StarFleet Battles free game, 2D, turn based! moded hexwarrior game

[gameleaper]

Thanks for the time your deflecting from your other games bbmaike, just for you I've made a second module that improves on the last with more strength and more armor so you get a longer game and more shots more ships and more kaos , both modules included in v228


I do Hope vader isn't watching the stars today :)

one last thing is armor dosnt reduce, it is instead does more damage to a lesser armored unit, . if the final score is less than the defenders armor then str and moral can be effected(but the more armor the defender has, the less the impact). if a unit with anti-armour weapons fires at an unarmoured unit the anti-armor weapon wont be included in the attack. I needed to state this because I wasn't clear in the text files

The armor dose not effect a hit, it applies after a HIT! try it with a 100 anti-armor ship against a 1 armor ship. zero armor dosnt use the armor scores atall, so as to allow all sorts of ships

Ok guys thanks

just got it on indieDB
http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/hexwarrior228b

[Huw the Poo]

I'm taking it as a bad sign that no one has said its any good or any comment on play :(

We've discussed before around here that, somewhat paradoxically, people are less inclined to play free games for various reasons.  I'm certainly guilty of it, although I definitely would have tried at least one of yours by now if you supported Linux - especially Starfleet Battles! :)

[JudgeDredd]

I'm taking it as a bad sign that no one has said its any good or any comment on play :(

We've discussed before around here that, somewhat paradoxically, people are less inclined to play free games for various reasons.  I'm certainly guilty of it, although I definitely would have tried at least one of yours by now if you supported Linux - especially Starfleet Battles! :)

I'm just not into that look of game. I'm a self professed graphics whore I'm afraid. If it doesn't look good, then I won't play it. Simple as that.

But I have way too many fantastically good looking games eating my time - and I don't even have time to play them.

I know you aren't a graphics guy. You're a programmer and I applaud your efforts and wish you well. Who knows...maybe one day you'll create a fantastic game that looks great and I'll stump up some money for it.

Good luck and I hope you either keep going with it either as a hobby and enjoying it as such or you turn it into a business (part time or otherwise) and make a few bob out of it.

Either way - I wish you well.

[gameleaper]

Huw its SFB type, its got some likeness the map ships 2D and space and so-on, but I like it. I think the measure of a game is weather you actualy like playing and I do I think. I will compile Linux versions for you Huw if I get to use a Linux Box, I cant use a PC to install Linux yet as I bought games with activations and it will mess them up, I know you can dual boot, but I don't really want to mess thingsup just yet.
Judge You are a real gamer, I know exactly what you are getting at, I like the new games too, but I like the simple old days of ZX81 and spectrums comadores , MS-Dos PCs,amstad CPCs(thankyou alan sugar), amigas , STs, old Atari, space invaders, PacMan, 2d Pool, galaxian, plenty of things I forgot. So I kind of like simple to learn rubbish graphics etc... Although I also liked Dungeons & dragons which led me to World Of Warcraft, I have to admit WoW is prob my fav game of all time.

http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/hexwarrior228b

[Swatter]

If you would accept my advice, I would provide the following points:

-Use a modern graphics engine that comes with a decent UI. I think if you used a modern UI, many more people would try your game.

-Get to know a commercial paint program really well. Your not going to create a beautiful game without artistic talent, but even functional graphics could be much better.

-There are plenty of free game art resources out there, take a look.

You are obviously getting better with each project, but you need to devote more development time on graphics. There are tons of free resources out there, take advantage of them.

[gameleaper]

Thanks Swatter, I found opengameart.org for just such a thing.

[TacticalWargames]

Looks cool.

Here is a link to another Star Fleet 2d space game

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=C4BFD59463A5DFCE!213&authkey=!AEDRLe6Aj76Fpgk&ithint=file%2czip

As for graphics..well I enjoy good graphics myself from he latest FPS\ Flight Sims to beautiful 2d graphics. However I have played some games that have so much gameplay and spark the imagination off far more than top quality graphic games that I'll always try a game rather than dismiss it due to lack luster graphics. Games like Dwarf Fortress, Aurora, Steam and Iron, Football Manager etc etc.

Your all dancing FPS game is like a blockbuster movie and a low budget indie game like a good book (hopefully).

Saying this my biggest graphic gripe in wargames is seeing a GIANT tank on a map  that is supposed to represent a large number of tanks. I do hate these giant 3D Icons which for me wreck immersion far more than a counter with a military symbol on it

[gameleaper]

thanks TW! I like your viewpoint, any chance of attaching a screenshot?

[TacticalWargames]

Here is a link to the website

http://ststcs.slightlysilly.com/

[gameleaper]

that looks good! I shall go where Ive not beamed before :)

[TacticalWargames]

If you have Win 7 and it the game doesn't work follow this instruction...

"VB6 runtime doesn't work correctly on Win 7.
Install Msbvm50.exe (download from Microsoft) instead.
ST:STCS will then run perfectly."

[gameleaper]

thanks for the info and links!

[gameleaper]

Im planning a set of shields that recharge like starfleetbattles, keep phasers ready :)