[C#] Tyrian - Released!

[montycarlo]

Hio!

The competition came to a close just recently, and I'm glad to say I finished the main parts in time. There were some features I would have liked to add but ran out of the resource. I was up for an incredible 39 hour period to finish it. After sending, I found quite a problem with it at school; in two player mode you couldn't use your rear weapons! I had to rush home after school, fix the glitch & send it again, then speed off to work.

I'd like to thank Ben Johnson for producing the fantastic background music. This was a really fun experience, and I've decided to continue producing it within my own time after the award ceremony (Even if I lose!). There are some parts I'll need to recode, as they're a bit wasteful and I can greatly improve them. I'll be producing a full level creator (I have my own but it's only for one level and enemy set) and releasing that for anyone who wishes to create their own levels for the game.

Download the final product.

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The competition is almost finished, and I'm on schedule.
I promised you guys levels one and two, and I have delivered.. with 2 hours and 12 minutes to spare!

Download here.

Arrow Keys to move, Spacebar to shoot Main & Rear, X to Shoot your left sidekick, C for your right, Z to switch sidekick places. F10 to toggle fullscreen and F9 to take a screenshot.

Comments are appreciated & glitch reports. If you believe a section is too hard or you have found something wrong, please take a screenshot using F9, upload it to some public upload site and post the url & give a small explination of what is wrong.

I've done a bit of a hack job sewing the two levels together. There is no transition, it will just start the second once the first is completed because I'm completing the levels before I worry about the fancy stuff

Cheers,

Montycarlo

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Yes, it's me again.

Sorry for bailing on you guys last time
I couldn't complete it as my denial of Yuriks's accusation bit my behind later on.

I'm entering into a competition, with all 'deliverables' due in on the 7th of August. I'm going to be working like mad.

Everything has started well, my programming experience with AS3 (I was using AS2 for Tyrian: Flash) has helped me greatly, as C# and AS3 is almost identical, save for a few small exceptions and missing methods (I have already needed to create my own functions and procedures for Object arrays haha).

I'm re-using the links that bb1, Gamera and other users have posted here to the sprites, sounds and music but I am missing a set of sprites; the UI. Does anyone have these sprites or will I be forced to print screen and edit in Fireworks?

Cheers.

[montycarlo]

A couple of days in and it's looking great.
I'm required to make Development Documentation and use their API as part of the competition criteria, so you can follow my progress at:
www.swingame.com/swinforum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=132&p=526#p526

Edit: Once I add in a few more elements, I'll post a quick demo however there is a great restriction:
This only works on XP operating systems. Even with Vista in compatibility mode, it still throws a error and crashes. The university lecturer has yet to tell me why. Untested on Linux though. I don't believe C# works on Mac's either.

[kecske85]

Hi montycarlo !

About the UI sprites, Mindless has 3 links in his signature, those pretty much have all you need.

The deadline is pretty tight, how many levels are you going to make? Are you remaking the original levels or design your own?

I'm doing a remake too, and i was quite dissapointed when i made the first level, the level making process is really long and tedious. Reusing the original data files is out of the question for me, maybe it could work for you, but it's not gona be an easy ride

Anyways, good luck with the competition !

[yuriks]

Hey! It's me with discouraging words again. =P

Sounds like a pretty fishy library if it doesn't even works outside XP...

09/7/09 - ~8 hours/Independent - The publish feature not working in C# Express, the only value in the 'platform' property is 'All CPU'S' - Not distributing until the product is finished. Product is compiled and published using the Professional version of C# through a friend.

What exactly is the problem you're having here? You don't really need the publish feature, you can just copy the stuff inside the bin/Release folder, but, why is "All CPU's" a problem?

[montycarlo]

Jul 10, 2009 9:41:01 GMT kecske85 said:

Mindless has 3 links in his signature, those pretty much have all you need.

The deadline is pretty tight, how many levels are you going to make? Are you remaking the original levels or design your own?

