Resident Penguin

[x2495iiii]

This one took a lot of work. I wanted to make a world with one of the models I imported into Alice, so I decided to use one of the imported guns to make "Resident Penguin" (oooooh)!

There's no instructions, so read this before you play:

You're a penguin with a gun, infinite ammo, something to prove, and nothing to lose, so you decide to rid the world of zombies.

Hold 'a' to turn left and 'd' to turn right. Click the mouse button to fire at a zombie (you can hold the mouse button too, but it's slower). The penguin automatically aims at zombies which he's directly looking at (they turn red to show they're targeted).

Have fun with it!

Descriptions
ResidentPenguin1: The first version. Small and simple, yet addicting and fun. Use this if you have a slow machine.
ResidentPenguin2: An experiment to add to RP1. Has more weapons and different camera angles, but unchanged gameplay and SERIOUS lag. Look at this to see what NOT to do when making a game.
ResidentPenguin3.1: The polished result of a weeks worth of work. I'm very proud of it. Has just about everything you can think of
ResidentPenguin3.5: 3.1, but with more levels, an option to play forever, better special effects, and a new enemy.

NEWRP Trophies (http://www.alice.org/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=3455&d=1283582848)

3.5, but with trophies and grenades. Good stuff.

[DumDum203]

lol, dude, that was the most fun i've had all week. loved it. especially the "zombies win" sequence. really, this is amazing. you rock

one thing though: I turned really slowly. I suppose that's necessary, though, to keep it from being too easy.

you should do something like an upgrade screen between levels! you could measure some kind of stat, (not sure how you determine when to go to next level) like #of zombies killed, or accuracy, and use that to give points or money for buying new weapons!

really good game. keep it up, dude

[Dameria]

Wow! Nice game. Its simple and fun, I like it when the zombie kicks you into the field goal!

Nice job with the light effects on the gun when you shoot. I like how you did all the coding. I do not know how to do all those complex codes. I also like how you had the zombies respawn and I love the red targeting!

I can see this took a lot of time, and you did a really good job.

[dubastot]

Quite the game you have going there x2495iiii! I like your gun especially.:rolleyes:

[x2495iiii]

Thanks for the input guys! I'm re-working it right now to try and make it even better! So far I've added four new weapons, three different camera angles, a better targeting system, and I'm working right now on a way to make the enemies smarter.

[Jeremytroid]

this is really awesome! It's a lot of fun to play:D

[x2495iiii]

Alright, here's an advanced version of Resident Penguin. New features:

-penguin turns faster
-6 different weapons to choose from (Press s to switch)
-4 different camera angles to choose from (Press 1 to switch)
-more sensitive aiming (originally you could point almost anywhere and hit the zombie, now you have to aim properly)
-a few fixed bugs (you can't fire after being kicked anymore)

There are probably a few bugs I missed, so if you find them, tell me. When the world start' you're given three seconds before the zombies start moving, enough time to get ready and switch between weapons and camera angles for awhile.

Have fun!

[Dameria]

I really liked the first game, but as I loaded the second game, there were a few major things.

First of all, the other guns are really cool, but the fifth gun is just WAY too over powerful. You can just hold it down and spray, killing everything as you turn to face it. Also, I noticed a bug when I did this. If you spray the gun and just kill everything, then eventually no more zombies will respawn. I would suggest either taking out the laser gun, or at least making it shoot for 1 second, and then it has to cool down for 1.5 or 2 seconds before it can shoot again, and this could be easily fixed by just adding the wait command into shooting the laser gun.

The other bug I noticed is that as the zombies respawn all at once, it lags like crazy, and there is a big delay for a second or two, but I don't see how you could fix this one, but maybe making each zombie respawn a little later than the other, so that they do not all respawn at once and lag the program.

Other than that, nice improvements in the camera angles and guns! Another suggestion that I might want to see in a later version is to add a laser sight onto the silenced MP5, the second gun after pistol. That would be really cool.

EDIT: Oh, and another thing I noticed is that when you lose, and the zombies win, kicking you over the field goal, it is very laggy. Also, the as the zombies win, if you wait a while you notice that the zombies are moving across the map near the field goal! Maybe you can make it so that if zombies win, all zombies opacity = 0%, so that you cannot see them as they walk near the field goal.

Also, I would take away the move camera left and right when you move arrow keys thing, because it is really not necessary, as zombies only come from 1 side.

[Jeremytroid]

Yeah. The game also freezes if you switch or shoot to much after the level's over.

[Nickto1414]

that game was awesome, i agree with Dameri the 5th one was kind of easy and may i recomend that the arrows don't move the camera, also u kind of turn slow but i like it how the zombies turn red if there in sight that is bad arse lol

[x2495iiii]

In no particular order:

I made the laser to be kind of like the weapon you save up for at the end of the game, you know, the one you only get to use on the last part. Also, I know that the zombies sometimes don't come back, but I'm really not sure why that is. There have been a few times when I've been testing the game and something bad happens, only to have it never happen again after repeating the event several times. I do have an idea to counteract that glitch, though, so I'll see if I can work around it.

The delay for the zombies is intentional. I was trying to make it so that the zombies COULDN'T respawn all at once, so I had each zombie wait a different amount of time after being shot before respawning.

I knew about the waiting and seeing the zombies glitch, but I left it in cause I though it was funny. It looks almost like the zombies are going after the penguin to kick it some more, or like the zombies are making a victory march across the field.

As far as lag goes, that has never been a problem for either of my two computers. Both of them have tried the world and ran nearly every scenario I could think of with fine results (except for a slight speed increase in one of them when a zombie is shot). I could try looking back at my code to see if it could be streamlined, but nearly every processor-power saving trick I've tried for this world has caused world-stopping exceptions.

In any case, I'm listening to you guys, so thanks for playing and for the input!

[dubastot]

The zombies should come at you quicker and all the crazy guns should come later in the game. Nice weapons though. All of them are way bettter than the gun in my gun.

[Chris101b]

I have a couple ideas to make it more replyable:

1. Have the game keep track of how many kills you get. Free reign of bragging rights in this forum.

2. Maybe put the weapons in order from least powerful to most powerful. When you get to a certain level, the weapons start unlocking. SO if you make it to level 5, you get the super strong weapon but all the zombies move faster. It is a good way to balance the game.

For me, the second version was way too laggy to play. It froze so much. It worked fine in the first version though. Overall, this is one of the most fun games on here (Zombies win screen made me chuckle). It is simple, addicting, and fun... the basic building blocks of a good game. All you need to work on is replayability and you are set. Good job!

[dubastot]

Your version 2 wasn't choppy at all for me. I do think having the weapons in order would be great. I also think having limited ammo would be pretty cool too. It would make the game 10 times harder and you would have to think a bit more.

[x2495iiii]

It all depends on what your machine can handle. In general, to create a game which is both quickly responsive and able to handle several events at once (such as two zombies dying at nearly the same time), it must have a BOATLOAD of if else ifs which loop constantly. Because of this, the ability to handle the game quickly depends on the computer's ability to process these if/else ifs constantly and simultaneously.

Either way, my next step, since all but one of you had problems with it, is to try to change these if/else ifs to something more manageable.

UPDATE: After only about an hour's worth of work, I've already managed to reduce the filesize by nearly 2mb! Go me!

[x2495iiii]

Also, (though it isn't typically my policy to double-post, I felt this was important and distinct enough to merit a totally different post) have you all realized each weapon's unique characteristics and abilities?

-The Handgun has none yet, it's just medium speed, single-target
-The MP5 can shoot quickly and automatically
-The Swashbuckler can take out several targets at once, but the amount is determined randomly
-The Shining Spreader has a charge shot which, when fully charged, can wipe the whole screen clear if aimed properly
-The Shining Lance (as you all know) has a beam which hits continuously
-The Triple Gun has the widest constant, uncharged range of all the guns and can take out several targets at once

And on that note, are there any weapons I've missed you'd like me to add? Handguns would be easiest, but if necessary I can shrink a rifle-like gun to fit into the peguin's fins. Remember it would have to be different in some way from ALL of the guns already in the world for it to be worth adding.

[Nickto1414]

gernade or rpg lol to do rpg
have the launcher do its thing and have a ball or rocket have a not showing smoke object on it,
when the ball hits the ground
then
do together
ball is showing false
smoke is showing true

have the smoke have a fire texture, and to kill zombies
if fire is within ??(idk what value will work) from zombie(all of them)
then
w/e kills zombies

[uzack3]

Thanks for the input guys! I'm re-working it right now to try and make it even better! So far I've added four new weapons, three different camera angles, a better targeting system, and I'm working right now on a way to make the enemies smarter.

you should also let the penguin move left and right and let him turn a little faster but dude that was awesome!
p.s the first time i played it did nothing but the first level

[x2495iiii]

Actually, version 3 is complete, and that annoying level-freeze bug is just one of the many things I've fixed in RP3. How does this sound?

-Six levels instead of three DONE
-KO counter (and I look forward to seeing how high your scores are) DONE
-Point counter DONE
-Accuracy counter DONE
-Weapons unlocked with points DONE
-Pause game and switch weapons DONE
-Switch weapons both forwards and backwards DONE
-Ability to purchase upgrades for your penguin, like faster turning and superpowers (those'll be SO FUN to program!)DONE
-Cool weapon display which shows what weapon you have, along with stats on that weapon DONE
-Lightning ambience in the background DONE
-Laser-sight for the MP5 (like you wanted) DONE
-The one big zombie...heheh DONE

[DumDum203]

wow, i figured there'd be some nice weapons, but jeez! i think v2 is cooler, but significantly easier, which kind of takes away from it. And it does run alot slower. my computer is pretty hos (god, i AM a redneck) and it still went about half the speed of the first version. i think if you found a way to have your zombies attack from a wider angle, that would mitigate it a tad.

by the way, saw your youtube. that was pretty funny. i had to watch the first half twice. :) was that you in the voice over? lol

looking forward to v3. keep it up!

[x2495iiii]

And it's done! This is the most I've ever worked on a project, so I really do hope you guys enjoy it. It's HUGE though, so you may want to close your internet connection while you play, to free up processor power.

Another trick I've found helpful is playing the world, then doing few things (like shooting, pressing pause, letting the zombies kick you, etc.) and then restarting the world. I've noticed it tends to run faster when it's done it once before (cache memory?).

