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General Category => Game Coding Competitions => Topic started by: Qube on June 19, 2017, 01:45:10

Title: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on June 19, 2017, 01:45:10
SyntaxBomb is launching a code a game competition where the winner, voted by the community wins £200 GBP.

The boring rules :

1.. Must be all your own ( or teams ) work. I.E. no copyright media or pre-built game template.
2.. Provide a Zip download with at least a Windows exe. You can include other OS's too if you want.
3.. Source code is optional but preferable ( £50 GBP extra to those who provide full source code ).
4.. Choice of language is totally up to you.
5.. All entries must be in by July 31st 2017 @ 23:59:59 BST.
6.. Prize to the winner payable via PayPal only.

The game theme :

Asteroids...

We want to see your best super snazzy modern day take on this good old classic. Simple  ;D
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on June 20, 2017, 00:08:48
No one interested in this little comp?  :(
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: GW on June 20, 2017, 01:53:35
I think it's a good idea. 

Personally, I'm scrambling to get another project out the door, so I doubt I can participate. But if inspiration strikes in the next few weeks I'll put something together.
Maybe no one has commented they're holding their card close.  :P   
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Rooster on June 20, 2017, 03:12:38
Quote from: Qube on June 20, 2017, 00:08:48
No one interested in this little comp?  :(
Shhhhh, we're working. :D
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: MikeHart on June 20, 2017, 05:20:49
It is a great idea. I might join.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on June 20, 2017, 07:51:51
Brilliant idea - promoting innovation and gaming stuff, I'm also very tempted  ;D
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Steve Elliott on June 20, 2017, 08:28:39
Oh it's a fantastic idea, I'm inbetween coding systems at the moment, so not sure I can make the deadline - plus I'm on holiday soon.  Just keep it open until there are several entries.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: codegit on June 20, 2017, 09:27:40
I would have be keen.

The problem is that I have just purchased Game Maker 2 studio and to get to grips with any language, I always write a Boulderdash clone. I just find writing Asteroid clones, pretty boring. :(
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Steve Elliott on June 20, 2017, 09:31:53
The brief wasn't a clone, but a 'super snazzy modern day take on this good old classic'.

Besides, people producing games and winning cash seems like a good way of getting momentum with this site, and inspiring others, rather than whining about the chosen game.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: codegit on June 20, 2017, 09:47:16
okay, point taken, Mate...i'm out. Good luck with your snazzy take on a classic.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Steve Elliott on June 20, 2017, 10:11:59
Lol  ;)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Dabz on June 21, 2017, 13:46:03
I wrote a game called asteroid dodge, its on gamejolt (some reason I cannot paste the link in this text box (win 10 phone))

I had it on the google play store and I received a c&D from atari telling me to take it down as I used the word "asteroid" in the name!!! :D

Divvy's

Dabz
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: dawlane on June 21, 2017, 15:00:06
Think I should go over the code for the Asteroid game I knocked up a few years back.

@Dabz: Sounds like it was one of those automated bots that sends out emails that big companies use to scans for keywords to any IP they own. Last time I checked Atari didn't release a game called Asteroid and a good solicitor that deals with such things would have blown them out of the water over it. Reminds me of when Apple decided to take an Mexican telecommunication company to court for using the name iFone for them only to get egg on their face when it turned out that the telecommunications company had registered the name a few year before any had heard of the Apple iPhone. I'm actually surprised that Oracle haven't taken Apple to court over the use of the name iPhone. I'm sure that the eyePhone IP from VPL Research would have been transferred over when Oracle bought Sun Micro Systems (who acquired VPL Research).
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Steve Elliott on June 21, 2017, 15:37:17
I'm sure people won't use the name Asteroids anywhere in the title, and so much of an update it's not an obvious clone - a modern take as Qube puts it.

I have some ideas for this, but I can't see me getting any time until after my holidays.

A suggestion, perhaps leave the competition open without deadlines - just when there are (maybe) 10 entries?
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: MikeHart on June 21, 2017, 16:53:39
Quote from: Steve Elliott on June 21, 2017, 15:37:17
A suggestion, perhaps leave the competition open without deadlines - just when there are (maybe) 10 entries?

