Swansea_Mariner Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I don't know how hard this would be, but how easy would it be to have the image change as they're flying through the air? IE: make it look like they're blowing up. Wouldn't change the math, you'd just be changing the graphic. Not to sound too gruesome but surely they would split apart and fly off in multiple directions and there would be blood spatter everywhere. For those outside a certain proximity of the blast area they would catch fire but continue to troop forward? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidus79001 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Now all we need is a light gun for the Jaguar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Not to sound too gruesome but surely they would split apart and fly off in multiple directions and there would be blood spatter everywhere. For those outside a certain proximity of the blast area they would catch fire but continue to troop forward? Hahah... well, it certainly would. I was just thinking what could be a reasonable change that wouldn't require any significant programming logic. Within the same loop that flags that the entities should fly off the screen, they could just do as a certain iteration of x and y are reached... like a count of 2, the graphic changes to one where you see a little blood, or part of the body ripping apart. Then i++ two more times and now there's big chunks... and i++ two more and it's just a red spray. Heh... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Holy crap, this looks awesome! Nice job all around and especially got a kick out of the zombies flying off the screen during that huge explosion. Just skimmed through the 3 pages of comments so not sure this has been addressed OR if YouTube is to blame for the appearance of the relatively quick cursor movement, but if I may make a suggestion when it comes to the controls using the regular Jag pad... be nice if the default cursor movement was a little on the slow(er) slide, from what we're seeing on YT anyway, but pressing one of the three buttons on the reg. pad or shoulder on the pro, enables quicker movement. Like what some mouseless or paddleless breakout games allow. Just think having speed options like that is the best compromise when it comes to digital controls IMO. Please keep up the good work! Looks fun and look forward to purchasing when finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Now all we need is a light gun for the Jaguar Don't worry, Jeffrey is on top of that. Surely you heard of his design that involves taking an optical mouse apart, putting in a stronger laser and putting it all in a NES Zapper so you get a red dot on the TV. Simple as that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVE 1 GAMES Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 Holy crap, this looks awesome! Nice job all around and especially got a kick out of the zombies flying off the screen during that huge explosion. Just skimmed through the 3 pages of comments so not sure this has been addressed OR if YouTube is to blame for the appearance of the relatively quick cursor movement, but if I may make a suggestion when it comes to the controls using the regular Jag pad... be nice if the default cursor movement was a little on the slow(er) slide, from what we're seeing on YT anyway, but pressing one of the three buttons on the reg. pad or shoulder on the pro, enables quicker movement. Like what some mouseless or paddleless breakout games allow. Just think having speed options like that is the best compromise when it comes to digital controls IMO. Please keep up the good work! Looks fun and look forward to purchasing when finished. Already on that movement thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidus79001 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Don't worry, Jeffrey is on top of that. Surely you heard of his design that involves taking an optical mouse apart, putting in a stronger laser and putting it all in a NES Zapper so you get a red dot on the TV. Simple as that. Actually I didn't know about that, lol. Sounds sweet. The only thing that could be better is if someone managed get the Sega Menacer or Nintendo Super 6 working with the Jag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Already on that movement thing. received_1980653812211459.jpeg On the fly while you're playing? Like when things get hectic and you need to whip that puppy around? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVE 1 GAMES Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 On the fly while you're playing? Like when things get hectic and you need to whip that puppy around? Yep! That's the idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Yep! That's the idea. Mapped to one of the fire buttons also? Would like to be able to roll the side of your thumb over to the next button when needing the quick speed up, then roll back to fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVE 1 GAMES Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 Mapped to one of the fire buttons also? Would like to be able to roll the side of your thumb over to the next button when needing the quick speed up, then roll back to fire. But that button is for the flame thrower.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 But that button is for the flame thrower....Hmmm... how about: C: Flamethrower B: Main gun A: Speedup ...with the keypad left to select which weapon? 4 and 6 reserved for Pro controller shoulder speed up maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVE 1 GAMES Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 A= Reload Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 A= Reload Oh, thought the foot pedal or off-screen cursor shot took care of that. Kidding! lol Well, maybe it's just me, but I think A as a quick speedup option might be better. Pausing for a sec as your fingers glide across the keypad to reload, might be a better compromise. Just thinking out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LianneJaguar64 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) I would personally consider a Doom approach to weapon selection, pressing keypad numbers. Failing that, have a variety of alternative weapons (flamethrower, shotgun, rocket launcher, grenade launcher etc) and have the ability to swap between the Special Weapon and main weapon on C, then B as a fire, double tap A to reload? It might be better if A slowed the cursor though, and C reloaded, giving the weapon selection to the number keys... It would then necessitate the Overlay (although I'd have one anyway based on how good the design is!) Edited November 18, 2017 by LianneJaguar64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 A= Reload You should probably have to do something more than that to re-load. I mean, can you reload a gun in the time it takes to press B? How about picking 2 random numbers - display them, and have to enter those on the number pad to re-load. That's about the mental time required. You could also make it a bit Myst-like. After a street is cleared put up direction arrows. Then you can have a small town you can wander around in. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swansea_Mariner Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 You should probably have to do something more than that to re-load. I mean, can you reload a gun in the time it takes to press B? How about picking 2 random numbers - display them, and have to enter those on the number pad to re-load. That's about the mental time required. You could also make it a bit Myst-like. After a street is cleared put up direction arrows. Then you can have a small town you can wander around in. I like those ideas! I think the direction arrow idea is cool, a Google street view type movement effect through the Zombie world would look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 It might be better if A slowed the cursor though... I know we're talking about Jaguar gameplay here, but geez... that strikes me about as counter-intuitive as it gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LianneJaguar64 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 You should probably have to do something more than that to re-load. I mean, can you reload a gun in the time it takes to press B? How about picking 2 random numbers - display them, and have to enter those on the number pad to re-load. That's about the mental time required. You could also make it a bit Myst-like. After a street is cleared put up direction arrows. Then you can have a small town you can wander around in. I like the sound of both of those things, but maybe a random number (although comparable games like Virtua Cop just have you pressing a button - that seems to work well ) but the explorable town sounds great, maybe even throw a couple of puzzles in haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I like the sound of both of those things, but maybe a random number (although comparable games like Virtua Cop just have you pressing a button - that seems to work well ) but the explorable town sounds great, maybe even throw a couple of puzzles in haha A zombie apocalypse adventure game around a town. Yep, that could be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVE 1 GAMES Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 Just a video of me playtesting the current build while listening to some reggaeton. Nothing more to show here than that. added random health pickup and more zombies for the first level. Here is the ROM build for you guys to try out. Don't worry there is no Don Omar in the game lol jagzombies.abs jagzombies.rom I almost forgot, press OPTION to start the game from the title screen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Good. Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LianneJaguar64 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 A zombie apocalypse adventure game around a town. Yep, that could be fun. I think Capcom might have done something like that, but I don't think it ever amounted to anything... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 The Myst-like arrow selection sounds like a badass idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 This has the same bug as FF64 'VR' mode - you don't z-sort. It's not so obvious as you space things out here. Props for trying to kill it before someone noticed though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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