save companion cube

[samysam]

This is the pre beta of my first game(so give me some credit).
NOTE this is a prebeta!
EDIT:
Version .002 is out !

NOTE
I will come up with new maps very soon but i had to firt fix many bugs ... so next update will have many MANY new maps

http://dodownload.filefront.com/11391951//2edc511cb72c78c2ce7dd40db75fd518e86a458900733670c3 9d3f999796a88f0383e9cf86a78c94
i apologize i dont have winzip...

[What?]

That game is great! It has perfect physics and I do love the Companion Cube:D. With a little touch up on some things like the instructions at the start, this game could be even better.

EDIT

There is a strange glitch on the level where you unlock the portal, It appears that after I messed up the tower, the level wasn't restarting and the Companion Cube had fallen off the screen so I was stuck. Also, the instructions were a bit vague on that same level, how do I get the companion cube into that portal exactly?

[samysam]

That game is great! It has perfect physics and I do love the Companion Cube:D. With a little touch up on some things like the instructions at the start, this game could be even better.
thank you ! i will try to improve the graphics alot more !

[samysam]

That game is great! It has perfect physics and I do love the Companion Cube:D. With a little touch up on some things like the instructions at the start, this game could be even better.

EDIT

There is a strange glitch on the level where you unlock the portal, It appears that after I messed up the tower, the level wasn't restarting and the Companion Cube had fallen off the screen so I was stuck. Also, the instructions were a bit vague on that same level, how do I get the companion cube into that portal exactly?

sorry ! ill fix A.S.A.P. and you gotta knock over the tower in a way that it tips over onto the portal

[Gump]

Works great.
Personally im tired of these type of games. but this one works very well. and if you could add some more portal stuff im sure it would be great.

Fx. make the objective to get the companion cube through one portal that makes it fall onto a safe platform. ofcourse this will force you to code "real" portals.

[samysam]

Works great.
Personally im tired of these type of games. but this one works very well. and if you could add some more portal stuff im sure it would be great.

Fx. make the objective to get the companion cube through one portal that makes it fall onto a safe platform. ofcourse this will force you to code "real" portals.

yeah i workin on it ! im trying to look into it. thanks !

[What?]

Ok, After reading your post I finished the portal level. I have thought of a few things that need to be added in/built on.

1. The glitch I mentioned earlier.
2. Needs more levels for sure.
3. Needs some sound effects/music (I recommend Still Alive for the credits).
4. Needs some backrounds/better graphics for the black Companion Cube areas and the dialog boxes.
5. A level editor would be epic.
6. Different types of blocks like special blocks that go up instead of down when not touched by a block.
7. Less posts:p , I mean you've been on Funmotion for half as long as me and you've got the same number of posts already!

PS. If you have a closed beta, can I be a beta tester?
PPS. Is this seriously your first attempt at a full scale game? Because it is really good for a first try.

[geel9]

this is just unfair. He posts a stupid gamemaker game made with Gmphysics and everyone LOVES it, but when I post a game, made with gamemaker, made with my OWN physics engine, people hate it.


But I am trying not to be a little whining brat, so...

Yeah.

[samysam]

Ok, After reading your post I finished the portal level. I have thought of a few things that need to be added in/built on.

1. The glitch I mentioned earlier.
2. Needs more levels for sure.
3. Needs some sound effects/music (I recommend Still Alive for the credits).
4. Needs some backrounds/better graphics for the black Companion Cube areas and the dialog boxes.
5. A level editor would be epic.
6. Different types of blocks like special blocks that go up instead of down when not touched by a block.
7. Less posts:p , I mean you've been on Funmotion for half as long as me and you've got the same number of posts already!

PS. If you have a closed beta, can I be a beta tester?
PPS. Is this seriously your first attempt at a full scale game? Because it is really good for a first try.
ill try to add all of that and more sure you can be a beta tester ! ill lest you know when i got one !

[geel9]

Hmmm...

Maybe I should try to make more "casual" games than puzzle games and whatnot...

[samysam]

Hmmm...

Maybe I should try to make more "casual" games than puzzle games and whatnot...

yeah you could make some very cool games geel9 you just got to stop being so well rude sometimes you could be a very cool kid/guy/whatever you want me to call you

[Zatochu]

I like the concept of this, simple but fun. Looking foward to development.

