Warp butterflies have returned with a vengeance. I’ve worked so much on the AI for these things now that it was inevitable that I’d get the bug coming back as I’ve rewritten the bloody script so much. They mostly still behave, however, so I’ve left them as they are and not ported the script to get the fireflies moving as well just yet.
(more…)Warp mode butterflies are extinct
Finally tracked down a nasty bug today which has been in the game since I first added the butterfly movement routines. Due to me using tiles for all the game play objects in this game, I’ve had to write a particularly long and cumbersome script to handle the movement pattern of the butterflies in-game. Currently it’s the only moving enemy in the game, even though fireflies are still present where they should be.
(more…)Boulderdash the 96% finished project
Time for another update as I’ve mostly slacked since Xmas but have still been beavering away at Boulderdash to try and get it finished. Suspect I’ve taken longer to work on my version than the original game was coded now but I’ve added elements to the project so that’s my excuse for being at the almost-finished line for at least two months now.
(more…)Getting near Xmas
It’s getting near Xmas now and, like everyone else, there’s lots of stuff going on that has made Boulderdash development a bit slower than i would have expected. So it’s time for an update, so everyone can be sure I’ve not actually fallen asleep.
(more…)iDef released on itchIO
Aaron has released his OSX/Windows remake of our first game, iDef.
It’s a total rewrite done over a couple of months to learn how to code with Game Maker Studio 2. It’s free so go get it.
Boulderdash is coming…
As mentioned in my last post, I’ve been quietly working on a remake of an absolute classic C64 game – Boulderdash. Before I go into what’s been involved in remaking this with Game Maker Studio 2, it’s worth you firing up an emulator – Vice is perfect – and playing the game itself. You’ll learn a lot more about it than I could ever explain here – and it’ll be fun too.
(more…)Another quick update
Sorry for the lack of posts over the last couple of months. I didn’t realise it had actually been this long since my last post on the #ParadroidRemake we’ve been working on for what seems like years now. In reality it really hasn’t actually been that long, but my partner and I have gone through the dreaded moving process, which meant all the equipment packed away, and all sorts of “more important things to do” than tinker on the computer as soon as my desk was setup again in the new house. And I do as I’m told 🙂
(more…)Title screen
So finally I’m getting around to talk about the title screen work I’ve been doing over the last couple of months. In all I think there’s around 10 – 15 hours or so I’ve devoted to this part of the game since I shelved the transfer game to come back to it later.
(more…)General update
Over a month without an update. I’ve been so busy with the new job that, while I’ve still been working on the game, I’ve not made time to blog about what I’m actually doing.
(more…)Who knew walls could be so tricky
The Paradroid transfer game is actually turning out to be a bit of a bugger to get in place. After a couple of rewrites I’m actually going back to basics and putting the code together on paper to try and get a proper build routine for random maps. At present everything is switched off apart from the generation of walls on one side of the playfield circuits so they can be tested. And retested. And then retested again.
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