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[TheUltimate]

 

The IMProved Ultimate Wakeskater Studio proudly presents
JULIUS DRAGONSLAYER



<DOWNLOAD IT HERE!>
~ Jam post ◊ Development blog -

File size: 11.7MB

 

 

(I'm putting this in bold, otherwise it won't be seen)

It would be greatly appreciated if you could try both version 0.9 AND version 0.12, and post which version you prefer and why, so I have a better idea which direction to take this game.

 

I’d specifically like feedback on the new player physics, the level design, and how the gameplay is explained.

 

 

What is this?
It's a platformer with a huge world to explore and lots of new powers to find!
Current length of game: ~30 minutes

You are Julius Dragonslayer, and you have discovered that you are the product of a playwright's imagination, a mere pawn in the facade of a play. Armed with a magic pen that creates whatever is written with it, you must survive in a world which has turned against you, and find a way out. Explore the land, travel through towns, and upgrade your abilities to face off against a ferocious dragon and change the end of your Story!

Complete Intro Story

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We open on our protagonist, Julius, as he prepares for battle with the ferocious dragon that's tormenting the village.

Julius: Harken unto me, Dragon, for this is the last you shall ever—OOF!

Suddenly, a golden pen, larger than any normal pen Julius had ever seen, falls from the heavens and strikes him directly in between his eyes. As he rubs his head gently, he picks up the pen and sees the word “FACADE” engraved into its side.

Julius: Facade? What's a facade? [A baby dragon waddles past] Dragon-child! I shall smite you and your—what's that? [The dragon had dropped a notebook. Julius picks it up] Pen...paper...facade...paper...pen...hmmm...I wonder if this large pen actually writes?

Julius scribbles the word FACADE in the notebook, and suddenly he realizes the world looks very...flat. Unreal. Not quite right. A lightbulb appears above his head as he screams out, “This whole world is a facade!” Amazed at the power of the pen, he begins writing more words–“Rabbit” (which hops away), “Tree” (one grows), etc.

Suddenly, he hears a voice from nowhere (the playwright) screaming, “No, no, no! There are no rabbits or trees in my play! I can't have you ruining my masterpiece! There's only one solution...I shall kill you off!” Instantly, a stampede of monsters appears and rushes towards Julius. He runs back toward the town, knowing now that he must use his sword and his new magic pen to survive, and perhaps to free himself from the facade he once called the world...

Development-related stuff: Changlogs, known bugs, and FAQ (Updated June 2, 2013)

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Version 0.12 changelog and known bugs: (Updated June 2)

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What's new:

• Scene III: Torna Outskirts has been updated, but is still incomplete

• Debug thing that teleports you to the newest level with all the words you need
• More content
• All enemies now have an attack pattern instead of just walking back and forth
• Objects and enemies are now more or less vulnerable to certain attacks (e.g. doors can be burnt down by a lizard man's errant fireball, and stone throwers are invulnerable to fire)
• Splashscreen music no longer breaks your eardrums
• Minor bug fixes

 

Known issues:

• (FIXED - Only Esc pauses the game now, which is how it was originally) P pauses the game, which makes Premonintion a pain to use

• (FIXED) Lizard enemies get stuck in the ground in the caves because I changed the origin and didn't update the coordinates

• Healing fountain sometimes doesn't work, and the rectangle around the HP bar is misaligned

• (FIXED) Heal word doesn't use ink...

• (FIXED - Darkened the text) Words for Gold Ink are hard to see

• (FIXED) Explanation for the Notebook is in a wall of text

 

• Save/Load function doesn't work

• The dialogue sounds like a first draft written by three different people because it's a first draft written by three different people.