That could take forever, or? I am more for a deadline.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Steve Elliott on June 21, 2017, 17:20:47
Well £250 is a good incentive I think.  And do remember SB has been up for 5 minutes lol  ;)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Steve Elliott on June 22, 2017, 19:24:50
ok I have an idea and have started on the graphics  :D
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Matty on June 22, 2017, 23:56:26
I like the general idea but I don't like having to post an exe..happy to post source....I find my web host and email doesn't like exes no matter what I try to load them as....so I'd rather- if I entered - to just post source and media or perhaps media in the source or do it as a web browser game or as an Android app (most source provided)...
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on June 23, 2017, 01:42:26
Quote from: Matty on June 22, 2017, 23:56:26
I like the general idea but I don't like having to post an exe..happy to post source....I find my web host and email doesn't like exes no matter what I try to load them as....so I'd rather- if I entered - to just post source and media or perhaps media in the source or do it as a web browser game or as an Android app (most source provided)...
The idea of including a Windows exe is as if you post X language code and others don't have X language to compile in then they won't be able to play it, which is super sad :(

What I can do is add an FTP account so users who have these issues can upload a zip file if that helps?. If that would be of use then PM or email me and I'll send you the FTP details. Or I could create an exe with your entry and link to it. I'm flexible ya see :)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Matty on June 23, 2017, 02:06:54
So the theme is 'Asteroids'.....how loose is that theme?

Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: muruba on June 23, 2017, 02:21:15
Does it mean the music/sfx should also be self-made?
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: muruba on June 23, 2017, 02:24:02
Not that I have anything to present, but what if I write a game and win the prize - I am wondering will I still be able to publish the game - sell from my website or publish on steam, for example?
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on June 23, 2017, 06:21:08
QuoteSo the theme is 'Asteroids'.....how loose is that theme?
So long as it's recognised as an "Asteroids" type game then that is all cool with me. Asteroids, as in ship vs asteroids. However you work that it's up to you.

QuoteDoes it mean the music/sfx should also be self-made?
Coding wise should be all your own / teams doing ( frameworks and plugins are allowed, like Pyro and TimelineFX, but not modified complete game templates ). Media wise you can do your own work or use public domain / purchased goodies.

QuoteNot that I have anything to present, but what if I write a game and win the prize - I am wondering will I still be able to publish the game - sell from my website or publish on steam, for example?
SyntaxBomb has absolutely no rights to any work posted here. You can happily post your game, win the prize and then go on to make millions from it without a peep from here beyond tip top praise.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Steve Elliott on June 23, 2017, 08:40:46
Quote
Asteroids, as in ship vs asteroids.

That's very rigid, and Atari are known for asking for games to be taken down.   :-X
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on June 23, 2017, 19:24:10
QuoteThat's very rigid, and Atari are known for asking for games to be taken down.   :-X
They are strict on direct clones of asteroids but you can not claim copyright on a ship firing on asteroids.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_clone
QuoteIn 1982, Atari brought a lawsuit against Amusement World, claiming that the arcade game Meteos violated Atari's copyright on Asteroids. Though the court identified twenty-two similarities in the game mechanics, it ruled against Atari citing these elements as scènes à faire for games about shooting at asteroids.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on June 24, 2017, 05:15:50
Okay, this might inspire some others, I thought - I'll go Monkey X for this competition, then quickly realised struggling with syntax that would manage to scale an image - asteroods from native code might be a bit of a stretch in 5 weeks due to my rusty ness with Monkey X.

(https://www.syntaxbomb.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wishingwellsoftware.co.uk%2Fa_rocket.jpg&hash=8db66828df756e0d1622834b5e21b22fb844f9c7)

So... back to my old haunt of B3D, found some pointy rocket stuff, yeah I'm sure y'all from B3D land recognise the rockets within the image above, so I might need to crack open blender to render my own rockets to aim at the incoming asteroods. Point is - I've got a starting point... My zany take on asteroods. Will it be a winner? At a stretch, the big question is can I finish it in time what with possibly starting a new job in that timeframe? Exciting stuff.

