Neat idea. But as you already know the lack of progression is really hurting the game. I think it would become really interesting to see how it would play with escalating difficulty. As it is now, there is very little challenge even if I pretend that I die by hitting something :]
And to everyone who tries to play the game: Download the "LD32-Distrib.zip" to play. It was a bit unclear to me and I downloaded the whole project.
I think it's because you handle the collisions one frame late as the first thing in the update-function. Thus your dt might vary between the frame where you leave the playfield and the frame where you try to correct that. If the dt is smaller on the next frame the planet might not move back enough and get stuck. There might be more to it though.
In a game like this I suggest handling the collisions after moving everything, so in your case last thing in the update function.
Line 736 of main.lua should probably also have enemy.x < 0 instead of planet.x < 0.
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/wkau91pxt724xyi/LD32-Distrib.zip?dl=0
And to everyone who tries to play the game:
Download the "LD32-Distrib.zip" to play. It was a bit unclear to me and I downloaded the whole project.
Definitely the most unconvenient weapon so far, but the gameplay could be more varied.
Thanks, I'll have a look into that
Can you remember which edge it was? (top/bottom/left/right)
I think it's because you handle the collisions one frame late as the first thing in the update-function. Thus your dt might vary between the frame where you leave the playfield and the frame where you try to correct that. If the dt is smaller on the next frame the planet might not move back enough and get stuck. There might be more to it though.
In a game like this I suggest handling the collisions after moving everything, so in your case last thing in the update function.
Line 736 of main.lua should probably also have enemy.x < 0 instead of planet.x < 0.
Thank you, I'd like to say I've sorted it now but it seems to happen so randomly I can't say for sure.