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Hi everyone! I'm finally ready to announce my real-time strategy game. Here's the game-play video, it should explain it quite well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe2mmtLqKik
Enjoy the video, and please give me feedback on how I could make it better!
So, just curious, but if I were to ever do a livestream playthrough of this game when it is completely finished, and I showed a full playthrough of the entire game in the livestream instead of just most of it, would you guys watch? Just curious.
New video time!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YW6f_3ofr0
Not much else to say, other than the fact that there are a few new features demonstrated in the video.
Time for another new video!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRYQyCdf4AY
To quote the video description:
EDIT: Here are some screenshots, first of the old graphics style:Quote:
So...
Well, we've worked on some potential graphical improvements in War for Robovania.
Due to the larger sizes of the graphics, there will obviously be some issues that need to be worked out, but that hopefully won't take too long. Before we do that, though, what do you guys think? Do you like the new graphics more than the old ones? If you can't tell whether or not they are better due to the video quality, then let us know so we can put up screenshots. Either way, please give us feedback on it!
Also, yes, that is a frames per second counter in the upper-left corner, for debugging purposes.
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Then the new ones:
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Notice how much more distinctly-shaped everything is in the new style? That's because I realized that there needed to be a distinction between units other than color for colorblind players. :)
Just so you guys know, there's a playlist with all the gameplay videos of War for Robovania here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...-Cmygo8aDPx9_4
Also, I plan on releasing a demo for the game soon, so keep an eye out for that!
Well, there's nothing much else to say. Nope. Nothing els...
What was that!?!?!
Okay guys, I think I just received some kind of encoded message. What could it mean???
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Well, after decoding it myself, it seems that there is a lot of redacted info, and it seems a few parts haven't been fully decoded. Oh well...
Here's what I used to decode the message, by the way (put in a text color where you need to highlight the text, for anyone who wants to figure out themselves): http://www.unit-conversion.info/texttools/hexadecimal/
And the decoded message:
Decoding encrypted message...
Error: Multiple encoding methods detected, could not decode entire message.
Displaying anyway...
Warning: Security clearance too low: Some information from the file has been redacted due to insufficient security clearance.
Dark Squadron, log #001:
Hello, this is S23o18d19p12i20. Here is my assessment on my fellow team mates, as requested:
<name redacted>: <info redacted> have proven to be very useful. However, I do want to notify you that <name redacted> <info redacted> are disruptive to <info redacted>. Fortunately, thanks to having <info redacted> as well, I was able to cooperate with <name redacted> quite nicely. Also, he used <info redacted> in a way that none of us expected: He used <info redacted>! He proved himself as quite the useful ally we hoped he would be.
<name redacted>: His ability to <info redacted> has proven to be very useful, and goes well with <info redacted>. However, <name redacted> was unable to use <info redacted> effectively when <info redacted> was activated, and <name redacted> did not seem to be able to do much about it. <info redacted>
That's a lot of redacted information HGF! ;)
I also checked out your latest video, your engine looks well made, good job!
Hey, guess what? I've just received a second message! This time there isn't nearly as much redacted! Here is the decoded version:
Decoding encrypted message...
Message decoded successfully
Warning: Security clearance too low: Some information from the file has been redacted due to insufficient security clearance.
Dark Squadron, log #002:
This is <name redacted> speaking, and WOW that training excersise was excessively hard!
It was fun, though. You may want to clean up the mess. Uh... I blame Swordsplit!
The plot thickens. Who's Swordsplit? What is the Dark Squadron? Why is this message so... silly? Well, I have a feeling we'll be finding out soon enough...
Hmm... Come to think of it, I think the part that wasn't fully decoded last time was "Swordsplit" as well...
And I'm now receiving a message saying my security clearance will be increased when the time is right... I think I'll be able to give you the full versions of the messages eventually, once that happens! Or at the very least I might be able to show you the non-redacted names...
Okay, so I'd like to say what some/most of the planned features, differences from the full version, etc. are going to be in the "demo" (for lack of a better way to describe it in one word) of War for Robovania:
1. The demo will mostly feature new content using a similar/the same engine, aside from re-used graphics, the basic units the player has, upgrades, maybe an enemy or two, etc. That's the best way I think I can make the demo, due to the nature of the game making a traditional demo of "a select few stages from the full version" a bit difficult, and, due to the game being a bit on the short side, a 1-hour trial would probably be enough to beat the entire game a few times (though, also due to the nature of the game, it should be fairly re-playable). It allows people to try the game, and probably lets them play enough to decide if they want the full version, without giving everyone too much content from the full version.
2. The plan is to include 4 stages, 3 normal stages and 1 "fortress" stage (possibly 2 "fortress" stages, but that's unlikely, especially with the planned story (the stage isn't exactly a fortress stage, but saying what it actually is might spoil a part of the planned story)). To compare, the full version will have 11 stages, 5 normal stages and 6(!) fortress stages.
3. The demo will technically be its own, stand-alone game, and will probably be treated as such.
4. The demo will take place before the main game, and is likely to have a bit more story than the full game (the story, while not implemented in the demo itself, has, in fact, been come up with, it's more of a matter of whether or not I can feasibly make the necessary cutscenes for it without them being terrible).
5. I will try to keep feedback I get from the demo in mind, so it will also serve as a way for me to get feedback on the general gameplay of the game.
6. I may or may not have been teasing a bit of info on some characters in the demo with those encoded messages. ;)
Well, that's all for now! Now back to work on the demo, so that hopefully you guys can give it a try fairly soon...
So, I have a question for you guys related to the demo: Would you rather I release an early version of the demo, with the one stage I've finished, now, with me updating it as I finish more and more of the demo, or would you rather I finish it before releasing it?