So I think this one was my all time favorite of the games I have made for Ludum Dare. During the voting I wanted castles to win, even though that wouldn’t be a good theme I still wanted to do something with castles. Decided that the best way to do this was to have something to do with castles that only takes 10 seconds.<\/p>\n
What Went Right<\/strong><\/p>\n The Castles- They are not perfect but I like how the castles looked, I didn’t get time to go back and make better textures but I think they look decent<\/p>\n Rigid Body Control- Making this game using a character controller just wasn’t going to cut it. So I programmed a character controller that uses the rigidbody add forces and velocity for movement. It needs work but it’s a good starting point for other games in the future.<\/p>\n Terrain- I spent too much time working on the Terrain of a few of the levels. I find them rather nice to look at.<\/p>\n Basic Catapult Launching- It launches you in a up direction…which is what its suppose to do.<\/p>\n Music- It’s simple, but I think it’s fun.<\/p>\n What Went So Wrong<\/strong><\/p>\n Catapult- the model was a placeholder that I ended up not being able to redo. Main issue though is the power, in my sleep haze I decided that the catapult needed to be able to reach the castles on zero power…which meant that you never went over like 20 power on most maps. Also I didn’t have time to make a simple animation for it<\/p>\n The Super Jump- Because of the way I controlled the player with a ridged body you could run at the catapult and launch yourself much much further.<\/p>\n Moving Catapults- There were several glitches with this, you could get them stuck in the ground or flip them upside down if you are not careful<\/p>\n Terrain Size- I underestimated just how far and how high you would launch, so you can see outside the map, which is just not cool<\/p>\n The Correct Spelling of Trojan- I need spellcheck everywhere…at all times…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I learned a lot while making this, going to be able to use my new knowledge in a game I am working on. I am hoping to gather together a team before the next ludum dare, would really be helpful.<\/p>\n Here is a link if you have not played it.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-27\/?action=preview&uid=13308<\/a><\/p>\n \n