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You must register or log in to post a message.  i has an european keyboard (azerty version) and for me the controlls are ZQSD if you do it plz the numpad 8426 controls then or others  P.S. I think some WASD controls would make it eaiser to navigate while shooting zombies. WarParty  I'm just going to try and rework the entire zombie placing system for the next build.   A remark about the hero. When he's walking on the right, the grey of his jacket is exactly the same grey that is used in the background. I was surprised at first so I guess others will find this strange too. Suggestions : Did you test different zombie speeds ? Maybe a lower speed would work, because the game design make it possible to build very difficult levels even with a lower speed. You could add different kind of zombies, for example : - Slow zombie - Fast zombie - Zombie that need 2 shots in the head  About the feedback, jp already explained this, so i didn't feel that it was nesscesary to make a description of that problem. The switches are still glitching (In [lvlid=2529 removed]), i will probably make a better description later, but i'm a bit too busy atm. Added: -zombie/player death animation -victory screen -fixed the switches, they should work perfectly now -graphics update -added easing to zombie head movement (needs tweaking still) Still to do: *fix zombie placing editor glitches *rework targeting system ^zombie types -*basic -*stealth --revive --camera --super --teleporter --spawner -text/info tile for editor -sound -custom controls -zombies walk through walls -zombie facial expressions? -add title screen -work out a better system for depth management (I think this works as it is now, but a better one would be nice) Feedback on the new graphics would be great! I really like how they look right now, but I'm worried they might get a bit boring after too much playtime. Alright jp, I've decided against the running away. @jp - Yes, I imagined it would have a sort of target image. Maybe when they're coming at you, you could take down maybe three or four at once with the gun, but if you somehow get more than that it would start to get much harder for you to survive. You bring up an interesting point with the idea of the gun introducing a pac-man power mode sort of thing. Maybe if the zombies catch sight of you when you have the gun they could run away instead for a certain amount of time? This way there's still a stealth element to the last part, but not in the sense that it poses danger to you. My only problem with htis is that it could get annoying. I may just have to try implementing it to see what works. My opinion about this phase is that it should be easy and fun, like a revenge "now I have the gun!" (or like in pacman when you catch the pill) and to contrast with the stressful time passed on the first phase.  Thanks for pointing all this out jp, I've known about most of the visual glitches, but it always helps me when someone else points it out to me as well, I don't know why, I guess it just convinces me that I need to fix it :P OTHER TESTERS TAKE NOTE! Jp has provided an excellent example of feedback, he has described exactly what his problem was, where he encountered the problem, and how he encountered it. The more specific you can be with your feedback, the better. The orange (supposed to be brown) thing is actually his mustache. I guess this is not very clear so I'll try to make it a bit more obvious. Yeah, the second phase is a bit problematic. If I make it too easy to shoot the zombies, I fear that this mode will become too easy and boring, more pointless backtracking than anything else. I agree completely that shooting works much too clumsily right now. I had a friend suggest that I add a lock-on feature when the zombies aren't facing you, but when you they see you, you panic and lose the lock on. This makes shooting zombies easier, but you still have to maintain your stealth. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on this. Once all the zombies are gone, I think I'll have some sort of 'level beaten' screen pop up to reward the player, you're right about the game being high stress. On the arms thing, I'm animating this in flash mx04 using no 3d programs, I've intentionally stayed away from drawing arms on any character so far as it is extremely hard to animate 360 degrees of motion in 3d using an inherently 2d program. @ninja - how are the zombies glitching? Is it basically what jp describes in his comment on walls? Notes to self: *zombie death animation *player death animation *victory animation -rework targeting system *switches glitches -zombies walk through walls...still *finish graphics -add title screen -text/info tile for editor *switches don't center like they're supposed to *add ease to zombie rotation? ^sound effects for gun, maybe walking. -zombie facial expressions? *add lower half of tile on switch remove -work out a better system for depth management The switches are bugging and the zombie graphics too. @JP - I think it's his beard? Still on visual aspect, I know it's difficult to do with the 3D but zombie usually has its arms aiming at his target. About the hero, I have some difficulties with his orange nose. what is it exactly ? Speaking about the gameplay, I'm frustrated with the phase after you catch the gun. I wish you could shot and see the bullets hiting the zombies. The phase when you try to catch the gun, is very hard/intense and requires a lot of concentration. And IMO, the phase after you catch the gun should be the opposite. I should allow to release all this accumulated pressure. For now it's very hard to shot a zombie who runs on you for example. This would be so good to be able to shot those running zombie more easily once you catch the gun. A kind of reward after a phase that is hard enough to make the game very challenging.  Here's my list of testers, in no particular order. I want to get some fresh eyes later on in the project too, once I've finished some more stuff and the game is closer to being done, so I'll be accepting in bursts of two or three at once. So everyone just be patient until you're approved. cooltomer doomlord pikachu67 allycat369 zakko600 locostro BenTen ilikerollingturtle gameinsky Sillius First three to be added are cooltomer doomlord pikachu67  Anyway, I'll upload that soon I guess. Thanks for the links jp, ultimately the methods you posted proved too slow, but they eventually led me to a better solution. is it a type of maze game ? This other one is similar but is clearer about how to test the that the interesection is really inside the line segments ((0<=Ua<=1) && (0<=Ub<=1)) segment segment intersection So you have a segment line from the zombie to the hero. For each block, you have to test the interesection of the zombie-hero line with its 4 sides. If one of these sides collides, the zombie can't see the hero. To improve the performances, instead of checking ALL the blocs, you can exclude a bunch of blocks that don't have a chance to collide. You compute the square bound of the zombie-hero line segment, and you exclude all blocs that don't touch this square. glitch list for my own sake: [FIXED, NEEDS TESTING] depth sorting [FIXED] line of sight math - better editor - improve graphics - better zombie physics (walk through walls glitch) I think once I get all this sorted out I'll start adding late testers.  [edit] here it is : 
I understand now for the line of sight. You should use a real line and compute the intersection between this segment and the wall squares. This is should be quite easy to implement and will not slow down the game too much. | Games forum
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