Times Battle
Hi everybody !
So at the moment we work on a 2D Shooter. It is a kind of Battle Trought Time.
A retro game from the 80`s. Playable is the first level. This level is 90 % finished. In the fullversion we create 10 levels. But in the demo is one level, more not. This game will be a shareware game. Have fun with the first demo.
Playable demo here:
Times Battle Demo
Posted By: aztec
Re: Times Battle - 12/18/06 18:26
the shot looks great but I cant play theres a script missing
still looks awesome
Regards
Aztec
Hi Aztec !
I can`t understand. I download my game from the server and start with no problems. A friend play it too with no problems. Hmm.....
Posted By: lostclimate
Re: Times Battle - 12/18/06 18:34
yeah, its fine for me too, as far as the game goes, keep it up, but either the levels should progress faster or you should make it a bit more challanging, as i found myself quite bored throughout the game, also you may want to changle the parallax scrolling speed, and use tga's to get rid of the ugly black outlines around the sprites :/
Posted By: broozar
Re: Times Battle - 12/18/06 18:40
Code:
__SEH__ 0xc0000005 at 0x1
CS :0x00000167 SS :0x0000016F DS :0x0000016F
ES :0x0000016F FS :0x000033F7 GS :0x00000000
EAX:0x0000002F EDX:0xFFFF0005 ECX:0x0102011C
ESP:0x0065F93C EBP:0x0065FA88 EIP:0x00000001
ESI:0x00000000 EDI:0x00000000
-- backtrace --
!broken!0x00000001:
0x011519c6:[MBX@FFFB161B@77FC5C.###]:(001:000309c6)
0x100294f0:[MBX@FFFB161B@77FBEC.###]:(001:000284f0)
... opss, broken by SEH
--stack--
0x0065f93c: 0x0114ff45 0x000016ca 0x0000002f 0x00000001
0x0065f94c: 0x00000000 0x0065f960 0x00000014 0x00f14a88
0x0065f95c: 0x00000000 0x6668bed4 0x0000001a 0x06d1700c
0x0065f96c: 0x06c14b8c 0x0065fa88 0x00000000 0x000016ca
0x0065f97c: 0x00f14af8 0x666605d2 0x000016ca 0x000004e4
0x0065f98c: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
0x0065f99c: 0x6668bd28 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00f14afc
0x0065f9ac: 0x00f14af8 0x00000020 0x0065fad0 0x0065fae0
that's from the text file your exe produces, then it quits
@lostclimate: thanks for the feedback. I hope we can handle this infos.
@DaBro0zar: what i kind of system do you have ? I handle the graphics and the sound. The programmer is Shinobi, i will show him this problem.
Posted By: broozar
Re: Times Battle - 12/18/06 18:57
win98. i have the suspicion that it's the new engine version. i can hardly get anything to work with the new version, while all prior editions were win98-compatible. on my XP-system, everything runs fine.
Posted By: aztec
Re: Times Battle - 12/18/06 19:05
Okay I just played it well done
but its a bit too easy on my opinion
maybe throwing more bombs would be cooler
Posted By: Dima
Re: Times Battle - 12/18/06 19:08
Time_Battle.wdl is missing!
Posted By: aztec
Re: Times Battle - 12/18/06 19:11
downt just run it you first have to save it
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Times Battle - 12/18/06 19:12
Cooooool!
I like it - its total fun!
Nice spelling error (Kill 'o meter)
mercuryus
@Aztec: yes this level is easy, but it is easy. In the final version you can change easy, medium and hard.
@ mercuryus: thanks for the info about the wrong text. But yes it is a funny mistake
Posted By: Germanunkol
Re: Times Battle - 12/18/06 20:27
Hey, great game!
Lol... the car can jump
good work! very fun!... yeah, I'd add a few more planes or something in the first level, or make it shorter. Even if there are multiple levels and this is the easiest, it's still a bit boring when there aren't any planes around at the moment.
Ideas I had:
-Make one type of plane leave behind one of those big craters when crashing, so that you have to jump that crater.
-Have some tanks standing at the side of the road... not on the road but next to it...
What I like:
-The game makes you look at the sky most of the time, so when there is a crator or rock, you don't see it that easily.
-Everything else
... it really is a great game.
What I dislike
- nothin
Micha
@Germanunkol: Thanks, i must look what for enemies are do in the levels. So today i have 4 planes and a heli. For 10 levels it is not enought. Tanks on the green floor i think it is not bad. He shoot sometimes. But nice to hear, that you like this game.