[samysam]

so far i got a few new maps and a new moving platform object so far its a bit buggy but im working on it... I also have fixed a couple bugs like the one with the portal level

[AquaGeneral]

I was actually suprised of how perfect everything was done. It may not be original but there are no complaints from me besides that things like the portals could a neon type glow to them. Not as in glow in the engine but in a program like PhotoShop.

Anyway, great job :)

Edit: @geel9 - It's not a double standard thing, it is to do with concepts. You can put lots of effort and time into a game but it does not mean that it's always going to turn out the best. I enjoyed both games.

Also this is what I have been meaning to ask you for awhile. What do you mean about creating your own physics engine? Is it editing from a source engine or 100% built up from the ground? If so what recourses did you use to learn that?

[geel9]

Also this is what I have been meaning to ask you for awhile. What do you mean about creating your own physics engine? Is it editing from a source engine or 100% built up from the ground? If so what recourses did you use to learn that?



I actually read a lot of tutorials, had a lot of help from my college friends, but I used no premade engine.

[samysam]

just a heads up im workin on a lot right now i got a few more level fixed some bugs but before i give out a beta i need to fix a crash ...

[Farbror Fazer]

just a heads up im workin on a lot right now i got a few more level fixed some bugs but before i give out a closed beta i need to fix a crash ...

closed beta for this? think that's a little over the top

[samysam]

closed beta for this? think that's a little over the top

yeah thats what i was saying ... one of my friends said i should do it ... just give me a second ill fix that :D

[fracture7]

yeah thats what i was saying ... one of my friends said i should do it ... just give me a second ill fix that :D

When is the next release due?

Sammysamsammsamysmammmmymmmasmmyyy?

[samysam]

When is the next release due?

Sammysamsammsamysmammmmymmmasmmyyy?

im hoping sometime this week.

[Xerxes]

I want to make a background for you! What size should the image be? Do you want a specific file format?

(I have no experience with gamemaker, so sorry for the noob-ey questions.)

[samysam]

I want to make a background for you! What size should the image be? Do you want a specific file format?

(I have no experience with gamemaker, so sorry for the noob-ey questions.)

any format really and W=640 H=449 thanks verry verrrrrrry much

[Xerxes]

Here (http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f37/Biag713/?action=view&current=samplebackground.jpg) you go. It's kind of crappy and sparse, but it's better than nothing. I can do more if you like.

Also: What do you want improved (on the background, not the general state of world affairs)?

[XIONG1]

Hello to everyone.I'm new to this forum .I heard goods things about it..

[geel9]

Hello to everyone.I'm new to this forum .I heard goods things about it..

The spambots attack! NNOOOEESS!

[samysam]

The spambots attack! NNOOOEESS!

hey its his first post give him a break ! lol


EDIT: two pages (yay)

[samysam]

Here (http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f37/Biag713/?action=view&current=samplebackground.jpg) you go. It's kind of crappy and sparse, but it's better than nothing. I can do more if you like.

Also: What do you want improved (on the background, not the general state of world affairs)?

thats better then i would have done ! it looks nice now i just need to figure out how many levels im going to make ...

EDIT sorry for the double psot i didnt mean for it...

[samysam]

alright im now working on my graphics so hows this look ?

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/samsamsma/Untitled-1-1.jpghttp://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/samsamsma/321.jpg

the portals need alot of work but its better then what it was :D

[geel9]

alright im now working on my graphics so hows this look ?

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/samsamsma/Untitled-1-1.jpghttp://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/samsamsma/321.jpg

the portals need alot of work but its better then what it was :D

Those are pretty nice! What'd you use to make them?

[samysam]

Those are pretty nice! What'd you use to make them?

thanks !


Both flash and photoshop but they were first sketch out

[geel9]

Would you mind doing some artwork for a game I'm designing?

[samysam]

Would you mind doing some artwork for a game I'm designing?

just give me some things to draw and ill be happy to do it

EDIT im almost ready to release a beta in the next couple days

[fracture7]

just give me some things to draw and ill be happy to do it

EDIT im almost ready to release a beta in the next couple days

Things to draw. OOHHH

Gun pods that shoot the companion cube.
Cameras.
Energy balls.

More shit lol

[samysam]

Things to draw. OOHHH

Gun pods that shoot the companion cube.
Cameras.
Energy balls.

More shit lol
im workin on pits of fire you have to dodge :D but that a good idea but it would be hard to make ...

[geel9]

I could work on the gun pods for you, code-wise, if you like.

