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Making outfits for all of the characters has meant the next update and the one we are hoping to bring to Steam is still not available yet but you can't beat being able to play as Mister Trumped in...

Hi I've been playing it on mobile, is the Android version the same? If so I'm happy to give some feedback.

All characters now have outfits, it does mean a delay but think its so worth it.
Each character has it's own perk too.

https://i.ibb.co/mNqf5dV/p1.png

They look spot on to me! Fingers crossed the likes of Nintendo won't get funny about you using so many of their IP's, heard some scary stories about people with great fan projects getting cease and...

A new air boost ability has just been added meaning you can cover large distances, however it uses much more stamina then running.
Its especially fun if you use the low gravity character mask as...

Really nice looking game, are all the sprites except Mario made by you?

Here are some of the things to look forward to in the upcoming release:

High resolution GFX

Windowed options for those not wanting to play in full screen mode,

Improved environments...

Some great special effects in this.

Added motion blur, more destructible stuff, improved looking platforms, all platforms now have rails to make the world look more realistic, oh and added explosive cookers which is always good :D
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Very impressive!

Working hard to make the levels look better by adding in rooms and new assets such as doors, bins, TVs etc.

Just adding a new freaky look to the runner zombies after you shoot them, inspired by...

We are fast at work on the next update which is more about polishing the current content before we do the next batch of levels.

Along with new music, more objects in levels and other bits we have...

https://i.ibb.co/7Vw9mTb/8ball-pet.png

https://i.ibb.co/n8BmcSS/8ball-obj.png

More improvements made to gfx, your 8ball can now die which is always nice and the game has a Scribble Naughts element to it now with a 30 word lists in the game.

Game is now made for Windows mode...

Just done a ton of improvements including:
Making some of the gfx better
Over 20 word library
Puzzle added
Stats screen pauses meters

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lprump7r8qrodyy/8ball-v4.exe?dl=0

Here is a little pic as promised

https://i.ibb.co/cDzfXbm/8ball.png
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Hi everyone,

Had an idea to make an 8 ball with a difference, made it as a little mini project while having a couple of days break from developing Alien Scumbags.

Feel free to have a go, it...

The hoverboard is now done and ready for the next update, just need to add some sound to it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOIABN2LJCQ

Here is a little test video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdKYBXbL1UI

Hover board is coming along nicely.

https://i.ibb.co/SmCfmvr/hoverjump.png

While working on another patch I got a little distracted and made this little hoverboard, still needs work I think its pretty cool.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fs86AViwHs

Also this...

Just a quick note to say that a new hot fix patch has been released for Alien Scumbags on Gamejolt.

It fixes several FPS issues as well as a host of long standing problems.

Hi Otty,
I played your game and have some criticism for you.

Firstly I would make the main character have more rotations, also work on the fonts as they really clash on the high score screen....

Phew after lots of work the new update has just been released :D

Some of the things in the new version are:

New enemies
Boss fight
New objects including Portals
Dynamic music
New level to...

Due to personal reasons I have been unable to progress with Alien Scumbags until recently.

I am now back working on the update and can show off the newest enemy as well as the nearly finished 6th...

We just released our latest development video which is me working on the 6th level just before the giant boss spider.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZeO6NVdFmA&t

Still working on this boss, nearly finished though :D
In other news we have portals added and working perfectly so that will be going into the next update now.

Added a nice little Megaman Vibe to...

Unfortunately it's not available in the UK or would have downloaded it. Looks cool though.

Nice work, any plans to expand on what you have?

Thanks! I'm ready to show the 3rd test for the spider boss now too, made a ton of improvements on the full title and exposure is really starting to pick up on Twitch and Youtube.

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Love how this game looks! Really nice, also is this original music?

Last night I got the basic phases working for the boss and fingers crossed tonight I will have it rigged and animated.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JskFVbXcYmI&t

Started work on the first boss for Alien Scumbags, I hadn't considered adding bosses but it was requested a lot so thought what the heck lets give it a go.
Currently working on animating this guy.
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BIG UPDATE TIME!

