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- orion70
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
Robert, you linked an older version of the game!
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
If you do free up more space I'd like to see upside-down or cave terrain. Most of the code is already there I'm guessing.
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
It's a run-length decoder for the level data which is very tight and would IMHO call for self-modification. Even if that worked the score display had to be done with raster interrupts because it's running out of characters. So that'd be a +3K thing, I'm afraid.malcontent wrote:If you do free up more space I'd like to see upside-down or cave terrain. Most of the code is already there I'm guessing.
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
Wow. I'm blown away. Very impressive, and fun -- I actually want to go home and use my joystick. I can't even fathom how you accomplished this in the unexpanded vic.
I did at one point die and found my ship inside of a terrain mountain,lol I could survive there as long as I didn't move
I did at one point die and found my ship inside of a terrain mountain,lol I could survive there as long as I didn't move
Re: pulse - now a release candidate
Did the last update introduce some graphics bugs?
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- pixel
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
What kind of? They're kinda all over the place. :pBoray wrote:Did the last update introduce some graphics bugs?
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
Things sticking in space kind of.
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
Nice catch!! Too busy playing to pay attention to those (crucial) missing 57-bytes.orion70 wrote:Robert, you linked an older version of the game!
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
If you mean those red riserbombs, no, it's always been like that.Boray wrote:Things sticking in space kind of.
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
Today is release day! The last bytes went into a 1up every 1000 points and a more correct background collision detection. If have a hard time finding unfair situations and always die because I didn't pay attention, forgot about coming up with some strategy or because I couldn't control my fingers. My absolute record is 1677 points, my average is about 500. It's just bringing me to my very limits. Friends trying pulse out got nailed to it for about an hour each. One couldn't ask for more.
So, this evening this release will be done, no matter what, including a little present for the community.
Have a nice day!
love+respect
pixel
So, this evening this release will be done, no matter what, including a little present for the community.
Have a nice day!
love+respect
pixel
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- Mike
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
Mike wrote:If all goes well, I'll make a short video of pulse running on my VIC-20 by Friday.
Here we go (warning, big: ~72 MB): pulse.avipixel wrote:My desk will go vintage until then! *scratch!*
Cheers,
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
Maybe it's time to bring out my Vic-20 from the closet. There are some new games I haven't run on it yet: Pulse, Bolder Dan, Viccy Bird, Pooyan, Panicman and Fastboy. After your release today seems like a good time.
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
I appreciate that you're done, but I'm thinking you could use procedural generation for the level data, instead of storing it. You only need two numbers right? Height and length?
Anyhow, ignore me. The game is great.
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
May I suggest posting that version as a link IN the release post you make, so we know it's the release version?pixel wrote:So, this evening this release will be done, no matter what, including a little present for the community.
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Re: pulse - now a release candidate
Thanks a lot!
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