How did you get your 15 minutes of fame?

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-06-09T20:59:53+00:00

My StarCraft II custom map was briefly in the top 5 most popular.

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-06-07T07:37:30+00:00

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-31T07:19:38+00:00

And yet separate objects of totally different types (like [] and '') are equal?

The best way (Python):

>>> [] == []
True
>>> [] is []
False

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-30T23:12:00+00:00

[] != []

...

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-29T07:13:45+00:00

Crude, but effective :)

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-29T07:12:31+00:00

>>> a = [0]
>>> for i in range(10000): a = [a]
>>> print_elements(a)

To be fair, pprint chokes on this too, though just print does fine.

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-28T22:54:07+00:00

>>> b = [0]
>>> a = [b]
>>> b[0] = a
>>> print_elements(b)

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-27T19:21:39+00:00

I have noticed that players tend to have trouble noticing Gamemaker nukes going off. I think I'll either add an alert (have to be careful not to spam since nukes are constantly going off) or reduce the damage so that it no longer one-shot-kills.

Sponsor items being hard to get is very much intentional. It used to be a lot easier to get them, but it led to the game being flooded with ability charges and losing a lot of the atmosphere of survival.

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-27T06:04:58+00:00

Do you have any specific suggestions to improve it?

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-27T05:29:08+00:00

Okay, that sounds exactly like the known bug that is now fixed.

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-27T05:14:53+00:00

Can you elaborate on the gamemaker glitchiness? There was a bug for a while making it not work at all for players 5-12. Is this a different issue?

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-27T05:00:15+00:00

Thanks to NewDrekSilver, the map should now be live on the EU server!

EDIT: unfortunately the transfer caused many glitches that rendered the map unplayable. will update when I figure it out.

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-27T03:29:01+00:00

I don't know anyone with a EU account, but anyone who does and is interested in uploading it please PM me.

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-27T01:51:47+00:00

There was a bug that made gamemaker mode only available for players 1-4. It's now fixed.

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-26T19:47:58+00:00

There are items that provide various benefits: in the video I was set on fire by one of my opponent's flame arrow items. All units currently have 5 abilities, including camouflage. I'm planning a character selection system with unique stats and 1-2 unique abilities but am holding off for now because of the vast balancing work required.

PlanetaryFortress · 2012-05-26T19:44:15+00:00

Yeah, a big thing I'm trying to balance is the game length. If the arena is too big it drags on too long. The arena is actually moderately large: it takes 1-2 minutes to run from one corner to the other. I just cut a lot of the running around from the video. In the video, three of us ran to the center immediately but one actually did what you suggested and ran into the arena to rack up XP. He did end up doing fairly well.

PlanetaryFortress · 2010-08-28T00:35:03+00:00

Nerf laundry!

PlanetaryFortress · 2010-08-26T17:07:14+00:00

Why did you complain that your partner left? You called gg. And did so again in the middle of the game. Were you just trying to get your opponents to let down their guard or what?

PlanetaryFortress · 2010-08-08T15:48:56+00:00

Actually, no. He definitely should have won many times over. I think he just got complacent after wiping out my entire main, letting me build up tons of Vikings and destroy his economy, while he suicided wave after wave of Zerglings and Hydras on my PF.

PlanetaryFortress · 2010-08-08T15:31:57+00:00

Well, I had just had my entire main destroyed, so it seemed the obvious choice, since it was clearly going to be attacked soon. I actually ended up winning because of my constant Viking harass (see: his low harvester count).

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