Tower Defence Games - Page 2

Hatorade · 05-15-2008, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Believe

Shit tons of TDs have let you send mobs, I don't know what you're talking about. You get gold for killing the enemy, then you buy units to send to the enemy(s). Also, most of them gave you money every minute or so, and you increased how much money you received by sending units to the enemy (each unit earned you a certain amount of gold)

Yep do a search for tower wars wc3 and most are decent.

Chrisb3 · 05-15-2008, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Believe

Shit tons of TDs have let you send mobs, I don't know what you're talking about. You get gold for killing the enemy, then you buy units to send to the enemy(s). Also, most of them gave you money every minute or so, and you increased how much money you received by sending units to the enemy (each unit earned you a certain amount of gold)

Well I only ever saw one that did it anyway when Warcraft 3 was at it's most popular.

Fog · 05-16-2008, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Chrisb3

Well I only ever saw one that did it anyway when Warcraft 3 was at it's most popular.

Well, right at this moment, there's fucking hundreds.

kegkilla · 05-16-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Chrisb3

Sending mobs has been done before in Warcraft 3. It was pretty fun, each player both sent mobs and defended against enemy ones. Only one TD did it so it's pretty undeveloped.

yeah wintermaul wars. if you have a serious interest in playing tower defence i don't why you wouldn't go out and get warcraft 3. definitely your best option.

Faille · 05-18-2008, 05:03 PM

Can any artists give me some feedback on whether 15x15 pixel is large enough to provide decent looking graphics of anything that might be in the game, from the towers to the ships to soldiers?

Seems like it would be too small, but going up to something like 30x30 means I may need to reduce the whole map size which I'm not sure I want to do either.

atm, working on a map size of 30x48 tiles.

Believe · 05-18-2008, 09:01 PM

It is small, but just depends on whether you want them to be very detailed or not.

Edit:

I'm far from a skilled artist, but here's a little quick tower 15x15.

Edit:
Heh crappy attempt at WC3 style Guard Towers.

Believe · 05-18-2008, 10:02 PM

Ok I think I'm having too much fun with this...

WC3 Mage Towers!

I think small is actually better if you aren't a very good artist. Doesn't have to be detailed at all, and still looks somewhat decent.

Zarcath · 05-19-2008, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Chrisb3

Well I only ever saw one that did it anyway when Warcraft 3 was at it's most popular.

uh what? most popular? has it become unpopular?

anyway, if you want to do some TD research, just fire up frozen throne and hit custom game. Any game that isn't Dota will probably be a tower D game.

I think it was...line tower wars? where everyone gets a section of parallel land to set up a tower maze, and then you build units to send to your opponent. You have lives as well, but the main mechanic was that the better your maze was, the more units you killed, meaning you'd make more gold and could send more units to your opponent, overwhelming them. Though there's a balance between how much you can spend on your towers without gimping yourself. There's two forms of income, killing creeps and producing monsters.

I think you can figure out the rest from a design perspective.

x1hundredregrets · 05-19-2008, 07:29 AM

15x15 is REALLY small. People dont play games at 640x480 anymore. My team recentely put together a small tower defense game in Torque with a tile size of 20x20 and the two artists bitched the whole time. Was really hard to get any level of detail.

Warfare · 05-20-2008, 12:46 AM

I created the Flash version of the Warcraft 3 Gem Tower Defense, Gem Tower Defense. I basically taught myself Actionscript 3.0 and I enjoy making, even made a little money off of it.

Actionscript 3.0 is very powerful, I'd suggest playing around with it and see if you like it.

Faille · 05-20-2008, 05:16 AM

Verion .01 is out!

zSHARE - harbor defense b.swf

Size seems to be too large though, so may need to trim that a little. Decided to no try tile based for the time being, though everything still has to be consistent. Obviously I have close to zero artistic talent as well 8(

Hake · 05-20-2008, 07:48 AM

It's cool ;-)

Might want to have a look at Desktop Tower Defense if you never played before : Desktop Tower Defense

Warfare · 05-20-2008, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Faille

Verion .01 is out!

zSHARE - harbor defense b.swf

Size seems to be too large though, so may need to trim that a little. Decided to no try tile based for the time being, though everything still has to be consistent. Obviously I have close to zero artistic talent as well 8(

Good start, you've got down the basics of a TD game. You've got some interesting targeting system going on with the ability to miss.