• Not a bug, but most dialogue will eventually be replaced with cutscenes
• SFX are inconsistent, lack variety, and there aren't nearly enough of them
• Style and quality of sprites varies
• No boss music, and combat is kinda repetitive
• Loading a word, then loading a second one without using it, will still use the ink for the first word
• The vines will defy gravity once in a while
• Some parts of the Inferno Caverns force you to take damage to pass
• (FIXED - the turrets were useless anyway) A hint for the impatient: You can easily kill bosses by placing a turret beside it then opening the notebook

 

New stuff in v.0.13 (Updated June 2)

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• (POSSIBLE) Each enemy type drops one specific colour of ink instead of it being randomized. This way, finding ink isn't so unpredictable.

• The last Journey Stone you touched will glow so you can tell which one it was (I don't know WHY I haven't done this yet)

• The rest of Scene III: Torna Outskirts, and Scene IV: The Canyon

• You can't run away from bosses, use a healing fountain, and come back anymore. The boss either heals slowly while you're away, or you'll be blocked off. You'll have to survive on your own.

• Some graphics were resized to fit better with the game, those will be completely HD-ified

 

What's coming at some indefinite time before the game is complete (Updated June 2)

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• There will be a small description for each word when you type it in the Notebook.

• Level design changes and more exciting bosses

• Different music for each area

• More of a story - it's all written out in a Word document, but what shows in the game is only the tip of the iceberg. “The whole world is a façade!” isn’t the entire plot...

• There is going to be SO much fourth-wall humour.

• POSSIBLE: Primary (permanently equipped, like the sword) and secondary (uses Ink every time, like Ki Blast) attacks that you can change, that use "J" and "K" respectively, to replace having to hit "Space" twice for each secondary attack. "I" will be the interact button.

 

Stuff I’d like to know if you play the game (Updated June 2)

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- First of all, read the FAQ to ensure you don’t repeat something that’s already known!

 

- Which version do you prefer: 0.9 or 0.12?

 

- Should each enemy type drop one specific colour of ink instead of it being randomized? This way, finding ink isn't so unpredictable.

 

- Should the levels be changed so the first half of the game runs left-to-right, and the return trip runs right-to-left? The cave levels will still be the same. (See the 4th question in the FAQ) On one hand, you can get used to the game while going in the traditional platformer direction, but on the other hand, playing the easy levels that way means you'll have to play some of the hardest levels of the game going backwards. Most of the current levels are reversible as it stands right now, but this will have a huge impact on the new levels’ design.

 

- Now that you’ve played the game, are you willing to follow progress and try out new versions? Updates will range from every few days to every few weeks. (I’d like to know because I seriously have a problem where fewer and fewer people comment as the topic gets larger and the game progresses)

 

PFAQ (Predicting the Frequently Asked Questions)

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Why are the graphics mismatched?

Two possible answers here:

- The three of us have different styles, and 80% of the current graphics are still the original 72-hour Jam ones. This may or may not be changed.

- Some items like ink pots look more realistic because they are from the Playwright’s world and not Julius’.

 

Only the original sword seems to be useful for the whole game. Were the other equippable items added later on or something?

Yep. The sword is your main weapon and can be upgraded at certain points in the game. You can always re-equip the sword when you need it, so it shouldn’t be too much of an issue.

 

How many levels/stages?

5 stages and 8 levels currently, but there will be a couple more in the future.

 

Why are you rearranging the stages and redoing some of the levels?

As it stands, the game is a bit of a no-brainer. Aside from getting lost, killed by bosses, or killed by slightly cheap level design, there’s no challenge. There will be puzzles and labyrinths and stuff in the future, and each stage will have 2-3 parts. Each area will have its unique traits and obstacles, and each enemy type will have a different movement/attack pattern that you have to learn and exploit - you’ll no longer be able to employ the current strategy of sneaking up on every enemy and spamming the attack button.

 

Levels are also going to be put in a more logical order that more closely follows that of the original story:

Mountain Pass > Town > Docks > Plains (Return to the Mountain Pass) > Mountain Pass > Azure Caverns/Ice caves > Inferno Caverns

 

Pirates and ninjas? What?

