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Title: Acheron Pong 2
Post by: n/a on 10 August 2015, 16:05:31
(http://i.imgur.com/6uelJuC.png)
A classic idea merged with modern awesomesauce...

[ Download! ] (http://www.mediafire.com/download/4quthibncum7njc/Acheron+Pong+2+Ver+2.3.exe)
[ Ver. 2.3 ]



[ Description ]
     A complete remake of the classic PONG, featuring gameplay with up to 4 simultaneous players or intelligent (?) bots, plenty of different gamemodes, tons of different pong balls, extensive statistics tracking, awesome graphic FX, and frantic gameplay with the multiple pong balls on screen at the same time!


[ Screenshots ]
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[ Animated Screenshots ]
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[ Update Log ]
+ addition, - removed, ^ changed, * fixed, = extension

Ver. 1.0
+released

Ver. 1.1
^incomplete menu options are red
*fixed game crashing bug

Ver. 1.2
+fancy wave bars
+pressing escape on any menu returns up one level
^balls spawn in smoothly
*fixed ghost ball always trick shotting
*fixed bricks not aligned properly
*fixed maximum mass not resetting
*fixed quitting on pause menu somewhat freezing the game
*fixed being unable to get out of results screen

Ver. 2.0
+even smarter AI!
=+ignores pong balls it can never reach in time
=+targets pong balls that will reach the goal quicker, rather than solely on distance
=+behind paddle ignore zone width now dependent on the pong ball size
+direction of which pong balls spawn in is made so as to balance and not overwhelm players
+parasite ball
+weakling ball
+critical mass ball now has an added effect
+new controls intro included that only happens at first time
+version indicator in the intro at the top left
+the game modes screen is starting to have its own developed menu
+advanced mass/weight system to determine which pong ball to spawn
^statistics screen now display distance in meters, rather than pixels
^fancier intro sequence
^default controls are more "intuitive/logical"
*fixed radioactive ball not inheriting an event properly
*fixed accelerate ball not inheriting an event properly
*fixed random ball not spawning smoothly
*fixed teleporter ball not affecting the wave bars
*fixed normal balls created by splitter ball counting as normal balls and outputting an event for normal balls
*fixed splitter balls potentially bunching up together

Ver. 2.1
*fixed default controls being set to absurd values

Ver. 2.2
+super extra trippy RGB color shift!
+random balls affect the RGB around where they randomize to
*fixed potential chance of interpolation happening

Ver. 2.3
*fixed critical mass ball having debug variable set
 
[ Known Issues ]
!!! extreme, !! moderate, ! mild, # inefficiency, % aesthetical, = extension

!ghost balls get stuck in bricks
%game modes screen is incomplete
%AI paddles idle awkwardly
Title: Re: Acheron Pong 2
Post by: n/a on 10 August 2015, 16:25:01
Ver. 2.1
*fixed default controls being set to absurd values
Title: Re: Acheron Pong 2
Post by: alfasketer on 10 August 2015, 16:30:07
Holly molly o_O
Pong+LCD...


What engine have you used.
Title: Re: Acheron Pong 2
Post by: n/a on 10 August 2015, 16:40:48
Quote from: alfasketer on 10 August 2015, 16:30:07
Holly molly o_O
Pong+LCD...


What engine have you used.
I programmed it with GameMaker: Studio

The same engine that powers Risk of Rain, Gunpoint, Hotline Miami, Dust Force, and more
Title: Re: Acheron Pong 2
Post by: n/a on 11 August 2015, 06:11:36
Ver. 2.2
+super extra trippy RGB color shift!
+random balls affect the RGB around where they randomize to
*fixed potential chance of interpolation happening

EDIT:
Wow, I'm a derp

Ver. 2.3
*fixed critical mass ball having debug variable set
Title: Re: Acheron Pong 2
Post by: Pierre Bruno on 05 August 2016, 16:05:06
Wow, that's... colourful. So when will this game be perfected? :3