Me and Stu have been working really hard on the next update and are very happy to say you can now download it, version 6 is out now on Gamejolt and here is the list of what's...

Yeah I know what you mean, we are actually on IGDB and Discord too, getting exposure is just tough these days.

Do the Marshes and the Forrest levels happen at random? I only seemed to get the Marshes.

I will be thanks.
Have you played the demo yet? Would be awesome to hear some feedback? Gamejolt is good but I don't think people want to pay for anything on there due to it's routes being in free...

Any thoughts on giving the option to remove vibration? It's a nice easy fix and would make it much better. Now the Mana won't work, ahhh this game is driving me up the wall lol.

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Ah now my Holy Chainsaw has gone completely! :(

Yeah we have worked our butts off over the last year to make this into a fully fledged title. We have voice acting, collectable characters to unlock, full controller support (PS4/Xbox 360 etc) and 4...

No it's a bug :(

Tried it last night and found it was way too difficult for me. Love the art style and the two characters just feel the games difficulty is unfair at times.

Happy to help, I'm still enjoying playing it but hope I can help make it better.

I noticed the shop doesn't work either, is that still in development? I saved for the Holy Chainsaw and found I...

Just added two more characters to the card collection which will be for people looking for a harder challenge.

Patient Zero
https://i.ibb.co/9vd7vJb/patientzero.png

Sethaamon...

Maybe an idea would be to have things that would trigger new areas like a switch on the wall or tile on the floor.
I think if you just duplicated the forest level and added a different background...

Downloaded this and it's a fun little game to play, my only issue is I'm still in the Forrest at level 5, any chance of some more background/environments?

Also it tells me I haven't found all the...

Added a new feature last night which means you can now store one health pack similar to how it works in Super Mario World with a spare item.
Changed the shoot to CTRL as that gives people more...

Our intro is now finished, hope you like it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKtYidzlHzA

Someone asked us if they could do some fan art of our latest enemy, had to share it as he has done an amazing job!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcl3hsYNHiM

Added brightness settings so you can now have it so you can see most of the level, none of the level and have make it through just on your flash light and the ambient light and the other option is...

The artwork is really nice, specifically the title.

Nice! Did you make a trailer? I hardly ever really play PC games as every time I'm on my laptop I am developing.

Just polishing up level 5 now, a lot more platforming added to this one and also the first appearance of the Flabjab above.

https://i.ibb.co/PzSkT2t/L5.png

I would really like your feedback on...

Love the graphics, a real beauty of a game, hope it does well for you.

Ah ok, still sounds very interesting. I have attempted twice to do a GTA thing in the past but it was such a huge undertaking I gave up not long in.

Certainly ambitious, will be great to see this develop.

Alien Scumbags is a 2D run and gun platformer with some survival horror elements thrown in.
It is heavily inspired by Sci fi movies and games like Doom and Duke Nukem.
...

I love pixel art timelapse videos so thought I'd do one for the latest enemy


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEO-h8Hi6y0

Also just released a free demo on Gamejolt if you want to get a taste...

Hi, the issue I have is not being able to move while jumping sometimes, it was an issue I had with a game I made for Android once, turned out multi touch wasn't done right as touches start from zero...

This is the site I use to do full size pics.

https://imgbb.com

Edit: unfortunately my phone won't open your game :(

....duplicate....

Super happy with how this mirror effect came out.

https://i.ibb.co/B4dxQkt/mirror.png

Thought you might be interested in some more development footage, this one is focusing on the design of our latest level.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgOL4stTzGs

Thanks! :)

Alien Scumbags was featured on the AskGameDev showcase video, super happy.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3sXqiv7c-c&t=6s

Really happy to announce that you can download the latest version of Alien Scumbags now at https://gamejolt.com/games/alienscumbags/312460

We are now on V5.0.1 (Update log below)


More guns...

