Ragdoll Matrix: Reloaded (dodge That!), SOURCE released on Feb 10th '09! See how the game works yourse Options

[RTsa]

Ragdoll Matrix: Reloaded (v1.10b)

Hello again everyone!

Enough time has passed and I'm now releasing the source .gm6 file for this game.

Sorry for the somewhat messy code. That's how I was back then. And still am.

Feel free to use this example in a game or whatever you wish to create. However, please email me if you do so, so I can check it out myself as well:
artturi (dot) piipponen (at) gmail (dot) com

Try not to email me too much about questions, though. Rather post them on the GMC forums on this topic, so I don't have to answer to everyone individually.

If you try to run this, you need the dlls and graphics from the game, so download the lite version (for example) and put this .gm6 file in the same directory and then open it. Then it should work.

Happy programming! Hope you make something awesome! :-)

Oh yeah, this uses the gm_ode.dll for physics and that was somewhat popular a long time ago. Nowadays you might want to use GMPhysics, as that's a lot better in many ways.

Download link for the SOURCE:
http://www6.incrysis.com/RTsa/Ragdoll_Matr...1_10-SOURCE.zip

Some quotes :

The best Game Maker game I've ever seen.

I loved the first version and now you released a second one!

OMG this game rocks!

GREAT job on this, I look foward to see more!

graphics :5/5
sound: 5/5
controls: 5/5
engine: 5/5
replayability: 5/5

It's finally here! The sequel to the game you all loved! It's graphics are great, music rocks and gameplay is superb! The game is about dodging bullets matrix style with a 2d ragdoll with slow motion and super cool moves. There's single player, which will keep you busy for hours unlocking more abilities, themes, game modes, options and more and when you finally have what it takes, you can even challenge other players in this great game online. You can record and save your games and watch them over and over again. You can send them to friends and they can watch them too. I also take good recordings and put them to my website for everyone to see. There are many different game modes and difficulties. There's even a mode for two players on the same computer. And there's also lots and lots more! You probably don't want to read a huge post, so I'll just get to the downloads. (NOTE: The downloads are not hosted at freewebs, only my homepage is)
Downloads:
Downloading it from my site is the best option
Full version (18.1Mb) is recommended for EVERYONE It has come to my attention that some people have problems with the full verison. If the game crashes when you start a game, just disable music from the options. It should be fixed.
Lite version (3.0Mb) AND Patch to v1.10b doesn't include music. If you use dial-up, you should probably use this. Also, if you downloaded any of the previous versions, you can use this download to patch it to v1.10b
The music (15.1Mb) to upgrade lite version to full version. This is also recommended for all those, who downloaded the lite version.

As you're downloading the game, you might as well look at some
Screenshots:
The menu
A typical situation
Grenades are evil
Taking a beating
In trouble
Chat before game
Cool two-player action

Well, then it's the time for...
Credits

Programmer:
Artturi "RTsa" Piipponen (All programming)
http://www.freewebs.com/rtsa/

Graphics:
Henrik "Oakstar" Ekenstierna (SWAT and Cowboy graphics)
http://www.freewebs.com/oakstar/
Mika "alienorb" Yrjölä (Matrix theme graphics)
http://alienorb.deviantart.com/
Artturi "RTsa" Piipponen (Original graphics)
http://www.freewebs.com/rtsa/

Music:
Matthew "tallsmartman" Weber (Menu, SWAT, Cowboy and Matrix music)
http://www.mattheweber.tk/
Pasi Viitanen (Original music)
http://www.mikseri.net/sivut/?id=68376

Special Thanks:
Mark Overmars (For Game Maker)
http://www.gamemaker.nl/
Steffen Itterheim (For porting ODE to Game Maker)
http://gmode.freelinuxhost.com/
Aaron "skilzat99x" Leonard (For a game recording example)
http://www.skilzat99x.5gigs.com/forum/
Betatesters (For finding all those bugs)

Changes (v1.10b)
-works with Windows Vista now

Changes (v1.10)
-made the game a whole lot easier (yes, yet again!)
*less bullets
*slower bullets
*faster games
-added a new ability called poses
*default keys: control and z,x,c
-corrected a bug with scores when limb help was on
-corrected a small bug, which blackened the screen sometimes (quite rarely, though)

