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[lasttea999]

HARA HARA DUEL

A WIP dueling game. WARNING: Placeholder graphics ahead!



Allow me to recommend watching an AIvAI match first.

Click here to download (box)

Thanks to the many whose help I was allowed to draw upon, such as
-My friends Ben, illisid, and BENJAMUS/iMoose (Vertex), who have tested the game and provided feedback.

Made in Java with LWJGL
http://www.lwjgl.org/

Some features based on those of Game Maker
http://www.yoyogames.com/

Menu mechanics from Derek Yu's "Game Maker For Beginners" tutorials
http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=3251.0

Movement partially based on Grandma Engine by Matt Thorson
http://mattmakesgames.com/

My apologies for the lack of:
-In-game explanations of the rules and controls
-Completed graphics
-Music and sounds

-PvP, PvAI, AIvAI Rules
   -If an opponent is vulnerable, swipe or lunge at him to earn a point
   -If an opponent is guarding or is in the middle of an attack, he is invulnerable
   -If an opponent is guarding, about to attack, or finishing an attack, unguard him to stun him for a moment
   -First duelist to earn the set number of points wins

-Pv2AI Rules
   -If an opponent is vulnerable, swipe or lunge at him to defeat him
   -If an opponent is guarding or is in the middle of an attack, he is invulnerable
   -If an opponent is guarding, about to attack, or finishing an attack, unguard him to stun him for a moment
   -Last team standing wins

-General controls
   -Space to confirm menu selection, pause/unpause a duel
   -Esc to go back one screen and, at the title screen, end the game
   -Delete to end the game at any time

-PvAI Controls
   -Left and right to move
   -Down to guard
   -M to swipe
   -N to retreat if left held, lunge otherwise
   -B to unguard

-PvP P1 Controls
   -A and D to move
   -S to guard
   -1 to swipe
   -2 to retreat if A held, lunge otherwise
   -3 to unguard

-PvP P2 Controls
   -Left and right to move
   -Down to guard
   -M to swipe
   -N to retreat if right held, lunge otherwise
   -B to unguard

[lasttea999]

Update (3/23/12):

-Added "NO LIMIT" option for points to win

-Added Pv2AI mode (unaffected by "NO LIMIT" option)

-Added retreat mechanic (lunge button + hold direction opposite to opponent; unavailable in Pv2AI mode)

-EDIT: Modified AI behavior

Click here to download (box, same link as original post)

[lasttea999]

Update (3/24/12):

-Slowed lunge animation slightly

-Added countering ("If an opponent is guarding, about to attack, or finishing an attack, unguard him to stun him for a moment")

-Fixed a bug with the retreat mechanic

Click here to download (box, same link as original post)

[lasttea999]

Update (3/25/12):

-Returned the lunge animation speed to what it was before

-Slightly modified the countering mechanic

-Modified AI behavior - AI duelists now counter and retreat

-Added (mostly) automatic loading and saving of settings

Note: I may not be able to update this game for a while because school starts again soon.