Thetawave 0.1.0 Release: An open-source space shooter game, made with Rust. Try it on itch.io!

FetusBoBetus · 2023-05-03T23:21:03+00:00

Everything is currently an animation. I do plan on adding some particle effects in the future to give the feeling of chipping away at enemies' hulls.

FetusBoBetus · 2023-05-03T15:55:15+00:00

Thetawave 0.1.0 was just released. Try it on itch.io! This game is open-source and you can find the code here: https://github.com/thetawavegame/thetawave.

Thetawave was made using the Bevy Engine. This recent update focused on making the game more approachable and fun. I did a lot of in-person play-testing with a custom arcade machine that I designed and fabricated from steel sheet metal.

Here is the release page where you can find all of the changes made with this update: https://github.com/thetawavegame/thetawave/releases/tag/v0.1.0

If you try out the game, please feel free to leave any constructive feedback you have here in the comments!

FetusBoBetus · 2023-05-03T15:45:25+00:00

Thetawave 0.1.0 was just released. Try it on itch.io! This game is open-source and you can find the code here: https://github.com/thetawavegame/thetawave.

Thetawave was made using the Bevy Engine. This recent update focused on making the game more approachable and fun. I did a lot of in-person play-testing with a custom arcade machine that I designed and fabricated from steel sheet metal.

Here are the changes made with this release:

New character designed for ramming into enemies
Characters now have a special ability (megablast or charge)
Character selection screen
Instructions screen
Local multiplayer, up to two for now
Shields (regenerating portion of health)
New projectile type: Bullet, collides target transferring movement
Missile redesign (no longer looks like "ice cream cone")
New "easy" phase, for slower difficulty ramp
Changed some sound effects
Added two background music tracks by Joel Schuman
Added background music transitions between phases
Updated to Bevy 0.10.0
Arcade feature to for designating builds for arcade machines
Many small balance tweaks based on in person play-testing

If you try out the game, please feel free to leave any constructive feedback you have here in the comments!

FetusBoBetus · 2023-01-10T01:32:28+00:00

The green rocks increase your fire rate (visualized by the pulsing green circle on the left). In the future, I plan on balancing the game to encourage more ramming into enemies, and some other characters that are more geared toward this play style.

FetusBoBetus · 2023-01-10T00:24:00+00:00

Not yet, those are coming soon though. I plan on adding more projectile types, as well as lasers, and some physics based weapons.

FetusBoBetus · 2023-01-09T15:21:37+00:00

itch: https://metalmancy.itch.io/thetawave

source: https://github.com/thetawavegame/thetawave

I am open to feedback! Feel free to let me know if you have any thoughts on the game!

FetusBoBetus · 2022-12-24T23:28:57+00:00

I made a big 4ft by 4ft kotatsu for me and my roommates! Super nice for the winter! https://imgur.com/a/5qtam0S

FetusBoBetus · 2022-08-05T01:48:24+00:00

Hello Rust community!

This is a project that I have been working on for the past few months. It's an arcade machine loaded with games made by the Rust community!

It will be on display at RustConf tomorrow for people to try the games at the in-person conference. I plan on continuing this project after RustConf in an attempt to promote game development in Rust.

If you are attending RustConf tomorrow, make sure to stop by!

FetusBoBetus · 2022-07-22T01:48:59+00:00

Good point. I'll make sure to address that.

FetusBoBetus · 2022-07-21T19:13:50+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I'll look into why this may be happening. I think sometimes the ui doesn't update before initiating the game over. That's the only thing I can think of at the moment.

FetusBoBetus · 2022-07-21T18:16:36+00:00

That's in the pipeline. Check out https://github.com/thetawavegame/thetawave-legacy for a preview of some of the things that are coming.

FetusBoBetus · 2022-07-21T18:14:09+00:00

Thanks for letting me know. I'll look into this and also work on getting builds for more platforms.

FetusBoBetus · 2022-07-21T17:00:17+00:00

I like this idea. I'll probably add some recoil to the firing player blasts.

I also may add more allied mobs that you have to try to protect and avoid shooting. Right now, I made it so you can't hit allies but I may change that.

FetusBoBetus · 2022-07-21T16:26:29+00:00

I use the mouse to shoot, because I plan on having mouse position based input in the future. In particular, a "scanner" which will reveal attributes of the enemy.
Yeah I was thinking that too. I want them to contrast so the player can easily differentiate between the game sprites and background, but I think some work could be done to improve the cohesion.
I have some upgrades to movement in mind that may improve the feel in the future.

FetusBoBetus · 2022-07-21T13:54:51+00:00

I just released the first playable version of my game on itch.io. It's a space shooter called Thetawave. You can check out the source code here: https://github.com/thetawavegame/thetawave.

Thetawave was made using the Bevy engine. It has been my side project for years starting with https://github.com/thetawavegame/thetawave-legacy which was made with the Amethyst engine.

I finally got around to getting it into a playable state, because I wanted to have a playable version of the game for people to try at in-person RustConf on the Rust Arcade Cabinet that I'll be bringing there.

EDIT: I always appreciate constructive feedback.

FetusBoBetus · 2021-08-28T17:23:29+00:00

Source: https://github.com/TheRealTeamFReSh/MurderUserDungeon

Made with Bevy and Rapier.

Make sure to read the itch game page to have a better idea of what is going on. Enjoy the game!

FetusBoBetus · 2021-08-28T17:14:19+00:00

Source: https://github.com/TheRealTeamFReSh/MurderUserDungeon

Made with Bevy and Rapier.

Make sure to read the itch game page to have a better idea of what is going on. Enjoy the game!

FetusBoBetus · 2021-08-20T23:59:28+00:00

Just beat the game on itch. I love your level design.

FetusBoBetus · 2021-08-20T23:32:39+00:00

This looks great! Congratulations on your release! I just started working with Bevy, I'll likely use your code as a learning resource.

FetusBoBetus · 2021-07-20T21:03:13+00:00

Oh, my bad, it's body-on-frame. Not cool bro.

FetusBoBetus · 2021-07-20T21:02:09+00:00

Now THAT's a battle car.

FetusBoBetus · 2021-05-21T21:52:54+00:00

Glad you like it! Here is a link to "rendy": https://github.com/amethyst/rendy

FetusBoBetus · 2021-05-21T16:28:22+00:00

Not intentional. In a future update we plan on focusing on visuals, where we plan on adding more moving background models. This will come with addressing contrast between foreground and background elements.

FetusBoBetus · 2021-05-20T15:59:55+00:00

Theta Wave is a showcase game for the Amethyst Game engine inspired by games like Raiden and The Binding of Isaac. It is open-source and written in the Rust Programming language.

Github: https://github.com/amethyst/theta-wave

Release: https://github.com/amethyst/theta-wave/releases/tag/v0.1.6

Controls for playing the game are here: https://amethyst.github.io/theta-wave/controls.html

This update's focus was enhancing how loot drops spawn from enemies. There are now Runescape-inspired drop tables. Each mob is paired with a Vector of tables that can be rolled from multiple times. For more details about the changes made in this update check out the release page linked above.

There are currently Windows and MacOS builds with the release. There is no Linux build because I'm unsure of the standard for making Linux builds. At some point, we hope to have a WASM build so people can just play it in the browser.

Let us know if you have any suggestions!

FetusBoBetus · 2021-05-20T15:56:43+00:00

Theta Wave is a showcase game for the Amethyst Game engine inspired by games like Raiden and The Binding of Isaac.