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[SolarLune]

Really cool lighting effects and style. Posting to follow. Keep up the good work!

[Oskuro]

Ooooh! The Frank Engine is in C++! 

[FrankForce]

Linkshot: Ok, I'll think about that. I also want to try that idea of using the laser as a tractor beam to get pickups.

SolarLune: Thanks! This game is kind of a test to see how much good lighting can add to simple graphics.

Oskuro: Yeah man, let me know if you give it a shot, it should build really easy out of the box.

[ｍａｓｏｎ]

WHOA. This game has some awesome aesthetic and great gameplay. I love the lighting. This has to be the coolest thing I've seen in the devlogs since I started browsing.

[ithamore]

I'm nearing the end of the game again.

I've played a little with the editor, so I don't know how that effected some of my experiences on this playthrough. Some bats have exploded on the ceiling when I was trying to jump and shoot them in midair (the stronger, second phase ones). I still see question blocks for info.

The few times I tried to use the editor, the vehicle often got stuck moving around in terrain, and I've been able to fall outside of the map more than once.

[FrankForce]

Raycast: Thanks!

ithamore: A couple notes on the editor. The editor is mainly intended for my own ease of use and rapid prototyping style. It automatically saves any changes whenever you switch back to gameplay. You can just delete the terrain.2dt file if you want to reset to what it should be. Deleting that will not hurt your save game which is the blast.sav file. Also whenever you switch back to gameplay the player is automatically positioned where the mouse was. It is a little weird at first but works really well once you get used to it!

I will take a look at the exploding bats, could be due to my recent change to make them resist lasers, thanks!

[mushbuh]

10/10

[Cloudiest Nights]

Ok, this sound epic.

[FrankForce]

thanks guys!

version 0.87406

• fixed bug with bats exploding in the ceiling
• laser opens blue doors again
• some level design tweaks

[FrankForce]

One problem with having a level editor that is so fun to use is I can't stop myself from making tweaks. New version is up with many level design improvements.

• It used to be possible to skip a huge portion on the way to the jump boost which is now mandatory. I decided the gameplay there is too important to allow the player to skip. There is still a large optional section in upper left that can accessed any time after the laser upgrade, but it no longer is possible to use it as a shortcut to the jump boost ruins.
• Better design for rooms in the upper left where you need the jump boost to get the energy tank.
• Got rid of the missile door just after the last save before final boss.
• Added a laser wall around the final door switch.
• Many other small tweaks/beautification.

[FrankForce]

I was messing around and playing with only the final lighting channel being shown. Decided it looked cool enough to make video...


http://youtu.be/LDYXCOX0rg0

[Schrompf]

Oh, shiny! Unplayable, but sure looking cool!

[FrankForce]

Schrompf: Yes sir, very difficult to play, but I do wonder if I could make a game that looks like this on purpose and is playable.

New build up with fixes for few issues that were really bugging me.

• Better art for balance beams. This was the last piece of art that was totally placeholder.
• Fix pause screen not being visible during the fade in/out overlay on start/death.
• Fix explosion sounds not playing loud enough during final escape.
• Give crates an emissive glow in the center.
• Fix crash that would sometimes happen after death if your wheels went too far.
• More level design tweaks.

[Cloudiest Nights]

Schrompf: Yes sir, very difficult to play, but I do wonder if I could make a game that looks like this on purpose and is playable.

As I was watching the video, I thought these graphics could be made into an interestisng game of its own.

[ithamore]

Schrompf: Yes sir, very difficult to play, but I do wonder if I could make a game that looks like this on purpose and is playable.

As I was watching the video, I thought these graphics could be made into an interestisng game of its own.

I'll second that.

[FrankForce]

The theme for Ludum Dare 26 this weekend was Minimalism so I decided to explore my technique of using the lighting accumulator as the final render as some suggested. One of the little touches you might notice is how doors slide open rather then just fading off, I will be bringing that over to Faster Blaster soon.

More info, video, and download on my website.

[FrankForce]

I just made an animated gif...


Having some problems with color banding artifacts in the gif, not sure what is causing it.

[DAISHI]

This looks super duper. Master Blaster was one of my favorite games.

[Daz]

Awesome I've tested it some minutes and I like it. Blaster Master is one of my all-time favorite games, so this is my kind of game. One thing that bugged me is the mix between pixelled graphics and that light engine. Are the graphics placeholders?

EDIT: Woops! Looks like I've tested an old version!

[FrankForce]

Awesome I've tested it some minutes and I like it. Blaster Master is one of my all-time favorite games, so this is my kind of game. One thing that bugged me is the mix between pixelled graphics and that light engine. Are the graphics placeholders?

EDIT: Woops! Looks like I've tested an old version!

The mix of pixelated graphics and dynamic lighting is what I'm going for. The graphics are mostly final though I will add more stuff eventually. Where did you get ahold of an old version?