Nova Epic

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Nova Epic

Postby DST » Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:18 am

Nova Epic
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A space RTS where you mine minerals and build ships to defeat the enemy's mothership.

Use the tech tree to research new ships and abilities.

The three buttons on the far right of the ship bar control garrison/rally points(the bottom button allows you to change the motherships main rally point).


Unfinished:
Some tech tree upgrades don't do anything.
Some ships don't target or attack correctly.
The computer does not assault you, but does build a solid attack force of its own, so you can do battle.
Fog of war not implemented. (you can see your enemy even when he's out of range).
Save/Load not implemented.
Some graphics are still the original placeholders.

The game file has become too complex to work with anymore, and thus will likely never be finished. :( (you can make 2 tests/edits before you must reload the file, slowing editing to a crawl)
However, it isn't doing much just sitting on my hard drive so here it is for any of you who want to play it or just see how it works.



http://www.dstgames.com/games/NovaEpic.zip
GED+Data, 13 MB
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Re: Nova Epic

Postby makslane » Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:45 am

Great demo, DST, thanks!
In order to the attached image appear on the Main and Demos page, it must be a "real" image, not a little screenshot :-)
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Re: Nova Epic

Postby DST » Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:49 am

The more you program the more you will learn to think in terms of differential equations - ratios, rather than focusing on actual numbers and details. The #define function allows you to overcome one layer of difficulty in making games with complex attribute systems, being able to use them without looking them up, because the words are what you choose.

ships[me][health]

ships[target][cloneindex]

Etc, etc.
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Re: Nova Epic

Postby Hblade » Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:53 am

DST, you could convert the image to .jpg, but with a little quality loss
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Re: Nova Epic

Postby DST » Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:54 am

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Re: Nova Epic

Postby makslane » Mon Mar 29, 2010 1:09 am

I mean is better you post a normal size screenshot of the game.
The forum will make the preview image,
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Re: Nova Epic

Postby Hblade » Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:39 am

:P... A little: "Small quality reduction barely noticable by anyone who doesn't care about a screenshot's quality :P"
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Re: Nova Epic

Postby Superbeni » Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:45 am

WOW, nice Game!
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Re: Nova Epic

Postby Bee-Ant » Sun Apr 04, 2010 2:51 am

I think what this game lack is the Help menu...
Look, I really I don't know how to play this game...
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