Topic, Game "Jump Gear 2"

  Thx Captain!
- About the count down, you're maybe right. As I would like to keep this explosion I worked on, maybe I can add a "Training mode" where you never die but you don't score neither. Let's say when the count down arrives at 10 seconds, I display a tooltip "Press [T] to enter training mode!".
- About tricks, yes if you only rotate 359° and then touch the ground, it doesn't count. I think I will change this, as it might be frustrating.
- About trick animations, yes you're so right. (how do you call it after "double flip", "triple flip" ? and then for 4, 5, 6, n flips ? [edit] OK I've found it)
- About the controls you're right too, but I'm a little bit lazy right now :). Maybe I can try to make somethign I can resue in my next games.

The current version is working right now, if you get a chance to install the debug player on your configuration that is not working , and if it displays an error, that would help if you send it to me by email. Several persons reported problems on some mac configurations. I personnally tested it on several macs on safari and it was working on all configurations. So I'm totally stuck on these problems.

  My first remark, from just now starting the game, is that competing with top-scores for each level is hard for me, and I'm sure will be even harder for more casual game players than me.

It would be nice if your slowness didn't kill you, but rather, you experience the natural consequence of maybe not seeing how a top-player does a certain part of the map.


About tricks, they seem to work nicely, haven't found many really annoying bugs so far. There were a few times when I thought I had made a jump or a flip but it didn't count it. I specifically remember it counting it a long while after I had already hit the ground.

Furthermore, I don't think the player is reward enough for getting them, but more in a sort of emotional sense rather than scoring. The little star at the bottom of the screen just sort of says "Oh, I guess you did something kind of special, maybe." It's sort of ambivalent.

I'd like to see more of a reward animation, something really over the top. Maybe fireworks in the background, stars shoot our from your character as he gets a huge grin on his face, some text could pop out that says "flip!", "double flip", "backflip!", etc. Maybe you could have a different animation for each kind of trick too.


I'd also really like to see the option to customize your controls. The up/down as accelerate/decelerate always confused me with these sorts of games.

I'll post some more impressions once I get a better chance to play it.

Edit: understand that I tried to play the game without thinking of it as a sequel to jump gear, but rather a game on it's own. Probably a few of my suggestions should be ignored just for the sake of franchise continuity.

Edit2: either the current version isn't working right now or it does work on my mac with ff2. It gets stuck on the "presented by" page.

  "Well, can't have any of that, can we? ;)"
- cheese9

  Yes! Got all the records!

  Thx THeNiNJa. I've corrected the game freeze, you shouldnot see it anymore. I've added the music credit in the "How to play?" tab.
For the easier levels, you're right but you didn't followed your suggestion with your great level ^_^

  Fantastic game! I love the gameplay, the controls, the graphics and the music aswell. :D
- Sometimes if land hard the game freezes. Anyone else expiriencing this?
- The game definently needs some easier levels.
- What is the name of the song? ;)

  The game is updated.
- Tricks have been added
- The "Knock out" effect has been improved (it doesn't appear anymore when knocking the head from the bottom).

New testers : Captain_404, THeNiNJa , and Sword-Guy.

I'm waiting some feedback about the tricks, are they clear enough to understand, are they really necessary, does they add some fun ?

Also about the controls.

And all other subjects you might wanted to talk about.

@birjolaxew, what you ask is not possible. The finish line must be on the right of the hero.

  Try to ask jp to change it. :)

  Yes, but im making a go backwards level so it is annoying!

  That's just how the game swf is made?

  I mean, that if you create a level, and then move the goal to the left of the place where the car starts, will the level, as soon as it starts be completed! Why?

  jp can i plz play jump gear 2

  i think birjolaxew wants to know why the level doesn't end until you pass the goal/exit, instead of ending as soon as you touch it (if that's any easier to understand, and it might not be what he meant)

  @bitjolaxew, for the pg up pg down, this is what I intended to do.
For the other problem I don't understand, try to describe more precisely the problem please.
@Friend, thx, I willadd you in the next waves.

  Why is it, when you are on right side of finish that you have completed and not when you touch it? Also on my computer is zoom out/in "Pg up"/"Pg down".

  if i'm needed i would test this game.

  Great music! Where do you get all this perfect music to all your games? First time i hear it (A sound problem on my computer has been fixed)

  jp can i be a tester plz

  This is one of the games, that i, when start playing don´t like and then after some days do i start to like it more and more! Super game!

  Well, when you need a tester for the next set of updates, I'll be more than happy to help!

  Thx.
@bitjolexew, I've sent an email to you to go on this discussion.

  @jp

It started second time i played the game, and in a map, like "Start in a hole" can i complete it, whitout the camera, so i can get scores.
I have uploaded the picture at this site: http://s364.photobucket.com/albums/oo83/birjolaxew/?action=view&current=ErrorinJumpGear2.jpg

  I tried two maps but i did not have any problems when the clock reaches 20 seconds.
And the spinning is very good now for me.I can land properly at any case. I tried lots of jumps from different ramps.
@birjolaxew :Upload your screenshot to a picture host site or try any file host site.Hope it helps.

  Can you use a free service like photobucket.com to upload it?

As I can see you achieved some scores, I guess it's not systematic ? Can you remember a suite of thigns you are doing before this happens ?

  It happens whit all maps, so in "Start in a hole" do it happens in the beginning of the map. I can´t make it follow my car again by pressing spacebar or reload. I can´t do anything to make it follow my again.

I have made a screenshot of the problem, but how do i gonna show you?

  This sounds like a bug but I don't have enough details to correct it. The replay problem is maybe related to this. Could you make a screen capture of you can see when the camera stops moving ?
1) Is it systematic ?
2) What do you mean by "reach 20" because the level starts already at 20 seconds, so you mean at the
begining of the level ?
3) when the bug happens, do you have to reload the game or can resume the camera moves by pressing the spacebar ?

  I mean, that when it reach 20 the camera stops moving, but i can still move.

  birjolaxew, I don't understand what you mean about the map stop. You talk about the first level ? This level is showing 20 seconds left at the begining. When you say that the map stops, you mean that the game is paused and you can resume it with the spacebar ?
Also there is a problem with the replay of your best score. This is anoyig, do you remember something speical about this ? When you beat my score, did you play again after and was the replay of your own race OK ? I've removed the replay now.

  Much better spin... But i got a new problem... When the clock says there are 20 seconds left do the map stop!

  [UPDATE] I've increased the reactivity opf the spin. When you press the left/righ key, the car will reach its max rotation speed more quickly. The rotation speed itself has not been changed because it's less easy to do than it seems. I hope it's better, let me know if it is still too hard to control the landings.

@Sword-guy, OK (not right now, read my second post on this stream)