KILL CMND [TI-84+CE]

[MateoConLechuga]

Just compress your sprites :p

[kotu]

heheh

[kotu]

this is arse

basically i'm going to have to write a mini pdf book to fully explain my games universe

annoyances

but im still  gonna try and do it
about 200-300 words i think will do it
might release that first actually
(there is lots of techs and stuff involved of which descriptions ARE needed in detail

[p2]

will it be that complicated? O.o
I'd prefer an in-game tutorial if that'd be possible ^^

[kotu]

No there's too much to read for in to be in game

The basics are explained in-game, and the short version of the storyline.

[Dream of Omnimaga]

The game could have a mini tutorial that can be installed optionally as extra mission. Otherwise I am fine with an instructions manual. Besides, games always interrupt you every second when teaching you, breaking the flow of the tutorial and making it hard to concentrate.

Anyway long instructions are inevitable with a strategy game. Just make sure to use images and stuff, though.

[kotu]

its not a instruction manual the controls are all explained in the tutorial.... it's just a bit of background to the story and the technology

[kotu]

just thought i would post a pic of a unit in cover (cloaked) as i thought it looked cool 

[Dream of Omnimaga]

I like it. I think the tree might need to be a little darker, though.

[p2]

or add a black 1px border around the unit when its hidden? Just so you can see it better ^^
My trees are covering the units too good xD

But I really like the idea of using trees like this, too 

[kotu]

so that's one person thinks the trees should be more defined and one thinks the units should be more defined

that means

i get to leave it as it is

plus 10 for laziness

[p2]

we both agree on tree+unit are too undistinguishable. You should really change ONE of them, your choice xD

laziness <3

[Dream of Omnimaga]

I think the units are pretty well defined actually. After all, they have that black outline lol.

[kotu]

interesting topic and a potential end of development!

how should i get ai units to line up (at a specified range of a target unit)  ??

proper pathfinding (as per the following image) would be too costly. i will be using a waypoints system and evaluate squares a distance of 1 square away



i have been thinking about one possible solution, won't go into details here.

[p2]

if the map wont change then you could as well just predefine 3 or 4 paths and let the units randomly chose one of them for each attack wave
think about those cheap tower defense games - predefined paths all over the place