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Read June 18, 2007, 01:58:17 am #0
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Fractal Fighter
Fractal Fighter it's called, and I made it in a bit over 24 hours (not spending all that time in front of the computer obviously). This might not be the final version, but it's a complete game as it is.



http://www.willhostforfood.com/users/dorkman/fracwar_v2.rar (works on vista)

Moosic by Mohn Jarwin, game by moi. Sorry if it sucks. But it's really you who suck. If there's no bugs in there, I will release publically, so find bugs, ok? Also tell me about difficult problems.

If people like this, I will make updated version with boss editor and random enemies. But only for people who get full version of Akuchizoku. Maybe Tongue

Sorry for abusing the english language. I'm so tired. So very tired.
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Read June 18, 2007, 02:35:02 am #1
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Omfg, I suck. A lot.

Nicely done, I quite like it. The screenshot does no justice, and those homing shots are evil, but in a good way. Fractal theme is great, along with the simplicity. It almost screams retro at me when I play it  Smiley

A boss editor and random enemies sounds cool.

And plus I could never get this much done in 24 hours, and thus I envy you.  Wink
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Read June 18, 2007, 08:53:38 am #2
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very nicely done indeed! but is this going to be the only enemy?

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Read June 18, 2007, 02:46:23 pm #3
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This game's great! Please add gamepad support!


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Read June 18, 2007, 02:54:33 pm #4
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Awesome, as I posted at poppenkast. Scroll while looking at those screenies, it's awesome. D:
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Read June 18, 2007, 11:03:33 pm #5
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DAMN YOU CACTUS!!!
Game absolutely awesome.
Sin city style shmups, lol.

Cant wait when you complete Akuchizoku Smiley


btw, if anybody want gamepad or stick support use joy2key
http://www.electracode.com/4/joy2key/JoyToKey%20English%20Version.htm
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Read June 19, 2007, 01:39:45 am #6
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1,183,000  Grin

yay! i got past the second lvl! :O
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Read June 19, 2007, 03:40:11 am #7
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Wow this is really something special. It's great how the angles move in unison to make the limbs spread. I really like this game a lot. It's easily on par with Warning Forever.


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Read June 19, 2007, 07:09:55 pm #8
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Found a small bug. If you destroy a laser turret (the last of the ship's components) as it's firing, it detaches from the ship and rotates. The laser shot also rotates with the weapon and kills you.
(Of course you could call this a feature, but I don't think this is how you had planned it to work)
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Read June 19, 2007, 08:20:20 pm #9
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@TehSilentOne: That's even better than my highscore Angry

Quote from: BigBossSNK on June 19, 2007, 07:09:55 pm
(Of course you could call this a feature, but I don't think this is how you had planned it to work)
Actually, it's supposed to be like that. I even added some extra code to make sure that it is this way. The lasers are fairly harmless overall, despite the rotation thing.

In other news: I've updated the game. New things: Random Mode, Lives, Targetting + lots of misc stuff that you might not notice.

The targetting works like this: press C and three crosshairs will appear. One at the position of the enemy closest to your x-coordinate, one at the x-coordinate of that enemy and the y-coordinate of yourself, and a third at your x-coordinate and the closest enemy's y-coordinate. When you align with the aim a small beep will play to confirm that you're locked on. Press C again fast to dispatch six missiles that will move towards the spot where you locked on to target. Targetting also makes it easier to find "hidden parts" and to locate nearest destroyable entity. Hint: Targetting is best used against the bigger cannons.

note: More lives lower the amount of score you get.

If I get no more complaints, I'll post the game at a few more forums/sites as an official V1.0.

http://www.willhostforfood.com/users/dorkman/fracwar_v2.rar
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Read June 19, 2007, 10:55:16 pm #10
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Pretty addictive stuff.  Set myself the target of beating a mil on one life but currently stuck at 987,400.  Those homing missiles are a real pain to dodge when there's loads of them and the arms are spread out.  I find myself getting sniped by bullets hiding behind explosions a lot too.  Would be awesome if you could make the bullets a different colour so they dont get hidden.
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Read June 19, 2007, 11:16:37 pm #11
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The reason I thought this was a bug was because the rotation is pre-calculated, so you can avoid getting killed like this by weaving in and out at the left side, but not the right. You 're the creator, though, so I don't mean to impose.
This game's addictive as hell.
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Read June 19, 2007, 11:34:07 pm #12
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I found the best way to dodge the sweeping laser fire was to just sit right on top of them as you detroy them.  Just be careful not to be sat on them when they fire though since even though you're behind the actual laser beam you still get destroyed if you're overlapping the gun.
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Read June 20, 2007, 12:09:37 am #13
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Haha, just figured out how to use the missiles.  Now on 1660900.
I need to go to bed.
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Read June 20, 2007, 12:12:55 am #14
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Hah, Cactus, I've always found your games to be delightful, especially because of the art style and the fact that everything is so smooth. Especially cool is how the homing missiles deform as they move faster. Really great work, as usual.
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Read June 20, 2007, 05:18:36 am #15
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w00t, this game is 7 times better with Joy 2 key. Ship it with the game.
Programmer art never looked so good.


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Read June 20, 2007, 01:37:13 pm #16
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2.273.800
The homing missiles make the game a lot easier.
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Read June 26, 2007, 01:34:18 pm #17
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just... awsome.

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Read June 26, 2007, 05:25:34 pm #18
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Thanks guys! Anyone beaten the normal mode yet?
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Read June 26, 2007, 07:05:59 pm #19
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Read June 28, 2007, 12:02:14 am #20
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Nice, Tim! Is that with or without cheating? Cropping out your scores makes it a bit suspicious, eh? wink2
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Read June 28, 2007, 03:10:54 am #21
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Yea, I didn't think the score was important because of the 'edit' feature, so I cropped it out. wink2
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Read June 29, 2007, 01:25:38 am #22
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You might be the only one who's beaten the game, then Smiley

I tried to see how it would look in 3D... If I throw in a nice background, a redesigned interface and an online highscore table, plus some new attacks, maybe I could sell it? No?



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Read June 29, 2007, 01:52:50 am #23
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that look cool man.

matrix/war-games background? Tongue
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Read June 29, 2007, 01:52:00 pm #24
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whoa.

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Read June 29, 2007, 02:52:16 pm #25
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Dope!! You could make 2 modes in the same game... retro mode (the black and white shit... or maybe you could pick the color yourself?) and the 3D mode... And yeah, I think its defenetly good enough for selling!

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Read June 29, 2007, 04:22:15 pm #26
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Nice look, gives it an implicit sort of storyline... something like in the dead of space exists something so evil, dispatch your best pilot for the sake of the galaxy.

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Read June 30, 2007, 02:26:13 am #27
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...and by the super space fighter, for great justice you fight. grin2
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