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[RECON]Latest showcase

2010-10-14T12:37:00.000-07:00

Yes, I'm still working on a Recon - as a matter of fact, I just released new video, showcasing level 3 and new enemy and weapon type.

New enemies are flamers (as I like to call them), carrying flamethrower burning everything in their wake. They move really slow, have low HP, but their rate of fire is unrivalled, so be sure to put them out of action, before you're toasted.

Commando renaming to Recon

2010-09-21T00:18:00.001-07:00

Due to an already existing and well known Flash game named Commando, I'm renaming my Commando game to Recon.

Recon is the short for Reconnaissance, a military term:

Reconnaissance (literately French "recognition" • from Middle French reconoissance; Old French reconoistre; "-to recognize"), is a military term denoting a preliminary survey; especially: an exploratory military survey (also scouting) conducted to gain, or collect information.

[Commando]Gameplay vid and beta

2010-09-20T06:52:00.001-07:00

So I've produced a short gameplay reel of current state of the game - level 1 and level 2 ending (elevator scene and boss fight).

Commando can now also be played on itsmelol.com, login with username betaplayer and password betapass.

Feel free to try it.

Controls:
LEFT ARROW - move left
RIGHT ARROW - move right
UP ARROW - jump
DOWN ARROW - duck / dash / stick to wall (avoid enemy bullets)
S - shoot, confirm menu selection
A - pickup weapons

Advice - always keep an eye on your ammo.

Actionscript 3 preloader (in Flash Develop)

2010-09-17T14:34:00.000-07:00

So yea, this is the full source of my Commando preloader (1,6 kB). It basically loads instantly starting the actual load of the game.


package LoadGame
{
 import flash.display.Sprite;
 import flash.events.Event;
 import flash.events.ProgressEvent;
 import flash.net.URLRequest;
 import flash.display.Loader;
 import flash.text.TextField;
 import flash.text.TextFormat;
 import flash.text.Font;
 
 /**
  * ...
  * @author david
  */
 
 [SWF(width = "640", height = "480", 
    frameRate = "30", backgroundColor = "#000000")]
  
 public class Main extends Sprite 
 {
  public var loader:Loader;
  public var loadText:TextField;
  public var loadFormat:TextFormat;
  public var array:Array;
  
  public function Main():void 
  {
   loadText = new TextField();
   loadFormat = new TextFormat();
   array = new Array();
   
   loadText.text = "";
   loadText.background = false;
   loadText.border = false;
   
   loadFormat.color = 0xFFFFFF;
   loadFormat.size = 10;
   loadFormat.font = "Arial";
   loadText.x = 300;
   loadText.y = 220;
   loadText.width = 160;
   
   loadText.defaultTextFormat = loadFormat;
   addChild(loadText); 
   
   var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("yourFileToLoad.swf");
   var loader:Loader = new Loader();
   loader.load(request);
   array.push(loader);
   loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener
     (ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, loadProgress);
   loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener
     (Event.COMPLETE, loadComplete);
  }
  
  private function loadProgress(event:ProgressEvent):void
  {
   loadText.text = event.bytesLoaded + " bytes loaded!";
  }

  private function loadComplete(event:Event):void
  {
   addLoader();
  }
  
  private function addLoader():void
  {
   var loader:Loader = array[0];
   addChild(loader);
  }
 }
}

[COMMANDO]Commando hits new milestone - closed beta

2010-09-14T03:51:00.001-07:00

So I've started a closed beta testing on Commando. I'll be redesigning my webpage today with beta signup and stuff, so be sure to check it out later on today.

Development of Commando is coming along nicely, I've pretty much completed level 1 (onyl minor tweaks left), today's goal is to complete level2 with boss fight and new weapon introduction.

I have also completed online highscore list, player name input, new menu backgrounds and fixed a lot of balance and difficutly issues.

Expect new webpage, videos, screenshots and beta signup real soon.

[COMMANDO]Commando in dev - Game development

2010-09-10T13:27:00.000-07:00

So, how does a game development look?

Here's an image!

I'm using FlashDevelop 3.1.1 for code, MS Paint, Gimp and Paint.NET for graphics, youtube and winamp for inspiration and motivation, Audacity for audio recordings and editing and Game Maker's inbuilt image editing tool for animations and other graphical stuff (rotating, color refining, etc).

For AS3 (action script 3) programming I use Flex SDK (open source framework and library for Flash development) availible here.

For tutorials on AS3, knowledgebase and everything learning related I use... Google, what else.

Adobe's LiveDocs are also very convenient and useful.

[COMMANDO]A neeeew image, yay!

2010-09-03T08:35:00.000-07:00

So yea, i've been working on Commando again, working on level 2, scene 1 to be precise, this is how it looks now.

Check out the new HUD font!

Video and lots of stuff coming soon :)

Nothing new really

2010-08-21T08:54:00.000-07:00

I've been having some issues with child removal in AS3, so no real progress on the game, just new screenshot.

I've created a new level background, new gunfire effect, balanced difficulty, added "stick to wall" option, added "press xy to pickup weapon" button and fixed some bugs.

I've also started a DevBlog on Tigsource and created a Twitter account, yay.

[COMMANDO]Slow progress

2010-08-04T07:31:00.000-07:00

It may be slow, but it's a progress and that's all that matters now. I've completed (more or less) the whole 1st level - see the embedded video.

I've added new weapon - rocket launcher, some particle effects, drawn new scene, optimised large chunks of code, etc, and now I can finally say I'm making some progress. Playable demo coming soon, with bunch of new stuff added.

Until then:

Oh, I've been working on my site too, check it out:
http://www.itsmelol.com

So yea, I'm still alive

2010-07-28T03:51:00.001-07:00

I know it's been a while since I've last posted here, but I've been idle for quite some time. I've finally managed to get everything in my personal life, outside the world of programming, to an order and now I can concentrate on my programming again.

Commando is coming along well, I'm actually making some real progress. First three scenes of bank level are done, so I'm working on finishing this 1st level - one more scene and boss fight. Actually that's two scenes. But ok.

I've updated screenshot gallery on the left and I'll be releasing next gameplay demo soon.

[COMMANDO]New version update

2010-05-15T05:13:00.000-07:00

So I've worked on Commando for a bit again and here is what I've done:

player can now pick up weapons by simply walking over them
ammo counter below HP bar

When player walks over a certain weapon it will pick it up, using it until he picks up another weapon. Beware - while picking up shotgun (for instance, only weapon in first scene with limited ammo) player gets ammo restocked, but if you use it all, you can end up without ammo and no weapons to pick up, so always keep in mind that you should pick up another weapon if you're running low on ammo.

Next on to-do list:

player becomes mortal (player die animation, "game over" screen)
new scenes for level 1
new enemies in level 1
boss fight
completing whole level 1
player "Stick to wall" option

Until next time, enjoy.

Moved

2010-05-14T03:01:00.000-07:00

Hell yea, this is my new "homepage" now. I've been thinking about it and I think I'll just stick to blogs rather than my single-handedly coded webpage. It's a lot less hassle than changing the HTML / PHP everytime I add or wanna change something. I mean, all I need to do now is go on the web, log into blogger and start posting stuff.

Firstly I tried using wordpress but found out that stupid thing wont support Flash embedding, so I
moved fo blogger. Which doesn't support as many customization as wordpress does, but heck, can't really do anything about it.

So here it is, welcome to my new homepage.