First Experience Developing A Game

I just finished programming and designing my first video game. It's a 2D vertical shooter called "Consumption". The current version, 0.5, took about about two weeks to do. You can grab version 0.5 at my website.

Use the arrow keys to move and left control to shoot.

There is a bug that I know of that still needs to be fixed: if you press the Windows Key, or if you have an instant messenger open and a new window opens up, the game will crash.

I'd love to hear some feedback from you guys. :)

It was developed on a PC that runs DirectX 9.0, so, if you're using an older version of DirectX, I'd be interested to hear if it's compatible with earlier versions.

Thanks in advance! :)

Man, if it takes two weeks to do something that simple, I'm never gonna get around to making my game. :(

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Originally posted by jasn3
Man, if it takes two weeks to do something that simple, I'm never gonna get around to making my game. :(

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Don't let it get you down -- It was done over the past two weeks, but in reality I only worked on it for seven solid days. Once you get passed certain milestones, it might get easier to add new features.

One of the things that I noticed was that once I had something working, I wanted to add new things that weren't on my original plan. Sticking to schedule with your original ideas is the best option when starting out -- keep it simple, and to the schedule. Get your original plan done, then, if you have time, add new stuff after. :)

You did a great job on the game. Its really fun. I love the Ultimate Warrior theme song :jest: :jest:

I fought the first boss, and when he had 3 HP left he disappeared and didnt come back though. Is that a bug?

Anyways good job!
You should try making a game like Kings Quest or something.

I'll D/L when after a few hours. Does it have Sidewinder support?

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Originally posted by pixelassassin
You did a great job on the game. Its really fun. I love the Ultimate Warrior theme song :jest: :jest:

I fought the first boss, and when he had 3 HP left he disappeared and didnt come back though. Is that a bug?

Anyways good job!
You should try making a game like Kings Quest or something.

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Thanks!

Yeah, that's a bug that randomly happens; haven't figured out what causes it just yet. Thanks for the info. :)

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Originally posted by xS
I'll D/L when after a few hours. Does it have Sidewinder support?

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Yes, it has support the Sidewinder GamePad (GamePort version; USB isn't working just yet), but I haven't fine-tuned the controls just yet. I recommend the using arrow keys for now.

Oh..I thought the game ended after the first boss. :D

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Originally posted by Rich
Oh..I thought the game ended after the first boss. :D

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Yeah, if you don't press ESC after the "MISSION COMPLETE" message pops up, and leave it running for about 10 seconds, you'll see some extra text messages. :P

Pretty neat! I found the 'speed up' effect when pressing forward to be a bit jarring, though. Something of a transition might have helped.

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Originally posted by Mode7
Pretty neat! I found the 'speed up' effect when pressing forward to be a bit jarring, though. Something of a transition might have helped.

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Thanks, Mode. Talon thought you might be interested in checking it out. :)

Which version of DirectX are you guys using?