legacyzero
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Wowww. There's a HUGE difference from yesterday. Cant wait for these!
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Mojang creating a game in 60 hours for charity - Humble Bundle Mojam
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Wolfire is the company that makes that Lugaru game I don't like because the models look worse than PlayStation One and the physics are way too floaty. Really don't like that game at all. Hopefully their Mojam game is a bit more fun. (I haven't seen it yet)
And I'm sad that Oxeye doesn't code cross-platform. I'm sad I can't play Colbalt now and won't be able to play their contribution without booting into Windows.
And aside from the ugly grey HUD, Snatch looks really fun and a lot like a top-down Spelunky.
And I'm sad that Oxeye doesn't code cross-platform. I'm sad I can't play Colbalt now and won't be able to play their contribution without booting into Windows.
And aside from the ugly grey HUD, Snatch looks really fun and a lot like a top-down Spelunky.
Wolfire also is the creator of the Humble Bundle, and of Overgowth (successor of Lugaru, which looks amazing imo).
Man, it seems like there's no way they'll finish it in an hour, but maybe they'll add more features later? That would be nice.
It LOOKS like their idea is to have a two-player competitive shooter where both players are clearing monsters and setting up turrets, while trying to lay train track through a dungeon? Maybe the person who got the most track down would win. It looks pretty sweet.
It LOOKS like their idea is to have a two-player competitive shooter where both players are clearing monsters and setting up turrets, while trying to lay train track through a dungeon? Maybe the person who got the most track down would win. It looks pretty sweet.
What you just described reminds me of the Steam game DETOUR. Fun, but flawed concept.
legacyzero
Banned
Hmmm. Not sure if they could hit 500k in 20 minutes.
Ride of the Valkyries is playing! Looks like they didn't have time to make a main menu without placeholder art.
Or will they?
RibbedHero
Member
Done. A few extra minutes of fine tuning though.
legacyzero
Banned
Even though they didn't hit the 500k goal. I'd call this a success.
<3 Mojang!
No sleep for you Jeb! Back to Minecraft
<3 Mojang!
No sleep for you Jeb! Back to Minecraft
Same with all items monsters can attack it seems. If they attack your resource collectors, the game freezes upon their destruction.
Santerestil
Banned
The entity tag doesn't count the enemy in the games, but ALL the objects the game has in memory in that moment. So for this the number goes up when you shoot or jewels appear, every single bullet/sprite counts as an entity. The last two enemies are probably your sprite and that strange "map" tile I find when I played it.
Ah okay. If they fix that, that would be nice. Also is there any way to lay the track? That screenshot had tracks but I didn't see how to put them down. Is there a win condition?
I think you can use WASD/arrow keys (maybe numpad too) to move, space to shoot, maybe C to shoot as well, and E to pick up or drop items.
I think you can use WASD/arrow keys (maybe numpad too) to move, space to shoot, maybe C to shoot as well, and E to pick up or drop items.
PixyJunket
Member
I have no idea what to do in this game, but it seems like it might be good, I think.
I suppose this will be the final build then? No further bug fixes or tweaks, even if minor?
I suppose this will be the final build then? No further bug fixes or tweaks, even if minor?
legacyzero
Banned
I would LOVE Mouse support for this. the one thing I dont like about the controls is that once firing, you can change your directional fire without letting fire go first.
Dont worry, Mojang doesn't let their games go IE Minecraft.
EDIT: NVM it's a placeholder.
They just uploaded another one.
Dont worry, Mojang doesn't let their games go IE Minecraft.
EDIT: NVM it's a placeholder.
WSAD is for crazy people. I use the directional arrows. They're there for a reason.
The other keys are what I was wondering about. I tried pushing some and didn't notice much change just a lot of shooting. Are the keys customizable yet? I only jumped right into the game. Guess I should relaunch and try looking around the menu.
The three objects at the base with numbers beneath them are functional objects you can pick up and place with Z. Picking them up from your base costs the amount underneath it.