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 12/18/06 21:56
@Germanunkol: i like your idea with the Tank but i dont know where to drop it because the background is moveing to fast to put a tank there. I am sure Blitzblaster and i find more objects/enemys to make the players life more hard
Current status : i am working on the menue and finetuning the game.
Posted By: PHeMoX
Re: Times Battle - 12/18/06 22:53
I like it very much, but just 10 levels?
These kind of games tend to be pretty addictive, so I'd need 20 at least hehehehe.
I like this game, off course it took me some time to figure out the car could jump, but hey that's probably just me, not instantly recognising the moonpatrol gameplay.
Cheers!
Posted By: Damocles
Re: Times Battle - 12/18/06 22:59
@ all: dont start it directly from the download. Save it First ! Then it will run.
Nice Silkworm Clone.
I remeber it from the Amiga.
You might want to make the Jeeps gun turnabel like in Silkworm.
I remeber, that you could turn the angle of the gun to target the enemies in the air.
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 12/18/06 23:19
Thanks all...
@All : If we did the 10 Levels maybe we make more , who knows
Up to how mutch people like the game.
@Damocles : nice compare to silkworm and i know that game as well , but this game is based on Battle Throgh Time , of course with some differences.
Hi !
So in the next 2 1/2 weeks a create in my freetime new graphics and the music for Times Battle. In the next days, you can play an update from the first level.
And yes....the next version is harder
Posted By: ShoreVietam
Re: Times Battle - 12/25/06 21:36
Really nice.
It seems to work quite well.
But the grass from the background layer should blend better.
The mountains blend quite well with then sky, maybe you can use a tga alpha texture.
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 12/26/06 22:12
There is a engine Bug if you use TGAs with alphachanel in 2D games and have scolling backgrounds. You can set the second backgorund exact next (or behind if you use parralex scolling) to the first one but on some places the first one blends into the second one and if you use shadows on the background they sometimes are visible and sometimes not. It just happens if you use TGA with alpha chanel. I got the same problems with my Moon Patrol remake and fixed it with a material i got from the Wiki Page , just search under
ImprovedOverlay but this dosent work here. We need to look for an other solution.
Hope my poor english makes it understandably for everyone
Hi everybody !
So the time is right for the new update.
What is new in the demo ? In the option menu you can handle this:
- you can switch air objects from low to high in the level
- you can switch air bombs on or off
- you can switch floor objects from low to high
and last but not least, you can switch scanline on or off.
New in the level is a tank,a nail carpet and stones.
Here are the new screens:
download here the new demo:
New Demo !
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 12/28/06 21:23
Hi i have to correct something here ...
"- you can switch air bombs on or off "
he mean you can switch on/off , if the Air Bombs are shootable or not , if you select on you get 10 scores for hitting them.
Posted By: ShoreVietam
Re: Times Battle - 12/30/06 12:59
Sehr geil!
Das Spielmenue is echt edel, die Grafiken schauen verdammt gut aus.
Und im Spiel geht's ja auch schon richtig rund, aber irgendwann waren da hunderte Flugzeuge am Himmel... keine Chance mehr!
Posted By: Germanunkol
Re: Times Battle - 12/30/06 14:45
Very cool update. Great work!!
You used my tank idea
... cool...
very good job!
I had the same problem though. If you don't put planes on very low, there are too many very fast... It's a lot better now than it was before though!!
Keep it up!
Micha
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 12/30/06 15:17
@ShoreVietam danke , es fehlen jetzt nur noch die Powerups wie Speed und verschiedene feuermodis (bis jetzt) .
@Germanunkol thanks your Tank idea was great and we put it in as you can see
now i just have to script the Powerups and the first Level is complete.
You can lower the air planes appear speed but not their limit , for now its unlimited , if you dont shoot the planes it could be there are unlimited planes in the air maybe i should reduce them to maximum of 6 .
@ Germanunkol: yes thanks für the idea and when you have other one, please whrite it here
@ Germanunkol: yes thanks for the idea and when you have other one, please whrite it here ;
Posted By: Germanunkol
Re: Times Battle - 01/05/07 09:07
lol... no problem...
Do you have parachuters falling from the planes yet? That might be a cool effeckt... or else mine fields that are hard to see or spike belts (? I can't remember the name... those metal spikes that police puts on the ground in need for speed)...
@Germanunkol: yes a kind of this are in the game.
And now here is an update. The level 1 is complete.
Have fun with the new demo.
And what is new ?
-the HUD
-power up`s
-speed up
-highscore is finish
Times Battle Demo
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 01/08/07 23:16
Anyone got a nice score so far ?
