Custom Map #3141: Particle Invasion!. By: GameGibu

AutoPost · February 06, 2016, 11:50:43 PM

This topic is for discussion of map #3141: Particle Invasion!

Author: GameGibu
Size: 128x84

Desc:
It started on this lifeless planet... For those of you looking for a unique new challenge to fight, here it is. -GameGibu Can you find the easter egg? First person to post what the easter egg is will win... something good, whatever it may be... maybe a coupon book... #GameGibu #EasterEgg #CRPL #ParticleFleet #nospores #nodigitalis #dialogue

GameGibu · February 07, 2016, 12:10:04 AM

For all the work I put into this, it's still prone to intense lag. Sorry!

-GameGibu

Note to self... do not try recording video on Particle maps...

Asbestos · February 07, 2016, 01:59:00 AM

The only thing wrong with this map is the absurdly bad lag. I'm getting 1 or 2 frames per second at a time. Other than that, pretty fun, if a little unchallenging in the start.

Is the easter egg the level 10 terrain?

RealAndy · February 07, 2016, 06:20:12 AM

Great concept, would love to see it applied to some other maps. I had a bit of lag for some of the game (4x speed felt like 1x), but interestingly enough, when I nullified one of the specials, it went back to normal speed.

Neoshade · February 07, 2016, 10:19:36 AM

I would guess that the programming for the creeper dots is enumerating them indefinitely without clearing old dots from memory. Common mistake.

TLFP · February 07, 2016, 10:35:14 AM

I FOUND IT!!! Hint: Bring map in edit mode, paint everything a level.
If you want to know what it is.......

Spoiler

It's one of my avatars set as level 10 terrain height.

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GameGibu · February 07, 2016, 11:12:40 AM

Quote from: Neoshade on February 07, 2016, 10:19:36 AM
I would guess that the programming for the creeper dots is enumerating them indefinitely without clearing old dots from memory. Common mistake.

The old dots are deleted. As far as I know they are not stored any longer than they appeared on-screen. They are entirely independent once spawned.

-GameGibu

Just don't stream or record this game if your computer is as not powerful as mine...

pastor.healer · February 07, 2016, 05:32:05 PM

Fun map! Well done and thanks for taking the time to do the coding needed. :)

D0m0nik · February 07, 2016, 05:53:27 PM

No major lag for me, nice map, cool new unit and I love a good guppy map :D

GoodMorning · February 08, 2016, 06:07:57 AM

Approval.

No visible lag.

Suggestion: The particle spawners could be invulnerable to Beams. A single forge upgrade to range, and I fried them both without realising I could in advance. Loss of fun. Either Beams or Nullifiers, but not both.

Splitting particles... or a cloud destroying themselves to make a new Emitter. Ideas run rampant.

The lag would probably result from the particle/particle attraction. Maybe have them move toward a random particle, or have a roving invisible core attracting them?

lividbishop · February 09, 2016, 03:54:07 PM

fun, but laggy as noted. maybe less particles with bigger payloads. i like you can bust them with beams. would not let you bust with nullifiers.

or if you destroy with nullifier it gets bigger, THEN it starts bombarding you - that would be a nice trick. maybe you have to do it twice with nullifier or something to finish them off.

TLFP · February 09, 2016, 04:17:00 PM

If you added weapon resistance it would be fun as the more you used a weapon the more resistant it would get.

GoodMorning · February 09, 2016, 07:34:22 PM

Resistance seems to be difficult to implement, and hard to balance.

It might work once as a novelty, but if you force the use of multiple weapons, it gets painful before it's enjoyable; and if it's weak enough to destroy with one weapon type, it's just extending the inevitable.

Maybe it would work for a bit... But when I did the Breeding Emitter, it was mostly fun as a novelty. Soon enough it becomes slog.

TLFP · February 09, 2016, 07:44:52 PM

Quote from: GoodMorning on February 09, 2016, 07:34:22 PM
Resistance seems to be difficult to implement, and hard to balance.

It might work once as a novelty, but if you force the use of multiple weapons, it gets painful before it's enjoyable; and if it's weak enough to destroy with one weapon type, it's just extending the inevitable.

Maybe it would work for a bit... But when I did the Breeding Emitter, it was mostly fun as a novelty. Soon enough it becomes slog.

If you made it resistant to ONLY a single weapon it might work nicely.

GoodMorning · February 10, 2016, 04:02:47 AM

True, but a resistance only to one weapon seems as if it should be made entirely invincible, if it cannot be destroyed entirely with that weapon.

Perhaps if the spores became steadily tougher?