The leftmost object is a turret that shoots at nearby enemies - they are destructible by enemies.
The middle object is a "vacuum" that collects nearby money and gems that enemies drop when killed, it is destructible by enemies and will crash the game when this happens (unless it's fixed.
The right object is a bomb that - when placed - becomes destructible by you and your turrets, and when it dies, will explode and destroy any nearby destructible walls (they have pink gems in the center)
Hitting X when you're adjacent to a track tile will place a track tile on the ground for 10 money. Hitting X when you're on a track tile that isn't a source tile (the two in your base) will remove it. Hitting X when you're on a source track tile (in your base) will purchase a bot that will run up and down the track it's on, they cost 50 money each.
I haven't figured out exactly what they do yet, but they are destructible by you.
The leftmost object is a turret that shoots at nearby enemies - they are destructible by enemies.
The middle object is a "vacuum" that collects nearby money and gems that enemies drop when killed, it is destructible by enemies and will crash the game when this happens (unless it's fixed.
The right object is a bomb that - when placed - becomes destructible by you and your turrets, and when it dies, will explode and destroy any nearby destructible walls (they have pink gems in the center)
Hitting X when you're adjacent to a track tile will place a track tile on the ground for 10 money. Hitting X when you're on a track tile that isn't a source tile (the two in your base) will remove it. Hitting X when you're on a source track tile (in your base) will purchase a bot that will run up and down the track it's on, they cost 50 money each.
I haven't figured out exactly what they do yet, but they are destructible by you.
Whoa, does this mean people are allowed to fix and share it? Did they ever fix the crash bugs when things are destroyed, at least?
I just looked at a source code file and I don't see any license comments about distribution, nor any comments from Notch on his Twitter. Maybe someone with the Twitters can ask him or Jeb about it.
wolfire just finished their last build:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3236655/Mojam/UnityTest/Test19/WebPlayer/WebPlayer.html
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3236655/Mojam/UnityTest/Test19/WebPlayer/WebPlayer.html
Is it just me or does wolfires game have no ending? I connect the two cars to my train and nothing happens.
Edit: Maybe I have to kill everything after that? That's pretty tough with how slow the train moves when you attach two cars. Also, it's possible for an enemy train to steal your cars and you can't get them back! It happens if the enemy train rams between you and the car. I think David used the same train model with no modifications and didn't even think of that scenario.
Edit: Maybe I have to kill everything after that? That's pretty tough with how slow the train moves when you attach two cars. Also, it's possible for an enemy train to steal your cars and you can't get them back! It happens if the enemy train rams between you and the car. I think David used the same train model with no modifications and didn't even think of that scenario.
Or even expand on it :-o
Yep, it would be cool. Maybe I'll have to try to use this fancy Twitter thing myself and attempt to ask them.
Someone is fixing some bugs in Catacomb Snatch. The site its called Uber Catacomb Snatch.
http://main.ubersoftech.com/project/ucs
http://main.ubersoftech.com/project/ucs
I just wish they inserted some sort of random level generator that changed the map layout and most of all a guide / control / info file with the game.
I dont know what each item does , the goal of the game or even how to buy things and had to look it up online how to buy things, an extra 2 minutes work by someone would of made it easier to get into .
I dont know what each item does , the goal of the game or even how to buy things and had to look it up online how to buy things, an extra 2 minutes work by someone would of made it easier to get into .
I hear ya. As a game it's very rudimentary right now and towards the end of a jam like this it's easy to get a bit near sighted in order to get it out on time. A little help file would've made a ton of difference.
With that said I think there's a few of us (myself included) that are willing to give it more polish, so hopefully we can make that happen soon.
Jeb said he didn't know what license the code had, but it's for educational purposes and made for charity, and he linked the code. So, everyone who's interested and doesn't already have it, here's the link: http://assets.mojang.com/mojam/CatacombSnatch_src.zip