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Just about half way through the 10 weeks deadline now. Anyone starting to wonder if they're going to get their game completed in time yet?

I was putting in a balanced level system and the last enemy into mine yesterday which meant the gameplay part is very nearly complete and I can get on with the presentation side after that. And I'm still not confident that I'll have enough time, even though logic says I should be be ok :-)

Had no time since last weekend, and will not have time this weekend either. So nothing done than a bit of "brain work" (you can code in your mind while doing a walk or so).


bye
Ron

Quote from: Xerra on March 04, 2018, 08:46:14
Just about half way through the 10 weeks deadline now. Anyone starting to wonder if they're going to get their game completed in time yet?

Umm, yeah.. It dawned on my tonight that I have an absolute shed load to do and last week I thought I was doing so well too - For some reason my game is coming together in spurts. One day loads happens and then after four days later it looks like minimal progress has happened. At the moment there is no game to play apart from walking around and blowing up stuff. I have a lot of the game elements half done but now is the long slog of putting it all together. Just over five weeks to go and a truck load to do.

I know this week I can't work on my game much so I'm in panic mode a bit - I'm not too worried yet as I'm hoping things will come together magically. There is a lot to do and I just need to make sure I find / make the time to put into it.

I'll probably have to bow out of this one.  Too many ideas and too little time.  I think the movie / TV show theme was a bit too open ended for me, not a dig, more a case of I couldn't nail down one idea.  I managed to get a couple of prototypes working but nothing that really feels fun enough to take it further. 

A screenshot of a Apollo 11 / Thrust style prototype ...



I have been playing about with boned animation on tiny 16 pixel high sprites which IS a lot of fun.  Planning on designing thousands of frames of animation but again, not 100% sure what I'll do with it.

Looking forward to playing all the entries at the start of April.

QuoteI'll probably have to bow out of this one.

Aww, nooooo!!

QuoteI think the movie / TV show theme was a bit too open ended for me, not a dig, more a case of I couldn't nail down one idea.

Yes, it was a bad idea. When asked about a theme no one could decide beyond the cries of "no limits" and mass talk about how long etc etc. So I came up with a theme with practically no limits which in hind site I should of just dreamed up a comp and rules rather than asked.

After what happened today ( in the boring real world ) looks like I'm out too :/

Quote from: Qube on March 04, 2018, 19:02:42
After what happened today ( in the boring real world ) looks like I'm out too :/

Boo!!  Just stick some Exbiens in there and let us at them for deadline day?

Quote from: STEVIE G on March 04, 2018, 14:51:02
A screenshot of a Apollo 11 / Thrust style prototype ...

That looks cool. Always liked the glory vector stuff. You should finish it off

Quote from: STEVIE G on March 04, 2018, 21:06:49
Boo!!  Just stick some Exbiens in there and let us at them for deadline day?

Lol, I'll aim to get the game completed but I'll just have to pray to the coding, graphic and music Gods that thinks fall into place quicker than hoped. Pesky critical work that comes in at the most silliest of times

Just a suggestion for the next competition if the general opinion is that this one was too open-ended.

What about - Remake your favourite game from when you first started playing computer games.

Lot of scope there for people to remember great moments from the past. I can think of some absolute belters that I'd like to do a new take on just from my Vic 20 days.

Rockman, Matrix, Myriad, Omega race, Cosmic Jailbreak, Radar rat race....

Quote from: STEVIE G on March 04, 2018, 14:51:02
A screenshot of a Apollo 11 / Thrust style prototype ...

OMG! Stevie, you HAVE to finish this.

1 month from today is deadline day. Seems like plenty of time but when I think of how I've practically done nothing but tinker with a progressive level balance system in my game that still isn't quite right, it's pretty daunting.

How's everyone else doing? Anyone close to completion yet? I'd put myself at around 60%, roughly.

spent 4 evenings + sparetime tinkering yet. Family and friends are just too time consuming. Only got some basic stuff done: yet-to-extend iso-tile-grid + basic entities interacting with each other. Pleeeenty to do - but a month is plenty of time (3.5 times of weekends of what I spent yet :-)).


bye
Ron   

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OMG! Stevie, you HAVE to finish this.

Definitely.

Quote from: Xerra on March 04, 2018, 23:28:57
OMG! Stevie, you HAVE to finish this.

All chant together.. Steve!, Steve!, Steve! - It does look cool and I think Steve should complete it

Quote from: STEVIE G on March 04, 2018, 21:06:49
Boo!!  Just stick some Exbiens in there and let us at them for deadline day?

Your wish is my command :

They are coming, mostly at night.. mostly. Get ready to unleash the M41A Pulse Rifle. Ten millimeter, with over-and-under thirty millimeter pump action grenade launcher

It's pure over the top pixel & audio carnage. Once the motion tracker starts off then get ready for over the top action. Yup, we have a full on 360 degree motion tracker and it's heart pumping. I'm coding it and know what is coming but once that sound kicks in

Level 1 = face huggers
Level 2 = E x B I E n 's ( Aliens *cough* ) and a whole load of them
Level 3 onwards = ? ( including the sentry guns )

Real life work complete.. Beta app finished for client and now back to proper coding