[BETA] Galactic Wars 3

jsedlak · 05-14-2008, 11:59 PM

Current Download: http://focusedgames.com/?page_id=6
General Page For Zune Games: http://focusedgames.com/ZuneGames.aspx

Decided to start a new thread, feel free to lock the other thread. So anyways, the "Beta" is here! I completely rewrote the game (as you will soon see). I have added sound effects, music support, new enemies, new levels and different weapons. This version also supports the 30gb (doesn't use touch at all).

Many thanks to Justin O'Dell (CodeAnxiety) for the art.

Here are some things you should know:
Menus
- Up and Down in the menus slides you to different options.
- Click the center to go forward. Click the Back button to go back.
- To play music, go into options and scroll through your playlists. Click. It should start playing.

Gameplay
- DPad (Click) will move. Hit center to shoot without moving.
- Play/Pause (B button) switches weapons.
- Back to pause and/or quit.
- Progress bar on top is your life. If it hits 0, game over (I hope...). Fill it up to move to the next level!

Known Issues
- Menus and Gameplay loading are slow and clunky.
- Level 3 will slow your Zune down as you near the end of it.
- High scores do not work.
- Game may slow down after prolonged play. Please restart your Zune to clear the memory. (Still having some minor GC issues)

ToDo
I still have a lot of work to do. Besides clearing up the aforementioned issues, I plan to...
- Add more levels, enemies and weapons
- Add power ups!
- Multiplayer? (MAYBE)
- High Scores (duh)
- Better music support
- Add support for difficulties.

Screenshots

Edit... forgot one thing...
Good luck at the end of Level 3!

Justananomaly · 05-15-2008, 12:57 AM

Very nice work, I will love to see how this project ends up a month or two down the road!

the_guillotine · 05-15-2008, 03:39 AM

Looks very ill.

sandman · 05-15-2008, 05:02 AM

Great game, but i have two complaints:

1: Definatly the worst lag i have ever had on my zune before. it freezes for seconds at a time, even when nothing is happening on-screen

2: Whats up with level 3???!!! lol

other than that, by far one of the best games. MUCH better than the first one. i like the layout of the menus. it gives it an actual game feeling rather than just a simple program.

great job, but like i mentioned, the lag issue might want to get looked into

jsedlak · 05-15-2008, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandman

Great game, but i have two complaints:

1: Definatly the worst lag i have ever had on my zune before. it freezes for seconds at a time, even when nothing is happening on-screen

Can you expand on this a bit? I know the UI and loading the level is slow, I have been working on a fix for that. Does it randomly lockup in game? Are you running through visual studio? Have you tried deploying Release configuration, restarting the zune and then playing?

I am having trouble reproducing what you have mentioned except after debugging for a long time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandman

2: Whats up with level 3???!!! lol

What do you mean? Too easy, too hard? I made it ramp up at the end quite a bit since there are only three levels right now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandman

other than that, by far one of the best games. MUCH better than the first one. i like the layout of the menus. it gives it an actual game feeling rather than just a simple program.

great job, but like i mentioned, the lag issue might want to get looked into

Thanks!

mikenike · 05-15-2008, 11:25 AM

wow this game is smoking. easily the most in depth and it looks really fun to play. unfortunatley it just wont deploy. it has a couple of error windows as it opens up, and doesn't even give me the option to deploy

keep those sweet updates comin

mikenike · 05-15-2008, 11:31 AM

one question though...

when you download it and you extract the file, there are two solutions to choose from:

1: Icon has XNA symbol and outline is green with a C# in the middle, and the file is called GW3 Express

2: Icon has XNA symbol and outline is blue with no C# in it, and the file is called GW3

I have downloaded every game so far, so im not new to this, just dont know which one i should deploy

i guess ill try both?

