Particle Effects
Here’s a test of the new particle smoke system I’ve been working on for the Jetpack exhaust. This one uses 400+ separate smoke particles, but in the game this number will have to be reduced for speed....
View ArticleJetpack Physics Test
Finally it’s time to show some progress with a new tech demo. This demonstrates the integration of physics into the Jetpack game engine, along with some live-cached graphical effects and Thing grouping...
View ArticleControl Me
In the good old days of Jetpack 1, things were much simpler. Input from the keyboard or joystick was translated directly into action. It was along the lines of: if(key[right arrow]) speedx += 10;...
View ArticleSemi-Playable Solo Demo!
I’m really excited about this new demo. Finally we have all the pieces of the game starting to come together, with some great new graphics and music we got from the Retrofit Contest, and many of the...
View ArticleLet the Editing Begin
Updated: Monday Aug 23, 6:30am EST Since this is my first AS3 project and I have no library built up, I always end up missing parts and underestimating the time to complete a task. If I have future...
View ArticleJetpack Level Editor Update
UPDATED: Tuesday, Sep 7th, 2:30pm The editor is now in pretty good shape and just missing a few features. Feel free to start making levels, you have a headstart on everyone else! This will be the last...
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Faster, Stronger, More Powerful
Finally, a new version of the BETA editor! First the goods, for details page down. UPDATED: Dec 9, 12am EST [this version of the editor is now out of date]See the latest release Controls ENTER –...
View ArticleGameplay Milestone
Jetpack has finally reached an important milestone: gameplay is now “feature complete!” This means all features are in place but there’s still room for tweaking and minor enhancements. The game overall...
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Back in the Saddle
The level editor is almost complete! From now on, the latest release will be on the “Play Jetpack” page, not in blog posts. Changes Getting the editor to a releasable state took longer than I thought,...
View ArticleBig New Features
Ok, here it is. The surprise new features that will really set Jetpack 2 apart from the original. The timing isn’t great. I really wanted to get this done earlier for the Kickstarter, but oh well. Have...
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