Yes must see a pic of the spider enemy! Thanks for the compliment regarding Alien Scumbags, I've got a new trailer now :)


https://youtu.be/RnsSsl4M6Is

Video of the new improvements coming in the next update.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnsSsl4M6Is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-hTVCfemD8

Still looking good though :)

working on some new tiles for the later levels.

https://i.ibb.co/Yh0xxcV/New-tiles-montage.png

the remade level 3 is coming along nicely complete with new art work and lighting effects.

https://i.ibb.co/nng1CMD/l3-lighting.png

Great I look forward to seeing it, equally would be cool to see a video of what it looks like behind the scenes.

Great game, love how it's very much inspired by Castlevania. Reminds me of another indie game called Pixel Staff. One thing I would fix is the controls, looks like you are not using multitouch at the...

Great game, love how it's very much inspired by Castlevania. Reminds me of another indie game called Pixel Staff. One thing I would fix is the controls, looks like you are not using multitouch at the...

Alien Scumbags new lighting effects


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NUHFHVInhM&t=116s

play through of the 2nd level now with all new lighting in place.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NUHFHVInhM&t=116s

That looks stunning, really impressive

Update:

The revamped version of level 1 is now finished and work has started over on level 2 now, its taking ages but the results make it all worth it.
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Thanks I agree it really makes the game look better than just dull dark corridors.

Here's a pic of the lift from the first level which I'm super proud of.
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Come join us on Discord https://discord.gg/m554Wp8

Big news!

I have done a whole new lighting system for Alien Scumbags and after working closely with the amazing developer of Eagle Island I have really transformed the look of Alien Scumbags into...

All 4 guns are now in the game, each one will have it's own specific uses which will be taught to the player in the earlier levels when each gun is introduced.
Was hoping to have an update out...

I agree the Hole Shader is awesome, I'm using it in my game too.

Really swish looking game! Love anything related to the Alien franchise.

The particle effects literally blow my mind!

You've done a great job of the spectrum gfx, very authentic

Super excited to show you the finished intro complete with our new original Halo style theme song!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pejbTGyvAho

I can't fix the above so here it is again as it should show up.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG-8hjjxJLQ

Explosions are now working properly for the C4 bombs which you can see below:
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C4 gun is in and just playing around with how it works at the moment, take a look below to see it in action.

https://youtu.be/GG-8hjjxJLQ

Finally took the plunge and started a new menu system which will allow me to add more guns, below is a couple of development videos of progress made.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28VrnyzDd44...

Update:
The resolution has been raised again to make it more workable meaning Master Chef has gotten a little smaller again, the more zoomed out look makes the game feel a little less pixelated and...

This game looks stunning! Did you create the artwork yourself?

V4.1 has now been released and includes new enemy designs as above, as well as new music and features.

Hope you like it.

https://gamejolt.com/games/alienscumbags/312460

Update

So finally starting to feel like myself since surgery and back onto working on Alien Scumbags.
An important new addition that I have now added is the ability to restart the level when you...

Update

Well 3 winners have been emailed and now it's back to working on Alien Scumbags.
Unfortunately I have just gotten out of hospital after nearly and a 5 hour emergency operation hence the...

Just a quick one, we are coming to the final 3 days of our prize giveaway and you could win 1 of 3 keys for Alien Scumbags.

https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/56b5c8071/

more working on the Alien replacements.

https://image.ibb.co/fGiOFe/New_Piskelmonstermonster.png

https://image.ibb.co/h5qg1K/New_Piskelmonsterp2big.png

I personally prefer the 2nd one but...

Ok so it looks like we have to start distancing ourselves from the Aliens look in order to be more commercially viable and avoid copyright infringement :(
As soon I have been working on a new design...

Thanks I really appreciate the kind words, it's got a long way to go till it's finished but V4 has really made it a much more solid game. Btw also just finished the official trailer....

COMPETITION TIME!

