Opinions on my next App update / endless runner
Gamer1992
Member Posts: 83
Hi there geniuses,
Basically, I'm about to start working on my first update for my app which is called 'Apple On The Run' and it's available on the app store and itunes right now. This is my first ever app and its an endless runner game, which means I have actors respawing itself once it goes off screen.
However, I don't like this so much because it doesn't give me enough control and flexibility over where I want certain items to spawn to when it respawns. Therefore with the update I'm about to start working on, I'm thinking of moving away from the concept of an endless runner game; meaning I want to create something like 'Mega Run' which is basically a running game but its not endless because it has different levels to it and every level ends when the actor reaches like the edge of the game.
Unlike Mega Run which has many different levels to it, I don't want that much level to it due to frame rate issues. I want my game to run as smoothly as possible. Therefore, I'm thinking of having at least 2 - 3 levels. Actually instead of levels I will call it worlds. So I will have 3 worlds.
For example, the 1st world will be in a forest, the 2nd world will be inside a farm house and the 3rd world will be inside a fruit juice making factory. And with each level, I will manually place each item at a specific location which will give me enough flexibility and control over my game and it will look like the way I want it to. Furthermore, with each world, I will make the width of each game wider, for example 500,000 in terms of width so it will make my game feel longer to play and it will give it the illusion of an endless runner game. However, I'm uncertain as to whether gamesalad supports such number for size of the screen.
So I will like to know your opinions as to whether this is a good idea or not please? And whether its achievable in terms of the width describe above.
thank you in advance.
Basically, I'm about to start working on my first update for my app which is called 'Apple On The Run' and it's available on the app store and itunes right now. This is my first ever app and its an endless runner game, which means I have actors respawing itself once it goes off screen.
However, I don't like this so much because it doesn't give me enough control and flexibility over where I want certain items to spawn to when it respawns. Therefore with the update I'm about to start working on, I'm thinking of moving away from the concept of an endless runner game; meaning I want to create something like 'Mega Run' which is basically a running game but its not endless because it has different levels to it and every level ends when the actor reaches like the edge of the game.
Unlike Mega Run which has many different levels to it, I don't want that much level to it due to frame rate issues. I want my game to run as smoothly as possible. Therefore, I'm thinking of having at least 2 - 3 levels. Actually instead of levels I will call it worlds. So I will have 3 worlds.
For example, the 1st world will be in a forest, the 2nd world will be inside a farm house and the 3rd world will be inside a fruit juice making factory. And with each level, I will manually place each item at a specific location which will give me enough flexibility and control over my game and it will look like the way I want it to. Furthermore, with each world, I will make the width of each game wider, for example 500,000 in terms of width so it will make my game feel longer to play and it will give it the illusion of an endless runner game. However, I'm uncertain as to whether gamesalad supports such number for size of the screen.
So I will like to know your opinions as to whether this is a good idea or not please? And whether its achievable in terms of the width describe above.
thank you in advance.
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