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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2011 15:09:07 GMT -5
For my second try, I got a C(^^; I prefer petting to punting).
This is a fun flash-game. Pity we don't see more fangames out there.
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Post by pressstart on Jun 15, 2011 2:08:34 GMT -5
Just gonna post this here, if that's ok. I released one more, final game. You get to build a rocket then fly it to save Mega Man! I put all of the games I've made so far on one handy-dandy page, so enjoy! (I totally didn't steal the idea of calling it an arcade from Legends Station...nope!) buymml3pv.wordpress.com/play-games/From here on out, I'm gonna focus on trying to fix the games up for bugs and balance. Thanks for everyone's support : )
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Post by Dashe on Jun 15, 2011 13:33:07 GMT -5
Man, I must be the worst gamer in the world. I can barely get to the moon on Easy Mode.
One major thing I'd suggest is, when you're picking the left and right attachments for your rocket, put a picture of what you're getting on the icon instead of a letter. Those letters could stand for literally anything, and it's like there's no way of telling what you're getting until you figure it out the hard way, unless you've memorized them from the instructions.
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Post by Mikéy on Jun 15, 2011 14:09:41 GMT -5
Sheeyah. I'll have to go with Dashe on this one. As far as maximum speed goes, I definitely recommend NOT setting it to 20, unless you're packing missiles with plenty of ammo. As for hard mode? Eh... you'd have to be blessed before you ever have a chance at making it. Normal, I haven't tried, but I'd imagine you'd get something like 150k zenny to spend.
Getting your special weapons blown off is no fun either. Ehh...
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Post by General Specific on Jun 15, 2011 14:52:52 GMT -5
Hard Mode isn't hard in a good way—it's so dependent on luck that I just can't do it without getting mad, and Normal Mode is still heavily-flawed. Without any way to see what's up ahead, it's a game of luck, and making it a game of sheer skill would be much more rewarding and interesting.
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Post by Avegodro on Jun 15, 2011 15:27:23 GMT -5
Wow this new game is fun, easy and normal I had no problem with, hard mode I was just a few seconds away from Elysium. I agree that hard mode needs some tweaking...
My strategy is just to go slow and try not to hit the rocks.
Adjusting your speed doesn't affect your money amount, that bugged me when playing hard mode, but I understand why it doesn't and am cool with it.
Ah come on Mikey going at 20 is fun...until you smack into those big rocks. ;D
I really enjoyed the music as well.
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Post by pressstart on Jun 15, 2011 16:42:00 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments, everyone! I already made a reply about the game on the DevRoom, but I want to touch on these new thoughts as well. Dashe: In my "excitement" to upload a first version, it seems like I forgot to hook up the labels above the equipment add-ons, so they always say "Nothing" instead of their proper names. I can easily fix that, but do you still think pictures would be better for the buttons? Mikéy: I thought the idea of losing your equipment was pretty funny from a concept stand-point, but I agree it that it sucks to lose it so quickly. I already plan to make it overall more fair to dodge asteroids, but do you think the equipment should be invincible, or just more durable? I'm guessing invincible would be the best way to go. @gs: Definitely plan on making it more fair...hope I'm more successful this time around! Avegodro: Very nice catch on the speed adjustment not effecting price. The trade-off is supposed to be faster=less need to grab fuel, yet harder to dodge stuff. Hopefully I can better express that balance, but I admit, it's pretty tough to do without a lot of play testing. Once again, thanks everyone.
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Post by Dashe on Jun 15, 2011 17:12:55 GMT -5
Pictures would definitely be more beneficial than letters. The letters just aren't as descriptive for such a small amount of space, and you (hypothetically) have the words up anyway. Having both the word and the letter would be more redundant than helpful, but a picture and the word would just be helpful.
I'd be all for invincible equipment, too.
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Post by Avegodro on Jun 15, 2011 17:43:14 GMT -5
Ummm...I was playing it on easy, was going at 20 on the speed, picked shields and the game sort of...broke. I couldn't move and the distance stopped and no rocks appeared. Is that a normal bug?
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Post by pressstart on Jun 15, 2011 17:55:07 GMT -5
Ummm...I was playing it on easy, was going at 20 on the speed, picked shields and the game sort of...broke. I couldn't move and the distance stopped and no rocks appeared. Is that a normal bug? I think I experienced this too. With shields no less; hopefully it'll be easy to find and fix. Also, definitely gonna make the equipment invincible.
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Post by Dashe on Jun 15, 2011 20:24:19 GMT -5
Have you got any plans to re-tweak Proto-Mission as well, so it's not as daunting?
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Post by pressstart on Jun 15, 2011 20:52:40 GMT -5
Have you got any plans to re-tweak Proto-Mission as well, so it's not as daunting? Haha yup! I'm actually trying to fix it up right now. I'm cutting the whole dungeon size in half, so it's only 15X15 instead of 30X30 (900 rooms...what was I thinking?!) Also gonna make it so the item and final rooms automatically show up on the map, cuz the radar thingy looks neat but isn't really useful : ( I think it'll still be a pretty rough-edged game, but at least it will be a lot more playable and faster-paced.
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Post by pressstart on Jun 15, 2011 23:11:51 GMT -5
buymml3pv.wordpress.com/play-games/Updates are up! Smaller rocket, invincible weapons, smaller dungeon, etc. No doubt new bugs are also up, but I'm probably gonna wait a few days for them to pile up before I make any more fixes. Also added Legends Station in the credits for "The Rocket" and a link on the newest update, since you guys have been so helpful. Thanks!
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Post by Dashe on Jun 15, 2011 23:43:47 GMT -5
Awesome! I actually finished this time! On Hard Mode! I wound up going with Maneuverability 1, Max Speed 10, Fuel Efficiency 1, Durability 60, no pilot, and a pop gun/vacuum combo to pull it off. Is the normal servbot supposed to completely spaz out halfway through the flight?
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Post by pressstart on Jun 16, 2011 9:03:32 GMT -5
Uhhh UH... nope. He's supposed to be the "cocky" pilot, and take control every once in a while just going off in some random direction. But... I forgot to give control back to the player so hoo boy. Thanks for reporting that, and good job on beating Hard Mode, with no pilot even haha.
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