I'm doing a remake too, and i was quite dissapointed when i made the first level, the level making process is really long and tedious. Reusing the original data files is out of the question for me, maybe it could work for you, but it's not gona be an easy ride

Anyways, good luck with the competition !

Hey
Are you talking about "tyrian.pic, tyrian.shp, tyrianc.shp", all those links seem to be broken sadly, do you have a copy of them? Just tried again and they work, my internet must have dropped out. Thankyou both!

I'm not sure about how many levels, but just as many as I can manage in the time limit really. All new levels will be created, using the old sprites though.

Yeah, I also feel that level-creation is a bit of a drag, however I've got some cool ideas set up that differ from Tyrian.

Goodluck with your project! I'd love to play it!

Jul 10, 2009 10:43:28 GMT yuriks said:

Hey! It's me with discouraging words again. =P

Sounds like a pretty fishy library if it doesn't even works outside XP...

Hahaha, Why hello Yuriks!

It seems to be exporting on this computer to be a problem; the uni lecturer that created the API ensures me that it works on all Windows platforms; the competitors last year didn't have this problem, nor have anyone else this year. Their website even swears that it's cross-platform. Maybe I am missing some vital framework file.

Again, I contacted the API developer and he tells me that the problem concerning exportation is merely my computer.

[montycarlo]

Alright guys, I think I may only have time to do a couple of levels with the same tile set but really excellent scenery. If I get time I'll expand on the tile sets.

For that reason, I've thrown a quick map maker together in flash. You can make a map (Sorry, no enemies!) using the tiles provided, generate the code, post it here and then people can grab that code, paste it in the map maker and load it to view it. If it's interesting, inconsistent and lengthy enough it may appear in the game! (All used backgrounds will be credited to their owners)

Download it here.
Or view online here.

Here's the start of my own:

