Hey, i'm gonna need a rain effect for my project, and i was thinking if anyone here has done something similar before?

I'm thinking of doing it with animated sprites, which i duplicate, and seperate looping sprites for when the drops hit the surface. Its a 2D sidescroller view.

But perhaps its easier to do this with particles? Or would that be too heavy?

*This has now been resolved. You can check out the raindrops in action here!

Thanks alot again :) I'm really fond of the controls in Super Meat Boy, so i'm having a closer look at that. MMX is also a great example!

Thanks for the feedback! Very helpful stuff :) Think i'll have several options when it comes to the controls.

On another note, though related; can anyone think of games that use similar control methods like my game? I need to investigate this further.

Super Meat Boy should be similar, and new super mario bros in terms of wall jumping. What do you think?

Hey! I'm tweaking some controls and mechanics in a game im creating, but thought i'd might need to declare the main input controls first. As of now, i use only the arrows.

The mechanics that are present are:

• Jump
• Walk right/left
• Wall jump
• Floor slide
• Wall slide

What would you preferr the controls to be? I know many would like space for jumping, or even wasd for movement.

I would also like your input on walljumping. Jump, then hold the direction of the opposite wall? Or simply press left/right to automatically jump to the opposite wall?

You can try a somewhat outdated demo of the project i'm talking about here:

DEMO

I greatly appreciate any feedback, as it would help me out alot!

I think thats a long shot, but what can be done is to make a brilliant demo, and use it to pitch your concept to for example Microsoft. If they're interested you can recruit some people and port it to the appropriate platform.

I mean, games with quality like super meat boy is very possible to create with C2, given you have an extraordinary art direction, and solid gameplay.

Thanks for the feedback :) I'll keep ya posted with the prototype im doing!

Hey! I'm currently working on a little prototype involving alot of sound. Actually, the whole game is driven by sound; the mood, the setting - even the gameplay itself.

Currently i've managed to achieve some pretty nifty things using dynamic triggers and trigger zones, and manipulating volume etc. But thats not what this thread is about.

What i'm really after is you're experience with sound in Construct 2. I know many browsers dont support it yet, chrome is the way to go for now it seems. But is there any other pitfalls or complications that may occur that i should be aware of?

For example, will it be too heavy to play several sounds at the same time? How "safe" is preloading sounds? If i preload most of the crucial sounds early, will they play when they are supposed to?

Please share your experience with sounds in Construct 2. Any feedback might be helpful!

Thanks! :)

Thanks for the feedback, i appreciate constructive, detailed feedback!

I'm aware of the controls issues, but havent really looked into it yet. I've been very busy these days, but i really look forward to start tweaking the controls for this concept. The present level design isnt optimal at all, and the hazards were really just a "slap-on" close to the deadline - not a good idea it seems! I will add a huge amount of levels, with proper pacing/difficulty, spot-on controls, as well as some simplistic narrative.

I'll be back with more updates as time goes by, as i most likely will need others to test it as well :)

Again, thanks for the kind words!

Thanks for the feedback!

For animations i used Photoshop, frame per frame (its only 5 frames). Reason why its rather nice now (compared to other stuff i've done) is that i borrowed an animation book from the work - The animators survival kit, and had kind of a crash course in animationt his weekend :)

On a related topic, i'm pleased with the run animations, but the jump and wall animations i'm gonna redo it :)

Hi guys!

I finished my first LD!

And I hope you enjoy it.

My work here - http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/22/microchip-finished/

That looks awesome! Loving the art style, as well as the gameplay :)

I finished my submission too, my very first LD!

scirra.com/forum/lost-oxide-ludum-dare-48-hour-compo_topic51398.html

Click to view my entry

Click to see my post over in the creations section!

I like it! Only thing i'd like to point out, is that the bad guys should perhaps be more recognizeable? Other than that, looks and feels nice :)

Check out my LD23 submission if you'd like. Its the 48 hour solo one.