The Remake is going to have Epic sounds so why not?
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The Remake is going to have Epic sounds so why not?
lordchaos99
(I have left SV)
Spending points.
Another week of hard coding, implementing and inserting together.
Lines of code developed in parallel merged together into one stream of code to fit on the basic hardware of the Arcade system.
The sound team is a bit disappointed when their work isnt incorporated, but also relieved a bit that the amateur attempt wouldn't bring the game down.
The High Scores system however gets the go ahead, the kill streak enemy kills and the unique Dragon Rage +1 point getting the sign of approval from the Bookkeeper, she-who-is-totally-Sane.
Indeed she is the one to set the number 1 score, the elusive KPR score from a near perfect non-hardcore run
Next to be put together is the Levels. The three main levels first, with the hardcore simply a repurposed 3rd level.
Studding the levels with Pathwayed debris, Portals to transition all over the screen (both the shots fired and the enemies themselves) and even switches in the form of remote detonators hovering in the air to prevent LaserDeath lines falling down to obliterate the Player.
The background itself is nice, showing a pastoral country field, pristine and beautiful with the occasional scrolling castle and crashed UFO dotting the golden fields.
The second level moving over more wartorn fields, cracks and ridges carving swathes of the landscape, the Death Animation sprited to depict dead dragons and smoking towns and castles scattered below the fight against wave after wave of enemy and trap and deadly object.
The third, a black vista, unmoving compared to the previous scrollers showing a blue/green ball spinning behind the Player as bigger and deadlier ships and aliens unleash themselves against them. Glittering white stars dotting the background in a stable pattern, never changing even as an army of psychotic alien lizards soar over them.
The enemies themselves are an array of objects, minions and traps.
From the Lasermine, a glowing green orb, sending a green malevolent pulse every couple seconds, to the (cool) Missile Defenses, a wave of three-to-four (+2 in the second level and +4 in the third) stationary targets hovering at the very top of the screen shooting mini-enemies in the form of missiles, Bump-Death minions that Follow the character, even circling behind the arc of fire if not careful but do not give points for defeating (given they infinitely respawn if the Defenses arent dealt with).
Alongside the Missile Defenses and the Missiles lie the Giant Snipers, green lizards the size of the Dragon with a jetpack and aiming fast-moving viridian bolts straight down below them as the drift forward. The Proxy Mines, similar to Missiles but slower moving, and wont circle around the Player, simply moving off the screen, but are bigger and actually give points for shooting.
The Alien Fighter is a black ship (purple in the 3rd and 4th level) that tracks side to side like Space Invaders but a bit more fluidly, firing viridian bolts straight down every few seconds.
The Aircarrier is a rare spawn, only 3 in every level and capable of withstanding up to 4 shots (regardless of attack upgrades) before falling the attackless enemy dispenses a LOT of points but cannot harm the Player unless the two contact, with only Bumpdeath this Pathed enemy is almost toothless.
The final enemy type is the Bezerk Ship, painted yellow like the Bezerker Aliens from the previous games this recoloured Alien Fighter dispenses with the ranged attack, prefering to move into the same column as the Player. Only a threat to the points as the Bezerker gets in the way of shots taking out other enemies and if one isnt paying attention a swarm of them could overwhelm
The final boss, the Mothership. A giant mechanical lizard with scales of shimmering green. It has three attacks, the first is to act like a full 8 Missile Defenses, unleashing 8 Missiles at the Player in a torrent of homing Death. The second, a blast of bullet-hell, the sheer number of lasers, moving at different angles, actually slows down the machine into a Bullet-Time effect allowing the Player to slip through the gaps
And the final blast, a charged attack that unleashes a massive torrent of glowing blue laser filling the entire screen except for a thing shell in the centre, hidden by a fold-out shield made by the Boss himself that moves back and forth, forcing the Player to move along with it or die.
To combat this the Dragon gets several powerups, from the Invulnerability Potion, a green vial floating on air, to the Attack Boosting Crackling Flame, a swaying red fire that when grabbed makes the ranged attack even more deadly
And of course, the Dragon gets itself. A red lizard with massive wings and the ability to shoot bolts of flame and activate the powerful DRAGON RAGE. A screen-wiping move that 1HKOs all but the Final Boss, at the expense of a quarter to charge it and getting rid of any Kill streak gained.
The dragon is rather detailed, from the beating animated wings to the dramatic death animation, where it collapses into the background, legs and head curling as the wings become covered in rips and stop moving. On the first two levels cracks and a small crater forms on the background as the Continue Y/N flashes in blood red
All of this is controlled by the Refined Joystick and the two main buttons, the Attack which must be tapped to unleash the bolt and the DRAGON RAGE. a red button patterned with flames with the name emblazoned across it almost begging to be used.
