[CTP, Beta] zBreak

LedZepp · 05-14-2008, 08:27 PM

I introduce to you zBreak, a version of breakout.
I created this by myself with the help of some tutorials.

Whats Done:
-Custom level support(outside the game) (read level creation below)
-Many levels
-music is integrated
-pause menu
-main menu
-[V. 0.6]Collision Detection has been fixed
-[V. 0.7]Random Levels Have Been Added!
-[V. 0.8]
--2 new blocks added
----Silver, takes 2 hits to destroy (Number 4 when designing a level)
----Dark Grey, you are not able to destroy it at all(acts like a wall)(Number 5 when designing a level)
--Paddle collision detection improved more, paddle size in height decreased
--Level Selection is included
--I have had my ball get stuck in between the dark grey blocks so if that happens to you press down on the DPad and it will get unstuck
--Right side boundary fixed
--Random Levels now have a "difficulty" level
----Levels 1-2 have only red,green,blue
----Levels 3-4 have red,green,blue,and silver
----Levels 5 and beyond have red,green,blue,silver, and dark grey
--Some other minor things were improved that i cant remember lol
--Note: There are in my code commented out parts that are for powerups, please do not try to uncomment them as you will get many errors and nothing will work!
-[V. 0.9]
-Powerups have been added
--Green Falling Circle
----Ultra Ball, Turns your ball green, doesnt bounce back from any blocks except the indestruble ones
--Red Circle with -(minus)
----Shrinks your Paddle
--Blue circle with +(Plus)
----Extends your Paddle
-New graphics thanks to laurens
--Include
----New Paddle
----New Blocks
------Cyan
------Pink
------Purple
------Orange
------Yellow
----New Background
-New Levels
-Minor Fixes
---Expect More Powerups in the next version including a Gun, and a Ball multiplier
-New Block Numbers(For creating Custom levels)
--1 - Blue
--2 - Red
--3 - Green
--4 - Orange
--5 - Yellow
--6 - Purple
--7 - Cyan
--8 - Pink
--9 - Silver
--10 - Indestructible
-[V. 1.0]
--Gun Powerup added, allowed 3 shots on screen at at time
--New block add, #11, dark red, destroys surrounding blocks(not featured in any levels in this version, but you may add it to any level)
--MultiBall powerup not included
--Starting tomorrow(unless something comes up) I will be completely rewriting all of the code for this game. I will make it more efficient and able to handle more things. I will also be improving alot of things as well as redoing all the menus. Do not expect the next version for at least a week or 2

What needs to be done/fixed
-Level creator in the game
-Save level, and or score
-Save user created levels(once level creation inside the game is made)
-Thats all i can think of now but if anyone want to make suggestions i can try and add them.

Before i forget heres the controls:
Main Menu
Up/Down on zune = Up/Down in Menu
Center Button on zune = Select in Menu

Game
Left/Right in zune = control of paddle left/right
Center button on zune = launch ball if not launched, if game lost press center button to be taken to main menu
Play/Pause button on zune = Pauses the game brings up the pause menu

Pause Menu
Same buttons as Main Menu

Heres the download link:
V. 0.5
Rar Zip
V. 0.6
Rar Zip
V. 0.7
Rar Zip
V. 0.8
Rar Zip
V. 0.9 - 1st Gen Zunes, No Touch Support
Rar Zip
V. 0.9TS - 2nd Gen Zunes, With Touch Support(thanks to MehStrongBadMeh)

Zip
V. 1.0 - Both 1st, and 2nd Gen zune's supported
Rar Zip

Custom Level Creation: How-To

I hope people will share the levels they create here and i will try to add them to my project so that when i release updates they will be in there. I was only able to come up with 11 levels of my own and i dont consider them to be that great so dont be shy to post up your code of your level

.

Heres a couple screenshots of the game
(Note in the first one "Random Level" doesnt work)
(Note in the third one the blank menu will not be blank when you play, it will tell you the song thats playing)

Marshillboy · 05-14-2008, 08:37 PM

Ha!! Have fun with collision detection. That alone took probably 5+ hours of work on my pacman. Then again, you're not collision mapping an entire maze though, huh?

LedZepp · 05-14-2008, 08:41 PM

Yea but even for what i have now it took me at least 2 hours to write :p i must have spent at least 10 full hours on this most if it went to the ball movement and collision detection then the rest of it was design how to handle levels

Scrapz616 · 05-14-2008, 08:44 PM

Nice job, looks better than the other one(No offense to the creator)
Does this one have power-ups?

