Warhawk DS (HK & Flash's DS Diary)

[headkaze]

Added some sprite scaling and rotation code for the titlescreen. Also finished the hiscore entry screen which saves hiscores to the ROM. And just did the end of level screen.

Includes Flash's starfiled routine and he's also working on some fireworks for the hiscore entry which should look really nice when it's added.

Flash has also started work on Level 2 attack waves using my new W.A.N.K app. Yes it's not just an amusing acronym but a fully fledged attack wave editor designed just for Warhawk DS!

[flash]

he he!!! All bases destroyed on level 1, with a tiny amount of energy left

(for everyone else, we were seeing how hard it is to destroy all bases and clear the level)

[flash]

Level 1 and 2 attack waves are now complete

level 3 is well on the way and "tricky", so you do need to catch the powerups. I am trying to playtest as much as I can as well as making pretty alien patterns with Lobo's alien graphics (have not quite got to BT's levels yet). It is tricky as I know where averyting is and what is gonna happen - so, i can pretty much breeze through it.

I will have to get demo code to BT (and someone else?? - offers?) for playtesting and refinement.

Made a few modifications to the game to level the difficulty a bit... but only a bit!!! we don't want a "woosies" shmup - do we?

[Lobo]

Beauty, hiscore thing is just perfect. How do you go about encrypting? Don't wanna be not able to cheat there, you know  .

Flash, you can send me the levels for testing, either one by one or en masse  if you will.
And no, we donwanna sissy shmup in there, no siree bob, no.

[flash]

Level 3 is done and now that I am enjoying my WANK, and have grabbed it with both hands to see what I can squeeze out of it, things are coming along nicely...

Well, we have decided to hold back a little on the videos, so as to keep some of the gameplay as a suprise for those who are inerested? but, perhaps a few screens may be enjoyable... Shame you cannot see this in motion LOL

[Lobo]

Don't tell me, the first formation turns into Valentine's card? 
Keep wanking.

[flash]

it does leave a love heart - well spotted lobo

[Tempest]

Level 3 is done and now that I am enjoying my WANK, and have grabbed it with both hands to see what I can squeeze out of it, things are coming along nicely...

Both hands? Keep the jokes coming... 

[headkaze]

Wow your evil Flash, level 3 is hard! 

If you miss those power up's forget it 

[flash]

I have played it a few times and can get through quite easy now. But the powerups are important, though i have also got through once without getting any... though the boss killed me

We have to also remember, if you do manage to get through the level, you do start the next with full energy, so finishing the level with a handfull of bars left is not a problem.

Isn't that last attackwave sweet

[headkaze]

Yeah the snake thing looks great

BTW The way I've done the level continue is you can select "Restart" or "Start Level xx". Moving left or right you can select the level up to the highest level you've made it to. This highest level is saved in the ROM so you can always continue on through the game unlocking levels as you go.

Also when we implement "ratings" the level continue screen will show your current rating. I'm just wondering if it should keep your hiscore so you can continue with that? Hmmm too easy right?

[flash]

Yeah, you have to start from 0 i think... Also, being able to select any level up to the last one you died on? not sure. But we will see how it works out. I just dont want to make it too easy?
Though, I wonder if we have space for a second attackwave.s, then we could have a modified NINJA version for those that complete the first 16 levels? what does thou thinketh?

[headkaze]

Mate I just compiled Warhawk without any of the files attached via EFS and it only takes up 2.63 MB of the 4 MB IWRAM available to us, so we have heaps of room left. So yeah NINJA (or should we call it "CAPTAIN KIRK") mode sounds good to me

[flash]

Great, we can have a bit of fun there

Remember, we do still have around 4-5 sound effects to add as yet.. But they wont take up much. Oh - and some nice completion code and animation? not sure what, perhaps Lobo will have some ideas?

[spacefractal]

I think you could been arviable to select from example each four completed level, so if you have completed level 1-4, you have the possible to start from level 5 and so on. Howover for beat hiscores its of course allways good to start from beginning. But this have you a change to checkout the attackwaves on later levels (but might been eventuelly not the end sequence).

NB. Screenshots dosent work before you login.

[flash]

"nutter mode" ?

Hey look.... I am all free on another page and all the screenshots are a page back!!! HE HE

I am the ruling "post"....

[Lobo]

About the end screen? Depends. How about the ship celebrating, happily dancing around and hits the IRS office building (in space) and explodes. Good side of it is that noone in space pays taxes for that whole year?
On the other hand, it depends on how you plan to approach to the ending, just two static screens or something else?

[flash]

LOL - if only... perhaps crashes to earth and.....

(no idea about the ending as yet?)

[flash]

I decided that I had to do a post of HK's work on the title (cause he has told me I cannot release anymore vids of the game - spoilsport)

LOL

anyway, it is a TINY clip.....

ps. Have spread the word on the DCEmu forums http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=196799

a "few" extra pics there!

[flash]

Crappy picture, but Warhawk DS works fine on the DSi, so, luckily no stray register writes, etc..

[flash]

better pics of Warhawk DS on the DSi

[BaDToaD]

LOL - if only... perhaps crashes to earth and.....

(no idea about the ending as yet?)

The Warhawk lands. A little bod gets out and plants a flag in the ground!

[Lobo]

Heh, a little guy comes out of the ship and dumps into the last boss' skull (Duke Nukem style). 

[flash]

Sorry it is all a bit quiet at the moment...

Currently working the way through the levels attack waves and adding game code to try and keep it fresh as the levels progress..

We have a bug that is proving a little elusive, but he will be caught.

Lobo has done some great graphics to use with the "game complete" screens and this is looking very nice (thanks HK).

god knows when it will be released... I have to use the ID Software? idium, "when it is done"

[Lobo]

B..bug? Uggghh...Well, take your time, I don't expect the game until next week anyway  .

[flash]

LOL!!!



(Lobo - you are such a card!! he he)

[Lobo]

Ok then, you got until Thursday!
Btw, how many levels are already done with attack patterns and stuff?

[flash]

6 at the moment.

I have been adding code so that there can be some suprises later on.

[Lobo]

Not bad, ten more to go!
By the time you're finished with them, you'll hate shmups for the next thirty years or so. 

[flash]

You could be right

I will get a new demo to you soon with the latest levels and HK's completion code for a play.