The game has finally been released for Google Play! You can find it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Zagan.PowerPong
I wish you all the best with your games! Happy developing!
After many hours debugging I finally fixed it!
There are many reasons for a segmentation fault, but for mine I will try to list what I did to help those who face similar problems.
First of all I was building my game for an Android device. In order to debug, make sure you have debugging settings turne…
Optimisation. Due to the game being on a mobile device, it is even more important, and I recently got faced with a segmentation fault error. This usually happens when something is trying to access a piece of memory it isn't allowed to.
For my game, it's more down to the fact that I need to take bett…
The majority of the game is in place, it has taken around 3 months of development time to put it all together from scratch. There have been many bugs along the way, some that randomly appear when others get fixed, and others that persisted for weeks. It feels rewarding though now that it's nearly d…
So here is the breakdown of the skill list.
The skills are separated into three categories, offensive, defensive, and utility. All of which have 2 different ultimates to choose from:
All skills cost MP and have a cooldown. MP increases slowly over time and when you score against your opponent.
Offensi…
The goal of the game is to deplete your opponent's life before they deplete yours. In order to deal damage you must score against your opponent.
Both players begin with 100 life. They also begin with 4 shields. These shields are vital for accessing your ultimate ability, if your opponent scores agai…
Welcome back!
In this entry I will be discussing the AI of Power Pong. A decision was made early on as to how the AI would work. Would it cheat? Would it be an instant professional? No to both. Instead, I opted to draft a more adaptable AI approach.
The AI has a few rules to consider when decision ma…
Welcome to my devblog!
Power Pong is a game being developed for Android mobile devices. The aim of the game is to reduce your opponent's HP to 0 using a set of skills at your disposal. Each player has access to two regular skills and one ultimate ability which can be used after you have destroyed y…
