How can I make this more interesting? by lulzfish_4

How can I make this more interesting?

[raw] LD26LD #26 28. Apr 2013 · 15:54 UTC · 2 days after compo start by lulzfish_4 · 0

Right now I’m spawning a circle of 8 enemy fighters. They fly around in the circle and track the player and shoot.

The bullet pattern is too chaotic to reliably dodge, and the player’s hitbox is too big anyway.

What should I do?

Comments

28. Apr 2013 · 16:05 UTC

Some number (1-8) of them could break off and attack separately from time to time before rejoining the circle.

HakitoCZ

28. Apr 2013 · 17:22 UTC

If hitbox is texture, make smaller in the centre. Try make more ways of flying bastards 😀 Homing missles, bigger, smaller, more types of missles/bullets.

Look on already done danmaku/shoot-em-up/bullet-hell game for inspiration.