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waynaul
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Hello,

I am working on my first Flash game (using Adobe Flex). My game is still in its early stages, but I have been making steady progress so far, and I am looking for feedback on what I have implemented.

waynaul.110mb.com
waynaul.110mb.com

Thing I am looking for feedback on:
-Is the loading time too excessive? The program is 3MB. I have licensed the use of two songs (composed by Daniel J. Schmidt), but if the loading time is too long, I can have just one song instead. Right now I have only the demo version of the songs in the game.

-Do you experience slowdown on your computer? I have a lot of moving objects, so I am wondering if my game is taxing to many computers.

-Don't mind the enemy. He can't be killed, and he is just moving along a predetermined path which is my first attempt at pathfinding. He can't kill you either.

-What do you think of the name "Geo Tank". I'm think of this name because of all the green and blue terrain.

Other general feedback is appreciated. If you find a bug, please describe it in as much detail as you can.

Controls:
W,A,S,D -> movement
Esc -> pause
Left mouse click -> toggle rapid fire
Spacebar -> "cannon". Long cooldown, the avatar will "glow" when it is ready to fire again.

Again I greatly appreciate any tips, suggestions, or contructive feedback.
-Waynaul

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waynaul
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I forgot to add I still working on the content. For now, the terrain varies up to a point and then repeats itself several times.

Sebi
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the game doesnt start!!!

waynaul
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Hmm...that's unfortunate.

What are you seeing on your screen? A blank screen? Visuals but no control input?

It may take a minute for the game to fully load.

waynaul
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I seem to be having a problem loading my page. I'm going to use a different host and post a link later today.

Jikek
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it seems to top at about 30%....but i dont mind loading times. but if your that worried about it add a minigame at the loading screen

miguelin11
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Either my computer is taking the effect of the 5 days it's been on or the game hates me and refuses the loading bar to go even a quarter to it;s destination XP

miguelin11
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Oh yeah and your site is kinda hard to access at times >.>

waynaul
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Okay, I'm also seeing the preloader freeze at 10-30%. It's weird because everytime I've loaded the page before, it worked out fine. Then again, I've never loaded my page during peak hours - maybe that has something to do with it. I'm definitely going to switch to another host. I apologize for my dud site

dudeguy45
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Link does not work, just brings me to ask.com.

Captain_J_Sheridan
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Try www.swfupload.com

And post your preloader code, we might be able to help

waynaul
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Here is a link to a new site:

http://waynaul.webs.com/

I hope this one works, I've tested it once, but I have to run and catch my train.

Thanks for the suggestion for swfupload, is there a way to remove my upload later?

-Waynaul

waynaul
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dudeguy45
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Still no. You don't need to give us the links, just a URL to copy and paste in the search box. kthax

waynaul
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Link isn't working, it's linking to http://http://waynaul.webs.com/

Please copy and paste the url instead that should work

waynaul
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http://waynaul.webs.com/

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