[GAME] Space Invader Block Breaker WITH Procedural enemy ship generation

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After what has become something of an extended project, I finally present my first game to the world:

Space Invader Block Breaker

Defend the earth from incoming space invaders!

It features a fully functional Procedural Enemy Ship generator! It took some time to figure out, code and optimize (using a CoRoutine), but I’m proud of the end result. No two games will ever be the same, because enemy ships are generated on the fly, with millions of variations.

If you’re only interested in what the procedural ship generator looks like, I’ve added a button to the menu to showcase its functionality.

See if you can reach scores of 1000 or higher! At a score of 1000+ and 3000+, the music will switch into high gear.
My personal best is a score of 8000 (approx. 4 min)

I’d love to hear what you guys think of it!

Cheers,

Ashen

(Note: the game is 15MB, so be patient when loading the game :).


Edit 1: I’ve optimized the game a bit further. The procedural ship generation should now work a bit faster with less lag. The start of the game has been sped up as well so that you don’t have to wait as long anymore for the first enemy ship to arrive.
Edit2: Small change made to Right-button (RB) control. Using the RB summons the projectile back to the paddle, and locks the paddle in place, allowing you to aim. Any mousebutton now allows you to fire in the aimed direction (previously only possible with RB). Also added a 3 second cooldown to the ‘Play Again’ button on the end-screen, to prevent button mashing at the end of the game causing you to accidentally click through this screen straight away.

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Wow, that’s pretty cool, man! I couldn’t tell the difference between L and R mouse functionality, but it didn’t seem to make much of a difference. Think I got about 1300 score.

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Thanks for the feedback :).
I’ve made a few small tweeks thanks to your input!

The difference between the Left and Right mouse buttons lies in their ability to aim.

  • Left mouseclick returns the projectile to the paddle, but leaving the paddle free to move horizontally so you can launch the projectile again straight upwards somewhere else.
  • Right mouseclick returns the projectile to the paddle, but will additionally lock the paddle in place, giving you the ability to aim. Any mouseclick will then launch it in that direction (instead of just simply upwards).

A score of 1300 is pretty good!
My trick to the game is to try and get the ball behind a ship, and summon it back to the paddle, whilst frantically moving the paddle itself left and right so that the projectile on the way back hits as many ship components as possible :).