{"author_name":"Covenant","cat":"LD #16 - Exploration - 2009","comments":[],"epoch":1260653820,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"72034","p_author":"Covenant","p_authorkey":"326","p_urlkey":"107856","p_title":"Shooting stuff\u2026","p_cat":"LD #16 - Exploration - 2009","p_event":"LD16","p_time":"1260653820","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"326","us_name":"Covenant","us_username":"covenant","event_start":"1260489600","event_key":"2","event_name":"LD16"},"text":"<p>12 hours of straight work, 22 hours of competition so far&#8230; Still so much to do, I think that (as usual) I bit more than I could chew&#8230;<\/p>\n <p>Anyway, got shooting working, along with sinking of enemy ships, with some GUI elements&#8230;<\/p>\n <p>Decided to use a particle system as the shot&#8230; Doesn&#8217;t look like a cannonball, but to be honest I missed the flair of the particle systems&#8230; have to try using one for the trail of the ship, might not look so crummy&#8230;<\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/cannonball.jpg\" title=\"cannonball.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/zrtn_012n6c768f50_tn.jpg\" height=\"315\" width=\"400\" alt=\"cannonball.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n <p>When it hits the enemy ship, you get a nice display of how much damage you dealt:<\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/hit02.jpg\" title=\"hit02.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/zrtn_013p35065d83_tn.jpg\" height=\"315\" width=\"400\" alt=\"hit02.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n <p>The yellow number on top of the player&#8217;s ship is the ammount of gold he received from the kill&#8230; This will (hopefully) serve to buy shovels (to dig) and upgrades for the ship (better cannons, better sails, etc).<\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/hit01.jpg\" title=\"hit01.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/zrtn_014p3ff9fce4_tn.jpg\" height=\"315\" width=\"400\" alt=\"hit01.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n <p>Also added a display for the ammount of gold the player has:<\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/coins.jpg\" title=\"coins.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/zrtn_015n7e41d8a5_tn.jpg\" height=\"315\" width=\"400\" alt=\"coins.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n <p>Think I&#8217;m going to stop for now&#8230; Time to get some quality time with the missus, or else she&#8217;ll kill me! <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/p>\n <p>Still missing:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>\n <div>Enemy shooting\/AI<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <div>Home port (for buying stuff &#8211; repairs, sails, rudders, cannons, shovels, maps)<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <div>Walking around and digging stuff out of the ground<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <div>UI to check maps during navigation<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <div>Load\/Save (the game might take a bit to finish, I think)<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <div>Logo\/Splash\/Menu\/Instructions<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <div>Music and SFX<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Wish list (stuff I&#8217;d like to do if I have the time for it):<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>\n <div>Savages on islands<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <div>Typhoons<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <div>Kraken!<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <div>Game story (slideshow explaining the story)<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>","time":"December 12th, 2009 4:37 pm","title":"Shooting stuff\u2026"}