Friday 11 July 2014

Light Insect Flatulence Orchestra

The title of this blog is so named in recognition of the new sound effect we have added when the enemy scores a near miss with the player as they fire their woefully inferior Colt 1911 hand guns.  Apparently the original sounds resembled farting insects, so they have been toned down for the latest build to go out to the alpha testers this evening along with a host of other tweaks, too numerous to mention. Not that the list is particularly long, but because it's Friday, there is some sun left and my brain has been hammered this week. Just finishing off checkout, compile, test, encrypt and upload, then I can eat and walk and dig, then maybe I can return later this evening for emails, more testing and maybe tweaks.

As we're familiar with the level now, we thought it was a little easy so we have given the enemies the ability to fire bullet indefinitely and much quicker too, so those piddly Colts will be decidedly dangerous!  Hopefully you won't have to wait much longer to get your hands on the sample game demo, and we certainly hope you will approve.


I would have liked to get a few more tweaks in, and to be frank, I would have liked a whole extra week on polish and testing, but time is a wasting and we have a long way to go. On balance, it is perhaps best you get to play this version so you can see the stride we have made since the last public build of FPS Creator Reloaded.

Out of curiosity, which do you prefer for the title page button text "EXIT TO DESKTOP" or "QUIT"?  It's a minor point, but I am curious if there is a divide here. Questionnaire aside, have a great weekend and I think I can promise the release of our first official Reloaded game demo come next week!

22 comments:

  1. "Exit to Desktop" means just that; you expect to go back to your desktop, if you click it. "Quit" could also be used in it's place; however, if you are planning on having Main Menus and Sub-Menus, Exit to Desktop would be the way to go...in the Main Menu.

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  2. "Exit to desktop" remember me really old games (like wolfenstein 3d, doom 3d) they used to have "EXIT TO DOS" menu option, actually the usual option is "QUIT" or simply "EXIT" because a game today have ports on lot consolles where a "Exit to desktop" on a PS3 consolle would be very ridicolous!

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  3. Or, Exit as the main text and Back in any other menu's. Exit to Desktop does seem a bit clunky and I often why they bother in commercial games. I have yet to hit exit and enter a magical world as yet! Always back to the desktop ;) It's a small point really but if it's going to be set in stone best to get our ideas out there ;)

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  4. I would go with quit well that's what I'm using in my menu system I'm creating at the moment... great work on all that you and the team have done by the way.

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  5. I would use a one word solution, since all the other menu options are one word solutions it would look a whole lot neater :) (In my opinion, anyway!)

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  6. Personally, I would have "Run like a sissy!?" :)

    But I think "Quit" would be most likely.

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  7. Phew! it's a hard one....uhm...what about 'Quit', no that sounds like I am giving up....uhm...maybe 'Leave game', nope that sounds like I giving up as well...I know...'Mom says it's bedtime' that will work:)

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  8. I like "Run like a sissy!?" but can it be made to be customizable?

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  9. "Quit " is the way to go. Keep it simple.

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  10. I agree, Exit or Quit would fit the bill a lot better.

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  11. 'Quit' is the best option here.

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  12. I think..... Customizable by the individual user

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  13. Completely customisable is the way to go.

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  14. See what you get for asking a yes or no question. The answers will always be maybe. I think "Exit to desktop" works, but I like the idea of customizable.

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  15. Terminate or self destruct button

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  16. I Think "Exit To Desktop"

    Biggest Fan!!!!

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  17. Will we be able to use a video playing in the background of the main menu eventually?

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  18. You can "quit" a level, but you must "exit" a game.

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  19. Quit would be neater, perhaps, but the ability to customise would be far better.

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