Win a copy of Alien Scumbags now! http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/56b5c8071/?

V4 is now here!


It has taken longer to bring this out than I wanted but unfortunately I am just recovering from a mouth infection because of one of my Wisdom Teeth.
Last night I finally got to...

V4 is now here!


It has taken longer to bring this out than I wanted but unfortunately I am just recovering from a mouth infection because of one of my Wisdom Teeth.
Last night I finally got to...

gorgeous looking game!

Clouds sound good as long as you give them some transparency.
Difficulty in games is a hard thing to get right as developers we know all the tricks but players don't.
The music really suited the...

Update

The below development video covers some of the new content coming in the next update which should be available by the end of the week.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj_Vlskgd6Q

Happy I can help, for the fonts I would go to "1001 free fonts" and see what matches the game on there.
I usually put the font into an Active although it can give you mixed results doing that due to...

Left you a review as it has lots of bits I like about it. Control scheme is nice using the bottom part of the screen and something even some AAA games don't do right. The presentation could be...

Nice looking game, controls are nice and responsive although game is rock hard, especially the Time Trial level.

This is coming together really well, like the particle effects you have added too.

Being trying to scrub up on my Duke Nukem impressions lol, anyway here is a look at the new voice work added with over 15 different phrases in the game now.

...

Make a bullet a bit bigger and change its colour, each time you hit a bullet make the next one faster. That means it will start off easy and get harder gradually meaning that it will be a challenge...

Ok played the game and didn't like it. The animations are cool and the music and SFX is good but the game is way too hard. You can hardly see the bullet which makes it really hard to hit. Best is 1...

For anyone looking to follow the progress of Alien Scumbags I have put together a timelapse video of some of the work being done on the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11PTYaHJb5o

Hi Amiman99, I will try and download it later and let you know my thoughts.

I mean is an environment you can walk through? It would be great if it was.

This is really cool, is done in a similar way to FNAF?

Finished adding controller support to all the menu's now and started working on the card designs for the collections screen.
I present to you Mister Trumped XD
...

Update:

Tonight we sorted controller support! Tested with PS4 and Xbox 360 controllers and working perfectly due to the awesome Vaccine.

I will be uploading a time lapse style video of two...

Just a quick note to say we are hard at work on trying to utilise Vaccine in our project at the moment, hence we haven't worked on anything else and won't be till we have controller support...

A quick share for of a youtubers video recently released, great guy and great to see our game being played.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zBneZt1URc&t=49s

Keybinding structure is now in place, thanks to the awesome video below:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCezDA2dQpE&t=292s

Now just gotta make it look nice.
...

Hi Zip2kx thanks, yes its coming along well just making sure not too work on it too much as don't want to burn out.

Have you played it yet?

By the way here is a pic from what will be the new...

back again for another mini update, nearly finished the whole collecting cards system, certainly worth the extra work and makes the game have some extra longevity.
The below pic is of the Gachapon...

Mask selection nearly done, going with a collectable card game look.
the screen scrolls to show more and currently we have 9 different masks with individual perks.
...

https://preview.ibb.co/che4rJ/facehugger.png

Had a go at remaking the Face Hugger as it had such a small amount of pixels and it ended up looking more like a mouse.
Really happy with the new if somewhat huge version of the Facehugger I have...

Ry Who? Just started implementing hats and masks just for fun and to boost longevity.

https://s31.postimg.cc/udoph6mrv/Ry_who.png

Hi, firstly good on you for getting stuck in to making stuff!

Things I noticed from the video which may help:

Art was inconsistent, try and make your art style match instead of having photo's...

Hi Julian thanks for the help here.
Do you mean handle the object collisions with a square active for example?

Can anyone help?

The next update is finally here, I have done work on pretty much everything, animations, sfx, graphic effects, level design, screen effects and making the world physics based too.

I hope you will...

Hi Thanks, Glad you liked it.
I will working on it more once the latest version of Alien Scumbags has released.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsZQ6U6oiqk

Couldn't edit so had to add a new post.

