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Nice job on this game! At first I thought it would be too easy, but I somehow managed to lose before even making it to warp speed.    Definitely worthy of the love-it I gave. 

This is a great introduction topic, to a great game!  Good work!

The next version is coming out soon, so look for space battle v1.1!
And please look at my Space Battle v1.0 So that you can request updates for the sequel!

sonicfan12p wrote:

ok.

Thanks!  Tell me how you liked it and tell me your score!

Karra wrote:

This is absolutely amazing. ^w ^
I played it all the way through and achieved a score of 152.

In the realm of suggestions, there are quite a few I can propose:

Replacing mouse control with WASD (for movement of the spacecraft) and space (for weapons).
Making the spacecraft sprites smaller, so as to allow more playing area in general.
Instead of having a single enemy spacecraft hanging out at one spot near the top border of the playing area, you could:
Program the single spacecraft to move horizontally along the top border.
Have more than one enemy spacecraft in the playing area at the same time.
Program the spacecraft(s) to either randomly move around the playing area, move down, or move down in a certain pattern (i.e. Galaga).
Making the sprites in general look like they were drawn with the same graphical style.
Replacing the current music with some more atmospheric/ambient music with a tinge of action and liveliness to fit the outerspace combat theme.
Adding a heads-up display, or a general interface, to keep tab on fuel, health, distance (from origin, until hyperspeed, or both), time, ammo (for extra weapons; assuming your basic armament has limitless ammunition), and enemies killed (score).
Adding in some power-ups (invincibility, cloaking, reflective forcefield, etc.).
Replacing the current segmented laser with a laser that extends from the nose of the player spacecraft, then making the large laser upgrade extend the height of the screen instantly.
Implementing an upgrade system (as you mentioned in the project notes) with such upgrades as extra health capacity, extra fuel tanks, larger & more powerful lasers, extra thrust, heatseeking missiles, extra weapon slots (dual-wielding is fun), mines, etc.
Implementing a pause function, and perhaps adding a pause menu to go along with that.
Adding awards for various accomplishments throughout the game (upgrade purchases, reaching a certain amount of kills in one game, reaching a certain amount of kills in total, losing little to no health in one game, etc.).
Adding various difficulties.
Allowing the player to mute background music, sound effects, or both.
Programming bosses.
Etcetera.

Wow! thank you so much for proposing all of these updates, and thank you for saying that it is amazing! I have thought of some of these, but you brought up some new ones that would really make this game awesome! I am so excited that you put a lot of thought and encouragement into your reply! It really makes me feel special! Please be on the lookout for version1.1 and I will probably have added lots of the ideas that you proposed. It means so much to me that you would write (type, i mean xD) all of that just on the single game that I made, even though I am not the best Scratcher. Thanks again, for doing all of this. It really encourages me to make the next version soon!
Thank you for posting your highscore here. You really made my day with all of this!

STATUS REPORT
Version 1.1 is being worked on right now! So far there are:
Asteroids with sound effects
In-game instructions
Warning systems for fuel and health, with sound effects
Some lose-game glitches being fixed (very minor)
Choose your own controls (Either keyboard or the mouse)
Moving enemy shuttle (doesn't stay in one place)
Laser Speed Upgrade
Laser size upgrade

And much more is being added now!

The good News:
Lots more to work on and accomplish!
The bad News:
Maybe too much...xD

Last edited by AgentRoop (2012-04-13 14:28:08)

Please Check out my updated version of Space Battle v1.0! (it is now 1.1) I spent a lot of time on this project (178 scripts) and I would really like some feedback on the new version. So far, this is the project that I have spent the most amount of time on in all my history of Scratching, and I would really like it if you would look at it.
It would really make my day. 

AgentRoop wrote:

I spent a lot of time and work making this game, and had some art help from General1, another Scratcher, so please try it out.
Your planet is under attack from invaders that dangerously roam the galaxy at their own free will. Your planet used to be the capital of the great Galactic Empire that stretched across the milky way and beyond. But now, due to economical failures, evil rebels have formed and are fighting against you, and everyone is nearly defenseless.
You are a pilot of the National Roop and General1 Space Association (NRGSA) fleet. Your job is to acheive warp speed by filling the progress bar three times to escape the enemies. Once that is done, you will be headed to the planet Moolapolis,  where you will find gold beyond your wildest dreams.
This gold will not only bring fame to your name, but it will also give your planet the funds it needs to rebuild a galaxy of peace and justice.
If you liked it, and even if you didn't, please tell me. I love feedback! You can report bugs or glitches, propose updates for the future, and post your highscores!
you can also say anything that you would like in this forum thread.

when I receive [A really nice and supportive comment v]
switch to costume [Dance v]
say [I am so happy!]
when I receive [A very mean comment that discourages me v]
switch to costume [sad v]
say [But I spent so much time!] for (2) secs
switch to costume [frown v]
wait (2) secs
switch to costume[something v]
play sound [crying v] until done

Please DO NOT POST IN RANDOM COLORS AND PLACE IMAGES ALL OVER!



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Last edited by videogame9 (2012-04-13 21:29:14)

videogame9 wrote:

AgentRoop wrote:

stuff

stuff

I'm sure that it's okay to publicly mock you as well, video?
I didn't think so. Roop is allowed to make his posts all colorful and to post images all over (even though the smiley spam is a bit out-of-line, it's not a severe offense at all). 

These are the updates proposed by Karra, an awesome, supportive Scratcher that wants to see a good future in my projects. I have told how I am with working on all of these updates in the colored text.

Replacing mouse control with WASD (for movement of the spacecraft) and space (for weapons). Completed

Making the spacecraft sprites smaller, so as to allow more playing area in general. Completed

Instead of having a single enemy spacecraft hanging out at one spot near the top border of the playing area, you could:

Program the single spacecraft to move horizontally along the top border. Completed

Have more than one enemy spacecraft in the playing area at the same time. Considering

Program the spacecraft(s) to either randomly move around the playing area, move down, or move down in a certain pattern (i.e. Galaga). Not in the near future

Making the sprites in general look like they were drawn with the same graphical style. Considering

Replacing the current music with some more atmospheric/ambient music with a tinge of action and liveliness to fit the outerspace combat theme. Being done right now

Adding a heads-up display, or a general interface, to keep tab on fuel, health, distance (from origin, until hyperspeed, or both), (Completed) time, ammo (for extra weapons; assuming your basic armament has limitless ammunition), and enemies killed (score). Considering

Adding in some power-ups (invincibility, cloaking, reflective forcefield, etc.). Considering

Replacing the current segmented laser with a laser that extends from the nose of the player spacecraft, then making the large laser upgrade extend the height of the screen instantly. Not in near future

Implementing an upgrade system (as you mentioned in the project notes) with such upgrades as extra health capacity, extra fuel tanks, larger & more powerful lasers, ( Completed)extra thrust, heatseeking missiles, extra weapon slots (dual-wielding is fun), mines, etc. Considering

Implementing a pause function, and perhaps adding a pause menu to go along with that. Can't be done, game to complicated to add this feature now

Adding awards for various accomplishments throughout the game (upgrade purchases, reaching a certain amount of kills in one game, reaching a certain amount of kills in total, losing little to no health in one game, etc.). Considering

Adding various difficulties. completed

Allowing the player to mute background music, sound effects, or both. Considering

Programming bosses. Working on it right now

Etcetera.

Last edited by AgentRoop (2012-04-14 21:27:06)

sounds interesting    i'll try it out.

I think that I will start a new forum thread, since this one is titled Space Battle v1.0, which is not the latest version. Version 1.2 is coming soon, so be ready for that, and be ready for a new forum thread.