Uhh yeah... Well I guess it’s tangentially related. Or something.

 

Can I suggest a word?

Heck yes. Suggestions would be great! If it’s feasible and fits in gameplay-wise, I’ll put it in.

 

Old changelogs

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Version 0.11 (May 13)

• Scene II: Mountain Pass West has been updated

• Journey Stones now act as checkpoints
• Some enemies will attack you
• You can now pause the game with P
• Escape quits to the menu instead of quitting the game

• The Pen falls at the correct time during the "cutscene"
• Better level transitions
• Enemies explode with colour corresponding to the type of ink dropped
• Minor bug fixes

 

Version 0.10 (April 30)

• Improved character physics
• New graphics, sprites, and eye candy
• Journey Stones (AKA checkpoints): Allow you to save the game, and teleport to other Journey Stones around the world (in future versions)
• Easier gameplay:
    - Levels are easier to navigate (only the first Mountain Pass level has been redone so far)
    - Important words are more spread out and easier to find
    - Other words are less numerous to prevent confusion (no more differentiating between words like
    Ki Blast, Ki Shot, Ice Blast, Ice Lance, and Ice Turret!)
    - Health can be fully restored with one word, and healing springs increase HP more quickly
    - Increased max HP
    - Removed lives system - bottomless pits now only take health, and death sends you back to the last
    Journey Stone instead of restarting the game
    - You get a projectile attack earlier on
• Minor bug fixes

 

Version 0.9 (April 4)

- Dragon's Lair Part 2! It's really easy to get lost in there!
- Some new enemies!

 

Version 0.8 (March 26)
- Space bar tutorial floaty thing added to level 1. You can now hit SPACE to use spells!
- Boss 1: His attack rotation quickens below 30% HP and there are now cross hairs for the fire cannonball drop to let you know where they will be.
- Ink values are now displayed above the ink bars so you know exactly how much you have.
- Tougher enemies will now drop more red ink if you have 100 black ink already.
- 5 new Red Words added to the game!
- Thrower enemies (just the gray ones for now) give a little more feedback, they now jump before they throw!
- Fixed an issue with big inks.
- Equippable Items from words now have the word Equip on them to distinguish from spells.
- Attacks now have an element / attribute assigned to them!

Version 0.7
=== Another boss!

Version 0.6 (March 18)
=== MORE AREAS! Go check out the pirate ship to the west! There will be more stuff there soon.
=== A BOSS! (that I apparently can't beat, so if you manage to beat it, tell me what comes after. I think it may be another level. )
=== WHATEVER COMES AFTER THE BOSS, because I can't open the gm81.

 

Version 0.5 (March 2)

=== An upgraded battle system!

=== You now have to press SPACE to use words

=== New words and adjustments to the levels
 

Versions 0.1 - 0.4:

=== Jam versions, changelogs can be found in Wake's devblog.

 

If you're curious and have five minutes and 2.5 MB to spare,
CLICK FOR A PREVIEW OF AZURE CAVERNS
aka the ice caves, aka the new level that's not even out yet
It uses a different game engine than the actual game, but the level in its essence will be the same.

 

Instructions: (Also explained during gameplay, so feel free to skip this)

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Controls:
WASD: move and jump
J: Attack
K: Read signs / interact with stuff
L: Open notebook
Space: Use spells

This is how the game works:
Ink: You need ink to use your pen. There are different colours of ink that correspond to the rarity of the word. Ink pots are scattered around the levels and dropped by enemies.
- Black Ink is the most common, and is used for Nouns - spells that consume Ink every time they are used.

- Red Ink is a little less common and its words activate permanently - these include skills and items.