[samysam]

I could work on the gun pods for you, code-wise, if you like.

that would be verry helpfull but for now i need to finish other things befoore i over look other things :D


EDIT: haha i drew up a turret but the leggs are a bit hard so ill finish it later

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/samsamsma/Untitled-2-1.jpg

[samysam]

Version .002 is out !

NOTE
I will come up with new maps very soon but i had to firt fix many bugs ... so next update will have many MANY new maps
http://dodownload.filefront.com/11391951//2edc511cb72c78c2ce7dd40db75fd518e86a458900733670c3 9d3f999796a88f0383e9cf86a78c94
i apologize i dont have winzip...

[geel9]

Hmm, you've made some progress...It's nice, could use more polish, though.

[samysam]

Hmm, you've made some progress...It's nice, could use more polish, though.

yeah i just wanted to release something before people got the idea i quite

[geel9]

Never a good idea to quite, not even I have done that. It's ok to quit, yeah, but to quite? NEVER!

[samysam]

Never a good idea to quite, not even I have done that. It's ok to quit, yeah, but to quite? NEVER!

Sorry miss spelled :D lol *quit*

[soad667]

Great improvement...

Some things i wanna mention:
1. You might want to change the "cedits" to "credits" at the main menu :p
2. How about setting the number of cubes to decrease as you click them?
Sounds better to me showing the remaining ones and not how many you click.
Or remove the counter totally, it's not really necessary.
3. On the first level with portals, instead of passing the level when you "hit" the orange portal, it just crashes sometimes. It's random.
4. Finally, you need to change the background on every level. Chamber 01, 02 etc...

That's all, waiting for more ;)

[samysam]

Great improvement...

Some things i wanna mention:
1. You might want to change the "cedits" to "credits" at the main menu :p
2. How about setting the number of cubes to decrease as you click them?
Sounds better to me showing the remaining ones and not how many you click.
Or remove the counter totally, it's not really necessary.
3. On the first level with portals, instead of passing the level when you "hit" the orange portal, it just crashes sometimes. It's random.
4. Finally, you need to change the background on every level. Chamber 01, 02 etc...

That's all, waiting for more ;)
THANKS!
oh crap i didnt notice the credits thing lol aand im working on all of those espesialy the crash ... i hate it ... and the background thing i need to ask the person who made it to do that...

[geel9]

Hmm, you stole my physics-based menu idea...I made the first one, and mine was NOT a direct copy of sumotori, and yet YOU come along and copy it!

[samysam]

Hmm, you stole my physics-based menu idea...I made the first one, and mine was NOT a direct copy of sumotori, and yet YOU come along and copy it!

copy of sumotori ? and no i didnt copy you my brother tossed in the idea of having the block fall so i was like ok

[Farbror Fazer]

It's coming along nicely.

On the last level, once whenthe cube hit the ground it crashed, so I had to restart

[fracture7]

It's coming along nicely.

On the last level, once whenthe cube hit the ground it crashed, so I had to restart

The game froze when i deleted the moving platform and let the companion cbe go into the orange portal.

[samysam]

The game froze when i deleted the moving platform and let the companion cbe go into the orange portal.

i no... i working on a huge fix next update thanks for informing me !

[What?]

I had absolutely no problems playing it, The only thing that I thought should be fixed is the spelling mistake that was mentioned earlier. The game runs very well and I like the inclusion of moving platforms. Good Stuff!

[samysam]

I had absolutely no problems playing it, The only thing that I thought should be fixed is the spelling mistake that was mentioned earlier. The game runs very well and I like the inclusion of moving platforms. Good Stuff!

thanks ! i will i should have double checked it ... erggg.... but im working on fixing the platforms because they are a little glitchy

[chebon]

Thanks for putting my portals in.

[samysam]

Thanks for putting my portals in.

np haha you got my 3rd page

[samysam]

bad news... (for me atleast :D) well my dumb but brother (he has no experience with computers) tryed to install SP 3 for xp and he did somthing really horrible ... somehow he got me the blue screen o death so now i gotta reinstall windows ... and i lost all my work for this project ... im gonna make more to it though but i first want to make it with a better game making software ... soo do expect any update (not that you really wanted one anyways :D)

[geel9]

bad news... (for me atleast :D) well my dumb but brother (he has no experience with computers) tryed to install SP 3 for xp and he did somthing really horrible ... somehow he got me the blue screen o death so now i gotta reinstall windows ... and i lost all my work for this project ... im gonna make more to it though but i first want to make it with a better game making software ... soo do expect any update (not that you really wanted one anyways :D)

First of all, every other game maker that doesn't require any knowledge of programming SUCKS! So ward away from those. C++ or XNA is really good, though it takes years to get to a "good game" level.


