Author Topic: Firefall (Beta) (Read 13745 times)

Builderboy · « **on:** October 06, 2011, 01:06:53 am »

Firefall is a small minigame that I started a while back, but never really got around to finishing because of the annoyingness that had to do with the achievement system. Today in Linear Algebra I got the urge to work on it again, and just finished it! The concept is you are piloting a small ship that has thrusters on either side, and you use the Y= and GRAPH button to activate them and try to keep your ship aloft. There is a pretty functional scoring system, with additional bonuses for certain tricks. The highscore functionality has support for 7 highscores with 6 digit scores and 8 character names. There are also 18 achievements which can sometimes be quite tricky to find! I have done some bug testing, but there are probably still some in there, which is why I am releasing this beta for now. It's fully functional though, so have fun ^^ See how many achievements you can get :]

Special thanks to Squidgetx for parts of his text entry routine, I modified it for my own needs but his code was the start in the right direction ^^

EDIT: Oh and there is a cheatcode if you press SIN in the highscore menu, I would advise against it though, as it unlocks all the achievements and prevents you from testing for them

NecroBumpist · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2011, 01:17:13 am »

Very neat! It looks like a fun game to play while in class.

Gosh, the text particle effects are beautiful

Eeems · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2011, 01:25:40 am »

Pretty fun

I've already been able to unlock a few achievements

Question is there an achievement for doing enough flips? ( I notice you get a combo for doing one )

Builderboy · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2011, 01:27:39 am »

You can get mega points and achievements for doing multiple flips in a row

You just have to make sure you manage to land the flips!

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2011, 01:49:27 am »

Wow that is awesome Builder! I like the special effects too

Wellen · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2011, 03:39:59 am »

Would you mind posting the sources ? I'd like to see how you programmed it (especially the dead animation

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Builderboy · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2011, 03:42:45 am »

The source and everything will be posted when the official release comes out, this is just more of a beta for testing and suggestions

you might also want to check out this thread http://ourl.ca/9278 for more info on how the fire effect was attained

Wellen · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2011, 07:22:18 am »

Ok, i'll check this.

Didn't got any bug yet, but I'll find some soon :evil:
Just can you explain what is the "Demolition" (or Destruction, don't remember) achievement ?
I got it, but I didn't noticed I had done anything special

Spoiler For Spoiler:

If you consider it like a minigame, it's ok, but if you don't, you could add some graphics effects (when you got an achievement, background, amazing-mind-blowing quit animation..)

one more time, please excuse my bad english, I hope you'll understand what I mean :x

Anyway, I like this game a lot !

squidgetx · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2011, 07:25:22 am »

Mm, gorgeous

Looks pretty fun for a minigame

I wonder if any kind of larger/more complex game could be made from this concept...

Happybobjr · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2011, 07:50:20 am »

Epic fun.

Trouble with wabbit and school, but this was worth the effort.

Builderboy · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2011, 01:16:57 pm »

The destruction achievement is unlocked when you manage to hid the sides of the game twice, sending off more than 1 explosions ^^ And I'm glad everybody is liking it

It really was designed to be one of those addicting games you played in math class :]

leafy · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2011, 05:06:34 pm »

121000 - beat that ^^
Also, I have all the achievements except the bottom right, two above that, and two above that

Builderboy · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2011, 05:20:45 pm »

Heh those are probably the trickiest. The last one you get automatically if you get the other 17. The third to last you have to be pretty leet to get it ^^ and the 5th to last you have to cheat a little

TIfanx1999 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2011, 05:50:10 pm »

Nice to see you doing some calc coding again, even if it is just a small game. Looks pretty sweet. ^^

ztrumpet · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2011, 06:00:29 pm »

This looks awesome! I can't wait to try it.

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