Ducklets final beta ready for testing

by **j.edwards** » Mar 6, 2004 @ 3:20am

Hi everyone, please feel free to check out the final beta release of my first Pocket PC game "Ducklets". Only Pocket PC 2002, 2003 are supported.

It's available to download from the website:

http://www.ducklets.com/
(Go to the download page and download the "Ducklets - Trial" for Pocket PC)

I have already posted this before in the developer's forum, so hopefully most of the technical bugs are out of the way now. However, I would really appreciate notification of bugs, and any feedback on gameplay. Thanks.

The website has instructions and game overview and it's probably a good idea to read the instructions first. Here are some screen shots:

by **Blade Runner** » Mar 6, 2004 @ 3:49am

Hey this game is cool, colorful!

by **jongjungbu** » Mar 6, 2004 @ 4:44am

Screenshots are too small. I can't tell much from them.

JJB

by **j.edwards** » Mar 6, 2004 @ 10:27pm

by **fast_rx** » Mar 7, 2004 @ 3:48am

by **j.edwards** » Mar 7, 2004 @ 5:26am

Thanks fast_rx for that. The latest PocketHAL apparently only updates parts of the screen that have changed - which is probably why the background always looks ok, and maybe it's just too fast now

I have just uploaded an updated version which waits for vsync which according to the documentation may slow it down a little, but I haven't noticed any difference on both my ipaq devices. Could you please give that one a go and see if it helps. I submitted a post asking Thierry what he thinks it could be also.

by **AethertrebS** » Mar 7, 2004 @ 8:26am

by **fast_rx** » Mar 8, 2004 @ 2:56am

by **saurabh** » Mar 9, 2004 @ 7:04am

Its goooooooooood, very few controls, no hardware buttons are required, very easy to play on the PPC. Just Guessing why the Full Version is Free and the PPC version a paid one ???????????

by **Guest** » Mar 9, 2004 @ 7:35am

by **j.edwards** » Mar 9, 2004 @ 7:40am

by **saurabh** » Mar 9, 2004 @ 10:08am

by **j.edwards** » Mar 9, 2004 @ 11:42pm

fast_rx: I just uploaded an updated version to the site:

Could you please give it a go. I had been processing the WM_ERASEBKGND and WM_PAINT messages, but Thierry reckons they just should be ignored.

Thanks.

by **fast_rx** » Mar 10, 2004 @ 3:25am

Just tried the latest... Sorry, but the problem is still there.

I was noticing that the start button flickers differently than the register and exit buttons. I assume that's because of the order you're drawing them.

The score in the game is also a lot worse than the rest. Is that the first thing you draw or the last?

The more I look at it, the more it looks like what would happen if you had a double buffer, but were displaying the back buffer instead of the front. I don't know if that helps you any or not, but maybe it will.

Jason

by **saurabh** » Mar 10, 2004 @ 5:19am

Ducklets final beta ready for testing

Ducklets final beta ready for testing

Good Effort made

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