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Hello everyone. I've been working on a new game called Spiders on a Starship for about three months now and thought I would put it up here for some ideas and feedback. The basic premise of the story is that you are the lone survivor onboard a transport ship that has been overrun with spiders. Your goal is to collect enough fuel cells to power the long range radio system and alert Earth of the impending invasion. Along the way, you encounter a number of spiders, some that have to be trapped using force fields, and others that simply must be popped using your phaser. Each level of the game features multiple decks and corridors and is generated randomly "on-the-fly", meaning that each time you start the game, the layout of each level is completely different. This helps with the replay value. In each level, there is exactly one fuel cell, and once you find it and capture it, you advance to the next level. As you advance, the levels grow in size and get progressively harder. I anticipate requiring the player to finish 100 levels to reach the end scene. To start with, I will explain the force field. I adopted this gameplay mechanic from a favorite game of mine called "Lode Runner". In essence, you create a trap for the bad guy who is chasing you, but the caveat is that you cannot pass through the trap (the force field) until it either catches a spider or it expires. So, if you are not careful, you can wind up backing yourself into a dead-end.  http://i.imgur.com/hnJgObF.png
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Now I will explain the phaser. Only certain kinds of spiders can be blasted using the phaser. Others require that the player uses the force field. As the player, you learn when to use the force field and when to use the phaser based on which spider you are looking at.  http://i.imgur.com/wXr9Go5.png  http://i.imgur.com/m5D4QiJ.png
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The game environment features several decorations, one of which are the vents as seen in the lower half of the walls along the corridors. The player can at times encounter a spider crawling out of these vents.  http://i.imgur.com/XnG8QED.png  http://i.imgur.com/74IJNYX.png
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Feb 2, 2017 00:50
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The player captures fuel cells in order to advance to the next level. http://i.imgur.com/IDXY64b.png  http://i.imgur.com/odKSTmx.png
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Feb 2, 2017 00:50
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Good call on the phaser explan, fam.
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Feb 2, 2017 00:51
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Upgrades are available to the player. These include force field, phaser, xray, and path marker. The player acquires an upgrade by paying a visit to the Upgrade Bot when available.  http://i.imgur.com/1OrppCy.png  http://i.imgur.com/J8iHvdy.png  http://i.imgur.com/9cHAqcr.png
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Feb 2, 2017 00:51
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Prepare your anus. For spiders.
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The spiders are able to navigate the three dimensional maze. They can descend and ascend the decks as necessary to hunt the player.  http://i.imgur.com/GKyYydT.png
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Some more screen captures. http://i.imgur.com/Cm93JcX.png  http://i.imgur.com/j1ZerkE.png  http://i.imgur.com/4N67iCA.png Additional items to be done: 1) Improve the HUD artwork 2) Enhance sound effects 3) More/better music tracks 4) Other items tbd
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Feb 2, 2017 00:52
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And a brief gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS_LR9m4gME
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Feb 2, 2017 00:53
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So this is meant to be kid-friendly, yeah? Because what if maybe, instead of a phaser, you have a flamethrower? Spiders deserve it.
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Feb 2, 2017 02:05
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My feedback would be to please consider a mode for those with arachnophobia. Potential spider replacements: Spider shaped dogs little people with 6 extra legs The death of a loved one
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Feb 2, 2017 02:29
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... Ron???
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Feb 2, 2017 02:57
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I will help kickstart this but only if you include a price level above 10 thousand dollars so I can make myself feel good about not being a pleb
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Feb 2, 2017 03:06
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forcefield should come down from the ceiling to the ground imo kind of like a guillotine
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Feb 2, 2017 03:07
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PantsBandit posted:My feedback would be to please consider a mode for those with arachnophobia. Please take note of the piderman mod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpLBtt95P1k
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Feb 2, 2017 03:14
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Is the whole thing written in x86 assembly?
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Feb 2, 2017 03:27
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marshmallow creep posted:So this is meant to be kid-friendly, yeah? That could be fun, actually.
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Feb 2, 2017 05:00
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ScootsMcSkirt posted:forcefield should come down from the ceiling to the ground imo I'll play around with that idea a bit.
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Feb 2, 2017 05:01
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Will we be able to breed guillotines in this game?
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Feb 2, 2017 05:03
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Fortuitous Bumble posted:Is the whole thing written in x86 assembly? Hand-crafted in x86, that would be cool, if not a bit tedious. Would make for a highly optimized game. I am actually using Unity 5.5 for the game engine, and Blender to make the models.
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Feb 2, 2017 05:03
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Will there be cheat codes?
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Feb 2, 2017 05:06
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vandalism posted:Will there be cheat codes? No, but it does let you choose different difficulty levels.
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Feb 2, 2017 05:17
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those spiders look scary as gently caress, fam holy poo poo
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Feb 2, 2017 05:20
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CharlestonJew posted:those spiders look scary as gently caress, fam holy poo poo Here's some more: 
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Feb 2, 2017 05:27
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I prefer spiders in a birthday cake
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Feb 2, 2017 05:30
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The 3D Dig-dug reboot is finally here! I want to befriend the Spiders, can you do that in the game? I want to kiss Spiders and have an intimate relationship with a spider.
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Feb 2, 2017 05:30
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AsmCoder8088 posted:Here's some more: Wanna sex up that spider
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Feb 2, 2017 05:34
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Spiders kill more invasive insects so when you zap all of them with your phaser gun is there a worse enemy that comes out like HR Giger'a Xenomorph from the hit movie series Alien?
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Feb 2, 2017 05:47
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Oh snap, could this be the title that finally topples The Demon Rush? I have high hopes for this year.
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Feb 2, 2017 05:48
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I really sick of all these spiders on this starship!!!
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Feb 2, 2017 05:48
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Observational gamers note the shape of that phaser. Yeah, that's right. Spiders on a Starship is coming to the Nintendo Switch. AsmCoder is going to make you his Nintendo Bitch.
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Feb 2, 2017 06:04
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this game is scary as fuuuuuck
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Feb 2, 2017 06:13
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I've already started on my lifebot x spider fanfiction.
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Feb 2, 2017 06:35
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I like your Space Beast Terror Fright demake.
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Feb 2, 2017 06:40
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Should add a character named Cherry Venus imho.
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Feb 2, 2017 06:43
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Tell us about your assembly coding instead
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Feb 2, 2017 07:20
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Why does OP ignore all the questions about guillotines?
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Feb 2, 2017 07:35
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i know the space ship is not very dark, but it would be comforting if you could add a flashlight anyway so i could use it to hit the spiders with in melee range
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Feb 2, 2017 07:39
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Can I kick, and is the button to kick "F"?
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