By the way thanks Sparckman, also great to see you here again.

Just added this tonight and had so much we decided to add it to the game for everyone to play with. https://youtu.be/BsZQ6U6oiqk

Hi Everyone.

I hope you can help, I have a physics objects which don't touch the ground and I can't for the life of me fix it.
Below is what I mean.
...

Working on making all objects physics objects and getting level 2 all polished ready for what will likely be the final update before submitting to Steam.

...

https://www.imageupload.co.uk/images/2018/04/09/space.png

New update

Started finishing up the levels we have so far, added some new tiling to try and give a more Sci-fi spaceship feel.
Some other new improvements are physics objects which you can use to...

Love that little sandgrub. As above the shader effect in the background is very nice.

Great looking game but I didn't enjoy the gameplay as it felt very stiff to me. I tried both control methods but neither seemed to fit, I then realised it was less like a normal platformer game. I...

We are still pushing the game towards the Survival Horror Genre, adding 7 layers of depth to each level now, we even have a layer just for space for when you walk past any windows.

Anyway thought...

After watching this great series of videos about Dead Space


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5A0qttazXo


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1x6Jy2CYNo

...

Doing some further work to make the tutorial level look better.

https://i.imgur.com/0u5fbvS.png

Quick update with some new features coming in the next update

More sound effects
Touched up some of the old graphics from the gamejam version
New music track added
Parallax added making the...

made some big changes to the main menu look

https://s9.postimg.org/pqw4s7om7/newtitle.png

here's my latest video for Alien Scumbags!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYqWps5LXRo

Update

Me and Stu came up with some new ideas last night which will be in the next update, we hope you like them.

In the next update you will be able to collect icons/power ups (Not sure what...

Love the jingles, makes me feel like I'm watching something from Nintendo.

I realised that spamming the space key to kill enemies with the Pistol and having unlimited ammo took away the challenge/survival element.

Added a reloading function last night for the pistol to...

Update

Just released our first update since the gamejam.

Tons of improvements have been added

Higher resolution making the action less zoomed in
Silly voice acting
ladders
new enemies

Ok sounds interesting, will be good to see how it turns out.

Really like the black and white aesthetic, will you be adding enemies or will it be a pure puzzle style game?

still plugging away on Alien Scumbags, added in lots of effects like smoke from the doors, score tally UI and just tonight added in some wall patterns/textures.
...

Few more bits done since last update.

New title screen which I would love some feedback on, personally I think it is an improvement over original one.
Secondly I have being playing around with...

Awesome looking game! Really reminds me of the sonic labyrinth levels mixed with the Chemical plant ones.

Update:

Just released a new update with several improvements.

New Menu artwork
Optimised difficulty
New Enemies
Finished Level 4
New FX added
First boss amendments

Very nice indeed, is the racket swing automatic?

This is pretty cool, is it built in the same way as a pong game?
On another note I would love to see the crowds heads move with the ball, that would be hilarious.

Keep on it! :D

Ladders turned out to be a rather large pain to implement but finally added them now and thought it was time to show them off in this new progress video i've done.

As i'm still working on it you...

I have now found a solution to the flashlight size issue.

The flashlight will remain small, however when an Alien is nearby a green light pulses around the character and the field of view is...

Looks pretty awesome to me! Just watched a few of your Youtube videos as well and liking the very clean UI you have.

Thanks for the feedback, happy to make that adjustment, I'll maybe experiment with making it a torchlight that points in the direction your character is in. At the moment just adding more polish and...

adding in some quotes for when aliens are killed, particularly loving "Take that scumbag!"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAi_78TWNzU

Working hard on building upon the original small Gamejam concept as it didn't do too badly in the competition.

Here is what's coming in the next update:


You are alerted when enemies are near...

Well done! Very deserving off the win! :D

Gorgeous graphics! Character certainly has a look of Mighty the Armadillo from the Sonic universe.
Was that deliberate?

