RESHOOT R in development - Page 8

DamienD · 29 July 2018, 16:13

Now that I've discovered / had the chance to try out the at least 8 month old demo; here's my feedback for what it's worth...

Much improved over the original Reshoot.
Graphics / sounds etc. are great.
Only thing I think needs to be addressed is as follows... not sure why "upgrades" (speed / weapons) are always distributed at the same points in the game without any action required. IMHO it would be better to get these once a certain wave of enemies has been destroyed.

Anyway, nice work and do keep us updated on EAB

DamienD · 29 July 2018, 16:55

...and after playing some more.

The way in which your ship's weapon spreads makes it very difficult to hit targets accurately; especially in regards to the small rockets that are fired from the eye / Salamander type emenies

Also, a possible suggestion... maybe it would be cool to have a system like the arcade Slap Fight, Gradius series, or Project-X on the Amiga where you collect numerous tokens, this then moves along the bar at the bottom of the screen with various functions / weapon options, and gives the player the choice of which upgrade to select / utilise.

DamienD · 29 July 2018, 17:52

...and even with full weapons given at the time; this enemy takes far too long to kill:

A little unfair and unbalanced IMHO... it's definitely not about having skill but "hit points" required to kill enemies...

thairacerjp · 29 July 2018, 18:43

i agree with you, if you compare the second picture from the world premiere in march 2017, the same ennemies looked easiest to kill than in the Gamescom
vidéo in december 2017 ! , the salamender are very strong to fight, i have to do again & again, it's a challenge but without save-state, it's Huge

but it's far from the final game............ anyway i still found it's a great game.

at 2'39
[ Show youtube player ]

at 2'45
[ Show youtube player ]

But the most interesting is about the worms projectiles who follow us but can be destroy, very challeging gameplay !!

hipoonios · 29 July 2018, 23:13

Did not know a demo was out. Will try it tomorrow.

DamienD · 29 July 2018, 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by hipoonios

Did not know a demo was out. Will try it tomorrow.

Tell me about it... I only discovered this today thanks to thairacerjp.

Steve · 29 July 2018, 23:41

Not sure why but after the title screen I press fire and all I get is a purple screen with the music playing.

buzzybee · 30 July 2018, 00:23

@thairacerjp: Thanks for the video, great to see the RESHOOT R demo running on modern PSP hardware :-) The emulation seems to have a couple of issues though. The objects should not flicker at all, and also the collision detection does not seem to work correctly. Looks like the blitter-timing does not run synchronized perfectly. Never seen that before, would hope that the emulation is the cause for this behaviour ...

DamienD · 30 July 2018, 00:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by buzzybee

The emulation seems to have a couple of issues though. The objects should not flicker at all, and also the collision detection does not seem to work correctly. Looks like the blitter-timing does not run synchronized perfectly. Never seen that before, would hope that the emulation is the cause for this behaviour ...

This doesn't happen in WinUAE

...uae4all is nowhere near as advanced.

StingRay · 30 July 2018, 17:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve

Not sure why but after the title screen I press fire and all I get is a purple screen with the music playing.

Same here. Didn't check what's causing that problem yet.

thairacerjp · 30 July 2018, 18:36

on CD 32 with this demo, most of time it run perfectly but sometimes the spaceship disappear but I quit the game and launch and it's ok, but I never had purple screen with music.

DamienD · 30 July 2018, 22:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve

Not sure why but after the title screen I press fire and all I get is a purple screen with the music playing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by StingRay

Same here. Didn't check what's causing that problem yet.

Hey guys,

Very strange indeed

As you probably read, I took the files off earok's CD32 XMAS DISC 2017...

I then added an icon + script to launch the game, tested and then made the ReshootR_demo.lha file that you find in The Zone!

Afterwards, I tested the above .lha file by extracting to fresh "Classic WB Lite" + "Workbench 3.1" installs and then playing the game; no issues what-so-ever...

Finally, I also used the same files (minus the icon + script) to create a bare-bones / self booting .HDF for my collection; see here. This work 100% of the time via WinUAE with a standard A1200 Quickstart.

Anyway, I've uploaded this .HDF to The Zone! in case you want to try it

DamienD · 30 July 2018, 23:36

Hmmm, thought I'd take a look at the files on earok's CD32 XMAS DISC 2017 again...

