Duck Shot - Crazybreadman Games (Traffic Ninja, Doodle Cannon)

CrazybreadmanCrazybreadman Member Posts: 674
edited November -1 in Announce Your Game!
My summer is finally here and that means I can work on games again! I'll be finishing up Duck Shot this week and I wanted some feedback as I finish up. Also if anyone wants to beta test send me an email - Crazybreadman@gmail. Please share your great ideas and I'll try to get them in before submitting, thanks!

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  • SteverdSteverd Member Posts: 194
    Very nice. I like the Nintendo like sounds!
    Was this made from TshirtBooths template?

    Ideas:
    after some time, like 30 seconds, turn off the line to make harder.
    I think it would be cool to see more "feathers" when the bird is hit...
    Maybe some smaller or larger ducks?
    Hmmm can you add a dog somehow??????

    Steve
  • StusAppsStusApps Member, PRO Posts: 1,352
    looks cool! Nice consistant style.
  • QuinnZoneStudiosQuinnZoneStudios Member Posts: 452
    Love the organic feel of the elastic animation. How on earth did you do that???
  • imGuaimGua Member Posts: 1,089
    The music is awesome :)
  • CrazybreadmanCrazybreadman Member Posts: 674
    @Steverd- Hmm, I'm not sure what template you mean, but I started this several months ago and haven't had time until now to finish it. I tweaked a slingshot mechanic found in a demo by... I wanna say SciTunes. I think I'll have an option for the shot guide, and maybe you get bonus points for having it disabled. As for different sized ducks, that sounds like a good idea. I have small ducks floating in the ponds you can shoot, which spit out 5 coins (but I didn't get one in the vid because I suck haha). As for the dog idea, it got me thinking about a gameplay mechanic where while you're not shooting ducks, you have to tell the dog to go collect duck carcasses, but maybe I'll save that for Duck Shot 2!
  • CrazybreadmanCrazybreadman Member Posts: 674
    Thanks StusApps & imGua! Your complements are much needed fuel, as I've been slaving away to finally get this finished :)

    @MikeQuinn- I owe that bit of voodoo magic to the elasticity demo by FiremapleGames. I just tweaked it to be set in the middle of 2 points on the slingshot and voila!
  • butterbeanbutterbean Member Posts: 4,315
    Hey CrazyBreadman! Nice work, and great to see you back again!
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    Loving the music - but one thing that did confuse me (maybe I'm just dumb!) was the reload animation. It looked (from the video, anyway) like the ball was not going far. The size of the ball in the reload anim draws the player's eye to it, and is a bit offputting/confusing.

    That may just be me though!

    Now finish your game!

    "Everybody makes games. Nobody quits!"

    QS :D
  • butterbeanbutterbean Member Posts: 4,315
    I agree with QS: The reload animation is very distracting, it makes you automatically draw your eyes to that, not paying attention to the scene. (As cool as it looks).
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    w00t! Not just me then!

    /hi5 BB

    :D
  • beefy_clyrobeefy_clyro Member Posts: 5,394
    Looks nice and defo good to see you're still around :)

    As for the animation on reload that naghty lil sheep speaks of, im afraid you'll need to put the clippers down as i too agree! It took me a while to realise what was going on, i generally thought you were just not shooting very far!

    QS and BB, can i join in on the hi5's?
  • CrazybreadmanCrazybreadman Member Posts: 674
    @ QS/Butterbean/Beefy- Ah yes, thanks for that bit of feedback! I wanted the reload to be obvious, but not distracting or confusing so I'll have to work on it. It may be less distracting when playing on the device because your finger is there, but maybe keeping it small and having the rock come in from the side? idk... I'm sure there's a better idea out there :)
  • butterbeanbutterbean Member Posts: 4,315
    /hi5 guys!

    Yeah I have to say, it looks really cool how it reloads, you did a great job with it, but yes it's distracting.

