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[2.5D][Adventure] Mineral Mine

Discussion in 'Works In Progress - Archive' started by aixaix, Feb 21, 2012.

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Which Movement fits better?

Poll closed Feb 24, 2012.
  1. Free Movement

    6 vote(s)
    50.0%
  2. Block by Block

    3 vote(s)
    25.0%
  3. Doesn't matter.

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    25.0%
  1. aixaix

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    Closed!
     
    Last edited: May 4, 2012
  2. Obatztrara

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    Hmm maybe add some explanation of controls. I just see blue, brown and a blob in the middle. Only thing I could do was walk off the brown thing with my blob thing. :D
     
  3. welby

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    Is neat,...

    controls are slow though,...and you need to move your mouse off the intended brick and then back to get the green to show after you move.

    Could be a cool Dig Dug type game.,..

    keep it up!
     
  4. aixaix

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    Well, the player it self will be 3d model and yes... it is some wierd thing atm.

    Welby: Well, i was thinking of changing the movement to block/grid based. like you can move block by block.
    Yes, i know the mouse problem... I just need to add some update function stuff...

    Thank you,

    Aix
     
  5. MoonQuake

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    What do you have in mind for your game?
    What's the goal? :)

    More like MineCraft or more like Dig-Dug?
     
  6. aixaix

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    More like minecraft/Terraria mix.
     
  7. sp00ks222

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    Is everything auto generated? That's awesome if so. I think I would enjoy it more if the digging was quicker, takes too long to move down
     
  8. aixaix

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    well, the digging is slow in this update, cause im testing the delay of how long it will take with the correct level/tool you have. i will scale the delay down... And yes, it is autogenerated.
     
  9. aixaix

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    Updated some textures and also added Gold to the game...
    Please vote also. as i would like to know what people think is good.
    decreased the amount of ores spawned! (there were too many spawned)
     
  10. welby

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    for some reason it locks up in my browser(fireFox). Wasn't before,...and other stuff works,...hmmmm,..
     
  11. aixaix

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    Hmm, thats odd.

    Also i must check what causes the mad lag (or is it just my pc).
     
  12. aixaix

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    thats, ODD!

    I also must check what causes the mad lag (or its just my pc.).
     
  13. SteveJ

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    Completely locks up after a few moments. Feels like you've got a loop in there or some heavy stuff happening in an update. Pretty unplayable at the moment.
     
  14. aixaix

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    Umh, i fixed it but i havent updated yet... im cantuse my pc stm.
     
  15. aixaix

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    I updated, now its fixed.
     
  16. virror

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    Nice concept, one small thing would be to put the needed exp after the current exp as it would make more sense.
     
  17. aixaix

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    Yeah, i can do that.
     
  18. MoonQuake

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    Observations:

    When I dig, and the character falls down a block, or moves sideways, I've got to move the mouse away from the next block and over back onto it to make it go green. Otherwise, clicking on it doesn't do anything because it's not highlighted in green.

    Some rocks I can't dig some I can.

    Being able to jump back up 1 block would be nice.
    Higher res character would be nice too! Reminds me of the good old N64 area! :)
    Would also attract more interest and more comments.
     
    Last edited: Feb 25, 2012
  19. Jibidiah

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    a little message saying what level a rock needs to be able to be mined; would be great. Like if you clicked an ore that needed a level of 7, a message pops up saying something like "This ore requires you to be level 7 to mine it"

    As I get farther down, my guy somehow doesn't really fit in the holes; he's a tiny bit too big.
     
  20. aixaix

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    Yes, the messages are going to be scrpted into the game soon, and the player will actually be a 3d model. (Robot in this case).
    I have it drawn, i just need to take a pic of it and start modeling.

    Thank you for the support guys, really appreciate that.

    Aix.
     
  21. aixaix

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    Updated! added multiplayer but it laggs like hell!
    :)
     
  22. aixaix

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    Started working on the popup messages!
     
  23. aixaix

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    Huge update!

    Ore Drops.
    Store.
    RENDERING:if something is out of camera view, it doesn't render (I will enable this feature when ppl will be able to adjust the map size before generating the map)!
     
  24. MoonQuake

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    Repost(with modifications):

    Bugs:
    After digging, if my mouse is already over a block, it won't become green. I have to move my mouse away then back on the block to make it become green and diggable.

    Some rocks I can't dig some I can. Some dirt I can't dig for some reason.

    Suggestions:
    Being able to jump back up 1 block would be nice.
    Higher res character would be nice too! Just any other high-res sprite would do the job... This blob reminds me of the good old N64 area!
    Would also attract more interest and more comments with nicer graphics. :)
     
  25. aixaix

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    Thank you for the bug report.

    And the character/blob will be a 3d model...