The "GAMES\RESHOOTR" directory contains the following:

Not really sure why "reshoot.iso" is contained within...

Anyway, if you look in the "DATA" folder it contains:

2 x folders
89 x files

For some reason, I think I used the files from inside "reshoot.iso"... in here the "data" folder contains:

2 x folders
53 x files

Anyway, new "ReshootR_demo.lha" uploaded to The Zone!

Does that make any difference for you guys?

...looks like I'll need to create another bare-bones / self booting .HDF for my collection

DamienD · 30 July 2018, 23:49

Ok, I had completed the demo using the files from inside "reshoot.iso"...

...just quickly completed the demo using the new extra files

Exactly the same in terms of the game, graphics, sounds, enemies, patterns, weapons etc...

Anyway, hopefully this makes a difference for people having issues?

DamienD · 31 July 2018, 00:05

Bah, just did some further comparisons between the old versus new files.

...the extra 36 files are ".uaem" files which are basically nothing:

...old "ReshootR_demo.lha" archive put back in The Zone!

Over to you Sting; I'm sure you'll figure out what the issue is

@Richard; sorry for the off topic in your thread but it's probably beneficial to know why this issue occurs on some people's Amiga models...

buzzybee · 14 August 2018, 06:00

The demo which is out right now is based on some old code from october 2017. I recently did a lot of optimisations to make sure the game runs fine on any classic hardware. The current internal build runs fine on a CD32 console – in fact I showed the game on a small public retro show here in Germany on such a configuration.

Still, if anyone finds out what the problem is, please keep me informed!

Onto another subject: Thought you guys want to read about what is going on with RESHOOT R and why it delivers japanese moments. Here is new screenshot. Feel free to visit my Patreon website for further details.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/beauty-of-chaos-20747249

DamienD · 14 August 2018, 12:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by buzzybee

The demo which is out right now is based on some old code from october 2017. I recently did a lot of optimisations to make sure the game runs fine on any classic hardware. The current internal build runs fine on a CD32 console – in fact I showed the game on a small public retro show here in Germany on such a configuration.

Still, if anyone finds out what the problem is, please keep me informed!

Good news Richard, well done

Quote:

Originally Posted by buzzybee

Onto another subject: Thought you guys want to read about what is going on with RESHOOT R and why it delivers japanese moments. Here is new screenshot. Feel free to visit my Patreon website for further details.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/beauty-of-chaos-20747249

Looks awesome

Amigajay · 14 August 2018, 12:18

Indeed, looks very promising and i can see care and attention and not rushing it out have really made it shine.

buzzybee · 14 August 2018, 12:26

Thanks for your comments. Indeed, when comparing the latest build with what I had shown in August 2017 at gamescom show in Germany, the current build does look just a little bit better - but it feels totally different due to enhanced controls, collision detection and many more enhancements.

Gzegzolka · 14 August 2018, 20:55

I like what I see and I would love to play it

29 July 2018, 16:13	#141
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Now that I've discovered / had the chance to try out the at least 8 month old demo; here's my feedback for what it's worth... Much improved over the original Reshoot. Graphics / sounds etc. are great. Only thing I think needs to be addressed is as follows... not sure why "upgrades" (speed / weapons) are always distributed at the same points in the game without any action required. IMHO it would be better to get these once a certain wave of enemies has been destroyed. Anyway, nice work and do keep us updated on EAB

29 July 2018, 17:52	#143
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	...and even with full weapons given at the time; this enemy takes far too long to kill: A little unfair and unbalanced IMHO... it's definitely not about having skill but "hit points" required to kill enemies... Last edited by DamienD; 31 July 2018 at 16:45.

29 July 2018, 18:43	#144
thairacerjp Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: FRANCE Posts: 375	i agree with you, if you compare the second picture from the world premiere in march 2017, the same ennemies looked easiest to kill than in the Gamescom vidéo in december 2017 ! , the salamender are very strong to fight, i have to do again & again, it's a challenge but without save-state, it's Huge but it's far from the final game............ anyway i still found it's a great game. at 2'39 [ Show youtube player ] at 2'45 [ Show youtube player ] But the most interesting is about the worms projectiles who follow us but can be destroy, very challeging gameplay !! Last edited by thairacerjp; 29 July 2018 at 18:50.