Posted By: Blattsalat
Re: Times Battle - 01/09/07 00:50
5620 is my best one so far
cheers
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 01/09/07 01:18
Thats a great score , i am sure you played with shootable bombs
Posted By: Blattsalat
Re: Times Battle - 01/09/07 02:05
yes, other way can hardly hit an enemy. the shot ratio is a little low (if you turn on air and land action to max).
have you ever concidered to let the planes fly in from the back of the screen instead of just poping up?
cheers
@Blattsalat: i think it too, that the planes comes from the left and not poping up. I talk with the programmer.
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 01/09/07 13:15
Quote:
yes, other way can hardly hit an enemy. the shot ratio is a little low (if you turn on air and land action to max).
have you ever concidered to let the planes fly in from the back of the screen instead of just poping up?
cheers
from left to the screen the player could easyly wait at the left corner and fire at the planes , so i change it and let them come from top to down on the screen , thats better i think
Posted By: Blattsalat
Re: Times Battle - 01/09/07 15:20
no, from the back of the mountains the fly into position randomly.
my best count is 6020. but this depens a lot when you get the fire ammo. I like the game a lot, and if made right this could gate some very successful thing.
See "Jets and guns" as how this could turn out.
You might want to take a look at the old amiga game "silkworm". It made a lof ot things very right.
cheers
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 01/09/07 15:35
Ahh you mean from far behind to near the front
, but i changed it now that the planes coming from above to the screen , looks good to me now .
Silkworm for the Amiga was a great game for sure , i will check that again , maybe we get some inspirations .
Thanks Blattsalat for playing the game and of course your suggestions
Posted By: Blattsalat
Re: Times Battle - 01/10/07 17:23
6270 baby!
when can we get more? havent ejoyed a 3dgs game that much for quite some time.
any reason why you dont use 3d models? imagine twirling planes crashing onto the ground. harder to predict and looks a lot better. Parts and particles that burst to the side (so they cant hit the player).
I could also see some bombers and carpet bombing, some dive bombers and more vehicles on the ground.
also some height variation in the ground could make this more interesting.
i am waiting for the next demo
cheers and dont let us wait too long
so sorry Blattsalat, but this is the one and only playable demo. In the next time, we bring more screenshots about the other levels. More planes, other backgrounds, vehicles and more. Yes, we do it, but only screenshots. Sorry !
Posted By: Blattsalat
Re: Times Battle - 01/10/07 18:33
then you will have to finish it soon, so i can buy it!
in any way: go, go, go!!
cheers
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 01/10/07 19:38
Quote:
6270 baby!
when can we get more? havent ejoyed a 3dgs game that much for quite some time.
any reason why you dont use 3d models? imagine twirling planes crashing onto the ground. harder to predict and looks a lot better. Parts and particles that burst to the side (so they cant hit the player).
I could also see some bombers and carpet bombing, some dive bombers and more vehicles on the ground.
also some height variation in the ground could make this more interesting.
i am waiting for the next demo
cheers and dont let us wait too long
Wow never expected that its possible to get more than 6000 Points in the first level great scoring . (i just played for 2 minutes at all maximum)
I am glad you like this game , thanks again.
you have nice suggestions about this game in 3D and some of them will be done also in 2D , hehe but this is only a 2D project.
Game status : Level 2 - 40 % finished more to come ( every 2 levels a Boss fight )
@Blattsalat: Nice to hear. We work about 3 to 5 hours in the day and i hope the game will finish fast
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 01/11/07 04:27
I worked now the whole day on the Game and the 2. Level is 90 % done
Hi everybody !
Shinobi and i works hard and now we can show you our level 2 screenshot.
Here we are:
Posted By: frazzle
Re: Times Battle - 01/12/07 11:50
Nice work on updating your game !!
You and Shinobi are a rather good team
Cheers
Frazzle
thanks frazzle, but his name is Shinobi not Shinonbi
I start with level 3 and in the next weeks we hope , we can show you a new screen.
Regards
Blitzblaster1
Posted By: frazzle
Re: Times Battle - 01/12/07 19:37
Quote:
his name is Shinobi not Shinonbi
I know but I wrote it in a very short time, so to quick and not well spelled Btw, it's edited now
Cheers
Frazzle
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 01/12/07 22:00
Thanks frazzle
everyone who knows me , know that i do spelling errors all the time because of typing to fast .
here 2 shots with more action...
so Shinobi and i present`s the first encounter from Times Battle:
Posted By: JibbSmart
Re: Times Battle - 02/12/07 07:10
looks nice
no crits really. cept maybe the tree doesnt fit in with the rest as much as it could, but that's almost nothing
good work!
julz
so here is a new in game video from level 2 incl. encounter:
Video From Level 2
Posted By: Germanunkol
Re: Times Battle - 02/12/07 20:30
Sweet game!