I'm just growing some graphics within a 3D conway life simulation thing I put together a while ago - well it should ensure the textures are original as well as the code ;)

(https://www.syntaxbomb.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wishingwellsoftware.co.uk%2Fcuberoid.jpg&hash=bac3b966c16cfd74cdf62d7775b8f91a818617ba)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on June 24, 2017, 09:34:52
For my take on this I'm going for a full HD 2D version with rendered graphics. 1920 x 1080 at 60fps but the asteroids are only 30fps or else I'd end up with super silly texture sizes which would explode my iMac.

So far I have the basics of the asteroids moving and rotating etc + the ship movement is fully in.

Still a lot to do but this is an early ( alpha ) look on how it's shaping up. I don't get much time to spend on things like this but I think I can complete it before the end of July :)

Next I'll add the ship firing and explosions effects then take a break and finally get some time to whip up a super cheesy theme tune with the East West Hollywood Orchestra library that I've had a whopping 10 minutes to play with so far.

Early screen shot ( resized down - background image by Fiona Fedler and public domain as far as I am aware ) :

(https://www.syntaxbomb.com/images/CKA01.jpg)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Dwapook on June 24, 2017, 10:46:33
Quote from: Qube on June 23, 2017, 06:21:08

Coding wise should be all your own / teams doing ( frameworks and plugins are allowed, like Pyro and TimelineFX, but not modified complete game templates ). Media wise you can do your own work or use public domain / purchased goodies.


So, am I reading this right? I'm allowed to use the BlitzMax Ignition framework?

Does it have to be a spaceship versus asteroids, or can I make an asteroids style game using a different setting/player/enemies?
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: muruba on June 24, 2017, 11:39:14
Quote from: Qube on June 24, 2017, 09:34:52
For my take on this I'm going for a full HD 2D version with rendered graphics. 1920 x 1080 at 60fps but the asteroids are only 30fps or else I'd end up with super silly texture sizes which would explode my iMac.


Looks very nice!
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Steve Elliott on June 24, 2017, 12:02:48
Quote
Does it have to be a spaceship versus asteroids, or can I make an asteroids style game using a different setting/player/enemies?

My question too.  I have something else in mind.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: dawlane on June 24, 2017, 15:08:18
Here's (https://www.dropbox.com/s/x8j6rahffotd5pr/asteroidfield.zip?dl=0) a game that I knocked up with MonkeyX v0.66 six years ago with an asteroid theme.

You will find that there is an HTML5, Flash, OS X, Windows and Linux version in the zip file.

NOTE: To get the Linux version running you will need to set the execute and group permissions. Zip files do not preserve them.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ipah1uckdaumc6r/prj00001-00.jpg?dl=0)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on June 24, 2017, 21:16:19
QuoteSo, am I reading this right? I'm allowed to use the BlitzMax Ignition framework?
Yes, frameworks like Ignition, Pyro, Diddy etc are allowed.

QuoteDoes it have to be a spaceship versus asteroids, or can I make an asteroids style game using a different setting/player/enemies?
That's fine so long as it falls into an "asteroids style game".
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on June 24, 2017, 21:20:38
Quote from: dawlane on June 24, 2017, 15:08:18
Here's (https://www.dropbox.com/s/x8j6rahffotd5pr/asteroidfield.zip?dl=0) a game that I knocked up with MonkeyX v0.66 six years ago with an asteroid theme.

Neat version :D
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Steve Elliott on June 24, 2017, 22:22:47
Quote
That's fine so long as it falls into an "asteroids style game".

