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A little #pico8 rally driving game for the #pico1k comp. tommulgrew.itch.io/drive-1k

I put the commented and un-minified source code up here: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=159...

What has two thumbs and just sorted 1.6M Morton codes in 3.1ms?

Except technically it doesn't have thumbs.

What has two thumbs and just sorted 1.6M Morton codes in 3.1ms?

Me!

A little #pico8 rally driving game for the #pico1k comp. tommulgrew.itch.io/drive-1k

June 29th is Google-my-obscure-pico8-game day.

Procgenning a little star chart for my space sim. #pico8

Using Perlin noise to determine the star factions, so humans are mostly top-left, droids mostly bottom, aliens mostly top right. I might do something similar for technology levels etc to set prices for tradeable goods. #pico8

I'm trying to create some factions with distinct visual styles. Humans have gray ships based on vehicles (cars, planes, ships). The command ship needs a bit of work to make it less ship and more spaceship I think. #pico8

Aliens have orange bug-like ships. ... although I went a bit overboard with the command ship - might tone that down a bit later.

Outside perspective space battle. #pico8

Yep, it's the collision detection...

Outside perspective space battle. #pico8

Starting to feel like a space battle now. Some perf issues when lots of bullets in the air - might need to switch from polys to particles. And I need to figure out what role the large command ships will play - currently they just sit there. #pico8

Also need to decide the difficulty balance. Currently player has the same ship as AI fighters w same shield, firepower, handling. Which means you can quickly get destroyed if several opponents randomly target you at the same time. Might give the player an advanced ship to compensate.

Starting to feel like a space battle now. Some perf issues when lots of bullets in the air - might need to switch from polys to particles. And I need to figure out what role the large command ships will play - currently they just sit there. #pico8

Current gameplay: Ships are grouped into squads, which have flight plans (waypoints). Squad leaders follow flight plans, other squad members follow the leader. If squad leader detects an enemy squad nearby it vectors towards it. When fighters detect an enemy ship in range they target it.

I'm not sure I've nailed the flying-in-formation code yet... #pico8

Damage hurts now. #pico8

Working on the dogfight AI. If they can't line up enemy within a few seconds they have to throw in a couple of random turns then try again. Otherwise they end up circling each other forever. Still needs logic to avoid head on collisions. #pico8

Dodgy spiny spaceship is hard to hit. #pico8

I sprinkled in a bit of quadratic formula, and now the AI knows how to lead its shots. I'll have to decide whether to leave the visual indicator in for the player. I kind of prefer the game without it, but the AI might need toning down a bit. #pico8

Dodgy spiny spaceship is hard to hit. #pico8

... and fixing the bug in the bullet collision detection also helps, apparently.

Dodgy spiny spaceship is hard to hit. #pico8