WebSockets and WebGL used to create multiplayer shoot'em up
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Re: WebSockets and WebGL used to create multiplayer shoot'em up
#2Runs pretty smooth and the multiplayer seems to work fine (though Quick Play dropped me into an empty game the first time). Giving the bullets a black outline is a good move because I cannot make sense of the rest of the visuals - horribly low contrast and super noisy, almost random use of color.
Seems to play pretty well other than the issues created by the indecipherable visuals though. I think multiplayer makes this kind of game more engaging, but you need to take steps to overcome the visual confusion and tendency to be overwhelmed when there are 4 players worth of bullets and special effects flying around the screen.
Re: WebSockets and WebGL used to create multiplayer shoot'em up
#3Runs pretty smooth and the multiplayer seems to work fine (though Quick Play dropped me into an empty game the first time). Giving the bullets a black outline is a good move because I cannot make sense of the rest of the visuals - horribly low contrast and super noisy, almost random use of color. Seems to play pretty well other than the issues created by the indecipherable visuals though. I think multiplayer makes th…
I agree about the visuals. I also found the WASD movement, arrow keys to fire scheme pretty hard to use. Can you use the mouse to fire?
Re: WebSockets and WebGL used to create multiplayer shoot'em up
#4Not quite Ikaruga level yet, but quite impressive and the gameplay is good. It could feel almost like a whole new game with re-done artwork.
Re: WebSockets and WebGL used to create multiplayer shoot'em up
#5Runs pretty smooth and the multiplayer seems to work fine (though Quick Play dropped me into an empty game the first time). Giving the bullets a black outline is a good move because I cannot make sense of the rest of the visuals - horribly low contrast and super noisy, almost random use of color. Seems to play pretty well other than the issues created by the indecipherable visuals though. I think multiplayer makes th…
I agree about the visuals. I also found the WASD movement, arrow keys to fire scheme pretty hard to use. Can you use the mouse to fire?
Yes.
Re: WebSockets and WebGL used to create multiplayer shoot'em up
#6You can use an Xbox 360 gamepad if you've got one lying about :)
Re: WebSockets and WebGL used to create multiplayer shoot'em up
#7Runs pretty smooth and the multiplayer seems to work fine (though Quick Play dropped me into an empty game the first time). Giving the bullets a black outline is a good move because I cannot make sense of the rest of the visuals - horribly low contrast and super noisy, almost random use of color. Seems to play pretty well other than the issues created by the indecipherable visuals though. I think multiplayer makes th…
Yeah visuals are confusing, here is how I would fix it:
Make each players view of the game unique such that it is easiest to decipher where their ship is, and where incoming bullets are. So the player's ship could be bright white, the harmfull bullets bright red or orange, and everything else a darker color. What the next player sees is different - a view designed to distinguish their own ship, and player 1's ship is dark. Make sense?
Re: WebSockets and WebGL used to create multiplayer shoot'em up
#8You can use an Xbox 360 gamepad if you've got one lying about :)
Didn't seem to work for me in Chrome, but did work in Chrome Canary.
Re: WebSockets and WebGL used to create multiplayer shoot'em up
#9Doesn't work in Firefox
Re: WebSockets and WebGL used to create multiplayer shoot'em up
#10Runs pretty smooth and the multiplayer seems to work fine (though Quick Play dropped me into an empty game the first time). Giving the bullets a black outline is a good move because I cannot make sense of the rest of the visuals - horribly low contrast and super noisy, almost random use of color. Seems to play pretty well other than the issues created by the indecipherable visuals though. I think multiplayer makes th…
Yeah visuals are confusing, here is how I would fix it: Make each players view of the game unique such that it is easiest to decipher where their ship is, and where incoming bullets are. So the player's ship could be bright white, the harmfull bullets bright red or orange, and everything else a darker color. What the next player sees is different - a view designed to distinguish their own ship, and player 1's ship is…
Thanks for the ideas and thoughts, I'll link the team to this post :)