Changes (v1.03)
-changed limb help so it's now possible to unlock things with it
-fixed a minor bug in multiplayer, where the bullets would spawn in slightly wrong positions
-fixed a minor visual bug in multiplayer with the power bar
-fixed a bug in multiplayer, where the bomb wouldn't hurt the thrower
-fixed a bug in multiplayer, which crashed the game when a bomb was hit with a certain bullet
-changed the starting locations of players in multiplayer when crossfire is on
-fixed a minor visual glitch with original theme and gameover in multiplayer
-fixed a bug, which allowed the host to shoot even though he was in motion blur
-you can now also specify the key for screenshots
-added the possibility to create your own themes
-the game now asks for a filename when creating records
-added unlock instructions to readme
-added an option to disable 'the annoying slowdown'
-changed the amount of characters allowed in the highscores from 8 to 16
-fixed some fade in/out visual glitches

Changes (v1.02)
-the game has been made easier again
-added a new controlling method, you can now dodge bullets with the mouse too
-added a timebar
-changed the way records are named by default, they now show up in correct order
-changed options line Music: to Track: as it was a bit confusing with two different Music:
-fixed a bug with host's multiplayer chatroom chat
-fixed a bug with music in menu even though you've got music off
-fixed a bug with host's multiplayer chatroom arrow keys
-fixed a bug with no sound effects in menu
-fixed some bugs with joiner's visual multiplayer experience
-fixed a bug, which prevented you from changing your multiplayer nickname
-experimenting a priority option (don't use very high, it might 'hang' you computer)

Changes (v1.01a)
-fixed a bug, which crashed the game with lite version when entering general options

Changes (v1.01)
-the game has been made easier
-changed the sprite for two-player crosshair
-changed the bomb fuse particle effects
-fixed minor bug with two-player game ending fade out
-removed a useless bullet speed modifier in multiplayer options
-added a text telling that the multiplayer is only meant to played on LAN
-fixed a bug with swat theme unlocking only after cowboy theme was unlocked
-changed the menu to work for both function keys and arrow keys and enter
-fixed a bug with the power bar when it runs out
-fixed a minor bug with bullet frequency and custom game mode
-changed the default difficulty in multiplayer mode

Unlock Codes
[unlock]
easy_normal = 1452
medium_normal = 6521
hard_normal = 7552
dodge_normal = 1235

easy_cross = 9852
medium_cross = 1456
hard_cross = 5621
dodge_cross = 7851

easy_massive = 1111
medium_massive = 1562
hard_massive = 7575
dodge_massive = 9999

^^ Have the above in score.ini to unlock everything.

This post has been edited by RTsa: Apr 23 2009, 10:44 PM

[Jawa]

First Reply!

I remember the original and coudn't wait for this one.
Downloading now, coments later.

Edit:
Graphics- 9/10
They worked well as a ragdoll.

Sound- 9/10
Sound went good with the game.

Gameplay- 10/10
Just as the original game just better graphics, and better gameplay.


It is original and there are no bugs, that I've seen. It's not too hard or not too easy. It is hard enough that you don't beat the first level in the first few tries and easy enough that it is beatable.

This Game Is Awsome!

This post has been edited by Jawa: Apr 7 2005, 08:15 PM

[NoBetterFool]

Graphics- 8
Cool, bold graphics which means you can see the action well and can tell what is going on.

Sound- 8
I downloaded the full version with all the music and it suited the game well and the effects for bullets were good as well.

Gameplay- 10
Exactly how I expected it to play and the movement of the characters body was realistic and worked very well. Also, a difficult game.

Lifespan- 8
I played it for quite a while and didnt explore all the modes but there is plenty to do and was not boring at all.

Originality- 9
Although you have taken a few ideas from other games most of it was new ideas that worked well.

Overall- 8.6
A really cool game which is bug- free and works well. Perhaps you could improve the title menu because all it is is a lot of information that can be found in the .txt file. Thats really one of the only things I can tell you to improve. It would be good to see this featured in a platform game or something similar.

[RTsa]

Wow! You got an in depth review so quickly! Thanks for the replies. I'm glad you liked it.
Gameplay - 10, thanks, have you played the original Ragdoll Matrix? It takes a while to get to know the keys, so it's a bit hard for beginners.

This post has been edited by RTsa: Apr 18 2005, 09:13 PM

[Kapser]

This game was so awsome!! Gameplay is original and very well programmed. Only thing i would add is a score timer to know how much time we last and try to beat highscore.

9/10

[nova_master]

COOL!!! Ive been waiting for a long time for you to make a sequel!
Downloading, will edit after playing.

....Still downloading....

Very cool!!! I give it 9.5/10!!!
You should add an unlockable classic mode

This post has been edited by nova_master: Apr 7 2005, 08:56 PM

[Stenners]

I think microtech must be down or something as I cant download it

[nova_master]

Ah! one more thing! You should make a 3d ragdoll matrix using basic shapes.
(Like the RM 1 but in 3d)

[Marshall Militan...]

