Oops, I haven't really kept track of my progress as much as I did for my previous game. I'm sort of just throwing things together. Anyways, here's a screenshot:
The nice debug view, with the text overlay and bounding boxes, are already part of the Farseer Physics Engine. So far I've been setting up the framework of the game. I still have a lot to go.
The game is basically: move the balls to the goal using lightning, wind, and rain. Each element will interact with different kind of balls differently, in addition charging them up for special powers.
Yellow balls get charged up by lightning. Special power: blow up, breaking down barricades.
Green balls get charged up by wind. Special power: pop in a puff of air, pushing stuff around.
Blue balls get charged up by rain. Special power: turn into water, filling up gaps and flowing to hard-to-reach places (fluid dynamics is going to be a pain).
It'll basically a physics based puzzle game, somewhat reminiscent of Lemmings.
EDIT: Apparently, the contest deadline is extended for 2 weeks, to April 30th. That's double the development time. However, I'm going to try to finish by my original schedule, and devote the extra 2 weeks to polish.
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Cool stuff!
And, good for you, sticking to that original deadline! :D
You know, it really ticks me off when compo organisers extend the deadline. You've taken the time to fit things into a nice neat package, you've organised your time, and gotten everything ready... Then they extend it, and it's like everyone else in the compo gets a "Super Cheat!" prize.
Pick a day, and stick with it. Don't bow to peer pressure..
Those that entered the compo wanted that date, not another one..
Wow. That alredy looks cool. It is nice that all that stuf is alredy in the engine so it isn't hard to do physics yourself. I think it will become a nice game to play. For the deadline, try to stick to the old one but I can't say that because I am alredy 1 day late to finishing my game.
Well, they said the submissions could be from other contests, so I'm sure the quality of games might be pretty high. I'm one of the people who started from scratch, so I have a lot to gain from the extension.
Also, it makes sense from their perspective, since I think their goal is to find games worth publishing, not necessarily solely as a publicity contest.
But yeah, it does feel a bit unprofessional.
The pictures look good; it seems like it should be a pretty interesting game. I always liked lemmings.
Any more updates lately?
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