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Fangames => User-Made Creations => Unfinished / Incomplete => Topic started by: hotpocket on March 08, 2015, 11:51:45 PM

Title: I Wanna Be the Transformer
Post by: hotpocket on March 08, 2015, 11:51:45 PM
Hey guys. I haven't been into fan games for long, so this is my first project. It's made in Java from scratch and it didn't really start out as a fan game, but it still fits the theme of difficult platforming.

The game revolves around a transforming mechanic. At the beginning of the game, there are 3 different forms: red, which is fast and jumps low, black, which is normal, and blue, which is slow and jumps high. You can switch between the forms instantly, and at any time. To beat the levels, you (usually) have to use the different transformations together, sometimes requiring very quick button press sequences.

Later in the game you get more transformations, but you can only have three equipped at a time. Currently there is one more transformation which you get on stage 2A.

Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks!

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Title: Re: I Wanna Be the Transformer
Post by: Lurpan on March 09, 2015, 12:45:03 AM
Nice game  :atkHappy:!

TIP: If you want to make a fangame then you should download gamemaker. You should watch a youtube tutorial video to how to make fangames :atkWaifu:.
Title: Re: I Wanna Be the Transformer
Post by: Sephalos on March 09, 2015, 11:04:10 AM
Interesting gimmick but I would consider having another key than up and down to transform as this makes it really awkward to control. I guess the 'Z' and 'X' keys would make a lot more sense.
Title: Re: I Wanna Be the Transformer
Post by: hotpocket on March 09, 2015, 01:24:41 PM
Quote from: Sephalos on March 09, 2015, 11:04:10 AM
Interesting gimmick but I would consider having another key than up and down to transform as this makes it really awkward to control. I guess the 'Z' and 'X' keys would make a lot more sense.
Yeah, I was having problems figuring out what the default control scheme would be for people who don't use one hand for both moving and jumping. I was considering something like that, but I felt like it would be way too difficult to use only one hand for so many controls. Some of the levels would force you to use your pinky to jump or make awkward maneuvers with your hand. Originally it was WAD/arrow keys to move/jump and JKL to transform, but not everyone plays that way.
Title: Re: I Wanna Be the Transformer
Post by: hotpocket on March 20, 2015, 09:40:10 PM
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Title: Re: I Wanna Be the Transformer
Post by: hotpocket on March 23, 2015, 08:26:16 PM
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Title: Re: I Wanna Be the Transformer
Post by: hotpocket on March 27, 2015, 02:38:37 AM
Update:
I think I'll be done with this after finishing stage 3B, finishing the music for stages 3A and 3B, tweaking a few things, and fixing dumb stuff. Any feedback for levels that need to be changed would be appreciated.
Title: Re: I Wanna Be the Transformer
Post by: hotpocket on March 27, 2015, 11:11:45 PM
Any more suggestions for ways to make the controls easier? I'm fine with any control scheme since I've tested the game so much, so I'll need a little help on this one.

I kind of like the idea of cycling through the transformations. I think with this it could be up to cycle forward and Z to cycle backwards, and it will loop so you can access any transformation with one button press. This way you don't have one hand doing too many things at once.

Another one I tried out was left control, Z, and up to transform, with your ring finger on ctrl, middle finger on shift, and pointer finger on Z. This way you always have a finger on a transform button so you don't have to move them around.