Project Notes

Star Cruiser 2 / Star Cruiser 3D
Built in Scratch 1.2.1


You probably want to download this one... it... died on the browser---Mine at least.


Polygonic Adventure trough a Square prism!
You're being attacked by white polygons! Your only defense is shooting other polygons!


Small Fighers = 2000 points
Interceptors = 6000 points
Destroyers = 16000 points
Death = - 8000 points


Pick up the blaster powerup to repair your blasters, and as a bonus, add dual fire to your blasters if they weren't damaged!


As a extra, you can enter HYPERSPACE to return the ship to port, if it's badly damaged, to avoid the 16000 point penalty!


This is probably my last project on Scratch... IRL business, etc... so Enjoy!


http://draconarius.dyn-o-saur.com/StarCruiser/


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Controls


KEYBOARD:
S, X = Move up, Down
N, M = Move Left, Right
L, [space] = Decrease, increase forward throttle


WEAPONS:
A = Fire Main Cannons
D = Fire Turret
Z = Zoom scopes


J (Held to charge) = Hyperspace


OPTION/DEBUG KEYS:
- In-Game:
C = Toggle Camera Mode/Clear
F = Show FPS counter
H = Hide HUD
I = Enable/Disable Crosshair
O = Ouch
P = Restart!
Left/Right = Decrease/Increase detail levels


EDITOR:
MouseSprite:
Mouse Down: Drop (Hold to constant Draw)
1 = Set sz. := 1
2 = Set sz. := 2
Q = Pencil
W = Eraser
E = Activate/Deactivate
R = Hold and Click for Line Draw


3DCROSSHAIR:
Arrows+A+Z: Move
SPACE = DROP


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HUD from up to down.


+ = Relative Position, indicated by a green dot.


E 1: Engine core temperature
2: Forward Throttle
3: Lateral Throttle


L 1: Laser Energy
2: Laser combust chmb. Temperature


S : Shield Energy bank meter
Hull Meter


F : FPS counter


Lower-left corner shows the lives left (when dead)


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Note:
EVERYTHING is created with the Line Function, crosshair, letters, everything.
EXCEPT for the EditorSprite, Letterbox and Musicbox... for obvious reasons.


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LATEST ADDITIONS:
- Enemies despawn after hyperspace
- Laser Upgrade Model
- Laser Upgrades
- Laser improvement
- Enemy Laser (type) automatization
- Heavy Ship added
- Lives (unfinished)
- Destructable Ship
- Damagable Subcomponents
- Sound


KNOWN ISSUES:
- Lasers sometimes overlap eachother
- Little Unbalanced
- Needs death animations of Enemies
- Lag needs fixing
- Environment Details do not re-initialize after setting to lowest detail
- Unable to turn off music/sound


POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS:
- Shield/Engine repair?
- Needs more ship models?
- Music?
- Hyperspace charge meter