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syke247




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PostPosted: Fri, 16th Jan 2009 10:56    Post subject: A New Zero (different indie game)
This is a weird textureless, absolutely tiny (500kb), multiplayer team-based explode-the-buildings game with planes and boats.

PREVIEW VIDEO and DOWNLOAD here:
http://www.crypticsea.com/anewzero/index.html

You pilot a plane to drop bombs/missiles, or steer a missile boat or gunboat, to kill the enemys base which includes 2 factories and a capitol building, while trying to prevent the opponents doing the same.

Money is awarded to the player at a steady interval, you'll need that to rebuy when you die (and you will die), and the income is crippled by having your factories destroyed.

Pretty much everything you can do in this game takes a whole bunch of practice, but it's fun to do and very different from other stuff. And the 'splosions!

It only the demo out now and I've no idea when it's planning to be done.

Protips:
- When you've bought a plane and are on the hangar deck, hold 1 or 2 to load a bomb/missile. Return to hangar for more ammo (also for boats).
- When bombing, use the weapon camera in your corner to learn how to hit the target. Ofcourse it will vary with speed, angle and altitude, but it usually hits if you keep the target near the lower edge of the camera.
- With missiles, i usually just aim with the middle of the space between the planes nosetip and the flight path marker.
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lhzr




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PostPosted: Fri, 16th Jan 2009 12:20    Post subject:
syke247 wrote:
Pretty much everything you can do in this game takes a whole bunch of practice, but it's fun to do and very different from other stuff. And the 'splosions!

looks fun, too bad about the needs practice part. i might be willing to invest some time into it, but my friends like to be able play smth reasonably well from the start and since this is a multiplayer game, it might be a problem Smile
gonna give it a try this weekend, anyway.
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VGAdeadcafe




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PostPosted: Fri, 16th Jan 2009 15:36    Post subject:
Even this little shit has an installer. What happened to good old-fashioned rars ?

Do I need a trigazillion proggies in my registry/programs list ? No.

Sorry for the rant, the game looks interesting.
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lhzr




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PostPosted: Fri, 16th Jan 2009 15:55    Post subject:
yeah, i hate that too, especially since i try a lot of indies. i only create shortcuts for a few that i play more often.

it's a bit weird that they built an installer for version 0.71. even if it uses the registry to store its settings they could've checked whether they exist when running it for the first time and create them right then. my guess is that this was the quicker way, visual studio can create an installer automatically and they prolly just selected which reg paths to create when run.
but since i would've chosen the easier way too, i don't hold any grudges against them Smile
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SteelBlade




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PostPosted: Fri, 16th Jan 2009 17:36    Post subject:
Sounds like Midway to me.I got a bet its not gona suceed.Well selling indie games always on unique ideas,that been never made before.
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lhzr




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PostPosted: Fri, 16th Jan 2009 17:39    Post subject:
i very much doubt they plan on selling this Smile
also what do you mean sounds like midway?
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syke247




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PostPosted: Fri, 16th Jan 2009 19:53    Post subject:
lhzr wrote:
looks fun, too bad about the needs practice part. i might be willing to invest some time into it, but my friends like to be able play smth reasonably well from the start and since this is a multiplayer game, it might be a problem Smile
gonna give it a try this weekend, anyway.


I've been having fun with it, being rather average just makes the perfect bomb runs even sweeter. I guess I'd say it needs a little practice to get up and flying with it, and lots of practice to master. I consider that a good thing, it adds to the replay value.

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Battlestations: Midway? What? HM PLANES AND BOATS MUST BE A RIPOFF OF A BLOCKBUSTER GAME I'VE PLAYED
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SteelBlade




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PostPosted: Fri, 16th Jan 2009 20:53    Post subject:
Yup,Battlestations, just a bit simpler,as there r no subs.And even that im not a gp fanboy it looks like shit,with lousy physics.Btwany1 heard about battlestation chap 2 on the way?1 of the bests ever played.
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Submiqent




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PostPosted: Fri, 16th Jan 2009 23:57    Post subject:
how do you suicide when you run out of fuel and fall out of the sky?
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syke247




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PostPosted: Sun, 18th Jan 2009 03:51    Post subject:
You can't suicide but you can leave the game and join again with 60 moneys.
Also if you can manage to land in the waters near the hanger you can refuel from down there.
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