{"id":1309,"date":"2013-05-19T17:50:51","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T15:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nordenfelt-thegame.com\/blog\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2013-05-19T17:50:51","modified_gmt":"2013-05-19T15:50:51","slug":"nordenfelt-dev-log-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nordenfelt-thegame.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/19\/nordenfelt-dev-log-41\/","title":{"rendered":"Nordenfelt Dev Log 41"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tech tree finally gets it’s long outstanding attention, lava is OK but not great and Nordenfelt waits for Desura’s go.<\/p>\n

Nordenfelt on Desura<\/h2>\n

At the beginning of this week I’ve uploaded Nordenfelt to Desura. Since then it’s stuck in their review queue. So the ball is in their court now. In the meantime I’ve added new equipment …<\/p>\n

Bot Swarm<\/h2>\n

The tech tree is a core feature of Nordenfelt. Despite this intention I had to neglect it til now. So just 2 main weapon\u00a0increments were available for a long time. Simply put, it was empty.<\/p>\n

Now I’ve added the first standalone equipment: bot swarm<\/p>\n

\"bot<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s simply a set of shooting bots accompanying the player ship.<\/p>\n

The next equipment will be something more unique. “Unique” is a bold word because most equipment ideas already got implemented sometime in shmup history. I would need to know all shmups to be sure nothing comparable has ever be done. Nonetheless, the probability is rather low that I’ll reinvent an unknown wheel.<\/p>\n

Basically it’s important to have a mix of novel and well-known features. Too much new stuff and people get scared off by the “experiment”. Too much well-known and the game gets tagged “old hat”. So the plan is something known, something new, something known, something new, etc.<\/p>\n

Lava Level Continued<\/h2>\n

The lava level backgrounds don’t have satisfying quality yet. They serve their purpose and players won’t recognize their blandness as long as enemy hordes enter the screen. Nevertheless I can call them done.<\/p>\n

\"lava<\/a><\/p>\n

They are not as good as I want them but done and releasable. And that’s the only thing I have to know to sleep well at night.<\/p>\n

Cheers,
\nThomas<\/strong><\/p>\n

P.S.: Get real-time updates via Twitter feed @nordenfeltgame<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em> \"Nordenfelt\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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