Comments on: Wall of Space Doom! http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2009/04/18/wall-of-space-doom/ A tri-annual 48 hour solo game development competition. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:55:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: HybridMind http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2009/04/18/wall-of-space-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-5542 HybridMind Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:39:04 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=4986#comment-5542 @5sparrowhawk: Yeah-- I was debating this. At this point I am still leaning towards the concept where these are your race's colony ships.. more transports than heavy fighters. Their priority is getting the hell outta there and saving who they can. I hear ya that the capital ships exploding would be fun. Perhaps cannon's back on the main planet are providing support fire? Or you can call in a power up attack now and again that you have to be sure to avoid yourself.. that can take out a big ship but then you have to avoid the debris? Many ideas I'm sure I'll ponder as this develops. Right now I'm focused on implementing the bare minimum components to test the game play out. The first pass will definitely be more avoider in genre but I think the aspect of having a fleet of ships (that will be fun to watch some explode as they clip ships and energy weapons) may prove interesting enough. Time will tell.... ;) Thanks for the thoughts! @5sparrowhawk: Yeah– I was debating this. At this point I am still leaning towards the concept where these are your race’s colony ships.. more transports than heavy fighters. Their priority is getting the hell outta there and saving who they can. I hear ya that the capital ships exploding would be fun. Perhaps cannon’s back on the main planet are providing support fire? Or you can call in a power up attack now and again that you have to be sure to avoid yourself.. that can take out a big ship but then you have to avoid the debris? Many ideas I’m sure I’ll ponder as this develops.

Right now I’m focused on implementing the bare minimum components to test the game play out. The first pass will definitely be more avoider in genre but I think the aspect of having a fleet of ships (that will be fun to watch some explode as they clip ships and energy weapons) may prove interesting enough.

Time will tell…. ;) Thanks for the thoughts!

]]> By: 5parrowhawk http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2009/04/18/wall-of-space-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-5540 5parrowhawk Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:33:05 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=4986#comment-5540 It isn't really complete without a way to blow up the bad guys' ships, is it? Of course, not all of them - maybe 1 ship out of every 10 or so? If you have the time, exploding ships should create a debris cloud which is almost as hazardous to your ships as the original ship was - possibly more so! It isn’t really complete without a way to blow up the bad guys’ ships, is it? Of course, not all of them – maybe 1 ship out of every 10 or so? If you have the time, exploding ships should create a debris cloud which is almost as hazardous to your ships as the original ship was – possibly more so!

]]> By: HybridMind http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2009/04/18/wall-of-space-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-5536 HybridMind Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:22:20 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=4986#comment-5536 thank you for your enthusiasm! it does help.. and I am making this game! :) thank you for your enthusiasm! it does help.. and I am making this game! :)

]]> By: Fiona http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2009/04/18/wall-of-space-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-5535 Fiona Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:07:24 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=4986#comment-5535 That is a bloody brilliant idea and I absolutely love it. Please make this game. That is a bloody brilliant idea and I absolutely love it. Please make this game.

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