Michael KlineAdding another type of enemy to my space shooterIt’s time to add another unique type of enemy to my space shooter. You know what everybody loves? Tiny versions of normally-sized things…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Michael KlineBalancing my powerup spawning systemRight now, my powerup spawning system works fine but I want to separate the ammo and health powerups from the rest of the group so I can…Apr 26, 2021Apr 26, 2021
Michael KlineAdding a powerup magnet to my space shooterI want to make it easier for my player to collect powerups, and the best way to do that would to create some sort of functionality where…Apr 25, 2021Apr 25, 2021
Michael KlineAdding a new type of enemy movement to my space shooterNow that the boss battle is out of the way, I want to add some more features to the enemies. I added the randomly shielded enemies, but I…Apr 24, 2021Apr 24, 2021
Michael KlineCreating a boss battle, part 3All of the functionality for my boss character is done, and now I just need to make the functionality for the boss level to start and the…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
Michael KlineCreating a boss battle, part 2I’m back at it again, comin’ at ya’ with some funky fresh, heart-stopping, boss-making action. Today, I want to give the boss some shields…Apr 20, 2021Apr 20, 2021
Michael KlineCreating a boss battle, part 1Now that my shooter as a wave system, it is only natural that I put a boss level at the end. Before I do that, I need a boss character. I…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Michael KlineMaking waves in spaceCurrently, enemies in my space shooter will spawn forever as long as the player is still alive. To change things up, I want to add a wave…Apr 18, 2021Apr 18, 2021
Michael KlineAdding new enemy types to my space shooterHere I am, knee-deep in my never-ending quest to add more stuff to my game. This time, I want to add shielded enemies that require an…Apr 17, 2021Apr 17, 2021
Michael KlineAdding a negative pickup item to my space shooterPowerups are great! They *up* the players *power*. But, what if some of them didn’t? I have to punish my player right? Just nod your head…Apr 16, 2021Apr 16, 2021