Cloud9_ · 05-20-2008, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Warfare

Good start, you've got down the basics of a TD game. You've got some interesting targeting system going on with the ability to miss.

as I'm yelling at the opp of the tower... 'lead your target!! >.<" hahah

Sealody · 05-23-2008, 11:51 AM

I was just starting to mess around with alittle bit of flash about a week ago. Since the zShare isn't up, I couldnt see what the OP did.

Here's something that's probably too basic/simple for the OP, but for anyone else reading that may have a slight interest but no experence in Flash TD games:
Make a Flash game like Flash Element Tower Defense - Part 1 : Emanuele Feronato - italian geek and PROgrammer

05-18-2008, 05:03 PM	#20 (permalink)
Faille Fires of Heaven Officer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,658 +13 Internets	Can any artists give me some feedback on whether 15x15 pixel is large enough to provide decent looking graphics of anything that might be in the game, from the towers to the ships to soldiers? Seems like it would be too small, but going up to something like 30x30 means I may need to reduce the whole map size which I'm not sure I want to do either. atm, working on a map size of 30x48 tiles. __________________ Faille Fires of Heaven http://www.fohguild.org/forums/uberw...lopment-forum/

05-18-2008, 09:01 PM	#21 (permalink)
Believe Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,030 -5 Internets	It is small, but just depends on whether you want them to be very detailed or not. Edit: I'm far from a skilled artist, but here's a little quick tower 15x15. Edit: Heh crappy attempt at WC3 style Guard Towers. Attached Images Last edited by Believe : 05-18-2008 at 09:25 PM.

05-18-2008, 10:02 PM	#22 (permalink)
Believe Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,030 -5 Internets	Ok I think I'm having too much fun with this... WC3 Mage Towers! I think small is actually better if you aren't a very good artist. Doesn't have to be detailed at all, and still looks somewhat decent. Attached Images Last edited by Believe : 05-18-2008 at 10:06 PM.

05-20-2008, 05:16 AM	#26 (permalink)
Faille Fires of Heaven Officer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,658 +13 Internets	Verion .01 is out! zSHARE - harbor defense b.swf Size seems to be too large though, so may need to trim that a little. Decided to no try tile based for the time being, though everything still has to be consistent. Obviously I have close to zero artistic talent as well 8( __________________ Faille Fires of Heaven http://www.fohguild.org/forums/uberw...lopment-forum/

05-23-2008, 11:51 AM	#30 (permalink)
Sealody Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 469 +2 Internets	I was just starting to mess around with alittle bit of flash about a week ago. Since the zShare isn't up, I couldnt see what the OP did. Here's something that's probably too basic/simple for the OP, but for anyone else reading that may have a slight interest but no experence in Flash TD games: Make a Flash game like Flash Element Tower Defense - Part 1 : Emanuele Feronato - italian geek and PROgrammer __________________ Such slack! Add Mii: 2746 4899 9962 5980

05-19-2008, 07:29 AM	#24 (permalink)
x1hundredregrets Reactor Zero Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 307 -5 Internets	15x15 is REALLY small. People dont play games at 640x480 anymore. My team recentely put together a small tower defense game in Torque with a tile size of 20x20 and the two artists bitched the whole time. Was really hard to get any level of detail.

05-20-2008, 12:46 AM	#25 (permalink)
Warfare Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4 +0 Internets	I created the Flash version of the Warcraft 3 Gem Tower Defense, Gem Tower Defense. I basically taught myself Actionscript 3.0 and I enjoy making, even made a little money off of it. Actionscript 3.0 is very powerful, I'd suggest playing around with it and see if you like it.

05-20-2008, 07:48 AM	#27 (permalink)
Hake Froggies of Paradise Join Date: May 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 37	It's cool ;-) Might want to have a look at Desktop Tower Defense if you never played before : Desktop Tower Defense

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