Flottenmanöver tactical game

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Xaron(Posted 2010) [#1]
Hola hombres!

sung and I currently work on a strategy game called "Pacific Battles". It's a round based game which will be playable against the computer, against a second player on the same PC (hot seat) and via Multiplayer including some kind of a high score list.

Currently done is a very simple monkey KI (which obviously does some surprising moves from time to time) and all player movement and attacking.

A small video of the current state made by sung:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngETaZMJlOQ

And a screenshot:



jondecker76(Posted 2010) [#2]
Looks cool!
Are you making this in BlitzMax? Will there be a Linux version?


Xaron(Posted 2010) [#3]
Thanks! :) We are doing this with BlitzMax, yes. So a Linux version will be possible.


slenkar(Posted 2010) [#4]
yeah looks good, what is monkey KI?


Sung(Posted 2010) [#5]
Here is a new video with some effects for attacking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRFa0FHv03c


MACH Games


Xaron(Posted 2010) [#6]
slenkar: Monkey KI means just random moves. A monkey could do that. ;)


Sung(Posted 2010) [#7]
The game is going on :)




Sung(Posted 2010) [#8]
New gameplay video on youtube.
Hope you like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL_0juWeMGE&feature=channel


Xaron(Posted 2010) [#9]
Dear Blitzers!

We've created a very first public beta which you can download at our page:

http://www.machgames.de

Any feedback would be highly appreciated! :) Please note that the current A.I. is not "I" at all. It's just some rather random thing which is there for testing purposes. So this beta is more for game play and handling.

Thanks! Xaron


Sung(Posted 2010) [#10]
Uhh? No interest in this game?

We need you to develop the game. You have the chance to build up a strategy game. So what you think?




slenkar(Posted 2010) [#11]
i didnt notice this until now, downloading.....


Its kinda fun actually but it needs a lot of playtesting to make it more fun and balanced.

It also needs sound, the way the turns are handled make it easy to just use the most powerful ships and ignore weaker ones which leads to very little tactical gameplay.

I beat the game very easily on my first try.

Also , you are forced to move before firing.


Chugs40(Posted 2010) [#12]
This game looks very interesting, reminds me of Battleship. Will try very soon when I have more time. :(


Xaron(Posted 2010) [#13]
Yes, sound is one thing that will come. At the moment I work on the AI which will become stronger than me I guess. :D


Sung(Posted 2010) [#14]
Hi Chugs40

it's not Battleship. Its a mix of Panzer General and classic Chess.


stanrol(Posted 2010) [#15]
nice not like ice


Jason W.(Posted 2010) [#16]
stanrol, WTF is your deal?

Your post has nothing to do with this topic. If you need attention, please make your own posts.

Jason


GaryV(Posted 2010) [#17]
This looks very good to me, and thank you for the English demo :D


Sung(Posted 2010) [#18]
Current feedback and what will be changed/added:

So far we've got already some nice feedback/balancing which I want to summarize here.

Movement

* Submarine can move "through" other ships (just dive)
* Destroyer will move in 8 directions (additionally diagonal)
* Battleship and heavy Cruiser will move only 1 field per turn
* Light cruiser will get an attack range of 1
* Patrol boat will get a move range of 3


Damage modifications

The following attack combinations will make 100% damage:

Carrier against destroyer, heavy cruiser, light cruiser
Battleship against carrier, battleship, heavy cruiser and light cruiser
Heavy cruiser against light cruiser, battleship, carrier and destroyer
Light cruiser against destroyer and patrol boat
Destroyer against submarine and patrol boat
Submarine against carrier, battleship, heavy cruiser and light cruiser
Patrol boat against submarine and carrier

All other constellations have a modifier of -50% for attacking.

Please feel free to comment this and/or add own ideas and feedback, it's very appreciated!

_____


slenkar(Posted 2010) [#19]
the attack combinations should be told to the player when he is playing the game


Xaron(Posted 2010) [#20]
slenkar you're right. Actually we plan to add some kind of mouse over help, so you can see any parameters of any ship.


Xaron(Posted 2010) [#21]
Hi all!

We've created our second public beta which you can download at our page:

MACH Games

Again any feedback would be highly appreciated! :)

Changes from the first beta:

There is now some kind of a real AI even though it's still beatable of course.
There are sounds.
Other feedback has been implemented.

Thanks! Xaron


WERDNA(Posted 2010) [#22]
I'll download it as soon as I get a chance.

Looks awesome :)


GaryV(Posted 2010) [#23]
I still can't pronounce it, but I do like it.


WERDNA(Posted 2010) [#24]
Just played it.

Very promising indeed!

Story 1\10
Currently lacks Story.

Graphics 8\10
Very good graphics!
Looks like something you'd see in a commercial game, although I had some difficulty
in telling the units apart. They need to look a bit more different from one another, but
overall very nicely done!

Sound 7\10
Not a lot of sound in there yet, but what's in there is solid stuff. Excellent explosion
sounds :)

Gameplay 7\10
Pretty fun. Kind of like a rock paper scissors type thing, in attacking the right units
so you deal 100% damage. The units are diverse enough so they all have a purpose,
and I can really see this game being quite fun to play once you add some scenarios.
I'd probably not include a way to build more units, since that would totally change
the game mechanics. Just have it like it is now, with different sets of ships for different
scenarios :)

The only thing that I found annoying, was that the computer player seemed to always
get the first attack ;(
No matter how I moved he'd always be just out of reach by one square, forcing me
to move into his range if I wanted to start combat. Not sure what you could do
about that one though, lol.


Keep up the good work!


Sung(Posted 2010) [#25]
Thanks for the beautifull critics and the big test Werdna!


We fixed some small bugs, and load up a new version.
Here a new gameplay video on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnZsiexBU30


Demo download on http://www.machgames.de

Best Regards,

Sung


MikeHart(Posted 2010) [#26]
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