Mad Meddlers version 15.1 released! New and improved analog movement with the joystick.
I have been getting feedback about the movement being stiff.
I thought I had fixed it, but it turns out that this was only fixed for running and not the walking movement.
I saw that I had a hard time with turning to make a circle when walking.
Since the camera is now fixed and not controlled by the player, I removed the camera control bits from the encoded input and added 2 more bits to each joystick control input. Integers encoded with input information are used for online play and local play and are about 13 bits in size to decrease the amount of data sent online between players which makes for a faster online experience.
Before, I had many if statements for setting velocity based on joystick input and the direction that the camera is facing. However, I replaced if statements with a simple algorithm which made movement very smooth.
In the previous version, the character only had 2 speeds, walk or run. However, now with more values for joystick input, the character has about 7 speeds! The movement is more responsive to small changes in the joystick which makes the movement much better for turning.
The new 7 speed movement allows players to do small precise turns now. This makes it so that the player can now make a circle, ellipse, and figure 8 shapes when moving. This was not possible before.
Other changes I made:
Player is put into a stunned state after performing an up special. The player returns to normal when landing on ground.
Grab throw was adapted to use the new joystick input.
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Mad Meddlers Prototype
3D Platform Fighter
| Status | In development |
| Author | adfxgames |
| Genre | Fighting, Platformer |
| Tags | 3D, 3D Platformer, Multiplayer, platform-fighter, Retro |
| Languages | English |
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