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[TNERB]

So sorry this dev log has been asleep for sometime!
Here is a quick screen cap of how the new version of the game currently looks.


I ditched the shmup vertical screen progression for a smash tv style view.
I think this new view will allow for some more interesting situations with enemies.

[Kyle O]

I'm glad to see you're still working on this!

[alvarop]

Looks interesting and the colours are beautiful. Following.

[TNERB]

[Seki]

Played, Done, as said previously the amount of personality is off the scales... Excellent, and Subbed.

[TNERB]

thanks!


I forgot to post a screenshot showing off the new fire power!
Patrons have early access to the latest build of the game:http://www.patreon.com/creation?hid=1276112
The build will be made publicly available soon!

[bounds]

Looks extremely fun to play (speaking as an old Robotron addict), the graphic style is very nice with superb colors and the setting is hilarious. Also think you made the right choice of going for 'arena' style segments (if I understood it correctly).

[Caravaggi0]

Looks fun.
Would it be possible to render the shadows before the walls, decorations or surface items?  I always thought it was kind of weird
when a circular shadow is drawn perfectly over a non-flat surface.

[TNERB]

trying out destructible terrain

[Rat Casket]

imo destructible terrain is key

[TNERB]

destructible terrain should be in every game

[siskavard]

Remember to practice destructible refrain

[TNERB]

The game wasn't that good when there was scenery scattered everywhere so I fixed it. Also the enemies were very wonky, I'm working on fixing that too. New enemies have better patterns and just feel better. The new scenery types are rocks that can't be shot through until destroyed, and some tombs that can be destroyed to shoot through but can never be cleared from the ground. I'm thinking I'll bring back the shrub scenery but make it more interactive, like having enemies hide in it. Basically I just want everything in the game to have a purpose and I want the scenery to be able to contribute to lvl design rather than just lookin pretty.

[dweedes]

nerba m8 this is lookin slick!!!!!!
looks like a gameboy advance game!!
i wanna play

[and]

I'm so glad you started blogging on this again, otherwise I'd never have seen it. It looks really cool and unique, I loved Super Smash TV so anything along those lines is always going to peek my interest, and there's really not a lot out there.

Destructible scenery is cool as custard and I like how you want to have everything actually add to the game rather than just be pretty - I think that really helps games feel more like tiny little realities that you can slide into rather than just cheap distractions for overworked minds (we've got drugs and alcohol for that right?)

So yeah - this looks awesome. I am following eagerly and hoping that you need help with testing at some point in the near future

[blekdar]

Dude! Everything is so vibrant and bouncy! The sprites are very well done too. Reminds me a bit of Superstar saga (just a bit) but it also gives me a dreamcast-y vibe, not 100% why though.

I'd love to give this a shot once you have a new alpha ready. Cheers.

[dweedes]

nerbz, here's my thoughts based on reading through this whole thread (haven't played yet)

- my favourite border is the brown one, the latest one before you went back to placeholder (page 11)

- that animation that you had trouble with, where his head blows up like a cartoon fire hose, i would have made it go the opposite way, as in he starts shacing, then the 'balloon' starts from his head, makes its way into the ground and lets out the BOOM. maybe like, a light orb or something appears above his head and goes into it to start the animation. if that makes sense. also explains where cacto gets the power from to do that attack/?

- nitpicking here, but maybe the border looks weird because the roses use black lines where the cactos at the bottom dont really have hard outlines

anyways yes. keep going. good

[TNERB]

Thanks everyone! There will be a build ready for testing sooon. Dwee that's a good idea about the animation being downward, I think I might just do that. The border has changed so many times that it'll probably change again. I think I'm keeping the roses in the most current border but I'll see about adding some of the features from the previous ones, like the bottom cactos. I'm waiting before I change it again because I'm still uncertain of what information will be displayed on the HUD. Like already lifes have been taken out of the game, I think the most enjoyable way of playing is having the punishment for death be placing the player back a screen/room. Maybe I'll even try out a demon souls type system where if you die in the screen your put back in then you progress even further back through the level. This might also give the player chances to take different routes on a play. I'm also working on adding some different secondary attacks like spiky cactus grenades.

I'm trying to work some secret areas into the lvl design

[TNERB]

Adding some new enemies but I don't really like their design. I think I'll add some sand trails and change their sprites to something more "Aztec" to fit the games theme.

[and]

Maybe they could be some kind of smiley Shai Hulud?



But smaller obvs. Any kind of sandy maggot really.