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@@ -2,6 +2,52 @@ * Spring 2016 Lisp Game Jam -** Game +** Gameplay - Minimalistic Ikaruga clone with pixel art visuals. + Minimalistic Ikaruga clone. The player can switch between a light + ship and a dark ship with the push of a button. Bullets are either + light or dark. When the player is light, dark bullets kill and + light bullets are absorbed. Vice versa when the player is dark. + Dark bullets deal 2x damage to light enemies and vice versa. + + For simplicity, the player will fight waves of enemies with a boss + fight at the end. The next wave enters when the current wave has + been defeated. + +** Graphics + + All graphics use the Dawnbringer 16 color palette. + +*** Player sprite + + The player sprite is 16x16 and has 3 frames: moving forward, + moving left, moving right. + +*** Enemy sprites + + Each enemy sprite has only 3 frames. The first two are the normal + sprite frames. Two frames are used so that the enemy can + "breathe" and appear as if it's moving and isn't just static. The + third frame is flashed when the enemy has been hit by a bullet. + +*** Explosion sprites + + Need both small and large explosion animations. Perhaps some + explosion animation on OpenGameArt can be recolored. + +** Design resources + + http://shmuptheory.blogspot.com/2010/02/anatomy-of-shmup.html + http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/AttilioCarotenuto/20150930/254963/Designing_smart_meaningful_SHMUPs.php + + +** Devlog + + (aggregate into real blog post at some point) + +*** Day 1 + + - Made player sprite + - Made first enemy sprite + - Made scrolling background + - Got boilerplate code in place, player can move and shoot. |