Attempting to do the asteroids mod has just gone to show how much i suck at coding. because im using game maker. or rather attempting to use game maker and failing epically. lets just say that one of my finer moments was trying to figure out how to delete an instance from the room.
20 minutes later. instance finally deleted.
oh dear. give me a mac and a wacom any day.
currently asteroids is functioning. however, this is a tentative state. if i could get the scoring and lives to work i could maybe even call it a game. not a great game, but at this point im not asking for more.
the mod is pretty simple, you get hit by an asteroid, two more appear. The real change is more cosmetic. lets just say, the title ‘asteroids’ doesnt really apply anymore. it looks more like a promotional game for a brand of diet pills. though it does look kind of distressing having a person walking (ok, sliding) around shooting pills out of there mouth. a bit too kings cross. but regardless of the diet pill junkie/bulimic that my spaceship has become, it looks retro fabulous.
I think the lesson here is pretty clear: if you want a game to look good, look me up. If you want a game to work, maybe call someone else.
