Beta .08

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Been out of town with my family for Thanksgiving, so I can’t say I spent a huge amount of time on this update, but there’s a few issues I want to make sure I just fixed that have been popping up recently.

Fixes:

– Spiders should behave while off screen now. This issue was especially apparent while kicking spiders off screen to the right into the small platforms by the cannon…

– Falling through slanted platforms while low jumping / kicking.

– Added some speed to the landing, that should stop the landing from the kick from feeling sluggish.

– little stupid platform tweaks like always…

– Juggle the snailshell in the air without it landing or hitting anything 😀

– Finally remembered to add the caching progress bar in there, not a big deal, but I think it’s neat

Beta .08

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189 Comments

  2. Tree

    When I juggle the shell in the air, it seems that if it hits a spider it does not count against me. For example, if I have 5 hits when I bounce it off a spider, I will have six if I hit it before it hits the ground. Is that intentional? Also, Flash player froze with one of the slow script warnings. Hopefully, that is merely a fluke. I didn’t get it again while I was playing.

  5. DrNeroCF

    Dannieman: lots of protections left to add to the ropes, that’s for reminding me about that.

    Tree: Yeah, if you bounce it off a spider, the combo isn’t broken. I think if you can continue the combo from off a spider, the points should be yours. Can you go back to the left after getting him off the rope?

    NinjaCow: Yet another insightful and totally not unhelpful comment… 😛

  6. NinjaCow

    “I think if you can continue the combo from off a spider, the points should be yours.”

    Translation:
    I’m too lazy to fix that.

    =P

  9. DrNeroCF

    Tree: I still have a few while loops that I’m not protecting, and I really wish you could, like, name them, so it would tell you which one is running…

    But, I have the timeout set ridiculously low, sometimes telling it to not end the script will allow it to run again normally. If it freezes up again for you, go ahead and click no a few times, tell me if that works for you.

  10. foodmansam

    uuhhhh…… this is almost clean…. sweet.
    if you do a backflip and kick the snailshell, it will bounce away early, similarly to befor whenit bounced of his head early. YAY!

  12. CssaBee

    Much, much better, i like it really, but…And there’s a but, because sometimes, i don’t know the reason, it becomes laggy/very slow, and if the snailshell was moving then it suddenly bounces off a ‘hidden’ wall…It seems like if there was a wall, but you can’t see that. It happens too fast, so i couldn’t make any screenshot…but i keep on trying;)

  13. gbuch

    It seems to be running ridiculously fast on this computer.
    Did you change anything about the frame rate?

    And there`s a new spider bug.
    It’s not a big deal, but it is kinda weird.
    When you first see a spider in the level, it appears to be tilted. It lasts for less than a second, though.

  14. WJUK

    Juggling is awesome. My max is 13 though… whoa, talk about an unlucky number.

    This is a request: Show us another level. Pllllleeeeeaaaasssssssseeeeeee. Pretty please with a cherry on top. It’s not this level isn’t cool or anything but I’ve played this level in an excess of over 100 times (approx) and I seriously want to see your other level designs. I still can’t wait until the finish product!

    It’s just a request. You don’t actually have to do anything about it. Let’s just keep it as my small rant…

  15. Dannieman

    (posting this from the internet channel)

    did you know that you can play these betas from on the Wii?
    if you press shift you can see where you’re going, but you can’t see any non-moving graphics. they aren’t too important to being able to play, so essentially you can play on the Wii! (omg!) you need to connect a keyboard to play though… I’m sure most people here have keyboards.

  17. Tree

    I tried what you told me, and it worked. When I got the warnings again I was able to click “No” about three times to get it to work again.

  19. UFOboy

    Tiny glitch that i don’t want you to fix.

    When you pause(space) while you are about to go INTO the air, since, as you already stated, you haved programed it to stop frames in mid-air or hanging, you pause the game, yet fancy pants keeps going.

    Basicly he lanchs out of the screen if you pause just before you lanch off a ledge or the hill. I did it a few times and it worked over and over again.

    The coolest part is fancy pants gets stuck in whatever stance he was in just before you paused, so he’s stuck in mid-step until you hit a button, even if he slides.

    I’ll have to check what this does to spiders tomorrow, i’m tired today. Don’t fix it yet, i want to play with the glitch. please.

  20. DrNeroCF

    Well I already fixed it in the build I have, but I was waiting to see if there was anything else I needed to fix before I uploaded that one, so have fun with it for now…

  21. UFOboy

    I messed with the pause a bit more and the shell keeps moving even if you pause normally, and the pause glitch, you can pass though enemies while paused and not get hurt(as far as i can tell… it’s hard to tell).

    Also, juggling spiders is both creepy sounding and just as fun as juggling the snail shell.

    Oh, and is his hair going to move when you pause in the final? Just wondering since i saw it a few times, the question poped into my head.