    Thank you,
    Aix.
     
  26. aixaix

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    Lots of changes!
     
  27. virror

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    This version have lots of bugs, hint: Test a bit before releasing : p

    Coins from brown blocks cant be picked up blocking way
    Coins wont give you any money
    You can fall out of the map
    How do you open the store?
    Selection bug still exists

    Other than the bugs, the new version is pretty nice, going in the right direction : )
    Hint2: Try to fix the super annoying selection bug ; )
     
  28. aixaix

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    Dirt shouldn't even drop anything... and these are ores dropped...
    The ores go to your inventory and you can sell them by standing near the store cube...
    Yes, i should do something about that

    And yeah, the selection bug! I will try to fix it today! this will be my goal for today!
     
  29. aixaix

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    Finally, i got rid of the selection bug!
    Also, got the render distance working!

    There may be new bugs so, yuou know what to do when you'll find one!
     
  30. virror

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    Works a lot better now! Good with the inventory counter, now it makes more sense that i cant pick up ores after a while : p And ores dont seem to block the way anymore.

    Bugs:
    Still possible to fall out, maybe a frame or something around the level to keep player from digging out?
    Nice with the selection fix, but the green selector wont show unless you take mouse off and then on again.
    Shop is impossible to reach if you dig below it, and it kind of makes no sense to have to "teleport" back to the beginning again to sell stuff : p

    All in all, a big improvement from the last version : )
     
  31. aixaix

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    Well, soon there will be upgrades available in the store...
    Yes, the frame thing will be one of the next thing i start working on...
    And the green thing will be gone anyways when i get the drill to follow the mouse correctly.
     
  32. virror

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    Nice, but i think its not very good to be able to "dig away" your access to the store, maybe you should think about how to solve that, i have no good idea right now : p

    Also a jump button would be nice, to be able to jump one block high.
     
  33. aixaix

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    I was wondering about it today... and i was thinking of adding ladders, portals (hight price :) ) and also being able to jump.
     
  34. virror

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    Ladders is a very good idea! If you add jumping and ladders that can be bought in the store it opens up the game a lot : )
     
  35. aixaix

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    Yeah, well... this is the goal for tomorrow :)
     
  36. virror

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    Just one more thing : p
    You dont gey exp until you have collected the ore, i guess this is by design?
     
  37. aixaix

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    You get exp from every ore including dirt...

    The Epicness has begun! xD

    Jumping and ladders Added to game!
     
  38. virror

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    Epic! : D
    Now it makes a lot more sense : )

    Just a few notes (again):
    Placing seems a bit buggy? You dont place were you stand or were pointer is, so were do they spawn?
    No check to see if i try to spawn a ladder on a block or on a ladder, ladder just gets removed
    Ladders looks like two poles : p
    Ladders are way to cheap ; ) Should get maybe half of the amount?

    Sorry for bothering you : p
     
  39. aixaix

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    Nah it good...
    Well the textures were made in 5mins :)
    and the placing... yes, i know what is causing it. as i just realised. xD
    Well if you'll try the placing then go to the left side of the hole... and it places it where you are... but if you go to the right side... you place it inside of the next block... so the problem is that the world is 0.5 out of position :) will fix it !

    And i will raise the price!
     
  40. aixaix

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    the ladders instantiate right now! but you can climb on 1 ladder only, somewhy...
     
  41. vivalarosa

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    Just my two cents, the controls need to be reworked, they are very hard to use right now.

    Also, how much design/aesthetic 'inspiration' do you plan on taking from motherload? I think you should think of ways to make your game more unique, right now it seems like a bad copy and paste.

    I think you should rework the controls over a couple of times and see what works and what doesnt. Take what works and integrate that into the current game.
     
  42. aixaix

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    what you mean the controls hard to use?
     
  43. aixaix

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    updated!
    sorry about the video.
     
  44. aixaix

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    started to code multiplayer! VERY BUGGY! and can connect etc. but doesn't work ingame correctly :)
     
  45. Fu11English

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    Ok I tried the web player. Where is the mining or have I missed something?

    All I saw was a robot type thing floating in the sky with a pointy bit which rotates with the mouse. I couldn't get anything else to happen?
     
  46. aixaix

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    oh damn, i forgot to fix the singleplayer! sorry!
     
  47. aixaix

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    Ok, fixed it!
     
  48. Heu

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    You need too explain the controls.
    I was mindlessly click on blocks that turn green to find out 5 minutes later it added to my experience.
    Was the block suppose to dig down soon?
    Not sure...
     
  49. aixaix

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    Oh, now i know what you guys have meant by explaining the controls
     
  50. MoonQuake

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    Yeah, like some text at the top of the screen that says: Press A or D to go left and right. Mouse click to dig using the robot. Dig your way down.