We just played a 4 player game that went nuts. We all started

Okay.

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>>376094685
Come join.

>keys activated
more keys

DPTCR-[seven]PFQ3-TL2F[eee]
2LIGZ-JQZB[bee]-5YIP[em]
BBDDA-[el]HWMF-C3V3[el]
CPN[seven]Z-XBPXT-J63P[ef]

I don't quite understand how the upgrades work

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>>376094837
>DPTCR-[seven]PFQ3-TL2F[eee]
thanks for the game, but can't find a match

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>>376095907
Try the tutorial.

Basically its gradius style - each upgrade costs 1 more powerup. so you collect powerups until the upgrade you want is highlighted then you trigger it, and that's the upgrade you get.

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>>376096158
hey, we just played a game, i'll host another one in a few mins, i'll post when I do. try a single player game while you wait?

>>376096178
So, the only way to select a different thing to upgrade is to get more green orbs?
Action Button 1 and 2 don't appear to do anything

weird I didn't completed the first level after tutorial (ground level, died at boss) and still was able to play the next one

>>376094572
OP maybe you can tell us the name of this game too.

>>376097050
nevermind it seems I had to start from the begining

>>376097191
>>376094572
Right, the game is called CounterAttack.

>>376097191
Downloadan it now and lookan to join.

>>376096178
So you need 9 upgrades to get a life? Why not use a simple system where you can choose what you want to spend orbs on instead of sitting on them? More reactive and if you happen to die you aren't screwed into losing them all.

Also it really sucks since you don't gain a life when completing a level in the campaign. Some of those boss fights start you off with a quick cheap death the first time you encounter them. Not like this needs a system like in arcades where they're trying to make money.

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>>376096584
Action Button 1 and 2 are for lists and sliders, like changing your ship, or volume

>>376097616
I'm hosting a new game in like 6mins, just having a quick bite to eat


more keys tho

Z0[jay]MG-CIBHV-27MN[que]
DMQ0M-[4*2]AGWJ-HQA[en]L
MR[3*2]YC-YBL6L-L4C7[eee]

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>>376097914
There are a lot of ways to increase your survivability. Shields. Armor. Drones. Evasion. I'm happy with 1 life being worth 9 speeds. Also, there are other ways to get lives, and other ways to get powerups.

You don't lose all of your powerups when you die, your weakest ones. So if you have +1speed, +1 spread, and +1 side, you will lose your speed and side. There is an attachment that makes it that you don't lose anything when you die, you get it for completing the pilot training level.

>>376097949
Only at 32%. How long do games take? At this rate I'll be another 15mins, and then probably another 5-10minutes going through Training. The screenshot implies a Gradius style powerup system though, is that basically what this game is? (And how much do I need to know in Training? Any fancy mechanics?)

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>>376098346
Quickest game is Very Hard Survival. That's like 5 mins.

Full campaign can be almost 1 hour if you make it to the end.

>The screenshot implies a Gradius style powerup system
Ya, like Gradius for powerups. Also there is the attachment system, it lets you customize your weapons in some pretty extreme ways. One example is changing your side into a shockwave, or getting an autogun turret, or hanging your plasma into a mini nuke. Also they can be combined for some pretty crazy shit. Checkout the screenshots on the steam page.

As for training, if you've played Gradius you're basically good to go. If you haven't, max your speed and spread first, and don't save your bombs - use them.

more keys

VYZFW-VJ[1+1+1-1][five]6-D0CJ[tee]
0B99L-[tee]JWFN-Q7Y7[why]
WFJ4*2]0-IX9AG-BVXR[ef]

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game up. v0.17.75

if you have the wrong version you might have to restart steam. the update will be like 15megs.

>>376099047
Just finished downloading. Are you guys in-game? Do I need to mess with the online server selection?

What game s this

>>376099047
You guys still hosting? The only server I see is PW locked.

>>376100502
Game is called CounterAttack. It's a shmup with the Gradius powerup mechanic.

>>376100579
That host might be eating or something, per >>376097949

>>376100502
>>376097348

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>>376099796
ya, we're just in game. you should be able to see us in the lobby, we're about 70% done.

more keys
KV4TC-D8RGH-P4Q7[bee]
4KM4H-V57T5-XR3G[eh]
6CKBZ-VF8GE-BRX3[em]

>>376101052
just took the first key, thanks!

>>376101052
The default gamepad controls seem good on the steam controller. I don't see any need to change the default

>>376101052
all gone lmao

What game is this?

>>376094572
LOOK. SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T AT LEAST TELL PEOPLE WHAT THE GAME IS IN THE OP.

>>376097191
>>376100502
>>376101583
See >>376098547

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>>376101485
cool, i bought a steam controller and made a profile i liked for it. glad you like it.

new game hosted

more keys

9GMNW-BBKMF-YI[three]ZH
YVR2F-I2EI[2*2]-TZ[6+2][six]Q
C6Y22-YWRGQ-Y0H[nine]E
78XET-[8*1]IRJZ-XFB7[eh]

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>>376102086
>>376101583
ohshit sorry

it's CounterAttack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElxZkGciODM

>>376101485
>>376102430
Even if it didn't suit, the game already supports controller rebindings, so just mapping to X-input is enough.

