Kagato
May 21st, 2006, 02:09
Hi all,
here's the archive for my entry in the 15 day comp. I'd submitted it earlier this week, but Wraggster couldn't download it yesterday. (I just realised why -- the hosting company for my domain just had its server turned off on them by their provider, without notice. So much for 99.9% uptime...)
I hope this counts as extenuating circumstances! :)
So anyway, here it is: Electris 1.0.
ELECTRIS
Version 1.0
Electris is a puzzle game in the "falling block" genre.
The goal is to align the blocks to create closed circuits. As the circuits are closed, they are removed from the board. Be careful -- you can place blocks such that you can't close a circuit! Large circuits will give you 'circuit-breakers' so you can clean up mistakes.
Keep an eye on the timer as well; if you take too long to make a circuit, a penalty row will be added to the bottom of the screen.
Scoring:
1 point for each block dropped
10 points per block in a closed circuit
Chain circuits earn a score multiplier
25 point bonus if circuit-breaker erases no blocks (double if dropped to floor)
Requirements:
PSP with firmware 1.5, or:
PSP with firmware 2.0 to 2.6
eLoader (http://noobz.eu)
LuaPlayer (http://www.luaplayer.org)
See the documentation for each package for installation instructions.
Installation:
Copy the "Electris" directory from the zip archive to the "PSP/GAME/luaplayer/Applications" directory on your PSP.
Status:
As of this writing, version 1.0 has only been tested on firmware 1.5 with LuaPlayer 0.19. (The previous version was tested on firmware 2.01, and no fetaures have been intentionally added to prevent operation on 2.0+.)
This initial release features a single game mode. Future releases will introduce other game modes with different play styles, though all will focus on completing circuits.
I'm interested to hear any feedback. If you've got any comments, suggestions or bug reports, feel free to send me an email at [email protected] .
Acknowledgements:
- Thanks to Raf for lending me his 1.5 PSP for the 1.0 development period. It helped speed things along a lot!
- Matteo Zatti kindly allowed the use of his music in the game. The track is "Something In The Air", available here:
http://www.modarchive.com/artists/teo/
Version History:
1.0 -
- Initial public release
New features:
- Menu system
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Background music
- New game instructions
- Pause menu
- More consistent controls
- Delay loops replaced with Timer classes
Bug fixes:
- Help screens failed to load on firmware 1.5
---------------
0.1.1 [BETA] -
- Splash screen updated to reflect new project home. (Was Pineapple Productions, now Studio Kagato)
---------------
0.1 [BETA] -
- First beta.
---------------
Title screen:
http://morningstar.tophatcat.com/electris/screenshot2.png
Menu:
http://morningstar.tophatcat.com/electris/screenshot3.png
instructions:
http://morningstar.tophatcat.com/electris/screenshot4.png
Gameplay:
http://morningstar.tophatcat.com/electris/screenshot1.png
here's the archive for my entry in the 15 day comp. I'd submitted it earlier this week, but Wraggster couldn't download it yesterday. (I just realised why -- the hosting company for my domain just had its server turned off on them by their provider, without notice. So much for 99.9% uptime...)
I hope this counts as extenuating circumstances! :)
So anyway, here it is: Electris 1.0.
ELECTRIS
Version 1.0
Electris is a puzzle game in the "falling block" genre.
The goal is to align the blocks to create closed circuits. As the circuits are closed, they are removed from the board. Be careful -- you can place blocks such that you can't close a circuit! Large circuits will give you 'circuit-breakers' so you can clean up mistakes.
Keep an eye on the timer as well; if you take too long to make a circuit, a penalty row will be added to the bottom of the screen.
Scoring:
1 point for each block dropped
10 points per block in a closed circuit
Chain circuits earn a score multiplier
25 point bonus if circuit-breaker erases no blocks (double if dropped to floor)
Requirements:
PSP with firmware 1.5, or:
PSP with firmware 2.0 to 2.6
eLoader (http://noobz.eu)
LuaPlayer (http://www.luaplayer.org)
See the documentation for each package for installation instructions.
Installation:
Copy the "Electris" directory from the zip archive to the "PSP/GAME/luaplayer/Applications" directory on your PSP.
Status:
As of this writing, version 1.0 has only been tested on firmware 1.5 with LuaPlayer 0.19. (The previous version was tested on firmware 2.01, and no fetaures have been intentionally added to prevent operation on 2.0+.)
This initial release features a single game mode. Future releases will introduce other game modes with different play styles, though all will focus on completing circuits.
I'm interested to hear any feedback. If you've got any comments, suggestions or bug reports, feel free to send me an email at [email protected] .
Acknowledgements:
- Thanks to Raf for lending me his 1.5 PSP for the 1.0 development period. It helped speed things along a lot!
- Matteo Zatti kindly allowed the use of his music in the game. The track is "Something In The Air", available here:
http://www.modarchive.com/artists/teo/
Version History:
1.0 -
- Initial public release
New features:
- Menu system
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Background music
- New game instructions
- Pause menu
- More consistent controls
- Delay loops replaced with Timer classes
Bug fixes:
- Help screens failed to load on firmware 1.5
---------------
0.1.1 [BETA] -
- Splash screen updated to reflect new project home. (Was Pineapple Productions, now Studio Kagato)
---------------
0.1 [BETA] -
- First beta.
---------------
Title screen:
http://morningstar.tophatcat.com/electris/screenshot2.png
Menu:
http://morningstar.tophatcat.com/electris/screenshot3.png
instructions:
http://morningstar.tophatcat.com/electris/screenshot4.png
Gameplay:
http://morningstar.tophatcat.com/electris/screenshot1.png