Yeah, it’s intentionally monolithic in structure for ease of expansion/ fixing bugs. I know people prefer segmentation, but this way (if you know what you’re looking for) I can just look at 1 file and see everything. It also makes it uber portable.
Honestly though, I glad you liked it. Do you have any feedback? I realise there’s ALWAYS room for improvement with everything
Thank you. In the 3d maps, it’s literally just get to the exit (and collect some lives) . If you are having difficulty with that, press the start button and it will show a map :)
thank you! You are correct, however, you have the chance to gain lives in the “3d” levels. This is just the inherent issues with procedural placement I’m afraid. Thank you for playing though :D
if you mean diagonally unintentionally, then I understand you. The D pad is essentially a 3x3 grid so that diagonals are possible, but can also mean they can result when unintended by the player.
that is very bizarre. I have tried on chrome/edge and safari on macOS and I’ve had no problems… hopefully whatever it is, it goes away soon. But I’m happy to hear it works on mobile for you. That’s the best way to play it anyway :D
hey! Thanks for playing. Intentional? Well, sort of… they are procedurally generated and the math early on allows for few or even none to be in the map. As you go deeper, there is a higher chance of more enemies
hey! So, I have uploaded a playable version of what I mentioned if you care to have a go. It’s not quite done yet but is (or should be) fully playable. This isn’t a part of a jam or anything else… so yeah, if you want to give it a go…:https://justjeffs.itch.io/dead-reckoning
thank you so much for your words. You are correct however and this is an issue with procedural generation. After the jam finishes I will throw out a little update that eliminates the spawning of enemies so immediately close to the player start point.
That is very kind of you to say, however, I must disagree. It can take more than bare code to make fun enjoyable games. Imagine if all games were like mine… it’d be the 1980s/1990s again. I have literally just played your game and the artwork (the stills) are something I would really struggle to do.
so, the jump with spacebar seems slightly delayed which does feel a little odd and takes a minute to get used to. You have platforms on the second level... maybe a good idea to have a few unstable and collapse after say 3 seconds? it would force forward movement and stop people from being able to carefully plan and instead create a sense of danger and hurry. the door which you get to to end the level, maybe have the character actually "go through" and then auto load the next level. Im sorry if this looks like a list, but it does have good bones :D
THANKS FOR PLAYING. I ma currently writing a full "3d£ version... well, a relative of... it'll be much more intense :D - you are correct though, sometimes you literally have to sacrifice a life or two... but you can get them back in the "3d" levels. I let you know when I have a playable version of the full "3d" game. its 90% done anyway
thanks for the feedback and play. I will agree that it isn’t easy, but this is old school arcade hard. It’s difficult for sure, but it is never ending so it’s about getting as far as you can with the highest score… a quick play just now netted me a 8800 score!