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OOC: Im going to do the Finance miniturn after the debugging, because Im not mathing today blah.
Debugging week 8
As you refuse to release the game you command the Coders to go over it again with a fine-toothed comb. You do NOT want a repeat of that terrible bug (the others you didnt mind so much)
Hidden rolls!!
You manage to find 3 bugs inside the game. Whether that is the total amount you are not sure, but you isolated them in the coding
3d20 = 19, 19, 4
Maaybe you should work your coders a bit more.
Damn slackers arent busy enough if they keep slipping in these Easter Eggs. Then again maybe it isnt workload, given they let through that terrible unintentional bug sigh.
The first two are actually quite funny. in a replica of the Star Traitor glitch when the previous player's Score is higher than the KPR auto-setting (even after said score is off the board) the next time a game starts up the player is an Alien Fighter with the words "Betrayal!" flashing on the screen before the game fully starts. The Dragon Rage button disabled and the levels in reverse order (3, 2, 1 with the Boss appearing in level1) however the Hardcore mode never activates in this mode.
The second bug is more original however, though has similar graphics. Replacing the Player with an Alien Fighter and every enemy with a Dragon that acts like an Alien Fighter, the words "Invader Mode" flash when the bug triggers, which is done by a combination of Fire and Rage presses in the main menu screen before inserting quarters.
And then there is the bad bug. Not as bad as the first one, but would definitely be frustrating for Players.
Randomly during the game (usually after using a Rage on a single enemy on the screen, but can happen any Rage-use) the Dragon Rage and Fire buttons will switch, resulting in the waste of Rage uses and confusion and possibly death before they figure out the change
Still you caught it quickly, and can do something about it.
[ ] Debug 1 Bug (90% chance, 0 Employee)
[ ] Debug 2 Bug (70% chance, 1 Employee)
[ ] Debug 3 Bug (50% chance, 2 Employee)
All Employees free of the Game, but the Game Slot currently still being used
[ ] Do Nothing
[ ] Start Arcade Game
[ ] Research
Another week of hard coding, implementing and inserting together.
Lines of code developed in parallel merged together into one stream of code to fit on the basic hardware of the Arcade system.
The sound team is a bit disappointed when their work isnt incorporated, but also relieved a bit that the amateur attempt wouldn't bring the game down.
The High Scores system however gets the go ahead, the kill streak enemy kills and the unique Dragon Rage +1 point getting the sign of approval from the Bookkeeper, she-who-is-totally-Sane.
Indeed she is the one to set the number 1 score, the elusive KPR score from a near perfect non-hardcore run
Next to be put together is the Levels. The three main levels first, with the hardcore simply a repurposed 3rd level.
Studding the levels with Pathwayed debris, Portals to transition all over the screen (both the shots fired and the enemies themselves) and even switches in the form of remote detonators hovering in the air to prevent LaserDeath lines falling down to obliterate the Player.
The background itself is nice, showing a pastoral country field, pristine and beautiful with the occasional scrolling castle and crashed UFO dotting the golden fields.
The second level moving over more wartorn fields, cracks and ridges carving swathes of the landscape, the Death Animation sprited to depict dead dragons and smoking towns and castles scattered below the fight against wave after wave of enemy and trap and deadly object.
The third, a black vista, unmoving compared to the previous scrollers showing a blue/green ball spinning behind the Player as bigger and deadlier ships and aliens unleash themselves against them. Glittering white stars dotting the background in a stable pattern, never changing even as an army of psychotic alien lizards soar over them.
The enemies themselves are an array of objects, minions and traps.
From the Lasermine, a glowing green orb, sending a green malevolent pulse every couple seconds, to the (cool) Missile Defenses, a wave of three-to-four (+2 in the second level and +4 in the third) stationary targets hovering at the very top of the screen shooting mini-enemies in the form of missiles, Bump-Death minions that Follow the character, even circling behind the arc of fire if not careful but do not give points for defeating (given they infinitely respawn if the Defenses arent dealt with).
Alongside the Missile Defenses and the Missiles lie the Giant Snipers, green lizards the size of the Dragon with a jetpack and aiming fast-moving viridian bolts straight down below them as the drift forward. The Proxy Mines, similar to Missiles but slower moving, and wont circle around the Player, simply moving off the screen, but are bigger and actually give points for shooting.
