/agdg/ - Amateur Game Development General

>Twin Stick Shooter

Fuck yeah, I might actually do this one,

This seems fun.

Anyone got any tutorials or hints on how to actually get the twin stick part working beyond just using a script to look at a moving, invisible game object controlled by the second stick?

>>24686

>Anyone got any tutorials or hints on how to actually get the twin stick part working beyond just using a script to look at a moving, invisible game object controlled by the second stick?

What exactely do you mean? Calculating the angle?

>>24686

Your left stick makes the target object move

Your right stick makes the target object shoot

Using analog sticks means you can easily convert input values into the range of XY [-1..0..+1]

Looking at a moving object is completely independent from the gameplay, it just renders the game state.

>>24675

I feel like your hitbox should be smaller.

>>24686

Just normalize the stick's vector.

Alternatively if you're using mouse controls, get the vector from the player to the mouse cursor and normalize that.

>>24694

Yeah, it's currently only a placeholder and the box is actually part of the sprite

Man, I wish I had known about this earlier. Had a twin-stick idea all ready to go too.

>>24744

There's still time. I started today.

One entry uploaded on gamejolt. Anyone else participating?

>>24777

I have basic movement and shooting but nothing else. Tried to upload a webm but 8chan is dying.

>>24657

>agdg Game Jam #7 - Twin Stick Shooter

>add the #agdgcitybuilder tag

>/agdg/ mini-jam #6: City-Builder

Nailed it.

>>24803

damn, and we almost went the whole thread without anyone noticing

MMO game jam next

Would prizes help motivate people?

new jam soon? I need something to give me some structure to practice

>>24897

That or just plain easier projects.

http://poal.me/2y2u5a

Vote for next gamejam

We can continue this thursday after that break

>>24897

>Would prizes help motivate people?

I thought about that but what kind of prizes anyway? I think I have dozens of spare bundle games, but most of them are shit anyway, not to mention that receiving prizes means giving away your contact info which not everyone here might be ready to do.

I think main reason why jams died is that a lot of people vote for something they can't do or just not willing to do, and people end up trying to do something overly complex for no good reason.

Also the fact that board barely works doesn't help

>>24872

I realize I might be behind on the times, but how would one make an MMO in a jam (in our case, 10 days)?

>>24992

It's a joke, MMO is a bit beyond us. I mean, it can be done, but it's not worth it lol.

>>24967

I think it's more that people want to do something, but when they actually need to do it they realize it's not as easy as they thought. (or they realize a jam doesn't magically fix their motivation issues like they thought)

Something similar happened to me. I didn't realize how vain it feels to make these small games as an engine dev, I feel like I'm forced to re-write a ton of stuff that I already know like the back of my hands, so I don't gain anything from it. Instead I get inspired to build and experiment with new systems, but the deadline of the jam doesn't allow for it, so I have a choice of either doing a boring copypaste job of something that will be meaningless in the end, or doing something unrelated to the jam.

I kinda feel like the whole Jam thing was originally intended for experienced people who want to challenge themselves and/or take a break from their larger project to do something small. But for people who have barely put their feet into the water, it doesn't work out that well.

That's just my thoughts anyway.

>>>/agdg/25083

NEW GAMEJAM

THEME: RACING WITH GUNS

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