Anyway, here are the controls:
-Hold 'A' to turn left and 'D' to turn right
-Press 'S' to switch weapons forward, and 'X' to switch backward
-Press Space or Enter to pause the game and bring up the pause menu. From inside the pause menu, you can switch weapons, switch camera angles, buy guns, and buy abilities for your penguin (I've been using a computer with Windows Vista and Word 2003...I think, so I don't know if the fonts I used for the pause menu and HUD will shop up for you guys. If they don't, the text may disappear or run off the screen, so heads up.)
-Press 'Q' to repel the zombies, if you've bought the power.
-Hold 'W' to slow down the zombies, but not the penguin, if you've bought the power
-Press 'E' to use a shockwave which kills all zombies (except the big one, it just hurts him) if you've bought it.
-If you see the big one, pump him full of everything you've got, because he's REALLY tough (also, the penguin will automatically aim for him if he can)
-The Shining Lance now has two disadvantages: It's expensive, and one other hidden thing...
-You'll probably need Night Vision by Level 5. It's nearly impossible to see anything if you don't have it (I challenge someone to try and beat it without Night Vision)
-This version's HARD, but beatable. Try different combinations of powers and weapons and see what works for you
-My top score is 207 KOs

If you find any bugs (besdides lagging, because I expect that), tell me.

[Dameria]

Ok, now I finished the game, with a total of exactly 200 kills. This is no doubt the best game I have ever played on Alice. It took me about 10 games to actually beet it, and it was really fun and really addicting. I love the lightning effects and also, a BIG plus for me is that it actually runs faster and with less lag than the version 2.0, while having a lot better effects!! I always got really scared when I faced the big zombies, but I found a cheep way to kill them easily.

Here are the good things about the game (and there are a lot of them):

I tried the MP5 and I really like the laser sight that I asked for! It really helps in finding out where exactly you are aiming, definitely worth the 50k points to get. Also I tried the Swashbuckle, and it is the cheapest gun, but it is also one of the most powerful. The others are good, and worth the money, but you can easily finish the game with just the Swashbuckle and all the power.

That brings me to the upgrades. At first, I only used the PK power because it was cheap and had great affects on multiple zombies coming too close. Then I used the other ones, and they came in handy, and I like almost every aspect of them (except for a few small things that I will get to later.) Altogether though, the upgrades are awesome.

I tried the night vision, and it gets rid of all the fog, and if you get this upgrade in the beginning, it will get rid of all your lag too! The bad thing is with less lag you are more likely to die because things go faster and it is hard to keep up (night vision better for later levels). The PK power is easily my favorite because of its affects, and almost tied with it is the Bullet-Time, which slows things down a lot, letting you think more without the choppy lag (I also love the effect of how the bullets from the pistol fall during bullet time, so cool and realistic!). Also the repel is good because you get 3 per level, but it is kind of hard to reach because you click Q with picky finger which is not as strong and hard to get to during quick-thinking situations (I'm not putting that in the bugs post though, because it is not too bad). And thats about it... Great Game!

[Dameria]

Now that all the good things about the game are out of the way, here are some of the bad things / things you should change:

The first thing I noticed as I played the game and got my first upgrade, is that the PK Power is ridiculously low-costing for what it can do. I think this should be worth 75-100k points instead of the 50k it is at now. I can buy it after only 2 levels!

Another thing, and this is a really big one, is the Swashbuckle. It is the cheapest gun in the game (25k), yet it is disputably the most powerful. Capable of hitting multiple targets if the zombies are clustered together, you can easily just sweep through quick-tapping the mouse and kill everything quickly. Also, this is the gun that I use to kill the big zombie. It takes only a second or two of quick clicking to turn the large zombie into dust (literally :D). I would either raise the cost of this weapon to 75,000, or make it a little less powerful, or give it less splash damage (smaller target area).

Also, I noticed that you made the pistol more accurate, making it harder to hit a target with it. Since the penguin moves faster now, it is hard to just turn as you quick-shoot with the pistol, because it only targets in on the zombies for a split second (unlike the Swashbuckle). It makes it hard to kill a single zombie, because I am constantly going too too far right, then too far left with the pistol to get it targeted quickly. This is not a major thing though, maybe if you could just give it a little bit more target area.

If I think of something else, I will edit this, but until then, its been a great game and I have thoroughly enjoyed playing it!

[x2495iiii]

Thank you very much for your positive input! I made the upgrades cheap because I was trying to let players buy weapons and upgrades, not one or the other. I also made the Swashbuckler powerful because it's the slowest, but I can reduce it's range (and increase the pistol's) easily.

The big question I asked myself was which gun should be the cheapest, since I already knew which two should be the most expensive. I admit, I did most of my difficulty testing while using the Beretta and the MP5, both of which can only hit one target at a time, so the splash weapons may be too overpowered. So which one should be the cheapest?

In any case, thanks for playing and for the suggestions!

[Dameria]

The splash weapons may be too overpowered. So which one should be the cheapest?

I think that as long as you lower the range of the Swashbuckle by a bit and make it a little less powerful (just a little), then you can keep it the same price, maybe 30-50k if you keep the power the same. It is definitely the anti-big-zombie gun for now though.

Wait until other people put in their input, and then you can put in other stuff to change for version 4.0 (although 3.0 is so good, there is really no reason to make a 4.0 other than to add new stuff to the game, which would be awesome :D).

[x2495iiii]

Nah, I consider you guys my testers, the people who find the bugs I can't. I've already edited RP3 to address everything you mentioned (I think) plus some other stuff. Here are a few of the changes:

-Big one is slightly faster (if the Swashbuckler was fast enough to get him every time, there's a problem)
-MP5 doesn't recoil as much (the laser sight looks really silly when there's too much recoil)
-Swashbuckler has been SEVERELY nerfed (slower firing, slightly less power, shorter range, and a 30% chance of misfiring, although it's still great at taking out several close enemies and has the highest power)
-Beretta's range has been increased to be more lenient in aiming
-MP5's power has been increased
-Prices of almost everything has gone up
-Bug fixed: camera can't be switched when zombies win
-Bug fixed: Last 3 lines of descriptions no longer disappear if you switch camera angles

I'll wait awhile for people to put in other suggestions before I release the edited version.

[Chris101b]

WOW!!! Is all I have to say. This is the first time I have played a game in Alice that was literally addicting. I love games like this where you can upgrade your weapons and abilities. The interface is great, there is no lag... Absolutely phenomenal!!!

[Dameria]

Haha, I just got a weird bug. I was killing zombies, and there was only 1 left for me to kill to win the game, but I couldn't turn in time, so I did my PK power, and it killed the zombie, but at the same time that zombie kicked me to the field goal! So now it says You Win! overlapped with Zombies Won. I don't know if there is a need to fix this bug, because it is so rare for this to happen, but just wanted to let you know.

Oh yea, and I also have another suggestion for version 4.0. I don't know if you want to do this because it might make the file larger, causing more lag, but how about if you make it so that when you go to the gun store and click on a gun, it shows you what that gun looks like. This would be awesome if you did this, because then we could see what that gun looks like before we buy it, and maybe even its stats too (although you don't really need to show stats, it says it on the left).
I don't know how you would go about doing this, but I have some ideas:

EDIT: I'm sorry, I had this huge list of how I think you should do what I said above, but I see now you already have pictures of the weapons in the folder DupeWeapons. Just use those pictures and put make it so that when you click the weapon in the Gun shop, it shows that picture underneath the lists of the guns.

I hope you will implement this in your next version. Oh, and if you make a reply to this, can you just post the version 3.0 again in your reply, because this is reaching the bottom of the forum page, and people coming to download this can just download it from the bottom instead of scrolling to the top to look for it. (Or if you want, you can post version 3.1 with the bug fixes!)

I think one change for your controls would be to make the switching weapons keys q and e.

To Dubastot:

I think the weapons are fine as they are now, and the Q and E buttons are really needed for the powers, not the guns. If Q and E were to switch guns, then it would be hard to press the buttons for the powers, which are very useful to win the game. Also, you can change weapons by pressing the space bar to pause, or by just clicking the arrow keys on bottom.

Oh, and x2495iiii I thought of another thing to add. Maybe you could add sounds to the gunshots, like a pistol sound when you fire the pistol, MP5 sound for the MP5 (but make sure its a silenced sound), and so on. Oh, and make sure that you save before importing any sounds, or else an error could come up. If the sound does not import properly, just quit the program without saving and open it up again, or an error will occur whenever you open up the program if you save it. Maybe you could put it in with the loop for the machine gun, so whenever it loops, it will make the sound again, one for each bullet that comes out.

[dubastot]

I think one change for your controls would be to make the switching weapons keys q and e.

[x2495iiii]

I suppose I could do the pictures thing, but it'll take the addition of several booleans and dummy objects, since I have to check to make sure what pictures need to be resized in what way so that when the game is unpaused, the pictures go back to normal (incedentally, the pictures aren't pitures at all, they're actually models with no shading so the lightning doesn't affect their color scheme).

The simultaneous death/victory bug could be fixed with the addition of a few checks during the kicking method.

By the way, I never explained the stats of the guns:

-Power means damage it does to the one big one, since all guns can kill normal zombies in one shot
-Speed means firing speed, especially autofire
-Range means how lenient the gun is with aiming

I just thought of a cool way to reward players for beating the game, but it may take awhile, so that'll be version 4. In the meantime, here's the bug-fixed version.

[Dameria]

Ok, I just played 3.1 a few times, and it is a lot better in terms of difficulty now, thanks. I see that you made the Swashbuckle gun slower, which is good, so now it is worth the low 30,000 price, and it is more evened out.

I did just notice one thing though, when the Zombies Win, and you have more than one gun, you can press s and x, and you can still see the gun changes thing when you should not be able to. This is a minor bug I think and shouldn't be too hard to fix. Try buying a weapons and then letting zombies kill you, then switch weapon and see what I mean.

Another thing, have you considered the sounds yet? I think it would make it the game a lot more realistic if there were sounds whenever a certain gun is fired. You can edit the sound so that it is only a short burst and can be repeated every shot quickly. Just want to know what you think. Again, save before downloading any sound files to your program or errors will occur.

EDIT: Oh and another bug I noticed, when I went to the gun shop and bought a gun, then clicked on the background image to go back to main menu, I pressed space bar at the same time as it was going, so some weird bug occurred where the start menu from then on showed in the bottom right corner whenever I went to it, and I had to restart the game.

[x2495iiii]

I had considered sounds, yes, and music as well. I didn't include it in 3.0 or 3.1 because I wanted to keep the filesize down (the inclusion of just four 2 minute songs in an Alice world that I did awhile back worked perfectly, but made it go from 335kb to like 11mb).

Hmm...that's weird, since I had the display parts set to false. I'll probably have to move them entirely offscreen to fix that bug.

[Dameria]

Ok, I get why a 2 minute song would take that much room, but a less than 1 second gun shot would barely take up anything, so what would that be, 6 gunshots? Maybe at the most 100kb, so not too bad. Whole songs take up a lot of memory.

