TowelMan: Threads of Destiny

ProphetsDementia · Post by **ProphetsDementia** » Thu 07 Dec, 2006 5:06 pm

As you may have guessed, I am making a game of completely original design, called TowelMan. It's a side-scrolling platformer that I need a little bit of help on. Chances are that it will be in BASIC for a while and then the source code will be convered to xLIB. (Long live xLIB!) Here's a tiny summary taken from "Program Ideas."

You are TowelMan, a dude with a shapeshifting towel. You kill your enemies by using various towel-based attacks. You gain Threads (EXP) as you kill. Once you gain a certain amount of Threads, the game will give you an opportunity to upgrade your attack library. If you take the opportunity, you will have to enter a key sequence. (This simulates sewing the acquired threads into the towel.) Once correctly inputed, you have a new attack. This continues until you defeat the ThreadMaster himself.

If the admins and mods allow it, I may be able to make an official thread about the development of it. (NOT A SUB-FORUM!) I will PM tr1p1ea about it. Currently, FloodKiller*, King Harold*, and I are working on the following (the X means it's done but not optimized.):

[ ] Jumping Sequence
[ ] Mid-Air Moving Sequence
[ ] Collision Detection (w/ enemies)
[ ] Collision Detection (w/ platforms and items)
[X] Level Up Knit Sequence
[X] Title Screen

If you help, your name goes in the credits.

Respectfully,

ProphetsDementia

* NOTE: If you guys don't want me to publically incorperate your name, just PM me and I will erase it from the posts.

KevinJB · Post by **KevinJB** » Thu 07 Dec, 2006 10:39 pm

If the admins and mods allow it, I may be able to make an official thread about the development of it.

So what's this?

ProphetsDementia · Post by **ProphetsDementia** » Thu 07 Dec, 2006 11:20 pm

"This" is referring to the game.

Floodkiller · Post by **Floodkiller** » Thu 07 Dec, 2006 11:49 pm

Do you mean by "official thread" as a featured project?

Good luck if that is what you mean, because your game has to be extremely, extremely, extremely great for you to get in there AKA superior graphics, addicting gameplay (those first two if it is a game), perfect coding (if it has been done before), and even with all that, some projects don't make it in there, because it also has to be revolutionary, innovative, and wonderful in some degree. If you can manage to accomplish all that and leave every single person (or at least the MaxCoderz staff, but usually that means everyone is

) gaping with their mouth open, then it will happen.

Otherwise, this IS your thread.

ProphetsDementia · Post by **ProphetsDementia** » Fri 08 Dec, 2006 12:02 am

(NOT A SUB-FORUM!)

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Floodkiller · Post by **Floodkiller** » Fri 08 Dec, 2006 12:17 am

Um....take a closer look at the sub-forums. You see one that says Staff and Featured Projects? Well, that is the one that contains staff side projects, as well as featured projects that are official. But then again, you might as well call this official as well, since it exists.

The sub-forum projects are the ones that are the biggies below that which contain the main projects for various MC staff, that only can be made by MC staff.

So technically, I did not describe a sub forum

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ProphetsDementia · Post by **ProphetsDementia** » Fri 08 Dec, 2006 12:23 am

Alright, alright. I apologize for my outburst. However, did you see the "Program Help" lately? There's something you need to see.

Floodkiller · Post by **Floodkiller** » Fri 08 Dec, 2006 12:44 am

Code: Select all

:x->dim(LKEY - Make x however amount of keypresses you need.  I assume you know how to use lists.  Don't mistake this lowercase x as a variable later! 
:for(A,1,x 
:randInt(1,4->LKEY(A - The 1-4 is just for arrow keys, make it whatever range you wish. Next, you can either use xLib getKey (and save maybe a little space on coversions), or convert it to normal getKey (which I will do). Also, I am not so good at the parenthesis cutting yet, so I don't know if I have this line right with it. 
:End 
:100->T:1->A - T is amount of time, A is the arrow you are currently on.  
:While T>0 - T is >0, not 100. Also, A<x removed.  Darn on this line.
:ClrHome - This should have been inside the loop.
:T-1->T:0->B -See below for B. 
:If LKEY(A)=1 
:Output(1,1,"LEFT 
:If LKEY(A)=2 
:Output(1,1,"UP 
:If LKEY(A)=3 
:Output(1,1,"RIGHT 
:If LKEY(A)=4 
:Output(1,1,"DOWN 
:getKey->G 
:If G=24 - Unoptimized. For some reason, the optimized version didn't accept. Strange.
:1->B
:If G=25
:2->B
:If G=26
:3->B
:If G=34
:4->B
:If B/=0:Then - Unoptimized. The not( caused it to go into it anyway :(. 
:If LKEY(A)/=B:Then - Fixed 
:Pause "YOU FAIL!!11! - Whatever failiure you want it to be. 
:Return 
:Else 
:A+1->A 
:End 
:End
:If A=x+1 - New
:0->T
:End
:If T=0:Then - New
:If A=x+1:Then
:Pause "SUCCESS!
:prgmTBATKADD
:Else
:Pause "YOU FAIL!!11!
:Return
:End
:End

Parts fixed: Clearhome inside the loop, unoptimized the optimizations cause of reasons listed next to them, fixed While loop arguements, added some different way that makes it work.

Ok, this should work, I did it on my calc and it works.

KevinJB · Post by **KevinJB** » Fri 08 Dec, 2006 1:41 am

I guess what we're trying to get is - besides a thread in "Featured Projects", what else do you want?

This "is" your official thread. Unless you plan on creating a new one named "TowelMan: Threads of Destiny (This time it's official!)"

ProphetsDementia · Post by **ProphetsDementia** » Fri 08 Dec, 2006 1:42 am

Thanks again, FloodKiller. I have PM'ed you a request. Reply ASAP.

Respectfully,
ProphetsDementia

Post by **tr1p1ea** » Fri 08 Dec, 2006 2:04 am

Everytime i read this 'thread' i say to myself "You're the worst character ever Towely"

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ProphetsDementia · Post by **ProphetsDementia** » Fri 08 Dec, 2006 2:17 am

Well then. Since everyone seems to think this is the stupidest game ever concieved (even the admins are cracking down on "the dude), I will make this game better than everyone's expectations. XLIB OR NOT! There will be screenshots and everything! This will be better than you guys will ever think of!!

<The Official Checklist>

* Title Screen
* Credits
* Storyline
* Cutscenes

Post by **tr1p1ea** » Fri 08 Dec, 2006 3:09 am

Ummm sorry that wasnt an insult at this game, its a line from a Southpark episode. I guess i sohuld have mentioned that

.

I actually think this game is funny and sounds great.

ProphetsDementia · Post by **ProphetsDementia** » Fri 08 Dec, 2006 4:14 am

anykey · Post by **anykey** » Fri 08 Dec, 2006 4:55 am

lol, internet.
soooo...game dev-related stuff? WE WANT MORE INFO!

ProphetsDementia: don't worry. You're new to this forum and haven't figured out the ettiquet (damnit I can't spell!) yet. No hard feelings.