- Gold Ink is the rarest and most powerful. Verbs can be written with it, and its effects are very strong.
Words: Words are written on paper and scattered throughout the level or dropped by stronger enemies and bosses. You cannot create objects or use spells until you learn the word.
The Notebook: It's where all the words you've found are written. You open the notebook with L, which will
pause the game. Typing a word will automatically select it if it's there, and Enter uses the word. Some items,
such as the sword, are permanent once used, and others, like the bomb, are one use only, so choose wisely.
After you choose a word, hit Space to use it!

Jam 5:
We got 25th place and an awesome game idea to build on!

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Apparently Rusty REALLY liked this game. Thanks!

"This game was pretty good. It had nice graphics, good music, and interesting use of theme." - snail man

"Now that kid I predicted so much for as teamed up with TheUltimate and IceMetalPunk for some real Jam-ass kicking gaming. As you can guess, I enjoyed Julius Dragonslayer,
I didn't think i would but I did, it was creative, colourful, well humoured, increbily well executed and just very impressive... it was brilliant.

You didn't make it last time but you got there in the end Wake, for you two, IMP and Ultimate, welcome back, this is where you belong. Must Play. Damn, I love being right!" - Rusty

Time for raocow's awesome video review!

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We're proud to announce that EVERYTHING in the original version was created within the 72 hours of the Jam!
As well, every subsequent version contains 100% originality, not from concentrate! There are no ripped sprites or music!

Credits
Ideas, story, awesomeness, level design, and other stuff: IceMetalPunk, Wakeskater_X, and TheUltimate
Music: Half by IceMetalPunk, half by TheUltimate. See if you can guess who did what.
Level graphics: TheUltimate
Enemy graphics: wakeskater_X
Programming: wakeskater_X and IceMetalPunk

 

Shameless Plug: Like JD? Check out some of our other games!

Sophia's Spirits by IceMetalPunk and TheUltimate

Neonite 2 by IceMetalPunk

WHAT THE @#&% ?! and Origami by TheUltimate

SBX and SBX2 by wakeskater_X

 

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Edited by TheUltimate, 08 June 2013 - 06:09 AM.

[wakeskater_X]

FIRST!

But seriously you can see our development log here:
http://gmc.yoyogames...pic=530276&st=0

In the games topic on the first page.


And you can also see our progress in my blog:
http://spaceblasterx.blogspot.com/

Have fun and enjoy the game!

~WakeskaterX~

[Mow]

Great, now I have to try this game,
my name's Julius.

[wakeskater_X]

Haha, are you a dragon slayer?

Well let us know what you think!

EDIT: If anyone can get to the Fireball Script (note: Fireball, not flare) you have beaten the content ;D

Edited by wakeskater_X, 30 January 2012 - 10:31 PM.

[IceMetalPunk]

Just thought I'd give a little update. We're down to the final two hours of the Jam now, and we're just polishing things up. It might be helpful to you to know that pressing ESC will close the notebook without choosing a word. Also, that red-ink words are one-time use while black-ink words can be reused (though some words, like double-jump, are learned abilities that never need to be used more than once).

Polish, polish, polish. Fancy, fancy, fancy.

-IMP

[ash47]

I didn't really like it, I got bored with the dialog and ended out skipping it, I couldn't work the notepad out till the end, where I managed to equip a sword somehow, those rock throwing people just seemed impossible to dodgy, and I kept falling off (the first time I went down on purpose because I couldn't find anywhere to go) >_> Atleast the graphics are reasonable Good luck in the contest

[IceMetalPunk]

I didn't really like it, I got bored with the dialog and ended out skipping it, I couldn't work the notepad out till the end, where I managed to equip a sword somehow, those rock throwing people just seemed impossible to dodgy, and I kept falling off (the first time I went down on purpose because I couldn't find anywhere to go) >_> Atleast the graphics are reasonable Good luck in the contest

Um...not only did we include the controls in this topic AND the F1 info, but there's an "Instructions" button on the main menu that also shows the controls. So maybe you want to look at the controls and try again before blaming the game?

