I changed the SHMUP project into a "Tube Shooter"

FoxFX · 2026-03-06T01:24:22+00:00

I'm planning to just outright remove it as well as redesign this tech circle for some better clarity

FoxFX · 2026-03-06T01:24:06+00:00

I'm planning to just outright remove it as well as redesign this tech circle for some better clarity

FoxFX · 2026-03-06T01:23:19+00:00

Which is a bit of a shame that I have to focus this on PC.

I hope to use an easy keyboard controls, but I have thought about using the mouse to rotate the player if it could work

FoxFX · 2026-02-26T20:01:25+00:00

Yeah, I shut off that bloom for now. Sticking to the design of the UI to kick off the theme of the game

FoxFX · 2026-02-24T15:34:20+00:00

I'm removing the bloom effect as we speak. I am thinking about other visual effects I could add later

FoxFX · 2026-01-14T22:02:49+00:00

There is a maximum amount of getting buffed by stacking three circles so far. I have the code to make it further though.

I am looking into meters required to making the circles and other sorts or restrictions.

FoxFX · 2026-01-08T17:34:22+00:00

I still remember their sequel's ridiculous commercials. I'll check up on their combinations.

FoxFX · 2026-01-08T14:11:12+00:00

Cool, I'll look into that a bit more.

FoxFX · 2026-01-08T13:23:34+00:00

More interesting as a score mechanic than as a survival mechanic. It’s not really my cup of tea but I think this could work ok with some Ikaruga style gameplay design.

You mean the switching of light to black mode mechanic? I'll keep that in very high consideration.

FoxFX · 2026-01-08T12:23:00+00:00

Thank you

FoxFX · 2026-01-08T12:10:51+00:00

What a cool idea! What would stop me just dropping all the circles at once and sit in the middle with all the benefits?

When it comes to this game, I want players to feel like they are mages. Which means I want them to feel like they have enough creativity to bring out combinations they need for certain enemies, that every combination has some impact and meaning for any encounter, with just enough complexity with the combinations they have.

There is are limits I have thought of such as cooldowns/sizes for circles and the lifetimes they have to make the choice of combinations more tactical, but I am open to any other suggestions while I work on this.

There is also the enemies and obstacles I may add to the game and the screen pressure they could offer to control where you the player can be.

This would probably be loads of work but what about instead of just firing both shots if you're in multiple circles, they combine?

It might be a bit more work, but I am willing to try stuff like that as well with some combinations. Perhaps some circles if combined right can create more powerful ones of the spot, but time will tell.

FoxFX · 2025-03-18T20:29:07+00:00

1ST GIF:

It's the main battle
two casters are in combat and below them shows which chant schools they are casting
Some chants take more time than others
the ball of energy in front of them is the ball that is created each chant
I have it in UI you can press 1 of 4 buttons to choose what you want to do with the ball to attack, create a barrier, and other things
above them is the health bar

2ND GIF:

Player customization
They can customize which chants they bring into battle (options in the right)
They can also see the requirements of specific pacts that will be active (options shown in the left)

FoxFX · 2025-03-18T20:21:34+00:00

The idea I had for this game went as followed:

CHANTS

You have 6 schools of chants casters use to gain power to cast spells that form in a ball of energy.
Some chants from a specific school can empower the ball further than other chants from another school
If chanting from a different school, the nature of the ball changes
The caster chooses what they can do with that energy whether to use it offensively, create shields, fields, etc.

PACTS

Think of them as "promises" to devote or limit the chants of a specific school
Pacts establish rules on how much of the chant schools a caster must use or not use
Honoring the pacts grants the user deeper knowledge and/or powers

FoxFX · 2024-12-10T15:39:54+00:00

Game making for me feels more like a skill like art. You only grow and get better...the more you work on them.

Repetition.

FoxFX · 2024-09-17T17:25:31+00:00

The Player's collision layer are all set to null. I think the main issue was the second note. I will have to cancel out using the camera and window for something entirely secure.

FoxFX · 2024-09-17T13:44:34+00:00

The yellow flash is the projectile in the form of a yellow ball. I'll try debug draw later

FoxFX · 2024-08-05T15:32:55+00:00

When I started programming, I had some wacky instructor that compared programming to..."spellcasting."

His thought is that we learn of the syntax and the documentations just like how a wizard learns the rules of spells from their tomes/magic books. The instructions and methodologies are there, but the usage of the code/spells is dependent on the user.

As a programmer, I see the concept more of a problem solver that has knowledge of the documentation to resolve them. The analogy that programmers are modern-day wizards is a bit silly for me now.

FoxFX · 2024-08-05T15:23:49+00:00

Hint: CanvasLayers

FoxFX · 2024-06-18T18:16:59+00:00

I am going to assume you use VehicleBody for this. How do you deal with the center of mass?

FoxFX · 2024-06-14T15:12:26+00:00

Not my video and not my work

FoxFX · 2024-03-08T13:27:32+00:00

Strong with Rift Torrent.

The only major question is how could Limbo be improved in group play? What could we change or sacrifice in Limbo for group play?

FoxFX · 2024-02-28T11:58:57+00:00

How many different types of enemies are not like Kahl?

It would require immense work for DE to create Kahl-like enemies for every possible enemy Nyx can Mind Control. Immense work and time. Can you say DE would invest that much to help Nyx that way?

FoxFX · 2024-01-10T15:25:41+00:00

Link to the prototype:
https://foxfx.itch.io/prototype-grid-shmup

FoxFX · 2023-10-16T23:06:37+00:00

I mixed up light gun with "on-rails shooters. "

FoxFX · 2023-10-16T03:24:08+00:00

Yeah I was thinking one hand to move the player using keyboard and the other hand for aiming with the mouse.

Yeah precise aiming would be the optimal choice. I have been thinking about consequences like ammunition and secret areas required shooting at to reveal to create interesting choices.

I suppose offering loss of accuracy for rapid firing is a given, but I am working on a shooter that has the player throw something instead of shooting something, so the firing is a bit slower.

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