Cool.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on June 26, 2017, 16:03:30
Possibly some more inspiration, only 3 days left until 'asteroid Day':-

https://asteroidday.org/live/

Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: muruba on June 27, 2017, 10:11:04
Does it have to be a remake of classic Atari's asteroids game or anything in space/nebulas/lasers/asteroids?
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on June 27, 2017, 20:24:13
I'm hoping that as long as it has the following then it'll qualify for votes:

1. Asteroids causing mild peril.
2. An ability to explode asteroids before causing death and stuff.   :-\

Happy coding  8)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on June 27, 2017, 20:36:20
QuoteDoes it have to be a remake of classic Atari's asteroids game or anything in space/nebulas/lasers/asteroids?
So long as it falls into an "asteroids style game". Interpretation is up to you :)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on June 27, 2017, 20:38:31
@Qube, Cool. Just checked out Dawlane's asteroids (the HTML5 version) - purty cool stuff to say the least.

Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Yue on July 06, 2017, 23:04:16
I'm going to participate. If I win give the money to whom I decide, because I have no means to receive the money.  :D



I am building a simple video game engine, to program in Lua Script.

Engine Yue3D
OS : Windows.
DirecX 9.
(https://www.syntaxbomb.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi64.tinypic.com%2F2upwhkx.png&hash=a1f26609813f28d03094c325f4229649c90542b4)


Code Lua Script.

-- Archivo de entrada al escript.
-- Nota : No cambie el nombre de este fichero.
require 'kernel'

--Globales.
caja = 0
caja2 = 0
torus = 0
esfera = 0
cono  = 0

function Start()

caja =  CreateCube()
SetColorEntity( caja, 255,0, 0)
SetPosEntity( caja,-1.5,0,15 )
       
caja2 = CreateCube()
SetPosEntity(caja2, 1.5, 0, 15 )
SetColorEntity( caja2, 128, 128, 128 )

torus = CreateTorus(8, 1.0, 0.25)
SetPosEntity ( torus, 0, 0, 10 )
SetColorEntity( torus, 255,117,020 )

esfera = CreateSphere(8)
SetPosEntity( esfera, -3.0, 0, 10 )
SetColorEntity( esfera, 128, 255, 100 )

cono = CreateCone(16)
SetPosEntity( cono, 3.0, 0, 10 )
SetColorEntity( cono, 255, 255, 0 )


     
end

function Update()

-- Girando Entes.
TurnEntity( caja, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 )
TurnEntity( caja2, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 )
TurnEntity( torus, -1.0, -1.0, -1.0 )
TurnEntity( esfera, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0 )
TurnEntity( cono, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 )

end




Soon an executable.  :-\
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 07, 2017, 04:06:13
I don't get much time to spend on my own creations these days but the bare bones are in and working :D - Lots to do yet but I should make the end of the month deadline.

For some reason the 1080p 60fps option is a tad jerky. I blame the Youtube conversion :P

Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: MichaelUK on July 07, 2017, 09:30:18
Qube

I like this, looks really good, which language did you use for this?

MichaelUK
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 07, 2017, 20:00:37
Quote from: MichaelUK on July 07, 2017, 09:30:18
Qube

I like this, looks really good, which language did you use for this?

MichaelUK
Thanks. It's being coded in AGK2 :)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: MichaelUK on July 09, 2017, 13:11:21
I really need to look at AGK I picked it on steam for about £10 on a 90% off on a flash sale and just never looked at it.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: muruba on July 14, 2017, 05:10:58
Just had a spark and a great idea emerged - will try to dedicate this weekend to it, bear in mind now - the prize is mine!
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on July 19, 2017, 05:52:23
t-minus 12 days.... thanks for inspiring me to dust off my IDeal IDE with blitz3D - asteroids game logic always intrigued me, more so than space invaders for obvious reasons.

Good Luck all  8)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Rooster on July 20, 2017, 23:00:56
My entry is nearing completion, minus any extras I might add.
I wanted to know if when I'm done, could I post it in Showcase?

A screen shot I took last night.
(https://www.syntaxbomb.com/gallery/8_20_07_17_10_59_02.png)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: col on July 21, 2017, 00:20:32
I'd like to be in on this one too :-)

I have the main game all working now. I started Monday evening just to see if/how far I would get and it turns out that it's all coming together waaay faster than I thought :D

I went for the old retro look but with a modern twist to it on the grounds that I'm crap at artwork and it's my first game that I've ever written to completion! Kudos to Qube for the incentive - I'm loving it!!.

