My new game.

[Insane Knux]

I don't know what to call it. But you will be able to get guns, health packs, cheats. You know, all that junk. I would like some suggestions however. Now, I don't have anything mentioned above, so don't suggest those. This is what I have so far (http://img152.imageshack.us/my.php?image=healthtestzm5.swf). So yeah... Any suggestions?

UPDATE: New Demo out.
CLICK HERE (http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?image=healthtestfc5.swf)
Controls:
Mouse to look
WASD Movement
Space for attack.

UPDATE: Smoother and with Color-Coded Enemy
HERE (http://img518.imageshack.us/my.php?image=battlearenaeo4.swf)

[Matt]

What well the point of the game be?
It seems alright now other than you get hurt just by touching him and even if he's dead he still hurts you.

[phdrummer]

i cant seam to hurt him.

[medhopz]

same here

[Matt]

I managed to kill him.

[Jared]

No offense man but that sucks. You should only show stuff when you have better things to show, alot better.

[Insane Knux]

If I was better with attachClip & removeClip then it would be a lot better.

[Jared]

If you go from behind it looks like they are having sex. And if you go the front, well solid objects shouldn't be able to pass through other solid objects.

[Insane Knux]

If you go from behind it looks like they are having sexWtf? I'm working on it. This is mostly a learning project anyway.

[Frosty]

I don't know what to call it. But you will be able to get guns, health packs, cheats. You know, all that junk. I would like some suggestions however. Now, I don't have anything mentioned above, so don't suggest those. This is what I have so far (http://img152.imageshack.us/my.php?image=healthtestzm5.swf). So yeah... Any suggestions?
That's not enough info. Does the game have a storyline? What kind of idea is it based on.

[Karl]

It seems as if anything I do, I get hurt. Where's the fun in that?

I hesitate to call this a game.

Also, Jared's right in his description. From behind, my person bounces, which looks like humping. From the front, you just pass right through your opponent.

[Insane Knux]

Space from the front. And I'm trying to fix it! Dang.

[Jonanin]

One word. Ew.

Get better with actionscript before attempting a "game".

[Jared]

Yep get better, alot better.

[Ripple_in_Eternity]

Dude, speaking from personal experience, I can tell you that its not a good idae to start making a game without a plan of action. I have a dozen or so scrapped engines that I gave up on entirely, ranging from rpg to multiplayer online to button masher to themed for a tv show to shooters. All those engines were almost perfect, but without a solid plan they burnt me out faster than a toaster on speed.

[oblivion]

also... you should work on it until you release a demo....

what do you call this that you just posted...?

[Shataniska]

I don't know what to call it. But you will be able to get guns, health packs, cheats. You know, all that junk. I would like some suggestions however. Now, I don't have anything mentioned above, so don't suggest those. This is what I have so far (http://img152.imageshack.us/my.php?image=healthtestzm5.swf). So yeah... Any suggestions?]

No offense but ur game need to have some several changes...

Can I help you Knux?

[Malignus]

Some suggestions:

--Start with the basics. You need to give the character a way of hurting the enemy without automatically losing life. I suggest giving him a weapon of some sort that won't damage him when it hittests the enemy.
--Once you've got that, you'll need enemy AI. Once again, start simple. I suggest having the enemy slowly move in whatever direction the player MC is in in an attempt to touch him (and thus damage him). The player could counteract this by having every successful attack push the enemy backwards a bit.
--Work on the GUI. Make it clear which character is which, and how much life each has. Even if you don't want the enemy's health to be displayed in the final version, the enemy needs a health bar while we're testing it out just so we can be sure everything is working correctly.

[bust hackers]

If you go from behind it looks like they are having sex. And if you go the front, well solid objects shouldn't be able to pass through other solid objects.lol wen u go behind and hold space looks like u spankin butt lol

[Insane Knux]

Lol. Okay, I'm trying to get the shooting right.

[doomlord]

for the hitTest instead of having it hittest the whole person jsut have it hitTest the circle so a person can just keep punching and moving and yea

[Hellstar]

where the hell is the link of the game?!