The Alien Fighter is a black ship (purple in the 3rd and 4th level) that tracks side to side like Space Invaders but a bit more fluidly, firing viridian bolts straight down every few seconds.
The Aircarrier is a rare spawn, only 3 in every level and capable of withstanding up to 4 shots (regardless of attack upgrades) before falling the attackless enemy dispenses a LOT of points but cannot harm the Player unless the two contact, with only Bumpdeath this Pathed enemy is almost toothless.
The final enemy type is the Bezerk Ship, painted yellow like the Bezerker Aliens from the previous games this recoloured Alien Fighter dispenses with the ranged attack, prefering to move into the same column as the Player. Only a threat to the points as the Bezerker gets in the way of shots taking out other enemies and if one isnt paying attention a swarm of them could overwhelm
The final boss, the Mothership. A giant mechanical lizard with scales of shimmering green. It has three attacks, the first is to act like a full 8 Missile Defenses, unleashing 8 Missiles at the Player in a torrent of homing Death. The second, a blast of bullet-hell, the sheer number of lasers, moving at different angles, actually slows down the machine into a Bullet-Time effect allowing the Player to slip through the gaps
And the final blast, a charged attack that unleashes a massive torrent of glowing blue laser filling the entire screen except for a thing shell in the centre, hidden by a fold-out shield made by the Boss himself that moves back and forth, forcing the Player to move along with it or die.
To combat this the Dragon gets several powerups, from the Invulnerability Potion, a green vial floating on air, to the Attack Boosting Crackling Flame, a swaying red fire that when grabbed makes the ranged attack even more deadly
And of course, the Dragon gets itself. A red lizard with massive wings and the ability to shoot bolts of flame and activate the powerful DRAGON RAGE. A screen-wiping move that 1HKOs all but the Final Boss, at the expense of a quarter to charge it and getting rid of any Kill streak gained.
The dragon is rather detailed, from the beating animated wings to the dramatic death animation, where it collapses into the background, legs and head curling as the wings become covered in rips and stop moving. On the first two levels cracks and a small crater forms on the background as the Continue Y/N flashes in blood red
All of this is controlled by the Refined Joystick and the two main buttons, the Attack which must be tapped to unleash the bolt and the DRAGON RAGE. a red button patterned with flames with the name emblazoned across it almost begging to be used.
---
OOC: Im going to do the Finance miniturn after the debugging, because Im not mathing today blah.
Debugging week 8
As you refuse to release the game you command the Coders to go over it again with a fine-toothed comb. You do NOT want a repeat of that terrible bug (the others you didnt mind so much)
Hidden rolls!!
You manage to find 3 bugs inside the game. Whether that is the total amount you are not sure, but you isolated them in the coding
3d20 = 19, 19, 4
Maaybe you should work your coders a bit more.
Damn slackers arent busy enough if they keep slipping in these Easter Eggs. Then again maybe it isnt workload, given they let through that terrible unintentional bug sigh.
The first two are actually quite funny. in a replica of the Star Traitor glitch when the previous player's Score is higher than the KPR auto-setting (even after said score is off the board) the next time a game starts up the player is an Alien Fighter with the words "Betrayal!" flashing on the screen before the game fully starts. The Dragon Rage button disabled and the levels in reverse order (3, 2, 1 with the Boss appearing in level1) however the Hardcore mode never activates in this mode.
The second bug is more original however, though has similar graphics. Replacing the Player with an Alien Fighter and every enemy with a Dragon that acts like an Alien Fighter, the words "Invader Mode" flash when the bug triggers, which is done by a combination of Fire and Rage presses in the main menu screen before inserting quarters.
And then there is the bad bug. Not as bad as the first one, but would definitely be frustrating for Players.
Randomly during the game (usually after using a Rage on a single enemy on the screen, but can happen any Rage-use) the Dragon Rage and Fire buttons will switch, resulting in the waste of Rage uses and confusion and possibly death before they figure out the change
Still you caught it quickly, and can do something about it.
[ ] Debug 1 Bug (90% chance, 0 Employee)
[ ] Debug 2 Bug (70% chance, 1 Employee)
[ ] Debug 3 Bug (50% chance, 2 Employee)
All Employees free of the Game, but the Game Slot currently still being used
[ ] Do Nothing
[ ] Research
We definitely need to get rid of that third bug. The other two can stay. Though it might be confusing to have two separate betrayers... meh. They can both be different modes in the rerelease we eventually do in the future for the game consoles when we get around to it.
lordchaos99
(I have left SV)
Technically Invader Mode isn't a betrayer. Just a villain
Yeah, that definitely makes a difference then. Never mind. That actually is a trend setter I believe. Do all those separate kinds of things in games.
