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Project Started:	10th February, 2007	Last Update:	7th April, 2009
Project Owner:	Steve Harris	Project Members:	Hayo
Project Type:	Arcade	Project Progress:
More Info:	http://www.turningthetide.info	Faves:	11

Still going

Posted 2nd Dec 08, by Steve Harris

I've been working on a complete rewrite of the explosion and particle system and implementing this in to each and every level as well as updating the menu gfx.

The highscore system works now and you can say how you rank against other players from around the world on an each and every level basis as well as overall.

Here's a couple more screenies to whet your appetite! These are of Level 5 where you have to drop depth charges to destroy enemy subs before they destroy your boats!

I'd say we're about 95% there now but it's still going to take at least a couple of weeks to polish it all off.

Posted by Sketchy

3rd December, 2008

Wow. Looks fantastic, and it's a lot fun to play.

*Please* include keyboard-only control as an option (I don't like the mouse control, and I end up clicking on all kinds of crap on my desktop by accident).

btw. No lag at all on my PC, which is quite impressive as it's old: 700mhz, 1GB RAM, GeForce4 MX440 128MB, and running XP.

Good luck - can't wait to play the finished game (with my keyboard

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Posted by Marko

3rd December, 2008

Only just played the demo you posted a while back - wow, fantastic game engine, and you've improved it you say?! This is defo one to watch and i'm gonna add it to my news page coz i like it that much!

Posted by Steve Harris

3rd December, 2008

Thanks guys, comments much appreciated. I'll look in to keyboard control as quite a few of the beta testers have mentioned this but I do feel it may take something away from the game... nevertheless i'll have a look.

Thanks for the mention on your website Mark (site looks very nice btw).

Glad to see it runs nicely on your comps. Aw waiting for the next version of HWA for the full-screen option!

Oh and don't forget to favourite!

Steve
Comment edited by Steve Harris on 12/3/2008

Posted by Marko

3rd December, 2008

Hmm, i liked the keyboard/mouse combo - took me a couple of goes however mastering it in just a couple of goes indicates to me that they were very well thought out.

Moving to keyboard only would remove one if its unique selling points in my opinion, though if the masses want this then it would be foolish to not include it. How about re-mapping the keys so that they are closer together - WASD, for example?

Posted by Steve Harris

3rd December, 2008

Yeah it may be some sort of compromise would work best. Or perhaps a configurable set of keyboard keys...

There is an induction level as well as a tutorial, so I don't think learning how it all works should be a problem.

Posted by Marko

4th December, 2008

Neither do i. I think it's maybe more a case of getting used to the controls. I think all great games should have their own control mechanism - it's all too easy to copy the last games controls and then find that you're just re-creating that game.

I applaude you for your unique controls, sir!

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