Bugs

Category	Rank	Score	Count
Coolness	1112	10

adventureloop 2012-08-27 10:16

Couldnt get this to load in the web applet (latest chrome). On OS X java cant run the applet complaining. Failed to load Main-Class manifest attribute from
applet.jar Also applet.jar is not a help full name.

ponte 2012-08-27 10:46

It throws me a NullPointerException...

ninjakannon 2012-08-27 11:48

Doesn't load in Chrome on Windows, has an error.

misson20000 2012-08-27 17:43

Can you copy and paste the error? Just saying "It had an error" doesn't help me to solve it at all. Adventureloop, I know what the problem is and I'll fix it right away

misson20000 2012-08-27 17:45

Ok. I fixed all of the errors you posted that I know I can fix. And also, when posting errors, please say whether the applet or the standalone has an error, and copy and paste the ENTIRE output

bitspace 2012-08-29 04:27

Jumping controls are kinda weird, jumping sideways from a one-tile-wide spot is absurdly difficult.
Also, whenevere there would have been a sound effect(I guess), I get this when run from CLI:

java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.applet.Applet.getAppletContext(Unknown Source)
at java.applet.Applet.getAudioClip(Unknown Source)
at java.applet.Applet.play(Unknown Source)
at misson20000.ld.ld24.Evolution.playSound(Evolution.java:114)
at misson20000.ld.ld24.Evolution.tick(Evolution.java:190)
at misson20000.ld.ld24.RunnableTick.run(RunnableTick.java:26)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

kevinworkman 2012-08-31 00:15

The applet didn't seem to load for me, no error though. So I ran the jar instead. It ran fine, but the window wasn't tall enough to see the "press s to start, h for help, q to quit" bar at the bottom until I resized it.

While the jar is running, I do continuously get this exception, although it doesn't seem to effect anything:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.applet.Applet.getAppletContext(Unknown Source)
at java.applet.Applet.getAudioClip(Unknown Source)
at java.applet.Applet.play(Unknown Source)
at misson20000.ld.ld24.Evolution.playSound(Evolution.java:114)
at misson20000.ld.ld24.Evolution.tick(Evolution.java:190)
at misson20000.ld.ld24.RunnableTick.run(RunnableTick.java:26)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

As an ant, I managed to get out of the underground area (nice work on the springs!), but then I couldn't get back in to the rest of the food and had to restart. But then I replayed it and collect both foods before going to the surface, but it then says I only have 50/100 food and I can't get passed that screen- tried collecting both of the things on the surface as well.

Overall you have a nice start to a platformer- collision detection and jumping work, and you even have cool springs working. It needs some tweaking (like when you're only half under a block but can't jump), and the game needs to be a little easier, but this is good work for 48 hours.

As for deploying as both an applet and a jar, you might check out the free indie Java gaming site I have at StaticVoidGames.com - it lets you deploy your game as an applet, jar, and webstart. Might be worth checking out instead of using dropbox.

dekart 2012-09-03 18:20

It's hard to control the creature, especially when trying to jump, but anyway i think it's a good concept

sestren 2012-09-12 04:46

I got a ClassNotFoundException, sadly.