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Journals / Re: Bad Soccer Manager - alternative soccer management game!

« on: May 01, 2021, 02:18:37 pm »

Almost been a month since the last post. There has been more progress with the training games. There is now head tennis and a crossbar challenge to complete as well as more levels in the golf game and bath time run challenge.
I've spent most of today with pen and paper trying to think of a way of getting the game complete before the summer and I think I have come up with a way that I think will keep the absurdity of the game and make it more enjoyable for the player.
Essentially this game is going to packaged up as a host of minigames within a game but the more you play the mini games the more you should be rewarded. One thing I have found is that the scope of the game was getting bigger and bigger each time I sat down and worked on the game. I think that would be fine if I was working on this full time with a team but when I am doing an hour here or there in between a full time job and every day life it has been much harder!
Hopefully I can finish this by the summer!?

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Ask a Question / Re: Making actors persist when switching scenes

« on: April 10, 2021, 11:45:04 pm »

Yeah sounds like you need to use game attributes. Maybe create a boolean game attribute called collected? So if you collect that character collected becomes true.

If you then put in the when created event an if statement that says if collected? = true then create actor of type in your desired location.

Not sure how many characters you are collecting. If it is loads then this method might not be the most efficient?

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Journals / Re: Bad Soccer Manager - alternative soccer management game!

« on: April 09, 2021, 12:39:14 pm »

Bit of stop start progress since last post.

Spent most of my time improving the look and feel of the bath scene. You now run automatically - like in the no internet game on chrome and the jump is more realistic. To build progression I will make this scene increasingly harder the more football games you win to then progress onto an endless runner style game.

You can now choose a new sponsor board at the ground too as well as building the first chairman game which I am yet to finish.

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Journals / Re: Bad Soccer Manager - alternative soccer management game!

« on: April 08, 2021, 12:12:56 am »

Managed to find the bug on the game scene. I had hidden the next button but you could still interact with it. I've now fixed the problem! I have noticed that people playing press away on the game simulator screen expecting something to happen. I had designed that screen to be as passive but it acts as a link between the attack/defend screens. Showing some game commentary like you have in other football games.
I might put a few buttons in that screen so you can FFWD to the action parts or a tactics button so you tell your team to attack or defend more. I was also thinking of making a half time team talk game e.g. throw a boot at your GK for letting in so many goals.

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Journals / Re: Bad Soccer Manager - alternative soccer management game!

« on: April 06, 2021, 01:10:40 pm »

Thanks for the feedback - always appreciated

With the golf ball - I did realise that the ball left the screen never to appear again. I was going to fix this by extending the scene upwards but you spurred me on to find out about the always active block! Thanks.

I am unhappy with the transition of the scenes when pressing the menu buttons, and after experimenting with different timings I am going to reduce the delay between pressing the buttons and moving scenes. Fixing the back button issues is on the to do list too!

I've played the pigeon game since and tried pressing both buttons at the same time. I experienced that the character responded to the last button press. So if right was down and left was pressed he then travelled right. Do you suggest I should disable left if right is pressed and visa versa?

I'm not sure how the game soft locked on the game scene? It hasn't done that before but thanks for flagging it. I will keep testing...

Thanks again for taking time to play and comment.

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Journals / Re: Bad Soccer Manager - alternative soccer management game!

« on: April 05, 2021, 12:08:40 am »

https://janogames.itch.io/bad-soccer-manager

Little update here, been working on a few things to make the premise of the game more transparent to the player.
When you load up the game there is a quick backstory to the game which should inform people playing so they get the idea that they are playing something the polar opposite to champ man.
I've done a little work to the golf levels. Previously you got it in the hole then it went back to the menu. You have the option now to either replay or the hole or move on a hole.
Finally added in another stadium game. You have to get the chairman's cat, however you will never be able to get him unless you visit the chairman first to get his kitty treats. Just need to build the chairman scenes now...still a long way to go!

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Journals / Re: Bad Soccer Manager - alternative soccer management game!

« on: March 28, 2021, 11:22:29 pm »

Released an early demo of the game which can be found here: https://janogames.itch.io/bad-soccer-manager

Pleased that I released a demo early - when working alone you dont really get much feedback so it has been useful to get some helpful advice about the look and feel of the game - changed up the goalposts and floodlights from the feedback.  Also got a YouTube review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EJoJ3LpNew

From watching the review it was clear that I needed to change the name. Originally called it Escape the Drop which for those searching for soccer games may have missed. Have now decided on calling it Bad Soccer Manager.