Anyway I concentrated on the gameplay *cough cough* , or I should say playability :P

I'm still adding some touches to the game, so it's not quite ready for consumption just yet. When it comes to submission, where's the best place to upload an .exe? or I could share the source via GitHub if it's easier?
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Rooster on July 21, 2017, 00:59:23
Quote from: col on July 21, 2017, 00:20:32
I'm still adding some touches to the game, so it's not quite ready for consumption just yet. When it comes to submission, where's the best place to upload an .exe? or I could share the source via GitHub if it's easier?
Depending on how large the file is you should be able to attach it to a post.
Although the last time I checked I couldn't find a size limit.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on July 21, 2017, 05:45:29
I've probably bitten of more than I can chew, struggling to synchronise the thrust vector with the actual direction of the players craft, I'm sure it'll come together though....
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 21, 2017, 05:55:25
QuoteWhen it comes to submission, where's the best place to upload an .exe? or I could share the source via GitHub if it's easier?
I think the PHP POST size is 8MB maximum ( I think that's what it is set to ).

If you do have issues hosting anywhere else ( GitHub, GoogleDrive etc ) then if you want I can provide an FTP link for you to upload to here directly ( no size limit ).
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: col on July 21, 2017, 09:38:32
Quotestruggling to synchronise the thrust vector with the actual direction of the players craft
Sin and Cos are your friends here, they'll give you a unit direction vector for x and y that you multiply by the same amount of thrust. Didn't you post some code already? maybe it was someone else? :P

@Qube
Ahh cool. The exe is about 1.8mb at the mo, all assets are made in code so far. I'm hoping to do the same for the sound effects.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: TomToad on July 21, 2017, 12:55:16
I posted an example in the code archives for anyone having trouble with getting the ship to fly right.  My example doesn't have any asteroids to get  in the way, but I did add a singularity with gravity (similar to Space Wars).  Example here http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3282.0.html (http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3282.0.html)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: col on July 21, 2017, 19:10:19
Nice one TomToad!!

For a minute I thought I was living in a different dimension but I found the link that I was referring to...
https://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3279.0.html (https://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3279.0.html)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on July 21, 2017, 22:37:00
@col, yeah I posted some code for 2D stuff, however, I'mopting for a madly optimistic goal of a 3D asteroids thingy - have got my 3d 'cone' traversing above the landscape with the incoming placeholder asteroids (I'm using borg style cubes grown from my own conways game of life thing at the mo, which successfully crash land into the planet below....)

Thing is, for all the 'cone' now spins left and right in synch with the key presses, its got a disconnect with the physics.

I've used JV-ODE in the past, which was great fun - but my coding is limited these days, as you all know, time flies by ever faster as you age. Still luvin b3D ;)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 22, 2017, 08:46:56
@3DzForMe - Oo er, sounds interesting :D I look forward to seeing your entry :)

My entry has changed somewhat from the YouTube video I posted recently. I've changed over to 3D models with higher resolution, normal maps and shadows. It's a subtle change but I like it. It's going to be a tight squeeze to get it finished in time with the amount of free time I have but I'm hopeful it'll all fall into place. Ack, screw real life, get the fun coding stuff done :P
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on July 22, 2017, 09:50:54
Quote from: Qube on July 22, 2017, 08:46:56
@3DzForMe - Oo er, sounds interesting :D I look forward to seeing your entry :)

.....

It's going to be a tight squeeze to get it finished in time with the amount of free time I have but I'm hopeful it'll all fall into place. Ack, screw real life, get the fun coding stuff done :P

nearly got into IDeal earlier this morning, but walking the dog before dad the taxi mode being invoked takes precedence ;)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: col on July 22, 2017, 09:56:40
How is the game to be judged, via the similar voting as before?