-IMP

[AhmedElyamani]

This is the first time i don't like a game IMP and The Ultimate made , although the graphics are good, the game itself is kinda boring .
Ahmed

[wakeskater_X]

Well... we DID get a nice review from rusty:


Rusty:

I told you so! I told you so and you so and you! And you in the corner! With the hat! I told you so!

Time for a quote:
"Not quite top pick but this kid is good, keep eyes out for him at Jam #5, hopefully he'll be there I've got big hopes for this one." - Rusty, GMC Jam #4

Now that kid I predicted so much for as teamed up with TheUltimate and IceMetalPunk for some real Jam-ass kicking gaming. As you can guess, I enjoyed Julius Dragonslay, I didn't think i would but I did, it was creative, colourful, well humoured, increbily well executed and just very impressive. I didn't like the way it took forever to kill things and the healthbar looked a bit low tech but that aside it was brilliant.

You didn't make it last time but you got there in the end wake, for you two, IMP and Ultimate, welcome back, this is where you belong. Must Play. Damn, I love being right!

Thanks again to IMP and TheUlt you guys did a really great job.

Edited by wakeskater_X, 01 February 2012 - 02:45 AM.

[ash47]

I didn't really like it, I got bored with the dialog and ended out skipping it, I couldn't work the notepad out till the end, where I managed to equip a sword somehow, those rock throwing people just seemed impossible to dodgy, and I kept falling off (the first time I went down on purpose because I couldn't find anywhere to go) >_> Atleast the graphics are reasonable Good luck in the contest

Um...not only did we include the controls in this topic AND the F1 info, but there's an "Instructions" button on the main menu that also shows the controls. So maybe you want to look at the controls and try again before blaming the game?

-IMP

I did read it, arrows + ZXC or WADS + JKL, The trouble is, I couldn't really work out what they did, I worked out that Z does the notebook, and C attacks, and the arrow keys move, but what does X do?!? I got to a wall, and that was it, I had no idea where to go, I tried jumping over etc, no luck, and I couldn't work out the notebook for the life of me >_>

[wakeskater_X]

X is used to interact with objects. For now all you can do is read signs. The sign at the beginning gives you a hint as where to go. After you grab the sword and the vial of red ink, create the sword and go back to cut the vines down and head back to the left. There are 2 screens that way and then you can go back to the beginning and explore the first level again. There are quite a bit of things to find ;D

[TheUltimate]

Figured I may as well paste what I wrote into this topic too.

We've already started with the post-Jam version. Since most of the criticism stems from it being too hard to fight enemies, that was pretty much the first thing that was changed. Everything has half the health they used to, and enemies get knocked back so they're easier to fight. We're going to add the rest of the areas and put more of the story in too. (I actually don't know how far most people have gotten in the game, though, so it's kind of hard to tell what everyone thinks of the story) Oh, and there's an animated intro cutscene now too.

We're planning on making Julius Dragonslayer a full game, so keep an eye on our WIP topic if you wanna follow progress.

◊ TheUltimate ◊

[Terrified Virus]

This game is cool. The graphics are really nice also!

[wakeskater_X]

Nice, well the game play will be more fun as well in the next patch.

We'll release a gameplay update after the Jam Voting is closed, but here is a blog post to some insight on the changes that are being made to JD:

http://spaceblasterx...5-revision.html

The game will be a lot easier and should be a little clearer about what to do.

The story line will also change to give a better sense of what is needed to be done as well.

[IKSB]

This shows some good initial ideas (reminds me of scribblenauts....) but it feels like you didn't think through some things.

Example if not thinking through: in one professionally made, Xbox 360 game, every single time the player died, you had to watch an angle slowly descend from heaven and lift you into the sky. The mini cutscene took forever and you had to watch it every time you died, which was frequent. Nobody wants to die, let alone watch a dumb cutscene as punishment every time. Somebody didn't think that through: your game could use similar iteration and thought.

