Charas Breakout DX - ROOM FOR 64

[Dragonium]

Even better than last time. Keep up the good work!

Good work on DF.

[WarxePB]

You know what would be cool? A powerup that allows the player to control the ball for a few seconds. Or maybe generic ones that make the player faster or stronger.

[GaryCXJk]

How exactly do you mean control the ball? Like in, you can tweak its movements to go for example left or right?

I think a more logic one would be one where the helmet goes in the direction of the character. This way a miss would be harder to get.

This can be useful, but not when unlocking a special character...

[GaryCXJk]

For some character improvements:

charcheat

Enter this cheat before the match begins, and you will be able to choose between some secret characters. Unfortunately it also unlocks one secret character which I really wanted to keep a secret, but hey, you can't have all.

Also some other improvements.

Here some short notes:

FFL2and3rocks is the only character made in Charas.EX.

SaiKar has his male form now.

The sparks in SaiKar's character appears random.

You can unlock SaiKar when finishing level 2. Bas the Bear will be unlocked when losing the game without breaking any blocks.

The total file size is now over a megabyte!

And now, the beta:

BETA 4

Enjoy.

Also, planned characters so far (all secret):

GaryCXJk
Kijuki
Carmen
X-F3R
SMB
Trevlac
Warxe
BabyCatjuh (special)
GPI (special)

For the rest I'll have to find my notebook. I have written it down there, so the rest will come. Also prepare for a super special character, only obtainable when breaking all blocks without dropping the helmet.

[SaiKar]

Sai is not unlocked when you beat level 2. I get the same four character choices as I did for the previous two levels.

Typing charcheat seems to do nothing as well.

Darkfox is an okay character but FF2&3 is terrible. I had a huge problem reaching the upper levels. His variation and "skid" effect are annoying. And he has a -10 penalty for no real reason. I failed to get 100% on a level using him for the first time since I started playing this game.

To be honest it's getting kind of tiresome. The gameplay is repetative and the only challeng is avoiding by far the worst set of powerups I've ever seen. The physics engine is perfecly solid and fun but the whole game seems to be conspiring to be annoying. All the levels are just the same square block and the only real interesting things in the game are 1) seeing what the image was and 2) unlocking new characters. But the character thing doesn't work and I've seen most of the images now.

Meh in general.

[GhostClown]

Originally posted by SaiKar
Sai is not unlocked when you beat level 2. I get the same four character choices as I did for the previous two levels.

Typing charcheat seems to do nothing as well.

Darkfox is an okay character but FF2&3 is terrible. I had a huge problem reaching the upper levels. His variation and "skid" effect are annoying. And he has a -10 penalty for no real reason. I failed to get 100% on a level using him for the first time since I started playing this game.

Meh in general.

I had Saikar after level two, he has a 20+ bonus.

[MrMister]

Ugh, change those awful low-grav helmets!
Make them only last for like ten seconds..

[GaryCXJk]

Like I said (or didn't), every 5 levels you will get a boss fight. Or preforming certain actions. The boss fights will later be unlocked as minigames.

The -10 penalty was set by FFL2and3rocks. I'll make it change a bit if it really annoys you, like making him skid less, and altering the ratio.

[GaryCXJk]

As promised, a list of characters planned for inclusion:

Sorted
Alex - Start
SMB - Get 10000 points
SaiKar - Beat level 2
Darkfox - Start
Kijuki_Magasaki - Get 5000 points
GhostClown - Start
GaryCXJk - Beat level 4
FFL2and3rocks - Start
Carmen - Beat level 6
Warxe_PhoenixBlade - Get 7500 points

Unsorted
X-F3R - Beat level 5 with SaiKar
BabyCatjuh - Beat level 5 with Carmen
Trevlac - Beat level 5 with GaryCXJk
GPI - Beat a level with the Charas.EX banner
Charaman -
Robotam -
Additions and suggestions are welcome

Special characters
RRWP - No drops, beat RRWP
The Forgotten - No powerups, beat level
Senshi -
Danilyn Arthur - (probably something to do with Maverick Princess)
Cosmo - Reach level 10 with GaryCXJk and BabyCatjuh
Also suggestions welcome

OMG LOL characters
Bas the Bear - No breaks, lose level
Bannerguy - Unlock GaryCXJk, get all contest banners
You've guessed it, suggestions welcome

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Okay, face it. I'm lazy. So I need your help.

How?

By helping me with the graphics. You will be credited for it.

What do I need? First of all, I need them to be fully custom, no edits off existing sprites. Quality doesn't matter too much, but it may not look shetty. So well shaded sprites are a must. Also, three sprites per given character, at minimum and at max, unless specified otherwise. Make it either fit a battlechar or a battle animation. 48x48 at max, unless specified otherwise.

I need sprites for the bosses available in the game:

Confirmed
Virus Attack
Already covered

SPAM
Either:

• Postcard-like (one pose, must fit battle weapon)
• A small boxed message (only the box, 88x31)

Pending
Worm Blaster
A worm's head (battlechar size only).
A segment of the worm (one pose only).
Tail segment (one pose only, eight directions).

Flame Wars
Fire, 16x16 (tileset like)

[GaryCXJk]

Features that might look cool:

• Special abilities per character (used with MP, which is stored per character)
• Unlockable minigames
• Special trophies

After this project, I'll finally begin with the Charas "Movie". I'm planning on making it a series now, since it will fit the storyline better.

Anyway, I've added GaryCXJk and Carmen. Nothing new yet, but the item thing is undergoing a make-over.

CHARCHEAT should work now. If you type it in the place where you can also select a character, you should see everything you typed in, until the right code is entered (if you missed a character, don't worry, just retype the code after it). This will be removed in the final version, along with the charcheat code (or it will be replaced).

BETA 5

[GhostClown]

Indeed, the cheat does work.

[GaryCXJk]

For people who are wondering why Carmen has such an advantage while having good stats, it's to compensate the fact that she wears a mask. But don't worry, in my story something surprising is going to happen. And you will never guess it.

[Razor]

Originally posted by GaryCXJk
After this project, I'll finally begin with the Charas "Movie". I'm planning on making it a series now, since it will fit the storyline better.

That's a Charasgasm, right there.

Originally posted by GaryCXJk
For people who are wondering why Carmen has such an advantage while having good stats, it's to compensate the fact that she wears a mask. But don't worry, in my story something surprising is going to happen. And you will never guess it.

When she takes off her mask, she looks like those predators?

[Drace]

ROFLOCOPTER!

[DarkFlood2]

Maybe put a ceiling on the level and make it a bit larger? I was playing and every time I hit the helmet up, I had to wait like 5 secs for it to come back down..