Feedback request: Starchon iteration 21! [Major Ch
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| 2006.5.26 - Starchon i21 Released! Iteration 21 of Starchon is available for download Summary: Starchon is now a cross between a shooter and a real-time stategy. You can't directly decide where to place your units or which sectors to attack. However, you have a lot of indirect influence over the outcome of the game. The game is real-time, so if you take to long in a sector, you will probably be overrun by the Bio Race in the adjacent sectors. Please give the game a try, and offer your input, because the game play is still being shaped! Note: [The SPACEBAR toggles between the sector and the galaxy map]. Known Issues: - Some memory issues which cause the memory to increase every game. - The weapons upgrade screen is not fully functional. - High Score functionality is offline at this time. - The first map is fully functional. However, there is no victory condition at this time. Screenshots:      Download: http://www.FreelanceGames.com/bin/Starchon_i21_Setup.exe Please select input device from the Option Menu (default Mouse). Mouse Controls: -Fire "selected" Energy Weapons - Left Mouse Button -Fire "selected" Missile - Middle Mouse Button or Left Control Key. -Thrust - Right Mouse Button or "W" key -Direction - Mouse to Payers Avatar Vector -Select Ice Blaster - "1" key -Select Particle Blaster - "2" key -Select Laser Blaster - "3" key (auto locks and only fires at Starship when in range; not the Sentinel) -Select Particle Rail Gun - "4" key -Select Sonic Blaster - "5" key -Select Trident Missile - "6" key -Select Carrier Killer Missile "7" -Select Cluster Missile - "8" key -Select Heat-Seeker Missile - "9" key -Select Tactical Nuke - "0" key -Toggle between Sector and Galaxy Map - Spacebar -Enter Slipstream - Click a valid destination from the Galaxy Map Keyboard Controls: -Fire - Right Control Key -Rotate Counter Clockwise - A or Left Arrow Key -Rotate Clockwise - D or Right Arrow Key -Thrust - W or Up Arrow Key I would love some feedback on how to make the game better!:) Thanks Everyone |
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| Looks great! but seems rather difficult, any gameplay tips? |
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| 1) Use the Partical Rail Gun by selecting the [5] key. 2) Leave the system before you get destroyed. 3) Try to jump to systems where you have allied starships to help. 4) Don't let them destroy your star base. |
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| Any feedback? |
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| Yes, clicking a destination on the Galaxy Map is very difficult, takes me about 15-20 seconds of clicking before it works. I find a good tip is to go places where there are already friendly ships and help them rather than try to go it alone. Certainly the game has alot of promise, this is the first 2D game I have enjoyed in a long time ;) |
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| Shambler, Do you think there is a bug with the Galaxy Map clicking? Are you clicking on the destination star gates? I haven't seen this problem, so can you provide a bit more detail so I can trouble shoot? Thanks for your comments. |
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| I had this problem too. Infact I could only jump once. I was clicking on the gate looking things. Mabey you should make 'em glow or somthing when you mouse over. Apart from that, the idea dose seem awsome so keep it up. |
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| Looks like a bug with the gate clicking, I have been clicking where the red/purple lines terminate ( inside the gate ) but it hardly ever registers. |
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| You guys are clicking the gates that the arrows are traveling to? I'll implement some kind of high lighting for the next release. |
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| Yes only clicking on the gates that the arrows are travelling to. |
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| yup same here. |
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