Highway Gauntlet *UPDATE: 26th of April*

PsychicHeart · Sun 09/04/2006 05:33:24

Hey guys,
this is a game i am working on when i don't feel like working on the big game that
Hornet City (which is going fantastic, thanks) is.
It's called Highway Gauntlet, and is a drag-racing game, this would probably be the best example .

Story[-ish sorta thing]:
The story is set in 2007. All your life you have been a shy, unnoticed teen.
Until, one day, in your hometown of [fictional]Corrose, USA. You enter a streetrace.
No one expects you to win. But you do.
This is followed by the most popular racer calling you a cheat, and proceeding to steal your car, and knock you unconscious.
The next time you wake, you are in Corrose Hospital.
Your only friend Max Quite tells you that the racer that stole your car,Locker, has fleed to
Wavena, a nearby city.
In a borrowed, stock and slow car, you drive to Wavena.
When you get there, you are instantly interrogated by police officers.
After Max Quite, who, unbeknownst to you, was hiding in the back seat jacks the officers car and drives off, allowing you time to escape.
Days later you are reunited with Max, who exaplains that he hid in a sewer.
Now, with both you and Max fugitives, a slow and stock car, and a burning desire to obtain vengeance for Locker's deeds, you set off to blast through the 20 racers who stand in the way of you challenging Locker, who has risen to the top of the leaderboard.

FEATURES:
* 8 different cars, including Lamborghinis, Subarus and more.
* 25 races to complete, plus 10 unpredictable, action-packed police pursuits.
* A sprawling Wavena City for you to explore and conquer.
* An interactive SMS system.
* Music by celebrities such as me, me, me, and more.

SCREENSHOTS:

Count numbers

Drive at 11pm, making you look "hep"

Scribble on leaderboards like a damn vandal.

Rebel against THE MAN!!!

Look at "Flash" new rims!!

Conformity!!

Conformity!! (pt II)

Shadows are scary, don't you think??

COMPLETION
Story: 100%
Graphics: 80%
Audio: 90%
Scripting: 5%
Total(through the magic of averages): 65%

Well, that's all, feedback and comments are most welcome.
Cheers,
FB.

UPDATE: 26/4/06
I have been working a fair bit on highway gauntlet recently.
First of all, i've made the cars look a bit nicer, and slightly less pixelly.
Secondly, the cars are properly proportioned now, instead of one car being huge and another really tiny.
Well, that's about it.
NEW STATS:
Story: 100%
Graphics: 90%
Audio: 95%
Scripting: 5%
Total: 72.5%

That's all,
cheers.
FB.

ManicMatt · Sun 09/04/2006 09:58:58

Hmm how will this play? Do you just drive in a straight line and change the gears occasionally? Is it like drag racing, then? How can you see what's in front of you?

I applaud you for trying something different!

PsychicHeart · Sun 09/04/2006 12:10:39

yes, it is a straight line drag racing game, with you attempting to shift gears
within either a "BAD", "GOOD", "PERFECT" or "OVER-REVVED" zone on the screen.
And, there are other options, like the ability of nitrous oxide, which regardless of anything else, raises your current gear by 1.
And 2, you don't see what's in front of you.
And thanks for the applause.

Tuomas · Sun 09/04/2006 14:56:48

I like the idea. Reminds me of the part in NFSU2 that I hated so much, dag racing that is. You bloody get all 5 or 6 shifts excellent and still the only way to win is if the other car crashes.

Anyway, I like the idea, as i have told you. I mihgt consider getting a bit sharper pics of the cars, but this sounds great. I second ManicMatt

PsychicHeart · Sun 09/04/2006 23:05:43

Thanks for the comments, and yes Tuomas, i hated that part of NFSU also!!

Renal Shutdown · Mon 10/04/2006 09:23:09

"Graphics: 80%"

Er..

Khris · Mon 10/04/2006 23:45:44

Quote from: Flukeblake on Sun 09/04/2006 12:10:39like the ability of nitrous oxide, which regardless of anything else, raises your current gear by 1.

That's an interesting use for nitrous oxide...
I've always thought it would temporarily increase HP.

Btw, are those screenshots? They don't look like it.

R4L · Tue 11/04/2006 00:08:24

Your cars are so... so... sharp and elegant!

Just pulling your leg. Maybe you should attempt to re-rip the graphics. Sharpen them up, you know?

Search Google for profiles of cars. The you can get a good image, not a car viewed from some angle. Anyways, sounds great!

PsychicHeart · Tue 11/04/2006 04:32:42

okay, okay, i understand, the graphics are a little...deformed...but, as with any game production, slight changes, like for example, wheel repumpage, occurs with the graphics, like cleaning.
So, yeah, basically what i'm saying is
"Back off ungrateful slime, i'm workin on it!!"

Andail · Tue 11/04/2006 13:43:39

The game seems good enough, but I have two questions:
1. How did you manage to turn ordinary images of cars (which any kid in your age should be able to Google up in matter of seconds) that blurry?
2. Was your room on fire while you tried to cut and crop them?

Darth Mandarb · Wed 12/04/2006 00:07:22

Quote from: Flukeblake on Tue 11/04/2006 04:32:42So, yeah, basically what i'm saying is "Back off ungrateful slime, i'm workin on it!!"

So, basically, you've started another production thread with temporary graphics? As I have said [to you] on countless ocassions; if these aren't the final graphics you're going to use, then you aren't far enough into production to warrant starting a GiP thread.

Did you, once again, jump the gun?

PsychicHeart · Wed 12/04/2006 04:28:31

but i am. i mean, surely even you, Darth, slightly experiment and SLIGHTLY alter chars. and whatnot? i mean, they're finished, but occasionally, like most game developers, tweak graphics very slightly every now and then.

Darth Mandarb · Wed 12/04/2006 09:43:22

That's fine ... as long as it's only "tweaking" and not total revamping/changing as you've done before in the past.

Now ... everybody ... No more talking about the graphics. This isn't the CL.

PsychicHeart · Wed 26/04/2006 05:52:23

update posted.

ManicMatt · Wed 26/04/2006 23:00:23

Lets see 'em then! (The improved cars)

PsychicHeart · Thu 27/04/2006 06:33:00

Can do. On the way!

PsychicHeart · Wed 03/05/2006 06:58:05

Sorry i took so long to post the pics, i completely forgot about this.
Anyway-

FORD GT:
http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/FordGT_left.bmp

FERRARI F430
http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/Ferrari_F430_right.bmp

BMW M3
http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/BMW_M3_left.bmp

Cheers,
FB.

skw · Wed 03/05/2006 09:00:05

Geez, are these cars cut from some NEWSPAPER?

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Why don't you google for better?

link

R4L · Wed 03/05/2006 20:23:35

I tried to tell him!

Layabout · Wed 03/05/2006 21:34:42

He doesn't know how to use Google.

Perhaps you should invest some time with your artwork rather than displaying this repugnant pile of dogs bollocks to us. Perhaps then you will get more respect Pukeblake.