[BETA 5-24] Beat Wave

Red Sky · 05-22-2008, 07:50 PM

Name: Beat Wave
Creators: ZNA (Greenskull, Khao, and myself)
Description: Play music and collect falling notes. Uses the visualization as a background!!! For right now, you're stuck with only 10 lives.
Version: Release 1

Updates in bold Features: Random Music Playback
Visualization background(only start menu)
Let a note slide past and the music stops... can you keep up?
Lag fixed.
Visualizer for start menu only.. makes there have less lag.
touch controls fixed

Music spawns with the music, difficulty settings added, i think there are a few other things that have been changed, it's been a while since i worked on the code, so i'm not entirely sure.

** I would like to note, playing in debug mode has some serious lag due to the visualizer. It works pretty well without being connected to the computer. I will fix the visualizer a bit tomorrow to kill the lag even more.

Link:
http://www.fileqube.com/shared/yKGzpDo1393558

Soccerfreak24 · 05-22-2008, 07:52 PM

yeah! new game.

Downloading as we speak, I'll tell u what I think once it's deployed.

Edit: Crap. .rar. Could u get a zip file up >.< I don't have winrar.

lpxxfaintxx · 05-22-2008, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccerfreak24

yeah! new game.

Downloading as we speak, I'll tell u what I think once it's deployed.

Edit: Crap. .rar. Could u get a zip file up >.< I don't have winrar.

Just get Alzip or one-in-all extraction tool. Sooner or later, you'll have to. You can't just ask every developer to post the file in .zip.

Red Sky · 05-22-2008, 08:00 PM

I will put it in .zip right now for you, hold on a minute...ok, check the original post for the links

Dizzy · 05-22-2008, 08:00 PM

It's a free download...

Excellent. I've been hearing you talk of this game for some time

Soccerfreak24 · 05-22-2008, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lpxxfaintxx

Just get Alzip or one-in-all extraction tool. Sooner or later, you'll have to. You can't just ask every developer to post the file in .zip.

Ok, good point. i'm downloading ALzip as we speak.

Edit: Thanks for the .zip.

Red Sky · 05-22-2008, 08:03 PM

No problem! I hope Greenskull won't get mad at me for releasing this already...
I wanted to get it out before others get games with visualizations and stuff, and he hasn't been on all day. I'm really excited about this... i feel really accomplished, let me know what everyone thinks!

Soccerfreak24 · 05-22-2008, 08:10 PM

It's taking a while to extract, but i'm a bit confused, so you just "catch" notes? "beat wave" sounds like a game where you would hit the notes like in guitar hero or something...

Red Sky · 05-22-2008, 08:16 PM

It's still in beta, we've got lots to do, and once you play you'll see what it is
you aren't strumming, or hitting them at a certain time. You just catch them before they hit the bottom... like a basket game. The visualizer and the other little effects make it more entertaining though, believe me. And then there's a little powerup type thing that gives you 10 extra points. I have some easy things i am going to do in the next few days, but i wanted to get this out here. Greenskull and I have been working on this thing for ages! (around when RRSD V2 game out--- speaking of which i have no idea when the next version's coming out, i want to get the high scores working before that.)

Xx Demon xX · 05-22-2008, 08:17 PM

too tired. lol ill do it tomorrow morning

Red Sky · 05-22-2008, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xx Demon xX

too tired. lol ill do it tomorrow morning

Haha, alright, no rush. I wasn't even gonna put it out tonight, changed my mind after sitting in bed for 5 minutes

Vettexl · 05-22-2008, 08:19 PM

Sounds like a fun game, but like Demon, I will have to try it tomorrow but I will download it

MarcusMaximus · 05-22-2008, 08:21 PM

nice concept although the lag is killing me, even when not connected to the computer. I took the liberty of making it a LOT smoother without giving anything up. You can find it at www.csc.calpoly.edu/~mwazny/TheBeat.zip

Red Sky · 05-22-2008, 08:22 PM

hehe, well thank you. I didn't really feel like doing that tonight, but i appreciate it.

