Dot Wars II

[Realist]

I was a bit bored over winter break so I rebuilt Dot Wars from scratch. Probably only a few of you remember the first game (you can find it on google). ;) I was just a little kid when i wrote #1, and in my opinion this one will be much improved (AI is much better!). Anyways, as always, I'd love to hear input. The game isn't complete yet and some functionality and polish is missing, but 20 rooms are entirely playable in this version.

Play Dot Wars II (http://www.hturt.com/DotWarsIIv0.swf)

Controls:

Arrow keys move
Q/W swings sword
Space unpauses after you die

Premise:
You're on the losing side of a genocidal war between different-colored dots. The only way to save your people from utter destruction is to turn the tides of war by sneaking into the blue dot's castle and assassinating its king. The sneaking in part takes place prior to the game, which begins when you first enter the castle. Your goal: locate and kill King Blip. In the way stands an army of dots to be eliminated....

Warning: This game is very challenging, and requires both traditional arcade skills and tactical ability to do well at.

[Wizzy`]

Room 13 pisses me off. :dry: Addicting game though.

[KBHoleN1]

Do I get to post the password "B" on the forums for the super prize?

I liked the original, and I look forward to playing more rooms. Great job Realist.

[Realist]

Do I get to post the password "B" on the forums for the super prize?

I liked the original, and I look forward to playing more rooms. Great job Realist.

Wow, you're good. :) Yes, you win.

[Wizzy`]

:( I can't get passed room 15 now.

edit: nevermind

[T Solo]

Room 13 pisses me off. :dry: Addicting game though.

Both room 12 & 13 are irritating as hell >.<

[meat.eater]

So I just beat the 20... 1242 ex, 211 deaths. Is there a way to unlock the red door?

[Wizzy`]

So I just beat the 20... 1242 ex, 211 deaths. Is there a way to unlock the red door?

I only had 181 deaths. :cool2:

[Godmic18]

Beat it, but died quite a bit. Nice.

[Realist]

The red door leads to the future. So no, no way to unlock it atm....

[uniquinous]

i think i'm missing something. I killed everything I saw. Is there some super secret area I'm missing? Got the little popup asking me how I'm feeling. Want to kill the king!

[Wizzy`]

There is no king. Realist likes to give us a cockadoodledoo-tease.

[Godmic18]

There is no king really. The enemies are more like the replicators and operate as a hive mind.

[uniquinous]

nevermind I figured it out. I just went through the red door and killed the king.

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/5127/kingik0.jpg

[_Thunder_]

nevermind I figured it out. I just went through the red door and killed the king.

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/5127/kingik0.jpg

:laugh:

Great job though realist, i got to 13 and I'm stuck.

[Realist]

The game isn't complete yet and some functionality and polish is missing, but 20 rooms are entirely playable in this version.


Reading can be helpful sometimes. :)

[Wizzy`]

Why read when you can play and figure it out by yourself? : D

[uniquinous]

Reading can be helpful sometimes. :)

pff you don't know gamers very well :p

gg

[Shamus]

I gave up at 19. :/

[ponefish]

Thanks for that game... I swore like a sailor and broke my q key so I had to pull out a keyboard from my other computer.

[Greed]

Nice work, Real. I enjoyed it. Glad your break supplied the necessary boredom.

[Godmic18]

Can I make an appearance in Dot Wars III?

[Terps rock]

306 deaths wow I suck at games like this....

[KBHoleN1]

I tried again and got through it in 34 deaths. I finally understand the strategy you have to use for each dot. If you enter a room and quickly scan what type of dots are in the room, and where they are, you can back out of the room and plan for your attack (what side of the door to enter from, which direction your sword needs to face to direct the dots a certain way, and what moves you need to make upon your entrance). I really like this game, and can't wait for more levels. I'm going to go back and play 1 as well.

[NejixKun]

Very nice job Real. Quite addicting although so simple =/

[Baseballboy]

Wow, i can not get passed level 13...:(

[MokoToko]

This is the only sequel I've been looking forward to more than starcraft. Game is definitely a lot harder than the last one.

[uniquinous]

Thanks for that game... I swore like a sailor and broke my q key so I had to pull out a keyboard from my other computer.now I have this image of you sitting at your desk with like, a stack of new keyboards right next to you, where you go through them at the rate of about 1/gaming-day. :p

I tried again and got through it in 34 deaths. I finally understand the strategy you have to use for each dot.I really like the dots that avoid your sword(?), cuz you can angle it slightly away from them, to the point where they're still moving towards you, but very slowly, until they are trapped between your sword and the wall, at which point, they have no escape, nor do you have escape, from this run on sentence, mwahahaha! >.>

[Baseballboy]

Well, i can't get passed room 18!

[Godmic18]

I really like the dots that avoid your sword(?), cuz you can angle it slightly away from them, to the point where they're still moving towards you, but very slowly, until they are trapped between your sword and the wall, at which point, they have no escape, nor do you have escape, from this run on sentence, mwahahaha! >.>

Those dots remind me of the green squares in Geometry Wars only with more retro goodness.

[ponefish]

now I have this image of you sitting at your desk with like, a stack of new keyboards right next to you, where you go through them at the rate of about 1/gaming-day. :p

haha not quite. I have an extra mouse and keyboard I keep handy in storage in case mine breaks. I get them from my university, cause they just throw them out anyways.

[Baseballboy]

I really like the dots that avoid your sword(?), cuz you can angle it slightly away from them, to the point where they're still moving towards you, but very slowly, until they are trapped between your sword and the wall, at which point, they have no escape, nor do you have escape, from this run on sentence, mwahahaha! >.>
Yeah, it;s what bothers me in room 19. I have these small red balls going directly after me, and don't move even though I point the sword towards them, and i got the big cicles coming from every angle and moving when i move my sword, which they avoid and get me.

[Blexican]

Did all 20.

One thing i did notice was those crazy balls were insane. But I figured it just goes to the opposite side of your lightsaber thing. All i have to do is trap it by facing the other way and coming back around. Not really a bad thing, but this made some entirely to easy.

I like it. :)

[Serge]

Great job, as always.

[Wizzy`]

Great job, as always.

Are you married yet?

[DIGIX]

Are you married yet?

Yes.