AppGameKit Classic Chat->[TD] [WIP] [AGKSharp] DefCon - Save our colonies
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MadBit Joined: 25th Jun 2009
Location: Germany
Posted: 18th Nov 2021 14:14
Now I would like to present a small stress test of my game for the Towerdefence competition.
Nothing special but it should be enough for the application
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PartTimeCoder Joined: 9th Mar 2015
Location: London UK
Posted: 18th Nov 2021 15:05
Looking good, certainly plenty of action going on there.
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Virtual Nomad Joined: 14th Dec 2005
Location: SF Bay Area, USA
Posted: 18th Nov 2021 17:18
that looks delicious, madbit. welcome to the comp
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Game_Code_here Joined: 2nd Jun 2020
Location:
Posted: 18th Nov 2021 22:38
Very cool so far, I think What would be so cool is if there was a ship on the inside with mission status with controls and options. But that is my two cents. Like star trek lol.

Captain, we have a situation.
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Blendman Joined: 17th Feb 2014
Location: Arkeos
Posted: 23rd Nov 2021 15:41
that's great !
I like how some fx turns and move.
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MadBit Joined: 25th Jun 2009
Location: Germany
Posted: 23rd Nov 2021 16:25
thank you all.

In the meantime, I have structured the entire code a little differently and added things like the display of the shooting range (red) and the placement range (yellow).
Placements can now only be made at a distance from other placed objects.
Enemies no longer come from all directions but from a carrier ship.
This makes it more similar to a tower defence game.
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PartTimeCoder Joined: 9th Mar 2015
Location: London UK
Posted: 23rd Nov 2021 16:36
Looking good, your effects look fantastic and I like the range thing, I have something similar with a power linkage system but not if I am going to stick with it yet

overall, 10/10 Mr Bit
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Phaelax Joined: 16th Apr 2003
Location: Metropia
Posted: 24th Nov 2021 6:13
Space.... planets..... zoom function.... stop copying me!
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PartTimeCoder Joined: 9th Mar 2015
Location: London UK
Posted: 24th Nov 2021 8:50
Lmao, I had noticed you guys seem to be in direct competition ....

Just so its out there, I'm calling "Ground Invasion"!
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MadBit Joined: 25th Jun 2009
Location: Germany
Posted: 24th Nov 2021 10:32
Space.... planets..... zoom function.... stop copying me!

Sorry??
But when I saw your contribution I also thought now he steals my idea. (just kidding).
To be honest, I have the inspiration rather from here.
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Phaelax Joined: 16th Apr 2003
Location: Metropia
Posted: 24th Nov 2021 18:40
aw man, I thought I had an original idea
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PartTimeCoder Joined: 9th Mar 2015
Location: London UK
Posted: 24th Nov 2021 18:45
HaHa, why you think I opted for the headache of a project I embarked on
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MadBit Joined: 25th Jun 2009
Location: Germany
Posted: 6th Jan 2022 20:38
can we get a pong to this ping?

O.K. here is my pong.

I work on this project whenever I can. I could do it more often, but the family also wants something from me.
I got a bit lost in my own code. That's what you get when you try to get a real project out of a test.
Hopefully I will finish by the deadline.
I recently finished the cover picture.



I just wanted to let you know that I'm still working on it.
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Virtual Nomad Joined: 14th Dec 2005
Location: SF Bay Area, USA
Posted: 6th Jan 2022 23:23
Thanks, madbit. Whip them ponies
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Game_Code_here Joined: 2nd Jun 2020
Location:
Posted: 7th Jan 2022 3:39
Looks like a ideal menu and easy, just click to start.
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MadBit Joined: 25th Jun 2009
Location: Germany
Posted: 15th Jan 2022 22:28
I am currently on a bug hunt. And to find the right game balance.
I think balancing is one of the most difficult tasks.
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Scraggle Joined: 10th Jul 2003
Location: Yorkshire
Posted: 16th Jan 2022 0:30
I second that!

I am having real problems balancing mine!
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Game_Code_here Joined: 2nd Jun 2020
Location:
Posted: 16th Jan 2022 1:56
I think balancing is one of the most difficult tasks


So what I did was I am timing a lot like animations and movement to frames per second and also to memory usage.

Balance is due to system specks and mine are a little low so easy to figure out.

Work with timers for what needs to be balanced.

Unless you are talking about something else and I am just confused.
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Virtual Nomad Joined: 14th Dec 2005
Location: SF Bay Area, USA
Posted: 16th Jan 2022 2:13
something else

more like "can the player exact just the right amount of damage across the health of all enemies before they reach the end". something like that is what i'm guessing

never done it for a TD game myself, but i'd revisit some spreadsheets from other games i've played re: calculating damage per second at intervals along given paths (towers @ ranges).

not envious, guys. but give it hell!
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Game_Code_here Joined: 2nd Jun 2020
Location:
Posted: 16th Jan 2022 2:23
Ok I see

What I did was deploy different tasks before my zombie's can reach the end, more obstacle's in different places. When the wave timer gets close to the end I just made sure less zombies are cloned to insure a chance to win.