sonic101 Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Hello all, first off, no I didnt abandon Sonic the hedgehog:Emerald Chaos, and I do intended to get back to it here very shortly but I spent the last week doing a little side project just for fun, titled " Astro Hunter X". Its not a sonic game but instead a little arcade space shooter semi-similar to Geometry wars on the Xbox 360. Id like for everyone to try playing it and post their High Score here just to see who's the best player. Currently I was able to reach a score of 16204 and a kill count of 1802. When you fire the game up just hit the F1 key to get the basics of gameplay(a quick read) and have fun, also post any bugs you find, and if the game is generally well recived I may add more weapons and phases. Have fun and lemme know what ya think! Oh and post those highscores! and heres a screenie but i wont give away all the cool stuff, you'll have to play it. NOTE: please check my latest post in this thread for the latest version to be attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 i couldent download it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic101 Posted February 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 i couldent download it O-what-the-crap? damn you megaupload! i forum uploaded it hope that works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorSatyr Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Nice to see you branching off. At least your having fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron C-T Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 That's what it's all about, man. I'll try and check this out like.. Friday night or Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic101 Posted February 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 okay glad to hear that, and yeah, i needed a break from emerald choas, ill fiish it rest assured but i wanted to work on something simplitic and addictive, btw my higshcore is now 33000 that was hard lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Damn how come I haven't noticed this? I'll try it out......after I leave from the library, blocks and crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic101 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Damn how come I haven't noticed this? I'll try it out......after I leave from the library, blocks and crap. All though im finished the game i am willing to add more phases and wepons if enough people enjoy it enough to warrent more content. Later tonight ill be uploading a newer version with control pad support(almost fixed all the bugs) with more weapons and maybe 2 more phases. Im currently testing it with my xbox360 controller so yeah it works with that. In the mean time I must be off to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 *Played game* It's alright, it kinda gave me a retro-remix feel......or something like that. My score was teh suck......1240. I'll play more later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slingerland Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Astro Hunter X destroyed my computer. I was playing and I decided that since the enemies were way too small and hard to hit with the control scheme, I decided to stand in the center of the screen and spin right round holding down the space bar. It killed everything, but 20 seconds later, my computer froze. Thanks, Astro Hunter X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic101 Posted February 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 Astro Hunter X destroyed my computer.I was playing and I decided that since the enemies were way too small and hard to hit with the control scheme, I decided to stand in the center of the screen and spin right round holding down the space bar. It killed everything, but 20 seconds later, my computer froze. Thanks, Astro Hunter X. its probably more to do with all the sprites being centered. And im actually surprised it melted your pc. ive not had any problems on the 3 pc's at home, no slow down or anything and im running it on 1.6 ghz and 512 ram. You can full screen the game too with the f4 key, that helps me alot but i remember alot of people yelled at me when i fullscreened my sonic game so i gave the option this time around to switch between which ever the player liked heh. Ive added controller support but im not sure im happy with the set up just yet. I made it so on a controller you use left and right on the d-pad ( pov ) and use button 3 for moving forward, button 2 for reverse, button 1 for firing the gun and button 4 for firing bombs. it feels comfortable but its very different from the contol set up on the key board which i may also tweak. I may make the sprites a bit bigger if its deemed nessasary.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slingerland Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 but i remember alot of people yelled at me when i fullscreened my sonic game That's forced fullscreen. If you give us the option, fullscreen's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic101 Posted February 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 hmm i just ran it in debug mode and i noticed after more then 4 enemies theres was a 5 frame loss in frame rate, i cant figure out whats causing it. i shot off all the pixel effects and tried it, i tried limiting the amount of bulelts fired, this game shoudl not lag so much what the hell's up...by the time 12 enemies were on the screen it was down to 40 fps... EDIT: lol I fixed the problem silly me i made a small programing mistake that took up a epic amount of memory. its good now, Even in phase 5 with over 700 instances on screen at once( counting bulelts and enemies ect.) the frame rate never dropped below 59 fps and stayed mostly at 60. before I up load a new version i think im going to add maybe a couple more weapons and maybe another phase. if i get this working well enough perhaps later a multiplayer mode.... but i never did learn how to work online play with gm too well. on another possitive note, controller support is up and running fine, i've tried with with an xbox 360 controller and a airflo EX pc controller and it works just fine, bare in mind the controller's buttons are different from the keyboards set up, simply to make it easier to use the controller or keyboard depending on which one you use. as for the controller you can use either an anolog stick or the d-pad its up to the user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRD Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 Astro Hunter X destroyed my computer.I was playing and I decided that since the enemies were way too small and hard to hit with the control scheme, I decided to stand in the center of the screen and spin right round holding down the space bar. It killed everything, but 20 seconds later, my computer froze. Thanks, Astro Hunter X. I tried the same method for awhile, after I had gotten those kick-ass weapon upgrades, all these baddies broke out and I had to constantly move. Oh graphics are sweet sonic101. New high score.........6780 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic101 Posted February 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 Glad to hear you like it, heres the latest version, The score multiplier goes up to a possible X5. Theres a few more vocal sound effects, your weapon can go to level 4 (shoots behind you which is very helpful when being swormed) and that uber lag spike bug was fixed. This should run well on everyones pc now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic101 Posted February 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Okay ladies and gents I've finished Astro Hunter X as much as I currently plan to work on it and it's about time I got back to working on STH: Emerald Chaos. This little venture has tought me a few new GM functions and even how to make a pause screen menu without having to go to a new room all together. I had lots of fun making this game the past 2 weeks and I want to thank anyone whom has or may wish to play it. Heres the run down Why Should I play this game? * It features up to 5 weapon upgrades each stronger then the last! * features orbiting pods that can level up to a level 3 and help fend off those evil foes! * Nice new pause menu! * Controller support! * 6 phases of enemy onslaught! * oldschool arcade space shooting action! * unique kill count system1 the more you kill with out dieing the stronger you get! Don't die out there! FAQ's Q.) will there be any newer versions released? A.) Possibly, If I find the time and enough people like this game enough to warant future releases or sequeals, but now I want to finish working on my first project, Sonic the hedgehog: Emerald Chaos. Q.) What would you add for a sequeal? A.) Multiplyer mode and a few more phases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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