Retro games

[EqwanoX]

ok lets go for a find the goal objective, this is turning into a 2d version of doom, thats sort of what i envisioned at the beginning with the space marine

[Zoo]

Ok. Before we start the major game-making, I think we should do some brainstorming.
First of all, what is the game's setting
Second, what will the plot be
Third, Who's doing what (I can help with general ideas, map design, and maybe music. I can't really do much along the lines of programming, though.)

Are we going to add cutscenes and an intro? If so, what program should we make these in?
2D animation software anyone?

I really want GMG to finish a really good group project.

One final thought before I hit send,
When/If this goes up on the site, under developer, is it going to say Equinox, Various, or like "The [Insert project name here] Development team"

-zoo

[Zoo]

Oh, one more thing, This doesn't really belong in trash talk. Should we start another thread in group projects?

[EqwanoX]

setting will be doom-like
so far, im doing programming and graphics, your doing maps/levels, anyone can contribute any ideas or talents
probly no plot, cutscenes or intro, its very straight forward (like doom)
everyone will be listed individully in the credits

[Zoo]

Great. Any other powerups/weapons you want to add?
I think there should be health packs (Marked with an H or + on the level)

[EqwanoX]

yea i gotta add health paks and maybe a weapon that shoots through walls

heres an update with keycards
http://cl.ly/130W0c3p2k2j3s46202x

[Zoo]

Wow. Can't wait to mess around with that.
Hey did you know in version 1.6, if you make an all ammo map, it wont run?
It doesn't need a weapon that can shoot through walls because the bomb already does that.

[Connors]

Definately move this to group projects!
OK here's my epic plot:

A spaceship's crew is overcome with a strange illness, which soon causes irreversible brain damage, those who get it eventually turn on the others and become zombies blah blah blah you have to escape. You find out that many escape pods are damaged or have been taken by crew members who didn't want to wait till they were full (basterds) and you have to find a way off the ship.

It's not too complicated, and we don't have to add much to the engine, just graphics. But I'm sure you could add more wall graphics yeah?
...And if we decide the game needs more added I think there should be a mole on the ship who sabotaged everything on purpose whom you want to find.

[x]

Definately move this to group projects!
OK here's my epic plot:

A spaceship's crew is overcome with a strange illness, which soon causes irreversible brain damage, those who get it eventually turn on the others and become zombies blah blah blah you have to escape. You find out that many escape pods are damaged or have been taken by crew members who didn't want to wait till they were full (basterds) and you have to find a way off the ship.

It's not too complicated, and we don't have to add much to the engine, just graphics. But I'm sure you could add more wall graphics yeah?
...And if we decide the game needs more added I think there should be a mole on the ship who sabotaged everything on purpose whom you want to find.

That sounds a lot like Dead Space...

[Zoo]

How about bosses? Maybe "King Zombie" and of course you'd have to fight that mole. This game is coming along quite nicely.
In the map editor, what are the x's and R's? and T's and K's

[EqwanoX]

 just look at the coding below the map code. each IF THEN is labeled

 Â    IF mid$(line$(y),x,1)="x" then   <--"x" letter is here, which is a zombie
 Â        LET enemysprite+=1
 Â        CREATESPRITE enemysprite, "sprites", 55,0, 55,55     //zombie
 Â        MOVESPRITE enemysprite, x-1*44, y-1*44, 1
 Â     END IF

what about a title?

would anyone be interested in applying for a dev account on the mac app store? maybe we can put this up when its done. i dont have 10.6 so i cant, i suppose i could buy it but ide rather apple go f*ck themselves

[Silverwind]

Gan's a famous registered Apple Developer! Soon to be infamous with his super special awesome chocolate coated secret project...

[Zoo]

Hmmm.... It'd be cool to send it to apple. I didn't think apple accepted games made in GM or SC. Doesn't a developer account cost $100.00 a year? Some pretty stupid games make it big on the app store. Making it free would only make our chances better. Gan could help us.
Let's just concentrate on making it for the GMG first.
I'm bad at naming things, but if I think of any i'll post.
I thought of an idea for the last level. You make it to the escape pod and you have to fly it to a safe planet, and land it. We could do the lander idea along with the zombie idea.

[EqwanoX]

not the iphone app store, the mac app store, the game just has to be packaged in xcode to qualify for the mac app store

i added health packs, and boots that increase speed. and i restructured the code to support different enemies, enemies can now have varied health, damage, and speed
http://cl.ly/191P1k253i251a2L3W09

[Zoo]

Oh. I knew that. I'm used to GM. It compiles in RB.