NORT 0.3 update now available for download

dragula96 · Post by **dragula96** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 1:59 pm

UPDATEDhi , just to let everyone know that my new game (V 0.3) is now available here on my new website:
http://j.1asphost.com/pspminigames/

edit: wow 1000 mbs of bandwith (a months worth) in just 1 hour, you guys are ravenus!
i gotta get my own domain :(
get it at pspupdates here http://files.pspupdates.com/cgi-bin/cfi ... ,0,12,1118

also you can find some info on other projects im working on.

if anyone wants to mirror it then by all means do so.

Version 0.3 changes/fixes/notes
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-Added Startup Title Screen
-Made grid area wider (478 x 270)
-Added new sounds
-Added 3 second countdown at start
-Added "player 1/2 wins" at endgame
-Changed background to accommodate new grid dimensions

NORT 0.2 (2 player version only for right now)
by dragula96

version 0.2 changes/fixes
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-added cycles to playfield
-changed blue color line and cycle to yellow
-removed white line in the middle of cycle walls
-changed background to a nicer one
- fixed bug where some people were not able to run game(ihope)
-fixed bug that would let you go "out of bounds" at the top

known bugs in 0.2
-pressing diagnaly is NOT RECOMMENDED, and slows down the game indefinetly
-if game goes on to long then slow down will occur however i cant find anyone
to test this with so i dont know how much slowdown you will get

version 0.1 NOTES:
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0.1 very first release, with very basic graphics
will be updated very soon with better graphics
and eventualy computer AI

Select = screenshot so dont press it if you dont want to take a pretty picture of my awsome program
OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME
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simple: just make the other player crash into your "wall of death" before he does it to you
watch out the side walls and you are not immune to your own walls either.

(note: the game still does not keep track of score , players will have to do this in their heads)

player 1 controls "blue racer" with D pad
player 2 controls "red racer" with buttons (triangle,square,circle,cross)

this is only a test build please let me know if any bugs are found.
[email protected]

jason867 · Post by **jason867** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:15 pm

I wonder if a 3D version of this game would be any fun? It would be even easier to avoid the lines during the beginning, but as the space became crowded, it would become progressively harder to navigate between the lines. You would need to develope a good sense of depth in the game if it used a third-person view, although a first-person view could be interesting as well. You could potentially have powerups or something that would increase the width of your line, which could add to the simple gameplay. Or maybe another powerup that turns your line into a series of spaces and lines (- - - - - instead of _______). What about curved lines as a powerup or option? Just throwing some ideas around.

Clay · Post by **Clay** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:25 pm

If you could provide another mirror, that would be great. Having trouble getting that file from megaupload here in Hong Kong.

emumaniac · Post by **emumaniac** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:58 pm

Mirrored here --> http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/NORT.shtml

Nice game :)

MaxConsole · Post by **MaxConsole** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 8:42 pm

A nice original PSP homebrew game =).

Mirror Available at MaxConsole.net

Souls85 · Post by **Souls85** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:07 pm

jason867 wrote:I wonder if a 3D version of this game would be any fun? It would be even easier to avoid the lines during the beginning, but as the space became crowded, it would become progressively harder to navigate between the lines. You would need to develope a good sense of depth in the game if it used a third-person view, although a first-person view could be interesting as well. You could potentially have powerups or something that would increase the width of your line, which could add to the simple gameplay. Or maybe another powerup that turns your line into a series of spaces and lines (- - - - - instead of _______). What about curved lines as a powerup or option? Just throwing some ideas around.

ever heard of Armagetron?
http://armagetronad.net/downloads/index.php
Its free and people still play online...
though its not for psp (duh)
maybe somebody will port it since it appears to be open source (hint hint)

emumaniac · Post by **emumaniac** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:39 am

Latest version Uploaded here --> http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/NORT.shtml

Souls85 · Post by **Souls85** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:06 am

http://www.darkunknown.net/About.html
Mirrored enjoy eating all of my mad bandwidth ^.^

keep up the good work...

jason867 · Post by **jason867** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:56 am

Souls85 wrote:
jason867 wrote:I wonder if a 3D version of this game would be any fun? It would be even easier to avoid the lines during the beginning, but as the space became crowded, it would become progressively harder to navigate between the lines. You would need to develope a good sense of depth in the game if it used a third-person view, although a first-person view could be interesting as well. You could potentially have powerups or something that would increase the width of your line, which could add to the simple gameplay. Or maybe another powerup that turns your line into a series of spaces and lines (- - - - - instead of _______). What about curved lines as a powerup or option? Just throwing some ideas around.
ever heard of Armagetron?
http://armagetronad.net/downloads/index.php
Its free and people still play online...
though its not for psp (duh)
maybe somebody will port it since it appears to be open source (hint hint)

I'm sorry I should've elaborated more than I did. When I said a 3D version of tron, I didn't mean 3D as in Armagetron, although that would be coold too. I meant being able to travel not only on the X and Y axis, but also on the Z axis as well. The only thing is, it'd be too easy to dodge the lines, because you'd have a whole new dimension of movement available to you. So you'd probably have to widen the line made so that it would be easier to hit and space would fill up quicker.

Souls85 · Post by **Souls85** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:43 am

that would be cool too... :)

dragula96 · Post by **dragula96** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:29 am

Here is a little preview on the next version that is comming out in a day or two

version 0.4 planned changes/addons
-the ability to choose up to 5 colors!
- 1 soundtrack
- new art by pochi
check out his art here:
http://pochistyle.pspwire.net/skin.html
- and hopefuly a new playmechanic called "Wall Nuke" each player gets 1 per round (thats right ROUNDS!) and what these do is they "reset" the lines, you use it when you realy need it like when you are about to crash into a wall.

60 percent of the code is already done.
-dragula96

liquid8d · Post by **liquid8d** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:47 am

any chance you will be attempting some sort of AI sometime soon? Love it, but I don't really dig the 2 player on 1 psp thing :) Keep up the good work.

LiQuiD8d

dragula96 · Post by **dragula96** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:35 am

liquid8d wrote:any chance you will be attempting some sort of AI sometime soon? Love it, but I don't really dig the 2 player on 1 psp thing :) Keep up the good work.

LiQuiD8d

yes be expecting 1 player mode to be in v. 0.5 or 0.6
first i gotta fined a way to make the game run smoother because if i ad AI to it as it is right now, then its gonna be sluggish as hell.