Edit: actually i neither are working for me

as i said in the post before me

jsedlak · 05-15-2008, 11:34 AM

They are exactly the same, at least the should be. The express version is for those who do not have Visual Studio 2008 Pro installed. The other is for those that do. They link to the same project files, the only difference is the Pro one uses solution folders for some organization.

mikenike · 05-15-2008, 11:39 AM

ok thanks for that info

any help for my problem?

jsedlak · 05-15-2008, 12:25 PM

What are the error messages?

mikenike · 05-15-2008, 01:20 PM

wow. well i dont know what happened before, but now its workin like a charm. thanks for offering me some help anyways!

soccerfreak24 · 05-15-2008, 02:33 PM

Very nice!

mikenike · 05-15-2008, 02:56 PM

best game ive seen yet according to gameplay. +rep for you - just a few more weapons/powerups and youve got something very nice

and i dont seem to have a LOT of lag, just a little

Gman561 · 05-15-2008, 03:57 PM

best game as of yet...hope you get the touchpad to work that would make it 5x better .. also make it so we can change songs ..nice anyway ... and thanks for making it for the community

sandman · 05-15-2008, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gman561

also make it so we can change songs

Quote:

pause menu, scroll down to next song

jk, thats a completely different game i was talking about lol..

god i feel dumb now

sandman · 05-15-2008, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsedlak

Can you expand on this a bit? I know the UI and loading the level is slow, I have been working on a fix for that. Does it randomly lockup in game? Are you running through visual studio? Have you tried deploying Release configuration, restarting the zune and then playing?

It lags when changing galaxies, and while in-game (not changing lvls, just randomly)

Quote:

What do you mean? Too easy, too hard? I made it ramp up at the end quite a bit since there are only three levels right now.

I was laughing about how hard it got lol. it was easy, easy, IMPOSSIBLE

Ace1tk · 05-15-2008, 04:22 PM

OMG i love this game man its so sweet! I thought i was gonna beat level 3 i was destroying everything i was so close than EVERYTHING came hurling at me all at once lolz. But this is My overall favorite game of em all. btw the only thing that needs improvement is the lag when entering the game and changing levels. If this is easy i g2 see andromeda mode lol. I'd love to see more games by you dude. Great work

Dynamo · 05-15-2008, 04:28 PM

Hey this is great, especially for a beta, keep working on it man!

koolmanlol · 05-15-2008, 05:07 PM

all i have to say is: incredible game!
by far the best looking, best sounding, most entertaining zune game yet!
keep up the awesome work!

Greenskull · 05-15-2008, 05:11 PM

amazing menus but the gameplay is lacking in my opinion.

05-14-2008, 11:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
jsedlak Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 110 Reputation: 22 $zB: 93 Donate	[BETA] Galactic Wars 3 Current Download: http://focusedgames.com/?page_id=6 General Page For Zune Games: http://focusedgames.com/ZuneGames.aspx Decided to start a new thread, feel free to lock the other thread. So anyways, the "Beta" is here! I completely rewrote the game (as you will soon see). I have added sound effects, music support, new enemies, new levels and different weapons. This version also supports the 30gb (doesn't use touch at all). Many thanks to Justin O'Dell (CodeAnxiety) for the art. Here are some things you should know: Menus - Up and Down in the menus slides you to different options. - Click the center to go forward. Click the Back button to go back. - To play music, go into options and scroll through your playlists. Click. It should start playing. Gameplay - DPad (Click) will move. Hit center to shoot without moving. - Play/Pause (B button) switches weapons. - Back to pause and/or quit. - Progress bar on top is your life. If it hits 0, game over (I hope...). Fill it up to move to the next level! Known Issues - Menus and Gameplay loading are slow and clunky. - Level 3 will slow your Zune down as you near the end of it. - High scores do not work. - Game may slow down after prolonged play. Please restart your Zune to clear the memory. (Still having some minor GC issues) ToDo I still have a lot of work to do. Besides clearing up the aforementioned issues, I plan to... - Add more levels, enemies and weapons - Add power ups! - Multiplayer? (MAYBE) - High Scores (duh) - Better music support - Add support for difficulties. Screenshots Edit... forgot one thing... Good luck at the end of Level 3! __________________ John Sedlak Microsoft Xna / DirectX MVP To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by Gregory : 05-25-2008 at 05:17 PM. Reason: edited in working url

