Enfora Star - Welcome to read the project's devlog

TheAspen

Yo!

I have published a new post

I have finally got something visual to show up: some weapon concepts!
Also talking about other stuff too. Feel free to visit!

TheAspen

TheAspen

A new blog post is published!

Now I have some enemies to show up!

Please go and check them up!

Link to the post

TheAspen

Heya!

I created a trailer of the current progress:

Share your thoughts and feedback!

Here is also the new blog post

TheAspen

housatic

TheAspen Nice!! I'd make the player ship more distinct from the enemy ships, e.g. make it a completely different color or add an outline, it's a bit hard to keep track of when there's so many similar looking ships, especially when zoomed out!

MikeCL

TheAspen Nice!

I agree with housatic .

Also to add to that. Not only will the colors make the ships stand out more, but since your FX and background are pretty saturated, having grey ships also makes them look a bit dull. I loved the look/colors you had in your first pictures. Felt more vibrant and had more clarity to it.

TheAspen

housatic

Not a bad idea at all, thanks for the feedback!

housatic

Looking at the thumbnail again, the enemy ships and background blend into each other a bit too.

I recommend stepping away from the screen and looking at your game from a distance every once in a while, it helps notice issues with contrast/clarity :-)

TheAspen

Nice to get some feedback! 🙂

I have already started to plan new color schemes for the enemies. I first thought the "eye colors" were enough, but obviously I was wrong.

Thanks!

TheAspen

Yo!

I'd like to share the new color palettes of some enemies. On the left is the old, gray color palette, and on the right is the new, more colorful palette. Do you prefer the old ones or the new ones?

xyz

TheAspen Let's see how they work inside the game.

TheAspen

xyz

I made a short demo. At least the red one is a bit blurry, in my opinion. However, the background is still a placeholder, so maybe when I change it, the blurriness will decrease?

Here is the demo:

MikeCL

TheAspen The colors on the enemies definitely made them pop more. I know the background is a placeholder. But I can't tell if the player is moving or not (perhaps it's designed to be stationary?). Maybe some visual detail to indicate the ship is moving.

TheAspen

Hi all!

Here is a fresh blog post about the project!

https://www.theaspen.blog/posts/7/

Introducing new colorful enemies and the very first background.

Happy readings!

TheAspen

TheAspen

MikeCL

Thanks for the feedback! I also find that the enemies are now popping more out of the background.

I have plans to do parallax background elements to indicate the movement more clearly. Also, the flame from the thrusters will grow larger when the player's velocity goes higher.

TheAspen

Yo!

I have finally come up with the name of the game: Enfora Star!

See the blog post the capsule image and more detailed information about the current status of the project.

But, if you are too busy to read the post, here are some samples about the new shooter enemy and the turrets!

Until next time!

TheAspen

MikeCL

Nice, it's taking shape!

TheAspen

Hi all!

And yet another blog post is published!

Thanks for reading!

TheAspen

JusTiCe8

The game looks like Void Scrappers by 8bitskulls quite a bit (it is made using Defold engine), the towers on our side are a nice addition.
The demo video shows enemies are very passive and seems to like playing the targets, what the challenge here ?

You may take a look at Transplant, an old Amiga PD game with rotating camera when we turn the ship.

TheAspen

JusTiCe8
We share a very similar game genre, at least.
The shooter enemies are actually very tough ones when they attack in packs; they surprised me a bit, actually. 😃
Also, the challenge with basic enemies will increase when they come in numbers.

And thanks for the old Amiga game! I used to play with Amiga 1200 as a child, so this was a nostalgia hit! 🙂