Author Topic: Capture the Flag (Read 27505 times)

crazeh.monkeh · « **on:** January 11, 2009, 04:04:36 AM »

So I was playing this in advanced web design the other day, and I was almost done with the 5th level, but I needed more to do because I couldn't stop playing, so I decided to make one. I mean, I already know java, and this looked way easier than that, so why not? I was going for a capture-the-Flag level, but I realized I would need some object to act as the flag, and the game didn't already have one of those, so I settled for this.

It is more of a capture-the-enemy-base, type of thing, but I thought it was fun. It has a pretty moderate difficulty in my opinion, so it may be too easy for you guys. You start on the far right of the level, and your goal is to capture the enemy base on the far left.

Let me know what you think, and tell me what you think I should do to raise the difficulty a little bit.

Rudolf · « **Reply #1 on:** January 11, 2009, 06:27:43 AM »

Fantastic. People like you and Metarinka (and all the other excelent forum members) are just awesome. Things are a bit hectic atm as you can imagine, but I do play the levels and Alex and I have very nice plans for supporting user made levels in the future.

Good stuff! :-)

crazeh.monkeh · « **Reply #2 on:** January 11, 2009, 06:40:13 AM »

Thanks. And an even bigger thanks to whoever originally wrote the levels. They put some excellent documentation in there that makes it easy to learn and understand. And a huge thanks to alex for writing that scripting guide in the forum. That was EXTREMELY helpful.

Rudolf · « **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2009, 12:40:30 AM »

I wrote the levels, I tried to document what I was doing with them to keep the whole thing understandable for anybody who would have to figure out what they were supposed to accomplish. Alex and myself work together remorely, so we often communicate with little digital notes in the work itself. :-)

But it is a good habit anyway to comment you work.

crazeh.monkeh · « **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2009, 02:14:52 AM »

Well thank you very much. My whole programming includes a little VBS, a semester of java, and messing a little in HTML, and I only recently started using documentation in my java, so I'm getting used to that now. It is extremely helpful. I have another level idea, but I need to figure out a way to run a timer...

Any suggestions from the two people that downloaded it? lol

luthan · « **Reply #5 on:** February 09, 2009, 03:34:31 AM »

i was playing your level and lost when i didn't lose my home (starting) asteroid.
did you make a rule that if you lose any asteroid that you have captured, you automatically are defeated?

luthan · « **Reply #6 on:** February 09, 2009, 04:02:43 AM »

i also noticed that during some games the asteroids are arranged so they can't reach other asteroids. basically i was stuck in a certain sector and couldn't advance anywhere else.

crazeh.monkeh · « **Reply #7 on:** February 09, 2009, 07:53:49 AM »

hmm... I hadn't noticed either of those the few times I played through it... I will read through my code again and try to find why you lose if you lose any of your asteroids. I probably numbered it wrong or something. lol.

Thanks for the feed back, though!

Crimsoncow · « **Reply #8 on:** February 09, 2009, 09:11:13 AM »

My guess is that another enemy group takes the asteroid of the enemy that you're supposed to take over. And yeah, some of the planets are unreachable if you start from a certain position.

M0rtii · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2009, 11:16:58 AM »

About half the time I lose the game because "You can be stronger" message. Maybe I'm slow, but what exactly are the parameters for this. I try to expand quickly and in the direction of the enemy, but still seem to get this. Is there a time limit, or a certain production capacity I need to watch out for?

crazeh.monkeh · « **Reply #10 on:** February 18, 2009, 05:01:39 AM »

well it is SUPPOSED to be that you only win if you capture their home planet, and you only lose if they capture your home planet, but apparently that is only in theory, not practice. I'm working on it... As soon as I get everything finished I will upload the new version.

Thanks for all of the super helpful feedback everybody!

Crimsoncow · « **Reply #11 on:** February 18, 2009, 05:21:11 AM »

Looking forward to it.

_Civ_ · « **Reply #12 on:** February 21, 2009, 04:03:53 PM »

Good level! Just played through it. There were a few asteroids on the edges that i couldn't access, other than that it went fine! Thanks for the fun!

lecutus88 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 01, 2009, 08:16:30 PM »

@crazeh.monkeh

Hi there. The level looks intriguing but I have had several attempts now and keep getting the lose-game message despite not conceding any asteroids (or even being under attack). I commend all on here who take the time to write these levels so please don't think I am being critical, but I wondered if anyone else had experienced the same problem here? All the other user-made levels play fine for me, so I do think it's something specific to this one.

Thanks all.

crazeh.monkeh · « **Reply #14 on:** April 01, 2009, 10:05:40 PM »

Hi everybody.

I haven't had much time to look into it, but yes lecutus. Other people have been mentioning that as well... I'll look into it when my life quits being so hectic. Sorry guys. I'll get it eventually.

lecutus88 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 02, 2009, 06:00:30 PM »

That's absolutely fine mate. I wasn't posting to get an immediate fix, rather to ask if the problem was specific to me or whether any other users had had a similar issue. I look forward to a resolved version if you get time!

killybilly · « **Reply #16 on:** April 30, 2009, 01:59:04 AM »

yit would be a good idea to like to make a king of the hill map(capture a specified planet and survive # mins amount of time before the enemy gets it and guards it too)

oh and a biggest kickass would be if you make a multiplayer

CuCkoo · « **Reply #17 on:** July 12, 2009, 12:13:34 AM »

ye i got the same problem with the message 'u must be stronger' but only once, and the second time there were a few planets i couldn't get too but that doesn't really matter. apart from that its a good map and well done

oh 1 more thing , i found that when i played it i couldn't find the enemy anywhere until i got too there base and they had hundreds. im not sure if any1 else got that prob. + sorry if i sound like an asshole mate, i just wanna give u the facts so u can improve it if u want to

Vanger · « **Reply #18 on:** July 20, 2009, 09:03:48 AM »

Here's my take. I've set trees to be cheap and weak and asteroids easy to capture. I think it's the way to go with CTF.

But I couldn't make AI aggressive enough, so fun at all - it's hopelessly easy.

The crew of the flag may play tough, though.

Quatermass · « **Reply #19 on:** July 30, 2009, 01:38:39 AM »

Capture the Flag is nice but flawed. It is far too easy (as are the basic levels 1-6) I never lost a single asteroid playing in any of the levels.

All I do is make Seed trees not a single defence tree on any asteroid. The result is masses of seeders which the enemy can't over come.

Is the author also aware there is a small asteroid in the right of 'Capture the flag' that can not be reached?

BC wins · « **Reply #20 on:** August 12, 2010, 07:22:28 AM »

I have a good idea for how to do CTF
Like the original you start at one edge of the lvl enemy starts at other edge of lvl.
When you conquer that enemy planet your (original) planet falls to enemy. (or to noone[but out of your hands] if possible.)
Then you have to take your planet back when you do you either win, or( you could also implent a points system) you get 100 seedlings[when taking back your planet] and enemy planet falls back to them. When this happens 5 times you win (enemy can do same thing to you)

Bonobo · « **Reply #21 on:** August 31, 2010, 08:59:23 AM »

Hello crazeh.monkeh, I hope you still follow this forum. I have renamed your levels and added it to a ZIP file collection of all oldstyle (*.level) levels in this thread.

Same goes for your take on “Capture the Flag”, Vanger.

Author Topic: Capture the Flag (Read 27505 times)

luthan

luthan

Crimsoncow

M0rtii

Crimsoncow

_Civ_

CuCkoo