So another weekend and more pain! :D. I threw this together from some of my old art
Weekend of Code. All aboard the fail-train. We got a few submissions but it seems the cholate confusion meant this WOC failed. I got a few entries from the regulars but the final years were too busy, fair enough. The second years on the whole display no motivation to make games, expected.
Download the test version and give it a play and let me know what you think. To play a level load run the file "swingcar.exe mytrack.trk" if you want to edit then "swingcar.exe mytrack.trk edit". Game Controls. Left and Right arrows for car. Then left click to shoot grapple.
The editor as you can see has grown. not only can the editor do much more funky stuff with polys and adjust all their varibles. Elasticity is the bottom left, static is bottom middle, and weight is right bottom. File Saving and Loading is all in.
Less than 24 hours left to. Submit before noon on Monday. submission closed. Best of Luck
So after a bit of pain and tears the editor has everything it needs. The rest is just trimming. You can do the following... Draw Segments (and polys). Add Points. Remove Points. Move Points. Refine Line (Add point on Line).
I've been very very busy. Having fixed this bug. Then this one. I'm now working on the editor. Once this is done I'll work on Loading and Saving then the grappling hook.
It Wooooooooorks!!!!! After a day and a half of fighting with conflicting libraries my fuzzy memory nd just plain down stupidity I have all the required drawing and physics functions operating sufficiently. So it is in a sate of bliss and happiness I retire to bed.
Yes folks 100 posts in the blog! Pity it couldn't be more significant. I know this screen doesn't look like much but well it is. The sequence of events is as follows. Get PTK and Chipmunk setup and build framework.
Wooot I have a job offer for a games industry job. Went out with my Mum for Sushi last night and we caught up on gossip. Also really ill at the moment but still plowing on with the code. Getting stuck at the moment as PTK is causing an error in Chipmunk.
Okay I think I have an idea. SWING CAR. The idea is quite simple you have a car with a grappling hook and a track you cant navigate without grappling across gaps, and swing all around.
A to Z with a Twist is an exploration into racing games and freerunnnig games where we are trying to get from A to Z but we add something to make it interesting. BE CREATIVE AS POSSIBLE as the whole idea of this weekend is to take risks and explore. Focus on the twist not the racing.
The next weekend of code is on Easter weekend. Not planned but I kinda forget when Easter was back in January. Which was when the date was set. We are currently asking a game company to supply us with the theme and some feedback. More info as it becomes available.
The weekend is done and the coffee is finished. Download Entries. Please leave and Read the feedback. I'm sure all the entrants will appreciate it. Comments
One-Button Joystick. Friendly to all Ages. Collection Element. Details. Your game input can only be a directional input and an action button. Up to 8 directions, keyboard or joystick allowed only one action button. There must be an element of collection or pick-up. More Details.
So get ready for a great weekend of code. The code weekend page will be uploaded at 1800 on Friday. So we don't expect a huge weekend but we are all ready go go. A huge thanks to all the people that are helping set it up. Huge thanks to Mark Sample, Lead Designer at Eutechnyx.
The next weekend of Code is here. First Weekend of December I've been talking to the guys who run our course at Northumbria and a few hopeful third parties about getting more out of these weekends. So I cannot promise anything yet but its open to all, but focused at games students.
The Handins are well in. Thanks to everyone who entered. I cannot say how great it is you took the time to code together a game in no time at all. Your efforts rock as do you all. Claire. The voting begins tomorrow. Download entries here.
So this weekend we are having a weekend of code. Basically the competition is simple. You have a weekend to make a game . The Rules and Hints can be found here . Final Themes. This is the final list of themes for this weekend. The official theme will be announced at 1800 on Friday (UK time).
RSS MP3. [Warning: Non-technical cast. Normal show style returns next week.] So we are back! I've moved into a house of Crazy. Prepare to meet. Jason: Web Head. Neil: Audiophile and Angry Guy. Dash: The Dutchman. Dan: The Last One. Together they make my new home the Pixel Place the place it is.