LedZepp · 05-14-2008, 08:46 PM

Thanks for reminding me, thats on my todo list

mrgoodnight · 05-14-2008, 09:12 PM

niice this is good

dustingrey · 05-14-2008, 09:53 PM

I'll check it out tonight and give you my priceless, priceless opinion.

metalthorn · 05-15-2008, 03:21 AM

thank you for the awesome game and mini tut. on level creation! Thank you again great build!

-Harrison Zollinger

miceylulu · 05-15-2008, 05:52 AM

I think I'll wait until the collision detection is done. But it sounds really good so far

trustaugustus · 05-15-2008, 09:15 AM

Dude, Awesome looking game.

Myndraine · 05-15-2008, 10:33 AM

Holy ****. I love you.

happyface_0 · 05-15-2008, 10:51 AM

Yes! Breakout is a great time waister!

collver · 05-15-2008, 10:57 AM

when is your hit detection going to be implemented, as this one does look slightly better than the other brick break game.

mikenike · 05-15-2008, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by collver

when is your hit detection going to be implemented, as this one does look slightly better than the other brick break game.

yep this looks a heck of a lot better than the other breakout. sorry to bother, but could anyone stick this in a zip file? cause i dont want to get that winrar or whatever. thanks!

emericanaddict · 05-15-2008, 11:56 AM

Thanks Man Im Really Enjoying This Version!

disturbed80 · 05-15-2008, 12:22 PM

I would also like a zip file please..

axlgreasetires · 05-15-2008, 12:25 PM

nice game cant wait to see it develope.

winrar is far superior to whatever archiving program you may be using. its free also.

Gregory · 05-15-2008, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by disturbed80

I would also like a zip file please..

Here you go.

http://uploaditall.com/uler/files/1/zbreak005.zip

LedZepp · 05-15-2008, 01:22 PM

First Post updated with Zip file,
If i have some time later tonight i will work on it as much as i can but im pretty sure ill have it fixed by tomorrow night/Saturday morning

miceylulu · 05-15-2008, 02:57 PM

When I lost, it wouldn't let me start a new game.

05-14-2008, 08:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
LedZepp zB Programmer Experienced Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 966 Reputation: 114 $zB: 626 Donate	[CTP, Beta] zBreak [V. 0.1.0] I introduce to you zBreak, a version of breakout. I created this by myself with the help of some tutorials. Whats Done: -Custom level support(outside the game) (read level creation below) -Many levels -music is integrated -pause menu -main menu -[V. 0.6]Collision Detection has been fixed -[V. 0.7]Random Levels Have Been Added! -[V. 0.8] --2 new blocks added ----Silver, takes 2 hits to destroy (Number 4 when designing a level) ----Dark Grey, you are not able to destroy it at all(acts like a wall)(Number 5 when designing a level) --Paddle collision detection improved more, paddle size in height decreased --Level Selection is included --I have had my ball get stuck in between the dark grey blocks so if that happens to you press down on the DPad and it will get unstuck --Right side boundary fixed --Random Levels now have a "difficulty" level ----Levels 1-2 have only red,green,blue ----Levels 3-4 have red,green,blue,and silver ----Levels 5 and beyond have red,green,blue,silver, and dark grey --Some other minor things were improved that i cant remember lol --Note: There are in my code commented out parts that are for powerups, please do not try to uncomment them as you will get many errors and nothing will work! -[V. 0.9] -Powerups have been added --Green Falling Circle ----Ultra Ball, Turns your ball green, doesnt bounce back from any blocks except the indestruble ones --Red Circle with -(minus) ----Shrinks your Paddle --Blue circle with +(Plus) ----Extends your Paddle -New graphics thanks to laurens --Include ----New Paddle ----New Blocks ------Cyan ------Pink ------Purple ------Orange ------Yellow ----New Background -New Levels -Minor Fixes ---Expect More Powerups in the next version including a Gun, and a Ball multiplier -New Block Numbers(For creating Custom levels) --1 - Blue --2 - Red --3 - Green --4 - Orange --5 - Yellow --6 - Purple --7 - Cyan --8 - Pink --9 - Silver --10 - Indestructible -[V. 1.0] --Gun Powerup added, allowed 3 shots on screen at at time --New block add, #11, dark red, destroys surrounding blocks(not featured in any levels in this version, but you may add it to any level) --MultiBall powerup not included --Starting tomorrow(unless something comes up) I will be completely rewriting all of the code for this game. I will make it more efficient and able to handle more things. I will also be improving alot of things as well as redoing all the menus. Do not expect the next version for at least a week or 2 What needs to be done/fixed -Level creator in the game -Save level, and or score -Save user created levels(once level creation inside the game is made) -Thats all i can think of now but if anyone want to make suggestions i can try and add them. Before i forget heres the controls: Main Menu Up/Down on zune = Up/Down in Menu Center Button on zune = Select in Menu Game Left/Right in zune = control of paddle left/right Center button on zune = launch ball if not launched, if game lost press center button to be taken to main menu Play/Pause button on zune = Pauses the game brings up the pause menu Pause Menu Same buttons as Main Menu Heres the download link: V. 0.5 Rar Zip V. 0.6 Rar Zip V. 0.7 Rar Zip V. 0.8 Rar Zip V. 0.9 - 1st Gen Zunes, No Touch Support Rar Zip V. 0.9TS - 2nd Gen Zunes, With Touch Support(thanks to MehStrongBadMeh) Zip V. 1.0 - Both 1st, and 2nd Gen zune's supported Rar Zip Custom Level Creation: How-To I hope people will share the levels they create here and i will try to add them to my project so that when i release updates they will be in there. I was only able to come up with 11 levels of my own and i dont consider them to be that great so dont be shy to post up your code of your level . Heres a couple screenshots of the game (Note in the first one "Random Level" doesnt work) (Note in the third one the blank menu will not be blank when you play, it will tell you the song thats playing) Last edited by LedZepp : 07-09-2008 at 08:44 PM.