    And another question, that box on the tree in the background… what’s in it? is it a monkey? if so, you forgot to put the air holes in it… poor thing isn’t going to last long…

  22. DrNeroCF

    sontuk96, would you be content with some images of new levels?

    UFOboy, the pause shouldn’t even be in the beta, but it got back in when I was copying the code from my working fla into the beta fla… In other words, don’t worry about stuff not pausing when it should, heh.

  24. WJUK

    Yea, new level pics would be awesome. How bout a video? Come on, give us loyal fans that at least.

    @foodmansam: Damn you! You beat my score! Back to the game then… I’ll definitely get 15 (or more)!

  26. gbuch

    Ufoboy:
    “Oh, and is his hair going to move when you pause in the final? Just wondering since i saw it a few times, the question poped into my head.”

    The hair’s nothing. Pause near the snail (don’t kill the poor thing; it never lasts long in this level) and watch it.
    It’s creepy…

  27. FairlyObvious

    You guys are an impatient bunch.
    I’m more afraid that your demands will distract DrNero from working on the actual World 2 because he’s so busy uploading pictures and videos. Shame shame on you!
    😉

  28. gbuch

    Well, I from the start opposed a beta, though I didn’t imagine it would have so many bugs.

    But it seems he won’t manage to make it by the end of November, as he promised… 🙁

  29. WJUK

    I’m actually more happy that DrNero has been releasing BETAs. That way not only do we get to help & participate in the making of the game but it also gives us a look at new gameplay elements and give positive feedback.

    As for the videos/pictures thing, it’s not something that necessary needs doing. And it won’t take that long away. It takes a few seconds just to press print screen on the keyboard and paste. Simple as. Video’s are slightly harder, but aren’t impossible.

    But all I really care about is a awesome finished product. Take your time and make an awesome game, don’t worry about time restraints and deadlines. No one will rush you here.

  30. UFOboy

    I got 15 from juggling the shell.
    I juggled a spider for 8, i counted myself, because you only get a count when juggling the shell.
    I also was able to let the shell set(very tiny tiny bounces, no jumping) on my head for a count of 10, however i couldn’t knock it bakc into the air after the 10th count.

    As for the argument thingy going on, i’m a bit dizzy today because i’m sick and seem to be unable to think at times… screenshots for a flash game seems rather pointless, even for a flash game like FPA. BETAs work well and limiting it to just 1 level is also a good thing to me, i’d rather play the other levels at their best then with glitchs and bugs.

  31. educkface

    hmm I got 19 juggles, have been to busy to try much though :/ Also if anyone wants to try the glitch I found before brad fixes it, go to the side of a ledge and hold up and down so he keeps going from hanging to getting back on the platform. Keep pressing jump while doing it and eventually he warps to the nearest wall in the direction you’re facing.

  37. gbuch

    Found a bug.
    Don`t ask me how I did it, but it happened:

    http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/9463/bugfq3.jpg

    I only remember playing in the slippery floor, then stoping on the far left, starting to run to the far right and then jump on the last minute.
    I was transported to the far left wall, like if I had jumped against it (see image) but it wouldn`t let go (until I pressed jump – I had time to go to the start button and open paint before taking the printscreen).

  38. WJUK

    lmao, you should just make a separate minigame where you try to beat a juggling highscore.

    You could have league tables and everything. And the winner gets… fame and glory. Or maybe some sort of special treatment.

    😛
    That’s my suggestion for the day. lol

  39. educkface

    hehe got a new record time to get the shell to the final door with fpm, 54 seconds 🙂 Of course I had to use a glitch shortcut, but that doesn’t change the time.

  41. WJUK

    Yes. Yes I would.

    I’d also like everyone to hand me £5 everytime I see them… but hey. I can’t have it ALL my way. Can I?

    … Actually, I probably could… with a little persuasion…

  43. FairlyObvious

    It’s all the fast food zymn =P
    and WJUK, I question your motivations . . .
    and what’s with all the winking and smiling DrNero?
    I’m getting jealous =(

  44. WJUK

    @Zymn: £5 = $10.2811 according to an online currency converter. Sounds bout right.

    @Fairly Obvious: I’m sure my motivations are quite clear… *evil maniacal laughter* 😀

    And all the winking and smiling? That’s because DrNero and I have a special sort of relationship (not that kind of relationship, I’m a guy).

  45. icyknuckle

    So I found a glitch. Take the snail shell and slowly put it against the wall beside the cannon (Like RIGHT against it) then take a fast run at it. He kicks it into the wall and it gets stuck its pretty neet i say lol.

    I know that this doesnt really effect the game at all but its just somthin i notced while playing around

  49. NinjaCow

    At least I can make good flash games. All you can make are these stupid ‘Fancy Pants’ things. And “Nuclear Eagle”. Come on.

  50. gbuch

    NinjaCow, you forgot to mention ” the only game better than Fancy Pants” and “No Coment!”

    Though these are way better than FP and NE, and probably anything else you can do.

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