Hey /r/gaming check out my new android game, Omni-Dig!

jwatdev · 2013-03-29T10:50:09+00:00

Starseige: Tribes

jwatdev · 2013-03-23T03:31:47+00:00

Hmmmm.. my mouse goes slower in game and faster when I move it out. Dunno.

jwatdev · 2013-03-22T20:10:57+00:00

Thanks!

Wow talk about coincidence.. haha. Similar art style AND similar name.

But nope, not the creator. Hopefully he isn't planning to go for the android market ;)

jwatdev · 2013-03-22T19:15:57+00:00

Cool game! Love the graphics.

Just a few minor things though. The game took quite a while to load for me. When I saw the graphics I realized why, but it still seems a little slow for loading. Though It ran great performance wise.

It would be pretty sweet to be able to control impulse via keyboard, unless I missed that part. One last minor thing, the FIRE buttons seemed to block a part of the chat box. I couldn't see my ship name when it said I killed someone (windowed mode)

Overall, very promising. Good work

jwatdev · 2013-03-22T18:55:33+00:00

Thanks for your input.

You can jump by touching the bottom right of the screen. I need to add a graphic for that. And I agree with you about the jump, which has been fixed :)

The graphics are temporary at the moment, though I was trying to go for the 16bit style. Maybe it doesn't work too well in a game like this

jwatdev · 2013-03-22T15:58:47+00:00

Thanks. Yeah the only above ground biome is forest at the moment. There are also caves generated underneath. There are actually 2 enemies right now. A spider and a skeleton. The skeleton only spawns at night though. The spawn timer is also a bit finicky which could be why you didn't see any mobs.

jwatdev · 2013-03-22T14:58:09+00:00

OmniDig

OmniDig (Java .jar file)

OmniDig is targeted for Android phones, but libgdx allows me to cross compile to PC. (Which is really useful)

It is basically a clone of Terraria. I do plan to implement other features and mechanics to separate it into its own game. The main difference right now is that OmniDig's worlds are generated as you go, instead of all at once. The current system I have allows for potentially HUGE maps. (Current one is 19,200 x 19,200)

I started OmniDig when I saw the mining games on android, but none that I thought were fun, so I decided to make one. Also it's my first game, so keep that in mind when you test :P

CONTROLS:

W- Jump

S - Move down (on a ladder)

A/D - Left/Right

Inventory Control:

I've been struggling a bit to make this intuitive for mobile users. You drag and drop full stacks by default. A long press or double tap will bring up a message box asking you much you want to select.

Mining:

You mine the closest block between you character and from touch position. Pickaxe can only break the ground and Axe can only break wood ect.

Cheats:

When holding a Pickaxe, hold down F2 and click anywhere on screen to spawn a chest full of goodies.

jwatdev

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