[doomlord]

where the hell is the link of the game?!
first thread i think, if not get some glasses doomlord
also wtf its bit obvious your thing isnt a link to wii games and its that bed thing, but dont trick people into that, also i need to make an animtaed sig soon ;(

[Fabian920]

You should add walls and sacks with dirt and crouching so that your person could hide from enemy that’s of course if you'll make a bazooka m16 glock and 'ole katana
Also add some themes like Vietnam:
Weapons: Katana
M16
Frag Grenade
Ak
Use imagination
Storyline:
Your name is _____ you are an elite paratrooper that was dropped to Vietnam to stop communist activities, while you were dropped your partner ______ was blown by wind to opposite direction so now you'll have to beat the hell out of native sand save your friend.
Oil Rig:
Some terrorists from ____ band attacked one of _____(country’s name) oil rigs, will you Stick Stickinson able to stop them using various weapons and equipment? there are 3 levels the first one you're in harbor infiltrating terrorist HQ and Disguising as one of them( before you disguised you made some butt whooping, next setting is a boat that is speeding through water you reveal yourself and terrors are trying to kill you again some butt whooping, final stage is a boss with bazooka that’s trying to shoot you while you are hiding behind whatever you find but apparently there are Gallons of oil in cans right behind boss which he doesn’t seem to notice then you blow them up and win the stage

[bigpapi_92]

:) hmm a good name would be ....... "kill the guy" lol.. no but for real a good name might be like "take down" or "punch out" or maybe even "slayer" these are just random names but hey u never know?

[bigpapi_92]

If youre gonna go qith fabiens story line which i like alot would be maby like
"End of the line" or " killing to live" or yah those are cool. or maby just somethign suimple like. "Oil kills" lol.

[Fabian920]

dont double post
there's this edit button you need to use if you want to add something
im just saying cuz it's better for me to make a comment than mod or administrator
BTW i like your avatar

[Hellstar]

first thread i think, if not get some glasses doomlord
also wtf its bit obvious your thing isnt a link to wii games and its that bed thing, but dont trick people into that, also i need to make an animtaed sig soon ;(
Eh.
You fell for it,
I guess.
Own3d.
And please,
Capital your "I"s.

[happydays82]

To everyone who made fun of this not being 'a game' , He was actully saying this was all he has done so far and not the final thing, he wants ideas!

[LizardRob]

Well done for reading thoroughly, people never said it wasn't a game, they said he should have gotten further before posting it.

[Insane Knux]

Thanks HD82 for defending me.
Okay guys, this is it! I got it to work a *LOT* better!
CLICK HERE (http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?image=healthtestfc5.swf)
Controls:
Mouse to look
WASD Movement
Space for attack.

[Jacob]

The movement controls don't feel very intuitive, they seem a little bizarre.

[Insane Knux]

What do you mean?

[Logic]

Try raising the FPS so that it looks less sluggish too. Simple change but it will help :)

[Jacob]

What do you mean?

It just doesnt feel right.

[Insane Knux]

Okay here we go - more updates!
I've decided to name it Battle Arena. (I thought it was pretty cool)
Check it out - smoother and color-coded enemy.
here (http://img518.imageshack.us/my.php?image=battlearenaeo4.swf)
HINT - his stomache is a weak spot!

[Jacob]

What frame rate are you using?

[Insane Knux]

Thirty. lol. I thought I looked nice, but the punching's a bit fast. I just looks really nice this way, IMO.

[Jacob]

Thirty is fine, but for some reason it doesnt feel like 30. Feels like 12.

[Insane Knux]

o_O did you try the new version?

[Malignus]

Hm. I just noticed, the character only rotates when you move the mouse. You can't just leave the pointer over the enemy and let him strafe around it. That'd be nice if you could do that, especially since you're planning on adding guns.

