Hills & Balls Preview (Teaser)

Posted Fri, 02/12/2010 - 3:36pm by LB


LB

Until the game is finneshed/beta is released, ejnoy this instead!

Controls:
Left/Right Arrow: Spin clockwise/counter-clockwise
Down Arrow: Stop spinning
R: Reset to last checkpoint
P/Pause: Pause/Step frame
Space: Use a launcher (usually in a V-shaped formation, but they could be hidden too)

Latest Demo: http://www.box.net/shared/xpumb8t0tc

Comments

Root's picture
by Root - 02/12/2010 - 4:04pm
7

Looks good so far. It's a little glitchy if you hit the orange circle; that can send me inside a wall and have me stuck there. It's also kind of difficult, the level you have given should probably be one of the later levels in the game. Still it's a fun game, especially for an unfinished one.

mint brick's picture
by mint brick - 02/12/2010 - 5:57pm
6

Kind of confusing, but pretty good.

LB's picture
by LB - 02/13/2010 - 10:58am
25.5

Opps forgot to post controls! I will update it real quick!

Mint Brick, can you please tell me specifically what's confusing about it? If I haven't already I would like to address it in the help documntation/tutorial.

mint brick's picture
by mint brick - 02/13/2010 - 12:58pm
6

It's just that a few objects aren't really self explanatory + that we have to guess what the controls are. (And who would think that a dangerous looking X gives you an extra life?)

RickyRombo's picture
by RickyRombo - 02/13/2010 - 1:09pm

Yeah, change the X to a +1

Not all of the objects are self explanatory, make sure to have them explained somewhere.

RickyRombo's picture
by RickyRombo - 02/13/2010 - 1:08pm

and the notification flashes but disappears like right away...

NEED FAILSAFES!!

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mint brick's picture
by mint brick - 02/13/2010 - 1:06pm
8

Oops... I didn't see that the controls where shown above..... Tired

LB's picture
by LB - 02/13/2010 - 1:16pm
7

It doesn't look like an X! It would have to turn 45 degrees to be an X, and it doesn't!

The notifications are designed to go away upon pressing any key. It's a glitch in MMF2 and I am still trying to find a solution. Plus, it'd be annoying if it stayed until you released then pressed a key again. Sticking out tongue

If you get stuck press R. It's more realistic because if you go so fast that you break through something, you should either get stuck or go all the way through it. Anyway, thanks for the feedback!

RickyRombo's picture
by RickyRombo - 02/13/2010 - 1:53pm

I'm sorry LB ;___; I didn't mean to offend you Sad

(Gwerdychat conversation went badly)

LB's picture
by LB - 02/13/2010 - 6:48pm
7

This is a video of me beating this level in just a couple of minutes. Sorry for the poor quality, but it's watchable.
http://www.LB-Stuff.com/Hills_and_Balls/HB_Preview_Vid.zip (2~3MB, 20~21MB decompressed)
See if you can do it too. Eye-wink