Break-Less 2 - BrickBreaker style game, but "endless".
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:49 pm
PUBLIC RELEASE 1 DOWNLOAD: http://www.yoyogames.com/games/152517-break-less-2
Break-Less 2 is a game I have been developing since about September 24th, even though the changelog doesn't go that far back. :s
Anyways, Break-Less 2 is a brick breaker clone, except that it's "endless". By "endless" I mean that there is only one level. Yes, one level.
How can that be?
Well, the game starts you off in a room like this shown below:
Looks pretty basic, huh.
When the ball hits a brick(s) they will jump to a random position on the screen.
Eventually the game will look similar to this: (This was before I applied a background. :s)
That's pretty much how the game works, not really much to describe.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Wait, wait, wait. Why is it called Break-Less 2, and not Break-Less 1?
You guys didn't know.
If you're interested, go here.
Keep in mind Version 6/PR6 of the game will not be released at that link. BL1 is actually going open source with PR5.5.
Yeah, I never finished PR6. And I don't plan on doing so.
You said "PR6". What does it mean?
PR- is the number of times it's been publicly updated as a stable release.
PR1 = Public Release 1
PR2 = Public Release 2
etc. etc.
What all are you using to create this?
FL Studio 9 (Sound)
- 3xOsc plugin
GIMP 2.6 (Graphics)
Game Maker 8 Pro (Game Engine)
- GM Bassmod Extension (XM, IT, MOD, S3M, and MO3 Playback)
- SuperSound v1 Extension (OGG Playback)
Have you ever thought of integrating Steamworks into this?
I have. And I'm not, it just seems a bit too complicated.
If I did, I would hope it would be free. It's not your $40 game. More like $10, maybe $5.
Let's just say it's a simple game made by one person.
Is there in-game music? You never mentioned anything about it.
You can choose your own via the Options menu, or pressing the M key while playing.
It currently supports WAV, MP3, OGG, XM, IT, S3M, MOD, and MO3.
When do you plan on releasing PR1?
Hopefully by November 19th. I need to make sure all the bugs I can possibly fix are fixed, which is why the PR1 Open Beta 3 is being released today.
Where's Open Beta 1 and 2?
They were released to certain people, and I let them give it to whoever wanted to try it.
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SCREENSHOTS
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OTHER INFORMATION
I recommend you look at the "INFORMATION" section of the game first. It might help you some.
PR2 will have an update check. PR1 won't, just because it's the first release, and I can't edit the .exe file I upload on the internet. I'm sure if you think about it, you'll get what I'm saying.
The game is only ~5MB at this point. Will it hit 6MB? I don't think it will.
.JPG/JPEG .PNG and .BMP are supported background formats.
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Let me know what you guys think. Please.
Please.
Report any bugs you see.
Please.