Good luck!

[chebon]

bad news... (for me atleast :D) well my dumb but brother (he has no experience with computers) tryed to install SP 3 for xp and he did somthing really horrible ... somehow he got me the blue screen o death so now i gotta reinstall windows ... and i lost all my work for this project ... im gonna make more to it though but i first want to make it with a better game making software ... soo do expect any update (not that you really wanted one anyways :D)

well thats not good, but another program would be great!

[Treacle109]

Imo, BlitzMax is the easiest Game Making software to learn... That combined with Farseer Physics is great for Physics games, A good game level would take 1-2 Months of learning (Well, not that great a game but... Something like Geels weird ghost game would be possible after that... I thought it was pretty good anyways)

[samysam]

First of all, every other game maker that doesn't require any knowledge of programming SUCKS! So ward away from those. C++ or XNA is really good, though it takes years to get to a "good game" level.


Good luck!

haha ive used C++ before but i agree though it will be hard ...

thanks :D

[soad667]

Too bad, i was waiting for your little game...
Anyway, good luck with your next project. ;)

[samysam]

Too bad, i was waiting for your little game...
Anyway, good luck with your next project. ;)

Thanks ... i wish i could have finished it especialy the "cedits" :D

[Treacle109]

If you want a slightly less Legal way to get BlitzMax... Just Ask :P

Its not the most recent update but its still basically the same, The tutorials and such still work perfectly

[chebon]

bad news... (for me atleast :D) well my dumb but brother (he has no experience with computers) tryed to install SP 3 for xp and he did somthing really horrible ... somehow he got me the blue screen o death so now i gotta reinstall windows ... and i lost all my work for this project ... im gonna make more to it though but i first want to make it with a better game making software ... soo do expect any update (not that you really wanted one anyways :D) We should try this again...Or even make another game =)

[Treacle109]

Try not to bump Threads this old, with something like that unless you have an update. Since, it usually makes people think that there IS an update to it, and they get disapointed -.-

P.S If your gonna put the amount of posts in your About Me thingy, at least put a real one on -.-

[UberGimp]

Try not to bump Threads this old, with something like that unless you have an update. Since, it usually makes people think that there IS an update to it, and they get disapointed -.-

P.S If your gonna put the amount of posts in your About Me thingy, at least put a real one on -.-

I think the bump was pretty valid. He suggested to start over.

the "about me" is for himself to make right??

[chebon]

Sorry...I guess that should have sent a PM =(

[Treacle109]

I wouldnt call a bump valid, unless it contains some kind of Update... And i doubt that someone saying "Start over" is a real incentive to do so.

[samysam]

I wouldnt call a bump valid, unless it contains some kind of Update... And i doubt that someone saying "Start over" is a real incentive to do so.
Okay well, I'm going to remake this game but use Blitzmax to create it and I would like to know if anyone knows a good physics engine with ease of use. I'm trying out farseer engine but I just have no idea where to start...

[Treacle109]

If you like, i could give you the full source of my Ragdoll walk thing for you to have a look at... I pretty much stopped developing it when i hit some problems, but if you want the source just ask.. (Its made with Farseer) And if you dont know how to do something in it, ask and i might know :P

[samysam]

If you like, i could give you the full source of my Ragdoll walk thing for you to have a look at... I pretty much stopped developing it when i hit some problems, but if you want the source just ask.. (Its made with Farseer) And if you dont know how to do something in it, ask and i might know :P

that'd be great! pm me it, and that'd help out a lot.

What type of problems did you hit?

[Treacle109]

It was mostly the way i wanted to Draw the tiles onto things, I couldnt work out how to rotate ALL tiles around a specific point, there was also some other minor stuff too though...

The source im sending you, is in Blide Project format (A custom BlitzMax IDE) so youll need to download that (Its a better editor)... Its also pretty messy, since i didnt get around to cleaning it up. I think theres probably a few things wrong with the code atm, since i cant compile it anymore (I had to reformat my laptop, so my IDE aint set up correctly, may be because of that)

The whole Farseer engine is included, the Ragdoll Walk stuff is inside that folder

[samysam]

It was mostly the way i wanted to Draw the tiles onto things, I couldnt work out how to rotate ALL tiles around a specific point, there was also some other minor stuff too though...

