Comments on: What would you do…

By: oddbob

oddbob — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:58:03 +0000

GM7 mateyman. The only “plugin” I use is Smayd’s Treble .dll to handle the sound.

Saves on a lot of “unexpected errors” that way.

By: Gabe McGrath

Gabe McGrath — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:59:10 +0000

Bob, I read somewhere that SY!NSO! was made using Gamemaker. Is that so? If so, which version & what plugins?

By: Rob Fearon

Rob Fearon — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:41:44 +0000

Nowt Mr Rich, I much prefer that route. But I do keep some notes of “stuff to try” as I’d forget my arse if it wasn’t glued on!

And aye, love Dessgeega’s pixel stuff. The Joust-y ones just posted were fantastic.

By: Richard Phipps

Richard Phipps — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:03:09 +0000

What’s wrong with organic design (seeing what works and what doesn’t).. ?
I think it’s a better way to go than for a written unchangeable plan that just doesn’t work in a game.

BTW: Have you seen this? (Octopus revenge!)

http://www.auntiepixelante.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/squishtopus.gif

By: oddbob

oddbob — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:53:15 +0000

Nevar!

By: oddbob

oddbob — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:52:47 +0000

At least SY!NSO! defaulted to the most basic setting, so I’m not too unhappy with the end results. More, as I say, that the extra mode was entirely superfluous and that’s not something I want to repeat.

I’d sooner something have a reason for existing in the game other than “because I can”. It’s probably going to be quite a long trawl for whatever I’m going to call the next game because of this given I won’t know what stuff works from my scribbly notes until they’re in and running proper. I forsee a lot of “oh well, that didn’t – kill it” situations.

And I still claim that anyone who says the effects on SG hide the action are missing the whole point of it.

By: Richard Phipps

Richard Phipps — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:11:03 +0000

As long as the pixels don’t hide the action then I think nice effects are fine. but clearly for some people Space Giraffe and SY!NSO! did..

By: Sokurah

Sokurah — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:54:58 +0000

>In this case, the one thing I won’t be doing on my next game is going for pixel
>overload. I’m left asking myself what actual use were the effects in it? Aside
>from a bit of pixelly masturbation, they have absolutely no reason to be there.

Aww, it’s beautiful. Our Bob is growing up.

By: oddbob

oddbob — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:40:53 +0000

Definitely less bullets!

Although SY!NSO! didn’t have that many bullets either

By: Richard Phipps

Richard Phipps — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:39:03 +0000

Less bullets, more game?