Hey, thanks for checking out the game!
The fire ants actually do telegraph before they shoot their fire, as evidenced in this .gif here:
Depending on which way you chose to play it, it might be harder to see on a DMG-01, considering the dark background. As more than one person had said that, I might add some more lines to indicate it is 'charging.' Thanks for the feedback!
I'm glad you liked the level intro too, obviously inspired by Kirby's Dream Land. :)
The ant sprite changes WHEN it fires but not BEFORE it fires. The ant graphic change must occur a moment before the firing of the projectile if the ant is to telegraph its attack.
Logic should look something like this:
1. Ant standing sprite (wait 3 seconds, for example)
2. Ant charges sprite (wait 0.5 seconds)
3. Ant fires projectile and changes back to ant standing sprite. (Return to step 1 and repeat)
That's it! It's all about giving the player enough information to work with. The ant enemy will read better with a telegraph but you can always revert back to your original coding if you reckon it doesnt work as well.