MarcusMaximus · 05-22-2008, 08:24 PM

no problem, happy to help

Soccerfreak24 · 05-22-2008, 08:27 PM

Hmmm, seems kinda like Rock rain.. u just try and get hit instead of dodging.

Red Sky · 05-22-2008, 08:30 PM

I realize that, not everything is there yet. It's still a fun time killer. Eventually the notes will be less random and more with music, once we figure out how to use the frequency and sample rates better.

fusionjones36 · 05-22-2008, 08:32 PM

The game has some potential... But you really need to work on the touch sensitivity, and make the musical notes have some correspondence to the music. At this point, it just seems like a random game of catch
But good luck so far

Red Sky · 05-22-2008, 08:33 PM

Touch Sensitivity is coming really soon. Maybe (if greenskull gets on tomorrow) we can have another update with some added things to it. And the notes will do that.. eventually..

Maddawg579 · 05-22-2008, 09:05 PM

So I'm gonna make a logical guess here and say that since I'm using the Zune Pass I won't be able to play this game because of DRM issues, correct?

05-22-2008, 07:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Red Sky lost in paradise with rae Support Team Jr. Staff Super Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,914 Reputation: 154	[BETA 5-24] Beat Wave Name: Beat Wave Creators: ZNA (Greenskull, Khao, and myself) Description: Play music and collect falling notes. Uses the visualization as a background!!! For right now, you're stuck with only 10 lives. Version: Release 1 Updates in bold Features: Random Music Playback Visualization background(only start menu) Let a note slide past and the music stops... can you keep up? Lag fixed. Visualizer for start menu only.. makes there have less lag. touch controls fixed Music spawns with the music, difficulty settings added, i think there are a few other things that have been changed, it's been a while since i worked on the code, so i'm not entirely sure. ** I would like to note, playing in debug mode has some serious lag due to the visualizer. It works pretty well without being connected to the computer. I will fix the visualizer a bit tomorrow to kill the lag even more. Link: http://www.fileqube.com/shared/yKGzpDo1393558 __________________ Runaway! thread\|Beat Wave thread\| Rock Rain SD thread\| MY BLOG! Last edited by Red Sky; 04-02-2009 at 01:25 PM.. Reason: fixed link

05-22-2008, 07:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Soccerfreak24 Support Team Expert Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,001 Reputation: 229	yeah! new game. Downloading as we speak, I'll tell u what I think once it's deployed. Edit: Crap. .rar. Could u get a zip file up >.< I don't have winrar. __________________

05-22-2008, 08:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Red Sky lost in paradise with rae Support Team Jr. Staff Super Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,914 Reputation: 154	I will put it in .zip right now for you, hold on a minute...ok, check the original post for the links __________________ Runaway! thread\|Beat Wave thread\| Rock Rain SD thread\| MY BLOG!

05-22-2008, 08:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dizzy Joe the Plumber Retired Staff Zune Priest Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6,850 Reputation: 433	It's a free download... Excellent. I've been hearing you talk of this game for some time __________________ Stop activity immediately if you feel short of breath, faint or dizzy, experience chest pain, or profuse perspiration. Dizzy - Founder of zB REDnecks. Master Chief of Hillbillies.

05-22-2008, 08:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
Red Sky lost in paradise with rae Support Team Jr. Staff Super Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,914 Reputation: 154	No problem! I hope Greenskull won't get mad at me for releasing this already... I wanted to get it out before others get games with visualizations and stuff, and he hasn't been on all day. I'm really excited about this... i feel really accomplished, let me know what everyone thinks! __________________ Runaway! thread\|Beat Wave thread\| Rock Rain SD thread\| MY BLOG!

