Project Aerosol

fryght · Post by **fryght** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:30 pm

Hello everybody,

I'm currently working on a shmup which lets players build bosses, which are then put on their profile on the website, so that others can challenge them.

The current state can be found here:
http://aerosol.ilinx.nl

In the game ('Play'), use the arrow keys for moving, Z for shooting, hold down Shift for precision moving (pretty much the same as Touhou's keys). For using the editor you need to make an account and login. In the editor you can place turrets, which can then be sequenced in the edit tab. The sequencer has 3 sections on the little red bar, corresponding to the life stage of the boss. Each of the eight big blocks under it correspond to blocks of time within that life stage. Each time block is 4 seconds. If you want to have a better idea of how it works, check out the test tab. Also make sure that you have your turret selected (it shows tools for moving) when making changes in the sequencer.

I am curious to see your responses to it's current state. I still have a lot to do and a lot more planned to implement. Any suggestions are welcome!

Also, I am looking for more artwork to implement into the editor and the game. The player plane I made is not so nice, imo. The rest of the graphical stuff was made by my sister

If anyone wants their work included (and, of course, credited), then send me a message

Regards,
Fryght

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:42 pm

Cool idea, I like the 'Players defeated' count ..

fryght · Post by **fryght** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:41 pm

Yeah, i still need to have those converted to little skull icons.
Players get medals for each boss they beat

Also, i want to try and do something with buying upgrades for your player plane (new looks, options, different attacks (laser, etc)) and maybe something with random boss item drops, for use in the editor.

worstplayer · Post by **worstplayer** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:14 am

Just played it. Cool game.
But i have a little problem with it. When i select a boss to fight, it opens new window, the game isn't in focus, but the boss starts immediately shooting. By the time i reach for mouse, click the window, and grab gamepad again, i'm already dead.
It would be nice if boss waited until player starts moving or shooting.

fryght · Post by **fryght** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:20 pm

Yeah, that's the first thing i'll implement

I'm planning to implement BulletML as well, so that players can script their own bullet patterns. I need to enable players to flip the bullet pattern spinning directions as well. Anyways, you guys can post a wishlist/suggestions here as well, since it's always good to have input from different sources.

Edit: Hmmm, i just noticed that Internet Explorer is misplacing the player upon starting