A Pale Blue Dot by ronkmonster 2012-04-23T08:08:00
Forgot to mention but I used this script to generate the music
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2011/12/13/if-you-find-it-hard-to-make-music-read-this/#more-82720
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → ronkmonster
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Co | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23 | Tiny World | A Pale Blue Dot | compo | 498 | 2.86 | 2.57 | 2.46 | 2.96 | 2.55 | 2.52 | 1.95 | 2.54 | 71 |
Forgot to mention but I used this script to generate the music
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2011/12/13/if-you-find-it-hard-to-make-music-read-this/#more-82720
Budda and Orni: Did it give any error messages?
It does need dotnet (already on win7) and xna redistributable which i linked above. 2 friends have tested it working just by extracting but they'd already have xna installed from other games.
icefox: Thanks, I was running out of time so didn't get to do enemy planet defenses. I would have liked to do planetary guns when you get too close, the ability to repair the home planet and some manually placed towers to help later game.
Which version of xna and dotnet are you using? What OS are you having problems with?
I was going to add inertia but I was running out of time and it was my first time doing rotation in 2d so I was just happy it was working
The difficulty comes once you need to refuel and balance enemy levels, but there are also features that I just didn't have time to add in.
Thanks :D
Yeah the turning not using fuel was one of the changes in last few hours - I'll take a look at game balancing for next version.
You'll eventually run out of energy by shooting anyway and then fuel (which is converted to fuel when it's low) which means slow moving and slow shooting at that stage.
Can anyone having problems install this version of the xna redist files (http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27598) It's the Microsoft XNA Framework Redistributable 4.0 Refresh so it might newer than what you already have
@Canard Sauvage: http://ludumdare23.ronkmonster.com/apalebluedot-1.01-bin.zip
This will fix that bug. Cheers for the stack trace. Caused by different symbol for decimal point.
Can anyone else having problems post their OS please let me know if you have tried the XNA runtime at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27598 when commenting. Thank you :)
The motion seems weird because of the star field in the background :) It's linked to the player speed. Myself and a friend noticed early on but I liked the effect so I kept it. It's almost like it's 3D behind a 2D world.
Install bootcamp to play my one game :D
http://ludumdare23.ronkmonster.com/apalebluedot-1.02-bin.zip
This version uses CultureInfo.InvariantCulture which I had found after my quick fix :) Thanks for the heads up anyway
Naouak: Can you try download the 1.02 release and try again
I had originally planned a bigger randomised galaxy but time mean dropping that and focusing on getting something finished.
It would be easy enough to make more levels and spread features out. Further distance to star for fuel etc.
I was thinking of missile upgrades also to allow the player to attack the enemy planets along with enemy planets shooting at the player.
I'll have a look into that music issue. It does end just a bit slow. Looping music was on my final checklist so wasn't tested as much.
I've put a new version up that seems to exit faster on my PC, can anyone else confirm?
Install XNA, It only takes a minute :)
Not really sure what I am supposed to. Also I can only see the 4 buildings to the left of your screenshot. Using a Samsung Galaxy S with ICS 4.04(unofficial).
The graphics are supposed to be made by you, this past weekend, not taken from other websites or people.
Web version wouldn't get past the first level. Standalone version working and cleared :) Fun game, wouldn't mind playing some more levels
Fun game, interested in playing more when it's finished. Only open rooms visible is a nice feature