Note: due to a mistake by me the 1.2 version was not readily playable. If you downloaded it please get the 1.2.1 version available now.Sweet. Since I had today off and not that many mods for aquaria have been released, and I got aquaria back onto this computer (thanks Alec) I thought I'd have a go at setting an example for modding. Just a simple idea really, you start as naija, forced into energy form and in an arena filled with tons of bad guys.
And its all done with resources that come with Aquaria.
Have fun trying to duke it out. This is really challenging. Its possible, but even I have some troubles and I know where all the enemies are. xD
It still needs tweaking. Probably needs more health lying around to keep you going. But it shouldn't be made too easy, this mod is purely battle and its supposed to test your reflexes and stuff.
Hopefully you guys like it. And even more hopefully maybe someone will be inspired to make something similar? Mods don't have to be huge or have storyline or something..
Maybe you could try making something similar but testing a different form's abilities.
My thanks go out to many people. Basicly, all the people that have been involved with aquaria modding. I used The Bear's maps as a basis for this mod to get all the tile and entity sets. The aquaria wiki was great help with the tutorials on how to do things. I used some scripting from Dolphin's Cry from the 'Form Trials' topic which is also partly where the idea from this mod came.
Etc., lots of sources helped me, so thank you all.
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Alright! I got Nautilus Prime working by looking through some of the script that makes her work. She shouldn't fly off the map now, she shouldn't change the music, she shouldn't stop the music when she dies and she shouldn't try to creat a map token anymore.
Another big thanks to Dolphin for pointing out that script.
I've also tweaked the map a bit, the left side is now easier than the right (less enemies) so the difficulty is more progressive. I also wanted to make it a bit easier for a wider audience so I've added a bit more health lying around in more places.
To spice things up I put in some currents that go around. Not strong, you can go against them but it does make dodging harder if you try to fight the current too. *Evil laughter*
This should make it interesting to try again even if you played the old version.
Also of note is that there are a few more enemies of different types. Sword fish and stuff. Those swordfish are actually pretty intense to watch out.
See below for the new download link. Its on box.net this time not freewebs so hopefully no one will need a mirror. Although I'd be honoured if you'd supply one again Alec.
Been a (actually quite educational) pleasure making this. Enjoy.
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- I removed a fair bit of health from the map. It still seems too easy actually, but meh.
- I increased the health of the anglerfish at the bottom from 32 to 50. Makes him more like a real boss (although still much easier than the blaster (100 health ) or NP, who can block your shots (but only has 40 health)). And to further enhance the 'boss' feel of the anglerfish, I gave him a camera lock on death, similar to what the big blaster and NP have (although for some reason I couldn't make Naija invincible while the camera was locked, even when I copied how its done in the other scripts...but I think its ok to be vulnerable for 1.3 seconds xD and I didn't force Naija to be idle in that time either ).
- The big blaster's death scene will no longer try to make you look at her egg (a.k.a. (0,0) lol) so you no longer have to look at blackness for 2 seconds after killing her.
- And the real star update: As you play you will see your time in the bottom right, and your final time score will be displayed when you have killed everything
(note: this includes Ekkrit at least for now). [Ekkrit can now live!] This awesome piece of script courtesy of Edwards.
Let us know your best times!
My time with a live Ekkrit: 8:54.
NEW Download version 1.2.1:
http://www.box.net/shared/jzb810nzfqVersion 1.2.1 mirror:
http://rapidshare.com/files/272439864/Big_Energy_Battle_121.rarVersion 1.1:
http://www.box.net/shared/17afvqub34Version 1.0 [Thanks Alec]:
http://zaphire.ca/AQ/big-energy-battle.rar