    Maybe just making the rock smaller as it reloads could help with making it a bit more subtle?... Look forward to the final product!
  • CrazybreadmanCrazybreadman Member Posts: 674
    Ok here's an update of the reload and also a trailing effect on the rock when you shoot so it stands out more. Better? If you have any other ideas for improvement then shoot... I really want feedback, thanks!

  • butterbeanbutterbean Member Posts: 4,315
    MUCH better! Still has the cool effect, and not distracting at all! Great work!
  • butterbeanbutterbean Member Posts: 4,315
    MUCH better! Still has the cool effect, and not distracting at all! Great work!
  • DizkoDizko Member Posts: 498
    Personally I preferred the other reload animation, I'll be the naysayer.
  • mangaroomangaroo Member Posts: 419
    Don't mean to go across popular opinion but thought it looked awesome with the larger original reload animation. Music is fantastic - game seller infact :P
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    butterbean said:
    MUCH better! Still has the cool effect, and not distracting at all! Great work!

    What she said! :D
  • CrazybreadmanCrazybreadman Member Posts: 674
    haha looks like the camp is split. Oh well, I guess in the end I'd rather it not be as cool if it means less people will find it annoying. Now I get to work on all the *fun* stuff like menu screens and save/loads. I'll try and have a final trailer up tonight and submit this beast muahahah!
  • iTouchGameriTouchGamer Member Posts: 681
    Nice game!! I like it a lot!
  • beefy_clyrobeefy_clyro Member Posts: 5,394
    Defo better
  • SteverdSteverd Member Posts: 194
    I like it better without the reload graphics..

    OK, now for "LARGER explosion" when the duck is hit.
    OK, I'm sticking with that idea...

    Also it still looks too easy, hope you remove the cheat/guide line.
    If, not have a choice: EASY (with the line) and HARD without it!!
    Yeah that would be awesome!!

    Steve
  • CrazybreadmanCrazybreadman Member Posts: 674
    Thanks iTouch Gamer & Beefy!

    @Steverd- Larger "explosion" done! Well it's a little bigger...more feathers. I don't wanna make it too crazy though because you'll be seeing it a lot. If you have any specific ideas on it let me know :) I'll make an option to have to guideline or not.

    So I said I would finish yesterday, but nope. I just keep adding stuff against my will... I cant help it! Right now I'm implementing an objectives system with rewards (think Tiny Wings). Stuff like "get three x2 combos" and "kill a Flameduck." I don't want it to just be an endless style game so I'm actually going to have an ending! After level 10 you beat the game and it counts up stats- how many games it took to reach the end and coins collected will be used to calculated a final score. What do you guys think about that?

    IF ANYONE WANTS TO BETA TEST TODAY LET ME KNOW :)
  • MERMMERM Member Posts: 194
    O my gosh! i am so jealous of this! you did an amazing job! as soon as it's released i am definately buying it (im a nintendo/apple fanboy so this seems like awesomeness to me!)
  • MERMMERM Member Posts: 194
    btw i could never have done anything nearly as good as this
  • CrazybreadmanCrazybreadman Member Posts: 674
    @Merm- Thanks man! I really hope people will dig the retro style and have fun with it. I'm having a blast creating the game and I'll be sure to post when it is released. I'm SOOO close to finishing it's not even funny.
  • SteverdSteverd Member Posts: 194
    Good luck on your app!!

    I think this is a really cool thread, people shared their ideas and you making the changes.
    Let's do more of this in the future!!

    Steve
  • imGuaimGua Member Posts: 1,089
    Now I remembered where I herd menu music.

    I was using it for one of my videos.
  • CrazybreadmanCrazybreadman Member Posts: 674
    Submitted last night at erm... 3am. Now to work on the update :)

    Hey, if anyone wants to be cool and post a comment on the Duck Shot upcoming games thread on Touch Arcade here's the link. Maybe you guys can help give it some life. Thanks!
    http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=90624
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