Challenge #5 - Pretty Up Asteroids (PB1.67 Tech Demos)

[kevin]

Challenge #5 -  Pretty Up Asteroids (PB1.67 Tech Demos)

   This challenge is to help promote the next major update of (ie the next update after PB 1.67)  by updating the Basic Asteroid (attached in case you don't have it) tutorial into something with a bit more eye candy


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Dead Line

  Anytime prior to the next release.  :)

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[kevin]

Download

[Ian Price]

There's a "thumbs.db" file in there Kevin, these are a pain in the rear, but can thankfully be turned off - it adds 11kb to the file (I know it's not a lot, but they can and do increase in size). See HERE

BTW I'll see what I can do - I've never done an Asteroids game before :)

[kevin]

Still running a Vic 20 ? :)

[Ian Price]

That would have crashed a Vic 20, three time over :P

[gvillarreal]

I'll throw my hat into the ring...

Not sure it'll be what you're looking for, but I think a blending of Asteroids Deluxe with Blasteroids might be fun!

Two player cooperative or competitive modes - we might have something here...

Yeah, I'm definately in!  8)

[kevin]

  Any pretty pictures ?

[Ian Price]

Have a vector ship (and some dark space). It's not a lot, I know, but it's a ship better than nothing (just!) :P

[stef]

Hi!

Hm?! A piece of minimalism :)

[Ian Price]

No. An uncertainty about which way to go - solid or vector. It was/is a basic test. Rocks are now in too, but I'm still not sure. I've an idea for something a bit "more" than Asteroids...

[gvillarreal]

Ok - you asked for screenies, so here's my weekend efforts so far...

Like Ian, I'm going retro with vector graphics, albeit a bit more colorful than the original.

Progress so far...

  1st player ship functional - w/colored exhaust 'flames' when thrusting & firing enabled
  Asteroids functinal with random rotation and movement - no collision yet between player and asteroids
  Basic collision between player missile and asteroids with 'splitting' upon impact.

To do:

  Particle effects for missile impacts w/asteroids -  sparks and rock debris
  Collision between player ship and asteroids with nice ship 'break up' effect of player ship + particle explosion
  Large and small saucer with random and aimed shooting at player + asteroids
  2nd player for cooperative and competitive play

[gvillarreal]

Ok - here's a new pic and a demo you can download.

What's new - added the particle engine so we got some cool effects when we shoot an asteroid!

Still a work-in-progress...

http://www.exnihilostudios.com/development/Asteroids.zip

[kevin]

  Nice, but the idea of the challenge is to push PB1.67 (ie use hardware acceleration).   I probably should have made that clearer!