Looking very good. Great music. Great 3d graphics. Well done!!
The tank's cool.
Ideas/critique: 1) I think it changes to "night" too fast. Just slow that transition down maybe?
2) Anything that explodes... put some depris in there or something. Just don't let it disappear the way you do right now? The wall, the planes, the tank... they all get damaged and then they just disappear. It would look even better if there was something left over afterwards... whether it's a wreck or just pieces lying around...
Keep it up! Very well done!
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 02/12/07 20:46
Thanks for the nice comments
@Germanunkol again good suggestions , we will rework the details after finishing the game or maybe while development ...who knowes
The darkening of the sky belongs only to the Bossfight , thats the reason why its so fast.
Hi together !
Shinobi and i present a new screenshot from Times Battle. Here is the 3th. level.
Regards
Blitzblaster
Posted By: ShoreVietam
Re: Times Battle - 03/19/07 19:24
Oh cool, gefaellt mir optisch besser als die Bergwelt ^^
Posted By: frazzle
Re: Times Battle - 03/19/07 19:41
Indeed very nice as background, btw is the water created by shader or is is just a background sprite
??
Can't wait to see a potential demo from this again
Cheers
Frazzle
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 03/19/07 20:59
Hi
Blitzblasters Graphics are really good , thanks for the comments.
@Frazzle its all 2D , no shaders
here is a little video i´ve recorded to show more.
Video 10 MB
Posted By: frazzle
Re: Times Battle - 03/19/07 21:12
Oke, thxn for the info Shinobi, the video is great
Now I'm even more curious then ever to see a sec. demo form this !!
Cheers
Frazzle
Posted By: Damocles
Re: Times Battle - 03/19/07 22:42
I still favour the Silkworm method more:
The Jeep can alter the angle of the Gun with the up/down arrow keys.
This way the player can shoot planes that are in fron of him.
@ frazzle: Thanks for comments, nice to hear
@ ShoreVietam: Thanks too.
@ Democles: So this is the style, what we wrote for month. The shoot direction
is from the original Battle Trought Time, and we handle this from this game.
Regards
Blitzblaster
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 03/21/07 01:22
There is something i need to know , a friend asked me why i made the font so small , so i reworked the Hud and the Font and made the font bigger .
What do you guys think , is it better as before ?
take a look
Posted By: PHeMoX
Re: Times Battle - 03/21/07 01:37
I think the older ones were better, but also better placed inside the HUD. What's the maximum possible score you can get by the way? Perhaps you should reserve a bit more space for the score counter.
Quote:
Thanks , i think your right , i made the old style again but only a bit bigger font and longer cutouts for them.
You're welcome. Yep, it looks much better now,
Cheers
Posted By: Shinobi
Re: Times Battle - 03/21/07 02:58
Thanks , i think your right , i made the old style again but only a bit bigger font and longer cutouts for them.
I think in the finished game it is possible to get a score about or close to 99999 thats why i made it possible to fit a 6 counted number in the hud.
Here a shot again hope its now ok for everyone.
Hi @ all!
So here comes a new screenshot from Times Battle with the 4th level.
This is the first level with a weather effect.
Hi @ all!
Here comes the news about our projekt. The 6. playable level ist finish`d and many graphics and sounds too for the next 4 levels. I hope we can finish`d the game in the next month.
Posted By: EX Citer
Re: Times Battle - 08/22/07 10:48
And every level has an endboss? Is there in every level a different enemy? You didn´t build in a combo system? Is there an intro and ending?
The Game has 5 endbosses and the story of the game is, you must fight from the first worldwar to the future like 2100
.
Posted By: frazzle
Re: Times Battle - 08/26/07 12:01
Nice to hear you and Shinobi keep on working on these remakes
Cheers
Frazzle
Times Battle comes 2008.
But not in this engine, so sorry.
New infos comes on my own homepage.
The game become a new start.
Sorry again!
Regards
Blitzblaster1
Posted By: frazzle
Re: Times Battle - 11/05/07 19:54
Sad to hear you guys stop developing it with the A6/A7 engine but that your choise of course
Nevertheless, I still like this FUN game and will most likely play it in 2008
Cheers
Frazzle
Thanks frazzle for the nice words.
Regards
Blitzblaster1
