Ah, PerformanceTest, where have you been all my life? Want to measure the execution time of an algorithm you need to optimize so you have relevant data regarding your “improvements?” Well my friend, you want PerformanceTest.
To show you how easy it is, here’s one I just threw together to time my [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Satisfying’
Actionscript Performance Testing
Unit movement around arbitrary polygons
Although it is totally unoptimized, the best path isn’t taken, and there are loads of quirks, the implementation needs polish, and it was harder than it should have been, but I present to you 40 ants dodging 4 arbitrary polygons!
Squadron Formations
Whew, late night but fun development. Who wants to see the new battalion formations?
Ant Invaders is Reborn!
After cutting our teeth on Tree Climber, Ant Invaders was published to Kongregate last weekend with favorable results. I’d like to say a big “Thank you” to everyone who played and commented on this prototype, and I’m happy to say that your enthusiasm has revived my enthusiasm and a whirlwind of high-fives and air-punches.
Early Playable Demo!
There are some obvious playability problems… like, it would be nice to see the progress of all programmers all the time, the stat’s window is way right for the right two programmers, the colors are ugly, etc. But I think it serves to show where the game is going.
Pretty Code Mistakes
Any guesses as to what is going on here? I’ll give you a hint — it is not pixel perfect collision detection. But I do like the look of it.
Almost fun
I’m excited because it’s almost fun! This release allows for interaction between the armies! Attacking occurs automatically, just move your army near to the enemy.
What’s your angle?
And now there are waypoints! Hold down shift to create a path.
It took only an hour and a half to get here from the last release. My goal was to get two demos on this page, one using a Cartesian movement mechanism and another using vectors with bearings and so forth… but then [...]
Ant Invaders – Now with Red and Blue!
Another day, another release! This time a rival army is offered and the interface is simpler. There is little to do than move the army around, but it is kinda satisfying.