I'm looking forward to seeing other peoples games and reading comments during the voting 8)
Assuming you'll use the familiar voting scheme as before :P

My version definitely pays homage to the original :) hehe
Still tweaking the gameplay - jeez it's difficult to get right.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on July 22, 2017, 18:42:20
I've got bullets shooting in the direction the spaceship's pointing, well chuffed.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 23, 2017, 00:30:42
QuoteHow is the game to be judged, via the similar voting as before?
All the entries will be placed into a post for members to download and play and comment on. To vote members will then simply state "I vote for xxxx" ( no polls ). Keep it simple :D
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Rooster on July 23, 2017, 08:22:39
Quote from: Qube on July 23, 2017, 00:30:42
All the entries will be placed into a post for members to download and play and comment on.
In this thread? Or can we post in Showcase and then link to it?
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 23, 2017, 20:56:13
Quote from: Rooster on July 23, 2017, 08:22:39
In this thread? Or can we post in Showcase and then link to it?
Sure, you can post in Showcase and all. What I mean is that when all the entries are in I'll create a thread where all the entries are listed consecutively for members who vote to easily access them.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Rooster on July 24, 2017, 05:19:05
Okay, glad to know that. ;)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Steve Elliott on July 24, 2017, 20:41:49
Any possible extension?   :D  I've been on holiday half this month.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on July 24, 2017, 22:15:18
Bullets refusing to bend to my will - again. Time is running out....

Despite that minor glitch, I think the following image shows the prize is in the bag ;)

[EDIT] Just discovered the root of my bullets wayward ways, their moving in the Z plane.....

(https://www.syntaxbomb.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wishingwellsoftware.co.uk%2Fsweet.png&hash=e4f2215dd9e5e575da32978d2b8ac62eb9353300)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 25, 2017, 00:22:07
QuoteAny possible extension?   :D  I've been on holiday half this month.
I don't mind but it could lead to shear chaos and bedlam once one person has had an extension :P
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 25, 2017, 02:03:30
QuoteI think the following image shows the prize is in the bag ;)
Epic! - I love the shading on the white dot :P - You've also totally nailed the darkness of space :D
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: col on July 25, 2017, 03:00:06
QuoteI've been on holiday half this month.
Haha, heeey, I never started until Monday last week too ( the 18th ).

Nearly there. The weekend will be the final hours  ;D

@3DzForMe
Yep, I agree with yourself and Qube - you've definitely got the atmosphere and the vastness of space 'spot on'  8)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on July 25, 2017, 23:07:37
@col, you've helped me suss why my missiles have such wacky physics, running at a cheeky 1920 by 1200 pixels, I reckon a couple of black holes have manifested themselves. My missiles are causing me to consider renaming my asteroids to angeroids ;)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on July 25, 2017, 23:10:15
Quote from: Qube on July 25, 2017, 02:03:30
QuoteI think the following image shows the prize is in the bag ;)
Epic! - I love the shading on the white dot :P - You've also totally nailed the darkness of space :D

The shading becomes much more apparent as the bullet / cannon ball grows in size. Angeroids for the 22nd century ;)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on July 27, 2017, 08:43:47
Well, overcame a major hurdle this morning, my bullets were more like sticky bombs to the place holder asteroids - that failed to go off. Took a little head scratching, but the asteroids are being obliterated now. The game might not be pretty - but I never thought I'd an asteroids game in me, cheers Qube for the challenge. 8)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 27, 2017, 09:24:27
Quotebut I never thought I'd an asteroids game in me, cheers Qube for the challenge. 8)
You're welcome :D - I never thought I'd have the time to even do this comp and it's going to be tight as my game is still unfinished and buggy in parts. Nothing like a challenge eh :P
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Rooster on July 28, 2017, 05:26:21
Okay, I got my entry in. Hope it all still works.

http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3301.msg4784.html#new (http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3301.msg4784.html#new)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on July 28, 2017, 21:03:15
Looking good Rooster, my brain is aching sussing out the MOD function, I know what I want.... its a long road. Clock is tick... tick... ticking.....
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 28, 2017, 21:37:52
Quote from: Rooster on July 28, 2017, 05:26:21
Okay, I got my entry in. Hope it all still works.

http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3301.msg4784.html#new (http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3301.msg4784.html#new)
Cool little fun game, nice one :D
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Rooster on July 28, 2017, 21:54:40
Quote from: Qube on July 28, 2017, 21:37:52
Quote from: Rooster on July 28, 2017, 05:26:21
Okay, I got my entry in. Hope it all still works.

http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3301.msg4784.html#new (http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3301.msg4784.html#new)
Cool little fun game, nice one :D
Thanks! :D
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: col on July 29, 2017, 01:26:23
@Rooster
That's a cool twist on the original - I like it.