Also, do you think you can fix the menu bug I talked about in my edit last post? When you click to go out of gun option and then press spacebar at the same time, it moves the menu way to the right.

EDIT: Ok, so the spacebar thing is not an issue then, but can you please reply about the gunshot sounds? I think the control scheme is fine.

[x2495iiii]

Yeah, you're supposed to just hit the spacebar again if you're in the gun menu and you want to unpause. I made it so that you can press spacebar or enter at any point in the pause menu to exit the pause menu and continue play (try it!), but if you do both, the resizing and motion won't execute properly and will make the display parts move and resize wrong.

Another thing: is everyone okay with the control scheme as it is, or should I put alternatives in?

[aag213]

I just downloaded the third one and it's pretty cool. However for some reason I can't purchase any guns or powers, even when I have the correct amount of points. Has this happened to anyone else? Either way I can tell thats it's an awesome game from the previous ones, and that a huge amount of work went into it. Great Job!

[x2495iiii]

I checked the code for the buying of weapons and upgrades, and there's no glitches at all I can find. Try restarting Alice and playing again, and if that doesn't work, delete and re-dowload the world and then try.

[x2495iiii]

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what (besides sounds) I could add to the world?

[dubastot]

Do you think the game could be a bit longer and different types of enemies would be cool too. Plus some enemy vehicles or super strong units you need to kill with a rocket launcher. Just some ideas.

[x2495iiii]

Longer is a good one. I've been thinking about a way to do that that doesn't involve shooting the same zombies forever (by the way, has anyone managed to top 207 kills?).

I've actually been working on more enemies. They'll probably be like the big one; just one appears at a time and at random, but can do something the normal zombies can't.

That's the second request I've gotten for a rocket launcher. Alright I'll see if I can make one. Also, it just so happens that I have a nice APC model that might work in Alice.

Any power ideas or extra weapons that haven't been thought of?

[Chris101b]

1. A power up that freezes enemies for a short period of time.
2. A power up that gives you 2x points or 2x kills for every kill for a limited time.
3. Also adding power ups for individual weapons would be cool. For example, an increase in the rate of fire or damage

[x2495iiii]

Freeze time power: You read my mind. I already added that to RP4.
Point multiplier: That's a good one. Not sure how to add it though. That's something you can't buy...
Weapon ups: I could probably add the damage thing, but the rate of fire might be a little tough. I'll see what I can do. Thanks for the ideas!

[Dameria]

Maybe, instead of the point multiplier, you could give us more points the higher level we are, and maybe have the level go up to 10 this time. Like level 2 we would get +200 more points per zombie we kill (1200 per zombie), then level 4 1400, level 6 1750, then finally at level 8 it reaches maximum of 2000 points per zombie, so it would be easier to get those higher-level guns and upgrades.

I was also thinking of a grenade type weapon, and a shockwave (area damage) type upgrade, but I don't know if this would be a good idea.

[Chris101b]

Or an energy draining grenade. When you throw it, there is a giant circle that opens up that causes all zombies that move inside of that area to constantly lose health. The sphere could last about 10-20 seconds.

[Dameria]

Or an energy draining grenade. When you throw it, there is a giant circle that opens up that causes all zombies that move inside of that area to constantly lose health. The sphere could last about 10-20 seconds.

The only problem with that is that it would only work on the big zombie. Normal zombies are 1 hit kills, so how would a hitpoint of 1 be drained over time? I have another idea though, what about a grenade like you said that has a 10-20% opacity of light blue color when it explodes, and it severly slows down the zombies within the dome for 5 seconds, and it would be tossed maybe 20 meters from the penguin.

[Chris101b]

Oh yeah, forgot about that 1 hit point thing :p Okay, I like your idea better

The only thing is thinking about its necessity... there is already bullet time, so is it worth taking up resources for?

[Dameria]

The only thing is thinking about its necessity... there is already bullet time, so is it worth taking up resources for?

Oh yea your right, hmm... What about if the blue dome would make all the zombies in that area be attracted all toward the middle of that dome for 3 seconds, that way it would stop them in their track for a limited time and it would be a lot easier target because they are all clustered.

Ya, this and also the point increase every other level thing I talked about earlier, I would like to see that in the next version.

[Chris101b]

Yeah, that's even better!

[x2495iiii]

I like the black hole grenade idea, that's a good one, but I don't like the point multiplier. I made those things expensive for a reason, so that you CAN'T afford them unless you save up specifically for them. Besides, in the next version, there'll be a way to get double points for a short time (I decided it would be based on accuracy. If you get, say, 40 or 50 consecutive hits, you get a 10 second double-points bonus).

I think I'll have to make the Lance a little cheaper though, since I just realized that without killing the big one a few times, you literally cannot afford it until the game is almost over.

I came up with some other stuff, but I want at least PART of the game to be a suprise, so I'll keep it to myself for now.

[bballmike156]

Man I love this game!!! You have inspired me to start making a game like this!!! It is gonna take me a while but I see how rewarding it is. The only thing I think you should put in is that the penguin should be able to take a few hits, because there is a few times when I almsot get it but get hit and its over, but non the less I LOVE this game. Just my 2 cents! =)

[Dameria]

Ya sometimes I kill a zombie as its kicking me, and even though I killed it I still die. Is there any way you can make it so that only if the foot is within the area of the penguin, then the penguin dies? I think you have it now so that if the kicking method is initialized, no matter what the penguin will die, even if the zombie gets killed before it finishes the kick.

[bballmike156]

Yah i'v noticed that too. =( I can't get past level 4 right now haha. That is particaly because of this big Iron Man that pops out in level 1 and it never dies by then so it blows up on me haha. So yah extra lives, or him having a health bar would be good. =)

EDIT: Now I know what you mean, I was in level 4, I killed the zombie, then I got kicked. >.>

[x2495iiii]

Funny story about that:

I thought the glitch was funny at first, so I left it in. Later, I thought it'd be cool if the penguin could cap a zombie right as it's getting ready to kick him, so I tried to fix it, but realized that, as the code is written now, I'd have to add some really unhappy if/else ifs or nine extra methods to make it work. I just didn't want to gum up the works any more than I already had, so I left it in again. Now, here you are asking for it some more, so ok, I'll add the if/else ifs.

By the way, I've already added an ability which allows you to take a hit and keep playing.

And as far as the big one goes, I don't plan on adding a health bar, since part of its threat is that you have no idea how many more bullets it can take, or if you'll be able to stop it, before it reaches you.

[Chris101b]

You could put a dummy way up in the air for each zombie, and when they kick, the dummy flies to the zombies foot in zero seconds. Then tell the penguin that when the dummy is within x meters of dummy, he dies. That is how I made meleeing work in Infiltration. It works really well.

Or I just thought that you could have the dummy on his foot already and have it not showing. Then right as his foot gets to where you want it, it appears. Same basic idea, less work.

[bballmike156]

Yah when I said health bar, I meant for the penguin not for the zombies, but yah I like the game. =)

[Dameria]

You could put a dummy way up in the air for each zombie, and when they kick, the dummy flies to the zombies foot in zero seconds. Then tell the penguin that when the dummy is within x meters of dummy, he dies.

Or you could just make ONE dummy not showing on the penguin, and then incorporate that one dummy into the kick method for all zombies with the if/else statement...

[rockstar442]

umm hi im new (well to this site) but i wanted to know where do you get the gun i cant find it anywhere i looked in objects but it wasnt there

[xxledzeppelin2x3]

WOW! you are ridiculous! this is the most amazing thing i have ever seen! u must have suffered many headaches in the process of making this game! i thought it was bad making my skateboarding game. lmao what a joke. well back on the subject, you aree amazinggg :D !

[xxledzeppelin2x3]

also how do i get new guns to switch to when i click "S" it just stays on the barreta

[x2495iiii]

rockstar442: I converted and imported the model from sources other than the objects gallery. If you want to use it, though, here's a link to a world with MANY weapons, including the ones I used in the game:

Weapons, Vehicles, and more (http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=3165)

On that note, I spent a good part of today finding cool models in the Google Sketchup warehouse and converting them to Alice friendly format. I REALLY want to learn how to cut objects into subparts so that animation is possible, so that I can use models like the one in the Alice world below (wouldn't it be SO COOL if you could use him?)

xxledzeppelin2x3: Thanks, I'm glad you like the game. To get new guns, you have to buy them with points. Use the beretta at first, then press space to pause the game and then click the "Guns" tab on the right to bring up the weapons purchase menu. The cheapest gun is 30,000 points, though, so you'll have to save up.

Dameria and chris101b: Yeah, I suppose that would work. I'll give it a shot and see what happens. Thanks guys!

Other notes: RP3's theme was the addition of upgrades. RP4's theme will be...classes! I always liked being able to choose what kind of hero I wanted to be, like warrior or ninja or whatever. I'm going to make two powers for each class, one which comes with the class and one which must be bought, as well as a hat or accessory for each class that is added to the penguin when you choose the class. So, if you guys have any ideas for what classes (and corresponding abilities) could be included, shout em out!

-Already in the game: Ninja, Gunner, Blaster (uses the lasers), Marksman (WAY different than the gunner, trust me), Bomber, Slayer.

And finally, I was experimenting with a program to get an object to turn to follow the mouse cursor, but ultimately gave up with it because it was annoying me WAY too much. IF you guys have any ideas on how to do this without having it mess up when you move the mouse too quickly, tell me.

[Dameria]

That neatModel right there has awesome visuals! But, it is highly lacking in parts. There should definitely be more parts to it, like the Halo Master Chief model that I configured to be able to move in another thread (somewhere in the Works-In-Progress section). Also, it is way to big, 1.3 MB? Are you really willing to put that much in even if you can get it to move?

Haha, I saw what you did in your program trying to do the mouse thing and everything, and I made a VERY EXTREMELY EASY way to do it with only 1 code that does basically what you are trying to do (although not completely) but only with 1 relatively simple code!!! lol

Try it out and see if this is what you were trying to do.
(The random subtract and division I got from trial and error to try and get the best results.)

You can twink it by adding barriers and making him slower and stuff, but I just did this quick, I'll let you build onto it (if you want).

[x2495iiii]

Actually, that was what I had at first, essentially (except I also had a method that made the gun turn to face the mouse cursor when the world started). I used that cruddy "cone2 move left/right" stuff after I realised that the first one gets off center if you move the mouse around too quickly. That's the problem I was hoping you guys could solve. Thanks anyway, though.

As for the model, there are models in the gallery that are about the same size (like one of the dragons in the Medieval section), so though it IS big, it's not unreasonably so. It all depends on what your needs are. For example, there was a really creative kid from my old high school who wanted to make a super smash brothers movie, and he actaually was very good at making models from simple shapes, but it made anitmation very difficult. If I were to get that model's parts working, it would help him out wonderfully.