Really good game, but please don't host files on freewebs. Since the download speeds were very slow, I uploaded the lite version on another website, could you maybe add it to your first post?

[the hunter]

wow

the screenshots seem awsome...

i am dloading. will edit when done!

[Jawa]

Really good game, but please don't host files on freewebs. Since the download speeds were very slow, I uploaded the lite version on another website, could you maybe add it to your first post?

It's not hosted on freewebs. Only the site is but not the download.

[ChikinSloat]

You.
Are.
A.
GENIOUS.
This is extraordinarily entertaining; PERFECT for fooling around with! Me and my brother played ALOT......ALOT of 2 player; and he celled it the best thing yet created with Game Maker.....pure brilliance......
9.8/10

[RTsa]

Wow! Thanks for all the nice comments
Yes, I think MicroTech was offline for a while, but at least now it's online again. Sorry for the trouble.

Really good game, but please don't host files on freewebs. Since the download speeds were very slow, I uploaded the lite version on another website, could you maybe add it to your first post?

Well, the files aren't hosted on freewebs, only my homepage is. But, I'll add this downloadlink to my page, thanks!
Added a TODO list to the first post...

edit:

You should add an unlockable classic mode

Hehee...you haven't played enough yet
You can unlock different game themes, like swat and cowboy AND original
It's got the original graphics and sounds, now you just have to play some more and get it

edit 2:

You should make a 3d ragdoll matrix using basic shapes.

I probably will, I've been wanting to do this since the first Ragdoll Matrix, but I will be working on this project for some time still...

This post has been edited by RTsa: Apr 18 2005, 09:14 PM

[schplurg]

The programming is very good and the idea is original (at least I'VE never seen this before). It's not a game I'd play but you've done a great job here.

Cheers!

[tallsmartman]

Yes, this is defanately a great game. The best made from GM that I've ever played. And of course I had fun doing the music for it, I hope everybody enjoys the game along with the music.

-MW

[hrishikesh]

Awesome game
9.726381245 / 10

[UndeadMessiah199]

I'm dowloading now... will edit... oh, btw, the first 1 was awsome!

EDIT: O...M...F...G! This is like 100X better than the first one! Whooo! 9.75/10!

I'm not sure if its a bug... but the gravity bar didn't seem to do anything. It just went down, and when it got the to bottom, I kept on rising, it had no effect wahtsoever

This post has been edited by UndeadMessiah199: Apr 8 2005, 03:17 PM

[RTsa]

Thanks for all the replies again, I'm glad you guys like it

I'm not sure if its a bug... but the gravity bar didn't seem to do anything. It just went down, and when it got the to bottom, I kept on rising, it had no effect wahtsoever

Well, after the power drops to zero, it will start to rise again. Then it reaches a point, where you can disable gravity for one step. And so it disables it for a step. It does slow your rising very much. Try consuming it before taking off from the ground. Then try to go up with almost zero power. It's very slow this way

I hope you all have the possibility to download and hear the music too, since it's great.
I see many replies from people, who played the original Ragdoll Matrix as well, I tried to make this game better by adding things that lacked from the original. I think I did a pretty good job, but still, if you have suggestions I will hear you out. I might add them
(but please, no suggestion about a timer, to see how long the game will last, you just download the music and you will hear when it will end. another good reason to get the music )

This post has been edited by RTsa: Apr 18 2005, 09:14 PM

[tallsmartman]

I have a suggestion. for the "Smith" theme, make the background darker, cause those light sides with the yellow-ish bullets makes it hard to see where they initially come from. Maybe it's worse for me because I am Minorly color blind. (There are 2 kinds, Major and Minor ^-^) For now, I just made the SWAT background for both the SMITH and SWAT themes...

The only other suggestion is, maybe you could tell people what they have to do to unluck the certain things...
EDIT:Nevermind on the last one, it's in the readme file
-MW

This post has been edited by tallsmartman: Apr 8 2005, 05:55 PM

[RTsa]

I have a suggestion. for the "Smith" theme, make the background darker, cause those light sides with the yellow-ish bullets makes it hard to see where they initially come from.

Added to TODO-list

The only other suggestion is, maybe you could tell people what they have to do to unluck the certain things...

Well, I was just about to say to check the readme
Though not everything is listed there, but that leaves some room for excitement

This post has been edited by RTsa: Apr 18 2005, 09:14 PM