>>376102474
Remember to name the game next time you start a thread. Whether it's this game or any other game.

>>376102430

What fucking letter is "eh"?

>>376102707
a

Just wondering why there is a flood of keys. I don't want my account flagged.

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we're starting a new game

4 / 8

come join

more keys

CB372-2NPZ7-[1+1+1]YW[eee]I
EAPJX-5XBV7-DCN[4*2][kay]
CEGYZ-6BLGM-Q[en]CK[tee]

>>376102956
I'm assuming it's the dev posting.

>>376103026
>>376103032
Okay... I took the bottom one. Don't ban me bro.

>>376103026
>>376103092
finally snagged one! the middle row

Aussie player here. I seem to have desynced or something so I just quit out. I'ma go get some food now. Have fun.

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>>376103271
if you get back, why do you think you desynced? what happened?

more keys

LYN9T-QD7VN-[gee]DEJ[3?5]
KW70G-T6[seven]XJ-Q7IN[jay]
0B70W-[1+1]JW57-YP[que]LQ

>try to start game
>it freezes my PC for a few seconds and makes an awful noise

Fix your game OP.

>>376094572
I just get "Room Locked" when I'm trying to join.

Well that was fun. I'm gonna go to bed now

>>376103678
Werks on my musheen :^)

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>>376103678
That's rough, I don't know what to tell you. Can you try updating your drivers? What kind of noise? It seems to be working
for everybody else.

more keys

K0PJF-T2ZN2-R5FCE
LALCV-WX98L-0I8QH
HDRMC-4F84T-4YBZ2

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>>376104539
hey, we were mid game, come join now

>>376104783
ya man its late, good night, gg

more keys for good luck

Q627B-H5Z[seven]L-3IQ2[kay]
ATDTL-Q[why]ZIE-MDMJ[bee]
3WCH4-PB[kay]E[nine]-Z[en]Y[3*3]0

>>376097949
>Z0[jay]MG-CIBHV-27MN[que]
thanks for the key senpai im downloading now

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>>376104950
wow that's a key from a while ago. I haven't been checking what ones were activated, I bet a lot are still good lol

>>376103610
>LYN9T-QD7VN-[gee]DEJ[3?5]
Thank's for the key, papa.

>>376104884
Drivers are pretty up to date (two to three months old). The noise was one of the intro sound effects skipping repeatedly. Starting it now still freezes shit for a good minute before working normally.

>>376104884
Q627B-H5Z[seven]L-3IQ2[kay] get

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>>376105779
so after a min it works as expected?

well thats messed up. what are your specs? ill try to reproduce/fix it.

we just started a new game, but might do another after

more keys

C70GW-BLR9C-[nine]HJ0[el]
L3DAV-EWDNI-AT3I[4*2]
ZBETT-DAV47-YRY[seven][arr]

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>>376106090
It's probably AMD's fault.

>>376106090
room locked?
>>376103271
I'm aussie too

>>376106217
thanks, ill see if I can fix it

>>376106246
you can try starting a new room, but its too late for me

>>376103610
>why do you think you desynced? what happened?
I'm pretty sure you're the dev now, there's not much reason otherwise to ask that. Plus you kinda confirm here too >376108323.

Nothing specific springs to mind in terms of cause. Lag probably. We'd just finished the second level. I just readied up. Thrid stage started, everything was fine for about two seconds. The game froze for a moment (about 1 second), and then resumed, but there were no players on screen, and enemy waves were just coming in. None of them were blowing up randomly, so if it's a desync, it must've been a pretty bad desync. (Or maybe just a netcode thing.)

On the feedback side of things, couple of points.

>Chat messages
When I send a chat message, please have the input cursor stay in the chat box entry. Most games do this as the default. Continuing my message into a second input made me exit a lobby because the message I was typing included a shortcut key for the exit button.

>Input mode and controllers
Have mouse clicks always be a valid input for online mode as far as the menus go. But if I begin the Ready process with a controller input, disable the keyboard input for UI elements other than chat. Exception can be made for special buttons and modifiers.

>Enemy health and general balancing
This is the wrong genre for grinding down non-boss enemies. Survival wave 3 is the most egregious example. Overall, most enemies should have less health and be easy to kill. You need to consider how much DPS players can output, spread across how many bullets, and player accuracy. Then take those numbers and consider how much enemy health you add with each enemy wave. For some types of challenges, it's appropriate to have tough enemies, but it shouldn't be standard.

>Player count
The number of powerups is probably okay for single player, but for multiplayer, maybe drop more powerups. Similary, enemies can scale here instead of being mostly the same for all player counts.