The source im sending you, is in Blide Project format (A custom BlitzMax IDE) so youll need to download that (Its a better editor)... Its also pretty messy, since i didnt get around to cleaning it up. I think theres probably a few things wrong with the code atm, since i cant compile it anymore (I had to reformat my laptop, so my IDE aint set up correctly, may be because of that)

The whole Farseer engine is included, the Ragdoll Walk stuff is inside that folder
thanks! I'll check it out and get to work! But one thing i do not like about the farseer engine is texturing, they make it such a pain in the ass compared to other physics engines.

[Treacle109]

Its pretty easy to do once you figure it out... I made a function the main part of the Ragdoll Walk source, that does it pretty easily!

[samysam]

I finaly got some work done and it's smooth(ish) sailing for now, I got the whole click to delete cube. I plan to add REAL portals which now does not seem hard to do, and i also plan to add those fire pits some how. I do need to remake all my sprites because i lost everything, so i'll have my friend eli do that, so some time in the next month i'll have some sort of alpha or beta or whatever...

I'm still a big newbie at blitz (or programing for that matter) so it would be great if i could get help if I run in to issues.

Thanks again for the help treacle!

[Treacle109]

No problem, I use most of the basic features of Farseer in that demo, so it shouldnt be too hard to figure out on your own. If you need me to have a look at your code to help at any point, just feel free to send me a copy!

[samysam]

No problem, I use most of the basic features of Farseer in that demo, so it shouldnt be too hard to figure out on your own. If you need me to have a look at your code to help at any point, just feel free to send me a copy!
Thanks! I'll keep that in mind!

[chebon]

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/samsamsma/49x49.png The companion cube you asked for...The only problem is that it is 49x49 and not 50x50 :D

[samysam]

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/samsamsma/49x49.png The companion cube you asked for...The only problem is that it is 49x49 and not 50x50 :D

that is 50x50 let me spiff it up a bit lol

[chebon]

Fine give me 3 seconds...

[chebon]

Nevermind...It is 50x50

[chebon]

that is 50x50 let me spiff it up a bit lol
Any thing(s) else that you like me to make ATTEMPT

[samysam]

Any thing(s) else that you like me to make ATTEMPT

not at the moment :D

here it is with color i moved the midle peices in so it looks more like companion cube and the yellow is so blitzmax deletes the background :Dhttp://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/samsamsma/companioncube-1.png

[chebon]

not at the moment :D

here it is with color i moved the midle peices in so it looks more like companion cube and the yellow is so blitzmax deletes the background :Dhttp://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/samsamsma/companioncube-1.png


Looks nice...Im sure you can handle making the basic cubes :cool: So hows the game going to play out?? Is it going to be like the other one or another idea??

[samysam]

Looks nice...Im sure you can handle making the basic cubes :cool: So hows the game going to play out?? Is it going to be like the other one or another idea??
so far it's just going to be a total remake of the old one but with a much much more stable language. (if you count GM as a language)

Looks nice...Im sure you can handle making the basic cubes So hows the game going to play out?? Is it going to be like the other one or another idea??

Yeah, all I have to do is make a circle instead of a heart and make it blue :D

[nermObsebra]

Hi. Same problem here since about 10 last night. It wont save....and that stinks because I was heading into level 20 I also submited a ticket, and have yet to hear back on the problem. Upgraded my Flash, and cleaned out Java, but those things did nothing either.....hope it gets fixed soon, I LOVE this game

[timelimit123]

I'm sorry, but can someone re-upload the download link in the first post? (I know it's old) I'd like to try it out.

[samysam]

I'm sorry, but can someone re-upload the download link in the first post? (I know it's old) I'd like to try it out.

WOW yeah really oldd.... i don't think i have that game anymore at all... But i am trying to make a flash version 'cause game-maker sorta sucks :D


edit: wow... the only file i could find is this http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/samsamsma/companioncube-1.png

[timelimit123]

edit: wow... the only file i could find is this http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/samsamsma/companioncube-1.png

that's really what I was looking for, lol.

not

[samysam]

that's really what I was looking for, lol.

not

Well nothin' much else I can do xD You'll have to wait for a flash game to come out if ever

[nermObsebra]

To top it off, if you have gotten new friends it does save that they arent new anymore and dont believe I got my rewards for the new friends.

[samysam]

To top it off, if you have gotten new friends it does save that they arent new anymore and dont believe I got my rewards for the new friends.

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