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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!

6 days later

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 replied to this.

    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:

        15 days later

        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.

            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.

              25 days later

              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

              TheAspen changed the title to Enfora Star (former Star Defender) - Welcome to read the project's devlog .

              Nice, it's taking shape!

              a month later

              Hi all!

              And yet another blog post is published!

              Thanks for reading!

              TheAspen

              5 days later

              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.

                8 days later

                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! 🙂

                  15 days later

                  Hi all!

                  This is a bit of a special occasion because I have just published my 10th blog post! A small milestone, but for me a very major one.

                  I share some thoughts on how this project is going, what failures I have had, and some future plans also, but the main thing is the showcase video of the current status of the project.

                  I link the video here:

                  If you are interested in reading more in detail, please visit my blog: 10th blog post

                  Stay tuned!

                  TheAspen

                  Congrats on the 10th blog post! 🎉

                  It's nice to see the progress! It's also really cool of you to share some of the challenges you faced.

                  25 days later

                  MikeCL Thanks! This is a huge honor! I was only wondering could I update the thumbnail to the better picture?

                      TheAspen Afaik it automatically uses the first image in the initial post, so you can probably just edit that.

                        TheAspen Just like xyz mentioned. Changing the first image in the first post and the thumbnail will update 🙂

                          TheAspen changed the title to Enfora Star - Welcome to read the project's devlog .