[Insane Knux]

Yeah - I can't figure that out. my code is:

onClipEvent (mouseMove) {
Xd =_root._xmouse-_x; //Get _x distance from gun to mouse
Yd =_root._ymouse-_y; //Get _y distance from gun to mouse
radAngle = Math.atan2(Yd, Xd); //Use atan2 to calculate the angle from gun to mouse
_rotation = int((radAngle*360 / (2*Math.PI))+90); //Use PI to calculate and set gun rotation
updateAfterEvent();
}

[Jared]

Thirty is fine, but for some reason it doesnt feel like 30. Feels like 12.
Ya I agree for 30 it sure doesn't feel like it.

[Insane Knux]

I noticed that, too.

[Ovrlndnsea]

Killing him is easy without hurting oneself.

[Insane Knux]

Update:
New enemy look (bad, I know)
Enemy stares
here (http://img393.imageshack.us/my.php?image=battlearenaqr3.swf)

[Jared]

Why don't you at least have it moving towards the player?

[Insane Knux]

working on it.

[doomlord]

nice i could try to make some graphics for you but i dunno if you'd like them, also i found a cheat to not get hurt, just sit so when you punch it just touches him then keep hitting him
i'll put it on mytempdir.com, file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Timothy/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpghttp://www.mytempdir.com/1146718 file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Timothy/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg
also the glowing circle thing i invented that however i got taught how to do the nightvision, maybe you could have with keypresses it moves the landscape not the person like in stickrpg

[Jshaw71]

is ok, i bet if i made a game it would look pretty close to that, unless i put a lot of time into it, and if i had flash :(, anyways, an ok job

[McFresh]

Nice demos, keep up the good work. I think this is going to be a good game when it is complete

[Malignus]

Yeah - I can't figure that out. my code is:

onClipEvent (mouseMove) {
Xd =_root._xmouse-_x; //Get _x distance from gun to mouse
Yd =_root._ymouse-_y; //Get _y distance from gun to mouse
radAngle = Math.atan2(Yd, Xd); //Use atan2 to calculate the angle from gun to mouse
_rotation = int((radAngle*360 / (2*Math.PI))+90); //Use PI to calculate and set gun rotation
updateAfterEvent();
}


Oh--well that should be obvious. It triggers onClipEvent (mouseMove), so if you keep the mouse still, it isn't going to trigger. I'd find some way to make that into a loop rather than a clipevent.

[Insane Knux]

Yeah I figured that out. But thanks, Mal. Right after I said that I thought "...that was so obvious", haha.
Anyway, more goodies:
Enemy follows you
Health bar follows you

I think that's it.
clicky? (http://img470.imageshack.us/my.php?image=battlearenaua0.swf)

[doomlord]

i just played it and it messed upo when the boss got on me he like moved me all over the place so i couldn't do anything or hurt him
also if he touches you your basically dead because he hugs you and then you can't get away then you die and also put boundaries on the walls

[Insane Knux]

Yeah... I'm working on it.

[doomlord]

but still its good, still what do you think on drawing a big landscape then shove the character in the middle of the screen and when someone presses the keys it moves the landscape not the person, like stickRPG?

[Insane Knux]

Dunno about that. you're supposed to be in an Arena... :P

[phdrummer]

but shoot for something creative, dont make one of those stick rpg copies make it unique

[Insane Knux]

S'what I'm saying.

[phdrummer]

i dont like reading all of like 6 page threads, only shorter ones do for me.

[doomlord]

or add something like survival mode and set up some coding so enemies come from a random spot at the top of the screen and run to the bottom and the player gets an unlimited ammo rocket launcher or shotgun

[Jared]

Heres some advice, drop that idea in this case that is horrible. Really it is sorry.

[doomlord]

whatever i dont care

[Hellstar]

I think it's a good game.
A really good game.
Keep up teh good work.

[Ryan200666]

uh yea its boring

[doomlord]

well instead of *****ing about it being boring make a dam suggestion, e.g. make a zombie mode or something where you are in a room and zombies spawn every * seconds and they always constantly move towards you and yeah all you gotta do is blow the zombies ****ing heads off

[phdrummer]

Hold it doomlord, first things first. He needs to make a basic AI for the enemy. BTW get a real sig and avatar.