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05-22-2008, 08:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Soccerfreak24 Support Team Expert Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,001 Reputation: 229	It's taking a while to extract, but i'm a bit confused, so you just "catch" notes? "beat wave" sounds like a game where you would hit the notes like in guitar hero or something... __________________

05-22-2008, 08:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
Red Sky lost in paradise with rae Support Team Jr. Staff Super Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,914 Reputation: 154	It's still in beta, we've got lots to do, and once you play you'll see what it is you aren't strumming, or hitting them at a certain time. You just catch them before they hit the bottom... like a basket game. The visualizer and the other little effects make it more entertaining though, believe me. And then there's a little powerup type thing that gives you 10 extra points. I have some easy things i am going to do in the next few days, but i wanted to get this out here. Greenskull and I have been working on this thing for ages! (around when RRSD V2 game out--- speaking of which i have no idea when the next version's coming out, i want to get the high scores working before that.) __________________ Runaway! thread\|Beat Wave thread\| Rock Rain SD thread\| MY BLOG!

05-22-2008, 08:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Xx Demon xX Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Location: Where ever you live. Posts: 93 Reputation: 10	too tired. lol ill do it tomorrow morning __________________ Thanks Stkr

05-22-2008, 08:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
Vettexl I'm Always Here Administrator Expert Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 3,135 Reputation: 1132	Sounds like a fun game, but like Demon, I will have to try it tomorrow but I will download it __________________

05-22-2008, 08:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
MarcusMaximus Experienced Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 114 Reputation: 38	nice concept although the lag is killing me, even when not connected to the computer. I took the liberty of making it a LOT smoother without giving anything up. You can find it at www.csc.calpoly.edu/~mwazny/TheBeat.zip __________________ -Mark Check out my new game, "Squadron Z": www.csc.calpoly.edu/~mwazny/Squadron_Z.zip Check out my version of pong with multiplayer: www.csc.calpoly.edu/~mwazny/Pong.zip

05-22-2008, 08:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
Red Sky lost in paradise with rae Support Team Jr. Staff Super Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,914 Reputation: 154	hehe, well thank you. I didn't really feel like doing that tonight, but i appreciate it. __________________ Runaway! thread\|Beat Wave thread\| Rock Rain SD thread\| MY BLOG!

05-22-2008, 08:24 PM	#15 (permalink)
MarcusMaximus Experienced Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 114 Reputation: 38	no problem, happy to help __________________ -Mark Check out my new game, "Squadron Z": www.csc.calpoly.edu/~mwazny/Squadron_Z.zip Check out my version of pong with multiplayer: www.csc.calpoly.edu/~mwazny/Pong.zip

05-22-2008, 08:27 PM	#16 (permalink)
Soccerfreak24 Support Team Expert Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,001 Reputation: 229	Hmmm, seems kinda like Rock rain.. u just try and get hit instead of dodging. __________________

05-22-2008, 08:30 PM	#17 (permalink)
Red Sky lost in paradise with rae Support Team Jr. Staff Super Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,914 Reputation: 154	I realize that, not everything is there yet. It's still a fun time killer. Eventually the notes will be less random and more with music, once we figure out how to use the frequency and sample rates better. __________________ Runaway! thread\|Beat Wave thread\| Rock Rain SD thread\| MY BLOG!

05-22-2008, 08:32 PM	#18 (permalink)
fusionjones36 Zewbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Reputation: 10	The game has some potential... But you really need to work on the touch sensitivity, and make the musical notes have some correspondence to the music. At this point, it just seems like a random game of catch But good luck so far

05-22-2008, 08:33 PM	#19 (permalink)
Red Sky lost in paradise with rae Support Team Jr. Staff Super Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,914 Reputation: 154	Touch Sensitivity is coming really soon. Maybe (if greenskull gets on tomorrow) we can have another update with some added things to it. And the notes will do that.. eventually.. __________________ Runaway! thread\|Beat Wave thread\| Rock Rain SD thread\| MY BLOG!

05-22-2008, 09:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
Maddawg579 Zewbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 8 Reputation: 10	Yeah... So I'm gonna make a logical guess here and say that since I'm using the Zune Pass I won't be able to play this game because of DRM issues, correct?