I agree that a bow can feel OP sometimes, especially at the beginning (if you get a good attack value initally). As the enemies get more numerous, and more HP, then you can get overrun...having to do melee attacks instead, putting you at a disadvantage then...bit of a balancing act :)
Don't forget to buy better weapons/armour in the shop. Also a bow lets you attack from a distance in look mode as well as adjacent in move mode. Using look mode also lets you know which monsters might need attacking next from their stats. Thanks for playing!! ❤️❤️❤️
Hi leafo, I tried this today with my game (syntaxerrorsoftware.itch.io/ROGUEish) but the free demo file didn't seem to show for some reason...any ideas?
I'm going to make the $5.99 digital versions (tape, disk, prg) available from 31st October to coincide with shipping of the physical versions (the publisher's suggestion).
I'm glad you're excited! It's up to when the publishers finishes their part, the physical formats...I'll release my digital then...they are working hard on it 😊
I'm using an illegal screen mode for my bit of screen to hide the vertical scroll update too. I think I have my timing incorrect though. I can do full screen scrolling just fine but not with the HUD split. Are you using double buffering like me for the screen ram? What vertical positions are you doing the raster splits at? Maybe we could chat via X or similar?
Awesome! I'd love to know how you are doing the non-scrolling HUD part at the bottom, I'm having trouble doing similar in my game miniMIKE. I have a raster split, but it's not working properly...
I'm not sure how to do a camera or compensating for sprite to map collisions when the hardware scroll has changed either :( Any tips/hints would be great!
You should try the game again, but remember you can use the bow from a distance when in look mode...much safer! :D Also, when doing melee attacks, remember to have a sword if you don't have a bow, also much easier haha
