Charas Breakout DX - ROOM FOR 64

[GaryCXJk]

LATEST VERSION

BETA 11
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Okay, I've decided to reopen the Charas Breakout DX project (a solo project). Now, if you want to help, tough luck.

No, seriously, the only ways you can help me is by supplying "bitmaps" (not real bitmaps, just pictures, details later), or by helping me decide.

For people who want to know what the **** I'm talking about:

Charas Breakout (Charas version)

Some details about DX:

It will have a different high-score board, so we start from scratch again.

It will have a FAQ, so if you have questions about the game itself (production notes, gameplay things, etc), ask me here.

It will contain some secrets, like cheats, trophies, secret characters (WTF, or explained later), secret "bitmaps", etc.

It will contain multiple characters.

Some other things I forgot.


Anyway, for the bitmaps: 530x240. Only restriction is it will have to do with something from Charas. Hell, even a picture of yourself is basically allowed (do add your username to it as well).

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The countdown begins!

Charas Breakout DX Countdown

Expect to see the game around Christmas.

[Moosetroop11]

Cool! I never saw that before XD

[Dragonium]

I think all three would most probably be best - a decent range of characters is always a good thing. However, if I had to pick one, I'd go with GC, since somehow he seems to be the person you'd expect to see throwing helmets at people posting Bitmaps. He should have an ability to destroy more blocks at once or something.

Also, how about being able to buy/win a different "ball", with permanent special properties? Like a heavier lead one?

[Snake Eater]

I'd like to see Saikar as one of the characters.

Also, Good luck.

[Black Massacre]

Ghostclown and good luck.

[Drace]

Hey! I remember that. And gimme some GC.

[MrMister]

GhostClown.
I remember those low-grav helmets always pissed me off.

[GaryCXJk]

I'll see later who will be added (since it's way too early, and there are some more active members).

However, I won't leave you empty-handed.

CHARAS BREAKOUT BETA

Note that I have DISABLED THE HIGH SCORE SYSTEM.

[AsakuraHao2004]

It's probably just me, but it isn't working.

[GaryCXJk]

Try Flash 7 or higher.

[smokey_locs2002]

O_O very....intresting... pic.... *ahem*

[GhostClown]

Much better than the first, but with the same simple and fun concept..

[Razor]

Gary, Gary, Gary, you never learn. *tsk tsk*

Ok, seriously, I have no idea what I meant by that, but the point remains the same.
When you first had this thing, you had a dealy where we send in stuff and you make them backgrounds for the levels. You still doing that? Cause I made that Charas Action Figures picture especially for that purpose.

[SaiKar]

Ah, I remember this! Good fun.

If you're going to put me in, it's probably best to just put the female Sai'Kar in. I have no idea what a "male Sai'Kar" would look like, and no one would recognize even if I came up with one. Maybe, if you really want, I could make up a male version for a secret character.

Having a bunch of different characters would be fun, even if the difference is mostly cosmetic.

I'll crop my signature banner image to the right size and submit it, if you want to use it.

Some suggestions for the DX version:

* more interesting maps. The same square is pretty boring. Breaking up the image into rows so could get the trash up on top to large areas, and having certain blocks that can't be broken, and various shapes like a diamond or a trangle or whatever you want to make. We'd be able to see the full image at the end anyway.

* less efil powerups. The only useful ones are the demonspeed and time bonuses. The rest are basically worth the 5 second penalty to get rid of. Invisible helmet? Low gravity? Losing time when you hit bocks? Strange definition of a powerup you have here. Something that lets the trash break through multiple blocks without bouncing off, or maybe making the trash auto-bounce off the ground level if you miss it, something like that, I dunno. Even a "you lose all powerups" powerup would be pretty nice with the current evil selection.

* some new "bitmaps." You might want to collect some of your own that people won't submit. The current banner should be one in some form or another. I'd suggest screenshots from some of the more popular games too.

[MrMister]

Yeah, um, I don't think 'All Your Game are Belong to us' was ever funny.