I know it's early in development, but there are many very simple things that could be done to improve the game instantly:

- Clear, in-game instructions. People don't want to read a manual before the can play: many games achieve this by having characters tell them how to play (Legend of Zelda) or by including in game objects that give instructions (Dead Space) Sort of like a tutorial section of the game. Anything that explains the gameplay: if you just leave it up to the players to figure out how to play, people will get bored and quit before they discover all of the hard work you put into it.

- Higher framerate. This is a personal taste one for me. Right now your game feels sluggish, and my computer is running it just fine. I think it's just that your frame rate is set WAY too low. 60 I think is a good MINIMUM, but I prefer working at 100. Everything feels smooth and it makes the player feel more in control. It also just increases visual appeal.

- No cheesey dialogue. One thing that bothers me about almost every single GM game ever made is that they all have bad writing. I think many people have an idea of what they want to write, and then just make up words as they input it into the game. Bad writing is an IMMEDIATE turn-off for me. It may feel funny, witty, and original to you, but most of the time it comes across as childish. A game like Portal has funny, witty, and original writing, but the people who wrote that probably took a fair amount of time planning out the script, revising, and rewriting the lines time and time again before it was actually used in game. If you want people to take your game seriously, I would suggest doing the same. (I don't mean seriously as in the game must be serious, but if you want anyone to invest any time in your game, you have to convince them that it's worth their time. Cheap writing will convince them otherwise very quickly.)

- More involved combat. Right now you just press a button and stuff happens... the enemies aren't very interesting and there is no underlying "strategy" behind it, per se. For example, Trine 2 has a strategy in that each of the three heroes have their own unique way of fighting which changes how you respond and approach enemies. Even in a game as simple as Mario there is strategy: Jump on the koopa and you get a shell. Should you use it to kill the other enemy? You could, but it might bounce back at you, but that might be useful; or you can kill a dry bone, but it will come back to life, so you have to get past it quickly after killing it, or maybe not kill it at all and just run on by. (Simple strategy, but the player still has to make these decisions, even if subconsciously.)

- DON'T SEND THE PLAYER BACK TO THE MENU WHEN THEY DIE! Nobody wants to watch that angle slowly lift the corpse to heaven, and nobody wants to watch your logo every time they die. Fact. Just don't do it. Save points, beginning of the level, I don't care. But right now, your method seems like cruel and unusual punishment.




Don't take anything I've said too harshly: I usually don't even look in the WIP forum any more, much less download a game, and almost never reply to a topic, so I'm only writing this because I actually thought your game was decent. The art style is fine, and the character animation was decent. So just make sure you think through somethings in the game. I mean, we all play professional games and we think, "Well that was really dumb and annoying of them to put that in the game!" We're all pretty good at finding the problems with other people's games. I would be very critical of your own work: you be the harsh reviewer looking for the lousy parts, and then fix them. That's how great games are made.


Good job, and good luck!

[wakeskater_X]

Yes yes, a lot of this is being worked on atm. I posted a blog link above about some of the things that are being fixed. Dying doesn't take you back to the menu, it now resets the game after the story and the game play is a lot easier and more fun.

The uniqueness of the combat is gathering words and using them to fight off enemies in different ways, for example: You get the word bomb, you use it, and it explodes severely damaging any enemies nearby. There is now a knock back factor too, so you can use moves that have better knock back and words that push them further away. Also you can summon various weapons depending on your playing preference, atm we have 3 swords and some throwing knives as weapons. Combat strategy will become way more involved as you have a giant list of words to summon from. Atm we have a few: Dagger Toss, Dagger Throw (an upwards dagger toss), Fireball, Flare, Ki Blast, Bomb, and a few others I think.

I've been thinking about adding in lives too, before taking you to a game over screen. That would make it so you can die a few times as well and not be punished too hard. The frame rate issue is well, most computers run at about 60, which is an average, i think ours is 30, which yea if you watch it real close makes it look a little glitchy, but that's something down the line that we could work on to make it more polished. It'd take a revamp of our system I think.


