Topic, Game "Astro Breaker"

  Erm... the background is and was transparent all the time.

  Thanks Treazer! When you have time, if it isn't already, please could you make the background of the image transparent. :)

  OK, I'm done. Check my dropbox folder in bl_shared. (the file is located in bl_shared/Treazer/window.png)

  Yes Please for both. :)

  Only the window? And what dimensions? 128x128?

  Could you possibly create some form of rocket window graphic, with bolts and everything please? Thanks. :)

  Yeah, why not. :)

  Thanks for the suggestion. I was also thinking that as well as the x axis, the paddle could have the option to move on the y axis. :)

Treazer, would you be willing to do some art for me at this time? (just graphic)

  Oh okay. But unfortunately I'm bad as animations. I'm OK with graphics, but a comet ._.

Anyway, a suggetsion:

It would be cool if you could allow from which side(s) the player can play with the paddle. (set in the editor left, right, up and down and it can also be several sides.)

  Well I don't want to embed flash in flash as that takes up a lot of MB data for the game. Also my graphic quality is poor as you know, except with coded graphics.

  Why don't you use flash for your animations?

  Thanks a lot for your feedback.

If anyone here is good at animation (i.e. animated gifs), can someone please make me a meteor flying through space or a comet please?

  A good thing is also to have not too many stuff, but stuff that can be combined to get a lot of things.

  That's the point, it's only a small step, and don't forget, my goal is in a year's time.

Btw, thanks for the ideas. :)

  I see almost no change to the current game. And a normal breakout like it is atm, won't allow tons of levels. Not even many.

A breakout for Bonuslevel should imo have paths, switches, tons of different block types and shapes etc.

  I'm going to contribute a lot more to the re-make of this game over the summer, and I hope I can finish it in a year at least. Expect the release date to be in August 2014, but don't get your hopes up as this has not been confirmed as a goal.

All Levels will be deleted when the new game is able to go on this page (not compatible with the BL API so far), sorry for any upset this causes. Meanwhile, have some fun while the old game is still around here, the new one on Dropbox. Locally save levels if you want, but DON'T upload them - they will just be deleted.

*Note: Locally saved levels may crash after new game is released.

New Game

  Well said GIS. :)

  This game is clearly not done.
The graphics are vastly improved, but the whole game is borked up.

  Fawk, I can't even play. I hope you will finish the game soon. :)

  @Psycho: It won't work as it is hooked up to the BL API now, so you can no longer play the stand-alone old version.

@SM: Yes I've considered those too, I'll write the ideas all down when I'm ready for them.

  Nice ideas manu, but what about a block that you have to hit it twice or more than twice? It's just a suggestion.

  You need to fix the swf, as it doesn't load.

  They're very good suggestions that I will incorporate or consider incorporating in the re-make.

- Metal Block (I'd call it a static block)
- Definitely the score suggestion (or we could use number of lives)
- Railball cancelation will be considered (Either lasts a certain length of time or when you bounce off the paddle x number of times)

  If your carrying on with this, could I make a couple of suggestions?

Perhaps a metal block which the ball bounces off from might be good.
Also, to add some more variety in the scores, maybe every time the ball bounces off the paddle, you lose a point. Otherwise, all the scores will end up the same.
The last thing is that it might add more challenge if the railball only lasts one bounce. Levels will be a bit too easy if you can just go through all the blocks in the level.

  Jake why did you call for me? :)

@Neo: Please don't use the dochl class here :) You will be considered a tester when the game is due for testing. (Not right now!) :)

  WOOT! Thx, manu!

  As we all know Puzzle It was released during Easter holiday (or vacation). To celebrate its release, I'm going to get this up and running again when I have more time! :D

  Neo: The game isn't released for me..


This seems like a great game, I'm itching for a proper (version that allows me to play) update. Also, I have subscribed to the newsletter. Good luck on this game, Manufan.

  @chris: Thanks! :)

  @Manu: Good luck with finishing the game, :)