{"author_name":"Dathgale","cat":"LD #11 - Minimalist - 2008","comments":[],"epoch":1208678460,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"75152","p_author":"Dathgale","p_authorkey":"510647","p_urlkey":"110984","p_title":"Omnihunter: final","p_cat":"LD #11 - Minimalist - 2008","p_event":"LD11","p_time":"1208678460","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"510647","us_name":"Dathgale","us_username":"Dathgale","event_start":"1208476800","event_key":"87","event_name":"LD11"},"text":"

I finally settled on a name. Since this game is based on one of my past projects, a roguelike called “The Hunter”, I kept thinking of corny names like “Hunter 2D” for its contiguous 2d coordinate system, and “Hunter 360” for 360 degrees of freedom. Yuck. Finally I came up with “Omnihunter” for an omni-directional version of The Hunter.<\/p>\n

As for the polish I added since my last post, it was mostly a hour worth of minor bug fixes, and I replaced the alligator graphic with a rat because it matches the monsters’ movement pattern better. Here’s what it looks like:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

It’s very… minimal. There’s a lot more I could have done with this game, like adding more types of monsters, give the player a choice of weaponry, make the monsters spawn out of things that the player can destroy, add walls and turn the environment into a labyrinth, add animations… even make the rats spontaneously combust. Overall, though, I’m pleased with how it turned out. It’s nice to see my entire development cycle outlined in my posts, and for my idea to have become a reality in about a day. Plus, I have fun playing my game, and I think other people will too.<\/p>\n

According to my posts, it looks like I have spent around 9-10 hours of work on this project over the course of 26 hours. Somehow I think it should have taken me less time than that, seeing as it’s a very simple game, but I finished a project for once, and I have plenty of time to spare. Better that than not finishing in time.<\/p>\n

Download the game here: http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/?xcmndkznj4n<\/a><\/strike><\/p>\n

EDIT: On second thought, there were still a few changes I wanted to make. I’m really cutting it close with only 17 minutes left. Download the updated version here: http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/?jdmmi1k5e7y<\/a><\/p>\n

Dependencies:<\/p>\n