Captain Starfire's Great Escape!
This game is from the old Ludum Dare platform. You can try viewing the original page on Web Archive
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This is my first ever Ludum Dare compo entry, and my first real game of its type using the Java language.
You'll need Java installed to run it.
It's a wave-based stationary survival game, with the goal to move through waves of enemies by shooting at them.
Note: The story (detailed in game intro screens + death screen + win screens) is the important part of the theme integration.
::-- You must survive 20 waves to escape the onslaught --::
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IMPORTANT:
I've seen the comments about the playability and bugs, so here's some warnings/tips before playing:
1. Due to the way it's coded, bullets are only destroyed when they exit the screen or hit an enemy. Firing loads of bullets can lag the game. Fire in single or double bursts for best gameplay - as few bullets as possible at a time.
2. Bullets have faster speeds when you fire with the cursor more towards the edge of the game field - to avoid the bullet clean-up problem mentioned in number (1), try to fire as far out as possible (again, in single or double bursts).
3. Also due to the coding, only the most recent bullet fired will have collision. This can cause problems in clean-up (for example creating a bullet shield at slow speed means those bullets will not be cleaned up as they will not get to the edge of the screen or hit an enemy) and may confuse gameplay. For the best advice, I'd say that sticking to single or double shots will help in all cases (again).
TL;DR:
Fire as few bullets as possible, aiming as close to the edge of the screen (or the enemy you wish to kill) as possible, to get best performance and (hopefully) enjoyment.
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Please do feed back. It's a .jar file so feel free to download whichever "platform" you like.
I hope you enjoy the game.
- Jonno
You'll need Java installed to run it.
It's a wave-based stationary survival game, with the goal to move through waves of enemies by shooting at them.
Note: The story (detailed in game intro screens + death screen + win screens) is the important part of the theme integration.
::-- You must survive 20 waves to escape the onslaught --::
-----------------------------------------------------------
IMPORTANT:
I've seen the comments about the playability and bugs, so here's some warnings/tips before playing:
1. Due to the way it's coded, bullets are only destroyed when they exit the screen or hit an enemy. Firing loads of bullets can lag the game. Fire in single or double bursts for best gameplay - as few bullets as possible at a time.
2. Bullets have faster speeds when you fire with the cursor more towards the edge of the game field - to avoid the bullet clean-up problem mentioned in number (1), try to fire as far out as possible (again, in single or double bursts).
3. Also due to the coding, only the most recent bullet fired will have collision. This can cause problems in clean-up (for example creating a bullet shield at slow speed means those bullets will not be cleaned up as they will not get to the edge of the screen or hit an enemy) and may confuse gameplay. For the best advice, I'd say that sticking to single or double shots will help in all cases (again).
TL;DR:
Fire as few bullets as possible, aiming as close to the edge of the screen (or the enemy you wish to kill) as possible, to get best performance and (hopefully) enjoyment.
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Please do feed back. It's a .jar file so feel free to download whichever "platform" you like.
I hope you enjoy the game.
- Jonno