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Djidjo - Sep 29, 2004

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  Djidjo Sep 29, 2004
Hi folks,

We at the SSMTF really would like to know how many people downloaded and played Floupix Ping Pong, and what you think of it. Vreuzon spent about one year to develop it, and though WE have bunch of fun playing it, we'd like to know if it was worth the hassle.




Feel free to post any comment, feature you'd like to see, features you like or don't like, questions you might have, strategies you discovered

Don't forget to visit the SSMTF homepage... ! HOMEGAME DEVELOPPERS NEED PLAYERS !

Thanks !

Djidjo

 Runik Sep 29, 2004
I really like Floupix, too bad I can't play it with other humans players ...

 slinga Sep 29, 2004
I played it one player, but I was a HUGE fan of the older version of slime volleyball, and this version seems even better, with a lot more polish.

 mal Sep 29, 2004
I haven't given it a spin yet, but I will soon. :thumbs-up:

 Djidjo Oct 18, 2004
mmhh... Nobody else ?

C'mon play this party game ! arty

 SeGaFrEaK_NL Oct 18, 2004
I'll download and burn it tonight. This sort of excellent projects deserve support. Can it be played with just one player? (no one around at the moment)

 slinga Oct 18, 2004
Not really.

 SeGaFrEaK_NL Oct 18, 2004
No single player & 2 cpu's against 3 cpu's?

 Djidjo Oct 19, 2004
Yes you can play it alone ! (slinga did you test the last version ?)

There's AI in Floupix ! Not a great AI, but it works. You can use as many CPUs as you want, just press C once you selected a floupix and it will turn into a CPU player.

But of course, this game has to be played with friends.

 slinga Oct 22, 2004
There's AI? WOW!! I didn't see that feature, I will check it out again tonight.

 Djidjo Nov 2, 2004
So, slinga, what do you think of the "great" AI in Floupix ?

Djidjo

 slinga Nov 3, 2004
It beat me. Damn you Vreuzon!!

But I kept it close. And it seemed like the CPUs on my side were not as good as the ones on the other team...then again I could just be making excuses

Seriously though, great job Vreuzon. I'm working on my next 12 player game, but my comp is hosed at the moment, and fedex is taking there sweet time getting me the part I need.

 vreuzon Nov 4, 2004
Very good to know you like it.

All cipius should be playing exactly the same way (As far as i know...). You can take a look at the so called IA code (cipiu.c). Why not modify it, add the code and let people decide which algorithm their cipius will use ?

By now, ou can choose a cipiu behaviour (defender, attacker...) by modifiying its starting position (press B until its position is correct)

Did you try a cipiu-only game with 3 teams, and 12 floupixes in chainsaw mode ?

What will be your next game ?

 slinga Nov 11, 2004
I'm working on a 12 player balloon fight. I don't have windows on my pc yet, so I can't really work on it. And don't expect anything for a loooooooooooooooooooong time. 1) I'm a terrible coder, and 2) I still haven't found an easy way to convert sprites to saturn format. h

 vreuzon Nov 16, 2004

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by slinga@Fri, 2004-11-12 @ 01:48 AM



I'm working on a 12 player balloon fight. I don't have windows on my pc yet, so I can't really work on it. And don't expect anything for a loooooooooooooooooooong time. 1) I'm a terrible coder, and 2) I still haven't found an easy way to convert sprites to saturn format. h




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Can you tell more about that ? Is it some sort of speedball 2 ?

(by the way, who can be that man who did vote "I don"t care about floupix" ?)

 vbt Nov 16, 2004

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by slinga@Fri, 2004-11-12 @ 02:48 AM



I'm working on a 12 player balloon fight. I don't have windows on my pc yet, so I can't really work on it. And don't expect anything for a loooooooooooooooooooong time. 1) I'm a terrible coder, and 2) I still haven't found an easy way to convert sprites to saturn format. h




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You should update your avatar from 1 to 6 => 1 to 12

 RockinB Nov 18, 2004

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by slinga@Fri, 2004-11-12 @ 12:48 AM



I'm working on a 12 player balloon fight. I don't have windows on my pc yet, so I can't really work on it. And don't expect anything for a loooooooooooooooooooong time. 1) I'm a terrible coder, and 2) I still haven't found an easy way to convert sprites to saturn format. h




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Ah, that's funny: I thought I'm a terrible coder, too :cheers .

As for the sprite conversion: if I would remember how I did it with MineSweeper, I surely would tell you. But I think it was not that difficult. Why don't have a look at the sources by yourself?

About floupix, it's really cool that there is CPU AI. Other multiplayer games like Death Tank can't be played by only one player.

Thanks a lot for your work, vreuzon. Along with the 12 snakes(why not monkeys? I never understood that movie) of slinga it's been the only release in the past year.

Noone got a suggestion what to improve? That's one of the things that a coder wants to know through feedback... .

Oh, what I remember for me it's relatively difficult to remember the meaning of a bonus just by his color. Those bonus sprites could be more self-explaining. And I was confused by the bunch of options that can be choosen. Some of them I still don't understand. Sorry .

BTW, do you have any further plans, vreuzon?

Bye then,

The Rockin'-B

 vreuzon Nov 19, 2004

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by Rockin'-B+Thu, 2004-11-18 @ 10:52 PM-->
QUOTE(Rockin'-B @ Thu, 2004-11-18 @ 10:52 PM)
it's relatively difficult to remember the meaning of a bonus just by his color. Those bonus sprites could be more self-explaining. 



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Well, considering bonuses and colors, I'm aware of that as I already have been told by some friends of mine. The reason for me not choosing self-explaining bonuses sprites is to keep it graphically simple. Just keep on playing and it eventally will become natural (you can play without bonuses too) as it did with most of my friends.


  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by Rockin'-B@Thu, 2004-11-18 @ 10:52 PM



I was confused by the bunch of options that can be choosen. Some of them I still don't understand.


Options names are precisely choosen in order to be unclear. There are some explanations in the floupix home page *. i like this idea of letting the player discover options meaning by himself: the game is not designed for a one-time use. (which option don't you understand ?)


  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by Rockin'-B@Thu, 2004-11-18 @ 10:52 PM



Sorry  .


Don't be sorry, for I thank you for your comments (always welcome, as you wrote)