SHMUP Creator

[qmish]

No, it's definitely closer to Dezaemon than Unity. I wonder what the Dezaemons sold for back in the day?
I would again compare it to RPG Maker, but only if you ignore the scripting capabilities of that series since XP. Some level of "programming" is possible here via drag-and-drop connectable "triggers" and such but for the most part you're only going to be laying out the bullet patterns (player & enemy), enemy waves, and background scrolling and such. To that end my initial impression is that this part of the process is indeed as quick and approachable as you can make it to a non-programmer, so if that's all you really want then it seems you'll get what you paid for here.

Why do you forget about STG Builder and STG Creator? Both are japanese.
I know many good games were made with STG Builder. Dunno which ones were with Creator.

[mamboFoxtrot]

I haven't used STG Builder much, but from what I did, while its scripting style is "visual", using that strange grid thing, it is still maybe more on the "programming" side than Dezaemon, RPG Maker, or Shmup Creator -- less "pick up and use instantly" and closer to a more "serious design program" -- thus I didn't think it would make as good a point of comparison. But maybe I over-estimate STG Builder's learning curve; the English Documentation being rather Babel-Fished didn't help matters lol.
(It's also a free-to-use program and my mentioning of RPG Maker especially was to compare a program of similar price-point in addition to its actual software niche)

e: It just dawned on me when you said "Creator" you were talking about that other project on the STG Builder dev's site; so yeah I guess I did forget all about that one
and apparently so has the developer since on his current site there's only like one post about it from 2015...
was it just the old name for the program or something?

[suny]

Kanzaki, a Japanese guy, created a prototype game with the included assets.

You can try it:
https://kanzaki-cb.sakura.ne.jp/a/syste ... tem45.html



I'm really happy to see people starting to create really cool things after only 2 weeks. The tool is evolving right now: I'll add focus/slowdown mode very soon, I'll add more HUD customization soon, and basically, I'm listening to people.
(By the way, we have a Discord: https://discord.com/invite/rBzRUpS)
S.

[suny]

Kanzaki did it again:
He release a new game made with the SHMUP Creator.

You can try it there:
https://kanzaki-shintarou.itch.io/open-arms-maximum

[EmperorIng]

Looks pretty flashy! I can't wait to try it out and see what the editor can do. I picked it up myself, just haven't had the time to really do anything yet.

[D3m0nZ]

Looks very good, pretty sure this was asked sometime but, no plans for demo?

[suny]

Looks very good, pretty sure this was asked sometime but, no plans for demo?

Not yet, I didn't have time to think of a good way to do it. But I think I will: I would like to do a shmup game jam one day

In the meantime, you can buy it on steam and ask for a refund if it's not for you.
S.

[suny]

Project V1 - Space Vampire Thriller is out on itch.io.

It's free and you can try it there:
https://wingedfox.itch.io/project-v

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJWggF3MtlU




S.

[suny]

You can play the Elfin force SC demo level by VananaHammer:
https://tacobee.itch.io/efsc

That's a great demo level, a real piece of Gradius, I'm very impressed by it. I wish this user could make a full game one day





S.

[suny]

The SHMUP Creator is 6 months old!
A lot of things happened, a lot of updates, a lot of incredible games from the community.
This is a good day to release our first Showcase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39ibK_22bhY

[suny]

New game demo made with the SHMUP Creator:

The gorgeous Jezebel by Voodoo:


Try it there:
https://voodoo-games.itch.io/jezebel

[qmish]

How's updating going on so far?

[suny]

I think I released 36 updates in the last 7 months. I keep listening to users' feedback and trying to improve the engine and tool.
I still have a lot of new features coming up, like more HUD and UI customization and more gameplay features.
And I hope 2023 will see several user games completed and released, and that's really cool
S.

[qmish]

Wow! That's pretty strong dedication!

[suny]

A new free game from Kanzaki:

Elf-san's Quest, a Bullet hell 2D-Shmup where you control an Elf-san and defeat monsters.
https://kanzaki-shintarou.itch.io/elf-sans-quest

[Eyvah_Ehyeh]

Edit: Wrote in wrong thread.

Obsidians Pentiment - the kind of game I wouldn't mind if Obsidian switched to entirely (games without combat, more specifically, or very very little). So many cool games just released (Butterfly Soup 2, Frog Detective 3, Pentiment) that my annual autumnly playing of Night in the Woods will just have to wait.

[suny]

The SHMUP Creator is on sale on Steam until the 5th of January.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289 ... P_Creator/

And Merry Christmas to everyone!
S.

[suny]

Fiery Rivaz is the 1st game on Steam made with the SHMUP Creator:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2284590/Fiery_Rivaz/


The trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIEYh_4G5io

I don't know if it's good or not, but I'm impressed by the whole package.
S.

[suny]

New Users games Showcase video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxSLIZ-aTyU

A lot of very cool projects in development.
S.

[suny]

It's the end of the Bullet Hell Jam 2023 on Itch.io, and Aru made a game with the SHMUP Creator.
10 days, theme: "limited". I love it, it's really polished and fun for a 1 man game made in such a short time.
You can play it there:

https://itch.io/jam/bullet-hell-jam-2023/rate/2059100

[Sengoku Strider]

the English Documentation being rather Babel-Fished

I need to go ask Jeeves if that's even still running.

[suny]

A new short game from Kanzaki:
https://kanzaki-shintarou.itch.io/super-space-ranger

[Nahar]

A new short game from Kanzaki:
https://kanzaki-shintarou.itch.io/super-space-ranger

This game looks fantastic. I'm eager to start learning some SC when I get some of my IRL work done.

[suny]

SHMUP Creator is 20% off during the SHMUP Fest:

[suny]

There is a free demo of the game Nullschwert by Aru. Personally, I find this project very exciting and original:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2376250/Nullschwert/

[PC Engine Fan X!]

The Nullschwert demo is a mere 204.2mb d/l and plays great on a Steam Deck setup.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[suny]

Did the demo works from the start on your steam deck or did you have to do things to make it work?

[RUOK]

I'm 127 hours into the engine now. Flexible engine, lots of work arounds, good support discord and you can see suny is working.

Games like Nullschwert and others really inspiring.

[suny]

Hi!
This is our 3rd community games showcase. A lot of very cool creations, we are very proud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz_j6RQqhmk

Most of those games have free demos and we put all links on our website:
http://www.shmupcreator.com/

S.

[suny]

We just released a free Music pack DLC for the engine, with 52 tracks from people like Ed Tremblay from Bullet heaven or RiffMason.
Thanks a lot to all the composers and to Scowsh who organized this with the Music Weeklies challenge community!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2655 ... music_pack