The Probe

[paul_nicholls]

Hi all,
I am wanting to add into The Probe some sort of liquid/goop/acid, etc. that will over time damage and then destroy crystals/rocks/the probe? that are touching it.

I could just put into the game liquid as static 32x32 tiles (possibly animated) like the rest of the tiles in the game, but it would look silly if the ground got blown up underneath it and the liquid didn't fall, or an object exploded in it, destroying some of the liquid - leaving a hole.

Thinking about it, I want to have an outlet somewhere and have liquid coming out of it.

The liquid should fall down, and fill up tile squares once it has hit the bottom.

So I guess I might need to use particles?

Any ideas?

EDIT: I guess if I didn't use particles, I would want to do something similar to boulder dash rocks! in this video:



See 1:02 minutes onwards for the first bit of falling water...

cheers,
Paul

[paul_nicholls]

Here is another screenshot of boulder dash rocks! water:

boulder dash rocks! water.jpg

cheers,
Paul

[WILL]

Hey, your video didn't post Paul. Was it YouTube or something else?

Liquid and/or Goop = Awesome visual effect! I love water in games and demos to be honest. Something about the semi-artificial effect in the visuals that's just really beautiful to see on the screen.

You could mix in particles for the falling water and perhaps some kind of water/goop effect on the squares/tiles that contain the water/goop.

[paul_nicholls]

Hey, your video didn't post Paul. Was it YouTube or something else?

Liquid and/or Goop = Awesome visual effect! I love water in games and demos to be honest. Something about the semi-artificial effect in the visuals that's just really beautiful to see on the screen.

You could mix in particles for the falling water and perhaps some kind of water/goop effect on the squares/tiles that contain the water/goop.

Hey WILL, yeah the video is YouTube, and I can see + play it just fine...

I will have a go at particles for the falling water + some tile drawing and see how it goes

cheers,
Paul

[WILL]

Hey WILL, yeah the video is YouTube, and I can see + play it just fine...

Wouldn't you know it. As soon as I post that I got to see it. lol I guess my web browser or my ISP is to blame.

[paul_nicholls]

Hey all, I have updated The probe website with a video of the Sentry in action:

http://theprobegame.com/index.php/videos

Please excuse the low FPS as it was caused by the video cature

cheers,
Paul

[paul_nicholls]

Oh No! Another update...GASP!! LOL

http://theprobegame.com/

cheers,
Paul

[paul_nicholls]

Bump

cheers,
Paul