{29, 29, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16}, {3, 4, 25, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 18, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16}, {28, 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 25, 26, 26, 26, 18, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16}, {28, 13, 35, 35, 35, 35, 35, 36, 1, 3, 3, 3, 4, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16}, {34, 36, 55, 55, 55, 55, 31, 32, 35, 35, 36, 28, 14, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16}, {44, 46, 11, 23, 23, 10, 54, 31, 45, 45, 32, 36, 14, 25, 26, 18, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16}, {44, 46, 14, 29, 29, 12, 28, 54, 55, 55, 31, 46, 1, 3, 4, 15, 16, 19, 26, 26, 18, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16}, {44, 46, 14, 5, 7, 22, 23, 23, 23, 10, 44, 32, 35, 36, 14, 25, 26, 27, 29, 29, 25, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26}, {30, 46, 14, 25, 27, 29, 29, 29, 29, 12, 44, 45, 45, 46, 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4}, {45, 46, 1, 4, 29, 5, 6, 7, 29, 12, 54, 55, 31, 32, 36, 28, 34, 35, 35, 35, 35, 36, 28, 34, 36, 14}, {45, 32, 36, 14, 29, 15, 16, 17, 29, 22, 23, 10, 44, 45, 32, 35, 30, 45, 45, 45, 45, 32, 35, 30, 46, 14}, {45, 45, 46, 14, 29, 15, 16, 17, 29, 29, 29, 12, 44, 45, 45, 45, 45, 45, 33, 55, 31, 45, 45, 45, 46, 14}, {45, 45, 46, 14, 29, 15, 16, 9, 6, 6, 7, 12, 54, 31, 45, 45, 45, 45, 46, 28, 54, 55, 31, 45, 46, 14}, {45, 45, 46, 14, 29, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 12, 28, 54, 55, 55, 55, 55, 56, 11, 23, 10, 44, 45, 46, 14}, {45, 45, 46, 14, 29, 25, 18, 16, 16, 16, 17, 22, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 24, 29, 12, 44, 45, 46, 14}, {45, 45, 46, 1, 4, 29, 15, 16, 16, 16, 9, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 29, 29, 12, 44, 45, 46, 14}, {45, 45, 46, 28, 14, 29, 15, 16, 19, 26, 26, 26, 18, 16, 19, 26, 26, 18, 17, 29, 29, 12, 54, 31, 46, 14}, {45, 45, 32, 36, 14, 5, 8, 16, 17, 2, 3, 4, 15, 16, 17, 2, 4, 15, 9, 6, 7, 12, 28, 44, 46, 14}, {45, 45, 45, 46, 14, 15, 16, 16, 17, 12, 28, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 24, 15, 16, 16, 17, 12, 34, 30, 46, 1}, {45, 45, 45, 46, 14, 15, 16, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 15, 16, 9, 6, 6, 8, 16, 16, 17, 12, 44, 45, 32, 35}, {45, 45, 33, 56, 14, 15, 16, 16, 9, 6, 6, 6, 8, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 12, 54, 55, 55, 31}, {33, 55, 56, 28, 14, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 22, 23, 23, 23, 10}, {46, 11, 23, 23, 24, 25, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 18, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 9, 6, 6, 6, 7, 22}, {46, 14, 5, 6, 7, 29, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 19, 26, 26, 26, 27, 29}, {46, 14, 25, 26, 27, 2, 0, 30, 46, 28, 14, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3}, {56, 14, 29, 2, 3, 0, 30, 56, 11, 23, 24, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 12, 28, 34, 35, 35}, {23, 24, 29, 12, 28, 54, 56, 11, 24, 5, 7, 25, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 18, 17, 22, 10, 44, 45, 45}, {6, 6, 7, 22, 23, 23, 23, 24, 29, 25, 27, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 15, 9, 7, 12, 54, 31, 45}, {16, 16, 9, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 2, 3, 0, 34, 35, 35, 36, 28, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 12, 28, 44, 45}, {16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 12, 34, 35, 30, 45, 33, 56, 13, 28, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 10, 44, 45}, {16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 12, 44, 33, 55, 31, 46, 11, 23, 23, 24, 15, 16, 9, 7, 12, 54, 31}, {16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 12, 44, 46, 28, 44, 46, 14, 5, 6, 6, 8, 16, 16, 17, 12, 28, 54}, {16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 12, 44, 32, 28, 44, 46, 14, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 22, 23, 23}, {16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 12, 44, 32, 35, 30, 46, 14, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 9, 6, 6, 6}, {26, 26, 18, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 12, 54, 55, 55, 55, 56, 14, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 19, 26, 26, 26}, {3, 4, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 22, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 24, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 29, 2, 3}, {36, 14, 25, 18, 16, 16, 16, 16, 9, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 29, 12, 34}, {46, 14, 29, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 19, 27, 29, 12, 44}, {46, 1, 4, 25, 18, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 19, 27, 2, 3, 0, 44}, {32, 36, 1, 4, 25, 18, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 19, 27, 2, 0, 34, 35, 30}, {45, 32, 36, 1, 4, 25, 18, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 2, 0, 34, 30, 45, 45}, {45, 45, 46, 13, 14, 29, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 12, 13, 44, 45, 45, 45}

[montycarlo]

The competition ends on the 7th of August, a mere 5 days away!

It's game is progressing fantastically, although I am slightly behind schedule I'm taking off a couple of days off school to regain the time. The levels are quite easy to produce thanks to my level-aider. The scenery looks brilliant, Dan's art continues to be pleasuring to the eye.

I'm aiming for three levels, tomorrow I'll post up a Demo of the first two levels. I'd like to know what you guys think of it, and if there are any improvements that can be made.

Cheers,

-Montycarlo

[montycarlo]

Hio!

The competition is almost finished, and I'm on schedule.
I promised you guys levels one and two, and I have delivered.. with 2 hours and 12 minutes to spare!

Download here.

Arrow Keys to move, Spacebar to shoot Main & Rear, X to Shoot your left sidekick, C for your right, Z to switch sidekick places. F10 to toggle fullscreen and F9 to take a screenshot.

Comments are appreciated & glitch reports. If you believe a section is too hard or you have found something wrong, please take a screenshot using F9, upload it to some public upload site and post the url & give a small explination of what is wrong.

