Common problem: if the game window opens, then immediately closes, run the game from the terminal (java -jar PATH_TO_JAR_HERE)
An enemy has built an underground base we haven't explored yet. Control the robot sent to explore the enemy base.
Instructions will be given in-game. Read in-game text!
NOTES: Extract the ZIP file before running the game! This game requires Java Runtime Environment to run. If you have trouble running the game, try updating Java. If you still have trouble, leave a comment describing the problem.
The game opens and then immediately closes. I think it is not finding the resources correctly. I had the same problem. You should be loading resources through inputStreams (or at least, that was my solution).
If you are using slick2D you need to have the libs and natives included in the folder with the jar file or it will do bad things (made my computer freeze, had to force shutdown).
The turret's shooting became a little bit annoying after a short time. the dash is an interesting concept but using wasd it was difficult to use shift or ctrl.
The tutorial text was long and kinda hard to read, I think the font was a bit small, so the beginning was a bit slow, but once I got to the later levels I was having fun. Interesting situtation having to melee attack turrets.
Pretty cool game ! A few main problems I have with gameplay though. The enemy bullets are near invisible, the charge and sprint buttons are awkwardly placed on the keyboard, Its not very noticeable if the enemy takes damage the and the charge attack recharges so slow with the amount of enemies there are at later levels.
I liked the branching tree structure and the gradual introduction to new mechanics. It was a little frustrating at points, and the graphics were a little small (hard to see), but overall, a good show. Lots of levels too :)
really need concept. I think your map is really cool. It's different and reminds me of some sort of virtual web. The enemies became repetitive though, and destroying them was tedious. Cool concept though. A sound for when I hit stuff would have been great too.
As already mentioned, the theme is not that clear in the game, but what the heck. The concept is quite nice, although I got a bit frustrated ramming into the turrets and waiting for the robot to heal. Music would've been nice as well. The font you used was really straining my eyes, and overall the graphics "flickered" somewhat, probably due to nearest neighbor filtering and slightly scaled textures..?
It was hard to tell if I was at level selection menu in the beginning. I liked how the level menu screen provided feedback to the player when you unlocked the next level. Bullets are really small which made it difficult to be aware of them. Health was responsive and easy to read. Clearer feedback for the player when your character gets hit.
Heh, I had some other music while playing this game, and it fitted so well I actually thought it was from this game. Now, replaying it, I felt there was something missing... anyway. What can I say? I sat, started the jar file. And played till the end of it, and felt sad when it said it ended. This game is pretty neat, and addicting. It's all about patience and mastering the mechanics.
Also, it made me remember those old Windows 3.x games.
Cute graphics (smoke effects and tree world particularly), but gameplay was pretty slow (and repetitive). Would have been a lot faster paced if the turrets only took 1 hit!
The concept was good at the beginning. But after going through some level, I lost my interest. I think it's need some unexpected mechanic to keep some of the player like me to keep interested in the game.
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Other than that, neat game! I liked the branching mechanic!
I like it
It was hard to tell if I was at level selection menu in the beginning. I liked how the level menu screen provided feedback to the player when you unlocked the next level. Bullets are really small which made it difficult to be aware of them. Health was responsive and easy to read. Clearer feedback for the player when your character gets hit.
What can I say? I sat, started the jar file. And played till the end of it, and felt sad when it said it ended. This game is pretty neat, and addicting. It's all about patience and mastering the mechanics.
Also, it made me remember those old Windows 3.x games.