Instructions in a PDF and the game in a BIN file are included in the ZIP file. NEBULA COMMANDER is designed to be most fun in a 2 player simultaneous game, but does include a computer controlled enemy for 1 player gameplay with a single controller. Gameplay is real-time strategy with players commanding space stations, building vehicles and missiles, mining space crystals and running defenses.
Email comments/questions welcome, especially if you test this out on your vectrex and not just the emulator! I welcome your feedback.
caker at yahoo dot com
ps - I appologize if this double posts, but it did not make it up after 40 hours. I really want you to try the game :)
Thanks for the commments, the AI was actually pretty fun to write. A set of rules (4 X more rules than in REVECTOR) with some randomization and computer reflexes makes a fairly challenging opponent. Just like in revector note that the computer enemy uses the same interface with the game code that the player would, so all physics and speed rules are obeyed! I hope everyone enjoys the game (or at least gives it a try). I am particularly proud of the smooth motion of the objects in the game. It takes a few neat tricks to scroll an object very slowly across the entire playfield of the vectrex at an arbitrary speed (oh and move up to 17 objects simultaneously with no slow downs). I also rewrote the randomization routine to be more random (which you won't really notice well on the emulator). I got to reuse my vector numerals / printing routine from REVECTOR, along with countless other utility routines.
> Instructions in a PDF and the game in a BIN file are included in the > ZIP file. NEBULA COMMANDER is designed to be most fun in a 2 player > simultaneous game, but does include a computer controlled enemy for 1 > player gameplay with a single controller. Gameplay is real-time > strategy with players commanding space stations, building vehicles and > missiles, mining space crystals and running defenses.
> Email comments/questions welcome, especially if you test this out on > your vectrex and not just the emulator! I welcome your feedback.
> caker > at > yahoo > dot > com
> ps - I appologize if this double posts, but it did not make it up after > 40 hours. I really want you to try the game :)
Thanks Richard and Rob! I really appreciate the feedback! I am glad someone tried it 2 player too! It is usually the case with 2 player simultaneous games that 2 player mode is the most fun (and tends to have the most replay value in my opinion).
I hope everyone with a vectrex has a chance to enjoy the game (or at least try it :-).
>> Instructions in a PDF and the game in a BIN file are included in the >> ZIP file. NEBULA COMMANDER is designed to be most fun in a 2 player >> simultaneous game, but does include a computer controlled enemy for 1 >> player gameplay with a single controller. Gameplay is real-time >> strategy with players commanding space stations, building vehicles and >> missiles, mining space crystals and running defenses.
>> Email comments/questions welcome, especially if you test this out on >> your vectrex and not just the emulator! I welcome your feedback.
>> caker >> at >> yahoo >> dot >> com
>> ps - I appologize if this double posts, but it did not make it up after >> 40 hours. I really want you to try the game :)
> Looks&sounds cool! And very original too!
> I haven't played it yet, but I will very soon!
> Thanks a lot for sharing & programming!
Well, I've played it and it is a very good game! I really enjoy playing against the CPU. Chapeau for the routines you wrote for this *very* worthy opponent! All I need now is someone to try the 2 player mode with.
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