20180803.png I would say flesh out the Gameplay mechanics first, it doesn't matter if the graphics are ugly atm. If you have a decent fun to play game, artists eventually will come. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agradeneu Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 (edited) VJ keeps on crashing with it :-( IMHO it may not to be wise to start with a wave System or "adding" Levels if the Gameplay is not fleshed out. Try to build a 1 Level prototype where you can go crazy with ideas, test them, make a ONE real fun Level. THEN try to add Levels. The experimental, playful, chaotic stage is crucial for creating anything meaningful. My proposals would be: - cut the size of the main character, by at least 50% - Add much more enemies on screen - Experiment with moving Patterns, Speed of enemies - work on the controls - make the simple idea of dodging really fun to Play - realize the potential of your Gameplay, add new feats - the creative part should get all of your Attention. Don't bother About release date, design boxes and Manuals, or even posting every Little Progresses on AA. Making the game should be fun for YOURSELF. Have fun! Edited August 4, 2018 by agradeneu 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 I don't know why Virtual Jaguar is crashing with the game. I'm using the game just fine with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agradeneu Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I don't know why Virtual Jaguar is crashing with thse game. I'm using the game just fine with it. Yes, now it working fine on mine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 An update. I returned to working on this game again. I've been working on it all day. I got 5 UFOs on wave 5 and above. And they all throw bombs at you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Added a few more waves with the UFOs not moving horizontally. I have a problem, though. The UFOs positions are in the same place each time. I'm using RND so I don't know why. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporadic Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Added a few more waves with the UFOs not moving horizontally. I have a problem, though. The UFOs positions are in the same place each time. I'm using RND so I don't know why. Probably have a read here if you haven't already; http://atariage.com/forums/topic/247781-rnd-function-question/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 OK, I think I fixed it. I didn't know about (and thus wasn't using) the "randomize" function. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 Added in the ability to pause the game by pressing the Pause button. I first thought it wasn't working in Virtual Jaguar until I accidentally pressed the P key instead of the O and it worked. So this is incorrect: And also, while I'm at it, I tried to get rid of the ugly black bar at the bottom of the screen. I tried everything and it's still there. I ran another Jaguar game on Virtual Jaguar and it wasn't there, so it must be my game. BUT WHY? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 And also, while I'm at it, I tried to get rid of the ugly black bar at the bottom of the screen. I tried everything and it's still there. I ran another Jaguar game on Virtual Jaguar and it wasn't there, so it must be my game. BUT WHY? Because API !=2.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 But I'm using Raptor BASIC +. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omf Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 But I'm using Raptor BASIC +. unfortunately ggn has not integrated the raptor api 2 into rb+, from what i hear this possibly may never happen. so im afraid we are stuck with it for the forseeable future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 unfortunately ggn has not integrated the raptor api 2 into rb+, from what i hear this possibly may never happen. so im afraid we are stuck with it for the forseeable future So what does this mean? It has been over 2 years since the last release of the API. In that time, various updates have been pushed into the API in order to improve the rB+ experience, but these have not been implemented into the API release - until now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Is it? Hey guys, any pixel artists out there like to work with atari2600land on this? [now just wait] I'm not a pixel artist but I'm a render bot... I'll see if I can work up something he'll find pleasing to the eye... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VladR Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I'm not a pixel artist but I'm a render bot... I'll see if I can work up something he'll find pleasing to the eye... You're producing pretty good renders. There's zero reason to believe he'd find them non pleasing As long as all the art assets are consistently rendered in same style and color scheme, it's all good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Was finishing up some the graphics and had someone else play it and they cracked up. I was going to suggest replacing the poop with lasers but as pointed out, the poop makes it more memorable and is funnier so probably best to stick with that... as strange as that is lol ...and a few quotes... "I'd run quick too if I had to poop that much!" "His poop looks runny. No, like bacon!" "How can someone even poop that much!" "The second wave actually seems easier since the bombs are moving away from the balloon and not directly under it where you have to shoot." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 I want green text, but no matter what I do, it always is red, even though there is no red anywhere in the font. Do you see any red? F_8x8.bmp No. So why is it continuing to come up RED?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Figured it out. I had to use Paint Shop Pro to open the partipal.bmp 1x1 image, then reset the red colors in the palette to green. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Galactus Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I kinda prefer your crappy looking Aardvark to the photoshopped one. Makes the screen shots look like some kind of Custer's Revenge clone, which is just oh so epic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) I haven't forgot about this. I'm still working on it. Slowly but surely. I wonder where Clint is, I wondered if it would be okay with him to show a picture of the new game in progress. Edited September 30, 2018 by atari2600land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I haven't forgot about this. I'm still working on it. Slowly but surely. I wonder where Clint is, I wondered if it would be okay with him to show a picture of the new game in progress. I'm still here but the Jaguar and creative time has taken the back burner for these past few weeks. Hopefully will make some time this upcoming weekend to sort the UFO out. By all means feel free to post the in-progress stuff, it's your game 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 Here is a shot from a couple of days ago when I worked on it last. Like Clint mentioned, the UFOs still need some work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 OK, there has to be a problem with Virtual Jaguar. I've been trying to make the UFO not have a black border around it. I know for sure even my simple test one I did in Paint did NOT have a black border around it because I didn't draw one, yet there it is. What is the deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 It is probably 16 bit, and has very dark not quite black pixels. Flood fill the image with yellow or something and I bet they show up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 My test UFO there is 24 bit. I had the program count the colors and there are 5 of them. If there was another not quite black color, wouldn't the color count be 6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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