Buck Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Hi there! Did you know that the difficulty settings in Star Fire are recognized on the fly? :wink: Greetings, Manuel Yep, I just forget to switch BEFORE wave 8. (And switching during the wave is a killer- literally) Regarding the "diamonds" - Is there an allotted amount for the entire game, or is it per wave? Seems like if I don't use them in the first waves when I dont need 'em, I have more in later waves when I do. Maybe this is psychological. Probably is... Buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 No, there is no set number of diamonds. Feel free to shoot them at will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariK2 Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Well - I just ordered my very own copy of Star Fire and I'm pretty excited! I just won a 2600 Woody on eBay and this is my first homebrew - can't wait to recapture my childhood and (hopefully) earn that patch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 I got my copy in the post today! Yay! Also, to anyone who hasn't played this game on a VCS... buy this game NOW! Emulation doesn't do this game justice! The onscreen graphics are huge and the gameplay is simply amazing! I wish I had bought this a few months ago. :-) I've found that when the game gets going really fast, the best thing to do is to dodge the fighters and bullets, and shoot the diamonds and boss targets as quickly as you can. I realize that I could change the difficulty on the fly, but I think it would throw me off a bit... plus, I gotta get my score up! :-) @Manuel: This game is immaculate. I had no idea that it was going to play this good! :-) I think have a new favorite. It's funny how the homebrews are taking over my top ten list. I captured this score about 1/2 hour ago, but I'm getting better as I play. My goal now is to top 6000. :-) k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 I've been trying for a week and I cant break 3000! Good for you, tho!! Buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 Just got 3343. I'll be lucky if I don't get thrown out of my apartment! There is some loud obscenities flying tonight! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 1, 2004 Author Share Posted February 1, 2004 I got my copy in the post today! Yay! Great, glad to hear it arrived safely. I captured this score about 1/2 hour ago, but I'm getting better as I play. My goal now is to top 6000. :-) This I would like to see. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 Great, glad to hear it arrived safely. :-) Thanks so much to you and Atariage for that! :-) Quote: I captured this score about 1/2 hour ago, but I'm getting better as I play. My goal now is to top 6000. This I would like to see. I suppose I should probably stick with trying to earn the patch first. I have been so close... so many times, but then I get attacked left and right... Kaboom! I do have a strategy worked out though. So, maybe tomorrow I will be posting a new score worthy of a patch. :-) Dang, this game is addictive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 3489 tonight. I was so close! I was in a really good groove, and then my phone rang!!! So, I left the game paused between levels, and then came back to it only to die rather quickly. So, I think my strategy is working though... For the most part you wait to pick off the main targets on all the levels until you shoot out the fighter ships (sorry, I don't remember real names right now), using a slower and smoother target and then shoot technique. Don't just blast away, or your lazers will overheat! Anyways, this way you (hopefully) get near the maximum amount of points on a level, and you minimize your chance of getting blasted by the fighters who go into a frenzy after the main targets are shot. At first I was shooting a lot of enemy missiles - now I just avoid them as much as possible. I seem to be scoring just as well, and they can get to be a pain. If an enemy is shooting up at you... go up till the screen rolls and you can shoot him underneath. This works for the other directions as well. This technique works really well until the fighters get smart and start shooting in multiple directions! At level 8, I have to abandon my other strategies and going straight for the targets and to the warp. The fighters are moving so fast already by this time, that dodging and blasting missiles is near impossible. I'm actually thinking I may try the difficulty switch technique if I cannot score over 3500 soon. (oh and if I am repeating something that has already been said somewhere... I'm sorry). Man, this game rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Just one last strategy. Try to dodge missiles going either up or down. There is less screen this way, and so you have a better chance of being successful. Okay, I can sleep now. :-) (is it me, or am I talking to myself in this thread? LOL ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahsMyBro Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 My God, my arm is tired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I finally made it, I was on such a roll I didn't bother switching difficulty for level 8. I managed to take out two or three (I think 3) of the Flagships before I finally bit the dust!. WooHoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Hi there! Seems like we have two new guys joining the Elite Squadron! Congratulations! Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incog Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 this is faked by the way... I don't even own the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 this is faked by the way... I don't even own the game Well, if people feel that they have to cheat on this. But eventually someone will find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahsMyBro Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 I'm confused by the 'faked' comment. What was the point of the post? (Not looking to start something, honestly asking the question.) Were you guys suggesting my post was fake? And, if not, Thomas, I don't know why you did it, but I'm honored you posted my score at the end of your reply. -- Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incog Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 I'm confused by the 'faked' comment. What was the point of the post? (Not looking to start something, honestly asking the question.) Were you guys suggesting my post was fake? no, I didn't mean yours... but the one above it. maybe its just my eyes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 no, I didn't mean yours... but the one above it. maybe its just my eyes... I don't think it is a fake (and Steve's too). He is probably using a modded Atari. And the image compression ratio is quite high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incog Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 ahh, sorry then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 incog wrote: this is faked by the way... I don't even own the game...no, I didn't mean yours... but the one above it. maybe its just my eyes... Thomas said: I don't think it is a fake (and Steve's too). He is probably using a modded Atari. And the image compression ratio is quite high. Thanks for backing me, Thomas. :-) I took the shot with a digital camera, and then compressed it with Paintshop Pro so that it wouldn't bog down the forum. I sent a high resolution version to enter for the patch. Here is a less compressed version, for those skeptics... note that it has still been cropped (the original was about 1.55MB). BTW, I AM in fact using a modified Atari, that I bought from Povlok1. He will vouch for me on that. Also, if you look down towards the bottom of the shot, you will be able to read DAEWOO, which is a cheap brand of TV that I got from my family for Christmas a couple of years ago. I don't even know if the company makes monitors. ahh, sorry then... no problem. Thought I'd comment to hopefully clear this up more. I would rather not have anyone on these boards think that I'm a cheater, liar, or a thief. :-) [edit... pic removed... too big. LOL! ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Time to try harder!! Buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 I would rather not have anyone on these boards think that I'm a cheater, liar, or a thief. Well, anything ~100k would have done it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 TOO BIG. Picture is too big. Make it smaller. I believe you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Well, anything ~100k would have done it too. TOO BIG. Picture is too big. Make it smaller. I believe you. LOL! I am sorry... it's been 'one of those days'. Class sucked today. I didn't sleep a wink last night, and we had to sit around and draw skeletons all day - BORING! After I got home, things got a little bit exciteable when I had to call 911 after this guy decided to drive his Datsun through the hedges just outside of my patio door. So I was already kind of wound up and incoherent when I logged onto the internet to read/interpret that my integrity was being called into question. I probably overreacted just a bit in my eagerness to prove my claims, and hoping to illustrate my reasons for cropping and compressing the image in the first place. Anyways, I'm an idiot. I should go do my homework. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 I've just posted three more scores to the Star Fire Elite Squadron page. It's interesting to note that after a month of not receiving any scores, these three all arrived within 24 hours of one another. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Finally!!!!! I never thought I would crack that 3500 mark! I think I have the new record for lowest qualifying score! Whew! Buck EDIT: Forgot to resize attachment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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