{"author_name":"5parrowhawk","cat":"LD #24","comments":[],"epoch":1345896360,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"53546","p_author":"5parrowhawk","p_authorkey":"792","p_urlkey":"89249","p_title":"Status report 2","p_cat":"LD #24","p_event":"LD24","p_time":"1345896360","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"792","us_name":"5parrowhawk","us_username":"5parrowhawk","event_start":"1345766400","event_key":"12","event_name":"LD24"},"text":"

Finally, gameplay! I finished the gene-expression system.<\/p>\n

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I tweaked the code to randomize the basic genome for the above screenshot, so you can see what it looks like with an enemy that isn’t the default, un-evolved grunt.<\/p>\n

Currently it seems to me that there are a lot of evolutionary dead-ends which kind of make the enemies a bit gimped, like if they get all the defensive genes and none of the offensive ones. But that’s kind of a gameplay feature, seeing as the player is well served to try and cull the more dangerous enemies, thus forcing them down an undesirable path and prolonging the game.<\/p>\n

That, and if one of those nigh-indestructible enemies suddenly develops a dangerous mutation like “attack cooldown decreased by 30%” or “attack type changed to shotgun”\u00a0(both real), the player is in a bit of a pickle…<\/p>\n

Next up: do the wave\/level system.<\/p>\n \n

Tags: flash<\/a>, Flixel<\/a>, ld24<\/a>, shmup<\/a><\/p>","time":"August 25th, 2012 7:06 am","title":"Status report 2"}