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From: "pal" <pal_news@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: BreakDown
Date: 14 Sep 2001 22:19:13 GMT
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> I dont know sound fx yet, but they are deffenatly needed

They are very simple to use, the only difficult part to my mind is
understanding the .def file (which I have yet to dig into)... You should be
able to get a beep playing quickly if you look at other people's source
code. Definitely worth it.

> I know what you meen by the flat ending of levels, they just end and
another
> starts.. what could i put in there thats easy?

This is not easy... Maybe by setting the pace of incoming enemies during a
level from very slow to frantic (so that each level begins quietly, as in
Robot Ron)?

> And is the a better what of showing the damage? I'm concidereing smoke
for
> the holes but im working on the basics first =)

Actually I did not mean that the graphics did not fit, but rather that I'd
prefer two/three hit points to five/six/more. But again, this is a matter
of taste. There are shoot'em-ups in which you get instantly killed by any
enemy shot, and others in which you can take N amount of damage per life.
Also, maybe a break when you're hit would improve the pace of the game (eg
enemy attack slowdown like in game&watches or restart the level which is ok
as levels are short).

> The angle gets more acurate as you collect the (green) speed powerups, it
> starts off odd because of the int rounding errors.

Ooops, I failed to notice that.

> If you get enough green powerups you can shoot more than one, you just
have
> to find them ;)

...and that :o

><snip>a new variable for the dead/alive testing would perobably be better

Definitely. (if I can afford to give my advice)

> in general the letters mean _t = type _b = behaviour _a = angle urm, cant
> remember the others

...this is not a good sign ;)


pal