My first completed game.

[Falk 'Ace' Flyer]

I'm proud to announce that I've finally finished a game! This is my first serious project, entered in a contest to with $30 (not too great, but how much has your hobby made you?) among other smaller cash prizes.

First, here is the link: http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/46493

It's a scrolling shooter game where you control a ship and have to destroy the enemies. There is a better description and a controls listing at the link, so I'll leave it at that. Enjoy!

[Mzor203]

A few things:

Firstly, the screen getting red annoys me. A bunch. I can never tell exactly when I'm going to overheat, and it makes it hard.

Second, I have a hard telling what color another ship is unless two of different kinds are on the screen, so the colors need more contrast.

Next, a timer would be nice.

And whenever the track changes, the game freezes for a second. I know with GM it's kind of hard to resolve that, but alternatively you could have a single, 5 minute song that works with the game so there's no need for change. At least you used .midi ;)

And lastly, I'm sorry, but, the game was aptly named. It's a dull war... There are two kinds of ships, you have one single weapon... It's not hard to code powerups and other weapons, or maybe some enemies with AI.

[Falk 'Ace' Flyer]

The contest was to make a game that was simple, a game that casual users could play when they have a spare minute or two.

About the songs freezing, they're *supposed* to preload so that doesn't happen, but unless I redo the music system (which was a pain in the arse), it's not fixable.

How did you have a hard time? One's black, the other white. Once you start killing one type, however, yeah, it's supposed to be harder to tell.

I've been thinking of things to add for a new version though, so stay tuned.