Portal NSpire

LD Studios · January 23, 2015, 01:41:12 AM

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on January 23, 2015, 01:39:07 AM
Ooh, turrets sounds like a great idea. Make sure that they won't make the game too hard, though.

I'm going to make sure that when I do use turrets, there is some sort of puzzle to destroy them without having to charge right at them. In other words, you won't have to have intense bullet dodging skills to get past a level with them

novenary · January 23, 2015, 07:09:14 AM

Oh wow that looks pretty great. Good luck for your beta release.

Dream of Omnimaga · January 23, 2015, 05:02:01 PM

Quote from: LD Studios on January 23, 2015, 01:41:12 AM
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on January 23, 2015, 01:39:07 AM
Ooh, turrets sounds like a great idea. Make sure that they won't make the game too hard, though.
I'm going to make sure that when I do use turrets, there is some sort of puzzle to destroy them without having to charge right at them. In other words, you won't have to have intense bullet dodging skills to get past a level with them

ok phew I was worried with that screenshot!

There could be a Touhou-like level, though

(as many turrets as the calc can handle without massive slowdowns.)

LD Studios · January 23, 2015, 09:19:19 PM

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on January 23, 2015, 05:02:01 PM
Quote from: LD Studios on January 23, 2015, 01:41:12 AM
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on January 23, 2015, 01:39:07 AM
Ooh, turrets sounds like a great idea. Make sure that they won't make the game too hard, though.
I'm going to make sure that when I do use turrets, there is some sort of puzzle to destroy them without having to charge right at them. In other words, you won't have to have intense bullet dodging skills to get past a level with them
ok phew I was worried with that screenshot! There could be a Touhou-like level, though (as many turrets as the calc can handle without massive slowdowns.)

Even in that screenshot, the turret isn't very difficult to get rid of, you can easily sneak behind it simply by placing a portal on the far wall. Also, turrets will probably be one of the less used game elements, I won't be putting them in every level

Dream of Omnimaga · January 24, 2015, 12:40:28 AM

Oh right, I forgot that in Portal we could get rid of turrets.

As for my Touhou/bullet-hell type level idea, it was more if you or someone else decided to create another level pack.

LD Studios · January 24, 2015, 10:10:10 PM

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on January 24, 2015, 12:40:28 AM
Oh right, I forgot that in Portal we could get rid of turrets.

As for my Touhou/bullet-hell type level idea, it was more if you or someone else decided to create another level pack.

It actually shows me destroying the turret in the animated screenshot

Also: I added heating chambers, where the background slowly fades to red, until eventually, you die. (Almost like a time limit)

EDIT: Added a pause menu

Dream of Omnimaga · January 26, 2015, 08:09:57 PM

Oh nice I like the color change idea for those chambers

The menu is also looking pretty nice.

LD Studios · January 27, 2015, 05:12:39 PM

About 40 days in and I'm starting to lose interest in this project $:-\$
I'm not about to give up on it, but there's a good chance I won't release a level editor with the final release.
Maybe a few months after I drop this project I will gain interest again.
All that's left besides level editor is story, levels and achievements, I'm going to try to finish it as soon as possible.

Dream of Omnimaga · January 27, 2015, 05:34:53 PM

Sorry to hear. I hope you won't quit D:. Do you plan to release a version with many levels before putting it on hold?

LD Studios · January 27, 2015, 05:39:48 PM

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on January 27, 2015, 05:34:53 PM
Sorry to hear. I hope you won't quit D:. Do you plan to release a version with many levels before putting it on hold?

Yes, I plan to release a version with some 25-30 levels and a basic story line, as well as achievements and basic unlocks before putting this project on hold. I can't bring myself to give up on something I spent this much time on, without at least releasing a "complete" version of it (even if it doesn't have all the features I originally planned)

Dream of Omnimaga · January 28, 2015, 03:48:48 AM

Ok cool to hear.

I was worried lol because this looks so promising.

LD Studios · January 31, 2015, 10:18:56 PM

I tried to work on levels for this but I really can't bring myself to do it. I'm just so incredibly sick of this project, and it no longer interests me in the slightest. If someone wants to take over and make the levels, they can let me know and I'll send them the source and explain how to do it. A bit of lua is experience would probably be helpful, but it's fairly simple what is left to do. If no one is interested, maybe in a few months I can pick this up again.

Dream of Omnimaga · January 31, 2015, 10:51:54 PM

Sorry to hear D:. I hope it doean't mean that you are done with calcs, Omni (especially since you just became Coders of Tomorrow), Ceme, CodeWalrus. Do you still plan to stick around and to release this?

Strontium · April 21, 2015, 12:33:52 AM

Quote from: LD Studios on January 31, 2015, 10:18:56 PM
I tried to work on levels for this but I really can't bring myself to do it. I'm just so incredibly sick of this project, and it no longer interests me in the slightest. If someone wants to take over and make the levels, they can let me know and I'll send them the source and explain how to do it. A bit of lua is experience would probably be helpful, but it's fairly simple what is left to do. If no one is interested, maybe in a few months I can pick this up again.

I saw this project a while ago and was really looking forward to its release. As such, I'd be happy to make the levels.

Dream of Omnimaga · April 21, 2015, 01:29:14 AM

Heya Strontium and welcome to the forums. It would be nice if this project was revived by someone.