[Dameria]

Oh ok, its just that I saw some other variables that kind of made it turn slow, so I just erased everything and did that. Is there a way that you can make it so that when the rolling pin moves, it makes the mouse go to the middle again? If you could do that then it wouldn't go so fast or off target, and it would make everything so much easier, they should add that into Alice 3.0.
Or maybe when the mouse moves to a certain point, it makes the point at which the mouse would turn the camera the other way, there. I might work on this tomorrow, but probably not until Monday because I still have to do 2 essays due Monday and don't have any time tomorrow!!! :(

[x2495iiii]

I already made a very nice "Camera follow the mouse" type method based on the calibration method in that world, the best part of which is the fact that it turns with speed relative to the exact pixel amount which you move the mouse. I'm not sure about the object following method, though. I told you, I pretty much gave up on it, and I only give up on something like that if all of the ideas I've put into it haven't given me any progress whatsoever.

[xxledzeppelin2x3]

are you working on a 4.0? or have you not any bugs to fix or any ideas to improve the game?

[x2495iiii]

Working on it right now, actually. And I have lots of ideas, but I'm still trying to decide which to include and which to put on hold.

I have, however, added a bunch of cool stuff to the game already. So far:

-3 new weapons, 1 upgraded weapon (4 total)

-3 new powers, 2 weapon powers (5 total)

-The beginning of the class system

I've also been preparing models for use in my game and for Alice in general, like the one I posted earlier.

[xxledzeppelin2x3]

ohhh that's sweet, i've been busy working on my game skateboard 3.0 , which you saw a long time ago when i had a question on it but im looking to add new things. I can't wait to play the newest resident penguin! I was playing it earlier and it is amazing! It is the first alice written game i have played that is actually fun to play!

[x2495iiii]

Thanks! By the way, I have ideas for 5 classes now, meaning at least 10 new attacks/powers/weapons to use. So far no one has commented on that. Is it a good idea to include classes in the game, or would you guys rather have something else?

[Dameria]

Classes do sound like a fun idea, but how much lag/mb will it be worth? If it make the game lag more than it was at version 2, then I don't know. It does sound like a good idea though.

[x2495iiii]

I only use low polygon models, and I haven't added any infinity loops (the main cause of lag in RP2), so it should be okay (filesize is 8.03mb right now, by the way).

There were a few 20000+ models I thought would be cool in the world, but are unnecessary.

[madden]

And it's done! This is the most I've ever worked on a project, so I really do hope you guys enjoy it. It's HUGE though, so you may want to close your internet connection while you play, to free up processor power.

Another trick I've found helpful is playing the world, then doing few things (like shooting, pressing pause, letting the zombies kick you, etc.) and then restarting the world. I've noticed it tends to run faster when it's done it once before (cache memory?).

Anyway, here are the controls:
-Hold 'A' to turn left and 'D' to turn right
-Press 'S' to switch weapons forward, and 'X' to switch backward
-Press Space or Enter to puase the game and bring up the pause menu. From inside the pause menu, you can switch weapons, switch camera angles, buy guns, and buy abilities for your penguin (I've been using a computer with Windows Vista and Word 2003...I think, so I don't know if the fonts I used for the pause menu and HUD will shop up for you guys. If they don't, the text may disappear or run off the screen, so heads up.)
-Press 'Q' to repel the zombies, if you've bought the power.
-Hold 'Q' to slow down the zombies, but not the penguin if you've bought the power
-Press 'E' to use a shockwave which kills all zombies (except the big one, it just hurts him) if you've bought it.
-If you see the big one, pump him full of everything you've got, because he's REALLY tough (also, the penguin will automatically aim for him if he can)
-The Shining Lance now has two disadvantages: It's expensive, and one other hidden thing...
-You'll probably need Night Vision by Level 5. It's nearly impossible to see anything if you don't have it (I challenge someone to try and beat it without Night Vision)
-This version's HARD, but beatable. Try different combinations of powers and weapons and see what works for you
-My top score is 207 KOs

If you find any bugs (besdides lagging, because I expect that), tell me.

Wow, this is amazing! Everything is perfect, this must have taken a long time to make. I... I really don't know what to say. lol, its perfect. I am definitely looking forward to more from you, I can't wait to see what you do next. :)

[KaiChang]

Indeed this was a great game.
I liked how the game was fun, entertaining and was a challenge after level 3. (lol)

The only thing I found difficult and I tried to change was the revolutions it turns. It was turning too slow. I figured out later after twitching it that you could make it a little faster without making it TOO fast.

Great game overall, oh and way to stick with the Halloween spirit. (LATE FAIL POST)

Sincerely,
Kai


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[x2495iiii]

Thanks, madden. That's a really big compliment from the guy whose games are practically legendary on these forums.

Thanks to you too, Kai. Interestingly it totally slipped my mind that I'd be done around Halloween. I'm not into Halloween stuff, but making this game has been fun, nonetheless. As far as the turning goes, it's SUPPOSED to be slow. Turn too fast, and the game's too easy. Also, you can buy faster turning in the upgrade shop. Also, if the penguin turns too fast, he becaomes FAR less accurate.

[x2495iiii]

Progress report for RP4:

-2 New enemies added! Some of you may recognize a few of the monster models...

-Class weapons (your Beretta is replaced with a unique weapon based on what class you choose)

-2 new classes, Slayer and Bomber (Slayer gets a sword and Bomber gets...well you can probably guess)

-VERY nice special effects (You know how there aren't any good explosions in Alice? There are now...)

-2 words: Boss Fight.

Planned content:
-2 more enemies, maybe 3
-Better weapon purchase menu (shows a picture of the weapon you're looking at)
-More powers
-Button configuration

[Dameria]

Can't wait sounds awesome :)

[dubastot]

Could I have permission to use your awesome aiming system in my hunting game?

[x2495iiii]

If you'd like to, sure, just be sure and give me credit. Thanks for the compliment, by the way.

[madden]

Progress report for RP4:

-2 New enemies added! Some of you may recognize a few of the monster models...

-Class weapons (your Beretta is replaced with a unique weapon based on what class you choose)

-2 new classes, Slayer and Bomber (Slayer gets a sword and Bomber gets...well you can probably guess)

-VERY nice special effects (You know how there aren't any good explosions in Alice? There are now...)

-2 words: Boss Fight.

Planned content:
-2 more enemies, maybe 3
-Better weapon purchase menu (shows a picture of the weapon you're looking at)
-More powers
-Button configuration

A 4th one? YES! I can't wait, I am so addicted to The 3rd right now. lol
Lookin forward to it man. =)

[Mashal]

You look really trained can u help me with my assigment here it is:

A scene will consist of three critters dancing. The each of the three scenes is to be very similar. The first scene will have a critter of one kind dancing with two critters of another kind. (A ‘kind’ of critter means an animal or person. Pick the classes you use according to your own taste). The second scene will have one of the two critters from the first scene dancing with two critters of yet another type. The third scene will have one of each of the three different kinds of critters dancing.
To display the scenes, you will write a “playScene” method. You will call this method three times with three different sets of arguments.
Within the method, the three critters in the scene will appear in appropriate positions. The three critters will do a short dance and disappear. For each of the three classes of critters, you will need to design your own dance methods. The dances can be simple or elaborate depending on your tastes but each class of critter should have its own style of dancing.

[x2495iiii]

In the future, please try to keep posts like these in the "How Do I...?" part of the forums.

As far as help goes, what exactly do you need help with? I need to know what you've tried to do yourself, what kind of effort you've already put into the project.

[Dameria]

You look really trained can u help me with my assigment here it is:

A scene will consist of three critters dancing. The each of the three scenes is to be very similar. The first scene will have a critter of one kind dancing with two critters of another kind. (A ‘kind’ of critter means an animal or person. Pick the classes you use according to your own taste). The second scene will have one of the two critters from the first scene dancing with two critters of yet another type. The third scene will have one of each of the three different kinds of critters dancing.
To display the scenes, you will write a “playScene” method. You will call this method three times with three different sets of arguments.
Within the method, the three critters in the scene will appear in appropriate positions. The three critters will do a short dance and disappear. For each of the three classes of critters, you will need to design your own dance methods. The dances can be simple or elaborate depending on your tastes but each class of critter should have its own style of dancing.

Looks like another lazy student who wants someone else to do their project...

[x2495iiii]

Well, if he shows good faith effort, I'll help. If not I won't. Simple as that.

By the way, I am still working on RP4. I've been spread a little thin lately, with midterms in college and my new job (yay job!), but I'm still making progress.

[x2495iiii]

Alrighty, it's about time for another progress report. I'll go ahead and tell you what powers I have added right now. There are a few I don't know where to put, like which class matches it the best. What do you guys think?

-Doppelganger: a zombie kicks you, but gets filled with kunai instead of winning
-Freeze Time: the world gets iced over and time freezes. Doesn't affect the big one
-Quickdraw: Go into first person mode and click as many zombies as you can (the mouse moves the camera). At the end of quickdraw, the penguin automatically blasts each of the targets in order
-Sniper: Go into a first-person, point-and-click sniper rifle mode. Very lethal if you know how to use it.
-Spin Attack: Alright, this one's kinda silly and obvious, but you get a sword and you spin, KO'ing the zombies around you

I just yesterday finished coding for a spider enemy which drops from the top of the screen on a web, then crawls towards you and paralyzes you for 2 seconds.

Here are my plans for extra powers:
-Mid-air Raid: You throw a bomb in the air and try to click it before it falls. If you get it, it hurts all enemies onscreen. If you don't, it hurts only a few. Usable twice a level
-Death Blossom: If you have bullet time, activate it, then activate this power. The penguin will go into a firing frenzy which will take up a large amount of bullet time power, but has a high chance of hitting everything onscreen.
-Assassinate: Penguin teleports behind three random enemies and auto-KO's them (can work on the big one).
-Air Raid: Paint a target, then watch as it and anything near it gets blown up
-Counterstrike: (This one'll be tough to code) if a zombie has reared back to kick you, activate this power. It'll save you, and generate a damaging energy wave in front of you

So here's my question: What kind of power would a Blaster (laser expert) have? I was thinking I could give it the Freeze Time, like Megaman had in one of the original games, but then what else could it have (remember each class gets two powers, one which comes with the class and one which can be bought)? Maybe it could charge the Shining Spreader faster or something? I'm seriously drawing a blank.

Now, finally, I said I'd be including some neat explosion effects in RP4. I've included one such effect at the bottom of this post (I have lots more, but I'll release them when RP4 is complete).

Back to work for me!

