Unclump’m

if (document.images){stillCLUMP=new Image;playingCLUMP=new Image;stillCLUMP.src = "http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xbWj__ULybE/TyZYca8Qs0I/AAAAAAAADcM/tuXsStG6IzE/s320/clumpalot-0.png"; playingCLUMP.src= "http://i.imgur.com/o8ZEK.gif";}Well, I've been using AppleAssault as a regression test when developing the new collision engine ... really just to make sure I'm not broking everything up, as there's nothing in AppleAssault that could benefit from the new engine, anyway. No pushable/carriable ennemies, no platforms. Nothing.But of course, being …

External Actions

using sound(16,56) as 0 Bilou shootusing sound(0,60) as 1 Bilou hitusing shgob(state28:= 0 :1 1 :0) as 2 Bilou, right punchusing shgob(state29:= 0 :1 1 ~ :0) as 3 Bilou, left punchusing shgob(state19:=$100 :0 $100 ~ :1) as 4 Bilou, stomped starusing shgob(state19:=$100 ~ :0 $100 ~ :1) as 5 Bilou, other stomped starusing shgob(state0:=D) …

Manoeuvre d’évasion β-1 !

Autre petite expérience en cours: les manoeuvres d'évasions. Afin d'éviter les chocs enchaînés, Bilou dispose à présent d'un court laps de temps au moment où il touche le sol pour mettre à profit l'entraînement physique draconien des pilotes de la Stellar Assembly et se mettre hors de portée des coups suivant.Une variante à l'invulnérabilité temporaire, …

They do clump a lot

I've been an attentive reader of KirbyKid's writings on level design for a couple of years, now, so I sent him a copy of Apple Assault v1.1, asking for advices on a few points where my "regular consultants" and I tend to disagree. I was happy and honoured to find his in-depth reply in my …

monster_speed = level ;

Ce week-end, petit passage chez Piek -- le "père biologique" de Bilou -- pour découvrir son nouveau "studio" et faire des risettes à sa nouvelle petite puce. L'occasion aussi de lui présenter le gameplay de mon "Apple Assault en gestation"."Whaa! C'est mortel, comme jeu" me lache son bonhomme de 5 ans, pourtant déjà bien entraîné …

let’s try (t.a.g.)

 You're done with the "gameplay experiments" (let's try) posts.These posts present some game design that were not initially planned but reveal required to improve the game, usually after some "guest star" suggestion.That's also the proof I dropped my "arguing" phase and admitted that "okay. Let's prototype it, try it and we'll see what it is …