Comments for GigaWar Dev Blog

Comment on First route complete. by X-0ut

X-0ut — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:37:15 +0000

Yeah, if the theme is good and I get no distractions I’m hoping to enter
I’ll be in #ludumdare on IRC, see you there.

Comment on First route complete. by m8

m8 — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:41:40 +0000

Don’t suppose you’re entering Ludum Dare this weekend?

Comment on First route complete. by X-0ut

X-0ut — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:22:19 +0000

Hi Mauro, its not abandoned. I’ve just been busy porting gravitron to the xbox 360.
And to be completely honest, while I pour a lot of effort into this game, I’m struggling for food. So yeah, I need to make some money to keep going.

But dont worry just yet, I fully plan to finish this game.
Release date is still planned for 2011. (As it allways was)

Comment on First route complete. by Mauro

Mauro — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:26:11 +0000

Hey X-0ut, please don’t abandon this project!

Comment on Getting your game known to the public… by relminator

relminator — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:11:03 +0000

Yo X-Out! Rel here! I feel for you man. I feel like it’s an injustice considering the quality of games you make. But don’t fret dude! A lot of fans are awaiting your next game.

Comment on Collisions, verlets.. by xmaster

xmaster — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:42:51 +0000

looks very simlar to starfox from super nintendo version XD good job

Comment on First route complete. by Kurt

Kurt — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:44:05 +0000

Keep up the good work! I’m a long-time shmup fan, and the genre doesn’t get enough love these days IMHO.

Comment on First route complete. by Mauro

Mauro — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:54:52 +0000

Almost must have never played Ikaruga…

I think it looks perfect.

Comment on First route complete. by X-0ut

X-0ut — Mon, 31 May 2010 09:15:12 +0000

@Almost: You are absolutely correct. There are some things I can do about this though. I can pan the camera on sharp turns, so you get a front/rear angled view on the ship. That should help.
Before I started development I spent a considerable amount of time playing and watching shmups. Mainly to get in the mood for what I’m doing, but I noticed some things along the way. Gradius V does 2D on 3D allthough the turns are much more gradual. Other games like Rtype final and Thunderforce 5 &6 allow full rotation about the ship.
Still I do see what you mean, and intend to make it ‘look’ right, if not completely correct. As this is the opening stage I’ve got to get it perfect.

Comment on First route complete. by Almost

Almost — Mon, 31 May 2010 04:11:27 +0000

Well, the background looks nice, but it doesn’t fit the foreground at all. The ship is obviously moving on a 2D plane like a sidescroller, yet the background makes sudden turns and changes in direction. Foreground and background just do not fit together.
Much more gradual turning or entirely sidescrolling background would be much better in my opinion