Phew!!  8)
I've just finished it - well as far as I can go within the time constraints :P My fingers feel like they are going to bleed :o haha.
Thanks guys, especially to Qube, for the inspirations.

Any bugs will surely be proof of its hand coded nature being whipped up within 2 weeks!!

The source code and exe is hosted on Github.com at https://github.com/davecamp/StarRoids (https://github.com/davecamp/StarRoids)
It's a windows build and requires DirectX11.

Oh... Please don't hold me responsible for mashing your keyboard  :P
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 29, 2017, 03:39:31
Hi col, I've tried your game in Windows 7 ( DX 11 ) and Windows 10 ( DX 12 ) but both just flash up a window and quit :( - Is there anything else I need to install?
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: muruba on July 29, 2017, 03:43:53
Quote from: col on July 29, 2017, 01:26:23
I've just finished it - well as far as I can go within the time constraints :P My fingers feel like they are going to bleed :o haha.
Thanks guys, especially to Qube, for the inspirations.

Looks good on my win 8! Nice sound :)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: muruba on July 29, 2017, 03:44:43
Quote from: Rooster on July 28, 2017, 05:26:21
Okay, I got my entry in. Hope it all still works.

http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3301.msg4784.html#new (http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3301.msg4784.html#new)

Nice :)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: col on July 29, 2017, 08:01:22
Quotebut both just flash up a window and quit :(
I've added a try/catch which *should* popup a window if a 'throw' occurs in the game.

The usual culprit is not having DirectX11 installed :P
You can safely have it installed even if you have Dx12 already - it doesn't overwrite newer versions and all can be safely installed side by side.

If you can could make sure there is a d3dcompiler_47.dll and/or d3dcompiler_43.dll in your windows/system32.

QuoteLooks good on my win 8! Nice sound :)
Thanks!! Did you get passed Level 3 and pick up the bomb? - I'm interested to know what people think of the bomb effect - I spent a whole day ( maybe 2 ) just getting that to work  8)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Rooster on July 29, 2017, 10:34:27
@col
Looks good, and thanks for the nice words. ;)

@muruba
Thanks!
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Steve Elliott on July 29, 2017, 16:09:35
Looking forward to checking out the entries.   :D

I was on holiday for half the month and now I'm too busy with work.  Oh well, there's always next month's competition   ;)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 29, 2017, 19:52:18
@col - Got your game to work \o/ - It dawned on me that I was using Windows via Parallels and that doesn't support DirectX 11 so once I tried it on my Surface Pro tablet all was running smooth :) - Great version, well done :D
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on July 29, 2017, 22:25:36
Still a ways to go.... how many days are left? I make it 2.15 ish:

(https://www.syntaxbomb.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wishingwellsoftware.co.uk%2Fgetting.png&hash=2500ec635a07cbf3ff9ddcc275edae7ac63a1b9b)

@col, theres some polish in your game - well done, the initial splash screen draws you right in ;)

(https://www.syntaxbomb.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wishingwellsoftware.co.uk%2Froids.png&hash=0778868f82cbbf1539280eaf2792de1c046e1487)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: col on July 29, 2017, 23:50:03
@Qube
I thought it would be something simple hehe. Glad that it works!

Quotethe initial splash screen draws you right in
Yep... Literally  ;)

Thankyou guys!

I wanted to put a high score table in there, and resolve a couple of bugs ( that happen under incredibly rare conditions ) and potential cheats/advantages that I know of... but never mind hehe.

