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[battlerager]

Maybe there should just be blockable and unblockable special attacks.

Maybe we just need to give better signals to the "defending" player.

Like,

unblockable attacks = certain sound / certain graphic effect

blockable attacks = other sound / other graphic effect

If "red means unblockable" and "blue means blockable" or something along those lines, we could be creative without being limited too much and still keep a level of fairness.

Only problem I see:
- if lots of players are fighting, will you be able to really hear the sound that you need to hear so much?
- if we go with colors or something, is it too limiting?

I'd still say: A little red/blue sparkle for each special attack should be doable. 

[Soulliard]

Or maybe we could just add sparkles for the unblockable attacks. Sort of like unblockable attacks in Soul Calibur are wreathed in flames.

[battlerager]

Or maybe we could just add sparkles for the unblockable attacks. Sort of like unblockable attacks in Soul Calibur are wreathed in flames.

Yes, that would make more sense, actually.

Easier to keep track of (Checking for the color each time might be... too much).

Also, since regular attacks are blockable, too (and don't cast any sparkles), its is coherent and makes perfect sense. 

EDIT: Oh, one more thing. When someone is close to you and does, say, a high-damage projectile move, you couldnt really tell you can block it until its too late with our old system. With that one = no sparkles = just block it 

[cyber95]

There should be a crayon physics level, in a similar vein to the Pictochat level in SSBB, except instead of pictures, contraptions are made with shapes, obviously.

[William Broom]

I think sparkles would be good, as long as they have a generic look to them. Taking the Soulcalibur example, I don't really like it because it gives every character a fire theme. I kind of want to know why an undead pirate can set his sword on fire. This just becomes more pronounced with a diverse lineup like in Indie Brawl.

But anyway, that's just a minor art quibble. Apart from that, sparkles would be just fine.

[Corpus]

Sparkles are the universal symbol for magic.

[battlerager]

Sparkles are the universal symbol for mojo.

[medieval]

Omagawd. This gon be so awesome.

Also, sparks +  = 

It's a recipe that was unknown until now.

[Soulliard]

Here's the latest release of the engine.

The most notable additions are:
-Three player combat- two on the keyboard, one on a controller
-Naija's moves have been rebalanced
-Many of Naija's moves are now animated (Bless you, Derek)

At this point, full-fledged Naija vs. Naija battles with friends are possible. Tell me how the controller's working, whether or not you like Naija's move set, and whether or not you're satisfied with the current system of shielding.


One other note on shields: If we're using the sparkle system, each character will need at least one unblockable non-missile attack with significant knockback. Naija has two (whirlpool and spike seed), but it's something you'll need to keep in mind when designing a new character.

[Valter]

The Golden Knight's charged bonesaw attacks will probably be unblockable.

Also, this is clearly turning into a large project. If we're going to go the whole nine yards, we should work on online play. I'm sure there's someone in the forums who knows how to put a game online

[Alec]

Here's the latest release of the engine.

The most notable additions are:
-Three player combat- two on the keyboard, one on a controller
-Naija's moves have been rebalanced
-Many of Naija's moves are now animated (Bless you, Derek)

Wow, the gameplay feels really smooth already. Great job! 

[William Broom]

Nice work on the new engine test! The animations make it really smooth. A few minor quibbles:
- Using Whirlpool (up+S) from the ground can sometimes cause a weird flickering of animation. It might be just an animation glitch that will disappear once whirlpool gets an animation, but I thought I'd point it out.
- Recovery moves (up+A and up+S) are hard to use, at least when I'm testing them myself. The problem is that they go in whatever direction you're facing, and you can't change direction after you've triggered the attack. I feel like I should be able to direct the whirlpool/beast charge by pressing a directional key in the moment while it winds up. Instead I end up whirlpooling even further off the screen. This is compounded by the fact that the current jumping animation doesn't indicate which direction you're facing.

Still haven't had a chance to test it out with multiple players.

[Alec]

Also, this is clearly turning into a large project. If we're going to go the whole nine yards, we should work on online play. I'm sure there's someone in the forums who knows how to put a game online

Possibly goldbuick? 

[Derek]

Great work, Nightshade!  My animations don't look as bad as I thought they would, hehe.

[Soulliard]

Nice work on the new engine test! The animations make it really smooth.

Woo!

A few minor quibbles:

D'oh!

- Using Whirlpool (up+S) from the ground can sometimes cause a weird flickering of animation. It might be just an animation glitch that will disappear once whirlpool gets an animation, but I thought I'd point it out.

It's because whirlpool doesn't have its own animation yet. It just uses whatever animation you were using last, and when that animation is 'preparing to jump', it looks really bizarre.

- Recovery moves (up+A and up+S) are hard to use, at least when I'm testing them myself. The problem is that they go in whatever direction you're facing, and you can't change direction after you've triggered the attack. I feel like I should be able to direct the whirlpool/beast charge by pressing a directional key in the moment while it winds up. Instead I end up whirlpooling even further off the screen. This is compounded by the fact that the current jumping animation doesn't indicate which direction you're facing.

The jumping animation does show you which direction you're facing, if you look closely enough. To change direction before executing an attack, you need to press left or right before the attack button.

Either way, the change you're suggesting would be pretty simple. You'd just need to add this code to the beginning of the whirlpool's first step (if you have the gmk version; I'll add this change to the next release):

Code:

if(r_check())
{
     xscale = 1;
}
if(l_check())
{
     xscale = -1;
}

Still haven't had a chance to test it out with multiple players.

[MekanikDestructiwKommando]

Please put in custom controls! I use a COLEMAK keyboard.
Test worked fine, though I had to hit enter twice at the loading screen (it popped up a second time).

[Yigguth]

I think it should just be a matter of trial and error for the player to find out which moves are blockable and which ones aren't

[Soulliard]

Custom controls are coming! The game is not finished yet! 

If you have the gmk file, it's pretty easy to change the controls, though. Just go to the Control object, and change a few variables in the create event.

[___]

DONT FORCE FULLSCREEN RAauauahgugha

Game maker has a terrible fucking issue with fullscreen and it pisses me off.  I use two monitors, so game maker goes full screen, fucks up my left monitor to like 320 x 240 or whatever, then the game is displayed on my right monitor in a little window, while the monitor is still at 1600 x 1200.

fffffuck.

Feels good though.

[Annabelle Kennedy]

Game maker has a terrible fucking issue with fullscreen and it pisses me off.  I use two monitors, so game maker goes full screen, fucks up my left monitor to like 320 x 240 or whatever, then the game is displayed on my right monitor in a little window, while the monitor is still at 1600 x 1200.

this is one of the reasons i dont like GM