[fatdu4]

LOL that was great fun and the ending is priceless. GREAT WORK!:D

[jediaction]

Cool explosion, just asking is that it. Just the explosion, not saying that there is anything wrong i was just wondering because all teh comments say there is like something else

[x2495iiii]

On, no THAT'S not RP4, that's just a demo of one of the special effects I made specially for the game. It's an explosion I made in a similar way to the smoke and fireAnimation in the Special Effects gallery.

RP4's on it's way, though.

[zarfang8]

my favortie upgrade is repel! I thought of two upgrades you might consider, I know you probably have you're hands full, but they might intrest you. one could be where the clouds all shoot giant lightning bolts that destroy all the zombies they touch! You could also make one where the zombies all slow way down for 1 second for some points, which you could buy in the pause menu.
Just an idea.

For the Blaster, maybe it could supercharge all Laser weapons, like the M16, Shining Lance, and Shining spreader?

By the Way, I added 2 pictures that could be used as some kind of title or cover. One has the Words Resident Penguin, One is For adding you're own text if you want to use them and you don't like the look of the words. hope you like them!

[Dameria]

about seeing the zombies after you lose, you could also Try The EventsStopEscending, just to see if it works. Sometimes that helps you that when the light shines right, You can't see them there, even if they are 0% Opaque, I wonder if it would work!

He said that he left that in there on purpose. I guess if he really wanted to fix it he could just add to the ending method to turn all zombies IsShowing = false

[zarfang8]

I love The new weapons! That was awesome! I Think When You publish RP4, It might be good to have it on a new post, (10 pages on this one, WOW!)

Is yout avatar Just the Penguin With The Ambientlightbrighness and Light To 0? Or do you make the penguin and the gun black?

[x2495iiii]

Yeah I thought that bug was funny, so I left it in there.

The lightning idea's kinda cool. Maybe I could think of something I could do with that, thanks.

As for slowing down, there's already a bullet-time power and there will be a freeze-time power. I don't see how adding another slowdown power could help.

I really like the pictures you made, those are neat. You know I actually made my avatar by messing around with RP1. I also made a few pictures for an album on my user profile, but I haven't finished it.

[dubastot]

Your avatar is really something different. It reminds me of James Bond except its a penguin.

[zarfang8]

Yeah I thought that bug was funny, so I left it in there.

The lightning idea's kinda cool. Maybe I could think of something I could do with that, thanks.

As for slowing down, there's already a bullet-time power and there will be a freeze-time power. I don't see how adding another slowdown power could help.

I really like the pictures you made, those are neat. You know I actually made my avatar by messing around with RP1. I also made a few pictures for an album on my user profile, but I haven't finished it.

Cool! I would really like to see those! I like The Zombie in the back flying into the goal, I think when you win the game, It would be cool if A zombie Did go into the Goal. TouchDown!

[psdao1102]

i love RP, but you have so many things to do, yet so few levels. I could see if you wanted to cap out at lets say 30 levels, but preferably id be like galiga with no end, and the levels just get harder till you lose. Ether way keep up the good work!

[Delpenator]

You are the man! This game is better than the you based it off of!

[Timator6]

hey can u post an updated version to 3.1 please!!! Me and my friend always finish our projects early so we can play it in class!!! You also saved us on working on a points system for a game we had to make. You are the best and I can't wait to play RP4!!!!

[x2495iiii]

I'm working on it, thanks for all your support guys!

[Timator6]

what if when you beat the game an animation appears where the penguin kicks the big one through the field goal posts!!!

[x2495iiii]

A few people have asked for more levels in RP3 and for updates, so here you go, RP3.5. RP4 isn't quite done yet, so I hope this holds you over for awhile.

New Features:

-Option to play forever (I haven't tested it fully, as I haven't been able to actually get that far in the game. If someone could confirm that it works, that'd be great.)
-If you don't play forever, you now have 15 levels instead of 6.
-A new enemy: the spider! It can't kill you, but it can paralyze you for 2 seconds, so watch out!
-A cooler explosion for the Big One
-Bug Fixed: Zombies used to be able to hide behind or in front of the Big One and never be viable targets. Not anymore.
-Bug Fixed: Goalpost was backwards. Not anymore.

I expect bugs, especially in the pause menu, so if you spot any, tell me.

[Dameria]

I can see that you have held off from the classes until RP4, but I really like the changes that you have made for 3.5. I noticed that the goal post is the right way this time as you have mentioned, which is better. Also I really like the spider that you put in. It takes quite a few shots to kill them, but enough for it to be fair, and I like the effect it has on you when it bites you (getting paralyzed XD, really nice and creative).

Also I liked the new explosion of the big zombie, but I think it should rock the screen a little bit (I have to learn how to do those animation things like the explosion, they could come in handy). Also I do remember the not being able to hit zombie glitch when the big zombie was there in 3.1, and although I have not encountered it yet, I am glad that you fixed it. Good job on the bug patching and keep up the great work for 4.0!! Can't wait for it, and yes, this will definitely hold me over until then, great job on 3.5.

[moneys66]

i seem to have problems with buying guns and opening the upgrades section other that its a very fun game.:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:

[polanak]

I love losing lol! Very nice game

[x2495iiii]

I'd like to celebrate the 100th post on this thread with a sweet, sweet announcement:

Work on RP4 has started again! It'll be competing with at least 3 other large games for title of "Best Game" on the Alice Boards!

Read about it here:

http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=3865&page=4

Good luck to my current competitors...but you're going down:p!

[dubastot]

Nice! But that title will be mine!:cool:

[x2495iiii]

You're entering too, eh? That makes three games to compete with! What's your entrance going to be?

Actually, I should probably make a nice sticky thread that explains the rules and lets more people know about the competition.

[dubastot]

My flight simulator.......

[x2495iiii]

Nice. You've got a ways to go, though, before it becomes a full game. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out!

[dubastot]

And good luck to you! Thank you! My progress will be slow for a number of weeks/ months as I am being overloaded with work.

[x2495iiii]

Well, hopefully four months is enough time to get it nice and ready.

[jediaction]

Ok, i dont want it to go for 4 months, make it 3 ok. June!

Im entering my Heroes mission 1

How do you upload images. It says put in the URL. of the image?

I just found a HUGE !!!!!!!!!!!GLITCH. When i started the game, i sped it up to see the field goal post turned around, then when i pressed restart...everything was invisible except the interfave. I could shoot and do everything, jsut nothing was there

[x2495iiii]

How do you upload images. It says put in the URL. of the image?

That's only if you try to attach it from inside your post. Use the Manage Attachments button to browse through your files and attch it from there.

Im entering my Heroes mission 1

K. Nice.

Ok, i dont want it to go for 4 months, make it 3 ok. June!

K, that's a proposal for it, but so far you're the only one who's asked for that. If at least two other entrants ask for the moving up of the deadline, I'll consider it.

And as for the glitch:

That' something I can't fix. Sometimes, especially for complex worlds, the speed slider can break stuff.

It actually should reset itself if you click "Stop," then "Play" again.

[jediaction]

Alright, I agree and im waiting for RP4. IM SO EXCITED!

[Chris101b]

I am too, but my game is going to blow it out of the water ;)

It's looking good so far... I am spending a lot of time trying to polish it to make it look and sound better than ever. Can't wait to finish the cutscene so that I can move on to the gameplay. I have a couple more ideas that I could add to the engine :)

[jediaction]

I might get toasted, my game is not good enough. I must make it better

[Truehero]

Awesome game. Easy to get the hang of and its well done. Really fun too!!!

[jediaction]

Yah, and there is a contest for who can make the best games. Resident Penguin 4 is one of those games

[x2495iiii]

Well, I tried having it tested privately but that didn't work out so well, so I decided to tip my hand and post my work so far. Now, if you wish to test it out and give me feedback, you may, but be aware that if you're a competitor in the contest, you're helping me out, so it's up to you. I'm posting this in the hopes that non-competitors, like shaydon, veryuhbull, and cardsfan527, will check this out and tell me what's what.

So here's the list of vital details:

Added:
+Splatter animation for spider (not gory, just looks more like you squashed a bug, which you did)
+Opening title screen for beginning of game
+Opening Menu (only the start button works for now, press enter if you don't feel like clicking)
+Class Selection method (with cool pictures too! Not all of them work yet, though, see below)
+Blaster: arm cannon replaces Beretta as main weapon, can freeze time
+Marksman: walther nighthawk replaces Beretta as main weapon (may or may not work), can pull out a sinper rifle as long as one of the power keys is held to use as a powerful, one-hit kill weapon (can even kill the big one if you aim it right), can go into quickdraw mode where you scroll your mouse to move the camera and click on as many zombies as you can, then let go and the penguin shoots all the zombies you clicked in order.
+Slayer: Gets the master sword and a spin attack (I'll be adding more powers to all of them later, just be patient)
+Added death animations to the zombies
+Added sound effects for the Beretta only (try using it during bullet time)
+Added BGM. Should loop nicely. (keep your volume down, it's loud)
+Made the big one easier to kill. Guy was nearly impossible to get rid of with just the Beretta, so if you were unlucky enough to get him in round 1, you were pretty much hosed. Not anymore.

Removed:
-Extra levels and play forever mode (had to start from an older copy of RP3, but I planned to redesign them anyway, so it works out)
-The smooth zombie-kick method. It will now have an ever-so-slight pause before the penguin goes flying. This is because I'm working on a way for the penguin to be able to stop the zombies even if they're getting ready to kick him.

Coming Up Next:
~Powers for all the classes
~Sound for all the weapons
~Point images that float above the target you just hit
~More BGM (hopefully)
~More zombie animation (I'm hoping to give them a semi-good looking shuffle)

Remember, this is a beta version, so I expect LOADS of bugs. If you feel like telling me about them, fine. If not, I'm just giving you a peek as to what you'll be up against come July...hoho.

[jediaction]

Well i liked it and i did nto like it. So many glitches, only 1 level.Music stops and never starts again unless i speed up the game, cant buy anything because the clicking does not work, the interface goes off the screen ...getting there

[x2495iiii]

Okay, now that's stuff that I KNOW is unique to you, because I did some testing myself and that's not what happens to me. Is anyone else getting this?

[shaydon]

Okay, now that's stuff that I KNOW is unique to you, because I did some testing myself and that's not what happens to me. Is anyone else getting this?

downloadin now

omg best game i have ever played on alice ever!!! You are the best omg! This even beats farcry2 (my now 2nd favorite game ever)

[x2495iiii]

Glad you liked it!

So none of the glitches that happened to jediaction happened to you then?

[shaydon]

Glad you liked it!

So none of the glitches that happened to jediaction happened to you then?

no its perfect how it is OMG its adictive :)

[Dameria]

I'm sorry x2495iiii, but I have those same glitches that jediaction is getting. I don't know why, maybe we have the same version and we need to update or something, but I cannot buy things and the beginning text is larger than it should be. I do not have the music bug though.

