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bryastar — Shooter Flash Game
Published: 2012-09-22 02:09:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 403; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 2
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I made this during my final week of Flash class in college. I was able to pull this off in a week without sleep and still learning ActionScript 3.0.Related content
Comments: 18
This is a fun game, however I feel like its kind of stiff when you play it on a laptop :/ Maybe thats just cause its not suposed to be played on a laptop 
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I could have sworn I assigned Space to shoot also for this game....or maybe it was space, but I made it to click instead. Oh well, Just one more thing to add to the list of things to fix for this game!
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No I tried that out and it doesn't seem to work, :I however the mouse controls are excellent, very fluid and smooth. ^^
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Well done for a flash class project. Keep at it and improve yourself.
It seems to have a high difficulty curve, but that's not a big issue really. May consider changing the player ship a bit ti avoid the asteroids look alike game (when you find time for it), 'cause I think there can be more to this game.
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Right now, the number of enemies to kill increments by one every level and the become faster every time. I'm hoping to add features such as weaker enemies or more types of enemies as well as being able to upgrade the ship after each level.
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Got here from TomPreston's journal! I found the game a little difficult myself - it was confusing and disorienting to have separate controls to move and aim. Incidentally, this is the same problem I have with playing FPSs on the PC (like Team Fortress), so this may just be a personal problem for me.
I agree with the commenter who said the graphics could use a bit of improvement - I'd look to games like Flow and Journey for ideas on simple but elegant graphics - but overall I thought it was cool. Especially since I'm a novice Flash user myself who would love to be able to do this kind of stuff.
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I actually based the controls off one of my favorite Flash games of all time Viricide. [link] I found these controls to be the most accurate for any space shooter I've played, hence why I used this method. Maybe if I were to remake this game I could add the option to change the controls (Like Up-Thrust, R/L-Turn, Space-Shoot) for those who prefer the other method.
I do plan to improve the graphics a bit, but my expertise is on the programming side of Flash and not the graphics. I can give a stylized look a try and see how that tuns out. (These graphics were made in 2010 while I was still learning Flash, but I think I've improved since then).
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Well, like I said, the control issue could be just me. I tend to prefer games with simple controls (I prefer Halo over Call of Duty for this reason), so it's probably just my personal preference.
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Quite fun, but it feels as if it lags a bit when more enemies come on screen.
Hehe, repair box powerup.
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I'm glad you noticed the repair box right away, most people ask me why I put a mailbox in there. :\
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Maybe its just me, but the controls feel a little...awkward.
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Most likely because I haven't added any inertia physics yet. Stay tuned, that's being added in my Portfolio II class in a few weeks!
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This is a very fun game!! It reminds me of Asteroids, only with more spaceships and no Asteroids!!
I love Old School games!!
However the graphics need some redesign. The player's spaceship is just a dull mouse pointer 
The background is also boring, how about some planets, asteroids and cosmic stuff? But since you're planning to improve this game I won't bother about it for now.
The gameplay is sweet and smooth, but you should add some inertia simulation, just like in the original game. It's nice to put a little more realism even for an old-school game.
Overall I had lots of nostalgic fun!!! Thanks for bringing my childhood back!
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Thanks for the feedback!
I had asteroids in mind while making this game which is why it looks very similar. I guess I should probably redesign the player ship to look more like the style of the enemy ships (or redesign the enemy ships to match the style of the player ship).
There isn't any inertia in this game as I was still learning programming while making this. Now that I've learned better techniques to make the player move around, inertia is definitely going to be added!
And, of course, I'm definitely changing the background. I was originally going to make the stars smaller and not move so much (and remove the larger "snow" stars) but I like your idea of adding in planets, too!
Again, thanks for the feedback! This will really help me out for my portfolio!
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I'll be enhancing this game in the near future once I take my Portfolio II class in college. Some of the additions I'll be adding are powerups, more enemies, and upgrades as well as make the background less distracting (it never snows in space apparently) and other various improvements.
And I'm only curious, how did you find this game?
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i found it in the 'newest' section in flash/games
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Ah, that would make sense since I don't remember actually posting this anywhere else online yet. Thanks for checking it out!
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