[4.5.9] Castle Kicker (WIP/Working Title)

[CluckFox]

Also sometimes the momentum of the wall kick doesn't stop after landing. Sadly I haven't got any recordings.

I think I know what you mean. I'll work on it.

Basically you don't want the controller to interrupt the recoil jump at all?

 

[TakuikaNinja]

Well, not exactly - I think I'm too used to being able to control recoil jumps like that while in the air.
At the moment, it's really inconsistent as to whether or not you can control the player's momentum after a recoil jump.
Walls and ceilings stop the momentum entirely, preventing the player from moving in the air.

 

[Bucket Mouse]

Wow, you're a wizard. And you got DCPM to work? What is it used for?

Ans yeah, I keep instinctually holding the direction I'm propelling myself in. Maybe the game should be coded to ignore that.

 

[CluckFox]

Wow, you're a wizard. And you got DCPM to work? What is it used for?

Percussion samples, for now. I'm no wizard I'm just capable of following wizards' instructions.

 

[CluckFox]

Well, not exactly - I think I'm too used to being able to control recoil jumps like that while in the air.
At the moment, it's really inconsistent as to whether or not you can control the player's momentum after a recoil jump.
Walls and ceilings stop the momentum entirely, preventing the player from moving in the air.

Thank you, I can work with this feedback.

 

[CluckFox]

Hence the stage or coding requires fine-honing.

It was the stage. As usual I failed to proof-read my collisions and put the hurt tiles one row too high. It will be fixed in the next rom.

 

[Basty]

Uh, don't hold a direction when you're kicking a wall...?

Nah, I'm literally talking about the breakable platform itself. When you jump on it, you cannot jump off of it.

 

[CluckFox]

@Logana has provided more SFX and songs. Enjoy a brief gameplay video until the next rom.

 

[Bucket Mouse]

I still don't get that bug puzzle even after I've seen the solution. What did you do there -- jump on top of it? That didn't work for me.
Do you have to hit it in EXACTLY the right way? It might be too hard.

 

[CluckFox]

I still don't get that bug puzzle even after I've seen the solution. What did you do there -- jump on top of it? That didn't work for me.
Do you have to hit it in EXACTLY the right way? It might be too hard.

The bug puzzle is unfinished. It's just there for the music for now.

 

[Logana]

The key and arrow sfx seem to be broken, it’s only playing the first note of the sfx for some reason, the key was supposed to have a similar sound to the kick upgrade, wonder what happened

 

[Jonny]

Castle Kicker speedrun World Record

 

[Logana]

Let me check speedrun.com to see if it’s varified XD

 

[CluckFox]

The key and arrow sfx seem to be broken, it’s only playing the first note of the sfx for some reason, the key was supposed to have a similar sound to the kick upgrade, wonder what happened

I tried out each of the sfx in isolation with the music turned off, it didn't seem to make a difference in the length of those sounds. Let me know if you'd like me to try something else to test them.

 

[Logana]

Alrighty, I will test some stuff out

 

[CluckFox]

No music or monsters in this set of levels. Just run right:

I reworked the crumbling tile effect from the Demo Castle Kicker and incorporated it here. Enjoy!

 

[9Panzer]

I stand by what I said. Its a trap!

 

[Jonny]

If there were a spider in the centre, it would make it challanging to time the run. Maybe for another level later on so you're varying the difficulty. Tricking the player in a way.

 

[CluckFox]

Collect bagels to go further

https://imgur.com/kOsn27K

 

[CluckFox]

I've been mulling over the physics and control scheme, and here are some demo/tutorial levels that put them through their paces. Thanks to @SpiderDave for help and suggestions for improvement!