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Thrystor wrote:

Alright... What is the scope for the galaxies? Are we going to make several galaxies of a lot of stars, or just a few stars, how many stars? I know how to put all of the stars and planets in one or two sprites, and this would make the shop entering and the planet type easier to do (saves us a lot of script and sprite duplicating). The method I'm thinking of (Listing all of the planet's variables on a list) will be effective with about 30 solar systems at the most (otherwise there is a huge lag, even in Turbo mode). We can make several sprites each responsible for different sets of planets, which would help. Or do we already have a system for this? Either way, ALONE needs some major editing if we want to turn it into Elite.

I don't know, if I misunderstand you, but ALONE was already changed into DRAFT 2.1.

Easy fix. I'll upload it as Draft3.

Guys can someone e-mail me the drop box details?
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Thanks

Last edited by cheddargirl (2012-09-22 20:14:32)

I added the glitch fix as 2.2 instead of 3. It's uploaded now. How many other game fragments are in development or floating around?

Metagross923 wrote:

Guys can someone e-mail me the drop box details?
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Done! 

Last edited by cheddargirl (2012-09-22 20:15:02)

I'm sorry Blob to have you do so much work, but can you email me the details too?  The username and pass I know won't work. [email removed by request of the poster]

Last edited by Lightnin (2012-07-20 20:43:29)

Thanks Blob for the email. I just finished  checking out the first draft, and here are some areas of improvement that can be made:
1.  The scrolling is fine for now, but if possible, it should be made a bit smoother.
2. There needs  to be an objective. I don't know what the story line of the original elite is, but there should be an objective to the game- it can't just be about exploration.
3. Some of the font and art should be redone to make it look more sophisticated. I'll try to do that and put it up as the next draft.

blob8108 wrote:

kamesh wrote:

2. There needs  to be an objective. I don't know what the story line of the original elite is, but there should be an objective to the game- it can't just be about exploration.

The original Elite doesn't really have a story — it's a sandbox, open-ended style of game. There are overall goals — like upgrading the ship, and aquiring the status of "Elite" — but there's no story or overarching objective. 

Like Minecraft, which is a very successful game.

Sorry, I have been busy- what do you want me to do?

Last edited by Dinoclor (2011-12-22 13:15:40)

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I don't get it?

dasbloekendeschaf wrote:

Ok. I uploaded a brand new version. Please Download it (Draft 2.3) and look at the commend listing all changes of the new version. // Has anyone noticed, that pressing the space key, while being on the "Game Over" screen, brings you back to the transmission?

Nice I'll check it out! And no, I haven't noticed that.

Hey guys, when do you think a stable release will be available? I was thinking we could work a little bit on our trailer when we are ready to post the project on our account.

ads98 wrote:

dasbloekendeschaf wrote:

Ok. I uploaded a brand new version. Please Download it (Draft 2.3) and look at the commend listing all changes of the new version. // Has anyone noticed, that pressing the space key, while being on the "Game Over" screen, brings you back to the transmission?

Nice I'll check it out! And no, I haven't noticed that.

Hey guys, when do you think a stable release will be available? I was thinking we could work a little bit on our trailer when we are ready to post the project on our account.

Hm. I think the most basic stuff is done. We still have to:
1. Implement the shop fragment.
2. Enlarge the galaxy (in the moment it might be a bit too small, if it should make much fun exploring it).
3. Programm a fighting system (with enemys having an AI).
(4. Add a story and missions)
5. Add some special things, that make this game unique and different to the original one. I thought about:

-Something like a space restaurant, where you can eat, drink and gamble (easy to programm, but adds a lot).
-You could build special houses (like mines), that you could place on the planets by accesing a menu, that alpears when you click on a planet. These house whouldn't be sightable on the planet. They can be managed and upgraded in a menu.
-A place, where you can buy new spaceships, repair and upgrade them.

...Just some thoughts. But to come back to the old trailer question, the quality and the fun of the game mustn't suffer just because we announced it too early, and we had to bring it out as fast as possible. So if you really want to go on working on the trailer, do it. But better work more on the actual project, the game. I listed the things, I thought the game would need. Now it's up to you to help making it a great success.

Last edited by dasbloekendeschaf (2011-12-31 20:06:51)