I've done a bit of a hack job sewing the two levels together. There is no transition, it will just start the second once the first is completed because I'm completing the levels before I worry about the fancy stuff

Cheers,

Montycarlo

[kecske85]

Hi!

Nice job, but i really dislike the movement controlls. Maybe its just me, but i could barely hit anything, the ship keeps moving for too long after i release the key.
Also, i never died despite having zero armor and shield.

[yuriks]

Very nice! I thought I would hate the ship physics, but they aren't bad actually. However, I really think bullets should be shot more often and travel faster. I especially liked the lazy behaviour of the sidekicks.

Gameplay aside, the performance seemed really uneven, performance would sometimes dip for no apparent reason. Also, the control scheme means that I'm unable to move up or down while shooting the main weapon and sidekicks at the same time. I think that having x fire the main weapon and z and c the sidekicks, while v switched the mode would work better.

[montycarlo]

Aug 3, 2009 21:30:28 GMT kecske85 said:

Nice job, but i really dislike the movement controlls. Maybe its just me, but i could barely hit anything, the ship keeps moving for too long after i release the key.
Also, i never died despite having zero armor and shield.

The ship now has more drag
And yes, I'm well aware that you cannot die.

Aug 3, 2009 22:51:38 GMT yuriks said:

Very nice! I thought I would hate the ship physics, but they aren't bad actually. However, I really think bullets should be shot more often and travel faster. I especially liked the lazy behaviour of the sidekicks.

Gameplay aside, the performance seemed really uneven, performance would sometimes dip for no apparent reason. Also, the control scheme means that I'm unable to move up or down while shooting the main weapon and sidekicks at the same time. I think that having x fire the main weapon and z and c the sidekicks, while v switched the mode would work better.

Thanks! ;D
I've made the bullets' velocity faster & the delays are slightly faster (By about two frames each).

The performance problem seems to occur when a new image that hasn't yet been loaded is called upon, it is usually triggered at the pickup of a new weapon on the first shot or a new enemy. I was thinking of quick loading all the required sprites before the level starts. Another thing to add to the tune-up list.

Here's a question I need answered:
What happened with the Gravity ore that Microsol was harvesting when Trent found them on Tyrian?

[trisk]

Wow! This is very very cool! ;D I like your new weapon variations, and you've gotten it very bug free! Please please PLEASE make this a full fledged game!

Ben

[yuriks]

Aug 4, 2009 4:56:10 GMT montycarlo said:

Aug 3, 2009 21:30:28 GMT kecske85 said:

Nice job, but i really dislike the movement controlls. Maybe its just me, but i could barely hit anything, the ship keeps moving for too long after i release the key.
Also, i never died despite having zero armor and shield.

The ship now has more drag
And yes, I'm well aware that you cannot die.

Aug 3, 2009 22:51:38 GMT yuriks said:

Very nice! I thought I would hate the ship physics, but they aren't bad actually. However, I really think bullets should be shot more often and travel faster. I especially liked the lazy behaviour of the sidekicks.

Gameplay aside, the performance seemed really uneven, performance would sometimes dip for no apparent reason. Also, the control scheme means that I'm unable to move up or down while shooting the main weapon and sidekicks at the same time. I think that having x fire the main weapon and z and c the sidekicks, while v switched the mode would work better.

Thanks! ;D
I've made the bullets' velocity faster & the delays are slightly faster (By about two frames each).

The performance problem seems to occur when a new image that hasn't yet been loaded is called upon, it is usually triggered at the pickup of a new weapon on the first shot or a new enemy. I was thinking of quick loading all the required sprites before the level starts. Another thing to add to the tune-up list.

Here's a question I need answered:
What happened with the Gravity ore that Microsol was harvesting when Trent found them on Tyrian?

Gravitron? IIRC it has been made into a generator you can use on your ship, for example, and I'm pretty sure the microsol fleets must use it too.

[kecske85]

Congratulations Joshua!
You won, that's really awesome!

[yuriks]

A bit late, but Mindless found this today: www.swingame.com/wiki/index.php?title=2009_Winners