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Starseeker

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A space shooter game inspired by galaga/space invaders and created with LOVE2D. Just wanted to share it with the LOVE community.
https://xaa3.itch.io/starseeker

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Works best on 16:9 displays. The game is only 5 levels and if you're able to beat it I would love to hear what high score you finished with ;)

Controls
Arrow Keys - Move ship left/right or menu up/down
Space Bar - Fire or Menu Select
Escape - Cancel
Also has XBOX controller support
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Re: Starseeker

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Looking really good, well done!
To fix your Youtube link: Just put the "h47O7IS4pVE" into the bbcode.
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Re: Starseeker

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MadByte wrote: Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:21 am Looking really good, well done!
To fix your Youtube link: Just put the "h47O7IS4pVE" into the bbcode.
Thanks that was driving me crazy!
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Re: Starseeker

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This is a great game. I like the look of it, but it was pretty hard. I can't get past level 3 so far. I wish I could fire while in "blink mode" after dying. Otherwise all I can do is dodge, and hope the screen doesn't fill up with bullets too quickly. I also really wanted to be able to move the ship up/down. I found myself stuck on one side of the screen longer than I'd like, because I couldn't maneuver around bullets very well.

Overall though, this is really well done! The asteroid dodge is a nice touch.
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Re: Starseeker

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HanaIndiana wrote: Wed Apr 04, 2018 2:50 am This is a great game. I like the look of it, but it was pretty hard. I can't get past level 3 so far. I wish I could fire while in "blink mode" after dying. Otherwise all I can do is dodge, and hope the screen doesn't fill up with bullets too quickly. I also really wanted to be able to move the ship up/down. I found myself stuck on one side of the screen longer than I'd like, because I couldn't maneuver around bullets very well.

Overall though, this is really well done! The asteroid dodge is a nice touch.
Thanks for your input! It's nice to hear about someone playing the game other than me :megagrin:

The restriction to left/right movement is an intentional design decision, but I'll try to shorten the death/blinking length in the next version.
Level 3 is definitely hard. Try to deal with the wide grey 4 bullet enemies as soon as they come on screen.
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Version 1.0.1 Release

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- Player can now fire in invulnerability mode
- Levels/Asteroid Dodge are now shorter but ramp up in difficulty as the progress
- Death delay shortened
- Invulnerability mode lengthened
- Upgraded to LÖVE 11.0
- Added new enemy type to Level 1

Download the new release
https://xaa3.itch.io/starseeker


Also here's the LOVE file.
Starseeker_101.love
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Version 1.0.2

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- Now uses borderless fullscreen mode instead of exclusive
- Added menu option to toggle between fullscreen and windowed mode
- Fixed some graphical inconsistencies
- Added secret mode for finishing the game with over 3000 points
- Slightly sharper art
- Changed music for levels 3 and 5

Download the new release
https://xaa3.itch.io/starseeker
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Re: Starseeker

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I love the visuals. Way to go!
A little bit to much of the shaders? May be )
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Re: Starseeker

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D0NM wrote: Thu May 10, 2018 8:50 am I love the visuals. Way to go!
A little bit to much of the shaders? May be )
It may be :megagrin:
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