Winky the Wombat - Official Progress Thread

There isn't a limit, yet :3.

Will reduce sliding.

Will fix that :3.

This was an attempt to make it so that on your 2nd jump, you can jump into a new direction, hopefully fixing the previous point will make this work better.

Thank you, the way I scripted the old one (with a different scrolling engine and such) made it incredibly laggy, but this new method seems to be holding together :3.

That was unintended but of course I don't plan on changing it :3.

Glad you liked it, thanks for testing!

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I threw the movement engine together in about 2 minutes to see if the level section-swapping technique works (and it does!), I'll get to work on fixing the movement later!

How does the jumping accelerate at all? If anything it de(-a(?))ccelerates, also holding down UP or pressing UP whilst in mid-air will cause you to double-jump.

Thanks for testing!

When the level is finished, you shouldn't be able to fall through anything :3.

So, if the level is finished, and you find a place in the level that you fall through, report it instantly ;O.

 

What do you mean? The level is still unfinished if you'd read the post.

 

So I spent the last 2 hours looking into and making an official font for the game, and I now have.

I don't think it's bad for my first font, but it definitely has its flaws. For instance, it's small, you need it to be at Size 30 in an image editing program to see it nicely, here's a preview of the size 30:



And here's the download (with 2 previews, although you can just open the ttf file to see it):

http://www.topaz-games.com/upload/MutatedWombat.zip

Enjoy!

 

So long as you can see the z, the difference is noticeable.

Yes.

Thanks for commenting.

 

Thanks!

No.

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Update: I began the menu, here it is:

http://labs.topaz-games.com/winky/menu.html

Lemme know if you can see the custom font (preferably if you haven't downloaded it).

The thing at the bottom is basically to show what version of the game this is, in this case 1.00t stands for the first version that belongs to TPG, it will go to 1.01 when the game is finished, the 't' will replaced by w/e I see fit (b for beta, a for alpha, and other initials to represent any game sites that request the game (this will also show that they asked for the game rather than steal it, so I think it's a good system)).

 

Bump.

 

Thanks for commenting.

The game is too early in development for me to give an accurate deadline, infact, I'm not even sure if 2009 is in the question ;O.

I'll slow it down ;P.

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I can tell you that I'm aiming at 24 levels*, 4 Episodes, 6-8 Bosses, and a few other things.

* Only including the main storyline, christmas/halloween/other bonus levels will be available by Topaz Store at their respective seasons (you will buy them with points earnt from achievements), the levels also consist of 12 different "worlds".

 

Keep an eye out on the game's page for an update, including the following changes:

• Added some Winky animations.
• Implemented the Menu. (unfinished)
• Episode Selection Screen added. (unfinished)
• Spikes added below part of the first level.
• "1Up Balloon" added.*
• (not in update) Started work on Beach level.

I've uploaded the update, although the webpage has yet to change.

Comments on the Episode Select Screen are appreciated, but please note that the image to the left is an unfinished template.

* The 1Up Balloon will be a balloon which, when popped, will release a 1Up pickup, which most people will know is a pickup which gives you an extra life, it's unfinished at the moment however.

 

I haven't had too many problems reading them, and it's not required for you to be able to read them, think of them as icons.

I thought the movement was a huge improvement on the previous update D:

Intentional, mostly.

Slip-up in the script, which I will fix another time.

And no, it can't be popped yet.

Thanks for the comments.

You use the arrow keys to navigate through the menu .