I'd buy THAT for a dollar!

Also I'll drag my sister to the computer to play some versus games with me this weekend.

She'll be THRILLED.

The competition is about competitive multiplayer. It's 'probably' not the best idea to get a concept not built around that and shoehorn something of the type in. I don't believe that tends to go very well.

In the end it's your choice.

It's more like a cone of slow projectiles.

31/01:

More work on the boss controls and a new attack type. I've actually worked a fair bit more today than usual, but managed to progress more slowly because a lot of that time was figuring out how to do stuff.

01/02:

Not much done today. I'm kinda stumped in a collision problem I'm having, but I should have some help tomorrow.

30/01:

It's more alive!



The general core of the boss controls are in place. A bit of polishing, extra functionality and some different attack types and I'll have something to test with a hero character.

This summer, the balls, will DROP

Please add the Versus message icon on your thread. And good luck.

I'm still quite intrigued.

The nofaces hoard items inside their blob-like bodies. They do so because they're compelled to do it. They have no reason for it.

the stronger a noface, the more items he hoards.

All your games have delicious graphics.

Like candy.

And the concept sounds awesome.

Like candy!

Dude there's still more times than most compos had.

26/01 - Progress report:

I'm gonna make these reports of progress daily, so I'm always updating giving myself incentive to keep working hard on it. I hope people don't find it too annoying.

Spent most of my time working on the game trying to figure out more thoroughly how the boss interface should be coded, so it's easy for me to use it for many different attacks with different ways to control their effect.

I've decided to make sure no attack needs more than two mouse button presses to pull of. You press to bring up the radial menu, hold the button to move over an option, release it to choose it, then more aiming, pressing and holding to alter the attack's behaviour. Hopefully this will make the boss control simple and easy to learn.

I'm also not feeling very well so I'm gonna head to bed.

EDIT (I'm going to edit my last post in the thread instead of making a new one unless I have something actually worthwhile to say or show in these updates):

27/01 - Progress report:

Today wasn't that productive. I did some more work on this interface and I feel I'm getting somewhere quickly enough. Hopefully tomorrow I won't be so stupid with my time.

28/01 - Progress report:

Hopefully tomorrow I won't be so stupid with my time.

Hahahaha. ha... I worked some more on the code, I guess. <.<

29/01 -

Better today, not nearly as good as I wish it was, but whatever. Still working on the boss behaviour and interface. I'm progressing constantly, falling into issues I obviously never saw coming (as is usual), and so on.

I'm hoping tomorrow I can put up a small test for people to play around with boss attacks and the controls for it.

IT LIVES



...kinda.

trying to implement the boss controls. I'm having to do some healthy figuring-out-action with the code since I've never done an interface like this one before, but I'm progressing.

I've also put some time to create a single color palette to use in all the game's assets:



I would love feedback on the color picks. I actually took a palette Arne posted on the Pixelation forums that I liked and added a couple of extra colors to it.

Please use the correct Versus message icon in your thread.

I'm closing music admissions. There is already plenty of interested people and I'm starting to have trouble deciding who'll do what, and I think I'll have to cut a few off to put quality first. I'm hoping they won't take it personally.

Of course, I could always have some work on sound effects instead of the songs. Taht could be very useful too.

Also, Mecha, anosou and soundofjw, which one of your should I send the track descriptions to?

If you could send an e-mail to multiple addresses that'd be great:
mattias [at] anosou [dot] com
chris.t.geehan [at] gmail [dot] com
josh [at] jwmusic [dot] org

We have means to discuss it all together once the e-mail arrives 

Ah, too lazy, I'll send you three PM's.

EDIT: PM's sent.

Thanks. I'm hoping I can deliver. I'm trying to improve my work schedule for this a lot, but I guess I still have a ways to go.

First things first, a series of speed sketches of possible boss designs:







Now, for coding!

Also, Mecha, anosou and soundofjw, which one of your should I send the track descriptions to?

There's a ton of threads to go through around here. Please don't take a lack of initial feedback as lack of interest. We'll all get to play the games eventually, and most of us are busy with our own.

...will you implement rocket jumping?

As long as your game is focused on competition between human players, how that plays out is up to you.