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Scrapz616 Support Team Super Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,620 Reputation: 129 $zB: 1277 Donate	Nice job, looks better than the other one(No offense to the creator) Does this one have power-ups? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *Throw Ya L's Up* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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mrgoodnight Experienced Zuner Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: [DMV] [M = Maryland] Posts: 124 Reputation: 15 $zB: 109 Donate	niice this is good __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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05-14-2008, 08:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
LedZepp zB Programmer Experienced Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 966 Reputation: 114 $zB: 626 Donate	Yea but even for what i have now it took me at least 2 hours to write :p i must have spent at least 10 full hours on this most if it went to the ball movement and collision detection then the rest of it was design how to handle levels

05-14-2008, 08:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
LedZepp zB Programmer Experienced Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 966 Reputation: 114 $zB: 626 Donate	Thanks for reminding me, thats on my todo list

05-14-2008, 09:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
dustingrey Zuner Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 63 Reputation: 16 $zB: 54 Donate	I'll check it out tonight and give you my priceless, priceless opinion.

05-15-2008, 03:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
metalthorn Zuner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina Posts: 97 Reputation: 12 $zB: 71 Donate	thank you for the awesome game and mini tut. on level creation! Thank you again great build! -Harrison Zollinger

05-15-2008, 05:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
miceylulu Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 154 Reputation: 11 $zB: 89 Donate	I think I'll wait until the collision detection is done. But it sounds really good so far

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collver Experienced Zuner Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: some where left of the right Posts: 121 Reputation: 14 $zB: 97 Donate	when is your hit detection going to be implemented, as this one does look slightly better than the other brick break game. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Noob Patrol : Locked and Loaded To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-15-2008, 11:56 AM	#15 (permalink)
emericanaddict Jr. Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 34 Reputation: 11 $zB: 27 Donate	Thanks Man Im Really Enjoying This Version!

05-15-2008, 12:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
disturbed80 Zuner Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: pa Posts: 90 Reputation: 13 $zB: 67 Donate	I would also like a zip file please..

05-15-2008, 12:25 PM	#17 (permalink)
axlgreasetires Squirt Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 18 Reputation: 10 $zB: 12 Donate	nice game cant wait to see it develope. winrar is far superior to whatever archiving program you may be using. its free also.

05-15-2008, 01:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
LedZepp zB Programmer Experienced Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 966 Reputation: 114 $zB: 626 Donate	First Post updated with Zip file, If i have some time later tonight i will work on it as much as i can but im pretty sure ill have it fixed by tomorrow night/Saturday morning

05-15-2008, 02:57 PM	#20 (permalink)
miceylulu Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 154 Reputation: 11 $zB: 89 Donate	When I lost, it wouldn't let me start a new game.

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