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sandman Zuner Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 91 Reputation: 10 $zB: 59 Donate	Great game, but i have two complaints: 1: Definatly the worst lag i have ever had on my zune before. it freezes for seconds at a time, even when nothing is happening on-screen 2: Whats up with level 3???!!! lol other than that, by far one of the best games. MUCH better than the first one. i like the layout of the menus. it gives it an actual game feeling rather than just a simple program. great job, but like i mentioned, the lag issue might want to get looked into __________________ Readily will I display the intestinal fortitude required to fight on to the Ranger objective and complete the mission, though I be the lone survivor. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Questing for: Zune 8gb

05-15-2008, 11:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
mikenike Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 163 Reputation: 12 $zB: 118 Donate	wow this game is smoking. easily the most in depth and it looks really fun to play. unfortunatley it just wont deploy. it has a couple of error windows as it opens up, and doesn't even give me the option to deploy keep those sweet updates comin Last edited by mikenike : 05-15-2008 at 11:35 AM.

05-15-2008, 11:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
mikenike Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 163 Reputation: 12 $zB: 118 Donate	one question though... when you download it and you extract the file, there are two solutions to choose from: 1: Icon has XNA symbol and outline is green with a C# in the middle, and the file is called GW3 Express 2: Icon has XNA symbol and outline is blue with no C# in it, and the file is called GW3 I have downloaded every game so far, so im not new to this, just dont know which one i should deploy i guess ill try both? Edit: actually i neither are working for me as i said in the post before me Last edited by mikenike : 05-15-2008 at 11:37 AM.

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05-15-2008, 12:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Justananomaly Voids Warranties Support Team Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Inside... Posts: 657 Reputation: 91 $zB: 502 Donate	Very nice work, I will love to see how this project ends up a month or two down the road!

05-15-2008, 11:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
jsedlak Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 110 Reputation: 22 $zB: 93 Donate	They are exactly the same, at least the should be. The express version is for those who do not have Visual Studio 2008 Pro installed. The other is for those that do. They link to the same project files, the only difference is the Pro one uses solution folders for some organization. __________________ John Sedlak Microsoft Xna / DirectX MVP To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-15-2008, 11:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
mikenike Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 163 Reputation: 12 $zB: 118 Donate	ok thanks for that info any help for my problem?

05-15-2008, 12:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
jsedlak Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 110 Reputation: 22 $zB: 93 Donate	What are the error messages? __________________ John Sedlak Microsoft Xna / DirectX MVP To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-15-2008, 01:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
mikenike Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 163 Reputation: 12 $zB: 118 Donate	wow. well i dont know what happened before, but now its workin like a charm. thanks for offering me some help anyways!

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soccerfreak24 Support Team Expert Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,701 Reputation: 160 $zB: 2696 Donate	Very nice! __________________ 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. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-15-2008, 02:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
mikenike Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 163 Reputation: 12 $zB: 118 Donate	best game ive seen yet according to gameplay. +rep for you - just a few more weapons/powerups and youve got something very nice and i dont seem to have a LOT of lag, just a little

05-15-2008, 03:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
Gman561 Squirt Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 21 Reputation: 10 $zB: 19 Donate	best game as of yet...hope you get the touchpad to work that would make it 5x better .. also make it so we can change songs ..nice anyway ... and thanks for making it for the community __________________ 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, 04:22 PM	#17 (permalink)
Ace1tk Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 78 Reputation: 14 $zB: 71 Donate	OMG i love this game man its so sweet! I thought i was gonna beat level 3 i was destroying everything i was so close than EVERYTHING came hurling at me all at once lolz. But this is My overall favorite game of em all. btw the only thing that needs improvement is the lag when entering the game and changing levels. If this is easy i g2 see andromeda mode lol. I'd love to see more games by you dude. Great work

05-15-2008, 04:28 PM	#18 (permalink)
Dynamo Squirt Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 28 Reputation: 10 $zB: 27 Donate	Hey this is great, especially for a beta, keep working on it man!

05-15-2008, 05:07 PM	#19 (permalink)
koolmanlol Squirt Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 28 Reputation: 10 $zB: 2 Donate	all i have to say is: incredible game! by far the best looking, best sounding, most entertaining zune game yet! keep up the awesome work!

05-15-2008, 05:11 PM	#20 (permalink)
Greenskull Zuner Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 71 Reputation: 15 $zB: 9 Donate	amazing menus but the gameplay is lacking in my opinion. __________________ 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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