Re: Aw: Re: [stella] Seawolf: First Playable Alpha Version

[Manuel Rotschkar <cybergoth@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi there!

> I don't fully understand how you play.  I keep running out of missiles 
> and dying.  Is there some way to restock, or is it just how many ships 
> you can hit before you run out?  Do you have to shoot a certain number 
> of ships to clear the wave and restock?

At the moment the gameplay is just as you described it. Restocking is on 
top of my ToDo list though :-)

> About the sound effects:  Have you considered trying an echo effect?  I 
> always think this sounds kinda cool.

Ok, since you're the second guy now mentioning this, I'll really try to 
achieve echoed effects.

> Have you ever played Seafox?  It's similar but with some cool extras.  
> I'm sure you can find a copy for your C64 emulator easily.
> http://marvin.cc.fer.hr/~capica/redirected/shots/ccs22.gif

Certainly, I love Seafox! Seafox is IMHO best described as "Seawolf 3".
I already started borrowing some stuff from Seafox like the red cross 
ships. Also Thomas suggestion of allowing vertical movement for the 
submarine is going to be a little step further in that direction.

> And personally, I think the pitch on the music is just a little too far 
> off.

Hm... do you know the original tune? I thought it was pretty close to it. 
As close as I myself can get it at least... :-)

> Maybe you could make a simple title screen and finally try out that cool 
> Pitfall II-like music driver that was posted a while back.

I like the version of the Monty on the Run tune that SID2TIA spits out 
better than the one using Andys driver :-)
Probably just a personal preference, I don't like those vibrating voices 
that much.
I attached them both once again, so you can hear what I mean.

> BTW: Didn't mean to be all criticism and suggestions.  The game looks 
> fantastic and shows a lot of potential.

Thanks!

Greetings,
	Manuel

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