If it happens when you post your final product, I will try just redownloading Alice 2.2.

[jediaction]

I am sorry, but i was not adicted and only 1 class works. Also there were manybigs, but youll fix it. Other than that, it is very very good

[x2495iiii]

Well, you're not supposed to be addicted to this version, since it's just a test version anyway (though I'm glad shaydon liked it). And the text being huge? That's just...odd. No idea why that's happening.

[shaydon]

Well, you're not supposed to be addicted to this version, since it's just a test version anyway (though I'm glad shaydon liked it). And the text being huge? That's just...odd. No idea why that's happening.

yes the text was half off the screen

[x2495iiii]

Anybody want to post a screenshot? I just tried it on Alice 2.2 and 2.0 and it looks, sounds, and works just fine.

[Dameria]

Here is what it shows:

On the title screen it just says "RESS ENT" and I honestly didn't know what this meant until I clicked random buttons and found out that by pressing enter ("PRESS ENTER") it got the game to start.

Also, the Start/Options is a little big, but I don't know if it is like that on purpose.

[x2495iiii]

Ah...you guys don't have the chiller font. That's why it's so large, it's reverting to the basic font for you guys. It should look like this

[Dameria]

So do we have to set that ourselves? Why didn't it save when you uploaded the world? Also, the upgrades and gun purchasing does not work, it will not let me click on any other gun to buy them.

[x2495iiii]

It did save, but since fonts are stored on your computer, not in Alice, all it saved was "Ask computer if it has chiller font. If it does, use it, if not, use huge basic font."

That could be because the 3d texts now go outside their designated buttons.

Go to this site, download Chiller, and follow the installation instructions to see if it works then:

http://www.font-zone.com/download.php?fid=2747

[jediaction]

So do we have to set that ourselves? Why didn't it save when you uploaded the world? Also, the upgrades and gun purchasing does not work, it will not let me click on any other gun to buy them.


If you read my comments a little earlier. I had the exact same problem. My screen is fine

[x2495iiii]

If you read my comments a little earlier. I had the exact same problem. My screen is fine

Yeah, we already solved that problem, it's a font issue. I mentioned that in my above post.

Odds are, he DID read your post and was agreeing with you and saying he had the same error. He doesn't necessarily have to say that outright, though.

Anyways, did either of you download Chiller from that link yet? I tried it myself and installing new fonts is painfully easy (unzip>copy>paste, really).

It did occur tome to replace the texts with billboards, but that would increase my filesize significantly, so I'd rather not do that.

[URGERO]

very neat game, love the world, could it be possible to remake nazi zombies?? That would be nice

[x2495iiii]

Glad you liked it.

I guess you could, if you altered the texture to give him a nazi uniform or something.

So has anyone tried to install that font yet?

[zarfang8]

Why Nazis?

[jediaction]

Never played it, looks boaring. Call of duty Nazi Zombies is not catchy

[shaydon]

Never played it, looks boaring. Call of duty Nazi Zombies is not catchy

it would be cool if you shot the zombie once in the leg and it came off and the zombie crawls towards you

[jediaction]

I tried that, but alice cant do that stuff with the "if something is within blablablablabla. Impossible!

[shaydon]

I tried that, but alice cant do that stuff with the "if something is within blablablablabla. Impossible!

[loop] zombie move at speed towards camera [loop]
if bullet is within 0.5 meters of left leg set left leg opacity to 0
if bullet is within 0.5 meters of right leg set left leg opacity to 0
if left leg and right leg both equal 0 opacity
zombie move down 0.5 meters turn forward 0.125
and then do some crawling animations

[jediaction]

But its not accurate, ive tried it. like ive said again, "{"IVE TRIED IT"}"

[shaydon]

But its not accurate, ive tried it. like ive said again, "{"IVE TRIED IT"}"

i did it and every thing looks awsome and works well

[jediaction]

ill try again

[zenteo]

I'm addicted! :D

[shaydon]

I AM TOO
x you should add a fully automactic gun in there (maybe the ak47 i uploaded)
and it will be awesome

[x2495iiii]

You mean like the MP5 that's already in the game?

Press space, then go to the guns menu and the MP5 should be there as the second least expensive gun.

[jediaction]

i was addicted to version 2, but notg version 4

[shaydon]

i can only buy the first gun and the first upgrade nothing else works?

[Dameria]

Same with me, can't buy or upgrade. Are you just saving that for the final release and this is just the teaser until you are done?

[zarfang8]

I could buy and upgrade.

But I haven't actually played Resident Penguin for a while...

[jediaction]

Same with me. I can only buy the first of each, i think hes saving it. He should of put a locked sign

[dubastot]

I think somewhere along the posting he said he restarted from a backup file for number 4.

[jediaction]

Hmm, but not that far back?

[eggmaster40]

I can't buy the weapons and the upgrades button doesnt even work

[zackpier]

this is actually fun. I play it in school in my multimedia class, and the computers there are sloww. but it plays perfect, great game.

[jediaction]

You should try my mirrors edge game to. A-TOm studios is making an FPS. Its not violent. Sort of but there will be no blood and our next game will not be FPS

[x2495iiii]

It's been forever, so I thought I'd update you all on RP4 and ask you a question: How do you shoot when you play? Do you take the extra split second to line up your aim and then fire, or do you just click as fast as you can and hope for the best?

Well, I'm putting in an accuracy bonus which rewards you for hitting multiple zombies in a row without missing. Because some guns, like the Triple, have a wider range and can more easily be used to fire inaccurately and still hit targets, I may end up slowing down their rates of fire even more.

Got a few other plans too. Hopefully they can all be done in time for the contest. Don't want wongwanchap to win by default now do we? That'd be boring...

[jediaction]

Hey X. Im really really getting board of the long wait on this contest. Im thinking about lrsving, but i have my game and i cant do anything else to it. What should i do?

[dubastot]

How about you make a better one, make a game other than an FPS.

[jediaction]

I have tons of games other than FPS. Its just, i lost the spirit of the contest:(

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

This was an...interesting game.
Interesting as in:
"AWESOMEZ!!!
(under breath) What the heck just happened?"

[Dameria]

This was an...interesting game.

More like best game on Alice forums ;)

Can't wait for Resident Penguin 3.5 or 4.0 to come out, 3.1 was my favorite so far.

[jediaction]

Mabye the best. But one of the best. Im working on a new game and X2495iiii knows a lot and he's got talent. Cant wait to se A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GAME BESIDES RESIDENT PENGUIN!!!!!!!hint hint

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

You know, this game makes me really upset...
I can't program this well if I tried...
:(

[jediaction]

X just knows how Alice Works.

[Dameria]

X just knows how Alice Works.

Well its more than that, he has both the knowledge and the creativity to make games like Resident Penguin, and I have yet to find a game (although Panda Adventure came kind of close) that beets Resident Penguin in terms of creativity and overall gameplay.

[x2495iiii]

Thanks for the positive feedback guys! It keeps me motivated.

[jediaction]

I wanna see something new from you X. Your really good.

[Dameria]

I want to see RP 4.0, and if it is good enough to end the series, then I want you to make other stuff, but I really like the RP series (I also hate though when game companies make stuff just for the sake of doing something new, and they completely mess up the whole fun aspect of the game, but you haven't done that yet).

Any estimation so far when you think RP 4.0 will be out?

[x2495iiii]

Not really. I was going to add some nice scripted content to RP to maybe make it faster and add some cool new features, but Alice 2.2 now doesn't even want to load. I'm forced to use 2.0 for the time being, and you all know how much I hate doing that.

Which reminds me, does anyone know an online copy of a functional, pre-edited (to enable scripting) copy of Alice might be? Or could someone possibly put theirs online, please?

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

BUMP.

Pft, you think THAT's bad? My aunt got sick and had to go the hospital for major surgery, and we had to pack our load and hit the road (cause she lives in a different city and we have to be there to support her)...for like 6 hours. You know where you can't get internet? The car, that's where.

Yup, cause of a lack of connectivity, RP4 out of the competition. How crappy is that? But hey, family first.

Does that mean RP4 is finished, just not uploaded?

[x2495iiii]

UI was close, but have sort of lost interest in finishing it...again. I'll get to it eventually, of course, but right now I'm more doing my own thing. Thanks for showing interest, though.

[jediaction]

I want to see RP 4.0, and if it is good enough to end the series, then I want you to make other stuff, but I really like the RP series (I also hate though when game companies make stuff just for the sake of doing something new, and they completely mess up the whole fun aspect of the game, but you haven't done that yet).

Any estimation so far when you think RP 4.0 will be out?

eh hm....and me?

[x2495iiii]

eh hm....and me?

The only way that post would make sense is if I asked you for an example of a post that makes no sense.

Which I didn't.

So it doesn't.

[Dameria]

About the game company thing? No I didn't mean you, you haven't started a sequel to any series for you to mess up yet. I was talking about other games that do great on their first game but on the sequels they add to many things and just make it way too confusing.

[Macdude17]

Great game, I cant make it past level 2 though :(

[jediaction]

About the game company thing? No I didn't mean you, you haven't started a sequel to any series for you to mess up yet. I was talking about other games that do great on their first game but on the sequels they add to many things and just make it way too confusing.

Sorry for the confusion, thats what i was asking. "ok"

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

I've probably decided what one of my favorite things about this game is:
It's addictive.

If AddictingGames had Alice games, this would be on it. It's just so hard to stop playing, especially when those zombies field-goal you!

[zonedabone]

X, when is 3.6 coming out? It's been a while since I put my part in! I'm sure that it's gonna be awesome!

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

I thought that 4.0 was next.

Also,

While looking through the old posts I found this:

-The Shining Lance now has two disadvantages: It's expensive, and one other hidden thing...


I think I know what it is...

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

It can't damage Teh Giant Zombie.

That, or it's really, really ineffective against it.

[arty-fishL]

This is by far a game that is on my favourites list.

[debussybunny563]

This is by far a game that is on my favourites list.

Roger that.

[arty-fishL]

and your game looks to be on it too when its finished

[x2495iiii]

It can't damage Teh Giant Zombie.

That, or it's really, really ineffective against it.

Got it.

This is by far a game that is on my favourites list.

Roger that.

Thanks guys. I appreciate that.

[debussybunny563]

It can't damage Teh Giant Zombie.

That, or it's really, really ineffective against it.

No wonder I keep on losing! :mad:

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

Got it.



Woo, I got it!
Now gimme mah brand-new car.

Just kidding.

Roger that.
Roger that.

[x2495iiii]

I've got something new to keep you occupied while I keep working on it.

