Today I added a new homing missile power up to my game. Its a permanent power that has a chance to activate when the player deals damage. Once activated, a homing missile will shoot out from the player and target what the player is attacking then seek nearby enemies. …

I recently added a leveling system to reward the player for slaying enemies. Slaying more enemies will make the player stronger and allow me to implement new challenging enemies. Scripting The main Ingredient to the leveling system is the use of properties. …

Today I added an additional enemy type to the spawn pool and a power up that has a chance to launch a homing missile on hit. New Enemy — “Loot” This enemy is docile and will not attack and can only be destroyed using a charged shot. It’ll ,’dodge’ all regular and homing shots.

This week, I worked on adding an additional elite to the game. The ,’Elite’ is inspired by the reoccurring enemy ,’The Tomberry’ from the Final Fantasy Series. The shield can only be broken by using a charge attack and the only way to charge your weapon is to detach…

Added obstacles that will spawn every seven seconds. These obstacles will destroy the player on contact and has varying speed. Its like a game of dodge ball in the middle of a fire fight. A waring indicator will display where the obstacle will spawn a second before it does This will make it fair and fun for the player.

As a kid playing Gradius and R-type, I was always fascinated how the enemies would always come in as a formation. As I moved from the Nes to games like Halo. I’ve noticed that Halo 1 , 2 , shared the same recipe. …

I added a charge shot ability that the player can active by holding down the fire button. The charged shot will consume 3 bullets and will activate if the player has enough ammo or if the ability is odd cooldown. Cool Down UI Ability 1 slot will fill up once the player has…

Now the player will not take damage in a middle of a dodge. As seen below, I was able to dodge through the first bullet but was hit by the second one that came after. This will only apply to projectiles and not the enemies themselves. …

I added a ammo and a reloading system similar to the game Overwatch. The player has a high rate of fire with the draw back of having to reload when empty. There is also a cooldown to reload so that the player cannot continuously press reload and shoot.