I wouldn't mind if bug 4 had an exact link like lets say bumping into those airships or berserkers. If that happened and the fire and rage buttons switched it could be considered a perk. Or heck if just after any kind of bump against an enemy the different controls switched like that. That would be interesting. Perhaps upsetting until it was understood but definitely an interesting mechanics.
[X] Debug 1 Bug (90% chance, 0 Employee) The Third Bug.
[X] Research with the other employees.
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Does debug 1 bug mean get rid of a single bug or get rid of the first bug?
[X] Debug 1 Bug (90% chance, 0 Employee): The Third Bug.
[X] Research with the other employees.
[X] Research with the other employees.
lordchaos99
(I have left SV)
get rid of 1 bug, not the first bug.
Sorry miscommunication there just a bit.
Sorry miscommunication there just a bit.
[X] Debug 1 Bug (90% chance, 0 Employee): The Third Bug.
[X] Research with the other employees.
[X] Research with the other employees.
The Bird
tEM IS GUD...RITER!
- Location
- In that den of villains and scum, OKLAHOMA
[X] Debug the 3rd bug.
[X] Research with the other employees.
That went well. The major bug isn't nearly as bad as the bug we started with, and thanks to debugging, we can easily get rid of it, baring a crit fail. Anyways, research, I propose we look up a way to reduce the difficulty of making a background, like we did with multiple enemies. Probably involves investing in a specialized computer and software.
Wait, did they HAVE personal computers back then? If so, we should invest in making the first computer game.
[X] Research with the other employees.
That went well. The major bug isn't nearly as bad as the bug we started with, and thanks to debugging, we can easily get rid of it, baring a crit fail. Anyways, research, I propose we look up a way to reduce the difficulty of making a background, like we did with multiple enemies. Probably involves investing in a specialized computer and software.
Wait, did they HAVE personal computers back then? If so, we should invest in making the first computer game.
Yes they did, and the first home computers came out around 1976(I think, give or take three years) with 1981 being not long after the Apple II computer being released. And major franchises like the Ultima and Wizardy franchises coming out(with these two inspiring future games like Dragon Quest/Warrior and Final Fantasy.) And another few bits of trivia the first DnD computer game would have been out for at least 2 years, and Rogue for even longer.
- Location
- the netherlands
[X] Debug the 3rd bug.
[X] Research with the other employees.
[X] Research with the other employees.
XelianEmperor
Fragile. Handle with care
[X] Debug 1 Bug (90% chance, 0 Employee): The Third Bug.
[X] Research with the other employees.
This is awesome.
Is it possible for our company to eventually develop consoles? Or is it just games for hardware available at that time?
[X] Research with the other employees.
This is awesome.
Is it possible for our company to eventually develop consoles? Or is it just games for hardware available at that time?
lordchaos99
(I have left SV)
Yes you can develop your own consoles.
Requires you having a lvl5 Hardware Developer (down the Hacker route) and a console game out (meaning buy/Research a 3rd party then dev a game)
Requires you having a lvl5 Hardware Developer (down the Hacker route) and a console game out (meaning buy/Research a 3rd party then dev a game)
SuperSonicSound
Shadowmancer of the Shadow Cabal
In all honesty we haven't the money or the expertise to make a actual hardware platform not to mention hardware platforms aren't all that profitable.
@lordchaos99
I'm not sure why you've made the hardware employees part of the hacker line of promotions but that doesn't make sense. They are vastly different skill sets and Hardware has nothing to do with 'hacking' Hardware engineers would and should be a ground level employee completely distinct from coders/programmers.
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The Bird
tEM IS GUD...RITER!
- Location
- In that den of villains and scum, OKLAHOMA
Depends on what he means by Hacking. Since it not only means jailbreaking code, but messing with hardware as well, depending on where you are.
SuperSonicSound
Shadowmancer of the Shadow Cabal
Ehhh, true enough but given hacking is a progression path for a coder it's pretty obvious from context which is meant. I suppose it's arguable depending on how exactly we are making the arcades machines we sell any way. We pretty much have to be using some one elses base machine and simply coding the programmable ROM chips which interface with the machine for the games.
Otherwise we would already have all the expertise we need to make a console in fact the vast majority of Arcade machines were custom built for each game as I understand it.
Any way we don't really need to move away from arcade gaming to make crazy amounts of money Pac-man for instance literally made billions of dollars in the decade it was released.
Mind you a lot of this is obviously abstracted away but hmph.
so is Star Traitor going be an easter egg in our games from now on?