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz348/DummyX/pptr.jpg

I've made ten different trophies for different achievements completed in the version of the game posted below (or at least it will be posted, once I get home). This version is experimental and also has the ability to save your points, kos, abilities, and weapons when you press '0' (even after you get kicked) and re-load them if you hit restart and press 'L.' It also has grenades and a few other things that may or may not work. The trophies work, though, and they're all dependent on other things that work, so go nuts and try to earn all ten without any hints (and no, looking at/altering the program code isn't a hint, it's straight up cheating, and that's worse. So none of that.)

Happy Hunting!

X

EDIT: It totally slipped my mind to give well-earned credit where credit is due, so my eternal thanks goes to zonedabone for his awesome save/load script. You rock z!

[arty-fishL]

good idea. I know another game thats going to have achievements in it (obviously by xbox oriented people). I was thinking of adding "awards" maybe to some stuff, but ive not got round to it yet.

[x2495iiii]

Yeah, I know what you're talking about. I hope you guys all understand that, when it comes to games, everything's been done before. The idea is to add an interesting twist to old concepts to make them appeal to players.

And just to throw this out there, I was considering adding achievements/trophies to some of my games/works-in-progress for awhile now. Just hadn't gotten around to it.

[zonedabone]

Yeah, I know what you're talking about. I hope you guys all understand that, when it comes to games, everything's been done before. The idea is to add an interesting twist to old concepts to make them appeal to players.

And just to throw this out there, I was considering adding achievements/trophies to some of my games/works-in-progress for awhile now. Just hadn't gotten around to it.
You mean you hadn't gotten around to getting zone to gove his insight on the J's of jython.

[GoGators]

Who put Bacon, Coffee, and Eggs as tags for this thread? LOL


I do not have the latest version but I have never seen the "Penguin" eat breakfast in this world!

[x2495iiii]

You mean you hadn't gotten around to getting zone to gove his insight on the J's of jython.

Not necessarily. It's possible to make trophies/achievements in games with save/load scripting, they simply don't carry over from game to game.

And I already "gove" you credit, don't you worry zone;).

Who put Bacon, Coffee, and Eggs as tags for this thread? LOL


I do not have the latest version but I have never seen the "Penguin" eat breakfast in this world!

That was me. I get goofy sometimes.

I was thinking of a strong bad cartoon where he wanted to cover up a bad photo of himself, so he was like "Coffee, eggs, bacon! Whoops. Looks like we just made breakfast all over whatever that was a photo of."

[jediaction]

Yeah, I know what you're talking about. I hope you guys all understand that, when it comes to games, everything's been done before. The idea is to add an interesting twist to old concepts to make them appeal to players.

And just to throw this out there, I was considering adding achievements/trophies to some of my games/works-in-progress for awhile now. Just hadn't gotten around to it.

Yes I know what game your talking about to. Which ever one comes out first. It does not mean that the other game copied it.

[x2495iiii]

Well, unbelievably warm reception aside, here's the first run of the trophies. At the moment, there are 13 trophies, but no trophy list or real way to see which trophies you've earned. Rest assured, that's coming. I want to make sure this works well and looks better first. So, test it out, do some cool stuff, try to earn all 13 trophies (yeah I added three. Couldn't resist.)

New stuff you'll want to know:
-Throw grenades with 'r.' Holding r will hold the grenade and letting it go will throw the grenade at whatever enemy is targeted. If there isn't one targeted, he throws it a set distance away. Press r again while the grenade is in mid-air to detonate it prematurely. Careful, it will blow you up as well if you are too close to the explosion.

-Press 0 at any time to save your game.

-To load your saved game (only one file at the moment), restart first, then press 'L.'

- To have the game to load as soon as it starts when you hit re-start, set the auto-load variable at the very bottom of the world's variable list to true.

-Be careful not to try and load when you've never saved before, as it'll cause a world-stopping error.

-You should be able to save and load nearly all relevant game data, including weapons and abilities unlocked, trophies earned, current level, and even the selected camera angle and active weapon!

-Class changing is enabled, though most of them don't work. Right now, bomber is selected by default to enable grenades, though you can change to blaster to get the freeze time power. None of the other powers work properly, though. Also on the list of things to come.

-You should only be able to earn each trophy once. Any more than that and it's a glitch.

-If you beat the game, but want to keep your stats and restart, save after "you win" is displayed on the screen, restart, then load. Note, this only works after you've beaten the game. You cannot keep your stats on a new game that you've only beaten a few levels of.

Here's a list of the names of the 13 trophies. That should at least give you a small hint as to how to earn them.
+Penguin Power
+Armed and Ready
+The Harder They Explode
+As the World Turns
+Trusty
+Stick to Your Guns
+Permanent Resident
+Benjamin Franklin
+Deep Pockets
+Blackjack
+So Worth It
+With One Stone
+Cease Fire

Go ahead and post about what you think of it, how it can be improved, what bugs you find, etc, but also post some shots of you earning those babies!

Have fun!

X

[jediaction]

Im surprised Alice could take something this big. Good job X. This is good and the other game that will have achievements....oh yah!

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

Just want to let you know that this game does NOT work on Alice 2.0.

[x2495iiii]

Yeah it does, since I made and tested the new content using 2.0, though the firing of certain guns will cause a world stopping, event-interruption error. And that's for BOTH versions.

EDIT: Updated version posted above. Error generated by firing automatic weapons fix'd. Trophy list button added (doesn't work yet). Slight glitch found by me during round 2 of testing (caused weapon to switch improperly when loading a saved game with a different weapon equipped) fix'd. Zombies slightly slower.

I did notice that my version of 2.2 stops when I load a saved game which has a weapon or upgrade purchased. Weird and annoying, but no doubt preventable in some tedious, workaround-type way. Just have to find the source of the error...

[debussybunny563]

So far:

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

Here are my thoughts:

Trophies are HYESZ.

Grenades are HYESZ.

Classes are really unnecessary.

Saving/Loading is kinda unnecessary too, but oh well.

The biggest problem?



LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG.

And lots of it.

[arty-fishL]

lag????
nope, no lag.

Smooooooth

Also I got Benjamin Franklin so far after one play, got no idea what it was for though.

looking good so far.

[arty-fishL]

Can you please tell me what font you set these objects to:
in the ClassMenuGroup group - Change_, Classes!, Neutral, Remove Class?

I think they should be the same font.

Im asking cos it says the font is Dialog.plain (which looks like a java function to me) and the 3D text is too big so it overlaps the other text, so I think I might need to install whatever font you set it to. I dont know, but can you please tell me.

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

lag????
nope, no lag.

Smooooooth

Also I got Benjamin Franklin so far after one play, got no idea what it was for though.

looking good so far.

The Ben Franklin award is easy...I think it's 100 KOs.

What are you talking about, no lag?
Oh yeah, right, all the lag in the universe noticed me trying to play RP and decided to have a huge party. Never mind.

It happens.

[x2495iiii]

So far:

Very nice job, debussybunny563!

Here are my thoughts:

Trophies are HYESZ.

Grenades are HYESZ.

Classes are really unnecessary.

Saving/Loading is kinda unnecessary too, but oh well.

The biggest problem?

Lag.

And lots of it.

HYESZ...googling...

So...you like the grenades and the trophies then?

Classes are just meant to add powers n stuff to the game, make it somewhat more entertaining, though since they're not finished, they're not adding much at the moment.

Saving and Loading I thought was kind of cool in the sense that you could pick up where you left off instead of having to play through the early levels again.

Lag huh... Not sure what I could do about that. There are too many moving objects on the screen at once. I wonder if the pause menu parts are being rendered constantly...

I do know that it runs smoother on Alice 2.2, though 2.2 has given me more errors than 2.0 has.

lag????
nope, no lag.

Smooooooth

Also I got Benjamin Franklin so far after one play, got no idea what it was for though.

looking good so far.

100 kos. Good job, arty.

Can you please tell me what font you set these objects to:
in the ClassMenuGroup group - Change_, Classes!, Neutral, Remove Class?

I think they should be the same font.

Im asking cos it says the font is Dialog.plain (which looks like a java function to me) and the 3D text is too big so it overlaps the other text, so I think I might need to install whatever font you set it to. I dont know, but can you please tell me.

Agency FB. It's the starting font for new 3d text objects for me.

The Ben Franklin award is easy...I think it's 100 KOs.

What are you talking about, no lag?
Oh yeah, right, all the lag in the universe noticed me trying to play RP and decided to have a huge party. Never mind.

It happens.

Lags somewhat for me but not enough to make it unplayable. I was tearing it up in first person mode earlier.

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

Yep, as usual, 2.2 makes everything better. :)

[x2495iiii]

So what's hyesz mean? Is that a reference to what Captain (Lame) Falcon says when he uses his B-Up move in SSBB?

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

YOU CALLIN FALCON LAME?!?

FALCON...PAWNCH!!!


...sorry about that...

But actually, I believe it's supposed to be his midair knee attack.


Oh, and by the way, it's annoying because every time I go to a menu, the menu goes up, down, and up again.

[debussybunny563]

Very nice job, debussybunny563!

Ah, well, I cheated in the last two.

Ben Franklin: 100 KOs
So Worth It (yes it was): Blowing yourself up
Deep Pockets: Getting a lot of money
Trusty: Hmm... not sure about this one. While it seems to be in conjunction with winning the game, I may be wrong.

Anyway, amazing game! Played it probably an hour straight this afternoon.

[x2495iiii]

YOU CALLIN FALCON LAME?!?

FALCON...PAWNCH!!!


...sorry about that...

But actually, I believe it's supposed to be his midair knee attack.


Oh, and by the way, it's annoying because every time I go to a menu, the menu goes up, down, and up again.

Yes. Yes I am.

And I don't know if the b-up attack is called the midair knee attack, but I played it yesterday and that's what he says when you hit someone with it, then he grabs them, explodes them, and says yes (or hyesz). Meh.

That's an error I only get when I'm playing in an Alice seesion that previously stopped the world with an error. Close Alice and re-open it and see if that helps.



Ah, well, I cheated in the last two.

Ben Franklin: 100 KOs
So Worth It (yes it was): Blowing yourself up
Deep Pockets: Getting a lot of money
Trusty: Hmm... not sure about this one. While it seems to be in conjunction with winning the game, I may be wrong.

Anyway, amazing game! Played it probably an hour straight this afternoon.

Glad you liked the game, though I strongly frown upon cheating :(

Still, good job finding the first two.

Deep Pockets unlocks when you get 250,000 points or more.

Trusty is earned for beating the game using only your Beretta as a weapon. If you buy another gun, you cannot (or at least you're not supposed to) get this trophy.

You didn't get another trophy for beating the game? That doesn't bode well...