30 July 2018, 23:36	#153
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Hmmm, thought I'd take a look at the files on earok's CD32 XMAS DISC 2017 again... The "GAMES\RESHOOTR" directory contains the following: Not really sure why "reshoot.iso" is contained within... Anyway, if you look in the "DATA" folder it contains: 2 x folders 89 x files For some reason, I think I used the files from inside "reshoot.iso"... in here the "data" folder contains: 2 x folders 53 x files Anyway, new "ReshootR_demo.lha" uploaded to The Zone! Does that make any difference for you guys? ...looks like I'll need to create another bare-bones / self booting .HDF for my collection

31 July 2018, 00:05	#155
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Bah, just did some further comparisons between the old versus new files. ...the extra 36 files are ".uaem" files which are basically nothing: ...old "ReshootR_demo.lha" archive put back in The Zone! Over to you Sting; I'm sure you'll figure out what the issue is @Richard; sorry for the off topic in your thread but it's probably beneficial to know why this issue occurs on some people's Amiga models... Last edited by DamienD; 31 July 2018 at 08:55.

29 July 2018, 16:55	#142
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	...and after playing some more. The way in which your ship's weapon spreads makes it very difficult to hit targets accurately; especially in regards to the small rockets that are fired from the eye / Salamander type emenies Also, a possible suggestion... maybe it would be cool to have a system like the arcade Slap Fight, Gradius series, or Project-X on the Amiga where you collect numerous tokens, this then moves along the bar at the bottom of the screen with various functions / weapon options, and gives the player the choice of which upgrade to select / utilise.

29 July 2018, 23:13	#145
hipoonios Amiga Hardcore Gamer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sweden Age: 46 Posts: 1,207	Did not know a demo was out. Will try it tomorrow.

29 July 2018, 23:41	#147
Steve I Identify as an Ewok Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Lincolnshire Age: 45 Posts: 2,356	Not sure why but after the title screen I press fire and all I get is a purple screen with the music playing.

30 July 2018, 00:23	#148
buzzybee Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Landsberg / Germany Posts: 526	@thairacerjp: Thanks for the video, great to see the RESHOOT R demo running on modern PSP hardware :-) The emulation seems to have a couple of issues though. The objects should not flicker at all, and also the collision detection does not seem to work correctly. Looks like the blitter-timing does not run synchronized perfectly. Never seen that before, would hope that the emulation is the cause for this behaviour ...

30 July 2018, 18:36	#151
thairacerjp Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: FRANCE Posts: 375	on CD 32 with this demo, most of time it run perfectly but sometimes the spaceship disappear but I quit the game and launch and it's ok, but I never had purple screen with music.

30 July 2018, 23:49	#154
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Ok, I had completed the demo using the files from inside "reshoot.iso"... ...just quickly completed the demo using the new extra files Exactly the same in terms of the game, graphics, sounds, enemies, patterns, weapons etc... Anyway, hopefully this makes a difference for people having issues?

14 August 2018, 06:00	#156
buzzybee Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Landsberg / Germany Posts: 526	The demo which is out right now is based on some old code from october 2017. I recently did a lot of optimisations to make sure the game runs fine on any classic hardware. The current internal build runs fine on a CD32 console – in fact I showed the game on a small public retro show here in Germany on such a configuration. Still, if anyone finds out what the problem is, please keep me informed! Onto another subject: Thought you guys want to read about what is going on with RESHOOT R and why it delivers japanese moments. Here is new screenshot. Feel free to visit my Patreon website for further details. https://www.patreon.com/posts/beauty-of-chaos-20747249

14 August 2018, 12:18	#158
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,881	Indeed, looks very promising and i can see care and attention and not rushing it out have really made it shine.

14 August 2018, 12:26	#159
buzzybee Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Landsberg / Germany Posts: 526	Thanks for your comments. Indeed, when comparing the latest build with what I had shown in August 2017 at gamescom show in Germany, the current build does look just a little bit better - but it feels totally different due to enhanced controls, collision detection and many more enhancements.

14 August 2018, 20:55	#160
Gzegzolka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warszawa / Polska Posts: 1,858	I like what I see and I would love to play it

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