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[Farbs]

I also noticed that some of the sound effects can't be muted, like the decloning effect.

Ah, cheers for the heads-up. I always forget to test muting. Should be fixed in a few minutes.

[allen]

Ah hell this game is hard. I find it really difficult in the beginning since the only available clones are usually poorly configured and under-powered and re-cloning takes away so much BCP. The biggest annoyance is when I get a ship and a part gets damaged in the clone transfer (which I think should not happen) which then gives me a horribly broken and impossible to drive ship, forcing me to dump it and find something else.

[Dale]

I've been playing Imposter for a few days now.
Even updated the wiki page: http://captainforever.wikia.com/wiki/Captain_Imposter

Farbs, there is a game-breaking problem!

When the Narcissus' tail has locked-on to an enemy,
It's hard to tell what direction you're flying in.

There are only 2 things telling the player which direction he is facing.
(1) The tail of the ship.
(2) The direction the thrusters are firing.

However, when the tail has locked-on to an enemy,
You lose direction of where you are facing.
The thrusters don't help because they are small
and the "locked-on" lightning graphic is overpowering.

I've accidentally flown into enemy fire many times.
It could not be lack of skill, because I've beaten both
Captain Forever and Successor multiple times.

[Dale]

This is fucking bullshit!
I died several more times because
I couldn't see the direction I was going in.

Do you know how frustrating it is
to invest your time into imposter, and
die because you can't see the fucking direction
your flying in?

Honest to god, I want to punch my laptop right now.

Look man, I want my criticism to be constructive,
so in addition to the post I made earlier, here is
some more information...

1. This problem really only exists at maximum zoom-out.
2. max zoom-out is the preferred way to play at end game levels.
(Echo, India, Kilo)

THEREFORE: At END GAME, when boot/jackers can 1-SHOT KILL YOU,
You basically CANNOT SEE THE DIRECTION YOU ARE FLYING IN, because
you're FULLY ZOOMED-OUT.



There are several ways to fix this. The easiest way is to redo the
Narcissus Ship art so that it has a CLEAR FRONT & BACK-SIDE,
which is noticable while your clone-tail has locked on AND you
are fully zoomed out.

Or, you can redo it so the clone drive is attached to
your mouse peripheral.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, FIX THIS GAME-BREAKING PROBLEM.

Don't take this post as an insult or anything.
I'm just passionate about your game...
that means your doing something right.

[allen]

I don't really have the same problem, and I'm sure it's frustrating..but calm the fuck down.

GDC was last week and Farbs was there, I don't think he's had the proper time to sit down and code or read the forums. Give it time.

[Farbs]

Heheh, thanks allen. I'm actually still in the US, won't be home for a few weeks. Shit won't settle for about a month.

[Lokon]

You've made super lego starfighter in space!  And I adore it =D  The fact that all the instructions/framing is done via in game character is a little wierd at first but I think it works for you.

[Farbs]

I have to admit - half the reason everything is done in world/character is because it gives me a voice and a setting to work with. I hate working without limitations. That said, I'm considering moving the supporter info / sell screen offsite and out of character so that I can more clearly explain what people are paying for. Thoughts anyone?

[MindEraser]

I have to admit - half the reason everything is done in world/character is because it gives me a voice and a setting to work with. I hate working without limitations. That said, I'm considering moving the supporter info / sell screen offsite and out of character so that I can more clearly explain what people are paying for. Thoughts anyone?

Keep the current but also setup an off site version. Having themed stuff is always great, and I think that should stay for the sake of being interesting to those who would have likely visited the offsite version already.

[allen]

I think the main site is fine and fits but probably not the best way to go about selling a game. It's cool when you sold the game though.

the front page should be a normal page marketing your game (think thelettervsixtim.es or braid-game.com) and a description of what being a supporter entails, which a link to the free captain forever game and the main site.  Basically taking the supporter page you already have, spicing it up a bit to look like similar sites, and putting it on front.

[Farbs]

Huh. Putting the out-of-character screen up front is a pretty interesting idea. Thanks allen!

[TedPro]

Okay, time for a new challenge:
Spell your name with your ship. URL hackers and obsessive pilots are all welcome to attempt.

Done!  It's also a a ship that's nearly immune to damage, has full copy protection (but you need to repair the obstacle manually every once in a while), moves in any direction, is decently fast and maneuverable, and can wrap blurst shields around an enemy ship to "capture" the ship harmlessly, letting the pilot drag a menagerie of harmless captives around in the "blurst tangle" behind it.

This was fun to make. No URL hacking involved.

However, this ship is too huge to post a diagram, so I'll just have to do a big clunky link:

http://www.captainforever.com/captainsuccessor.php?cfe=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

[Farbs]

WOW
"Ted" isn't short for Theodore is it?

If anyone's interested I'm now blogging regularly about Captain Jameson. Apologies for the linkspam, but I figured some folks might want to know about it.

[TedPro]

WOW
"Ted" isn't short for Theodore is it?

If anyone's interested I'm now blogging regularly about Captain Jameson. Apologies for the linkspam, but I figured some folks might want to know about it.

Rad!  The blog looks really cool!

Ted is short for Theodore.  And Pro is short for a very long Greek last name.  But I think I might run out of screen space if I tried to spell it all out.

[TedPro]

Okay, made another weird vehicle. I call it the "Docking Authorization Denied":

http://www.captainforever.com/captainsuccessor.php?cfe=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