My highest score is just under 80 thousand so far, it gets pretty hectic and the advantages can only be had early in the game hehe ;D

QuoteStill a ways to go.... how many days are left? I make it 2.15 ish:
You can do it... we have faith in you  ;)

I'm looking forward to playing the other entries too, quite exciting stuff  8)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 30, 2017, 00:46:28
Finally finished my entry, woot woot! :D

Comet Killer - July 2017 game competition (http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3303.0.html)

Hope you like it :P
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Rooster on July 30, 2017, 02:30:00
Quote from: Qube on July 30, 2017, 00:46:28
Finally finished my entry, woot woot! :D

Comet Killer - July 2017 game competition (http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3303.0.html)

Hope you like it :P
Well my laptop and router are having a spat. So I tried using Wine on Linux, and it works, except for the sound and the sluggishness.
I made it to level four, and it looks really pretty. :)
I'll have to wait to see how it plays though.
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Qube on July 30, 2017, 03:56:54
Rooster, I've created a Linux version just for you :D - Updated info in the Showcase post http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3303.0.html
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Rooster on July 30, 2017, 04:43:40
Thanks again, works like a charm.
The game play is a lot harder now that I can't just sit and think my way out. :P
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: muruba on July 30, 2017, 11:28:09
Quote from: Qube on July 30, 2017, 00:46:28
Finally finished my entry, woot woot! :D

Comet Killer - July 2017 game competition (http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3303.0.html)

Hope you like it :P

Good quality!
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: col on July 30, 2017, 11:50:01
QuoteFinally finished my entry, woot woot! :D
Another good version too!!

Nice job on the graphics... it certainly looks pretty  :)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on July 30, 2017, 20:15:19
Just finished mine - as much as I can. Not sure it'll make it into the 'good' bracket, celebrating my sons 18th kinda took precedence yesterday, link here:

http://www.wishingwellsoftware.co.uk/asteroids_3d.exe (http://www.wishingwellsoftware.co.uk/asteroids_3d.exe)

screen grab of game:

(https://www.syntaxbomb.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wishingwellsoftware.co.uk%2Fscreengrab1.png&hash=b630d9e3650e203e071a5dd155bbf441bc5c8db7)

screen grab of files in the .exe:

(https://www.syntaxbomb.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wishingwellsoftware.co.uk%2Fscreengrab2.png&hash=84ffaccfb665214ec5ef01bad9c6fe6660054553)

Just amazed I got close to creating an asteroids game.... Cheers ;)

Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: TomToad on July 31, 2017, 20:19:33
Thought I'd give this contest a try, even though I really didn't get started until a few days ago.  Don't expect to win as my version isn't near as polished as the others here.
http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3307.0.html (http://www.syntaxbomb.com/index.php/topic,3307.0.html)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: 3DzForMe on July 31, 2017, 22:07:35
Well done Tom, you're asteroids look like genuine asteroids  - good work ;)
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Dwapook on July 31, 2017, 23:56:51
Hey!

I made it somehow! had a busy month and probably only got about a quarter of what I wanted to do with this finished.. >.>; I might wanna get back to it and make all the levels I planned at some point..

This is the game file..
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B23VwTc0S49gay1FbFp4b1FZb1E/view?usp=sharing

Feel kinda bad that I'm the only person who seems to have used a framework.. o.o;

Here's my code but it's kinda useless as I'm unable to include the framework I used.. (On top of being poorly organized..  and badly written.. and super rushed..)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B23VwTc0S49gbTkxY0hZN2Q2VXM/view?usp=sharing
Title: Re: Code a game competition - Win £250
Post by: Dwapook on August 01, 2017, 00:03:59
crap.. I meant to link the full screen version, but I'm making a new post for it because I don't want to mess with my time stamp.. x.X;
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B23VwTc0S49gR2ZoWjdXU2dFRUk/view?usp=sharing

There's credits at the end of the game for the art I used , forgot to include a text file. its mostly on opengameart under the Astral eye'd collection thing , just.. will try to make an organized forum thread later tonight.. x.X