[debussybunny563]

Glad you liked the game, though I strongly frown upon cheating :( You can't stop me. lol

Still, good job finding the first two.

Deep Pockets unlocks when you get 250,000 points or more.

Trusty is earned for beating the game using only your Beretta as a weapon. If you buy another gun, you cannot (or at least you're not supposed to) get this trophy.

You didn't get another trophy for beating the game? That doesn't bode well...

Well, I cheated, so maybe that's why. :(

[x2495iiii]

I probably could stop you, but I figure if you want to change something in the game you don't like, that your choice. It's still cheating, though.

And yeah, I guess it could be because of that. Sure hope so.

[debussybunny563]

I probably could stop you, but I figure if you want to change something in the game you don't like, that your choice. It's still cheating, though. AAHHH!!! Penguin with gun breaking into my house! :eek:
lol :)

And yeah, I guess it could be because of that. Sure hope so. I've never actually beaten the game, so I don't know. :D

Being bold and whatnot. :cool:

[arty-fishL]

There we go, I installed Agency FB and RP looks so much better now, thanks.

[debussybunny563]

There we go, I installed Agency FB and RP looks so much better now, thanks.

Glad it's working out. :)
Would hate for you to miss out on such a great game. :cool:

[x2495iiii]

Being bold and whatnot. :cool:

Never beaten the game? Really? Is it too hard then? I keep making the zombies slower, but I know even I have trouble getting past level 6. I just figured I was bad at it.

There we go, I installed Agency FB and RP looks so much better now, thanks.

No problem. Apologies as well, I figured you guys all had agency fb installed, what with it being the default and all. I considered using a universal font like times new roman, but I thought that made the menu and hud look too fancy and out of place.

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

Level 6? I always get to Level 12 and then lose...

[debussybunny563]

Never beaten the game? Really? Is it too hard then? I keep making the zombies slower, but I know even I have trouble getting past level 6. I just figured I was bad at it.

I think the furthest I got was Level 12. The spider often gets me because I'm pretty sure it's targeted but it's not, though I think at 12 I was just overwhelmed. :(

What I do is keep the left mouse button held, and spray while tossing grenades at large groups.
Grenades are extremely useful if the enemies get too close, since it's a lot faster than trying to shoot down all of them. However, you have to be careful, or it'll be so worth it ;) .

[arty-fishL]

oh, I got level 12 and saved. When I started and loaded it gave me an error saying array out of bounds exception ( ? ). the save files corrupt now :(

[arty-fishL]

I got 5 trophies now, no cheating, but I did need to load the game I last saved several times to get a one or two.


full 360
100 KOs
long lasting
lost of money
guns, guns, guns

[arty-fishL]

I got 2 more, so 7 in total now.
Plus I got 100 KOs with just grenades, nothing else before I died.
This is becoming addictive.


multi-splosion
suicide blast

[x2495iiii]

I got 5 trophies now, no cheating, but I did need to load the game I last saved several times to get a one or two.


full 360
100 KOs
long lasting
lost of money
guns, guns, guns


I got 2 more, so 7 in total now.
Plus I got 100 KOs with just grenades, nothing else before I died.
This is becoming addictive.


multi-splosion
suicide blast


Rock on, dude, you're doing very well. Sorry about the error. I'm not quite sure why, but sometimes the save files don't read properly (they seem to me to write just fine). It's worse for me, though, since I have to restart Alice every time this happens.

How'd you get a full 360? I had to freeze time to get that one.

I'm really glad you like it so much, though.

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

I've always managed to 360 in RP, sometimes not even on purpose.

Every time I press L, regardless of whether I've saved or not, I always get an error during simulation.

And what happened to Play Forever?

[jediaction]

Yeah it does, since I made and tested the new content using 2.0, though the firing of certain guns will cause a world stopping, event-interruption error. And that's for BOTH versions.

EDIT: Updated version posted above. Error generated by firing automatic weapons fix'd. Trophy list button added (doesn't work yet). Slight glitch found by me during round 2 of testing (caused weapon to switch improperly when loading a saved game with a different weapon equipped) fix'd. Zombies slightly slower.

I did notice that my version of 2.2 stops when I load a saved game which has a weapon or upgrade purchased. Weird and annoying, but no doubt preventable in some tedious, workaround-type way. Just have to find the source of the error...

On your computer it will. But not his...like it wont work for me. Usually its zomething made on 2.0 wont work on 2.2.

Just want to let you know that this game does NOT work on Alice 2.0.

yes....a lot of variables like a special type doesnt work. 2.0 to 2.2 is a big difference

[arty-fishL]

The first time I done it was half way through the game, I thought maybe I could get a trophy for it, this is what I do on ps3 too, and turned just before the next wave of zombies. Then to recreate for a screenshot I done it right at the very beginning, and succeeded after a few goes.

[x2495iiii]

I've always managed to 360 in RP, sometimes not even on purpose.

Every time I press L, regardless of whether I've saved or not, I always get an error during simulation.

And what happened to Play Forever?

Psshooo... Getting tired of never being able to do anything consistently with Alice. I've tested that stupid save/load method a bajillion times and that final version works, dangit!

Play forever's been temporarily disabled until I can get a menu up and running.

On your computer it will. But not his...like it wont work for me. Usually its zomething made on 2.0 wont work on 2.2.

yes....a lot of variables like a special type doesnt work. 2.0 to 2.2 is a big difference

You mean a special font? Agency FB, to my knowledge isn't really special. It's been pre-installed on my last three computers. Just pure chance that it isn't on some of yours (where'd you get Agency FB for free, arty?) It doesn't have anything to do with what version of Alice you use. Both versions ask for the same font the same way, and both versions react the same way if they can't find it.

The first time I done it was half way through the game, I thought maybe I could get a trophy for it, this is what I do on ps3 too, and turned just before the next wave of zombies. Then to recreate for a screenshot I done it right at the very beginning, and succeeded after a few goes.

Very cool. Good job.

[arty-fishL]

agency FB (http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/pub/53286-need-font-agency-fb.html)

This download seemed safe at first, but I dont know if you should trust it since windows just had to recover my hard-disk by doing a system restore and its went back to before the font was installed, so dont know if it was caused by the font or something else, but it gives you the font free anyway.

[DensetsuNoKaboom]

Symantec gives the site a clean bill of health, so I suppose it's safe...

[jediaction]

Psshooo... Getting tired of never being able to do anything consistently with Alice. I've tested that stupid save/load method a bajillion times and that final version works, dangit!

Play forever's been temporarily disabled until I can get a menu up and running.



You mean a special font? Agency FB, to my knowledge isn't really special. It's been pre-installed on my last three computers. Just pure chance that it isn't on some of yours (where'd you get Agency FB for free, arty?) It doesn't have anything to do with what version of Alice you use. Both versions ask for the same font the same way, and both versions react the same way if they can't find it.



Very cool. Good job.

No...variables. Some types. I have Micro Stencil Black in my Game Maker program and i realized it doesnt show up for you guys

[Doctor Who]

Nice game. I laughed at the tags. bacon, coffee, eggs, epic win, game, games, gun, magic beans

[debussybunny563]

Magic Beans was me. :)

[Robot]

This game is awesome! Great work, a little slow but I could never do that. :D

[debussybunny563]

This game is awesome! Great work, a little slow but I could never do that. :D

Motivation, my friend. But yes, one of the best games in Alice (if not the best) on the forums (or anywhere, for that matter).

Try hard, learn all the facets of programming in Alice, and you may end up with something wonderful yourself in due time. :)

[x2495iiii]

This game is awesome! Great work, a little slow but I could never do that. :D

I really appreciate that. Thank you.

Thanks to you as well, debussybunny for the concurrent praise.

[debussybunny563]

Time flies like an arrow.
Fruit flies like bananas.
x2495 can't fly. Hahahahaha!!!

i think your like in the 20's
More like your fort... ... ...fours.

[x2495iiii]

Don't be surprised if it gets accidentally undeleted for some unknown reason.;)

[debussybunny563]

Oh, trust me. I won't be surprised one bit.

BTW, deleting this post too.

A penguin for an avatar. What excellence and good taste. If a super moderator with movie-star good looks and pockets full of coolness ever possessed one, I'd give him a million dollars. Unfortunately, the one that manages the Alice forums is broke and looks like Shaggy's mom from Scooby-Doo, so he's too ashamed to go out and make monies. Zoinks!

[x2495iiii]

Oh my. Look what happened. How shocking.

Heh.

[debussybunny563]

What are you talking about? ;)

Deleting this post too.

[x2495iiii]

Bwahahahaaaa!!! All who defy me will have their posts undeleted! Fear my restorative wrath!

[debussybunny563]

Tip for you, X.

Better delete those past few posts too.
Wouldn't want people to think you post just to increase your post count.

This'll be gone too. :)

[x2495iiii]

Post count used to mean something to me, now I just don't care.

Notice how I actually jump in and help when someone hijacks a thread.

My opinion, this site doesn't get enough traffic, so curbing what little fun the regulars have here is a dumb idea.

So go ahead, tell me about how much you hate the Yankees or love stupid, stupid, stupid, Halo games. I don't mind at all.

[debussybunny563]

So go ahead, tell me about how much you love stupid, stupid, stupid, Halo games. I don't mind at all.

I would quote one comment on a Black Ops video, but it may be slightly inappropriate. :rolleyes:

I'm sure you'll find out why after you un-delete my posts again. ;)

[x2495iiii]

I can keep this up as long as I myself am up, and that could be for several more hours or for ten more minutes, it all depends on if this decaf coffee is really decaf.

Hey, you know decaf scrambled plus an extra 'a' is 'facade.'

So if int's not decaf, it's a facade.

Ha.

[jediaction]

X has put a lot of time into it. He is one of the best on here. There is a lot of games on here too. Go to my album and see all the games i have. There is a picture for everyone. Click Community, look for the Pictures and Albums button. Then click my album. It should say JEDI ACTION. Any questions please ask...

[beachbum111111]

i found a glitch... when you die the zombies follow you... XD

[Dameria]

i found a glitch... when you die the zombies follow you... XD

It was meant to be in there, I told him about that glitch too.

[arty-fishL]

bump

[Dameria]

bump
Why did you bump? Doesn't really need it, there are no new things on this thread.

[arty-fishL]

I want to keep this thread current, this is a great game and there's nothing really special being released lately. Also I felt like typing bump.

[beachbum111111]

x2495iiii's next post will be 2500 posts :D

[Dameria]

x2495iiii's next post will be 2500 posts :D

He's probably saving it for something awesome (maybe RP 4.0??)

[jediaction]

Im over that already....Hmm, wonder what x is doing. Im gonna make my 3000th post big!