{"author_name":"belk","cat":"LD #25","comments":[{"author_name":"JonRB","time":"December 14, 2012 11:16 am","epoch":1355501760,"text":"I know a guy who did a study on different pathing algorithms, I might see if I can get an article or two off him.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"belk","time":"December 14, 2012 12:17 pm","epoch":1355505420,"text":"D* Lite seems to be the best way to do it, but it looks complex enough that it could be a project in itself. A* should be a fine brute-force type algorithm to implement within the time window we have.","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1355498940,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"50334","p_author":"belk","p_authorkey":"14219","p_urlkey":"86022","p_title":"Ludum Dare #25 \u2013 Pregame","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1355498940","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"2","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"14219","us_name":"belk","us_username":"belk","event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"text":"

Here we go with Ludum Dare #25!<\/p>\n

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This round I’m not going to be using Slick2D. \u00a0We’re going a bit lower level and I’ll be using the 2D engine I’ve been working on using vanZeben’s tutorials linked here<\/a>. \u00a0The engine he’s building didn’t have all the components I need for this LD, so I’ve been working a little on getting my own StateHandler. \u00a0I also need a SoundHandler, but we’ll see how much I can get done between work and the start of Ludum tonight. \u00a0It’s just the game engine, no game code in here yet I promise! \u00a0If anyone wants to see an example of my StateHandler before the LD, just post a comment here.<\/p>\n

\"Bloon's

The king of all TDs<\/p><\/div>\n

This time I’m shooting for some sort of tower defense map. \u00a0I think to avoid too much feature creep, I’m going to start by first getting the map rendered, and a player on the screen. \u00a0Then, I’ll add in a few block types (the Base, a wall, and a spawner block). \u00a0Then, I’ll give the player the ability to edit the tiles on the map using some sort of limiting factor (like gold or something). \u00a0After that, I’ll add in enemy entities that walk straight at the Base tile. \u00a0And if I get THAT far, I’ll have to make a decision. \u00a0From there I could allow enemies to attack the walls and towers, slowly eating their way to the base. \u00a0This would mean me adding extra towers (fences, stairs, cannons, spikes, etc) and ignoring the pathing algorithms. \u00a0The other option is working on an A* pathing algorithm so we can have a true tower defense map. \u00a0This would put a heavy load on development toward the middle-end, but if it gets done it would leave some fun fast development near the end (new towers and blocks!). \u00a0We’ll see how far I get by the time I’m ready to make that decision, but I’m hoping I can learn some A* pathing this weekend.<\/p>\n

There’s a cool A* pathing article here <\/a>if anyone’s interested. \u00a0If anyone has better links for me it would help out a lot!<\/p>\n

\"Let's<\/a>

Pathing in a Tower Defence game? Probably optional.<\/p><\/div>","time":"December 14th, 2012 10:29 am","title":"Ludum Dare #25 \u2013 Pregame"}