And as for in game instructions, we might add in a few little floating text things at the beginning, it's been something I had considered.

I appreciate the feedback and implore you to try again after a few patches once we have bosses and a lot more content.

Thanks!

~WakeskaterX~

Edited by wakeskater_X, 09 February 2012 - 08:17 PM.

[TheUltimate]

This game is cool. The graphics are really nice also!

Thanks! Be sure to vote for us if you liked it!

I'm only writing this because I actually thought your game was decent. The art style is fine, and the character animation was decent. So just make sure you think through somethings in the game.

Whoa, thanks for the huge amount of feedback! Haha I see you've found some of the pitfalls of making a game from scratch in under 72 hours. Half of what we wanted to add and adjust by the Jam deadline never made it. But never fear, all that stuff you mentioned has been fixed since last week! We're simply waiting for the Jam voting to end before updating the game, just to be fair to everyone. But I do admit, I never noticed the framerate.

But I think there should be a better way to equip stuff instead of constantly going back into the notebook and typing stuff out. Or at least freeze everything when it's open. I've fallen down chasms more than once because I forget and try to use words in midair.
I'm thinking we should also change some of the sound effects for consistency. Julius sounds like three different people lol.

◊ TheUltimate ◊

[wakeskater_X]

I like the fact that you have to stop to use the notebook. It's a little more realistic I mean, I can't write while jumping over chasms in a notebook, so I expect Julius can't either. We could work on an alternative equip source, but I think as you progress you'll have enough ink to equip the things you want.

I've been adding little things here and there so hopefully we can get a nice game play update after the voting.

Also I can't believe it! 87 plays before even our first update! That's pretty awesome, It'll be nice to add some content to make the game a little more fun.


EDIT: I have implemented lives into the game, now you can die a few times before it resets the levels, (later on this will be a game over screen, that will take you to the main menu (or a save point)).

We will also have to put in an actual save system as the game gets larger (perhaps, it depends how long we want to make the game, old school games didn't let you save so it's not a big issue if the game can be beaten in 30 min to an hour)

Edited by wakeskater_X, 11 February 2012 - 04:54 AM.

[TheUltimate]

I mean, I can't write while jumping over chasms in a notebook, so I expect Julius can't either.

*GASP* You mean you haven't yet mastered the art of extreme multitasking? (Don't worry, neither have I )
Well then, I guess we should make that an unlockable ability. Or we could even go the more awesome route of adding slow motion when you do it in midair. But really, you can't freeze time when you're standing there writing stuff down irl, either, so what's so different about doing it while jumping around too?

Also I can't believe it! 87 plays before even our first update! That's pretty awesome, It'll be nice to add some content to make the game a little more fun.

And that's not including whoever downloaded the ZIP, either.
Edit: Whoa, it's 95 plays now! Awesome.

◊ TheUltimate ◊

Edited by TheUltimate, 11 February 2012 - 01:24 AM.

[wakeskater_X]

OKAY, we finally have an update to Julius Dragonslayer!

Check out the details here:
http://spaceblasterx...ulius-town.html

But go check out the sandbox link, it should be updated.
Here:
http://sandbox.yoyog...us-dragonslayer

So many fixes, and changes if you haven't tried out JDragonslayer yet, now is a good time to test out the game play, and if you have and were a little confused or frustrated, then it should be a lot clearer on what to do.


If you can get the scripts: Jump Dash and Fireball, then you've finished what we have so far as content (at least you got all the main stuff). There are lots of hidden paths and secrets in these 4 levels too so try to find some and see what stuff you can get ;D


Enjoy! The game play is way better, dying is less frustrating and you have lives now! Cheers!

~WakeskaterX~

edit: wow 122 plays... almost as many as SBX a game I actually finished >_> This game will probably surpass that within the week XD

Edited by wakeskater_X, 13 February 2012 - 05:17 PM.