Nice!!! I look forward to seeing the new animation in action.

Cheers, thinking about making it into a fully fleshed out experience.

Oh well 8th isn't too bad out of 17 :)

Was hoping for a little higher but still pretty happy with it being my first game jam.

A thing that would make a huge difference is to have the shadow separate to the speeder as it kills the effect a little when you jump and the shadow does too.

Impressive though and with some...

The game is now finished and ready to play :) https://monsterfingergames.itch.io/alien-scumbags

The Orbital Cannon is ace! What did you create your animation's with?

Nice, sounds like it's going to be a long journey, good luck with it :)

Time for some more updates before it get's submitted.

Pause added
Facehuggers are now in
level 2 50% done
Mandatory splash screen added (really wish I hadn't chose 112x63 as the resolution now...

1st level finished (planning 3 levels)
Death sequence done
Both guns added
In game mechanics added
Character damage added
Ammo added

The base of the game is now sorted just need to work on...

Good luck with you new title, I look forward to seeing the progress you make.

Have you thought of a timescale for the project?

haha cheers.

The annoying this was I drew it on Piskel then for some reason it didn't save so I had to re-draw it all out again last night.

Added all the gore last night and really happy how it...

https://i.imgur.com/tlGcYzO.png

Hi,

Working on a little something for the Fusion Wars gamejam.

https://itch.io/jam/fusion-wars-the-programming-menace

Going for a comedic take on the alien movies and other things that come...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or-4srUREV8

I made this video which may help.

little bit of polish for level 4 also made several improvements to the rest of the game.

https://s2.postimg.org/s0xtn3aqx/cityfinished.png

Thanks everyone for all your help. I have got it working but don't think I could have done it by myself

Hi all,

I have gone through several threads and non of them help with my issue.

I found this site: http://gmscoreboard.com/
Went through the help me section and found that I am able to post...

Me neither im always learning. There are tons of resources to help you and I think your games would look far better if you drew the images.

I am happy to teach you what I know and help you if ya...

3rd Time trying to get level 4 sorted, finding it a bit hard to get it how I want but hoping for some feedback on the new buildings and new look to level 4.
...

More work done on menu's and also making the explosions more satisfying.
Anyway here is the unofficial Cammy lol, nearly finished now.

https://s2.postimg.org/r7sxoov3d/cammyish.png

Hi Slaxone, from the images it looks like you are using premade graphics, if so a big improvement would be to do your own as it would make the game more uniform.

Haha Think I'm going to have to make it red now, I completely forgot about that.

...I don't know what you mean lol.
Liking the cameo? :p

Update

I have just added the latest build to the Gamejolt page and to our new Itchio page
Any feedback would be great.

https://monsterfingergames.itch.io/super-bombardier
...

Thanks guys for the assistance, I set up a MailChimp account yesterday and think I will just like to my sign up page from the game as a fix for now.

mail.com is the site we use for our team email.

Hi all,

Hope you can help, I am trying to add an option in my game to enable the player to opt in to a mailing list.

Can anyone help me in doing this?

Just on a side note I looked over the...

Hi Robin,

Watched all 3 videos for you and this game looks really great! The idea of hitting the shield into enemy ships is genius and by far the fave bit of your game so far.
Looking forward to...

Time for some more pics ahead of the next release.

https://s2.postimg.org/lsvk5bobt/newenemies.png

https://s2.postimg.org/unwefw2uh/grassexplosion.png
...

Looks pretty cool and the name reminds me of Downwell too.
Will be downloading later.

:) Thanks. I have now added some particle effects with fast loops for whenever you collect things, also finished adding the manual fire to all 3 finished levels.
Cool little muzzle flash added for...

Lots of tweaks being done at the moment, also still working hard on making the new grass level flow nicely.
Where enemies appear is far more varied now, basically instead of one sensor creating a...

I look forward to seeing how this progresses.