This thread is to be used only to discuss the development of Recon. Once applicable, there will be a beta and release discussion thread. Please refrain from discussing these here.

Recon is a space-shooter game that will contain storyline, music, and simple ship-shooting fun. It will be developed by FireNinjaGAME (me), the sound will come from botcrusher, and Bowieonline will do some nifty animations.

The project is in development as of Friday, May 3 2013. I will be actively updating this thread so that you guys know what is going on with the development. Don't expect daily updates most of the time, but do expect there to be some level of active updates. As well, I am not releasing these things until they are ready for it. Clear?

Enjoy! Feel free to discuss here.

Current goals for the dev team:
tlangster (me) - Make the level engine.
botcrusher - Try to make a game soundtrack, if you have questions for it ask me here.
Bowieonline - Nothing for you yet. .

FAQ (will expand as the game goes along):

Q:When will Recon be released?
A:Development is too early to give a date right now, but I would predict at least a few months.

Q:Will a beta be released?
A:Yes! Although we don't know when, we will be releasing a beta, but it will most likely be simply an arcade game version of it, not the full game with the storyline. As well, it will most likely not contain everything the main gameplay in the release will have.

Q:Will there be extra game modes in the game?
A:Other than an arcade mode, and possibly (though unlikely) multiplayer, there will not be any. We want to allocate all of the 10MB we have to get a good main campaign going.

Q:Will I be able to save my progress?
A:If the ST can do good cloud lists, sure. If there is some sort of character limit or line limit, we might just remove it entirely rather than work against the limitations.

Q:Can I help develop Recon?
A:If you feel you can contribute something, make a project with resources and we may include it (giving you credit, of course.)

Q:Can I test the full game before it comes out?
A:No. That would be very unfair, and we don't want leaked information. Wait a while.

Q:Will WIP stuff be released?
A:As far as the level engine goes, yes.

Development Team:
tlangster
Bowieonline
botcrusher

What is recon?

hpscpenguin26 wrote:

What is recon?

Check the first post, I updated it. I cannot believe I missed that…

alright so for the soundtrack what style do you want?
more “bass-friendly” like serenity's soundtrack?
or more electric-y and a higher bpm?

botcrusher wrote:

alright so for the soundtrack what style do you want?
more “bass-friendly” like serenity's soundtrack?
or more electric-y and a higher bpm?

Hmmm… Try electric-y.

alright i'm on it

botcrusher wrote:

alright i'm on it

Have fun! I'll check on how its going in a few days when Scratch comes back. See ya then.

I'm back with a new username! WOOHOO!

Oh, and some news: I have decided to merge this project with illusionist's old series, Space War. More details later. Its new title is Space War V: Recon. So anyhow, yeah…

How is the soundtrack going, botcrusher?

(Oh, and I will be replacing this thread soon so it uses my new account).

FireNinjaGAME wrote:

I'm back with a new username! WOOHOO!

Oh, and some news: I have decided to merge this project with illusionist's old series, Space War. More details later. Its new title is Space War V: Recon. So anyhow, yeah…

How is the soundtrack going, botcrusher?

(Oh, and I will be replacing this thread soon so it uses my new account).

i'll get right on that. do you need it for a set date?
i could maybe do it all tonight ill check in later with my progress

EDIT: alright the main song ( one of several if you want ) that will play during the game is almost done, I already have a good idea about the intro track and it's going to sound great!

Bam!
Track done!
moving to intro song now.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9xJ6Hzi_Fe8ZjU4ZnpuUFVjeFE/edit?usp=sharing

Audio complete just waiting for the intro clip to load
EDIT: Done!
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9xJ6Hzi_Fe8NUtaUm9IMGJTNHc/edit?usp=sharing

botcrusher wrote:

Bam!
Track done!
moving to intro song now.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9xJ6Hzi_Fe8ZjU4ZnpuUFVjeFE/edit?usp=sharing

botcrusher wrote:

Audio complete just waiting for the intro clip to load
EDIT: Done!
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9xJ6Hzi_Fe8NUtaUm9IMGJTNHc/edit?usp=sharing

Alright, just waiting for it to download. I will review them afterwards.

Okay. Botcrusher, you have succeeded beyond imagination. Those were probably the best two music tracks I have heard.

Recon is going to ROCK.

heh heh. Glad you like the tracks
What should i focus on now?

botcrusher wrote:

heh heh. Glad you like the tracks
What should i focus on now?

IDK.

actually, i have been experimenting with a scrolling movement engine gimme a sec to share it an see what you think
this engine is more for a serenity style upward scrolling shooter

I am moving this thread to a new one that will be created with my account. That being said, can this one be closed?

report it and ask it to be closed.

Closed by request of the topic owner.