Virus Effect (2D Platformer RPG Shooter)

[Corvinex]

I have always had survival mode in mind, its just the current code can only handle initial loading of enemies not timed. But I am now working on invisible wall triggers, so with this I can trigger events like enemies, dialogue, and other crazy stuff.

Yes I've heard that its better not to mess with calling garbage collection.

Episode 8 is still in early stages, we only have the first map roughly made. We're trying to focus on story mode. Hey would anyone buy a rocket launcher for .99 if it was available now? Or some other gun?

[h3ckboy]

there is no rocket launcher in the store.

[Corvinex]

Heh yeah I know, im just thinking about making a rocket launcher you can buy for 99 cents. I need to start learning how to do the real world buy system.

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[h3ckboy]

I ahve only 1 thing to say. make it available for Credx aswell.

or instead of buying items with money, you can buy credx with money.

but hen you can lose the credx when you die.

[Corvinex]

I haven't thought of purchasable credx, but yeah there are too many issues to deal with if that is implemented. I'll hold off on the purchase function for later. I was thinking about having the gun as an expensive credx item, and having it also available as 99 cents weapon. But I'll worry about that later, ty.

[pifreak]

hey it starts now, but only just :/


It looks fun and works good, except for pausing.

UGH! I hate it!


It was so frustrating, I just stopped playing.

It might be java 1.6 or whatever if so, that really sucks, how is an update making it function worse considered an update

[h3ckboy]

what do you mean the pausing? do you mean the rare 3 second lasting freezes? Those are really rare. or do you meant eh pause function, where you click out of the applet.

[h3ckboy]

Darn, I lost two of my gun by shooting them and then they flew off of through a door. one was fully upgraded

[Corvinex]

Lol, I'll put a "wall" there so nothing goes through the door and disappears. I'll make it for all the doors.

I'll try to fix that random freeze up.

[h3ckboy]

thx, I was kinda annoyed, I liked my flamethrower. and to top it off, I then lost my machine gun .

glad to hear the freezing is gunna be fixed.

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[pifreak]

I mean about a half second unintentional pause every few seconds, it's so frustrating >.>

I think I mean Java 6 r something whatever I updated to not too long ago



its like walk *freeze for 1/2 second) jump here, walk over there *freeze for 1/2 second*

it's not choppy, it runs smoothly until it paused for a bit every like 3-5 seconds

[h3ckboy]

ahh that can be very annoying i imagine. well if oyu read his psot above he is working on it.

[Corvinex]

Guess what I got 

Freeze fix!

Try it out, tell me if you get that random freeze again.

[h3ckboy]

i cant try it right now, but if so that is AWESOME.

[h3ckboy]

I went through level 1 really quick, and I did not get any freezes.

but it is a short level I may have just been luck  .

keep up the good work.

[Corvinex]

Thanks for that, it sucks when I put out an update and no one is there to test it.

[h3ckboy]

np, heck I am experiencing that right now, with space defense. No one has checked it out yet(or atleast no1 has posted) suspense kills.

you said you were wroking on invisible triggers. how are those coming along?

[Corvinex]

I haven't started that yet, i'm working on a few fixes and tweaks for the Level Editor, so the Level Designer can make some maps. Then i'm gonna start on the dialogue boxes for the story. Which will lead to the invisible triggers.

I'll go check out your game.

[h3ckboy]

you made the lvl editor yourself, wow. woulda thouhgt you woulda jsut used tiled or someting.

way to be self sufficient.

[Corvinex]

Yeah, here is a screen shot of it. An early map we're working on.

[h3ckboy]

I am SOO anxious for the next level!

tell himt o hurry up lol.

[Cero]

is the game bugged right now ? i can do training but play game will result in... strange bugs =P

[h3ckboy]

please elaborate.

off topic: man a lot of people are on when I am at school (am in europe though...)

[Corvinex]

i can do training but play game will result in... strange bugs =P

More info would be appreciated:
OS, Browser, Java Version, Does this still occur?, Did this happen when there were a lot of users on?

I'm back in production mode, spring break is coming up and most of the team and I are preparing to work on the game a lot. So we are aiming for an April 1st release of the story mode. This most likely will not happen but we like to have shit just beyond our reach to push us.

The Level Designer plans on having the new Episode ready by the weekend if not earlier. The latest will be Sunday.

[Cero]

Windows XP, Opera 9.63, Java 6_12

don't have another browser to test, but it worked in opera the last time I played =P

and now I'm trapped inside the title screen... if I choose training, everything will work fine, but the play game mode will lag and then lets me play inside the title screen... which I can't escape
and one point in the air I can shoot, and it bleeds, see in the screen

[h3ckboy]

There is a thread on problems with java 6_12.

This may be one of those problems, but I dont thinhk it has any problem with java 2D so....

[Corvinex]

Yeah, I understand the problem. I'll look into it later today, but it has to do with the HTTP connection to the server from the applet.

Idk if update 12 has anything to do with it, but I will try to test it.

Thanks.

[h3ckboy]

AHH. all of my stuff in my room went poof!!

and yes this time it is really my room

[Corvinex]

Hmm can you reproduce this one this time? I think this happened to me also, but its not the same problem as before. I did all the possible combination of actions, and they all save the stuff. So I have no leads.

I tried Java Update 12, it works fine for me.

So i'm thinking it has to do with the connection part of the code to the database. I'm working on it.

[h3ckboy]

I don't quite realize what happened.

I had all the weapons in my room then I log on, and POOF.

they werent there.

I am short on credx, and I have to go to sleep, so I cant try to reporduce until tommorrow night.

GL

P.S: the level designer sent me a message in VE asking me if I wanted to try out lvl 8. I message dhim back. I hope he will reply soon