Got a bit of spare time coming up so hope to get lots of minigames completed within the game and to get it ready for full release.

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Windows / Mac / Flash / HTML5 / Re: Escape the Drop - Football manager game (demo)

« on: March 19, 2021, 11:24:10 am »

Thanks for the feedback, really appreciate it.
I was thinking the same about the defence game and just recently I wrote “higher goal” in the defence game!
The bath game - I am in the process of refining this by creating a run and jump button to make the game a lot clearer.
Agree about the idle times in the golf/attack games. This is a quick fix and will get round to remedying this.
The style and pixel sizes. I had experimented with different styles for the goal and the ball to make them stand out a bit. I think as the game development progressed I had just forgot about them.
Thanks again for all your help and playing it so thoroughly! Greatly appreciated

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Windows / Mac / Flash / HTML5 / Bad Soccer Manager - Football manager game (demo)

« on: March 18, 2021, 11:43:59 am »

Hi all,

Released an early demo of a game I have been working on over the last couple of months.

You can find it here: https://janogames.itch.io/escape-the-drop

Hope you enjoy!

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Ask a Question / Re: Collision shape for a circle

« on: March 16, 2021, 12:44:55 pm »

Hi, yes I know when I read it back it sounded unclear! The collision shape circle I've been using gives the egg rolling effect.

I will try the rotation/X speed tip you suggested. thanks!

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Ask a Question / Collision shape for a circle

« on: March 16, 2021, 08:27:49 am »

Hi,
I've been working on a collision shape for a circle to create a rolling ball effect. For some reason the ball collision shape gives off the behaviour that it is not truly spherical and a little bit egg shaped. It behaves like a 99p football you would buy from the local garage. Is there a way of making the ball/circle roll better? Thanks in advance
John

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Journals / Bad Soccer Manager - alternative soccer management game!

« on: March 16, 2021, 08:24:50 am »

Hi all,

About to put up a demo of a game I've been working on over the last couple of months - Escape the Drop.

You are a football manager. Your CV has magically emerged from the bottom of the pile of decent managers and made its way to a struggling team who need your own unique brand of creativity to help your new team "Escape the drop"
Bond with the team to build morale, build a relationship with the chairman, make sure the stadium is match day ready and hit the training pitch in order to progress through the game.  Can you make your way to the elite leagues as a relegation escapologist?

How to raise your profile
Keep an eye on the league table. You have a finite amount of games left of the season and your aim is to try to escape the relegation zone. Keep track of your progress by checking out your manager profile, look at the league table and see your upcoming fixture list.

End of season
When the season is over and you escape the drop expect to receive a job offer from a team higher up the English league system. Should you do well every season then before too long you will be a manager in the England's top division

Build Morale
Lots of minigames are hidden within the game that need to be completed. The more you complete the higher the morale. The higher the morale? The more attacking chances you earn on a match day. If your team love you then they will work like a dog to win at all costs!

Mini Games
Win a game...then jump in the bath with the boys to earn a morale boost
Golf day - get a hole in one and avoid hitting your dim witted defender who has wandered onto the course.
The chairman's cat - He hates it. Catch it and kick it out of his office before he slashes your transfer budget!
Clear the pitch of pigeons before they ruin your hallowed playing turf!
More to follow...

Here is a sample of some of the nonsense I have been putting together: https://twitter.com/i/status/1366685531321602052

Will post up the game when the demo is ready!

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Ask a Question / Re: There are no extensions

« on: March 01, 2021, 12:09:03 pm »

Have you tried here: http://community.stencyl.com/index.php/board,70.0.html

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Ask a Question / Re: lots of images and animations...best way to handle them...?

« on: February 23, 2021, 01:57:33 pm »

Hi,
Thanks so much. I can't believe that this works! Amazing!!!!

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Ask a Question / Re: lots of images and animations...best way to handle them...?

« on: February 23, 2021, 11:36:40 am »

This sounds exactly what I am looking for  - after finishing my 9 to 5 I will get onto this! Thanks.