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Program Announcements / Alien Racer (Alienware Comp.) + Screenshots

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Robin
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Posted: 13th Jan 2004 15:41 Edited at: 17th Jan 2004 13:36
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hi everybody
Here are some screenshots of my game 'Alien Racer'. Thanks to Freddix I now have the game hosted somewhere, so you can download the game by clicking on the link below the screenshots.

Here are some screenshots, i'll post more when i can,





DOWNLOAD THE GAME BELOW
http://3dgc.besttools.free.fr/hosted_games/alien_racer.zip
(About 12 mb)

Any comments welcome,
Robin

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Van B
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Posted: 13th Jan 2004 17:17
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Well I'm certainly looking forward to playing it, it looks very cool and is the type of game that tends to suit DarkBasic to a tee.

I was lucky enough to get a loan of some webspace from Las6, perhaps a user with some free space could host it for you, I mean it's still a good week+ before Rich publishes the links.


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doffer
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Posted: 13th Jan 2004 17:18
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Very nice. It looks very smooth.

Looking forward to play it.

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Umpalumpa
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Posted: 13th Jan 2004 18:46
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ill host it for u if u send me the file my email is fgd@aracer.com
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Freddix
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Posted: 13th Jan 2004 18:50
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I can also host it for you if you want
Contact me at : freddbprojects@wanadoo.fr

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Robin
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Posted: 15th Jan 2004 14:14
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Thanks
Just added a new screenshot above, but haven't uploaded it yet (I think I might just wait until the results are announced, rather than upload it before then

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Robin
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Posted: 17th Jan 2004 13:35
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Hi everyone
Download now available
see first post below screenshots
let me know what you think!
Robin

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Rob K
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Posted: 17th Jan 2004 17:46
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Great fun

This should do well:

If I were to score it, I'd say:

Graphics: 7/10
Gameplay: 8/10
Sound: 6/10 (Love the music, but few sound effects)
Polish Rating: 9/10 (How "pro" does the game feel - ie. how stable is it, does it run fast, are the menus good)


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Freddix
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Posted: 17th Jan 2004 18:34
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yes really cool game

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spooky
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Posted: 18th Jan 2004 00:56
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Nice! Innovative use of a matrix.

Good things:
> nice and smooth
> lovely menu system
> love the little dance he does at end of a race
> no apparent bugs or crashes, which is always good in my books

Bad things:
> No sound effects, only music
> Nothing to tell you what place you are in or where other racers are
> options menu does not tell you what is current option until you go into that option
> No collision with other racers



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walaber
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Posted: 18th Jan 2004 05:07
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well there are sound effects, but they are few and far between!

overall I think the game is very nice.

my only problem, is that when I play, one computer character takes off ahead of me, and from what I can tell I never pass him, yet I still get first place! don't mind me, I like getting first place and all, but like spooky said, something to let you know your current place, and perhaps the distance between you and the other racers would be nice.

for example when you go through a checkpoint, it gives you the time in seconds that you are behind the next player...

just a thought. very professional game, no bugs!!

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Philip
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Posted: 18th Jan 2004 08:13
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Colour me also impressed.

Philip

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Robin
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Posted: 18th Jan 2004 12:37
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Thanks for the comments
There are some sound effects, but I agree, there could have been some more Collision with the opponents was something I was looking into for a long time, but never got to successfully work...so I left it out
Only bug I actually know about is the results at the end of the race occasionally screw up :-s
Thanks for trying out my game,

Robin

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Umpalumpa
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Posted: 18th Jan 2004 12:48 Edited at: 18th Jan 2004 22:03
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hi iv just made a mirror of this game and you can download it here

http://www.freewebs.com/rscompletepics/alien_racer.rar
about 10mb
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Critters
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Posted: 19th Jan 2004 00:11
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Great game. I really love the graphics

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Posted: 19th Jan 2004 06:38
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Graphics: 7/10
Gameplay: 9/10 (I felt like I was hoverboarding! Also gotta love the tricks)
Sound: 7/10 (Just add some more sound effects.)
Polish Rating: 8/10 (Pretty Professional. Could have some minor tweaks, but I'd love to see this further developed.)

Robin, you've proved yourself one of the better coders on these forums. Congrats and best of luck in the compo.



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Robin
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Posted: 19th Jan 2004 15:33 Edited at: 19th Jan 2004 17:54
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Thanks for the comments
Quote: "Robin, you've proved yourself one of the better coders on these forums"

cheers mate!
results to be announced tommorow! I can't wait

Robin

ps. How did the game run on your pc's i.e. what res. and colour depth did you set it to?

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Posted: 19th Jan 2004 17:59
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Ran it on the default settings , and it ran nice and smooth on my 1.8 ghz radeon8500.



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Robin
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Posted: 21st Jan 2004 15:41
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Good to hear

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Toby Quan
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Posted: 26th Jan 2004 07:41 Edited at: 26th Jan 2004 07:42
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Robin, this was a good entry in the competition.

What amazed me most about this game was the race track. I thought it was designed very much like a roller coaster. It was very nice, with the hills, turns and tunnels. And a very good use of commercials too with the billboards!

You know, it wouldn't be a bad idea if TGC used your game as a tutorial instead of the "sample games" that come with Dark Basic. It has several things that any good game should have: menus, gravity, a nicely designed world, and movement. I even think your game far outshines the sample games that come with DB.

Oh yeah, and the animations were a hoot!

Have you created any other games?
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Robin
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Posted: 26th Jan 2004 11:41
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Thanks,
I have made a few other games/programs which are on my site : http://www.thegameszone.tk but Alien Racer is by far my best

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