Who doesn't love Gauntlet, Alien Breed etc etc...
Well I was thinking about these the other day and thought wouldn't it be fun to get something like this started. Blitz has seen a couple of attempts but none appear to have moved in any direction.
So, after the success of Jump Around I thought I'd fire another start of a project into the arena of blitz.
"Top Down Shooter"
Ok, not so much of a catchy title, but that because there's not much of a game yet...
I spent a few hours coding up the basic bits and pieces needed to get this going...
Included are:
Map editor - This needs to be extended however, it allows you to create maps.
Basic Engine - Nothing much at all, basic collision detection on the walls and walking around
Example Map - Um... example map.
Tile Set - A tiny tile set, most of which I've lifted from somewhere or another so this needs a complete new set.
Let see what we can make of this, we need tile sets, maps, and of course a story and an engine.
Personally I'd like to see Alien Breed style, however, let's hear your suggestions.
The maps are 256x256 tiles in size with 32x32px tiles. They are made up of 4 layers:
Layer 0: Collision layer, either yes or no.
Layer 1: Base coat: The basic look of the level.
Layer 2: Objects: Pick up/ shoot etc.
Layer 3: Overlay : Drawn over the top of everything else to give a sense of depth.
OK,
So there we have it... This is probably going to require discussion before people go head long into this.
The code I am submitting here is public domain, feel free to use it, credit where due etc.
If you want to use it though, add to this project, lets get another great community project going.
Download the zip here.
http://www.mentalillusion.co.uk/tmp/TopDown.zip
PS Don't you just love it when you have a spelling error in the subject and you can't change it :(
Well I was thinking about these the other day and thought wouldn't it be fun to get something like this started. Blitz has seen a couple of attempts but none appear to have moved in any direction.
So, after the success of Jump Around I thought I'd fire another start of a project into the arena of blitz.
"Top Down Shooter"
Ok, not so much of a catchy title, but that because there's not much of a game yet...
I spent a few hours coding up the basic bits and pieces needed to get this going...
Included are:
Map editor - This needs to be extended however, it allows you to create maps.
Basic Engine - Nothing much at all, basic collision detection on the walls and walking around
Example Map - Um... example map.
Tile Set - A tiny tile set, most of which I've lifted from somewhere or another so this needs a complete new set.
Let see what we can make of this, we need tile sets, maps, and of course a story and an engine.
Personally I'd like to see Alien Breed style, however, let's hear your suggestions.
The maps are 256x256 tiles in size with 32x32px tiles. They are made up of 4 layers:
Layer 0: Collision layer, either yes or no.
Layer 1: Base coat: The basic look of the level.
Layer 2: Objects: Pick up/ shoot etc.
Layer 3: Overlay : Drawn over the top of everything else to give a sense of depth.
OK,
So there we have it... This is probably going to require discussion before people go head long into this.
The code I am submitting here is public domain, feel free to use it, credit where due etc.
If you want to use it though, add to this project, lets get another great community project going.
Download the zip here.
http://www.mentalillusion.co.uk/tmp/TopDown.zip
PS Don't you just love it when you have a spelling error in the subject and you can't change it :(