Squarelands

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Oryon
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Squarelands

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Hey guys,

Squarelands is a silly sandbox/bullet hell game, mainly inspired by Realm of The Mad God and Terraria. I'm not totally sure if this qualifies as a shoot 'em up game (probably not), but I think the bullet hell aspect fits well.

Here's the IndieDB page: http://www.indiedb.com/games/squarelands

I need mostly help in making bullet patterns. So far I suceeded in making four of most simple. You can see three of them in the video below: Random bullets (Cube God), spiral bullets (Giant Worm) and an aimed angled attack (Dragons).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzL4cGArfTI

I searched the forums and now I'm taking a look at some bullet patterns threads to understand them, but still any resource you guys can direct me to is much appreciated.

Thanks
Cagar
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Re: Squarelands

Post by Cagar »

"mainly inspired"
as in
"ripped off"?
I mean.. you just literally stole the character sprites along with lots of other stuff?
Urgh, dude. :?

I wouldn't count this as a shmup at all though, not even bullet hell.
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Bullet hell is a sub-genre of shmups
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Lord Satori
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Re: Squarelands

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Many of the sprites in RotMG are free, dude. :|

They were made by a user called Oryx. (who the main boss of RotMG is named after)
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Doctor Butler
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Re: Squarelands

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This game is a roguelike.

It's not a shooter at all - let alone a bullet-hell. This thread should be moved to off-topic.
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Lord Satori
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Re: Squarelands

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You can be a bullet hell without being a shooter, you know.

That said, I don't really think this qualifies either.
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