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Maybe destroying the other cars be the goal ? Trying two alternating gameplay phases (dodging cars vs ramming into them). Now destroying cars scores you point and increases the game speed. I also added a chain explosions so choosing when to use your shield matters.
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haven't posted anything about Space Cat DX in a while, so here's something I think is cool:

the autoscrolling camera now supports moving in any direction. it slows down as enemies populate the screen, while destroying enemies speeds up the pace. #gamedev

Added a small effect to indicate that the meter is full. Not much, but I quite like it!
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Zombies are still cool, right? Cover art WIP #pico8 #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #indiegame

260203 - 4 frame flipbook
pico-8-edu.com?c=AHB4YQhGBF...

left click to draw, right click to erase
scroll wheel to change brush size
left/right arrows to change frame
X to toggle onionskin
hold left or right to play animation
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Thanks ! I That's the vibe I'm going for so I'm glad that you also see it \o/

I decided to go with a much simpler "getting close to other cars charges your meter" system, and added some particles to show that.
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On the cutting room floor: I went and did a whole combo system. This is way too much information for the player to keep track of, and there isn't that much variety in the stuff you can do to justify it...
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Dang, I didn't notice 😑 thanks for the heads up !

260131 - rotating star
pico-8-edu.com?c=AHB4YQ5XBc...

press X for random angle
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The varying line thickness is a great detail, really nice !

I still find the gameplay a bit bland. The main thing I find exciting in the game is squeezing through tight spots, so I want to encourage the player to do this. Using the "near miss" system I tried earlier, I added a shield gauge that allows you to take you one free hit.
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I've actually been back to work on this project over the last few weeks, but I haven't shared much because I've mostly been working on the ending and don't want to spoil it! Here's something I can share: timed spike obstacles that I added tonight!
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Not much today, but I spent more time that I want to admit on this animation.
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Just finished a short boss rush in #pico8 with dash-and-slash combat. You can play it here: abhimonk.itch.io/fissure-blade

Thanks ! I'll try that !

With this style, I'm thinking this could be something viewed through a screen, like a drone on a radar. So I wanted to experiment with "glitchy" effects and transitions. This particular one was inspired by the "rewind effect" in Picket Puzzle! www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=144...
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The game is starting to emerge! Echo-locate to scope out the floor below you, then drop into it and defuse the timers without being spotted by the cameras. Limited line of sight and procedural levels seem to have been the missing pieces, now the echo-location feels powerful.

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The post jam update is now on www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=154... #pico8

On the cutting room floor: "okay but what if was also a bullet-hell ?"
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Got as much bugfixing done today as I could. Enemies no longer bog things down as much! Still gotta clean up some bloat though.
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Looks great !

Stumbled upon this cool algo for generating "library" style rooms for my #pico8 #gamedev project.

You repeatedly create rectangles, where each rectangle can shrink on any one of its sides. Then, you remove one wall tile from each row and each column. Gives a great balance of organized but mazy!

Bazar in the cemetery by PBeS Studio it's the bazar in the cemetery, grab your shovel and do what you do best

Hey, have you tried my latest game? It's a little shooter of 7 tiny levels. My advice is: collect as many coins as you can and find the shop! #pico8 #gamedev

pbes-studio.itch.io/bazar-in-the...

The player's hitbox is quite small (4x4 pixels), and I don't think I can draw sprites that small that would still read well enough. Instead I'm going for a more abstract style, and I'm trying out some palettes that would work with it.
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Merci pour le commentaire ! I'm thinking about making it available after reaching it once, like the Hyper levels in Super Hexagon

Still trying some variations in the gameplay, with some kind of "hyperspeed" mode that would trigger after you reach a certain score ?
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There's an alarm sound when a laser is about to shoot. When playtesting, my partner though that it was some kind of siren coming from an emergency vehicle which, I realized, makes way more sense than a laser.
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Yes, it was quite the headache 😫 I ended up using stat(54) and stat(56) to keep in sync with the music, and rewrote the patterns on the fly to make the the sounds play at the exact right time when the player's timing was perfect. I tested it on a couple of platforms and it was pretty robust!