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Read January 30, 2009, 05:20:41 PM #0
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Session 9 Announcement
You know you want to...

Session 9 will start this coming Monday.  Owen Butler, last session's top vote getter has provided a very interesting theme.  Should mix things up a bit.

Start Date : February 2nd, 2009
End Date : February 16th, 2009
Theme : Friendly Units.  The game's playing field must contain friendly elements that you must not shoot or you must protect.

I think this theme promises some interesting games.  The classic example that comes to mind is Defender, or Puppygames' Alien Flux (no longer available I think), an arena shooter take on the protection theme.  Even the recent Gravitron 2 has fuel depots that are destructible.

I'm sure others can help with more (and better) examples, my brain seems to have turned off Smiley  Thanks to Owen Butler for the theme, which I have paraphrased a bit.

Bill
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Read January 30, 2009, 05:36:38 PM #1
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Looking forwards to it.  Grin

(I'll be starting work that week as well.)
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Read January 30, 2009, 08:19:38 PM #2
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You have my sword.
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Read January 30, 2009, 11:17:16 PM #3
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Re: Session 9 Announcement
I'll be in Florida, so don't expect me to be in this one.

[bilateral] -- demo 9 released:
http://www.shmup-dev.com/forum/index.php?topic=1412
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Read February 01, 2009, 10:31:32 PM #4
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I'm in.
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Read February 02, 2009, 03:17:35 AM #5
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Re: Session 9 Announcement
Quote from: Null1024 on January 30, 2009, 11:17:16 PM
I'll be in Florida, so don't expect me to be in this one.


What, you'll be in the Bermuda Triangle and without internet? Wink

Have a nice trip, though Smiley

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Read February 02, 2009, 03:56:46 AM #6
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Theme's up, start your "engines" Wink

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Read February 02, 2009, 10:32:41 AM #7
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Woo!  Looking forward to this one.

http://blog.owenbutler.org
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Read February 02, 2009, 03:03:06 PM #8
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Tricky theme! It'll be a nice chance to build on what I did for Session 08 at any rate.
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Read February 10, 2009, 04:37:06 PM #9
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Hmmm... I'm back, and there's 6 days... can I still enter?

[bilateral] -- demo 9 released:
http://www.shmup-dev.com/forum/index.php?topic=1412
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Read February 10, 2009, 04:43:08 PM #10
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We just had an entry today. And I -want- to enter, but won't actually announce anything until I am sure.

If you can finish your entry I'd say you still can.
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Read February 10, 2009, 06:15:32 PM #11
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Quote from: Null1024 on February 10, 2009, 04:37:06 PM
Hmmm... I'm back, and there's 6 days... can I still enter?

Absolutely!  Hope you had a good trip.

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Read February 11, 2009, 09:41:39 PM #12
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Sweet. Just started and got really far [hori shooters are SO MUCH EASIER to make than vertical shooters...].

[bilateral] -- demo 9 released:
http://www.shmup-dev.com/forum/index.php?topic=1412
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Read February 16, 2009, 01:08:35 PM #13
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With time-zones and everything when is the proper deadline to the session?
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Read February 16, 2009, 01:55:59 PM #14
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Quote from: mr explode! on February 16, 2009, 01:08:35 PM
With time-zones and everything when is the proper deadline to the session?

It usually ends up being 10-11pm my time, PST Smiley

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