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From: "John \( QuietBloke \)" <quietbloke@btinternet.com>
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Subject: Re: Another update
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2001 23:53:46 +0100
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Cheers Mark

Ive just updated the website with screenshots too for anyone who would just
rather take a peek without having to keep
downloading the latest code to see what Im talking about.

Its still just demo/test code but it gives a better idea of how I think (
currently ) the game will look/play but any comments and
suggestions would be most welcomed.

<Marc@darkhex.com> wrote in message news:3B4790E7.60D941EF@darkhex.com...
> I would certainly like to know when you do!
>
> I'll check out your current progress and put another message here with
what I
> think of it :-)
>
> I've been impressed with your previous work, so I'm looking forward to
this
> one...
>
>     Marc.
>
> > Question.
> > Does anyone mind/care if I keep saying when I have a new progress demo ?
> > I figured as we still cant register site updates I should mention it
> > somewhere.
> > ( It does get mentioned in my external website www.quietbloke.com but I
> > doubt many of you visit it )
> >
> > Anyway.. I just uploaded the latest progress build.
> >
> > It shows the rough ( very rough) screen for the first game ( 1 player ).
You
> > have four plots of fruit/veg which you have to protect from the bugs (
err
> > bug at the moment ).
> >
> > I fixed the title screens to show the new Yarozescene logo and you can
now
> > press start to skip the intro's.
> >
> > It also has a test sample of some burst effects which I plan to use when
you
> > hit bonus items etc
> > Splat a bug and you get a 2 node burst.. press the triangle to get an
> > alternative burst... it all sounds a bit weird but if anyone is bored
maybe
> > you wanna see it and tell me what you think.
> > I made the bursts code kind of generic where each node can spawn another
at
> > a set time and a set angle offset. Keep pressing triangle to get lots of
> > bursts going on.. I currently have the max set to 50 I think.. it all
gets a
> > bit busy onscreen but the frameowrk seems to plod along quite happily at
the
> > moment.
> >
> > eekk.. it must be late.. Im not even making sense to myself. I shall
stop
> > here before you all fall asleep.
> >
> > Ahh well.. happy coding all.
>