Zeta Flow

12 o'clock Shuffle Today's episode of 12 o'clock Shuffle is a bit late in coming. I apologize ahead of the time for the lack of posts over the last couple days. I have been busy working on an XNA-based vertical shooter among other things. laserdome by eram lvl 1(piffed up) by twily mænde by seba...

You kind of do have a box that gives the angles you need for parts. It's located on the lower lefthand corner. If I need to be extremely precise on my angles (like my newest creation) then I generally rotate parts 1 degree at a time and check the box for the actual angles. It's the third box down fr...

Another thing I just thought of that would be nice to have added to the editor. A button or two that would flip the current piece you are working on. Like: Flip horizontal and Flip Vertical. Instead of having to use the 'z', 'x', and 'c' keys to create a new cloned copy that has the opposite values,...

Clockwise rotation uses a positive rotational value, whereas counterclockwise uses negative. The angles are measured in degrees with the rotatePart script command. For instance, rotatePart, 1, 1, 0, 360, 0 That line says: rotate part #1 at speed 1 between 0 and 360 degrees, starting at 0 degrees. Ge...

I have a level option also, although it isn't really an option so much as a way to weed out the horrific levels: You can't post your level after editing unless you can successfully beat it. Like, say, you have to play it and beat it when you click on "Save" and only then can you save it. /...

Is there a contest to see who can put the most guns on a core and I just didn't get the memo for it or something? Maybe I am just not the right kind of player. Just seems neither fun nor fair to put 500 spread shots, 200 lasers and 300 rocket launchers on a ship. And then put it on rotate to ship. A...

Welcome to another exciting issue of 12 o'clock Shuffle. Host Redsatori apologizes for those of you who were waiting anxiously for yesterday's episode. Had some server issues I needed to clean up on my end. Still don't have it up and running yet however. Possibly after I do these reviews. Tonite's ...

My brain is having issues trying to figure out how to get sprites on the screen that have no actual use. lol. I will figure it out eventually.

Today I had the pleasure of testing three levels for my 12 o'clock shuffle. All three got 0 star ratings. In fact, I am not even going to go into each of the levels. I really think it's childish when a designers intentionally calls players "noobs" because they think they are cool. And when...

Well, rotating the core independently is important as well. However, when you are creating a level that is symmetrical around the core, such as a triangle or pentagon shaped boss, it's quite difficult to put the right numbers into place. I spend about 40% of my level design time working out the trig...

Sometimes I wonder what people are thinking when they create levels. This sweet spot took me about 20 tries to find: ultimate match: red ship vs gunmaster 6000 http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/5564/gunmaster6000uc2.gif This level is ludicrous, but it can be beaten. You just have to be careful clea...

Hey MD, just thought about something else that would be kind of nice for the editor: A special function that turns the Core, and all attached parts. Could have the same set up as part turning, with q, w, r, and t for 45 and 1 degree turns. This would be pretty cool if you can implement it. Let me kn...

12 o'clock Shuffle :: Episode 4 Attack of the Intergalactic Fleet The views and opinions contained in this post are Redsatori's. They do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of others. Today's levels are all by one designer. They are all based on a central idea. As a side note, after play...

That is much smoother than the way i ended up implementing it. I would love to see the script and setup you used for that one Mouzi.

Currently, on my space invaders level, it has a bit of an arch going on. That is definitely something I'd like to get rid of if at all possible.

Design techniques by some of our designers go above and beyond what could be expected from the simple scripting language employed by Zeta Flow. This game is immensely fun, especially when you get to play what others have created. What happens when you want to get into designing yourself, though? At ...